Parish Cake Autumn 2020

COLOUR
ME IN!
Welcome to a
new section for
the children of the
parish! Please send
us your words and
pictures – we’ll try
and publish as many
as we can here.
To kick things
off we asked via
Facebook for
either a picture of
your favourite toy
out and about
in Cranbrook or
Sissinghurst, or a
piece of writing
on how you
found lockdown.
Congratulations
to our first
featured readers!
IN YOUR
OWN WORDS
Life and Pain
in Lockdown!
By Lily Charge, 10 years old,
Cranbrook
IN LOCKDOWN, I feel very
enclosed in my own home.
Although I have so much to do,
I get very impatient. Sometimes
I wake up early so I can get my
home-schooling done quicker,
and one day I had to go into
school (because I’m a keyworker
child), better get into the
routine!
Around the town I live in, I
have been counting how many
rainbows or painted rocks I can
find. So far, my family and I have
found over 60 of them, that has
surprised me because we live
in a very small area. I made 12
posters and on one of our many
walks I pinned them on fences,
tree and lamp posts. Some
people asked me if I had made
them because I had initialled the
bottom of the paper L.C.
Well… there has been
something HUGELY positive last
month. IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY! I
had a living room dance party
while Face Timing everyone. I
opened my presents and cards
that they had sent me.
I enjoyed catching up with
friends and relatives on social
media. It felt extraordinary to
hear their voices and seer them
once again, even if it was a
strange experience. I miss them.
Victory in Europe day was
very special. The school had set
up tasks throughout the week,
leading up to a VE day party.
My whole family got involved in
making banners, food and drink.
We also made a hamper for my
great grandad and his wife. It
included:
• A menu
• Wartime lemonade
• Cheese scones
• Sausage rolls
• Wartime shortbread
• Jam tarts
• A poster and a string
of bunting
All in a decorated box.
We dropped it off at their front
porch, knocked on the door and
stood at the gate.
They were so surprised and
grateful and grandad told me
that he was only 15 when VE
day happened! He said that
everyone partied in the high
street and set a bonfire in the
middle of the road. To keep the
fire going people threw their
furniture onto it.
Only recently, in this
extremely hot weather, we
had a water fight – more like
a tsunami. I got my mum and
brother with my fantastic
aim (NOT). It was brilliant fun
passing the water balloons
around the circle until someone
dropped it and makes the
balloon POP! I wish it lasted
forever.
The walks were rather
enjoyable but… my family
made me go on the longest
walk ever. To start with I loved
walking across meadows and
over styles into a patch full
of sweet smelling bluebells (I
picked some to take home).
Then we kind of got lost!
However, when we saw
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