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Hi everyone,

March not only represents the onset of spring but also brings Mother’s Day, this year on the 10th. For my mum it used to be a particularly special month, her birthday was the 7th March and then Mother’s Day would usually follow about a week later. So she had two full weeks of non-stop adoration and love poured upon her. Not that the adoration and love should ever stop, it’s just that with the busy lives we lead, it’s easy to take our loved ones slightly for granted, until a special day comes along to make us focus on what they mean to us. Although my mum is no longer around, in my heart March will always belong to her, but these days I can share a little of it with her, that is if my son cottons on to the hints that I leave for him, usually he has no idea what day of the week it is, let alone the month and date! So, don’t forget your mum this month, all it takes is a big hug and a kiss to let her know how you

feel, although chocolates, fl owers or both are much appreciated too.

I know it’s too early to be certain but I really hope the worst of the winter weather is now behind us. I can’t wait to start spending time in the garden. If your garden is anything like mine it’s probably looking a bit worse for wear and needs a good dose of TLC. Don’t forget, if time is limited, or if it’s a task you’re really not inspired by, you’ll fi nd plenty of help within these pages. Have a great month.

~ Debbie

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like having a haircut or vacuuming a room goes a long way towards making things look tidy and, if you don’t know where to start in the garden, cutting the grass is a good place. There is a whole spring regime recommended for keeping the lawn lovely, but I shan’t be troubling you with it. The garden centres seem to have a myriad of products on sale to improve the lawn – I never buy them because I imagine they’ll make the grass really healthy – and that will make it grow even faster. The only thing I occasionally do is aerate it, or at least the bits that get a lot of wear and tear, as compacted soil deprives the roots of oxygen and will eventually kill it. Grass does like a fair amount of sun. You can buy shady lawn seed, but remember that the type of grass used for shade tends to be fi ner and less hard wearing than a rugged rye grass, so it will never look quite as lush and thick.

We are at the mercy of the weather this month and it’s tempting after a long winter to rush out on the fi rst sunny day and overdo it, Here are a few things to be getting on with if it’s not too cold and wet this month:

• Watch out for slugs eating tender young shoots. There will be a plague of them due to last year’s wet weather.

• There will also be more weeds, as we couldn’t get out to pull them up in all the wet weather.

• Prune Dogwoods and willows (which have benefi tted from the wet).

• Plant early potatoes, onion sets and summer fl owering bulbs.

• Divide and replant overgrown clumps of perennials.

• Sow annual seeds under cover and later in the month start sowing directly, but only if conditions allow – they will rot if in cold, damp soil.

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Warehorne Folk Dance Club: Meets every Wednesday at Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EF from 8.00 to 10.00pm Beginners or experienced dancers welcome For further details contact Edna 01233 627121 or David 01233 812935. Ashford Birdwatchers’ Club: Meets on the second Wednesday monthly September to April inclusive from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm at the WI Hall, Faversham Road, Kennington. All welcome to a friendly club; it doesn’t matter if you can’t identify many birds! Admission £3 including tea/coff ee and biscuits. For information about programme, tel 01233 637067.Ashford Chess Club: Meets every Tuesday from 7.30pm @ the Centrepiece Church (rear entrance), Bank Street. Beginners or experienced players welcome. Free chess lessons are available. Tel: 01233 625998 and ask for Murray.Kennington Badminton Club, play at the Norton Knatchbull School on a Wed evening from 7.30 p.m.-10.00 p.m. Contact Mark Feeney on 01233 663030 or Shirley Mountford on 01233 610134.Clandestine Cake Club is a great way to meet new people, catch up with friends and the perfect excuse to eat cake! We meet every six weeks with a diff erent theme for each meeting to make things even more interesting! It’s a social thing - not a cake competition, so everyone from complete novices to professional bakers are welcome. The idea is to share your cake and have some fun! For more information, contact Zarina Hawkins on [email protected]

Clubs & Societies

Monday 11 March 2013 ASHFORD MUSIC SOCIETY - ERATO PIANO TRIO

The Erato Piano Trio is at the forefront of young British ensembles today. Their virtuosic playing, outstanding musicianship and imaginative programming have rapidly made them favourites with chamber music audiences around the UK and abroad. When they come to Ashford they will be playing piano trios by John Ireland, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Brahms. A concert not to be missed. Venue: The Norton Knarchbull School at 7.30 p.m. Tickets: £12 (Adults) and £3 (Students) Contact: Brenda McCormack on 01233 622971 or Hilary Pittock on 01233 623700.

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Saturday 2nd MarchBad Pennies (Blues Rock Covers)

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Saturday 9th MarchCentaur Parting (Classic Rock Covers)

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Come and Join us at Da Base Ashford Town Youth Centre, and see what everybody’s talking about for yourself! Our opening times are as follows:JuniorsWednesday 15:45 - 18:00Friday 15:45 - 18:00Saturday 10:30 - 13:00TeenagersWednesday 18:00 - 20:30Friday 18:00 - 21:00Saturday 14:00 - 16:00

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Seasonal DelightsLemon Chicken with Tabbouleh

Serves 4 Ready in 45 minutes

This is a great way to turn simple and very economical chicken portions into a delicious Mediterranean-style supper. If you have time, make the tabbouleh a few hours in advance to let the fl avours fully develop.

Ingredients:• 1 lemon, thinly sliced• 4 large chicken thigh portions (or

8 small thigh portions)• 4 tbsp olive oil• 3 tbsp lemon juice• 2 tbsp clear honey, warmed• 225g bulgar wheat (see tip)• ½ cucumber, fi nely diced• 4 spring onions, trimmed and

fi nely chopped• 2 tbsp fresh chopped mint • 2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander• Salt and freshly ground black

pepper

Tip:Bulgar wheat is a type of wheat grain that has been parboiled, dried then fi nely crushed. It is similar to couscous but has more texture and bite. You’ll fi nd it in most large supermarkets or health food shops.

Preheat the oven to 190C, 375F, Gas 5. Push a lemon slice under the skin of each chicken thigh. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken over a medium-high heat until golden brown all over. Transfer to a shallow roasting tin and arrange the rest of the lemon slices around the chicken.

Mix together 1 tbsp of the lemon juice with the honey and pour over the chicken. Roast for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.

Meanwhile, place the bulgar wheat into a bowl and pour over enough boiling water to cover. Leave for 30 minutes until grains are soft. Stir well and drain off any excess water.

Stir in the rest of the olive oil and lemon juice and season with plenty of salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the cucumber, spring onions, mint and coriander and mix well. Serve the hot roast chicken on the tabbouleh with any juices from the roasting tin poured over.

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Tel: 07900 583 626

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Making Use of WyeWhilst schools closed across the county, Spring Grove remained open during the recent snow. Just a little preparation beforehand – our resident gap students and I salted our hazardously sloping entrance drive and built a uniformed snowman to welcome the children arriving at school – ensured that we were ready for another busy week. With

most children present we were able to enjoy a normal timetable but still found time to play in the snow, build sculptures and ambush the teachers. Our extensive games sessions were obviously disrupted but we adapted to the weather and enjoyed our now traditional snowy walk to Wye Crown and give the children a chance to enjoy some stunning views across the county on a chilly but beautiful day.

Our pupils enjoy a busy and broad academic programme but also benefi t from making full use of our rural community. Classes visit the church, the Chinese restaurant and even the pub! We go out to the lifeboat station at Dungeness, we visit castles and the Cathedral in Canterbury. We enjoy visits to local farms and learn about the crops, the animals and environmental issues.

Our musicians have brought tremendous pleasure to the old people at Brambles Old People’s Home and have been involved in important services at Wye Church. In November, the Year 6 pupils visited and studied the graves of Wye Churchyard, in particular those of soldiers and airmen killed in the two World Wars. Equipped with trowels, forks and brooms, we tidied

the churchyard ready for the Remembrance Service, in which three of our young trumpeters played The Last Post. We were recently surprised and of course delighted that the pupils had been given a special School Community Award by the High Sheriff of Kent, Mike Bax, who has led a campaign to serve our communities by keeping them free of litter.

Education that goes beyond the confi nes of the classroom undoubtedly broadens horizons and encourages children to appreciate their rich, local, rural heritage.

Bill Jones, HeadmasterSpring Grove Schoolwww.springgroveschool.co.uk01233 812337 / 07732329163


COLOUR ChangeYour Kitchen or Bedroom!

We spray fi nish existing Kitchen or Bedroom doors, panels and accessories to your chosen

colour with professionally mixed hard-wearing polyurethane paint.

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We specialise in re-fi nishing your existing kitchen doors, drawer fronts, panels and accessories to ANY colour of your choice.

The process starts by dismantling your kitchen (where possible), then it would be washed down with Acetone (a degreasing agent) then sanded and prepared for spraying. We would then apply fi ve coats of a hard wearing Polyurethane coating, which is also heat and moisture resistant.

Any parts that cannot be removed would be given the same treatment by hand in situ, which gives a smooth, durable and easy to clean fi nish.

COLOUR ChangeYour Kitchen or Bedroom!

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We have been carrying out this process for more than 30 years which is by far the cheapest way to update your kitchen. We also off er the option of fi tting new worktops, handle’s, appliance’s, fl oor and wall tiles, this work would be carried out by craftsman to a very high standard.

The fi nish on your kitchen would originally have been sprayed on, so to re-spray a new fi nish makes perfect sense.

Why not give Colour Change Kitchens a call today :- 01233 - 860866

If we are on answer phone, please leave your name and number, as we are out making someone’s kitchen look GREAT !

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07905 700 142Mersham Based

Derek HalesM A S T E R T I L E R

Specialist in all Forms of Wall

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Clean, friendly and reliable

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Office: 01233 333529 Mobile: 07547 462820

A family run business

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Bathrooms and Wet rooms fitted to the highest standard to include TILING, DECORATING, ELECTRICS

Contact: John Coppins 01233 665153 or 079476 47545


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Disclaimer: Every care is taken to ensure this directory is as accurate as possible but the publishers do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from errors or omissions.

Doctors SurgeriesWillesborough Health CentreBentley RoadWillesboroughAshford KentTN24 0HZTel: 01233 621626

Dr Pinnock R GNorth Street Surgery 28 North Street Ashford Kent TN24 8JR 01233 661133

Dr Diu R S & PartnersNew Hayesbank Surgery Bybrook Kennington Ashford Kent TN24 9JZ01233 624642

Veterinary ClinicsBarrow Hill Veterinary Hospital 01233 62468724 Hour Emergency Care on site.

Ashford Dyslexia CentreInternational House, Dover Place, AshfordKent, TN23 1HU01233 750 248Ashford Rural Trust 01233 624 544Citizens Advice Bureau 01233 626185

Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 7697555 Ashford Volunteer Centre 01233 647 422Age Concern 01233 620 635www.ageconcern.org.ukCARM 01233 758122E: offi [email protected]: Www.carmromneymarsh.org.ukMacmillan Cancer Support W: www.forget-me-nots.co.ukParkinson’s UK, Ashford BranchContact Robert Gurney 01233 666577SE Kent Multiple Sclerosis Soc. 07767 326138Royal British Legion 01233 620 167British Red Cross 0800 0280 831Ashford Youth Forum TrustYouth Projects Coordinator 01233 330290

Village HallsKingsnorth (Church Hill) - 01233 634 557Godington (Loudon Way) - 01233 612 703 Singleton (Hoxton Close) - 01233 640 551National Train Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.ukBus EnquiriesArriva Bus Enquiries 0844 800 44 11Stage Coach East Kent (Timetable) 0871 200 22 33(Customer Services) 08456 00 22 99

If any of the above information is incorrect please let us know by calling 01233 720488. Thank you

Emergency 999Police Neighbhd TeamAshford & Tenterden 01622 690690Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

Out of Hours Doctor 0845 4349655William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331

Samaritans 08457 90 90 90www.samaritans.org

Electricity: Southern Electric 0845 770 8090EDF Energy 0800 783 8866Gas:Natural 0800 111 999LPG Details on tank

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MJW Autos Ltd Quality Used Cars, Repaired

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City & Guilds Craftsman Friendly, Professional, Valued Service Quality Workmanship Insurance Work, Free Estimates, Local drop

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Tel: 01233 632200 Mob: 07733 442071

E-mail:[email protected] www.mjwautos.co.uk

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Real leather tub chairs - Black, Mocca, Cream

Only£149.99

Danube

Just arrived - the Ripon painted oak range

Solid oak , all in stock

Barcelona solid oak

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