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01892 531207

Paddock Wood
and Distr icts
TOWN Crier
Paddock Wood, East Peckham, Matfield, Brenchley, Horsmonden
June 2013
New Athletic
training track at
Putlands
Local History
Rural Life amongst the
orchards
Brenchley Churchyard
What’s On June
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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We have donated seed packs to four local primary schools. Their students will
grow the seeds and then have the opportunity to sell them in store to raise
money for projects happening in their school. Students at Horsmonden Primary
have decided they will use the money they raise to purchase more gardening
equipment. This project will allow students to develop their knowledge of
growing seeds and gardening as well as gaining key skills in handling money
and selling! We look forward to seeing the results. The following primary
schools are being supported through this project:
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East Peckham Primary School
Paddock Wood Primary School
Capel Primary School
Horsmonden Primary School
COFFEE SHOP DEVELOPMENTS
In June we hope to be displaying our
new coffee shop art work created by
students at Mascalls. Make sure you
check it out - the art work displayed will
be changed regularly!
HOSPICE IN THE WEALD
DONATION
In May we donated £500 worth of
stock to support the Hospice in the
Weald tennis lunch. This helped to
raise a large donation for the
charity.
51-53 Commercial Road
Paddock Wood, TN12 6EN
01892 824 420
43 Hastings Road
Pembury, TN2 4PB
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Earlier in the
year we helped
to plant trees at
Foal
Hurst
woods. We then
were offered the
opportunity to
help name the
newly created
area. We ran a
stall in store in
April and May to
allow customers
to enter the
competition and
put forward their
suggestion. We
look forward to
releasing
the
new
name
shortly.
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Sunday Browsing Time
On Sunday we are open from 9.45 for customers to
browse the store and make selections before the
checkouts and service counters open at 10.00
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10 Fork It!
12 Property: Character Properties - are they becoming
hard to sell?
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14 Local &Topical
14 Horsmonden Primary School Summer Fete
16 New Athletic training track at Putlands
YOUR KITCHEN
17 BRENCHLEY & MATFIELD BOWLS CLUB
18 Play Badminton in Paddock Wood
20 Lamberhurst’s heritage and wildlife
22 Health & Wellbeing
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24 Homeopathy
26 Leisure
26 Musings of a Mediocre Mother
28 Horses Mouth ; No Nonsense advice to your
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30 Recipe: Lambs Kidney & Bacon on Toasted Sour
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30 Cartoon By Gerry
32 June book & Film review
34 Prize Sudoku
36 Local History:
38 Wordsearch
40 Motoring: Hot Hondas
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Welcome to the June issue of the Town Crier
delivered to 5500 homes in Paddock Wood,
East Peckham, Matfield ,Brenchley and
Horsmonden each month.
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any subsequent alterations or for any error, omission or mis-statement in any material published herein.
Acknowledgements; Angela Boobbyer, Perrin Hayes, Chris McCooey, Michael Taylor, Judy Bowen Jones, Linda Read,
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Gardening: Chocks away...
The horticultural afterburners are lit and we’ve
finally got clearance to lift off out in the borders!
Time to strap in, switch to 100% oxygen
to clear the senses, arm the heat-seeking
missiles and blast our way out of one of the
most extraordinarily bad winters I have ever
encountered and straight into the heart of spring.
The trouble is that the velocity we’ve reached
means that spring this year is going to be more
of a shock and awe campaign – over in an
explosive splash of colour and rampant growth
before summer arrives a month later.
Regardless of how short the gardening spring is
going to be, we should enjoy every single minute
of it because it undoubtedly represents the very
best season in the garden. The splashes of
colour from daffodils, crocus and tulips, softened
by the soft greens of emerging leaf buds and
new plant growth, knocks summer’s often
frazzled and exuberant display for six. It’s like
chalk and cheese as far as I’m concerned but,
then again, my bias is centered on my interest
in some of the smaller gems of the plant world
which are at their very best right now. To be fair,
they aren’t for everyone as they don’t represent
the best value (both financially and aesthetically)
as far as garden plants are concerned and they
also need a modicum of TLC which can be
tiresome, unless you are a bit of a
plant geek such as yours truly.
internet and by attending specialist flower shows
with fellow geeks – although this can lead to a
trainspotting-like addiction and madness if not
carefully controlled!
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Take, for instance, the violet. Normally a bit of
a scruffy little plant with a smattering of small,
violet coloured (funnily enough!) flowers at this
time of year. Just what I used to think before
visiting Grove’s nursery in Bridport, Dorset
last week where I was met with what can only
be described as an aromatherapic overload
from the vast display of violets they had on
display. This garden center is the national violet
collection holder and has every colour, size
and variety available today – which amounts
to hundreds of species and hybrids – most all
of them blessed with an intoxicating scent of,
believe it or not, violets!
Suffice to say, I am now the proud owner of yet
more little gems; this time they are exotically
named French hybrid ‘parma’ violets – well
worth a few hundred miles drive to collect
them??? I must be mad – or is it just Spring
Fever?!!
Jonathan Wild
Leisure Gardener and Slightly Bonkers…
So what do I consider a gem? Well,
without wishing to bore you all with
Latin names, I would include the
following: coydallis, sternbergias,
primulas, ranunculus, narcissus,
erythroniums, crocus and violets –
all of which deserve a closer look
either on bended knee or a position
in a raised bed near the back door.
Most of them rarely get above a
few centimeters high (apart from
the bigger narcissus which I have
excluded from the accolade of gem!)
and most are available locally from
good garden centres. The more
scarce varieties (true gems) have to
be tracked down through careful
and diligent searching on the
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Obviously it depends to an extent where you live
in the UK, but according to a gardening pundit,
everything is about a month later than it should
be. Nature has a wonderful way of catching
up however, so it may be that by the time this
magazine hits your doormat, all the plants may
be just a couple of weeks behind. Even so, I
suspect that my mixed flower borders will end
up looking their best much later than I’d hoped–
probably some time in August when I am away
on holiday!
I always grow cosmos bipinnatus in the borders
and the cutting patch, as they are reliable
germinators and will happily keep flowering for
several months. The TV gardener Sarah Raven
says that her 1m x 1m patch can produce 2
buckets of flowers a week from late June to
October – that’s very good value from a couple
of packets of seed. It is possible to buy some
varieties of cosmos as bedding plants from a
garden centre, but I avoid them as they tend to
be the compact types which just get lost in my
borders! I have therefore always grown them
from seed and have found the white cosmos
“Purity” and the bright pink “Dazzler” to be the
best. Not only are they prolific flowerers, but they
also produce lots of nectar and pollen making
them attractive to bees and butterflies. Last year
the cool wet summer meant that the cosmos
put on a lot of growth and reached nearly 5 feet
and while the flowers didn’t appear until late
August, they looked spectacular until
late October and the first frosts. As
with all annuals, it is better if you can
deadhead them, but I have noticed
that they perform just as well if I don’t
and towards the end of the season
you can save the seed and try sowing
it next year.
Another annual that loved last year’s
rains were the sweet peas that
produced vases of flowers for weeks.
I go for fragrance over colour or size,
so I prefer varieties such as the small
bicolour “Matucana” or the dark
purple “Lord Nelson”. It is important
to keep cutting sweet peas so that
they carry on producing flowers –
once you start to see any pods, they
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are starting to set seed and will put their energy
into that rather than flower production. So even
if you have filled all your vases, keep cutting and
give them to friends – you’ll be very popular.
Another favourite annual is amaranthus caudatus
or Love-lies-bleeding. It produces drooping
panicles of dark red blooms – giving rise to its
dramatic name - and for extra drama I have
always planted the dark red/purple foliage
variety. In fact I find that it plants itself as it
obligingly self-seeds every year. As it can grow
to over 3 feet it will need to be staked, as
the drooping flowers can drag it over. Again,
last year’s cooler, wetter weather produced
whopping plants that flowered until October –
not bad for freebies!
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Property: Character Properties – are they
becoming hard to sell?
For a long time the perceived wisdom has been
that character properties such as Georgian
townhouses and Victorian villas sell at a premium
to comparable size modern properties; in some
areas that premium is as much as 20%. Looking
at the current market, in my area at least, this still
seems to be true but what I’m also noticing is
that character properties are taking longer to sell.
In one town which has a fair proportion of 18th
and 19th Century properties, out of 6 houses
that have been on the market for more than 6
months, 5 of them are character properties.
I have a theory about this. Character homes
have a lot to offer such as period charm, wellproportioned rooms and often a good deal
of interior space. What they tend to lack are
modern amenities such as garages, utility rooms
and the plethora of bathrooms that everyone
takes for granted these days. They are also
badly insulated, expensive to heat and require
a lot of upkeep and maintenance. For all these
reasons, for a period home may well not be the
best option for a family or a first time buyer.
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The present
market
conditions
of static or
even falling
house
prices
actually favour those who are looking to upsize;
yes, they get less money for the house they are
selling but they save proportionately more on the
house they are buying. But character properties
are often bought by retirees or families where
the children are about to leave home to go to
university. Effectively, these people are often
downsizing and they have a strong incentive to
sit tight and wait for the market to improve. This
is why character properties are proving slow to
sell at the moment.
If you are trying to sell a period home and it is
proving heavy going, my advice is to be patient;
the right buyer will come along eventually.
Craig Brown
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Horsmonden Primary School Summer Fete
Saturday 22nd June 2013, 12pm to 4pm
Bloco Fogo – the amazing Samba drumming
group will take the lead at Horsmonden Primary
School summer fete, with the children parading
from the village green to the school to open the
fete, which this year takes a theme of “Around
the World”.
As well as a wide variety of stalls for all ages,
from bouncy castle for the little ones to BBQ
and Beer tent for the older ones, there is a busy
arena programme including Maypole dancing,
gymnastics and Bloco Fogo.
There is also a silent auction with lots including
visit to a horse racing yard and tickets to
Newbury race course, paintballing for 10 people,
Assembly Hall tickets and hydrotherapy session
at Kalmora Spa plus many more.
Come and join us for a great afternoon –
entrance is free.
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New Athletic training track at Putlands
Brenchley & Matfield Bowls Club
Paddock Wood Athletic Club is pleased to
announce that work has finally started on the
new all weather training track at the Putlands
Sports and Leisure Centre. Planning Permission
was granted for the track at Putlands and this
approval is valid for three years from August
2010.
Would you like to make new
friends and take up a gentle
sport where men and women
play on equal terms. If so why
not come and see what our
club has to offer. The Club is
set in idyllic countryside behind
Brenchley Memorial Hall and
Social Club.
Planning Permission to construct a temporary
access to Putlands on Maidstone Road for the
duration of the construction period, approx. 16
weeks was granted and this has already been
constructed.
The Drainage & Groundwork Partnership
designed the drainage for the track and this
scheme was approved by Tunbridge Wells
Borough Council and the Planning Condition
was fulfilled.
However the
Town Council, at
the request of
local residents,
have appointed
independent
drainage
consultants to
review drainage
for the whole of
Putlands field.
The engineer
requested
a soils
investigation
and soakage
test and has
designed a
new scheme
for the
Putlands field
and we have
been asked to
incorporate
this new
scheme.
is in excess of £300,000
The Athletic Club have now agreed the terms of
the lease with the Town Council and the lease
was signed on Monday the 8th April 2013.
A local construction company AMB Sports, a
member of SAPCO, started work on Monday
22nd April 2013 and the Mayor of Tunbridge
Wells, John Smith, visited the site on Tuesday
30th April 2013 to see the progress of the
project.
We have made significant progress in this project
and hope that when the training track has been
completed it will be used successfully by both
the Athletic Club and the local schools.
Throughout the season we hold
club events and play some 60
friendly matches against other
clubs in the beautiful countryside
of Kent and Sussex. We also
hold social events to which all
are welcome.
Mike Ridger
Why not contact us and come along and see
what we have to offer. Our friendly members will
be happy show you round and they will also be
eager to help you try your hand. Everything
will be provided. You don’t need any
previous experience and it’s easier
than you think. If you’re new to the
area and have played before,
please come and meet us for a
chat over a cup of coffee.
The outdoor season runs
from the end of April to
the end of September.
We also enjoy a winter
season playing short
mat bowls indoors in
Matfield Village Hall.
Help keep our Village
communities alive and
enjoy yourself whist
keeping fit.
For further details or if
you’d like to come and
see us please contact:
Beverley Holmans –
01892 722317
The total
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Play Badminton in Paddock Wood
As another season draws to an end for AIT
Badminton club we look back on our teams’
successes and otherwise in the Tunbridge
Wells Badminton League. We
have been members
for many years and
field a number of
mens, ladies and
mixed teams.
Unfortunately
though, like many
sports clubs these
days, we suffer from
a shortage of
lady players.
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In Summer we run a weekly, Thursday
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Health&Wellbeing
Health: Vitiligo
Vitiligo is a common condition affecting 1%
of people in which areas of the skin lose their
normal pigment and, therefore, become white.
It is painless and not contagious; it affects men
and women of all races equally, but is more
evident in dark skinned people. Around 20% of
people with vitiligo have a family member with
the disease but the children of sufferers will not
necessarily inherit it. There is currently no known
dietary cause.
Skin gets its normal colour from a pigment
called melanin which is made by melanocyte
cells. Although the cause of vitiligo is not yet
fully understood, it is thought than in vitiligo
sufferers the body makes antibodies to its own
melanocytes and thus destroys them, so the skin
is then unable to make melanin properly. After
diagnosis, some doctors may check for thyroid
disease and for other autoimmune conditions
that are more common than usual in people with
vitiligo.
Vitiligo commonly affects the most exposed
areas such as hands and face and is also seen
around body openings such as the eyes, nostrils,
mouth and genitals. It can also be seen in body
folds, around pigmented moles or damaged skin.
The hairs growing out of a patch of vitiligo may
keep their normal colour or may turn white too
so, if the scalp is affected, it may prematurely
grey the hair. Vitiligo can begin at any age,
but half of sufferers are affected by the age of
20. Progression is usually slow; the patches
gradually change their shape and size, but
with periods of stability which may last several
years. Sufferers may become embarrassed or
depressed by the condition.
Line and wrinkle reduction procedures
available at The Wells Suite
Very occasionally, some pigment will return to
the affected patches, but rarely completely.
Some treatments may slow progress but
there is currently no known cure. Prescribed
corticosteroid creams may slow the spread
in some cases when used under medical
supervision. Protopic cream is unlicensed for
vitiligo but may be prescribed by some GPs.
PUVA treatment, carried out at a hospital, may
help re-pigment the affected areas but this may
not be permanent.
For further details visit www.vitiligosociety.co.uk
or www.britishskinfoundation.co.uk
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SPECIAL HEARING WEEK
Homeopathy
Wheezing & Sneezing
Hayfever keeps more than 500,000 children
off school at the height of the season and, not
surprisingly, affects exam results. It accounts for
a significant amount of all GP visits and millions
on the NHS drugs bill.
A condition that was virtually unknown before
1800, hayfever has increased significantly during
the last 100 years and there are now some
12million people who experience itching eyes,
streaming noses and violent sneezing. Nearly
36% of young people are affected and the figure
in the wider population is estimated at between
15 and 25 %.
Conventional treatment includes drugs to
suppress the immune system which block the
effect of histamine.
Homeopathic remedies can provide treatment
for short term help in a similar way, as long
the specific source of sensitivity is known.
Otherwise consultation with a practitioner and
constitutional treatment increases the chance of
getting rid of it for good. Homeopathic treatment,
by comparison, is not very expensive. Remedies
can cost less that £10 per year.
Common known triggers,
and remedies, supplied by
homeopathic practitioners and pharmacies:
1. Tree pollen - late March to mid-May.
2. Grass pollen - mid-May to July.
3. Weed pollen - end of June to September
Distress is best avoided. It makes inflammatory
symptoms worse and will certainly affect
digestion and from there the whole balance of
health.
Sleep is essential. Prolonged deprivation leads
to generalised inflammation and swelling
Water is vital for all cells tissues and organs.
They need a constant supply. Do you take in
enough fluid particularly in warm weather?
Coffee, tea and alcohol don’t count for much by
the way.
Animals suffer from this too! There are
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can refer you
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Musings of a Mediocre Mother
‘Go on you Reds!’
‘Oh when the Wells, Oh when
the Wells, Oh when the Wells go
marching in!’ and best of all,
‘Oh Tunbridge Wells, Oh Tunbridge
Wells, Oh Tunbridge Wells is
wonderful…’ How middle class?
I know they’re not exactly the
most inspired football chants,
but never have words been sung
with such gusto and feeling
than at the FA Vase Cup Final
at Wembley on Saturday 4th
May. It seemed that the whole
of Tunbridge Wells had turned
out, (if you weren’t one of them, why not?),
to support a side of unsalaried players. It’s the
first time an unpaid side has reached the final
apparently and the first time Tunbridge Wells had
played at Wembley in its 125 year history. They
were facing a team who had been amongst the
favourites since the beginning. Sadly as we all
know, they were defeated on the day but they
put everything into it and I for one was left with
an immense sense of pride for the town where
I live.
Ordinarily of course I wouldn’t be found at
Wembley but with husband and oldest son
away on rugby tour, I decided to attend with my
younger boy. It was a great opportunity to go
to Wembley without breaking the bank. It also
made me realise how diverse Tunbridge Wells is
as a town. We have been forever saddled with
the ‘disgusted of Tunbridge Wells’ moniker, and
indeed a few fans had adjusted this to suit on
banners that I saw. It’s also considered to be
the epitome of middle class but it seemed as if
people from all walks of life were rubbing along
nicely together at the game.
As is probably to be expected, I saw a lot of beer
being drunk but I didn’t see this spill over into
any trouble. And although a lad sitting in front of
us used a few choice words, he was rewarded
with a cuff and a shhhh from his mate because
of all the kids present.
Walking back to the tube in a sea of red, there
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was a noticeable police presence, probably wary
because the crowd size was double what had
been expected, but they needn’t have worried,
because we are after all from Tunbridge Wells…
I mentioned above that my older boy was on
rugby tour. They went to France and played a
lot of rugby (the boys), and drank a lot of beer
(the dads) and even managed to get in a bit of
history by visiting Vimy Ridge, a World War 1
battle site. (Hopefully that justifies the day off
school they all had – approved of course!). The
point is that in the entire season, not once was
it necessary to call an ambulance for any of our
players. A few games in France and 3 of the
Tunbridge Wells players get carted off to hospital
with a dislocated shoulder, a twisted knee and
concussion. You draw your own conclusions.
-------------------------------------------------------Finally, I did miss Mr Mediocre Mother when he
was away, but it was tempered slightly by the
fact that shortly before he went, he was helping
me fold some washing, actually the anecdote
should stop there as this is a story in itself, but
it goes on. He laid a pair of my knickers over his
pants and pointed out with some glee that mine
were bigger than his. I think it’s fair to say that
he won’t be seeing my knickers again for some
time!
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Horses Mouth – Lady Ophelia d’Knight
answers your questions
At Town Crier, we occasionally get
letters from readers seeking advice
on all manner of personal
situations. They could be
questions of etiquette, social
faux-pas or family matters.
We are always happy to
help and so we have enlisted
the help of a local stalwart who in
her own words has seen it all and
calls a spade a gardener. Lady Ophelia d’Knight,
(Offa to her friends, but we’re allowed to call her
lady d’Knight), will be happy to answer any of
your queries in future issues.
Dear Lady d’Knight
My daughter is completely besotted by the boy
band One Direction, and in particular Harry
Styles. There’s not an inch of her bedroom
walls left uncovered by pictures of him and
she spends hours on the internet looking for
snippets of news and pictures. I spent a fortune
on tickets to see them at the O2 hoping that it
might make things better but I can hardly get her
to talk to me let alone do her homework. Do you
have any advice for me?
WM
Dear WM
I remember it was the same in my day. My
friends and I were all in love with Liberace; the
showmanship, his musical talent, the costumes
and his beautiful bouffant hair. I thought I would
die if I never met him. Of course I didn’t, I just
grew out of it. We now know of course that even
if I had, he would not have been interested in me
but rather my male friends. I still find it hard to
believe that he was gay. We just thought he took
a lot of pride and interest in his appearance,
much like the pop stars of today who are buffed,
waxed and coiffed to within an inch of their lives,
but nobody questions it.
Every generation has their pop stars who break
hearts. Just be pleased that she’s not mooning
about over a ‘real’ boy, one that she could get
her hands on and vice versa. This is an innocent
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love and one that you can rest assured will
remain unrequited, it will eventually fade to be
replaced, I’m sure, by another.
As for you, however, I think you should think
about how much time she’s allowed to spend on
the internet. Remember, you’re in charge.
Lady d’Knight
Dear Lady d’Knight
My husband and I have been married for 5 years
and I am now 35, the age at which according to
both sets of parents, my biological clock should
be counting down to having a baby. Neither my
husband nor I particularly want kids and have
tried to say as much but our words have fallen
on deaf ears. How can we make our relatives
understand our decision?
CF
Dear CF
I think you are both wise and unselfish. It is a
brave couple who say they like their lives as they
are and perhaps in doing so, acknowledge that
they wouldn’t be the best parents. Although a
mother myself who has had countless moments
of joy watching my children playing with the
nanny, I can see the reasons for not having them
which perhaps you should point out to your
relatives:1) They’re expensive
2) They’re killing the planet, overpopulation
drains the natural resources
3) They’re time consuming, finding the right nanny can take days
4) They can be a strain on a relationship, I don’t
need any help in that department
5) And actually you don’t want them
Your parents will have to come around to
the idea; you are not there just to provide
grandchildren after all.
Lady Offa d’Knight
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Recipe
Leisure
Lambs Kidney & Bacon on Toasted
Sour Dough with mustard cream
Serves 4
4 lambs Kidneys,
sliced and deveined
2 slices smoked back
bacon, cut into strips
50g butter
4 eggs
50ml white wine
vinegar
4 spring onions
1 small loaf of sour
dough bread
100ml double cream
100ml reduced
chicken stock
1 tablespoon English
mustard
Poaching the eggs in advance
Have a bowl full of ice water on the side ready.
Add the 100ml of white wine vinegar to 500ml
water and bring to a rapid boil. Drop the eggs in
one at a time, turn the water down to a simmer
and leave to cook for 3 minutes. Now fish the
eggs out and plunge into the iced water and
allow to cool for at least 10 minutes. Remove
from the water and set aside.
The rest of the dish
Heat a heavy bottomed frying pan until very
hot. Add about 3 tablespoons of vegetable or
sunflower oil
to the pan,
then add the
kidneys and
the bacon
strips and
cook until well coloured (this
should take about 1 minute on each side) then
add the spring onion, butter, jus, double cream &
mustard. Once this has all come to the boil, cook
for just 2 minutes, then remove from the heat
and allow to cool for 5 minutes. You are in effect
resting the meat, but the juices will run out into
the sauce so that when you reheat the kidneys
they will suck up the pan juices. Now toast 4
slices of sour dough bread, reheat the eggs for 2
minutes in boiling water and check the kidneys
for heat; they may just need to be brought back
to a simmer. Finally put the kidney and bacon
mix on the toast, top with the poached egg and
serve.
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Film Review
Trance (15)
hinted at in retrospect.
Director: Danny Boyle
McAvoy pulls off a
performance that feels like
it’s been dragged through
the mud – no insult – there
are few film ‘stars’ that
can really imbue believably
negative traits into the characters they create.
Dawson is also fine, doing as much as she
can with a role that forces her to subdue her
reactions to the chaos unfolding around her. It is
Vincent Cassel however, as gang leader Franck
that really steals the show. He is ice cold, cool
and collected, but utterly human in a role that
expands far beyond what is normally required
from such a seemingly minor part.
During an art auction heist, inside-man Simon
(James McAvoy) is hit on the head, erasing
his memory of the day’s events. After brain
surgery and months of rehabilitation, he is
released from hospital only to be kidnapped by
his co-conspirators. After discovering he can’t
remember where he hid the painting, they turn to
hypnotherapist Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson) in an
attempt to unlock his memories.
When reviewing the basic narrative thread
of Trance – a psychological heist film – one
comparison comes to mind ahead of any other.
However, where Inception (2011) introduced the
rules of its universe slowly, methodically guiding
its audience through its levels of complexity,
Trance throws the watcher in at the deep-end
and provides no relief until the game is almost
up. To say that Trance has a twist in the tale
would be doing the complexity of the events
that unfold a disservice. The film begins with a
simple plot and objective before spiralling out at
exponential speed into truths the opening merely
There are a few bum notes, a couple of musical
interludes that jar with the tone of the overall
film, and the climax is overly melodramatic,
mitigating what could have been a poignant and
powerful ending rather than just a satisfactory
one. However, Trance is smart and capable, and
a solid advert for quality British film.
James Warren | My Rating ****
Book Review
Hawthorn and Child by Keith
Ridgway
Hawthorn himself, who can’t seem to stop crying
for no reason.
This book is like the literary equivalent of a
Salvador Dali painting; to the casual observer,
it just doesn’t make any sense. For a start, it
doesn’t fall into the usual plot of a detective
novel, never focusing on any protagonist for
too long or following the investigation through
to the tumultuous unveiling of some wild eyed,
mustachioed, cackling villain. If you want that
sort of book, you’re best off reading a Marple.
The main characters, if they can be called that,
are two London detectives on the case of a
shooting, the victim claiming to have been shot
by someone in a vintage car.
The story flits from character to character, all
casually observing and taking an interest in the
stories of the others, showing us that we all
may as well be characters in someone else’s
story – we try to find patterns or links between
everything that happens where there aren’t any
to be found in the first place. The combination of
a narrative that only occasionally makes sense
and Ridgway’s imaginative writing makes this
book one you won’t easily forget.
Throughout the course of the novel we meet
a cast of characters who may or may not be
linked to the investigation, but always with their
own story. There’s the art loving daughter of
the Chief Inspector with a whole chapter all to
herself, the unnamed driver of the local dodgy
dealer secretly informing the two detectives, and
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It takes a while to figure out the book has no
plot; where the detectives try to see patterns in
an investigation there are none and the case…
well I’ll leave that out. It is not very often that you
find a book trying not to be a book, let alone one
so cryptically and brilliantly written - Ridgway’s
style is at once beautifully strange and strangely
beautiful, making it one hell of a read for anyone
who dares to try.
Grace Ray
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Suduko competition
Medium Sudoku
To enter, just complete the
Sudoku, fill in your details
below and send in the entry
form to Town Crier at
5 Broadwater Rise,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5UE.
Entries in by 12th June 2013.
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Local History: An extract from Roger
Ralph’s book “The Forgotten Years”
(Available from TMS Paddock Wood 01892 832952)
“I hold it almost impossible for the English to live without apples!”
As we marvel
at the beauty
of apple
blossom at
this time of
year we see a
very English
way of life.
Apples have
been here
since the
Romans but
in modern
times the
trees are
smaller, tree
grease and whitewash are no
longer used and health and safety is probably
responsible for spoiling the fun of picking from
the top of a 30 stave ladder.
The spraying machine was made up of a ninety
gallon tank on wheels mounted on an iron frame.
Two pumps sat on either side of the tank to
pump the spray out. A Lister engine drove the
pumps with a water hopper on top which was
always steaming. It was also used to warm cold
hands! When starting up this engine we had to
make sure the horse was well away. A handle
was used which came off after starting. Once
going it made a Pop! Pop! Pop! sound and the
exhaust blew towards the back end of the horse.
On many occasions the horse ran away. On one
occasion the horse ran all the way home to the
stable with the sprayer behind him.
Either side of the machine were rubber hoses
coiled with wire. At the end of the hose a nozzle
was fitted on a long lance.
As Mr Charlie Willard of Paddock Wood recalls,
“picking was better than going to the gym and
by the end of the season you had probably done
a marathon in exercise.”
One procedure often forgotten was lighting fires
under the trees at night to protect the blossom
against the early frosts
Bees and other flower visiting insects share
the pollen between the trees and as we face
changes to the climate and modern chemicals
this vital process might be threatened
Roger Ralph remembers:
“In my early years everything was done by hand
manually. There was no machinery like there is
today. Tree spraying (tree washing) is the name
the workers gave it. Three men would do this
dirty job two spraying one loading the horse. It
would take some ten days to get all the orchards
sprayed. Horses were still working the land in my
early years.
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These were held by a man walking under and
around the trees while spraying. Two hundred
and fifty gallons were sprayed onto one acre of
trees. The men doing this job had to find old
clothes and hats. There were no health & safety
laws in the old days. When the tank was empty
the horse pulled the machine back to the stream
where it was refilled by three men using buckets.
Today you are not allowed to take water from a
stream.
The materials we used at the time were Arsenic
of Lead, Lime sulphur and Derris. Even in those
old times some were organic.
Cattle were kept in the yards over the winter.
Farm Yard manure was used in large amounts
on the orchards. Other fertilisers used were
sulphate of ammonia, sulphate of potash and
bone meal. All these were spread by hand using
a Sussex trug strapped in front of each man.
They walked along throwing the fertiliser each
side of them walking from sack to sack. Each
sack was two hundredweight. The farm also
had two meadows and these were mown for
hay. Once more this job was done by the noble
horse. One man worked with one horse. There
was one metal seat on the mower and the horse
was guided by long reins. The machine cut the
grass in the orchards leaving a strip between the
trees. This strip was later cut by hand. The sheep
did the mowing of the orchards in winter and
spring. In modern times fertilisers are sprayed
on the leaves of the fruit trees. Seaweed extract,
magnesium and urea are used. It is likely that
about half the fertiliser applied to the ground was
washed out in the land drains.
The dark winter days were taken up clearing
ditches, cutting hedgerows and pruning the old
trees all by hand. Some of the large trees would
take one and a half hours each. It could be
estimated at today’s prices that one acre of trees
would cost over a thousand pounds. As
they were large trees thirty bushels of
apples would be picked from one tree
for most years. When the apple picking
began most of the early apples went to
the London Markets from the orchards.
Late varieties were put into cold
storage all in bushel boxes weighing
fifty pounds. This job was done after a
days work in the orchards, sometimes
taking until ten o’clock at night.
Loading the old stores was a work of
art. The bottom of the store was filled
with boxes of apples five high. Planks
were laid over the boxes using roller
conveyors. The full boxes would be
pushed along to two men stacking them fifteen
high. Most stores were loaded like this before
the days of the fork lift truck. Some ten thousand
boxes lifted by hand.
Out of season the old stores were filled with
Australian cheese as well as South African pears.
Most farms locally would have had an orchard.
The farmer’s wife would probably have grown the
odd codlin (small green elongated or unripe fruit)
for early apple pies.
Ever since the Romans brought sweet apples
to our shores the fruit has been held in great
affection here. I hold it almost impossible for the
English to live without apples.
Talking about apples and looking back to the
years of war. They were picked into bushel
baskets no grading, no packing they were sent
direct to the factories for processing. Other
fruits went for jam making. There was no waste
in those uncertain times. After the war apples
were graded for size and packed in round
bushel baskets, in rings around the baskets.
This job was done by local people who were
apple packers. Most of these apples went to
the London markets to be sold. Bushel boxes
began to appear on most farms after a few years.
Less packing was involved and they went away
as jumble packs with just one top paper. Most
farmers found baskets took up too much space
as they were round. All boxes of apples were
hand loaded but later during the sixties bulk bins
took their place. All was done by machine then.”
Roger Ralphs book “The Forgotten Years” is
available from TMS Paddock Wood 01892
832952
Thanks to Sarah Hamilton for supplying the copy
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Rant of the Month
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING !!
It’s so nice to know that people read my articles
in the Town Crier as I sometimes get feedback,
so thank you.
I’m always happy to hear what you think so
please do contact me if you have a comment.
Now, just read back over the last two sentences
and drink in the words in bold. It may be some
time before you see or hear them again!!!
Politeness costs absolutely nothing and it isn’t
very often you can say you get something for
nothing these days.
I was in a shop in town recently, standing (as we
British do) in a queue and the chap in front of
me marched up to the counter, unceremoniously
dumped his items and shoved a note at the
lady serving him. She rang the goods up, told
him how much and gave him his change. He
snatched the money, picked up his purchases
and left without one word being spoken. To say
she was gobsmacked is an understatement and
she just stared after him in disbelief.
I was also dumfounded so when I stepped up
to the counter, I smiled sweetly and said “Thank
you so much for relieving me of my cash to pay
for my goods”.
She looked at me in amazement, then realised
I had noticed the chap before being so rude
as to not say please or thank you. So she said
“You’re very welcome. It’s my pleasure to take
your money!” I paid, said thank you very much
and went out of the store, leaving her chuckling
to herself.
Did that few words of politeness cost me
anything? No, it did not! But it made her day!!
Please and thank you are very rare these days,
as are courtesy and consideration. Holding
doors open, moving out of people’s way.....
sorry, we’ve been down this road before - don’t
mean to sound like a broken record.
Wouldn’t it be nice to walk around town seeing
people with happy faces, not an expression
which looks like a slapped backside? To see
someone smile at a stranger, not glower? To
hear a cheery word, not the usual string of swear
words? And even, dare I say it, mums and dads
being polite to their children, not yelling at them
across a store with “NO” being the only thing
you hear.
Don’t scowl and tut at a small child which, in
your eyes, appears to be throwing a wobbly.
Have you thought that maybe there could be an
underlying problem which is driving the mum
or dad to distraction, but isn’t actually tattooed
on the child’s forehead???? Just walk away if it
annoys you, don’t stand and stare.
Thank you for any consideration you can give
whilst out and about and please remember the
above.....
Joan Hamilton Smith
No more expensive payment surcharges
on credit and debit cards
When traders charge you for making a payment,
this is known as a ‘payment surcharge’. From
6 April 2013 the Consumer Rights (Payment
Surcharges) Regulations 2012 say that traders
mustn’t charge you more than it costs them
to process the payment. So if you pay using a
credit or debit card you can only be charged the
amount it costs to process the card. This will
apply if you pay for a flight, download software
over the internet, join a gym, book concert
tickets or buy other goods and services.
It won’t apply to some kinds of contract –
including paying for social housing, social and
health care, timeshares, food or drink deliveries
or financial services such as banking, insurance
and personal pensions. And small businesses
with less than ten employees and new
businesses have until June 2014 to comply with
the Regulations, as do all EU countries under a
European Union's Consumer Rights Directive.
The Regulations should ensure consumers are
aware of the true costs of a service upfront.
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If you weren’t aware of a payment surcharge
because it wasn’t included in the price when
you first started buying something, this is
also misleading under another consumer law
- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading
Regulations (2008).
Which? estimates that the cost of paying by
credit card is around 2% and less for a debit
card. Check with your bank to find out the actual
cost if you think you have paid too much.
If you think you’ve been misled or charged too
much, you can contact the Paddock Wood
Community Advice Centre at 64 Commercial
Road, Paddock Wood. Telephone 01892
838619. They can pass the complaint to Trading
Standards and if you are charged too much
advise you on how to get a refund on what
you’ve been overcharged.
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Community
What’s on in June 2013
Date
What’s on
Every Sunday
Baptist Church – meet at Primary School - Richard Spicer Tel 836786 10.30am
1st Thursday
every month
Come and meet your care support worker and others – East Peckham Community (Sports) Hall –
Tel Maria 01622 871831 11.30 – 1pm
Every Tues
and Thurs
PW Athletic Club Training Sessions – 8 years to 80 years. Contact Mr R Elliott 832093
[email protected] 6.30 – 8pm
Tuesdays
Toddler Dance Classes - Mascalls School, Dance Studio - Price £2. Contact:
[email protected] / 07921838670 4 – 4.30pm
11am start
Wed 29th– 1st
Tunbridge Wells Cricket Festival at The Nevill Ground – Kent v Leceistershire
Sat 1st June
Majesty – a new musical celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 2nd June 1953 –
Tonbridge Baptist Church 7.30pm
Sun 2nd
Tunbridge Wells Cricket Festival at The Nevill Ground – Kent v Northants
Every Thurs (6th)
Jazz on the Pantiles - Al fresco music on the Pantiles....please donate
1.45pm
7.30pm
Thurs 6th
PW WI - meetings held on the 1st Thurs of each month at St Andrews Church 2pm
Frid 14th –
24th Aug
Barbara Hepworth- The Hospital Drawings- at Mascalls Gallery, Paddock Wood. Closed Sun and
Mon. Tues-Thurs 10-5 Fri-Sat 11-4
Frid 14th – 16th
Special Rose Weekend at Pashley Manor Gardens
Sat 15th June
Majesty – a new musical celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 2nd June 1953 – St
Andrews Church, P/Wood 7.30pm
Frid 21st
Paloma Faith at Bedgebury
Frid 21st
Matchbox Opera takes Tosca on Tour – All Saints Brenchley in aid of Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Call 01892 522672 [email protected] 7.30 for 8pm start
Sat 22nd – 23rd
The Tunbridge Wells Town & Country Show – Dunorlan Park. All day entertainment including birds
of prey, food marquees. 10 – 5pm
Sat 22nd
PW Choral Society Summer Concert ‘Fiesta de la Musica’ An Evening of Latin American rhythm,
folksong, swing, artwork..- St Andrews Church. Tickets £10, £2 for under 19’s
[email protected] 01892 822448 7pm
Mon 27th
PW Flower Club – Club Night ‘Glorious Green’ – Day Centre 833788 7 for 7.30pm
Sat 29th
Nigel Clayton in the Organ Room, Kent College, Pembury
Sat 29th
Penshurst Vintage Fair - Village Hall, Vintage homewares, china and glass, kitchenalia, clothing,
Pop-Up Tea Rooms - www.akentishaffair.co.uk 10.30 – 4.30pm
11 – 3pm
Gates open 6pm
7.15pm
St Andrew’s Church – What’s on
Date
What’s on
Monday
Little Pickles at Winter Hall 9.45 – 11.15am
Mon – Sat
Fair Trade Shop - 10 – 12.30pm daily
Tuesday
Pathfinders – [email protected] 7.30 – 9pm
Tues and Wed
Coffee Shop - Church foyer 10 – 12.00pm
Tues, Wed, Thurs
Mid-week morning prayer
Wednesday
New Gen –[email protected] 8 – 9.30pm
Friday
Open House 10.30 – 12pm
First Wednesday
Advice Surgery - (837617)/ [email protected] 10 – 12pm
2.30 – 4.30pm Mon,
9 – 9.30am
2nd Thurs (13th )
Friends Together Bereavement Lunch Group 12.30 – 2pm
Second Friday
Family crafts – Winter Hall
Every Sunday
Holy Communion
1st and 3rd Sun
Holy Communion 10am
3.15 – 4.30pm
8am
1st Sunday
Cafe Church 6pm
2nd Sunday
All Age Worship 10am
4th and 5th Sun
Morning Service
3rd Sunday
Messy Church
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2 – 4pm Tues to Thurs
Enjoy great times with the South East's
friendliest steam railway in June
Summer Evening Wine & Dine – Saturday 8th
June 2013
Enjoy canapés and a 3 course dinner with coffee whilst
travelling through the Wealden countryside from Eridge
on hopefully a gloriously balmy summers evening.
The menu includes vegetarian options, but if you have any
further dietary requirements please advise us at time of
booking.
Tickets for non-dining trains are available on the day at all
our stations in the old-fashioned way!
Meet Timmy from Timmy
Time - Sunday 9th June 2013
For the first time, “Timmy” the
mischievous lamb from TV’s Timmy
Time will be visiting the Spa Valley Railway to meet his
fans .
Timmy will meet all the trains arriving from Tunbridge
Wells. Normal fares apply and the timetable for the day
will be published shortly.
PLEASE NOTE; Due to Network Rail engineering work, ERIDGE
STATION IS CLOSED on this day, and no Spa Valley Trains will
serve Eridge. Trains run from Tunbridge Wells, High Rocks and
Groombridge stations.
15th June, A Steamy Affair -The Spa Valley’s
Cocktail Train!
The Spa Valley Railway is proud to announce its first
Cocktail Evening
Starting at 6pm for a 6.45pm departure from Tunbridge
10am
4.45pm
Wells West, the night includes two round trips to
Groombridge, a bar and some fine local musicians. A range
of cocktails, beautiful Wealden scenery, and music from
local artists Sean De Burca and Kay Hazelden.What more
could you ask for?
22nd & 23rd June Steaming
through the 40’s
One of the major events in our
calendar! Experience the 1940s
on the Railway, Army vehicles and personnel, ‘40s cooking,
dancing and a variety of linked attractions.
30th June,The High Weald
Belle Dining Train
Board your train at 12:20 for
departure from Eridge at 12.30.
Your three-course roast chicken dinner will be served
as the train makes a return trip through the beautiful
Wealden countryside to Tunbridge Wells.
A date for July
13th July- Gilbert & Sullivan Day
Following the outstanding success
of last year’s event, we are delighted
to announce the 2nd Annual Gilbert
and Sullivan Day!
Come and enjoy all your favourite songs from the
operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan with different groups
singing at each of the stations and also on the trains
throughout the day.
Tel: 01892 537715 | www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk
Community
Community
Fiesta De La Musica
Theatre Guides and Cinema Listings
Assembly Hall Theatre Crescent Road
Ticket office - 01892 530613/01892
532072
Sun 9th
Aesop’s Fables 2.30pm
Sun 9th
The Look Of Love 5pm/ 8pm
Bes Fri 7th Counterfeit Stones
Wed 12th
Thu 13th Shaolin Warriors
Thu 13th
Kindly Leave The Stage 8pm
Sat 15th That’ll Be The Day
Fri 14th
NT Live: The Audience 7pm
Tue 11th
SATURDAY, 22ND JUNE, 2013
7.00PM
Love Is All You Need 11/ 2pm | 8pm
BAFTA Shorts 2013 8pm
Wake up and smell the coffee! Fiesta is in
town!
Sat 15th
Jo Christie Showcase 7pm
Tue 18 – Thu 20th Dora the Explorer
Sun 16th
Sun 16th
Jo Christie Showcase 2.30pm
Me And You 8pm
Fri 21st Dirty/DC, plus Masam
Tue 18th
Promised Land 11am/2pm/8pm
Sun 16th RTW Choral Society
Wed 26th We’ll Meet Again
Fri 28th Buddy and the Killer
Sat 29th Upbeat Beatles
Wed 19th
Good Vibrations 8pm
Thu 20th
Falstaff 7pm
Fri 21st
7.30pm
The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Trinity Theatre - Church Road. Ticket
office – 01892 678678
Sat 22nd
Breakfast At Trinity’s 10.30am
Sat 22nd
Local & Live Sessions 8pm
Guide to Trinity Theatre listings
Sun 23rd
Kent Chorus 4pm
Sat 1st
Tue 25th
In The House 11/ 2pm | 8pm
1
Oz: The Great And Powerful 2 / 7pm
Sun 2nd The Place Beyond The Pines
4/7.30pm
Wed 26th
The Servant 8pm
Thu 27th
Cinderella 7.30pm
Tue 4th
Ariadne Auf Naxos 7pm
Shell 8pm
Fri 28th
8pm
The Last Of The Red Hot Lovers
Wed 5th
Thu 6th
Caesar Must Die 11am/2pm/8pm
Sat 29th
Twelfth Night 7.30pm
Fri 7th
Teechers 8pm
Sat 8th
Breakfast At Trinity’s 10.30am
Sat 8th
Comedy Café 8pm
Sun 30th I’m So Excited 5pm/8pm
Tonbridge Grammar School’s TGS Swing
Band and Mascalls Samba Band get your
feet tapping; Brenchley & Matfield and
Paddock Wood Primary School choirs melt
your heart; and Brazilian Psalm by Jean
Berger and Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramirez,
sung by Paddock Wood Choral Society
with tenor soloist Pablo Strong, reach
into and stir your soul. Pablo is a former
Choral Scholar of St. John’s College
Cambridge, now studying at the Royal
Academy of Music. Spirits will soar as all
join in the Grand Finale of El Condor Pasa,
a celebration of Andean folk music.
Tickets priced £10 (£2 under 19) available from
Box Office: 01892 822448.
Email: [email protected]
or from choir members
Film title
After Earth
Category
Action, Adventure,
Science Fiction
The Last Exorcism
Horror
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The Iceman
Thriller, Drama
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The Company you keep
Thriller
15
Friday 14th June
Stuck in Love
Drama
15
Friday 28th June
Despicable Me 2
Family, Animated
PG
This is the End
Comedy
15
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Paddock Wood Choral Society’s summer
concert entitled Fiesta de la Música brings
together the exciting rhythms of South
America in a cacophony of styles that shout
‘Fiesta!
All this is set to a backdrop of Latin
American art provided by local children and by
a local art group : colour, sound and vibrant
energy. Come and enjoy all this on 22nd June at
St Andrew’s Church Paddock Wood at 7pm.
Sun 30th The Tales Of Peter Rabbit And
Benjamin Bunny 2.30pm
Coming soon to Cinemas in Tunbridge Wells
Knights Way, Knights Park, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3VW - 0871 224 4007
Due date
Friday 7th June
An evening of Latin American rhythms,
folksong, swing, art work and much more!
Rating
12A
Paddock Wood U3A
The next monthly meeting will be held at St Andrew’s Church Hall
on Thursday June 13th at 2.00 pm.
The talk will be given by Martin Lloyd and the title is
“Passports, assassins, traitors and spies”
For information about the U3A and how to become a member
contact Fred Lemont on 01892 833413
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Business&Professional
Opinion: Let’s get down to business
There’s a lot of noise coming from the media
about the recent changes to the welfare system.
These are portrayed as either a brutal attack on
some of the most vulnerable people in society
or some long overdue and wholly necessary
reforms, depending on where the relevant part
of the media stands on the political spectrum.
There is also a lot of controversy about rich
people avoiding paying their fair share of
taxes. I could hold up Jimmy Carr as a shining
example but he makes me laugh, which is what
comedians are supposed to do, so I won’t. The
current political battleground is real income
levels, which are continuing to fall and show no
sign of stopping. Yet in among all of this, the only
time businesses are mentioned is when some
American mega-corp is found to have avoided
paying any corporation tax in the last five years,
or some banker pays himself a colossal bonus.
I think it’s about time that someone stood up for
businesses and I’m putting myself forward for
the job.
Virtually all the revenue which the government
uses to pay for so many things (including
welfare benefits) comes from taxes. Let’s
look at these taxes in order of the amount of
revenue they generate. First up is income tax
which accounts for 30% of the revenue pie.
Income tax is generated by businesses because
they create the jobs which pay the wages
which are then taxed. Businesses also collect
income tax because they deduct it from your
wages and pass it on to the treasury. Next up
is National Insurance which contributes 19%
of the total. NI is really income tax by another
name so businesses both generate and collect
it, but the big difference is that over 60% of NI
contributions are actually paid by businesses –
effectively a tax on employing people. Then you
have VAT, 17% of the total, which is generated
by businesses because they add it to everything
they sell and collected by them too. Fourth on
the list is corporation tax at a mere 8% of the
total; generated by businesses and paid by
businesses, it is a tax on making a profit. Of the
remaining quarter of the pie, 5% is accounted for
by business rates which are both generated and
paid by businesses.
borrows, 79% of it is generated by businesses,
63% is collected by them and 24% is actually
paid by them. You would think that the
government would be very solicitous to the
people who own and run businesses but, as
one of those people, I can tell you that they are
not. Times are tough in business; the lack of
economic growth means it is hard to increase
your turnover and harder still to grow profitability.
All the big banks flatly refuse to lend money to
businesses, not because they don’t want to but
because the rules they operate within dictate
that lending money to businesses is so risky as
to be suicidal. Worse still, HMRC are becoming
ever more diligent and aggressive when it comes
to collecting taxes from businesses. Hefty fines
for late payments or late filing of returns have
been introduced across the board and HMRC
now employs debt collection agencies to harass
businesses.
I really can’t understand the government’s
approach. Surely if businesses were given more
support they would be able to do what they do
best, grow their turnover and profits, generate
more revenue for the government, create more
jobs and, ultimately, make the economy grow.
I think I know what the problem is; businesses
don’t vote. Although the next election is still
two years away, all three main parties are busy
electioneering. Any policy that wins votes is a
good policy and it is too easy to characterise
business owners as tax avoiding, employee
exploiting rich people. In the words of the
Stranglers, “Something Better Change!”
Howard Clemmow
May News Desk
Paddock Wood Business Association
PWBA NEWS FLASH! Tunbridge Wells
Borough Council has seven Paddock Wood
Car Park Season Tickets for sale.
Annual ticket only £750
To apply go to – www2.tunbridgewells.gov.uk/
Default.aspx?page=4936
And click on BUY NOW…
SJM Planning is the
sole practice of Simon
McKay, Town Planner. It
formed late in 2012, when
Simon left the employment
of a local Borough Council
where he was a Planning
Officer for just over 7 years. Personal experience
of seeing the other point of view enables
Simon to take a more considered and proactive
approach to negotiating with Local Planning
Authorities.
In that time, Simon has amassed a great
wealth of planning knowledge for a number of
applicants. His experience includes;
•Agricultural applications
•New dwellings / replacement dwellings
•Residential extensions
•Commercial applications
•Advertisements
•Lawful use certificates / enforcement issues
•Planning Appeals, and third party
representations.
His experience also includes aspects of Planning
Law as well as a specialism in Urban Design.
In recent months his enterprise has expanded
to offer a complete package from inception to
completion, having acquired fantastic links with
local tradesmen who can offer very competitive
prices for building projects. Current development
projects include a £600,000 extension in
Matfield and a £240,000 residential extension in
Tonbridge.
SJM Planning has grown much to the help
of Carol Prier at Firefly properties where both
businesses have forged a strong relationship to
enable an ‘in-house’ planning consultancy to
If you look at the total amount of dosh the
government has to spend, excluding what it
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offer advice to potential buyers. Simon is also
helping the PWBA to form a ‘Community Vision’
for Paddock Wood to try and influence how the
Town takes shape over the next 20 years.
Please call for a free, no-obligation chat about
your development ideas.
07842 945545
[email protected]
www.sjmplanning.com
Simon McKay BSc MA (Town Planning)
The Inprint Shop has been trading in
Commercial Road Paddock Wood for 30 years!
But we’ve never stood still and are always
innovating. Just recently we have added a
new division called Checkmate, specialising
in personalised goods from clothing to carrier
bags, key rings to cups and anything in
between. Why not pop in or call Fiona to discuss
your needs. We serve many national companies
and may surprise you with our competitive rates.
It’s really important to continually promote your
company image.
Through our TMS division, we have all modern
printing technologies in house, plus superb
quality designers. We have been helping our
clients with marketing advice and carry out
mailings numbering in the millions for our many
and varied customers.
We have won an international prizes for our
innovative web sites design. We came 1st
in category and 3rd overall ion a competition
between 30,000 sites. Our client won $25,000
plus £50,000 google ads plus a trip to New York
with $5000 spending money—so, we may be
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What ever your market need, from a humble
printed envelope to a multi point web site, from a
poster to a pop up banner we can probably help
you and hopefully
Inspire you. More than just a copy shop!
49
AT RETIREMENT? –
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
The overall number of people turning 65 in 2012
leapt by 30% in a single year. According to the
Office for National Statistics there were 726,069
people aged 64 in England Wales in 2011 when
the last national headcount was carried out.
That meant that more than 169,000 more people
reached their 65th birthday last year than the
year before. On from this, an average of 600,000
people a year will reach age 65 between now
and 2018 and in UK there are now more people
beyond the State Retirement age than there
are children. In fact there are now more than 10
million people in the UK aged 65 or over.
pension, should you commute the lump sum or
not? How is it calculated and is it good value, or
is it best to defer taking the pension at all? When
considering the right route to take, sometimes,
the decisions made at this point cannot be
changed so they must be the right ones as there
might not be any going back.
Some or all of these dilemmas will face any
individual reaching retirement today with pension
savings. Taking a step back before committing
and seeking the appropriate professional advice
could not only save money, more importantly,
it could also save a great deal of distress and
heartache.
So what? Well, as the so called post war
baby boomer generations are reaching their
retirement, it means more and more people are
being faced with many financial choices. In 1951,
a man aged 65 could expect to live to age 77,
but this has now moved to 86 and in a lot of
cases beyond so that hard saved retirement pot
has to last even longer.
Therefore when planning for what should be
a comfortable retirement financially that could
span 25 years plus, it is imperative to know
all the available options and the implications
of those options and what would best suit the
individual.
So what are the appropriate choices? What
is the right type of annuity? Conventional,
fixed term, temporary, enhanced, impaired
life? Perhaps consideration should be given to
capped or flexible drawdown? If a company
Richard Moor is a Chartered Independent Financial Planner based near Tunbridge Wells
providing expert and tailored financial advice throughout Kent, Sussex and London. Our
financial planning service specialises in savings & investments, pre and post retirement
advice, tax planning, as well as personal financial protection, and mortgages.
We aim to provide high quality, holistic financial planning to all our clients which
is completely independent and we will work with you to make sure we find the right solutions
for all your objectives
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