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The Community Magazine for
Kingsdown
Ringwould-w-Oxney
Ripple
Sutton, Ashley, Studdal
& Little Mongeham
Issue Number 22 April 2012
Rural Roundup
Facts & figures for groyne repairs at Kingsdown.……...See page 33
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Benefice Contacts
The Reverend Cathy Sigrist BA Hons The Rectory, Upper Street , Kingsdown CT14 8BJ 01304 373 951 Email: [email protected] Hon Curate The Reverend John Winn Dip. HE (Ministry) FRSA Chilterns, Back Street, Ringwould. CT14 8HL 01304 361 030 Email: [email protected] Reader Mr Norman Gilliland 9 Addelam Close, Deal CT14 9LT 01304 381 589 Email: [email protected]
St John the Evangelist Church, Kingsdown Churchwarden Mr Bob Wiseman Sunninghill, St Monica’s Road CT14 8AZ 01304 371 619 Deputy Churchwarden Ms Liz Sharp, 15B Archery Square, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7JA 01304 449 459
Mobile: 07778 452 538 E-mail: [email protected]
Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Valerie Drew Esperance, Upper Street, Kingsdown CT14 8DT 01304 372 615 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mr David Dobby Spring Cottage, The Avenue, Kingsdown CT14 8DX 01304 373 331 Sunday School Mr Norman Gilliland 9 Addelam Close, Deal CT14 9LT 01304 381 589 Email: [email protected]
St Nicholas Church, Ringwould Churchwardens Miss Ursula Bailey 52 James Hall Gardens, Walmer CT14 7TA 01304 360 149 Prof Jack Rowe Manor Lodge, Manor Mews, Ringwould CT14 8HT 01304 375 487 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Lyn Dourthe 3 Manor Mews, Ringwould CT14 01304 360 097 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mrs Jean Winn Chilterns, Back Street, Ringwould CT14 8HL 01034 361 030
St Mary the Virgin Church, Ripple Churchwarden Dr Laurence Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Rosemary Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Dr Laurence Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512
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St Peter & St Paul Church Sutton-by-Dover Churchwardens Mr J Boardman Little Mongeham, House, Little Mongeham CT14 OHR 01304 389 402 Mr C Godderidge The Old Rectory, Church Hill Sutton CT15 5DF 01304 365 366 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mr P Mold Holly Cottage, Downs Road, East Studdal CT15 5DD 01304 371 738 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mr J Boardman Little Mongeham House, Little Mongeham CT14 OHR 01304 389 402
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST Kingsdown
The decoration of the Church for Easter will take place on Saturday 7th April starting at 10.00am
Please come along to help-bring the children, who can help create the Easter garden
Gifts of greenery and flowers will be gratefully received
FLOWER ROTA for April 2012 Friday 20
th April - Thursday 3
rd May . Carol Bryant & Andrea Miller
(St George’s Day: Monday 23rd
April) Further information from Georgina Maude 01304 389 253 or 01304 239 785
DIGNIFIED FUNERALS from £795.00 PLUS DISBURSEMENTS
SULLIVAN & SON INDEPENDENT FUNERAL SERVICE
12 Beaconsfield Road, Dover,CT16 2LL 01304 201 322 www.sullivanandson.co.uk
*Pre-paid funeral plans *24 hour personal service *A Family Concern
From the Editor - You probably will notice slight variations in this issue. We have decided to have the magazine printed by ‘Adams the Printer’ in Dover. Thanks to them we have negotiated a very good deal, keeping the cost of production exactly the same as printing ‘in house’ but saving a LOT of work and time for the volunteers and we can also have colour on another six pages which will brighten up the publication. If any advertiser wishes to take advantage of this facility (at a small extra charge) please let
Helen or myself know. Our contact is now on the foot of the back cover. The Kingsdown Conservation Group have kindly offered to share their special ‘Post Box’ which they have in Kingsdown Post Office with Rural Roundup. You may put your contribution towards the magazine in an envelope labelled clearly ‘Rural Roundup Donation’ and drop it in the box. Many thanks to everyone who has already made a contribution. Remember we rely totally on donations to produce this magazine. Doreen Clark (Ed)
Benefice Contacts
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KINGSDOWN PRE-SCHOOL
We offer a caring
stimulating environment
for children aged 2¼ to 5 years
During Term Time
Monday - Friday 9.15am – 12.15pm
Lunch sessions available on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
for further details call
(01304) 379 727 or 07968 263 185
www.kingsdownpreschool.org.uk
Deal
Physiotherapy
Clinic
Back/Neck Pain
Arthritis
Sports Injuries
87, Blenheim Road
Deal,
Kent
CT14 7DE
Tel: (01304) 373 229
Shaun Roper BSc (Hons), MCSP, SRP
(Chartered Physiotherapist)
Also a
PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Tuesday 1.00pm – 2.30pm
FOR HIRE
RINGWOULD VILLAGE HALL
ON THE A258
FOR EVERY OCCASION EXCELLENT FACILITIES
Family Parties Christenings Weddings Birthdays
Contact Bookings Secretary: Mrs M Read
01304 363 528
Kingsdown Conservation
Group
Kingsdown Residents want a voice so our Membership
Grows every day
Please join us
Contact Julian Dalrymple on 373 071
Email:- [email protected]
or visit our website
www.kingsdownconservation.org.uk
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The Big Tea! Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
in Ringwould
Next Meeting Thursday 19th April in the Church Social Space
So what's on the menu?
3.00pm 4th June a giant ‘Bring and Share’ Tea
Some Music- Games for Children- Children encouraged to come as Kings and Queens- Adults encouraged to wear red, white and blue.
We have applied to The Parish Council for a grant. The Coffee Morning raised £60. We would like to buy every village child (16 and under) a Jubilee Mug, but need to know how many children there are. Please let us know by registering your children on email or telephone.
Have you any Royal memorabilia from the last 60 years? We would like to stage an exhibition.
Again please email or telephone.
All ideas welcome! Lots of help will be needed on the day. We are looking for a means of playing music. Do you have amplifiers etc??
Volunteer on [email protected] or 361 030
ST NICHOLAS PLAYERS (AMATEUR)
“An Ideal Husband” by Oscar Wilde
on
25th, 26th, 27th & 28th April
at 7.30pm
Ringwould Village Hall
Tickets £5.00
The Box Office Tel: 01304 852 560
SINGING FOR FUN IS BACK!
In Ringwould
Thursdays at 3pm in the Church Social Space. For more details telephone
Lyn on 360 097.
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Letter from the Rectory
Moving On!
I can’t believe that eleven years have passed since I was ordained in Canterbury Cathedral by the then Archbishop George Carey in 2001. Many changes have taken place in our benefice since then. Eleven years ago Fred Arvidsson was the Rector and the benefice consisted of only the two parishes of Kingsdown and Ringwould. In 2004 we were joined by Ripple and Sutton and Adrian Fallows and I were
licenced on the same day by Bishop Michael Turnbull at a service on March 14th in Ripple church to serve in these parishes too.
In August this year I will reach the age of 70, the age when clergy are obliged to retire. My last Sunday as a licenced minister in the four parishes will be Trinity Sunday June 3rd when there will be a united morning service in Ringwould church at 10am. After a gap of 6 months I anticipate that the bishop will grant me Permission To Officiate, a more general licence which will enable me to take services once again where needed. I have very much enjoyed my ministry in our four parishes and it has been a great joy and a privilege to get to know so many of you and in particular to share both the happy and the sorrowful moments through the numerous baptisms, weddings and funerals along with the weekly round of Sunday services.
During this time I have discovered how different our four parishes are from each other. Each has its own unique history and traditions, held dear by many for whom our village churches have been a spiritual home for so long; myself included. Whilst this is something to celebrate we cannot hang on to the past at all costs. We live in ever changing times, and whilst Christ’s message of love, forgiveness and salvation does not change we have to seek to present this powerful message afresh to every succeeding generation.
For this reason our churches must change. Of course we don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water, but we have to think of new ways of conveying Christ’s message to an ever more secular and less ‘Christian’ society. Our church buildings stand, as they always have, as proud icons of the faith, but they are there for everybody and we have to also find ways of making them more user friendly and opening them up for use by the wider community. As a small family of churches we must move on, become more united in our efforts to present this message by sharing with each other what we each do best, by pooling our skills and working together.
I will never forget the love and support you have all shown to both myself and Jean during these years and leave you with my blessing and good wishes for the future prosperity of our benefice. John.
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for more details on 07912 555 537
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Kingsdown News correspondent:- Barbara Brooker
51 Balmoral Road. Kingsdown CT14 8BY Tel:- 01304 369 537 or Email the editor direct to [email protected]
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HIRE ST JOHN’S (KINGSDOWN) VILLAGE HALL Registered Charity Number 302777
For all social occasions, parties, receptions & meetings. LARGE MAIN HALL (for up to100) with well equipped kitchen
LOWER HALL (for up to 24) with tea-making facilities Booking Secretary: Mike Glavin 07817 655 953
Easter Day Sunrise Service at Kingsdown - and Easter Egg Hunt A date for your diary – Sunday 8th April we will be holding a sunrise service on the beach at Kingsdown (weather permitting!) to welcome in and celebrate Easter Day.
So come along and join us at 6.00am to celebrate the fact that Christ has risen. Please join us afterwards for refreshments in the village hall – tea, coffee, hot cross buns and more…Then, a little later join us for an Easter Egg Hunt in the churchyard, following the 11.00am morning service.
STOP PRESS, STOP PRESS, STOP PRESS To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June, on the week end of 1, 2, 3 June with the
Bank Holidays on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5, we will be having extra displays of flowers in St
John’s Church. It would be good to have displays of objects too, perhaps memorabilia con-
nected with the Coronation. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please contact
Barbara Brooker on 01304 369 537 (Email: [email protected])
or Georgina Maude on 01304 389 253 (Email: [email protected])
HELP FOR HEROES My name is Hannah, and with the help of Eleanor and Blaise, my friends in Year 10, I am
organising a Colossal Cake Sale for the charity Help for Heroes to be held in Kingsdown
Village Hall on Friday 6 April from 2pm – 4pm. We ask you to bake as many cakes, biscuits,
scones, or whatever takes your fancy, and bring them to the hall for sale, so that we can raise a
colossal sum of money to aid the recovery of these brave men and women. We look forward to
seeing you at the sale but if you cannot come please send a donation instead to Hannah Lukey,
c/o Pinewood House, Church Cliff, Kingsdown, CT14 8AT. Tel: 01304 365 275
[email protected] PLEASE SUPPORT OUR HEROES
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01304 239 390 / 07970 414 784
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(01304) 365 460
tel: 01304 367 955
mobile: 07974 763 121
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SECRETARY :- Kathy Erridge Tel: 01304 373 402 Meetings are held at 2.00pm on the second Monday each month (except Aug) at Kingsdown Village Hall, Upper Street or Ringwould Village Hall, Dover Road
We were all beguiled by the storyteller Tony Cooper’s tales of buccaneers, mermaids and fishermen on Deal beach at our March meeting! It is amazing that such events go on right there on our local seashore! There are several visits to look forward to, the East Kent Annual Meeting, a Group Meeting, and a trip to the Marlowe Theatre to see Yes, Prime Minister, preceded by lunch of course! A summer outing is being discussed; Hever Castle seems to have the popular vote…watch this space! We now have forty nine members and this number seems to increase monthly. Do join us! Everyone will be made very welcome Our April meeting will be a Spring lunch on Monday 2nd April at 12 noon, in Kingsdown Village Hall. If you would like to come please let Kathy Erridge know either at the Post Office, or on 373 402. It will cost £5. Christine Smith
Happy Birthday to Helen Gill,10th April and Jacky Proctor on 26th April.
Vintage and Classic Car Monthly Meetings At The Zetland Arms,
on the Beach at Kingsdown Sunday Lunchtime Meeting from 12.00 Noon.
Sun. 29th April, Sun. 27th May.
On April 1st, Amy Brown, 16, (and her dad, Robert, 50) of Clim Down, Kingsdown, will be cycling from Manston airfield to RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire to raise money for the Jon Egging Trust. They plan to arrive in Scampton on April 6th, a ride of about 280 miles. Jon Egging flew with the Red Arrows during 2011 but sadly lost his life at Bournemouth Airshow last August when his Hawk came down at the end of the display. The Red Arrows have a long history with TG Aviation at Manston and are frequent visitors to the airfield during the summer and are often seen flying over Deal. The Jon Egging Trust was set up to inspire young people to achieve their potential, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Amy was inspired to undertake something remarkable and the sponsored cycle ride is all her idea. Her goal is to raise £10,000. If you have ever been 'wowed' by the Red Arrows or want to recognise Amy's enthusiasm and energy to help young people please sponsor her at www.brownsbikeride.co.uk Information on the Jon Egging Trust can be found at www.joneggingtrust.moonfruit.com
Robert Brown
Back by popular demand
A Book Fair - Coffee & Cakes on Saturday 28th April
at Kingsdown Village Hall
11.00am till 3.00pm
If you have books to donate deliver on the
day or please contact Jane 01304 373 774
who will arrange collection
Arrangements for
Kingsdown Street Party
to celebrate HRH the
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
on Sunday 3rd June
are well under-way.
Donations of Raffle Prizes
will be gratefully received.
Please contact
Jane 01304 373 774
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Jubilee. The Parish Council has received a kind donation of £200 from KCC via Councillor Steve Manion towards its marking of the jubilee. At the Parish Council meeting in March it was agreed that: The Kingsdown Street Party and the Ringwould bring and share picnic would each receive a grant donation of £250 The Parish Council would develop a design for a village signboard for each village and also is looking into tree planting/and or planters Unrelated to the jubilee, the Parish Council also agreed a grant of £600 towards the production of Rural Roundup. Two dates for your diary in April. Sunday 15th April, an afternoon’s walk around the boundary of the Parish Council. The Parish Council has organised this walk which will start and end on Ringwould Village Green. The route takes walkers through woodland, across fields, along the cliff top to Kingsdown and then returns to Ringwould along footpaths, walking alongside Ripple windmill to reach the village centre again. Thanks to East Valley Farm for allowing the walk to go along field edges bordering Dover Rd. All those intending to walk must be aware that the terrain is mixed, with some very rough ground in places with hills and stiles to climb along the way. In addition the Dover Road will be crossed twice and there is some roadside walking involved. Anyone participating in the walk must wear appropriate walking footwear and please also carry waterproof clothing (should the weather look dubious) and carry water for warm weather. In the event of very poor weather the walk will be postponed, please check the Parish Council website on the morning of the walk, a postponement notice will be placed in news items if needed. Dogs under close control and children are welcome but please take account of the length of this walk and the nature of the terrain and ensure that this is within children’s capacity, as at times you will be some distance away from any road. In total the walk is a little over 8 miles in length the walk and has some great views of the countryside and coast around us. If you would like to walk a lesser distance, and can organise the necessary transport then the walk from Ringwould towards Kingsdown (which is just over half the distance has some of the best views. Parking is available in the lay-by on the Dover Rd, and at the village hall. Monday 16th April .6.30pm Learning Opportunities Centre Ringwould This is the date of the Annual Parish Meeting, which will take place at 6,30pm immediately prior to the April Parish Council meeting at the hall of Learning Opportunities Centre in Ringwould. This is a chance for all residents to come along and find out about the last year for the Parish Council and look forward to the next. This year there will be a guest speaker, Anne Russell, the Tree and High Hedges Conservation officer at Dover District Council. Anne will be talking about her role and the importance of trees in our local environment. If any local group wishes to display any material at this event a, please contact the clerk to the Parish Council A reminder on Rural Broadband, don’t forget to register your interest. Kent County Council’s initiative Make Kent Quicker, is well underway with the aim of encouraging all broadband suppliers to connect faster broadband right across the county. The more people that register on this site, the easier it will be to demonstrate demand. Visit www.makekentquicker.com Sarah Spanner , Clerk to R & K Parish Council
Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Clerk:- Mrs Sarah Spanner, The Gate House, Ringwould CT14 8HL
Tel:- 01304 364 197 Email: [email protected]
http://www.ringwouldwithkingsdownpc.kentparishes.gov.uk
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1, Cliffe Road
Kingsdown, Deal CT14 8AJ
Telephone: (01304) 381622
112, London Road
Kearsney, Dover CT16 3AB
Telephone: (01304) 827770
High Street
St. Margaret’s-at-Cliffe, Dover CT15 6AT
Telephone: (01304) 852 960
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For appointments or
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Mobile
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Collection and Delivery Service
Weekend Appointments available on request
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It has been an extremely busy last few weeks at Kingsdown & Ringwould CEP School. We started with ‘World Book Day’, when children and staff came dressed as their favourite book characters. During the day books were shared and a book swap took place. Over £180 was raised during the day which will be spent on books for class libraries chosen by the children. Many of our sports teams have been in action recently, including the boys and girls football teams, the KS1 multi skills
teams and our basketball team played in the county finals. Finally our Year 6 athletics team won an Olympic schools cup hosted by Walmer Science College. Last week we welcomed two special guests to Kingsdown – athletes Todd Bennett and Vicki Barr. Vicki is a 400m silver medallist runner who hopes to be chosen to run in this summer’s Olympics. Todd and Vicki were at school to help run a ‘sponsored sports event’, raising money for the school and future Olympians. There was also a question and answer session with Vicki and a chance to see some of her medals.
K i n g s d ow n & R i n gw o u l d C E P S c h o o l Head teacher - Jo Hygate Glen Road, Kingsdown, CT14 8DD
Tel: 01304 373 734 Secretary - Email: [email protected]
Jo Hygate
PREPARATION for KENT TESTS
PRACTICE for KS2 SATS
REVISION FOR GCSE FOUNDATION CORE SUBJECTS
Individual one to one lessons arranged throughout the term
Small group tuition (maximum 4) for Kent Tests and KS2 SATs
Kingsdown Village Hall
Easter Holidays 2nd – 5th and / or 10th – 13th April 2012
June Half Term and Summer Holiday sessions to be arranged.
Very experienced teacher, qualified to teach
from KS2 to Foundation Level KS4
Dfes AND GTC Registered - CRB Checked by KCC
For more details contact Pat Kiff – 01304 367 287 or
07855 542 166 or email [email protected]
TERM DATES TERM 4 Finish Friday 30th March
TERM 5 Start Monday 16th April
Monday 7th May (Bank Holiiday) Finish Friday 1st June
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I have been spending a glorious day in the garden breaking in a new pair of Wellingtons. What a difference the sun makes. It lifts your spirits and if you are like me, one wants to do every job that you can think of in such a short space of time. All aches and pains can be forgotten whilst pottering around moving plants and sowing seeds. But we
really must not get too ahead of ourselves as there could still be a frost or even snow. I remember when we moved house at the end of May whilst living in Leices-tershire many years ago, so that we could have some Runner Beans to eat during the summer I sowed lots of seeds in pots and they were duly moved on the big day. Would you believe it! There was a late frost that night which was not forecast and I lost the lot. As you can imagine I was not very happy and had to start all over again. Today seeds bought at Thomas Jefferson's house in USA were sown and hopefully I will be able to tell you a bit more about them at a later date. The next meeting is on Monday 30th April when John Harvey will come to talk to us about 'The Woodland Trust'. I do hope that you will be able to join us as the information he gives us is very interesting and yes, I have heard him speak before! The Plant Sale takes place in the Kingsdown and Ringwold School car park on Saturday 19th May. All the plants are grown by members who have to cope with the chalky soil. They are always in great demand and good value. So please come and see what bargains you can purchase when we open the gate to the public at 9a.m. The schedules for the Village Show are now on sale in the PO in Upper Street or from one of the committee. Happy Gardening. Susan Martin - Chairman
Drum
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Kingsdown Pre-School needs your help! Please help us to win an £8,000 grant towards a safe play surface for the Kingsdown Village Hall forecourt. Our children love getting outside, so the grant would make a huge difference to the Pre-School and benefit the whole community.
We need parents, teachers, friends, relatives, businesses, neighbours, work colleagues (just about everybody really!) to collect tokens that will be printed in the Mercury (and in all KM Group paid for titles) on a weekly basis from March 15
th to April 19
th to be in with a chance of winning.
Please support us by collecting as many tokens as possible and then hand them in at Pre-School, to any Pre-School committee member or parent, the village newsagents or at Kingsdown Primary School. Thank you. Lisa Dennison
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Open House Boden Shopping Party (Raising funds for Kingsdown Pre-School). Kingsdown Pre-School are throwing an open house Boden Shopping
Party on Thursday 3rd May from 10am – 2pm at Whytebeams, Alexandra Road, Kingsdown. We would love it if you could come along. We will have five stacked rails from the new summer range of Womenswear, Johnnie b, Mini and Accessories for you to see and try on (and a few bits of Menswear). We'll also have jeans in every size to help find your perfect fit. And, of course, a cup of tea and a slice of cake! If anything takes your fancy, you can place an order with an exclusive offer of 20% off all categories plus free postage and free returns. It would be great if you could come along, and better still if you could bring along lots of friends or family who aren’t Boden shoppers too. To make this worth your while, for every new customer you bring who places an order at the party, you will receive £25 credit on your account (maximum four a month) - so it's certainly worth racking your brains for any potential new customers. Hopefully, it'll be lots of fun and if you’re thinking of placing an order soon, it might be an idea to hold on so you can have a proper look and feel first at our party! Please let us know if you're interested, so that we can get an idea of numbers and give you more details. For more information please contact Lisa Dennison on 239 704, Amanda Jacques on 367 541 or e-mail [email protected]
Can you help to make a difference? Christian Aid is one of those
charities constantly trying to improve the lives of poverty-stricken people
across the world. Christian Aid Week this year is 13th – 19th May, when you
can help by donating generously in the envelope that will drop through your
door, or by offering to deliver and collect envelopes for the house–to-house
collection. Your help in collecting in a road in Kingsdown will be much
appreciated, not least by the stalwart band of collectors who volunteer
each year. If you would like to help in this way, please put your name on the
list which will be in church from 1st April to 22nd April, or phone Alan Smith
on 361 452 for more information. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Ringwould News correspondent:- Jean Winn
Chilterns, Back Street, Ringwould. CT14 8HL Tel:- 01304 361 030 Email: [email protected]
St. Nicholas 100 Club There are still a few numbers left and remember the more
people who join the greater the prizes! March Winners were John Winn (£20) and Ursula Bailey (£10).
Sales & Wants For Sale: Child’s STAGG full drum set - 5 drums, 2 cymbals and sticks.
Hardly used. £40.00 or near offer. Telephone 07528 935 386
Tea and Chat meets this month on Thursday 12th April at 2pm
(later date because of Easter) Homemade cakes, Hot Cross Buns and a cuppa
not to mention a good chat! £1 Community warden Malcolm Wells
will be showing a DVD about the digital TV switchover
Free Car Parking for Kingsdown residents
Saturday 12th – Sunday 13
th May
This voucher entitles the holder to free parking.
Please surrender voucher on arrival.
Plant Fair Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th May
10am – 4pm Free event,
Parking charges still apply. Free to National Trust Members
Come along to our 12th annual plant fair at the White Cliffs of Dover. We have thousands of plants to tempt those green fingers all lovingly grown by our very dedicated volunteers. Call 01304 202756 for more information or speak to a member of staff in the Visitor Centre.
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Good-Sized Hall with Stage
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Good Off-Road Parking
All Occasions Catered For
Contact Booking Clerk
01304 363 361
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The Bingo Club - The April meetings of the Bingo Club will be held in Ripple
Village Hall on April 3rd and April 17th , starting at 7.00pm.
Ripple News Correspondent:- Laurence Davey
Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL Tel:- 01304 374 512 Email: [email protected]
Tea and Chat in Ripple - Tea and Chat held their monthly
meeting on March 12th, where members were given a
presentation by Hayden Powlter of Kent County Council on the
introduction of digital television and what steps needed to be
taken to convert to digital reception. The next meeting will be held on
Monday, April 16th at 2.00pm in Ripple Village Hall and will be a Celebration
of Easter.
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Ripple - The Lent Course for Ringwould and Ripple has started at Fairmead, Ripple, and is being followed with interest. It is held on Wednesdays at 7.30pm, concluding on March 28th.. The theme is ‘Spiritual Essentials for Real Life’. The Annual Parochial Church Meetings will take place in the Village Hall on
Wednesday, April 18th, commencing with the Vestry Meeting at 7.00pm.
Ripple Parish Council - The Annual Parish Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 12th in Ripple Village Hall, starting at 8.00pm. Please come along and take the opportunity to meet your councillors. Kent County Council is trying to encourage people to register their demand
for better broadband. Before broadband providers will invest in improving the
network, they need evidence to show that this is what people want. Sign up
and register your demand at www.makekentquicker.com. It only takes five
minutes.
Ripple Village Hall - The Trustees are continuing to consider any further
improvements which could be made to the Hall, so the invitation for new
ideas remains open; please contact any of the Trustees. The cost of
re-decorating the interior of the Hall is being investigated by the Trustees at
the moment. The next Trustees meeting will be held on Thursday, April 19th .
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Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Clerk: Veronica Harrop (Ronnie) Homestead Farm, Homestead Lane, East Studdal,
Dover CT15 5BU 01304 375 142 Email: [email protected]
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The St. Peter & St. Paul’s Sutton by Dover Parish Church Fete
will be held at The Community Centre, Studdal, on Saturday, 2nd June from 2.00 to 4.00pm.
There will be a garden plant stall, broken crockery, raffle, white elephant, Barbeque, photo competition, cake stalls
and lots more. Do come and join the fun of your village fete
We are seeing a lot more parishioners at our meetings now thanks to our last report in the Rural Roundup. I note that there is a £200 grant to our Local Councils to help with Dia-mond Jubilee Celebrations. Although no one has come forward to arrange a party for our Parish, it is not too late, so someone out there, come on!!!!!! We have had a stroke of luck with regard to our playing field in that a lady from Studdal has come forward with a lot of experience in dealing with grants etc. to fund such projects. We hope that at our Annual Parish Meeting in May (date to be an-nounced) we have a good turn out of parishioners to discuss what they would like with regard to play equipment at the playing field. We are rather concerned at the lack of white-lining at road junctions in the Parish. Many of the junctions have not been painted for many years and this causes confusion and frustration. We now have a Tree Warden in the Parish who will keep an eye on the trees and report back to the P.C. if there are any problems. We ask drivers to be even more diligent when on our roads as we are now into the lambing season and there will be a lot of movement around the Parish. Our next Parish Council Meeting is on Tuesday April 3rd at 19.30. it will be preceded by our A.G.M. Don't forget you are welcome to our meetings. It is a good way of getting a feed back of what you like or dislike in the Parish. Ron Little (Parish Councillor)
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SUTTON PCC 100 CLUB Winners in the March draw were 76 Little, 65 Fuller, 74 Folwell There are still numbers available so if you haven't joined yet it's not too late. The more the merrier and better prizes too! Contact Maggie (tel 372856/email [email protected]) for more info.
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BEEKEEPING
Would you like to keep bees?
We run local courses from Autumn 2011 through winter to spring 2012 for
people of all ages interested in keeping bees. Contact Patrick for more information.
This time next year you could be eating your own honey
Interested? contact [email protected] or Telephone:- 01304 374 824
Cornilo Riding A British Horse Society Approved Riding School
Riding for all ages and abilities
Group lessons & private lessons in riding and stable management, including
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Horse Owners Certificates, and training for BHS exams. Activity weeks and courses during the holidays
For more information please contact us on 01304 380369
Cornilo Riding, Sutton Court Farm, Sutton by Dover, Kent. CT15 5DF
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SUTTON PARISH COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Are you looking for an evening venue?
Sutton Parish Community Centre, Downs Road, East Studdal, have
vacancies if you would like to hold meetings, dance classes, exercise
classes, art classes, or any other event. There is ample off-road parking.
If you are interested please contact the booking clerk on 01304 363 361
Let’s be Sociable We are a very friendly group that meet from 10.30 ‘til 11.45am on the third Tuesday of every month, usually in the Church Hall, Downs Rd, Studdal. There is always a Bring and Buy stall, with home-made jams and local grown vegetables etc. and a Raffle.
So come for a chat and a hot drink. Everyone is welcome and all the proceeds go to charities.
SUTTON CHURCH FETE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
This year the feté will be held on the earlier date of June 2nd. so time to get out and about and find your subject matter.
With the change in season there will be lots more opportunities for taking photos for the competition.
The titles for this year's competition are:- 1) Nature's architecture 2) Portrait. There will be separate categories for adults and those under 16. So have fun and we look forward to enjoying your entries at the end of next month when you submit your handiwork. Watch out for details in next month's issue.
HAPPY SNAPPING
Drop in........for coffee, cake and chat Because of the bank holiday there’s only one
‘Drop in’ this month, on the 23rd but please join us if you can. Everyone is
welcome - come and browse the local paper and share the homemade cake,
or why not bring your crossword and finish it over a cup of coffee? Hope to
see you there
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Kingsdown Cat Sanctuary Rescues and Re-homes Unwanted and Abandoned Cats and Kittens
View by appointment only
Tel: 01304 363 071
www.kingsdowncatsanctuary.org
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Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable staff
Wide range of hardy plants
Shrubs & Trees
Alpines & Heathers
Herbs & Fruit
Seasonal Bedding
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Tel: 01304 360 034
Also Garden Design
Landscaping
Ponds
Patios & Drives
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Letters My wife and I moved to Kingsdown thirty years ago. The house we bought fulfilled all our needs
and though we never really discussed it we loved the village which had so much charm and
character. Thirty years later I am now sitting on the Parish Council’s Planning Committee. I and
other members of the Committee are often asked by Dover District Council for our views as to the
merits or otherwise of different planning applications. Considering each application is not always
easy and it is clear ‘you cannot please all of the people all of the time’. In simple terms it’s a
balancing act, protecting the character of our villages and in particular its conservation areas, its
flora and fauna, supporting business and supporting development that will not detract from any
particular area within the village.
The character of a village is rarely defined by one aspect alone; it is built up of a myriad of
things, some tangible, some not; but it is a fact that character can be enhanced, developed or
destroyed. The character of a village is readily recognised by its layout, its open spaces, its
particular flora and the design, construction and age of its buildings. Density too plays its part; in
Kingsdown there is the tight cluster of homes around the shops in the centre of the village, the
regular lines of the old fishermen’s cottages in the conservation area and the more open design of
the Edwardian houses on the cliff top. In addition there are the more modern designs at the outer
edges of the village. Similar traits can be seen in Ringwould.
So, in examining a planning application your Parish Council has to decide: is the design
and density of the application going to affect the character and location of that particular part of
the village? In addition, of course, how will it affect the villagers themselves, will they be
overlooked, will light be blocked, will the application detract from their property? Your Parish
Council also has to take regard of national and local planning policy. It is not easy, and as I said, a
balancing act.
This Coalition Government is set to change the planning system through its flagship
Localism Bill. It is intending to devolve decision making down to the lowest possible level of
government, the Parish Council. This will be done through an update of previous local planning
with more rigorous procedure and is called the Neighbourhood Plan.
One typical problem for our villages recently has been the process known as ‘garden
grabbing’. This is where new houses are squeezed onto land that was once garden, thus increasing
density and destroying habitat and having a major impact on the character of a village if not
checked. Encouragingly a government minister has stated that,
‘The wishes of local people have been ignored as the character of neighbourhoods and gardens
have been destroyed, robbing communities of vital green space’.
So maybe, just maybe, this is an insidious practice that will be phased out.
Your Parish Council is, I believe, open and transparent in dealing with planning
applications. Your committee is receptive to your views but only if you make your views known
and remember ,if needs be, hold us to account..
If you are not content, however, engage with your councillors, hold them to account - they
work for you! Chris Price
The Deal and Walmer Handelian Choral Society. There will be a performance of Faure's Requiem and Stanford's Songs of the Fleet at St. Mary's Church, Walmer, on Thursday April 26th. 2012 at 7.30pm. Musical Director Robert Tapsfield will share conducting and accompanying with Stefan Catto. The soloists will be Sarah Bennett, soprano, and Jon Williams, baritone. Tickets , priced £8, are available from The Information Office, Landmark Centre, High Street, Deal and Mark One Music, Victoria Road, Deal. They are also available from choir members and at the performance.
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Letters cont……………….
Save the Children - Crisis in Syria. Every year more than 60 million children around the world are caught up in emergencies. Save
the Children responds quickly to their immediate needs. While Save the Children awaits full access to Syria, our teams are helping Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries with relief and support. Hundreds of children have been killed or seriously injured in Syria. The killing must stop. Please sign the Save the Children petition urging the UN Security Council to act. Please go to www.savethechildren.org.uk. If you wish to attend a local event to support Save the Children, the newly-formed local branch of the charity is holding a quiz at St Andrew's Church Hall on 21st April, at 7.30 pm, tickets £4, tables of 6-8. Thank you. Sarah Spong 363 942
Last year Rural Roundup published articles about the interesting history of previous occupants of Morning Glory and Pinewood House. Today, there are still people in the village who have memories of life here in days gone by that would be fascinating for the rest of us to hear. With this in mind Kingsdown Conservation Group is hoping to make recordings of these reminiscences into a CD. However, this needs some help from you. We need to know of elderly relatives and friends who would be willing to share their experiences of life in the village and how it has changed over the dec-ades. This will provide an exciting archive and valuable community re-cord. If you can contribute to this interesting project, please contact Philip Evemy on 01304 366 628
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE One of the most exhilarating memories of my childhood was a visit to the Smalls lighthouse off the Pembrokeshire coast. There was a terrifying leap from boat to rock which was pounded by fierce waves even on a calm day. Then, a climb that went on forever, up the circular stairway to the breath-taking lantern, followed by mugs of sweet tea to put strength back into our legs. How fortunate we are to have within a gentle walking distance our own South Foreland Lighthouse. This historic building is looked after by The National Trust who, in the coming season, will be showing some exciting new displays, as well as opening Mrs Knott’s tearoom, named after the local family who for gen-erations manned the lighthouse - so after your walk you too will be able to get your strength back. The National Trust has asked the Kingsdown Conservation Group to canvas our local community for volunteers to help with these exciting developments. The season began on 16 March, so they would like to hear from the willing as soon as possible. For more information about volunteering call 852 463 or visit [email protected] Mary Lord
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THE PLOUGH INN RIPPLE
Tel: 01304 360209
Where you will always be welcome, come and enjoy a meal
or a drink in our unspoiled pub.
Food is available Tues to Saturday12.00 - 2.00pm
and 6.00 - 8.30pm (8.00pm Weds)
Ripple Lunch on Thurs is £4.95 and sweets £1.50
Wednesday is Quiz night starting at 8.00pm entry £1.00 p.p. supper incl.
Friday is fresh fish and chips day - Sunday is traditional roast from 12.00 - 3.00pm
St Martin’s Emmaus On the (A20) in Dover Tel : 01304 204 550
Dover Shop Open Mon - Fri 9am-5pm Collections Mon - Fri Only
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Facts & figures for groyne repair
at Kingsdown
The beach groyne repair works is carried out on an annual basis as this particular groyne field is getting close to
the end of its life span and we have to maintain more frequently as a consequence. The cost of these repairs for this financial year has arrived at 16K. Consequently the beach has changed significantly since the groynes were constructed in the early 60s and DDC are currently working with Halcrows (consultants) to produce a Project Appraisal Report, which is due to be completed this April and delivered to the Environment Agency. Furthermore, this will be submitted into the EA's Medium Term Plan for approval and providing the outcome measure is high enough, DDC may have a successful chance in obtaining further grant funding to help improve the coastline defence to Kingsdown. The report has identified the need for a new groyne field to be re-aligned and an extensive beach re-charge carried out from offshore.
The beach recycling works being carried out at the moment are part of a five year beach management plan in Kingsdown, whereby five lots of 120K have been approved to be allocated on a biannual basis. The last remaining batch of this funding is therefore due to be completed in the financial year of 2014/15, hence the need for this new PAR study to be delivered as previously stated. DDC actively monitor all its coastline and can carry out emergency repairs funded by the EA providing the works are protecting from the risk of coastal flooding.
Keith Watson Corporate Estate and
Coastal Engineer Dover District Council
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KINGSDOWN CONSERVATION GROUP Some of you may remember a lecture last November about the flora and fauna of our local beach. Before that I had never realised there was so much biodiversity in such a small area. Kingsdown Conservation Group is now sug-gesting that an illustrated booklet on the local flora and fauna would be a great resource for families in the village and also for those who visit for holidays and weekends. Is there anyone willing to help gather and edit such material
with our advice and support? I know from my dog walking that there are plenty of keen birders out there, but if you think you are unable to write anything about your hobby, I commend to you any book on bird watching by Simon Barnes to get you started. It is obvious from the covers of Rural Roundup that there are many photogra-phers who could contribute some really exciting pictures and I am sure that families having fun in the rock pools could also make a contribution with their observations. Perhaps the school could help too. So to get started, we need people who enjoy the natural world to put forward their ideas and to indicate what special interest they may have to get the project moving. This could be the beginning of something really exciting – Kingsdown’s first coffee table publication! Initially please contact Chairman Philip Evemy with your suggestions on 01304 366 628 or at [email protected] Mary Lord
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Calendar of Events April 2012
Mon 2nd WI Spring Lunch, Kingsdown Village Hall, 12noon Tues 3rd Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm Tues 3rd Sutton Parish Council Meeting 7.30pm Wed 4th Kingsdown Lunch Club, Zetland Arms 12.45pm Fri 6th Colossal Cake Bake, Kingsdown Village Hall, 2.00pm - 4.00pm Sun 8th Sunrise Service for Easter Day 6.00am on Kingsdown Beach. Thur 12th Tea & Chat, St Nicholas Church, Ringwould, 2.00pm Thur 12th Annual Parish Council Meeting, Ripple Village Hall, 8.00pm Sun 15th Walk round the Parish Boundary - see page 13 Mon 16th Copy Deadline for May edition “Rural Roundup” Mon 16th Annual Parish Council Meeting, Learning Centre Ringwould 6.30pm Mon 16th School - Start Term 5 Mon 16th Tea & Chat - Ripple Village Hall, 2.00pm Tues 17th Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm Tues 17th Let’s be Socialable Church Hall Studdal, 10.30am - 11.45am Wed 18th Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm Thur 19th Ringwould Diamond Jubilee Meeting, St Nicholas Church, 7.30pm Thur 19th Trustees Meeting, Ripple Village Hall. Sat 21st Save the Children Quiz, St. Andrews Church Hall, Deal, 7.30pm Mon 23rd Drop-in for Coffee, Studdal Church Hall, 9.30am - 11.00am Mon 23rd Floral Magic, Whitfield Village Hall, 7.30pm Wed 25th - 28th St Nicholas Players, Ringwould Village Hall, 7.30pm Thur 26th Handelian Choral Soc concert, St Mary’s Church, Walmer, 7.30pm Sat 28th Book Fair & Coffee, Kingsdown Village Hall, 11.00am - 3.00pm Sun 29th Vintage & Classic Car Meeting, Zetland Arms, 12noon Mon 30th Kingsdown Garden Society.
Pilates Classes Ripple Village Hall - Tuesdays at 10.30am
Great Mongeham Village Hall - Thursdays at 5.45pm
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The Deal and District Flower Club will be joining forces with Dover Flower Club to present Alan Smith demonstrating 'Floral Magic' on Monday 23rd April 2012 at 7.30pm. The venue will be Whitfield Village Hall, Sandwich Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3LY. Tickets are £8.00 to include refreshments. Doors open at 6.45pm. In addition to the flower demonstration there will be stalls selling accessories, plants and preserves. For tickets and further information please contact Mrs. Margaret Chidley on 01304 239 092
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Clubs & Organisations
Kingsdown Garden Society Chairman:- Mrs Sue Martin 01304 363 917 Secretary:- Mr T Ridley-Ellis 01304 381 084 Kingsdown Angling Club Chairman:- Mr Richard Appleford 01304 368 804 Secretary:- Mr Chris Carter 01304 372 200 1
st Kingsdown Brownies & Guides
Brown Owl & Unit Leader:- Miss S Griffiths 01034 367 124 12
th Deal (Kingsdown) Scout Group
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venture Scouts Leader:- Mrs P Kennett 01304 366 694 Kingsdown Music Society Chairman:- Mrs Julie Wells 01304 373 814 Secretary:- Mrs S Glaze 01304 369 142 Kingsdown & Ringwould Women's Institute President:- Mrs Elizabeth Bembridge 01304 374 630 Secretary:- Mrs Kathy Erridge 01304 373 402 Kingsdown Pre School Chairman:- Mrs Lisa Dennison 01304 239 704 Secretary:- Mrs Raeanne Nightingale 01304 360 330 Kingsdown Parent & Toddler Group Contact:- Mrs Cheryl Chettleburgh 07985 933 257 Kingsdown Conservation Group Contact:- Acting Chairman Mr Philip Evemy O1304 366 628 Ringwould History Society Chairman:- Mrs Jennifer Van Lens 01304 371 289 Secretary:- Mrs Mary Read Eaton House, Front Street 01304 363 528 St Nicholas Players Chairman:- Mr B Munro 01304 372 065 Secretary:- Miss Janet Alcock 01304 367 453 Ripple Tea & Chat Mrs Rosemary Davey 01304 374 512 Ripple Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator:- Mr Roger Chatfield 01304 363 912 Ripple Bingo Club Mrs Daphne Lee 01304 365 573 Sutton Spectrum Club for children Church Hall Studdal Tuesdays 4.00pm - 6.00pm (term time) Organiser:- Mrs Maggie Crawley 01304 372 856 Deal & Dist branch of Save the Children Chairman:- Sarah Spong 01304 363 942 Secretary:- Jane Samuel 01304 360 103
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Parish Contacts Hall Booking Kingsdown & Ringwould School Maggi Bowden (Sec) 01304 373 734 Kingsdown Village Hall Mike Glavin Mobile: 07817 655 953 Email: [email protected] Ringwould Village Hall Mrs Mary Read 01304 363 528 Ripple Village Hall Mrs D Eves 01304 360 736 Studdal Church Hall Mrs Barbara Odell 01304 361 262 Sutton Community Centre Booking Clerk 01304 363 361
Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Chairman: Mr Patrick MacWilliam Sunraker, Back Street, Ringwould CT14 8HL 01304 373 888 Email: [email protected] Clerk: Mrs Sarah Spanner The Gate House, Ringwould CT14 8GH 01304 364 197 Email: [email protected]
Kingsdown & Ringwould Community Warden & PCSO Community Warden, Malcolm Wells 07969 584 181 PCSO, Lisa White 07969 584 207
Ripple Parish Council Chairman: Mrs Daphne Lee Eastchurch, Sutton Rd., Ripple CT14 8JA 01304 365 573 Clerk: Mrs Kath Hastilow 01304 372 235
Email:- [email protected]
Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Chairman: Mr Simon Butcher Bower Lodge, Stone Heap Road, East Studdal,CT15 5BU 01304 371 420 Email:- [email protected] Clerk: Veronica Harrop (Ronnie) Homestead Farm, Homestead Lane, East Studdal , Dover CT15 5BU 01304 375 142 Email: [email protected]
Kingsdown Village Hall Maintenance Officer: Mike Glavin Mobile: 07817 655 953 Chairman: Mr Anthony Graham 01304 361 043 Email: [email protected] Secretary: Mrs Jane Banks 01304 373 774
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Fame at last, a picture of Ringwould’s Tea and Chat appeared in the Canterbury Diocesan newsletter ‘Outlook’
Rural Roundup Editor:- Doreen Clark, Popinjay Balmoral Road, Kingsdown. CT14 8DB Tel:- 01304 362 333 - Email:- [email protected]
Treasurer:- Helen Williams, The Old Lifeboat House, Wellington Parade, Kingsdown, Deal. CT14 8AF Tel:- 01304 373 602 - Email:- [email protected]
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Five Bells Front Street, Ringwould
Now OPEN and Completely Refurbished
Accommodation: Twins and Doubles from £60 & Chalet/Barns from £80
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Dining: Monday-Saturday 12noon-9pm, Sunday 12noon - 5pm
Bar: Mon-Thurs 12noon-11:30pm, Fri-Sat 12noon-1am, Sunday 12noon-10:30pm
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Entertainment: Every Friday & Every 2nd Saturday in the Month (ring for details)
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