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Fax No: 07092 891864 Skype us at: editor.minstermattersPublished by: Minster Matters, c/o Library & Neighbourhood Centre, 4A Monkton Road, Minster-in-Thanet, Nr. Ramsgate, Kent CT12 4EA UK
Quiz night sponsors YoungSports Leaders in South Africa
Joseph Greenstreet (Minster) andNicholas Fennell (Cliffs End) are part of a group of 15students from Ursuline College, Westgate who have taken upthe challenge to go to South Africa in February 2009.Theywill organise a Sports Festival under the auspices of 'Dreamsand Teams' in conjunction with the British Council. Theywill be staying at Delportshoop, a small rural community inthe Northern Cape ,about an hours drive from the nearesttown, Kimberley. As well as the Sports Festival the studentswill also be running lunch time sports activities, after schoolsports clubs and community activities in the evenings.
To undertake this challenge, all the students have had toraise £1000 each. Joe and Nic spent a day of half term atFowlmead country park doing a sponsored cycle ride and onFriday 21st November the boys organised a excellent Quiznight at Minster School,where they raised £600.
Joe and Nic are extremely grateful for the support ofeveryone who attended the quiz and to Annette Paul the QuizMaster who gave up so much time and made such an effort ontheir behalf. They would like to extend their thanks to WendyStone Head Teacher and staff for the generous loan of theschool hall and facilities. If you would like more informationor would like to make a contribution .Please contact :
Mal Davey (Sports Director) Ursuline College01843 834431
Local youngster’s 2012 Olympic hopesLocal youngster, Lydia Fuller, 15, has been selected for
the Team GB Women’s Cadet Epee, with her firstInternational fencing competition in Germany (as we go toprint)
Lydia’s letter tells us her coaches feel she has the potentialto compete at the highest levels. Training costs however areself funded and can be very expensive, it was necessary for herto raise £400 travel costs and a further £250 for Europeancompliant equipment for her German trip. A grant of £400towards these costs was awarded to her by Minster ParishCouncil. (Well done MPC !)
Lydia also tells us she is currently the Under 16 and Under18 Foil and Epee Champion of Kent and that she was placedequal 3rd in the Under 16 British Youth Championship held inFebruary. She has also been selected as an English YouthSport Trust Young Ambassador and she is on the GovernmentYouth Gifted and Talented programme, however there is nofunding from either of these schemes.
Lydia’s ambition is to participate in the 2012 Olympicshere in the UK.
Minster Matters wish her all the luck in the world, andhope she goes on to turn her dreams into a reality. We feel sureeveryone in Minster will be there, in spirit if not in person, tocheer her on when she qualifies for London 2012.
Hopefully we will bring you even more good news, fromGermany, in our next issue.
Watch this space !!
Issue Number 99 : December 2008 / January 2009ISSN 1755-9502 (Print) : ISSN 1755-9510 (Online) : ISSN 1758-4175 (CD-ROM)
Logo designed by Michael Birch
Minster Civic Carol ServiceTuesday, December 16th, 7.30pm
Traditional Carols and Readingsfor all the family.
Salvation Army Band.Refreshments afterwards.Collection in aid of the
Pilgrim's Hospice.Everyone Welcome
Thanet STD Code 01843Community Warden:Steve Taylor: 07811 271 302PC Kim Burgess: 07980 683 956(for reporting non-urgent information)PC ????????: 07989 992 283Police Station: 231055(for reporting crimes or non urgent information to ThanetPolice)
Thanet District Council: 577000(main switchboard)Community Dog Warden: 577580Salvation Army Hall: 825178Library: 821442Doctor’s Surgery: 821333(appointments only, 8.00am -10.00 am)Minster School: 821384Village Website & Forum:www.minster-in-thanet.org.ukMinster Web Cafegroups.yahoo.com/group/minstercafeMobility Scooter(to loan): 07914 623 287Venues available for HireJohn Spanton Pavilion (in Rec)and All Weather Sports Pitchbookings for both the above viaParish Office 821339Old Schools: bookings viaJacque Sings 822053Village Hall: bookings viaEric James 821744Village Hall phone: 822807
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The next meeting ofMinster Parish Council
will be held on:Tuesday, Dec 2nd, 2008 at 7pm
in the Neighbourhood CentreMembers of the public are welcome to attend andcan arrange to speak to the Council through theClerk or by requesting the Chairman before thestart of the meeting. Copies of the Agenda areavailable from the Clerk and are posted in theLibrary. Clerk to the Council is Mrs Kyla Lamband the Council Office is normally open from:-
9.30 am - 12 noon weekdays;tel: 821339 fax: 825269
Email: [email protected] Meeting - Tuesday 13th
Pavilion HireRecreation Ground
Suitable for parties, small weddings,children’s parties, etc.
Seating for 60-70, licensed bar available,
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Bookings via Parish Council Office
Dates for Your DiaryDec 20083/6 Playhouse “Panto of The Opera” 225 PFA Christmas Bazaar 245 Advent Service at C/Bury Cathedral 247 Toy Services at Minster & Monkton 207 Snowdown Colliery Band 248 RBL Womens Section Meeting 249 WI Members Christmas Party 24
10 Mothers Union Meeting 2412 Public Meeting in Ramsgate 2013 Day Nursery Christmas Fayre 2414 Saturday Market 2416 Civic Carol Service - Lychgate 121 S. Army Family Carol Service 2221 Christingle Service at St Mary’s 2324 Crib Service at St Mary’s 2225 Christmas Lunches at S. Army 22
Jan 200913 WI Meeting 2414 Mothers Union Meeting 2415 WI Coffee and Chat Morning 2415 Playhouse Auditions 15
17/18 M.A.D. “Jack and the Beanstalk” 1421 Horticultural Society Meeting 21
24 Sandwich Farmers Market 2431 Shirley’s & Audrey’s Charity Dance 6
Library Opening Hours for Xmas & N/Yr 17Village Hall Bowls Group - Dates/Times 21Sports Pitch Hire 21Church Services 23
Green Bins Recycling Collections Blue BinsFriday (paid service) Monday - Tuesday
5th; 19th December 8th/9th; 22nd/23rd
30th January 5th/6th; 19th/20th
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MINSTER - How To Find UsFor those looking to use a Sat Nav
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Minster Matters 3EDITORIAL
Here we are AGAIN!! with our final issue of 2008 and thenext one, in February, being our 100th. Please read our plea onP15 for pictures etc., for what we hope will become a bit of aSpecial Edition.. (But we need your help to make it so)
Before I forget I must just inform you that we did receive areply from the landowner regarding the issue of wheel clampingthat we covered last month.
On to brighter things, we have a brand new letterbox in theGossip Shop, for you to be able to leave us your hard copy - thiswas kindly made, and donated to us, by Simon Greenstreet, wifeof one of our little band of very willing volunteers, and we thankhim very much, it’s such a lot better than our previous cardboardbox. We have decorated it with a collage of village pictures soit may become a bit of a talking point in the future.
You will notice we have gained a new advertiser for ourback page and we hope you will support their business, but notat the detriment of any of our other advertisers. The business isowned by two lads who grew up here in Minster, one still liveshere as do their parents. They have committed to continuing theadvert provided they can at least cover its cost with work itbrings their way, so please, if you don’t deal with our localgarage then give them a try and also help this magazine at thesame time.
It was really good to see so many new faces helping to erectthe village Christmas trees even though it was in a howling,bitter wind. Well done to those who stepped up to the plate tokeep the tradition alive, your efforts are truly appreciated by usall. I must also add a special thank you from Karen and Ann foryour help, having so many willing volunteers really cut downtheir stress levels. Let’s hope as many turn out to take themdown again and pack the lights away. Attwells will be the placeto go to find out on what date this will be happening, because ithadn’t been confirmed as we went to print with this issue.
What a lot there appears to be going on in the run up toChristmas, it would seem the vicar has his work cut out at this
time of the year with so many services to conduct, so no matter what yourage group there appears to be a service to suit you all.
Well just enough space left for me, on the teams behalf, to wish all ofour loyal readers a Very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
See you all again in 2009 (February 1st - next issue - 100th edition!!)
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4REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY by Diane CotterillOn Remembrance Sunday a parade was led to St Mary the Virgin Church
by Minster and Monkton Royal British Legion members. Brownie, Guide andScout members also joined in.
After a service at the church, RBLmembers were greeted at the club housewith hot soup and a superb buffet.
There was an impressive display ofdetails of local residents who hadfought and died in battle. This displaywas the result of many months ofresearch via the internet by StevePhilpott. Steve intends to carry on withhis research.
I would like to congratulate Minster & Monkton Royal British Legion forthe Remembrance Day parade on Sunday - it was very well organized. I wasvery pleased to see so many ex. Service taking part and was amazed to see somany of the younger community marching with such pride. At the club after,there was a superb buffet provided by the club members. They have workedso hard to make the R.B.L. club work, as up till last year it was in decline. Soto those who I will not name (they know who I mean) - a special thanks. Theresearch into the archives must have taken up a lot of time; the display boardsand photographs were exceptional, as was the video. Well done to you all!
Yours sincerely, M.M. Smith
As Chairman of Minster & Monkton Royal British Legion Women’sSection, I would like to thank the Branch and Club for the wonderful paradeand buffet for the Remembrance Day festival. Also my thanks go to everyonethat worked tirelessly getting the archive information for our servicemen andwomen. Gratitude also to all those that attended, especially the younger people.
Many thanks, Chairman D.P. Smith
Following the very special Remembrance Sunday service held in theParish Church, may I, on behalf of myself and my wife, thank members of theBritish Legion for their in depth pictorial and documentation of the villageService personnel who fell during the two World wars.
Photographs and individual details brought a very personal reality to theconclusion of the Day of Remembrance.
Dennis Neville
On Remembrance Sunday it was lovely to see Minster British Legionalive again. As an ex Serviceman and Minster RBL member, I have taken partin the March to the church many times, ok, the parade this year was a bit of ashambles even for an old “matelot”, but it didn’t matter, we got there.
I would just like to say a big thank you to all Legion members who wereinvolved in organising the excellent buffet and display held back at theclubhouse after the service, you really worked hard and done us proud.
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Community Warden, Steve TaylorAs we near the festive season I thought I should remind everyone that this
can also be a time when opportunists come a calling. Please be extra carefuland remember not to leave Christmas presents on show near your windows.Turn Christmas lights off when going to bed or when leaving the house.
Lock pressies in the boot of your car while out shopping.If you are away over the Christmas period, ask a neighbour to keep an eye
on your property. A timer switch is an excellent idea at this time of year.Finally, never leave the door on the latch for late arrivals.
I’m sure we do all this, but it’s sometimes good to have a reminder.I hope you enjoyed the late night shopping and you came and supported
your local shops who do such good work throughout the year providing theevery day things we all need from time to time.
Around this time of year some of our youngsters think it’s a good time tobe a nuisance. Probably because it is nice and dark and they think no-one willknow who they are. Well of course, like most things it’s just a very smallminority who get involved in what is classed as anti social behaviour but canbe very intimidating to our elderly and vulnerable residents.
My advice as always in these situations is not to confront them but notifyme or indeed the police if you think it warrants it. Remember, if we’re notaware of these incidents no matter how trivial they may seem we cannot putthings in place to deal with them. As I say, it really is just a few that tend tobe involved in these incidents and we must not get the idea that everyyoungster we see out and about is up to no good because that clearly is not thecase. As always the best way to maintain a good quality of life is for us all towork together and show that Minster is a good place to live and work.
I’d like wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
A fond farewell and very best wishes toCaptain Fiona Barnett.
It is with sadness that we report that Fiona will not be returning to thevillage. Following the death of three members of her family, including herMother, Fiona has been granted six months leave of absence from her work.The Salvation Army will then find her an appointment near her home town,Stafford so that she can be near the remaining members of her family.
The Salvation Army expect to appoint a new Minister to the village byAugust of next year. In the meantime a full programme of weekday activitiesand Sunday worship will continue to be provided at the Worship and Commu-nity Hall at 11 Tothill Street.
We would like to thank Captain Fiona for the contribution she has madeto the work of the Salvation Army in the village and wish her well in thefuture. We will miss her cheerful disposition, enthusiasm and the love andcare she showed to all those with whom she came in contact. She will begreatly missed.
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Minster Bowls ClubA lovely mixed bag of activities has been happening during the last month
at the Bowls Club.In the East Kent Short Mat Leagues the Hinds team are top of Div 2 having
won 8 games, drawn 1 and only 3 losses. The Abbots in Div 3 are holding 5thplace, winning 5 games, losing 5 games. In a friendly match against Deal BowlsClub the result was a win to Minster.
Friday nights is to be changed to Mondays in January, see those wanting toimprove their footsteps in dancing. It is an enjoyable evening under theguidance of Sylvia and Brian Davis. Brian ran a race night to help towards nextyears funds.
Morning and afternoon bowling on Tuesday and Thursdays is enjoyed byclub members with a break for a cup of tea/coffee and a biscuit. We havewelcomed outdoor bowlers from the Ramsgate area joining and playing thisshort mat game.
The Club AGM will have taken place after the deadline of getting this reportto “MM”. We wait to see what changes take place with the managementcommittee.
A team of British Legion Ladies visited the club raising money for the“Poppy Appeal” playing short mat bowls. Congratulations to those Ladies.
Members enjoyed a Sunday Lunch on the 2nd November thanks to PamWooldridge. The next one will be 11th Jan 2009 starting raising funds for the2009 season.
Running up to Xmas and the New Year we have a fully booked Xmas mealfor 90 members plus wives/husbands. New Years Eve there is to be a party tosee the old year out and welcome the new one in.
From the Management Committee have a Happy, Merry festive season anda Happy New Year.
We would like to welcome NEW Members starting the New Year. All youneed to bring along is a pair of slippers - we have Bowls for you to use until youare confident that this is the sport for you. Qualified members are available toshow and teach you what to do.
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Next Charity Dance - COUNTRY AND WESTERN31st January 2009 in the Village Hall as usual.
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Minster Twinning AssociationBonjour mes amis and welcome to more exciting news from the Association.With Christmas and the New Year nearly upon us, there is not much
happening in the organisation of events designed to part you from your hardearned cash. So you can relax for a time and enjoy the coming festive seasonfor which all of us at the Twinning wish you a Merry Christmas and a HappyNew Year.
Next years’ events are already in the pipeline and include our annualfavourites such as The Big Race Night, Minster Fun Day and of course theAnniversary Celebration which this year will be held in Armbouts-Cappel.
So watch and read this column for dates and times so you can be sure tobook your tickets and avoid disappointment.
The AGM took place on 12th November and whilst we still managed to electa Chairman and a working committee we are hoping to recruit, entice or coerceanyone interested in helping out to join us. It’s not difficult and doesn’t take uptoo much time, so if you would like to know more contact Bob at the Attic andcome along to our next meeting.
On the subject of joining the Twinning we are still waiting for a reply to ourrequest for anyone who knows the past history of the Twinning/Friendly Leagueand why so many of you in the village refuse or prefer not to associate with theTwinning and its aims to support not only Minster Primary School but also tokeep alive the companionship and culture of the Twinning Association.
That’s it for now you’ll be pleased to hear. Hope to see you all next year.Remember.............Minster Does Matter
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Minster- in- Thanet WI.
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of ValerieHughes, who had been our Secretary and a long-standing, hard
working committee member. She will be greatly missed by us all, and ourheartfelt condolences are sent to her husband John, and her family.
November's meeting took the form of our AGM, with electionof new officers and committee. Marion Rose, retiring President took over theduties of Secretary, Joan Backler was elected President, and Ann Wilks tookover from Margaret Tinker as Treasurer. All officers and committee memberswere thanked for their hard work throughout the year, not forgetting DorothyButterworth's hard work on the outings and events table and Pam Hammondfor running the monthly raffle.
With our growing membership, a proposal was made to restrict numbers andrun a waiting list: this caused much debate, and was defeated. However, aproposal to amend our name to simply 'Minster in Thanet WI' was carried, as itwas felt that, since there was no longer an Afternoon Institute, the Evening partof our title was superfluous.
A resume was given of our successful year's fund-raising, social events, andgroup activities. As reported last month, our Quiz Team took part in the WITop Team competition, in which they came a magnificent second. Well done,girls. Our 'Dabble Days', on which members tried their hands at beadingand art, heard tips on digital photography from Don Wilks, took part in asing-along with Barry, and a walk at Pegwell Bay with the Roc Doc, were agreat success - not forgetting the Ploughman's Lunch andrefreshments organised by Marion Rose!
A week later we met again - this time for our 'Christmas' Dinner at StAugustine's Golf Club, when instead of the traditional Christmas meal wefeasted on a sumptuous buffet of all manner of savoury fare, followed by a sweettrolley to behold! Some brave members even managed second helpings, suchwas the selection on offer.
Our Christmas Party, for current members and invited guests only, ison 9th December at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. For details of the meetings inJanuary next year, to which visitors and new members are always welcome,please see separate notice on page 24.
Meanwhile, we take the opportunity of wishing all members and Minsterresidents a Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year.
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Vicar’s LetterChristmas will soon be upon us again, a time when we can marvel afresh
at the extent of God’s love for us all shown in His becoming one of us in thebaby Jesus whose birth we celebrate.
We mark this in giving gifts to others and I would like to draw yourattention to three ways, centred on the Parish Church, in which we can do this.
The first is the ‘Toy Service’ on 7th December with the donated toysbeing distributed to children who might otherwise not have any (details ofsuitable gifts are given on page 20), and the second is the Civic Carol Serviceat the Lych Gate 7.30pm on Tuesday 16th December, when there will be acollection for the Pilgrim’s Hospice. The Civic Carol Service is a veryspecial occasion on the Minster calendar. Do come and join us if youpossibly can.
This year we are also introducing a Christingle Service. Our intentionis not to compete with the School’s Christingle Service, but to give anopportunity for others who are not able to go to the school’s service to attendone. We are particularly thinking of families whose children used to attendthe village school. This collection will go towards the work of the Children’sSociety.
May this Christmas be a time of special blessing for you all, as wecelebrate the birth of our Saviour!
“And his name shall be called Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us’Bob Coles
THANK YOU!Thank you to the Parish Council for agreeing a grant to support the
upgrading of the PA system at the Parish Church. As well as helping usreplace aging equipment, the grant will enable us to purchase extra radiomicrophones for use when the church is used by large groups – especially thelocal school.
Without help from the Council we should not have been able to do thisfor some considerable time.
Thank you also to all who have given financial or practical help towardsthe installation of the heating system in the Parish Church. The project is atan advanced stage and we hope to have it operational by Christmas. Pleaseremember that the system is designed to prevent the building getting so coldthat it continues to deteriorate: it will not maintain domestic temperatures!We hope you will feel more comfortable, but you will still need to keep yourcoat on in winter!
The Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s, Minster.
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A Prosperous New Year”
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Minster Neighbourhood WatchAt the Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 28th October 08,
Sylvia Fricker resigned her position as Chairperson of this villagegroup. Sylvia told members present that it was with regret she mustdo so but her families health must take priority, she would howevercontinue as co-ordinator for Augustine Road and offered to help outas and when she could.
Sylvia then asked if there was anyone willing to stand in her place,after a ‘no show’ of hands Ray Owen, MM editor, volunteered to takethe post on a short temporary basis until a more permanent volunteercould be found.
Members thanked Sylvia for all she has done over the many yearsshe has been in post and they hoped her problems would soon beresolved.
Sylvia also reported that two other street co-ordinators hadresigned so we will need to get those areas covered if they are toremain in the scheme. It was also noted that there are still some roadsin the village that aren’t in the scheme which we ought to re-invite. Itwas agreed that this should be done at the earliest opportunity in thenew year.
It was mentioned that some existing signs were becomingextremely faded and/or damaged, so members were asked to notethose in their own area and report back to the incoming Chairperson.
Speeding on Monkton Road was mentioned and it was noted thatAcol hold the equipment for Rural Speedwatch which is available forother villages to use if required.
Sylvia asked for her contact details to be removed from the villagewebsite, which Ray agreed to do.
( Note the new email for Minster NW is [email protected] )Please note we will be calling a meeting early in the new year to
discuss an idea that Steve, the Community Warden, and Ray havebeen doing a lot of background work on. This will hopefully“re-invent” the neighbourhood watch in Minster, although it will needALL co-ordinators to get involved to promote it and get it off theground. So to those of you who didn’t attend the October meetingplease be ready to come to the next one as it is important that you allhear what Steve and Ray have to say. Not wishing to alert others toour idea, which they may try to steal, we’ll say no more on this atpresent, but it should help to improve the lives of a lot of the localpopulation, yourselves included, if you agree to take it on board andassist us to get it up and running.
We hope Minster will become Pro-active rather than Re-active !!!
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Thank you’s and seasonal wishes ........
Store cartons of cottage cheese upsidedown in the fridge. They will remain fresh
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Leanne and her staff, at ‘Envy’ hair salon, would like to takethis opportunity to wish all of their clients a very Merry Christmasand a Prosperous New Year. Leanne says “We look forward towelcoming you all back again in 2009”
A special thank you to all of the businesses that support usthroughout the year, and an extra special thanks to those of you whoregularly ply me with tea, coffee, sweets, cakes and anything else I canmanage to scrounge !! Ray - Editor
Lil and Esther wish to say a very Merry Christmas andHappy New Year to everyone who has given so generously this year.A special thank you for all the kind donations and gifts we havereceived to help the local hospices.
We truly appreciate your continued support!
Marvyn Attwell would like to thank everyone in Minster that hashelped him over the past year whilst he has been down the village,helping him cross over the roads, especially the people from the shopsfor their help during their busy days.'
Julie and her team at The Salon wish all of their clients a greattime over the festive season and a prosperous new year.
Minster Carnival Association would like to thank the ParishCouncil, village businesses and people for their support this year, andalso a special thank you to Envy for doing the girls hair on FlowerShow Day.
We would also like to thank Emily, Cassie and Rebecca for all theyhave done this year and also the girls who have helped out as well.
The 2009 Selection Dance will be held on 14th February 09 at7.30pm in the Village Hall.
Any girls interested will have to be 14 by the end of May 09 and noolder than 20.
For further details please phone 821705 in the evenings,Roy and Carol
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‘I confirm that the condition of this footway is checked regularly and that recentlyrepairs were carried out to some areas. There are therefore no outstanding maintenanceat this location currently.
With regard to the possibility of widening the existing footway between the VillageHall and 73A High Street, this has been looked at on a number of occasions previouslyand, unfortunately, there is no easy solution. Widening the footway in this location wouldmake the road too narrow for two-way traffic. Therefore, although footway wideningwould be desirable, it cannot be achieved within the existing highway boundaries.’
Kim Hills, Head of Community Operations
Concerns over Village High Street footpathAfter several concerns from villagers regarding the current state of the existing
footpath between 73A High Street and the Village Hall, Chair of Thanet Senior Citizens’Forum, Barry Coppock, contacted Kent Highway Services to enquire if anything couldbe done. Mr Coppock stated in his letter that villagers were concerned ‘that the footpathis only wide enough for single file walking’, ‘the footpath is uneven and dangerous’ and‘that on occasions they (pedestrians) are forced to step off the footpath into the road’.
Here is the written response Mr Coppock’s received from Kent Highway Services:-
This may not be the response villagers had hoped for but suggested action from thefollowing letter may help to alleviate a little of the problems.
Letter to the EditorFrom the village hall to Attwells the pavement is very uneven, but, untrimmed
trees and bushes hang out over the path, below 5’ 9” in places and growing outin others. This makes walking up the High Street very difficult for the disabled andelderly.
Can you please ask people to trim these back. (The converted Baptist Churchis split into 4 dwellings I think, and has overgrown leylandii)
Birds seem to have disappeared, food is left for days, if not taken off the birdtrays. Over the past few years they have diminished to almost nil this year. I wastold farmers have brought in hawks to stop birds pecking at the crops.
Derek Chaston
Unfortunately due to limited space MM is unable to print Mr Coppocks letter infull. Should you wish to see this and the original copy of Kent Highways responseplease visit the MM website. Ed.
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There is something infinitely healing in therepeated refrains of nature - assured that dawncomes after night, and spring after the winter.
The winter holiday season is approaching, and with it comes the opportuni-ty for massive waste.
Eco-Tips:- Wrap your gifts in fabric (e.g., can you sew? How about making some re-
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and don’t forget to carpool.- If you are the lucky recipient of a fancy new toy or two, don’t throw awaywhat you already have, donate it to charity or give it away through Thanet
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They Did It!On the 28th October Rachael and Karen West finally
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Karen left for India on the 5th November, arriving atNagercoil on the Southern tip of India, where she isbased, on the 6th. Communication is difficult at the moment, but when shehas settled, any teething problems hopefully will be resolved, and she will bepassing on all her adventures, although in one of her emails she writes thatone of the things she will be concentrating on is training life skills to teenagegirls, as these are skills which have not been taught, in school, or at home.Over Christmas she will be helping to build a house for two orphans, whohave the land but can’t afford to build it.
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We have performed a wide range of both traditionaland modern pantomimes such as Sleeping Beauty, Cin-derella, Aladdin, Babes in the Wood, Robinson Crusoe,Arabian Nights, Wizard of Oz and even Frankenstein thePanto.
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Have you ever come to see anything and thought, “if onlythey did...” Well, come and be a part of it! Do you haveyounger children who might want to be involved? I lived inMinster for six years and moved to Sandwich in January.Biggest mistake - Minster is such a rare place where there isa comfort and community like no other I have ever known. Ifit wasn’t for the economic climate, I’d be back.
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Minster Playhouse AuditionsMinster Playhouse is holding auditions for next
year’s May play on Thursday, 15th January at 7.30 pmupstairs in the Bell Inn. All welcome - We particularlyneed two younger members (16-19’ish) for substantialroles.
“Caught in the Net”20th-23rd May
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LoveLove can mean so many things.
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MINSTER MATTERS CENTENARYIt will be our 100th issue in February
and this is No 99 !!We wish to make it an issue to remember so do you have
any memories of special events ranging from Jan 2000 to Jan2009 or pictures that we can perhaps borrow. We know mostpeople wouldn’t have had a digital camera back in the earlydays, but we can easily scan normal photos or we can convertyour 35mm negatives and/or slides into usable digital images.
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Each year domestic heating oil leaks from damaged or worn out tanks andpipes. This oil is toxic and harmful to plants, animals and to surface waters. Italso quickly enters and contaminates groundwater, which provides 75% of yourdrinking water. Cleaning up oil spills is difficult and often very expensive. Onerecent incident cost the unfortunate householder over £100,000 after oil leakedonto his own land. If a drinking water source is affected, the bill could exceed£1 million and may not be covered by your insurance. Domestic oil spillsinvariably disrupt homeowner’s lives and blight property values.
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Next click the ‘New Document’ button and a white page will appear on yourscreen that is marked out to look like your label sheets. Simply type your namesand addresses in each of the boxes. Use the ‘tab’ key on your keyboard to movebetween boxes. You can create extra pages of labels by pressing the tab keyafter the last box on the page. Then print your labels like you would a normalletter.
If you don’t have Microsoft Word, your computer’s word processing pro-gram may offer the facility to create labels. The principle will be the same asabove but the process may be different.
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MINSTER PARISH COUNCIL MEETING4th November
• The Chairman announced that the Parish Clerk, Mrs Kyla Lamb, hadgiven birth to a baby girl and that Steve Parker, Cemetery Caretaker, has beenblessed with a new baby boy.
• It was reported the Chairman had attended a meeting at County Hallwhere various matters had been discussed including the letting of the contractfor the Access Road, a possible reduction in the number of street lights thatwere lit to reduce budget costs,. It was noted that there is no immediateintention to build a waste incinerator in Kent and the Eurokent proposalscould see the possible allocation of £3000 to all parish councils in Kent.Finally the Chairman expressed his surprise that Keith Ferrin, KCC CabinetMember for Highways, was not aware of the Chinagate developmentproposals
• The Chairman has met with an environmental officer from TDC todiscuss the condition of Gas Alley and the officer has undertaken to contactthe landowner to endeavour to have it cleared
• The Assistant Clerk reported that despite constant reminders to TDCproposals had not yet been submitted for the planting of the CommunityWoodland as required by the 106 agreement.
• PC Burgess reported on incidents of shoplifting and general nuisancealso that a Minster youth had been fined £80 for letting off fireworks.
• Members considered a grant application from Miss Lydia Fuller inrespect of assistance towards her expenses in representing Team GBWomen’s Cadet Epee at an event in Germany. It was resolved to award MissFuller £400
• It was reported that Minster’s application to the “Peoples Millions” hadbeen selected for the final list of projects, and that voting would take place on25th November.
• Replacement of village flag at Hillminster. A request for funding wasdeferred to the next meeting to enable costings to be obtained.
• The Assistant Clerk is to make enquiries as to why the school areleaving the gates to the AWPS open and allowing the children to play on itthus causing damage to the surface
• Flood Committee - reported that the recent heavy rains had resulted inflooding in Watchester Lane and that the drains were in need of cleaning toenable them to cope. In part the problem is caused by the dykes not havingbeen kept clear and there was a need to examine this matter. The ParishChairman would be raising this matter at a meeting with the HighwaysLiaison Officer.
Cllr. Brick was appointed to both the Finance and Monitoring and thePlanning Committees and he will also be the second representative on theKIACC.
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MINSTER PARISH COUNCILPLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING28th October• Chinagate - It was reported that although the application has now
been approved the Thanet Parish Councils would not be consulted overthe reserved matters and this was a cause for concern. Brian White,Director of Environmental Services at TDC, had said that it would not bepossible to negotiate the terms of these matters with parish councils, butthey would be advised of the agreed terms and conditions
• It was reported the Roger Gale MP, had given assurances that ifthere were proposals to seek further planning approvals in respect ofphases 2 and 3 he would seek to have them “called in” to ensure they weredetermined by another authority.
• Application No. 08/921 - KCC have approved permission for theconstruction of a motor control kiosk, a vent stack and extension to theparking area at Glebe Court subject to conditions.
The following application decisions were noted:• F/TH/08/0876 - land to rear of 77 High Street - Refused• F/TH/08/0917 - 8 Southall Close - Granted• TH/08/0577 - land at Bramwell Court - Granted• TH/08/0567 - land at Bramwell Court - Granted• TH/08/0935 - 11 Monkton Road - Granted• TH/08/1071 - 28 High Street - Granted
The following applications were considered:• TH/08/1124 - 1 & 2 Watchester Farm Cotts - Erection of 2 x two
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MINSTER FOOTBALL CLUB
15-Nov-08 Barnaby Rudge [A]Lost:0 - 4 Man of the match: Will West
08-Nov-08 Doggett Coat & Badge [A] Lost:3 -9Man of the match: Will West
Goals: Lewis Bowman, Will West, Ollie Mitchell
25-Oct-08 AFC Aussie [A] Lost:0 - 7Man of the match: Max Shorter
18-Oct-08 Brenlam Carpets [A] Lost:0 - 3Man of the match: Joe Higgins
11-Oct-08 Brenlam Carpets [H] Lost:3 - 4Man of the match: Will West
Goals: Ollie Mitchell; Thomas Oldbury[2]
For Match reports, fixtures and stats visit:www.webteams.co.uk/minsterfc
TOY SERVICESBoth Minster (10am) & Monkton (10.15am)
will be holding Toy services this year on 7th December.
Our Toy Services, as in previous years, will support the work of OperationChristmas Child. Operation Christmas Child is an initiative of Samaritan's Purseaimed at giving children living in poverty a chance to experience Christmas. Giftsare distributed according to need, regardless of creed, largely in Eastern Europe, toboys and girls aged between 2 and 14 years.
You are invited to provide a gift from the following list, noting, please, that thegifts need to be contained in a shoe box (please do not wrap individually):
Cuddly toy - toothbrush and toothpaste - Soap (bar of) - Notepad orcolouring book (no words) - Picture book - Pencils - Pens - Crayons - Felt tippens - Tennis ball or small ball - Hat - Cap - Gloves - Scarf - Puzzles - Toy carsetc - Makeup - Hair accessories - Jewellery (not earrings for pierced ears) -Sweets (at least March 2009 sell-by date).
Please don't wrap the gifts, just bring them in a bag for protection.Father Christmas will ensure that his helpers sort and pack them into age and
gender appropriate wrapped shoe boxes for passing on to Samaritan’s PurseAlternatively you might like to make a financial donation to Samaritans Purse
instead of a toy. There will be little monetary gift bags available at the service.These are equally as welcome as toys and will be collected as part of our Toy Service.
Thank you in anticipation, for your loving and generous support.
PUBLIC MEETING‘THANET: A NEW WAY FORWARD’
You are invited to attend an importantpublic meeting to discuss the majordevelopment issues currently happening inThanet.
• Manston Airport’s planned expansion• China Gateway• Thanet Earth• Phase 2 of the East Kent Access road
Chaired by local filmmaker NormanThomas. Speakers: Dr Caroline Lucas,Green MEP for the South East, JohnStewart, Chair of AirportWatch, Dr HilaryNewport, Director of CPRE Kent.
Friday 12 December, 7.30pmSt George’s Hall, Broad Street
Ramsgate, CT11 8RGCall CPRE Kent on 01303 815 180
for more information.
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Tel: 01843 821565Mob: 07900 030669
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MINSTER SPORTS PITCHNow taking bookings - Office hrs 9am-12noon Mon-Fri
Hire times and pricesMonday-Friday Saturday & Sunday09:00hrs to 12:00hrs (Off-Peak) 09:00hrs to 21:00hrs15:00hrs to 21:00hrs
Price Structure* Full Pitch : £25/hour Off-Peak Full Pitch : £15/hour
Half Pitch : £15/hour (1 five a side pitch)* A 10% discount will be given to Minster clubs and
residents booking the ‘Full Pitch’ option only.To book this facility please contact Kyla Lamb, at the Parish
Office, 4A Monkton Rd, Minster CT12 4EAtel: 821339 fax:825869 email: [email protected]
(Est 1935)
MOT Preparation and PresentationServicing all makes of vehicle
Tyres, Batteries, ExhaustsAir Con - servicing and repairs
Free local delivery and collection
MINSTER VILLAGE HALL BOWLS GROUP
Pay as you play - no membership feesThe Friendly Bowls Club
Contact: 821447 or 821660
Short Mat Bowls Sessions for December
The Grass MasterGet your lawn in shape using our
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* Phoenix Cup * 14th December
Sunday7th 6pm - 9pm14th 6pm - 9pm *
Tuesday9th 9am - 12noon16th 9am - 12noon
A Very Merry Christmasand a
Prosperous New Year
Minster and Monkton Horticultural SocietyJanuary's Meeting
Wednesday 21st at 7.30pm Village Hall, Minster
Mr Jeff Wagner will be giving anotherof his musical photographic presentations
"Phantasmogoria"The points competition is a "Photo of high summer"
All are welcome, visitors 50p.
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Find out more at: www.souththanetlabour.org.ukContacting your MP:
Dr. Stephen Ladyman:House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
South Thanet Constituency Office28, Newington Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6EETel: 01843 852696; Fax: 01843 852689
email:[email protected] site: www.steveladyman.labour.co.uk
An MP’s Surgery is held every weekPlease phone for an appointment
Appointments are available every Friday from 4pm in the Constituency Office, Ramsgate.
Additional surgeries are held once a month on aSaturday morning in one of the villages or towns
of the constituency and are advertised locally. Dr. Ladyman will visit the elderly, disabled and
people without transport at their homes if preferred.
Dr. Stephen LadymanMember of Parliament for
South Thanet
Ash, Broadstairs, Cliffsend,East Stourmouth, Elmstone,
Kingsgate, Manston, Minster,Preston, Ramsgate, Sandwich,
Sholden, Staple, Wingham,Woodnesborough, Worth.
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Seasonal EventsFAMILY CAROL SERVICE
Sunday 21st December 5.30pmLed by Divisional Youth Leader
Capt. Denise Cooper
Come and share with usALL ARE VERY WELCOME
CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCHAn open invitation is offered to anyone who might be aloneor lonely on Christmas Day to join others for a Christmas
Day Lunch.Transport can be provided.
If you know of anyone who would like to attend; if youwould like to help or maybe make a donation, then please
contact:Audrey Hards 821792 or Roger Harding 821543
CRIB SERVICE“Setting the scene
for Christmas”
A short celebrationarranged withyounger childrenin mind.
Christmas Eve4.30pmSt Mary’s, Minster
Minster Matters 23Church News and Service Times The Salvation Army
11 Tothill Street, MinsterRoger Harding (01843) 821543
Weekly Programme
All events take place in the NewSalvation Army Church,
Youth and Community Centre
SundayJigsaw (Sunday School)
11.00am – 12.00pmMorning Family Service, 11am – 12pm
Evening Service, 6pm – 7pm
MondayBaby Group
(Mum’s and babies under 6 months),10am – 11.30amFriendship Club
(Over 50’s), 2.15pm – 3.30pm
TuesdayParents and Tots, 9.30am – 11.30am
WednesdayKeep Fit, 10.15am – 11.15am
Home League(Ladies over 50), 2.00pm – 3.45pm
Pilates, 6.30pm-7.30pm& 7.30pm - 8.30pm
(for details ring Becky on 0788 7560957)
ThursdayPrayer Meeting and Quiet Time
9am - All are Welcome
Friday7up Youth Club
(7-10 year olds), 5.30pm – 6.30pmAdventurers Youth Club
(10 – 12 year olds), 7pm – 8.30pm
SaturdayThere are events happening on mostSaturdays please see other pages of
Minster Matters for details.
St. Mary’s the Virgin, MinsterRev. Bob Coles, 821250
Sunday Services InDECEMBER/JANUARY
7th December9am: Holy Communion (BCP)
10am: Toy Service6.30pm: Advent Service of Light
at St Nicholas-at-Wade14th December
9am: Holy Communion (BCP)10am: Holy Communion (CW)
21st December9am: no service this week10am: Carols of Praise
6.30pm: Christingle24th December
4.30pm: Crib Service11.30pm: Midnight Mass
Christmas Day10am: Holy Communion (CW)
28th December9am: no service
10am: Holy Communion (BCP)4th January
9am: Holy Communion (BCP)10am: Family Praise
11th January9am: Holy Communion (BCP)
10am: Family Communion NEW!18th January
9am: Holy Communion (BCP)10am: Morning Worship
25th January9am: Holy Communion (BCP)10am: Holy Communion (CW)
St Mildred’sCatholic Church
9, St Mildred’s Road, 821340*Services at St Mildred’s ChurchWednesday: 12 noon, Mass
*PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWINGMass each Wednesday in Parish
Church at 12 noon. All other Massesto be held at Minster Abbey until
further notice. For further informationplease contact:
Fr. Stephen Fisher, St Ethelbert’sChurch, Ramsgate (01843) 592071.
Minster AbbeySundays: 10 a.m* Mass
Weekdays: 8.15 a.m. MassDaily: Chapel open all day for
private prayerCompline (night prayer) 7.50 p.m.
*Changed from 8.30am to 10am untilfurther notice.
Minster Abbeywww.minsterabbeynuns.org
The Abbey Chapel is open forprayer throughout the day
Lauds: 7.30amMass 8.15am, Sunday 8.30am
Mid day prayer 12.10pmVespers 6pm
Compline 7.50pm(followed by Silent Prayer)
All our visitors, not onlyChristians but people of all faiths
and spiritual tradition, all who‘truly seek God’ (rule of St.
Benedict) are warmly welcomedto join us in prayer, in our
St Mary Magdalene, MonktonSunday Services In
DECEMBER/JANUARY7th December
10.15am: Toy Service14th December
10.15am: Holy Communion (BCP)21st December
6.30pm: Nativity Service24th December
4.30pm: Lessons and CarolsChristmas Day
10am: Holy Communion (CW)28th December
10.15am: Holy Communion (CW)4th January
10.15am: Holy Communion (CW)11th January
10.15am: Holy Communion (BCP)18th January
10.15am Holy Communion withthe Methodists25th January
10.15am Family Service
Funerals10th November: Charlie Pease (78)
at Minster Church & Cemetery
TRADITIONAL CHRISTINGLE
Celebrating Jesus, the Light of the World. Sunday 21st December 6.30pm St Mary’s, Minster
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MINSTER SENIORSRoyal British Legion Club
Ladies and GentsCome and join us for a
“Cuppa” and ChatBingo - Raffles
EVERY WED 2pm - 4pm.All Welcome.
For further info phone 823782Mrs. Joan Cordwell
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Minster & MonktonRoyal British Legion
Women’s SectionMonday 8th December 7.30pm
Make a Xmas Hat -A Xmas Parcel no less than £1.
Bingo Speaker or QuizRaffle prizes needed
for all meetingsFor further informationMiriam Smith 822589
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERTby
SNOWDOWN COLLIERY BANDVILLAGE HALL
SUNDAY 7th DECEMBERStarting at 2.30 PM Entrance £2.50
Tickets only available on the doorRaffle Teas
Father Christmas may make an appearance!PROCEEDS to PILGRIMS HOSPICE.
Minster-in-Thanet WINEXT MEETINGChristmas Party
(for current members andinvited guests only)
Tuesday, 9th December7.30pm - Village Hall
New members and visitors will bemade very welcome at ourJANUARY MEETING
Tuesday 13th January 097.30pm - Village Hall
when Don Wilks will give anillustrated talk.
‘Coffee and Chat' MorningVillage Hall Committee Room
Thursday, 15th Januaryfrom 10am to 12 noon.
Everyone welcome
Seasons Greetings to one and allfrom Minster WI.
For further information call597287.
SANDWICH FARMERS’MARKET
4th Saturday of every month9am to 1pm
Guildhall, Cattle MarketNext date: 24th January
“SOUP ON WEDNESDAY”continues each week from
12noon to 1.00pmin the Old Schools.
However, we will be closed on both the24th and 31st DecemberJanet Walmsley 821313
SATURDAY MARKET14th December - Christmas Special
10.00am to 1.00pmMulled Wine and Mince Pies
10th January - usual stalls10.00am to 12noon
All welcome
MINSTER DAY NURSERY ANDOUT OF SCHOOL CLUB
invites you to our
CHRISTMAS FAYRESaturday 13th December 2-5pm
Minster Day Nursery, Molineux Road
On school premises at 3.30pm
Santa’s Grotto
Face Painting
Games
Raffles
Teas, Coffees &Mince Pies
Tom Bola’s
Gift Stalls
and much, much, more.......ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS SCHOOL PFA
Secret Room
MOTHERS UNIONNext Meeting
Wednesday 10th December,2.00pm,
will be held at 11 High St, by kindinvitation of Heather.
The wave of prayer service is onMonday 5th January at 1.30pm
- venue to be arrangedJanuary Meeting
Wednesday 14th January12noon
held in The Old Schools where wewill have lunch and continue the
meeting after.New members are always
welcome.Have a Happy andPeaceful Christmas
A SERVICE FOR ADVENTwill be held in
Canterbury Cathedralon Friday 5th Decemberat 11.00am in The Quire.It is organised by the Mothers’
Union, but anyone can join us at thislovely service, and all are welcome.
Toddler Timeat Minster Library
every Friday2.15pm - 2.45pm
All babies and toddlers must beaccompanied by a parent or carer
contactMinster Library on 01843 821 442
connect with Libraries & Archives
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MINSTER SURGERY Patient Participation GroupThis group have a “terms of reference” which cover the follow-
ing basic points:ü To achieve a dialogue between patients and the practiceü To provide feedback for possible new services and evaluating
existing onesü To call attention to gaps in services and help to fill them where
possibleü To co-ordinate existing community networks to improve health
careü To be the go between for patients and practice for grumbles,
complaints and praiseü To encourage and organise health promotion and educational
activitiesü To provide resources of knowledge, skill and energy to improve
health through primary careü To be prepared to lobby outside bodies to improve the level of
co-ordination of health careGroup Members contact details are as follows:
Mary Hodgson - 842764 Jean Taylor - 845072Nerys Brick - 821270 Geoff Stone - 821835Ken Self - 821200 Ray Owen - 822322Bob Ovenden - 823257 Jo Roberts - 851726Pat Cocklin - 842138 Jeanne Lawrence - 821049
MINSTER PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS PANTO AT THE OPERA
Directed by Dawn LedinghamThis is a very funny superbly written fast paced panto with all
your usual suspects. Roger Hobcraft as our obligatory dame andTerry Woods playing a very convincing villian.
And we have Kimberly Gallagher and Laura Portainier in thetwo principal roles which is great, as for many years they have beenin chorus and had small parts, but after their outstandingperformances in Sex, Drugs, Rick and Noel have earned the right tothese roles. Please come and support your village panto, a huge effortis put in by so many people, and if you’ve never been to one before,give it a go, it’s bound to make you laugh.
DECEMBER 3rd - 6th MATINEE ON SATURDAY 6th.Tickets cost £5 Wednesday - all other nights £6 adults
and £5 children/OAP
To book please call 01843 822053.
On the 27th and 28th of December Thanet Stage School of Danceand Drama are doing a show call Christmas Crackers. This is ashow that the whole family will love as it has lots of Christmassongs and dances. If you would like to see this show please ringthe Winter Gardens in Margate they will be happy to get that calland you can book you tickets right away .
by Charlotte Silver
There are many stories linked to Christmas puddings.Putting charms or coins in the mixture was very popular withVictorians. Each charm had a meaning- for example a ringmeant you would find a sweetheart. When making the pud-ding everyone in the family should stir it and make a wish.King George I rediscovered the idea of Christmas puddingafter Oliver Cromwell banned it and it became popular oncemore.
Before these were banned like the pudding, they were madein the shape of Jesus’ crib. If people made them round in-stead. This is how they are today. They were originally madewith minced meat added to the fruit but gradually this was leftout.
At one time Christmas Boxes were given to staff and peoplewho do other jobs for you on this day. Church Alms boxeswere opened and the money given to the poor.
Tom Smith developed the type of cracker we know today.Crackers are usually pulled at the end of the Christmas meal.The hats are like crowns because it is an easy shape to makeand wear.
It became a custom during Victorians reign to give presents.Before this they were sometimes given at New Year or on aspecial occasion only. Cards also became very popular atthis time and the penny post and use of envelopes meant thatthey could be sent all over the country easily.
by Susannah Grace
Hi I’m G.B the magnificent and I’m hereto tell your colour fortune!
Blue – you’re quirky and coolYellow-you’re a good friend Gold-you’re a star!Purple-you’re soft and sweet Red-you’re angry
Green-you’re nice but jealous Pink-you’re cute and funnyBlack-you’re really deep Grey-you’re a bit moodySilver-you shine like a star, but you’re a bit boastful
by Gabby Sefton
Minster School LibraryThe School Library is open on Mondays, Wednesdays andFridays - 12.30pm until 12.55pm. The Librarians on Mon-day are Olivia and Megan! On Wednesday I am a librarianwith Vicky and on Friday Freya is a librarian with Izzy.Any pupils can come and get 2 books out at a time on anyof these days.
by Georgia Jefferson
New StageThe first day we had the stage everyone was on it, they laughed andplayed silly things, people sat and watched the plays people weredoing and a great time was had by all.The stage is really big with two side wings and benches all around it.It is a beautiful piece of work all is loved by all.Here are some comments some people made of the new stage
Charlotte Silver’s comment“The new stage is fun and entertaining to play on and everyone lovesit.”
Olivia’s comment“I think that the new stage is making more children look forward togoing out to play!!”
by Freya Bullard!
JokeWhat goes black white black white?
A penguin rolling done the hill!by Nathan Munday
Poppy PoemPoppies, poppies everywhere
Bullets, bullets in the air.Poppies, poppies we must not forget
Warriors, warriors they never fret.Poppies, poppies red as a rose,
Scared, scared with fright we froze.
If you haven’t had a two minute silence,please do so now as you read these words.
So remember them.The brave, brave soldiers
Who cost their lives to save our country.
I hope this poem has touched your hearts,remember there is always a chance to remember
those who saved us.By Kirsty Sheerin
NSPCC FUNDRAISINGOn the 14 Nov 2008 Georgia Charlotte and Megandid a cake sale outside school at 3.15 for the
NSPCC. There was lots of lovely cakes that peoplehad made or bought .We raised £151.95. CharlotteGeorgia and Megan were very pleased with them-
selves.by Charlotte Silver and Georgia Jefferson
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