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VILLAGE NEWSLETTER
November 2000

For
Doddington, Newnham & Wychling

From The Vicarage
November 2000

Dear Parishioners

Remembrance Sunday this year falls on 12th November and there is to he a joint service for Lynsted and Norton at Teynham at 10.45am. At 3pm in the afternoon we shall be remembering those who gave their lives for Doddington, Newnham and Eastling at the Memorial between Doddington and Newnham. These services are always well attended and rightly so! We need to remember our loved ones who lost their lives for their country. But we also need to be constantly reminded of what we human beings are capable of - both those deeds of heroism and selflessness, as well as the many acts of cruelty and evil committed during wartime.

It is my privilege to talk to and listen to many folk who lived through the last war Times were hard. There were many shortages. There was constant danger of being killed or injured. Yet for many those days were 'the best days of their life!' Why? Well there was a sense in which everyone felt that they were in it together, arid because of this, people were much more willing to help out than seems to be case today. Being united against a common enemy gave people a 'sense of purpose,' a determination not to be beaten and a willingness to put up with any amount of discomfort, without complaining. People often refer to this as 'the Dunkirk spirit,' and compare those days with the way things are today.

We have never been better off. We have never had so much choice about what we eat, or how we spend our leisure time, or things to buy. Despite the problems of the NHS, we have never been so healthy or had access to such medical care. Yet a recent survey shows that as many as 10% of the adult population feel they would be better off dead, 25% see no hope for the future and no fewer than a third of us describe them selves as 'downright miserable.'

Now I know that these surveys have often to be taken with a pinch of salt, but I think people were happier as nation during the war than now. So many people today feel lost with no real sense of purpose. Those, whose life styles are portrayed in such magazines as "Hello" or "OK, who have everything," are often the most miserable. On the other hand many who buy these magazines are unhappy because they are still chasing the dream! They want to be able to live that way, but know that this is impossible unless they win the lottery! Some chance!

"Life in abundance"

There often comes a time in a person's life when they can accept that something is missing' in their life. Jesus said "I came that you might have life, and have it in abundance." I love being able to tell people that this is actually true, that he will fill up that missing hole. It is wonderfull to see the changes that come about as they begin to believe in Jesus. As they put their trust in him, and accept his promises, they begin to experience 'that peace which passes all understanding,' a release from their worries and anxieties. They begin to see improvements in their relationships with others, they often have more patience with others, and are more able to forgive and forget. They begin to less concerned about their health and are much less fearful about dying. Also they begin to discover a purpose for their lives as well as the realisation that they are not alone because they are members of the family of God. Yes we will remember those for gave their lives for their country and friends, but every Sunday we remember Jesus, who gave his life that the people of every nation, colour and creed, might have life in abundance, in all its fullness.

Once upon a time people used to pray for their loved ones who had died in order to speed up their progress through Purgatory. The Church of England does not believe that there is such a thing as Purgatory. we believe that people 'sleep' and if they were Christians, will be welcome in heaven. All Souls Day on November 2nd was originally a time for praying for the dead - to speed their progress through purgatory. We now hold a service, but it is more a time of 'giving thanks for the faithfull departed,' in other words we are not attempting to hasten their progress through purgatory hut giving thanks for their lives and examples. We shall he holding a simple service at Newnham on Thursday 2nd November at 7.30pm when we shall be mentioning people by name. You are all welcome to come to remember your loved ones who have died If you cannot come they can still be remembered by name. Give the names to either the Vicar or the Churchwardens of Newnham.

Roy Kilford

CHURCH SERVICES IN NOVEMBER

Weddings

28th October at Lynsted, Justine Bryne and Carolyn Stephens were married.

Baptisms

15th October at Newnham, Emily Powley was baptised

Funerals

1st October at Norton, Annie Pope's funeral service took place,
she was buried at Sittingbourne cemetery in her husband's grave.

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DODDINGTON CHURCH FLOWER ROTA
5th 12th 19th November Mrs Chastney
26th November ADVENT

CLEANING ROTA.
4TH November Rosemary Silsbury 18th November Mrs Parry & Mrs Cuthbert

NEWNHAM CHURCH FLOWER AND CLEANING ROTA.
4th and 11th November Mrs S. Boucher
18th and 25th November Mrs C. Platts.

BRASSES ------------------------

ALL STARS. TRAILBLAZERS AND LAZER SUNDAY SCHOOL.
12th 19th 26th Sunday School at Doddington Village Hall at. 10.15 am.

DODDINGTON & DISTRICT W.I.
Harvest Lunch on October 6th.... Members and Guests assembled in the Village Hall at Midday for tne Harvest Lunch, a lovely meal cooked by Mrs J. Webster, ably assisted by Mrs M. Chastney', with second helpings on offer, too.

After the meal came 'a talk with slides by' Mr. John Palmer a retired farmer front the Eiham Valley, all about farming in the past. Old methods of harvesting with a binder, sheaves of corn stood in 'Stooks', then stacked or thatched to await the arrival of the threshing machine. All so time consuming and labour intensive, but so much more picturesque than dusty Combines. Old tools were also on show, one of interest described as an eel catcher, or more likely a cow - pat turner perhaps? Cow manure once being used in building material. The afternoon closed with votes of thanks to all those who made this yearly event possible not least Mrs Jenny' Breakall from Newnham Valley W.I. who offered her' services with the washing up.

W.I. Doddington & District meeting on October 12th.
After torrential rain during the might and through the morning Members came through mud and litter strewn pavements to the village hall. 16 braved the elements in all, there were lots of apologies of absence understandably.

Mrs Martin welcomed a new member Mrs J. Glover, to her first meeting as a member. We were also informed Mrs J.Caryer was in Hostital having a hip operation In the business session it was explained by Mrs Martin that our trading stall which has ceased for a trial period due to jack of support and illness of those running it was to be replaced by Bring and Buy' every three months for a trial period of 1 year. However after further discussion it was realised that there were some people still wishing to sell surplus produce and plants giving a percentage only to W.I. funds and it was agreed that this could happen with the individual doing the selling and providing their own float. Our 3 tea hostesses who volunteered to work for this year at the meetings will also be willing to work another year. Our thanks to them.

W.I. Christmas Lunch was also discussed, menues and venue.
The Rev Christopher Veazey. past Vicar of Doddington wrote to thank us for the Card we sent on Diamond Wedding Anniversary' recently.
Our Speaker' Mr M. Osbourne had some difficulty reaching us because of the weather. and a holdup on the Thanet Way'. His subject was History of Magic, an unusual topic, neverless he was a most interesting and very amusing speaker, involving members of the audience in his tricks and illusions. Rope,chain, cards and boxes were used, very clever' stuff. He was thanked by Mrs R. Wildash.

Flower of the month competition was won by Mrs A. Martin. Competition for a Key of any sort by Miss S. Gambell. The raffle ended the afternoons proceedings. The next meeting on November 9th, the Annual Meeting Doddington V/Hall at 2.15pm. The Competition is My Favourite Cup & Saucer. Visitors or New rembers will be very Welcome

JUMBLE SALE.
Saturday 2nd December at Doddington School from 10am to 11.3Oam. Admission .2Op. Jumble can be left at the school on Thursday 30th November and Friday 1st December after 3.15pm.

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NEWNHAM VALLEY W.I.
Our meeting this month was our Annual Meeting, chaired by retiring' president Mrs Rita Sampson. Our main business for this month was to elect our' new committee and officers to take Newnham Valley W.I. into the year 2001.

Our new president will be Mrs Pam Hawkins and Secretary Mrs Rita Sampson. They will be well supported by a strong active committee. Our thanks go to Mrs Rita Sampson who has provided us with a very interesting' and enjoyable year.

The competition Cup for the year went to Mrs Joyce Winn, 2nd Sandy Roffe, 3rd Patricia Hards. The Flower Cup for the tear was jointly won by' Jennifer Cheesman and Pam HawkIns, Joint. 2nd Joyce Winn and Louis Minshull, 3rd Patricia Hards. Flower of the month by' Jennifer Cheesman.

On the 2nd October some members took part in Workshop 2000 at Teynham. Several courses were on offer. Papier Mache, Glass Painting, Music Work and Silk Painting. It was a very absorbing day. Get some newspaper/Tiseue paper collected together ,we shall be having a papier mache dabble sometime next year!

Our next meeting is on November 16th at 7.3Opm in Newnham V/Hall when Dr. Lawrence Mulheirn will be talking about food Additives. The competition' for the evening is a plate of Hand Made Fudge (to taste I hope!!!) Our Christmas meeting on December 14th we will be entertained by Faversham Hand Bell Ringers. The Competition is for an Unusual Bell.

Guests are always welcome at our meetings. In fact if you are thinking of maybe joining us you are able to attend Three meetings in the year before committing yourself, so do give it some thought. Next years calender of events is just about organised and looks interesting. A quick note for this coming month if members have a guest that they would Like to bring to the November meeting then please do, you never know you may be introducing a new member. Please try and remember things for the Sales Table and of course That Fudge!!:

DODDINGTON FIREWORKS DISPLAY. Saturday 4th November at Doddington School. Gates open at 5.3Opm with the bonfire being lit at 6.3Opm. A special childrens display will start at 6.45pm and the main display at 7.3Opm. An area will be made available for sparklers, which will also be onsale at the event. The car parking in the field opposite the school will be free (please avoid parking in street, to allow access for emergency vehicles if necessaryl)

Tickets will be available from local outlets. Adults £ 3.30, Children £ 1.50 which includes a free drink. Entrance on the gate will be Adults £ 4.00 and £ 1.50 children.
As usual we will have a Barbeque, bar and hot drinks.The Grand Raffle has a first prize of £ 50. second prize of £ 25. 3rd prize £ 5. and further smaller prizes, including a Day Trip for Car up to 5 passengers on P & 0 Stenna from Dower to Calais. The Firework display will be professionally fired by Bangers and Flash.

PANTOMIME.Booking for Aladdin is still going extremely well. If you have not yet booked your tickets please do to avoid disappointment. The performances are on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th January 2001, 2.30 pm and 7.3Opm on both days. Ticket prices are Adults £ 3.00 and Children £ 1 .00. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. For Bookings please phone 01795 886 332 or from Doddington Service Station. Please note JANUARY 7th - 7.30pm is SOLD OUT
SCENERY PAINTING.
IF you are interested in helping to paint scenery for the above Pantomime, painting sessions have now started. For further information please contact Leslie Roberts on 01795 886 332.
WANTED URGENTLY For Village Panto ... Polyester or Jersey or any STRETCH material... Any colour as long as it can be dyed red. Phone 886 383 .. or contact Leslie.

WINE AND WISDOM
Saturday 18th November in Doddington Village Hall. This event is in aid of the School PTFA funds. Teams of 6 or 8 welcome at 4.50 a head. To book a table please contact Barbara Roberts on 01795 886 332.

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DODDINGTON_PARISH COUNCIL.
Th Parish Council met on 9th October 2000. Two members of the public attended meeting as well as a member of the Press, members of the public took advantage of the 10 min. public discussion to raise concerns about the application for change of use of the village shop to a restaurant.

Several objections had also been received by the Chairman. The main objections were: Too soon for change of use as there was still optimism about the re-opening of the shop if a buyer can be found, possibility of noise from cars parked, parking problems along The Street , effect on local businesses particularly The Chequers. It was also pointed out that there were several restaurants in the vicinity' already. The Parish Council agreed that they would support local residents who would be affected by the proposal by sending a letter of objection to Swale Borough Council Planning Dept.

Following a complaint last month a letter was sent to CAA complaining about the extremely low flying aircraft that had recently resulted in children being very frightened and one having an asthma attack. The reply received from the Ministry of Defence indicated that they were sorry that this had happened resulting in frightening children but they did need to train in this way. It was pointed out by a councillor that this was extremely low flying and it was agreed to send another letter clarifying date andtime of incident.

Mary Chastney and Ian Woodhouse had discussed with the Highway Dept at Swale Borough Council various matters concerning the village. The footpath from Chequers Hill to Westend has several potholes and is in a general state of disrepair, there is almost a pond at the bottom of Dully Hill which is in need of filling in. There is a possibility that the whole footpath will be resurfaced but probably not in this financial year.

Other concerns discussed were; parking in front of Northdown', parking at Westend and white lines on Wychling Hill to denote the narrow road and emphasise the need to slow down. White lines and extra slow signs cannot be placed unless the road is deemed to be dangerous. It was agreed that as this is indeed a dangerous approach to the village we would point this out and try to persuade Swale Borough Council that we do need action to be taken.

Councillor Woodhouse had suggested that the Village be asked to set priorities for the Parish Council. There has been several debates about this over the last 4 months. Although not objected to in principal, it was felt that the Parish Council needed to be flexible In its role to fulfil the monthly priorities as they occured. Councillor Woodhouse and Councillor Clinton had both put documents together which the Parish Council as a whole could not agree on. After much heated debate it was decided to have a seperate meeting devoted to this subject. Closed meeting to be held on 23rd October.

DODDINGTON PARISH COUNCIL meeting held on 23rd October 2000.
After a lengthy debate Councillors agreed that an open option rather than a selection of -options would be asked of the village. All villagers will be asked what the main issues/ priorities they wish the Parish Council to consider. Villagers will be delivered a letter within the next month.

Following the recent. flooding in The Street and Old Lenham Road the Parish Council has been speaking to the Highways Dept. at Swale Borough Council about need to inprove the drainage in the Old Lenham Road. and Ringlestone Road.

Eileen Thethewey Parish Clerk. Your elected Parish Council is as follows;- Chairman Mary Chastney 886245 Vice Chairman Graham Cuthbert 886365. Councillors Stuart Doughty.... 886807 Barry West....886227 Linda Lumsden.... 886376. Alastair Clinton.... 886843 Ian Woodhouse.... 886251. All members of the Parish Council welcome any concerns from the Village and are of course available at the monthly meetings held 2nd Monday' of every month, 8pm in Village Hall.

DARBY & JOAN CLUB.
The club had a very successful meeting during October. We have now moved up into the Billard Rooam making it much warmer and being closer able to have more chat and laughter. Not a lot of time left in this year during November we meet on the friday 3rd and Friday the 17th in Doddington Village Hall at 2pm,
Even at this time of the year we welcome new members. We have now changed having a Christmas Lunch but have a special day in March 9th on our Birthday 2001. If anyone is interested come along and see us.

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NEWNHAM PARISH COUNCIL.
Resume of minites of last meeting 5th October 2000 Recreation:-
1. Cllr Gunner has published a questionnaire regardeing the Youth Shelters and Sports Systems scheme in the current month's Newnham, Doddington, & Wychling Newsletter. The responses will be assessed at a future meeting.

2. The Clerk had received a report on the local footpaths/stiles from the Parish Paths Co -ord&nator , Roger Tuckey. It would appear that some locations were in need of signs, some areas seriousjy overgrown, particularly that close to the Parish Boundary near Foxenden Manor Complaints from residents to the Parish Council concerning stiles would be forwarded to Mr Tuckey.

3. The Basketball ring and back- board has at last been re- erected by Swale HA.

4. The younger residents of Winecock have asked the Parish Council to approach Swale Housing Association with a view to the provision and erection of a chain - link fence adjacent to Seed Road to help prevent youngsters pursuing stray footballs endangering themselves by dashing into the roadway. The PC were happy to support this request.

5 Cllr. Dartnell reported that the Village Board was now in place outside the Church. Parish Roads
1. Newnham Lane: Cllr Agie had, through liaison with SBC Cleansing dept, solved the problem and road sweeping in the Lane.
2. The Clerk had received a letter from Doddington Parish Council regarding the apparent increase in heavy traffic on the road connecting the A2 with the A20. Kent Highways Dept. seem either unwilling or unable to act. This has been of concern to both Newnham and Doddington Parish Councils for some time, and the idea of some form of mutual action was agreed.

Other Village Matters....
1. Study of the proposed alteration to the present telecommunications array at Seed Road resulting in a "no objections" response from the Parish Council,
2. Owing to inadvertant stretching of the canvas base, the tapestry runner, worked on for many, many hour by participating villagers had stretched some four inches. Suitable modifications are in hand, and its hoped that the work will be both finished and installed by Christmas (2000).
Date of next meeting... the next ordinary Parish Meeting will be held at 7.3Opm on the Thursday 2nd November' 2000.

DODDINGTON NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH.
There are no significant Ringmaster messages for our area this month, but following a survey over the last two years it is worth noting if you go to Faversham regularly that Faversham has a very high rate of theft and motor vehicles in particular Hazerouck road features in the top 5 roads in Swale for thefts from motor vehicles in both 1999 and so far this year. There have been a significant number of petrol theft's from cars parked in the Street Doddington. Be aware and remove items from your vehicles or at least out of sight and get a cap that is difficult to remove.
EXTRA... Ringmaster' 1313 - on the afternoon of 12th October two men posing as heating engineers gained entry to a house in Teynham and stole £ 82. pension and £ 300. in savings. One is described as being in his 20's, the other in his 30's. One half cast , one pushed the pensioner into her kitchen to look at a vent while the other stole the money. Be on your guard and always ask for an ID. Ian Pateman. Neighbourhood W/Co ordinator.

YOUTH CLUB
As mentioned in the last Newslatter we are back in Doddington Village Hall on Friday evenings from 7. to 9pm. If any patent would like to help occasionally please contact Leslie Roberts or Martin Holloway.

BREAST CANCER.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer , Barbara Roberts would like to thank all those who supported her Coffee Morning on Friday 13th 0ctober. The event raised £ 120. which will assist the Charity in its vital research which aims to find methods of prevention and ultimately a cure for this disease.

OXFAM.
The Oxfam Collection house to house took place in Newnham it realised the sum of £ 56.52 Many thanks to those who contributed to Oxfam's emergency and development work in countries around the world.

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WILDLIFE NOTES.
It's still mild as I write, but the leaves are starting to change colour and fall, and the first winter visitors have arrived. I heard the first Redwings on the 15th, and today (23rd) I watched a few as they fed on Yew berries in the old wood yard at the bottom of Doddington Place. Some small flocks of Siskins have also been buzzing about.

There has been a small spate of sightings of birds of prey recently, I regularly see Sparrow-hawks from my back window, and on the afternoon of the 15th I saw a Peregrine heading down the valley towards Newnham. Ian Pateman reports a Buzzard from up the valley, and Graham Cuthbert has spotted a (very probable) Merlin. Britain's birds of preys have recovered well from their post war low (the result of DDT poisoning)t and long may it continue. I know they eat a few small birds and mammals, but they don't have much impact on the numbers -not as much as 'the nation's cat population anyway.

A few miscellaneous sightings. Mick Barry notes that at least 100 House Martins were still present during the first week of October, and has recently seen Mallards flying over Newnham in the late afternoon.
And finally a plea from me. If you want to do your bit for wildlife, then please, please recycle as much of your rubbish as possible. We're lucky here to have paper and can banks at the school, bottle banks in Doddington, and various collectors of tin foil and used stamps etc. in the village. Metal items, soil and hard-core and green garden waste can all go to Faversham tip for recycling. The more rubbish we recycle the less chance there is that we will end up poisoning wildlife - and ourselves - with toxic fumes from waste incinerators.

THE WEATHER OCTOBER 2000.
The month has been generally wild, starting with temperatures still over 20 degrees C for the first two days. 20 degrees was also recorded on the 13th; indeed the lowest daytime temperature was 13C on the 16th. Overnight temperatures have remained well above freezing, the lowest 5.9c on the night of the 14th. Most night minimum are now below 10 degrees, but we have not yet had our first frost up here on the hill.I often notice how much colder it is in the village on my way to work in the mornings, Sometimes four or five degrees.
The heavy' rain has been most noticeable feature of this month's weather. The total up to the 23rd is 169.85mm almost 7in., which is just about 'normal' combined total for October AND November. Overnight on the 11/12th I recorded 44mm, preceded by 21mm on the 11th and 24mm on the 10th. We have received a further 23mm during the morning of the 12th. I was not surptised to encounter Mary bravely attempting to keep the run - off moving down Doddington Street at 7am.
Keeping- weather records is interesting because there are always unusual or extreme events. I remember that after a very dry' summer back in the 1970's September was very wet - 170mm was recorded in that mont alone in Southern England. There is no evidence that these extreme events are related to global warming - in fact extremes of weather far predate this and have always taken place; they are neither more frequent nor more severe than they have ever been, but the media and the pseudo - scientists would have us (wrongly) believe otherwise because that is good for their sales and their egos.

SHARSTED SPORTS CLUB.
Once again the club's A,G.M. was poorly attended, but this Club is no too bad overall. It was agreed to give the Christmas Bazaar a rest as it was a lot of work for a few people, the Draw was also put on hold. The football team's have not been doing too badly with wins for both teams, although the 2nd Xl was knocked out of the Kent Junior Cup. keep going Lads. The Doddington Friendly teams seem to be doing well, its nice to see parents with their children enjoying the game of football. We hope to have a bit more information about games at a later date.

FOR SALE. I B M ~-P S /1 Computer with screen - cannon ink jet black ink printer -. mouse and key board. - Loaded with basic window programme . Suit a student. for home/work/ essay writing £ 60.00 . Phone 890461.

Dear Editor,

The last newsletters "View from the Viearage" erroneously implied that abortion is available on demand in this country. in reality it remains a criminal offence to perform an abortion in the UK unless the woman's condition meets various strictly defined medical criteria to the satisfaction of two medical doctors.

The writer, Roy Kilford, assumes that the increase in abortions, year by year, is due either to feckless women using abortion as "another form of birth control", or weak women "talked into" abortion by others. This assumption exposes an archaic view' of women which trivialises women's decision making at times of crisis and blames them for the consequences.

To allow no space for a view of women choosing abortion as responsible adult human beings whom, quite reasonably, struggle with irreconcilable individual circumstances and consequences, are in distress, and are traumatised when making such difficult decisions, is rather one sided. it may also ensure that the writer can only hear when women adopt a feckless or weak posture or mode of speech on this subject.

It may he of course that the writer would have "grave doubts" about such a view of women. particularly since he would then need to think about some of the other possible reasons for the increase in the number of abortions year by year. Blaming the rise on feckless, weak women will not halt or reverse the rise in abortions. Addressing some of the coercive, violent, social and economic conditions in which women live and bring up children might make a start, as might improvements in education and understanding for both sexes about desire. control and enjoyment in relationships.

However, exploring either of these options involves listening to women, as adult human beings, and accepting that as such they have not only the right but also the responsibility to make decisions about their bodies and live with the consequences whatever decision they make. This sort of approach has no place for abortion reduction targets since they cannot accommodate women as individual human beings. Judging and blaming each other, which remains unfortunately' commonplace, has no place in supporting women or any other human being in crisis.

Yours sincerely

Julie Crawford

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CLEMATIS RAILWAY
Thelma and I were very pleased with the support received for the Railway Coffee Morning on 23rd September. The sum raised was £ 159 towards the fund for the new Norton Village Hall. The next event on the railway is on Saturday 23rd December . The Santa Special will run at 2pm followed by' a Twilight Christmas Steam Up at 5pm. At this time of the year the railway lights will be on especially around Santa's Grotto which should add a little magic to the occasion..,. This event is, of course, weather permitting.
CHRISTMAS CARDS.. Wearing another hat , I now have a supply of Christmas Cards for sale on behalf of the Friends of St. Mary, Norton. A pack of five cards (with envelopes) £2.00 I also have Railway Cards for sale at the same price. Please feel free to call at 1 Clematis Cottages, Lewson Street during reasonable hours of daylight to make a purchase.

DODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL AUCTION.
The Village Committee would like to THANK everyone involved in making the Auction such a success. A great number of people are involved during the week end and without them it would not be possible to hold the event.
The Committee would like to thank the Vendors and Buyers for attending and remaining during the sale and anyone who comes purely' for the entertainment.
Thank you once again to all helpers.

WANTED.
Pre School Workers for our New pre-School at Doddington School.
Doddington Primary School is hpoing to open a Pre School in its premises. Initally this would be for 2 to 5 mornings per week. Later, if our bid for a NOF Grant is successful we plan to expand the Pre School and develop an Out of Hours Club and Holiday' Club in a seperate building in the school, grounds.
If you are able to help we are looking for the following.:
A. People with an NIiEB or NVQ 5 in pre School work.
B. People with an NVQ 5 in Playwork or equivalent.
C. People keen to work with children and undergo training.
D. Volunteers who enjoy working with children.
If you have any of these or would like to help in any way I would be extremely' pleased to speak to you and may' even make you a cup of tea and a bun!:
Contact Nicky Lord ... Telephone 01795 886 475.

Quickly prepared in advance, this is a 'special occasion' recipe which can be cooked in under ten minutes. Open a bottle of wine and enjoy a quiet supper for two.

You will need:
2 large chicken breasts

Marinade
1 generous tablespoon olive oil
Grated rind of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper


A little oil for the pan
6 tablespoons water or chicken stock
1 80g pack Boursin au poivre (cream cheese with pepper)

A little wine if the bottle is open
Chopped parsley if available

A medium sized pan, with a lid

HOW TO MAKE IT
Cut the chicken into 1-inch chunks and mix them in a bowl with the marinade ingredients. Cover and leave in the refrigerator for two or three hours.
When you are nearly read to eat, put a little oil in the pan and make it quite hot. Quickly brown the chicken pieces on both sides. It's best to do this in two batches. Return them all to the pan and add the stock or water.
Put the lid on the pan and simmer on a very low heat for about 5 minutes to cook the chicken through . Add the cream cheese and stir gently over low heat until melted and bubbling. Now is the time to add half a glass of white wine, or a little more water, to increase the sauce.
Serve on warm plates with noodles or tagliatelle and a sprinkle of parsley. A green salad is a good accompaniment.

Serves Two

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