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St Giles and Shipbourne
NEWSLETTER
October 2016
OFFICERS OF ST GILES AND VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS
ST GILES
Rector of Shipbourne with Plaxtol: Rev. Andrew Procter
The Rectory, The Street, Plaxtol TN15 0QG
Email: [email protected]
811081
Churchwardens: Viv Packer 810035
Paul Britton 365794
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Secretary: Mary Perry 810797
Children’s Rep: Glynis Coates 811432 Treasurer: Martyn Williams 833751 Choirmaster: John Young 810289
Flowers: Felicity Ward 810525 Bellringing: Bob Taylor 833976
SHIPBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Clerk: Sarah Codling 01892 530404 [email protected]
Chair: Libby Cohen 07949 591716 Vice Chair: Nick Tyler 811079
Councillors: D Pettengell, V Redman J Sheldrick, K Wallington
R Wright
VILLAGE WEBSITE www.shipbourne.com
SHIPBOURNE VILLAGE HALL Chairman: Curtis Galbraith 763637
Bookings: Helen Leach 07762 241720 SHIPBOURNE FARMERS’ MARKET
Organiser: Bob Taylor 833976
SHIPBOURNE WI President Margaret
Thompson
810789
SHIPBOURNE CRICKET CLUB Secretary: Mark Fenton 811067
PLAXTOL & SHIPBOURNE TENNIS CLUB
Membership: Cilla Langdon-Down
810338
ST GILES’ AND SHIPBOURNE NEWSLETTER
Editor: Lindsay Miles 810439 [email protected]
Advertising: Tish Gourmelon 07966 035492 Copying: Mary Perry 810797
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Rector of Shipbourne with Plaxtol
Rev Andrew Procter The Rectory, The Street, Plaxtol TN115 0QG
(opposite the Papermaker’s Arms) Tel: 01732 811081
Email: [email protected] Please contact him with enquiries about baptisms, banns, weddings and funerals. He would appreciate being told if any parishioner is admitted to hospital, if any
housebound person wishes to receive Holy Communion at home, or if there is anyone who would welcome a visit. Normally he takes Friday as a day off except if there is an emergency.
PARISH DIARY – OCTOBER 2016 Except where indicated below, the main morning service at St Giles Shipbourne is at 9.30am EVERY WEEKDAY at 8.00am Morning Prayer will be said at Plaxtol Church and
every weekday evening (except Friday) at 4.30pm Evening Prayer will be said at St Giles Shipbourne. These arrangements will cease on 10 October during the interregnum following Andrew Procter’s retirement.
SUNDAY 2nd 8.00am Holy Communion at Plaxtol Church
9.30am Harvest Family Service with Communion at St Giles, Shipbourne
11.00am Harvest Family Service (no short Communion) at Plaxtol Church
6.00pm Gift Day Thanksgiving Service at Plaxtol
Church
Readings: Lamentations 1 vv 1-6 2 Timothy 1 vv 1-14
Luke 17 vv 5-10
Thursday 6th 9-11am Farmers’ Market at St Giles Shipbourne
Friday 7th 7.15pm for 8pm
Benefice Harvest Supper at Home Farm Barn, Fairlawne (see advert)
Saturday 8th 9.30am Playchurch at St Giles Shipbourne
SUNDAY 9th 8.00am Holy Communion at St Giles Shipbourne
9.30am Morning Worship – service marking Andrew Procter’s retirement – at St Giles
Shipbourne
11.00am Parish Communion at Plaxtol Church
Readings: Jeremiah 29 vv 1, 4-7
2 Timothy 2 vv 8-15 Luke 17 vv 11-19
Monday 10th 7.30pm Shipbourne Parish Council Meeting –
Village Hall
Wednesday 12th 8pm Public meeting with Churchwardens to discuss new Rector- see article
Thursday 13th 9-11am Farmers’ Market at St Giles Shipbourne
SUNDAY 16th 8.00am Holy Communion at Plaxtol Church
9.30am Parish Communion at St Giles Shipbourne
12.00pm Short Communion service at Plaxtol Church
4.00pm Community@4 at Plaxtol Church
Readings: Jeremiah 31 vv 27-34 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5
Luke 18 vv 1-8
Thursday 20th 9-11am Farmers’ Market at St Giles Shipbourne
Saturday 22nd 8-9am Bulk Refuse Collection outside Village Hall
SUNDAY 23rd 8.00am Holy Communion at St Giles Shipbourne
9.30am Family Service at St Giles Shipbourne
11.00am Parish Communion at Plaxtol Church
Readings: Joel 2 vv 23-end, 6-15 2 Timothy 4 vv 6-8, 16-18
Luke 18 vv 9-14
Thursday 27th 9-11am Farmers’ Market at St Giles Shipbourne
SUNDAY 30th REMEMBER: CLOCKS GO BACK ONE
HOUR!
8.00am Holy Communion at Plaxtol Church
9.30am Holy Communion with baptism at St Giles Shipbourne
11.00am Morning Worship at Plaxtol Church
Readings: Isaiah 1 vv 10-18 2 Thessalonians Chapter 1 Luke 19 vv 1-10
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Playchurch is for pre-schoolers, primary school children and parents
and takes place on the second Saturday of every month from
9.30-10.30am at St Giles Shipbourne.
Come along to hear fuzzy-felt bible stories, singing and
craft activities.
Next meeting: Saturday 8th October 2016
For further information please contact:
Mary Perry Tel: 01732 810797
We hope that you will join us at our next joint benefice service
‘Community @ 4’ On Sunday 16th October from 4-5pm
at Plaxtol Church suitable for all ages
worship songs with a band
discussions for different age groups
craft and play time for children
Please bring food and drink for our
“Bring &Share” refreshments after the service
LETTER FROM THE RECTOR
Dear All
This is the last parish letter I shall write to you. And the last one I
shall ever write, I imagine.
I want to end by saying a word of thanks, then a word of warning
and finally a word of faith.
A word of thanks I have enjoyed my time with you all. It has made a happy ending to my long years in the ministry. This is mainly due
to working with highly dedicated people in the leadership of our two
churches whom I have come to admire deeply. I profoundly thank
all of you who have held office and give you my prayers and best
wishes for the future. Also I have felt accepted and loved by the two
congregations at large. We have together done a lot of hard work and had a lot of fun. So thanks for that. Finally both villages have a
strong community spirit and I am grateful for the co-operation with
community minded people my job entails. I much admire what you
do too and wish you all the best.
A word of warning In nearly 40years of parish work I have seen
the notion of attending church be relegated from a strong call on
many people’s lives to an also-ran, coming in at the tail-end of a
race won by work, family, leisure, sport, shopping and the rest. This
is true, even of those who would reckon themselves to be nailed-on
Christians. I regard this as dangerous. The importance of giving serious worship to God as a priority is vital. God is no fool. “Do not
be deceived. God is not to be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
(Galatians 6:7) Our modern drop-in when it pleases me Christianity
is a mockery. Don’t do it.
A word of faith I am still a believer. That means more than you
think. Bismark said “If you like sausages and laws, don’t go to see
either of them made.” If you want to believe in God don’t become a
clergyman. At my first ever clergy meeting a long retired vicar spoke
to me as the new curate over the coffee. “How many souls do you
think you will save in your ministry?” he said. I replied “Maybe twenty”, deciding to be conservative. “You’ll do well if you save one.”
He said “and that’s your own.” Well, I am stilled thrilled at the call
to believe in God. I believe He exists and I give Him my all from a
joyful heart. I am ceasing to run parishes but I am going to take St
Paul as my mentor when he writes “But one thing I do, forgetting
what is behind and straining on to what is ahead, I press on
towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me
heavenwards in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14)
Best wishes
Andrew
CHURCH NOTICES
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW RECTOR
Do you have any ideas of the qualities you would like to see in our new Rector and what you would like him/her to do? Come and share your ideas with the Churchwardens
at an informal meeting on Wednesday 12th October at
8pm at St Giles.
As you will have heard, Andrew Procter is retiring and we have
started the process to find the right person to replace him.
Whilst no one can be appointed until Andrew and Elizabeth have moved out of the Rectory, the churchwardens for Shipbourne and
Plaxtol are working with our Archdeacon, Clive Mansell, on the early
stages of finding our new Rector.
This process is likely to take some months, but please be re-assured that our church services will carry on as usual and will be taken by
members of the clergy, both retired and from other parishes.
We have learnt that, as the Rochester Diocese, like much of the
Church of England, is short of money, it is likely that the person
appointed will live in the Rectory in Plaxtol, but probably have to devote two days a week to the work of the Diocese rather than being
full time with us.
We have to prepare a Parish Profile, which we will send to anyone
interested in applying for the role. As there are a lot of parishes looking for new vicars at present, this will need to fully inform
potential applicants about the villages, the area and what goes on
and what facilities there are, and demonstrate what potential there
is for growing the congregations in both parishes.
In addition, we would like your input on the kind of person you
would like to see as our new rector, and what you would like them to do that would enrich our lives in Plaxtol and Shipbourne.
Please come along to the meeting to share your ideas with the
churchwardens for both parishes and help us to find the right
person to lead the two churches in the Benefice. Viv Packer and Paul Britton
THANK YOU! ST GILES’ SHIPBOURNE SUMMER FAIR
For once the weather was kind to us on August Bank Holiday
Monday and Shipbourne Common transformed into a truly
quintessential English village fete. With the brilliant Sevenoaks and
Tonbridge Training Band, the return of the popular dog show (which seemed to go on for longer than Crufts), busy BBQ, beer and pimms
tent, hay-bales, cheerful stalls, children’s Roald Dahl fancy dress
and afternoon tea and cakes, the Common was buzzing and the
perfect place to spend the afternoon.
The good weather reflects the great sum of funds raised on the day – after expenses the Fair raised in the region of £3,600 for St Giles. It
just shows what we can do when the sun decides to shine!
A huge thank you to everyone who helped out and to Fairlawne for
their help at what is a very busy harvest time for them. We look forward to thanking everyone at drinks on Friday 18 November,
7pm-9pm at Shipbourne Village Hall.
Thank you!
Viv Packer and Lindsay Miles
THANK YOU DRINKS
for everyone who helped with the St Giles’ Summer Fair
Friday 18 November 2016 7pm-9pm
Shipbourne Village Hall Please do come along – we couldn’t run the Fair
without you!
REMINDER
The Shipbourne and Plaxtol Benefice
Harvest Supper and Farewell to Andrew and Elizabeth
Friday 7th October 2016, 7.15 for 8.00pm at Home Farm Barn
Tickets are available from:
- Shipbourne Farmers’ Market (every Thursday 9-11am)
- daily from Plaxtol Post Office
- after Sunday service at St Giles (limited numbers of tickets)
Prices are £10.00 for adults and £5.00 for children (12 and under).
to include food and entertainments.
VOLUNTEERS PLEASE!
We still need volunteers please to make shepherds’ pies, vegetarian dishes, salads, apple crumbles and/or provide cheese
and biscuits. If you are able to help please contact either Kate
Symonds or Julia Sheraton who are organising the supper. They
can be contacted on 810147 or 811477 or by email at
All Saints Community Project Trust Chatham
The link between the Trust and Plaxtol and Shipbourne churches is now up and running. We are looking to support the Project by providing financial support, donating food, household goods and toys and by offering voluntary support. If you have any unwanted food, household goods (eg furniture, soft furnishings) or toys that you are willing to give away, please let me know by email or by phone –
[email protected] 07762 241720 01732 811144
Any such items will be advertised, and if required, then collected and distributed by Chatham. Just 30 minutes drive away, it is one of the poorest wards in the country and any help you are able to offer will be very gratefully received. Thank you.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE MOTE ROAD, SHIPBOURNE – FROM 13 OCTOBER 2016 FOR UP TO 2 DAYS The whole of the road will be closed. The alternative route is via
Hildenborough Road, A227 Ightham Road and High Cross Road. The closure is to enable drainage improvement works to be carried
out by KCC Highways.
SPORTS RELIEF BAKE-OFF
SHIPBOURNE WI The first meeting after the summer took place on Wednesday 14th
September when members met to discuss future events, both in our own WI, and in the District. This was followed by a talk, “Without
Reserve – Tales from Behind the Scenes in the Antique Trade.”
Mrs Janie Ramsay first ran her own antique shop in Tunbridge
Wells, and then pursued a very successful career at Sotheby’s.
.Janie’s lively presentation with her wide knowledge and many ‘tales’ gave us a good feel for the vagaries of the antique trade.
The meeting finished, as usual, with a delicious tea.
The next Committee Meeting is on 5th October, and the main meeting on 12th October when the talk will be “The Flemish Weavers
in Kent”.
Glynis Coates
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Shipbourne Village Hall
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The Hall can be hired for £12.50 per hour with a minimum of 4 hours (£50.00). It has an attractive secure garden with a good gate that can be closed. Inside there is wheelchair access through the rear door, a well-
appointed kitchen, the main hall and an adjoining side room plus all usual facilities.
For Village Hall enquiries and bookings please call 07762 241720 or email [email protected]
Further details can be found on the Shipbourne website www.shipbourne.com
The Kentish Rifleman Dunk’s Green, TN11 9RU
A Free House and by far the best pub in Dunk’s Green
16th Century Inn serving a good selection of real ales, wines and home cooked food. For more information (also regarding Bed
and Breakfast) visit www.thekentishrifleman.co.uk
Bookings always advisable on 01732 810727 (12/16)
Christmas Craft Fair Saturday, 19th November 2016
12–4.00pm
Shipbourne Village Hall
SHIPBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL
Planning The Parish Council has recently discussed the following planning
applications:
Application:TM/16/02491/RD
Location: 6 New Cottages, Upper Green Road, Shipbourne,
TN11 9PN Proposal: Details of condition 6 (joinery) submitted pursuant to
planning permission TM/15/01896/FL (two storey side
extension)
Application:TM/16/01992/LB Location: Old Woodcocks, Reeds Lane, Shipbourne, TN11
9RR
Proposal: Listed Building Consent: Replacement of windows
Application:TM/16/02228/FL
Location: Land adj to Wagoners, Back Lane, Shipbourne, TN11 9PP
Proposal: Conversion of two forestry buildings into three
dwellings
You can view and comment on planning applications at
www.tmbc.gov.uk
New Parish Clerk
Our Parish Clerk, Sarah Codling, left the Parish Council on 31 July
2016. We wish her well in her new career.
A competitive interview process has been carried out and we have
appointed Mrs Sarah Huseyin as our new Parish Clerk. Sarah will
be joining the Parish Council in October 2016.
Our next Parish Council meeting is 7.30pm 10 October 2016. All
public are welcome to attend.
Phil Codling, Locum Parish Clerk
Tel: 01892 530404
FROM YOUR COUNTY COUNCILLOR You will probably be aware of national concerns about the
inadequacy of Mental Health Services for children and adolescents. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have made clear their support
for improvements in this area of health provision.
For many years I have attended meetings of Kent’s Social Care and
Health committees where we have interrogated various Health
officials on the long waiting lists for treatment and expressed our concerns about the poor quality of the service.
I am very pleased indeed to tell you that K.C.C. itself is now charged
with providing the service improvement programme to mobilise a
unified whole system, linking the pathway of provision between the emotional wellbeing Early Intervention Service and more specialist
provision for children with more serious mental health problems.
This is a huge programme of work, which should transform the
service, and it should be warmly welcomed.
With best wishes, Valerie Dagger, Kent County Councillor.
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SHIPBOURNE FARMERS’ MARKET After the late spring and wonderful summer we’ve all enjoyed in
2015, the summer is well and truly over when it comes to what we are eating. But the bounty of the year’s incredible harvest is now
with us so it’s the month to rediscover the delights of colder weather
eating with all the wonderful ingredients at our disposal. And where
better to find the best food around than at Shipbourne Farmer’s
Market?
October has the best of everything. – late varieties of soft fruit, all
types of hard fruit,. onions, leeks, beetroot, carrots and tomatoes
are all full of flavour at this time of year whilst the wonderful array
of squashes and pumpkins offer so much more for the cook than
merely lanterns for Halloween. Try them baked with cream and spices or in risottos and curries. Root vegetables such as parsnip,
swede and celeriac are all wonderful roasted or mashed and perfect
with new season’s game. Use them in soups, stews, bakes and
pickles for rich seasonal colour and taste. Wild mushrooms are
plentiful before the frost comes in so make the most of them now –
they are perfect partners for seasonal game. Cobnuts, walnuts, hazelnuts and chestnuts are all ripening – try them now when they
are ‘wet’ and discover a whole new intensity of flavour. Use in
autumn salads or toasted with fruit compotes or meringues for
impact.
Make sure you don’t miss out on all the best local apples and pears. The later ripening varieties are good for keeping so you will be able
to enjoy from now until next summer. Make into pies, crumbles and
cakes or try baked with spices and brown sugar. Who needs
imported varieties when we have the best in the world here at home
in the Garden of England?
As the sea temperature drops, fish just gets better and better. Sea
bass, haddock and Dover sole will be fishing well. Scallops, prawns,
crab, lobster and oysters make perfect autumn eating. Remember
the better the quality of the fish, the simpler it needs to be cooked.
Smoked fish is great at this time of year – try smoked haddock in a creamy chowder or hot smoked salmon in a winter salad or
October 1st sees the start of the pheasant-shooting season but early
birds can be expensive so try partridge, grouse, wild duck and
rabbit. All are excellent partnered with autumn greens and creamy mashed roots. Mother Nature really is very clever and ensures that
the season’s finest ingredients all go so well together!
We had a French TV crew at the market last month. They came to
investigate vegetarian and vegan food (prepared by Jane of Fat
Carrot). They were captivated by the unique use of the Church as a
Farmers Market and spent 2 hours filming that as well. In addition, the National Churches Trust, which helps fund Church repairs,
highlighted Shipbourne Farmers Market in their annual review as
Number One of their ‘50 Things to do in a Church’ to illustrate what
‘tremendous asset Churches, chapels and meeting houses are to the
communities throughout the UK’.
Volunteers required at Shipbourne Farmers Market
Although we just have sufficient help each week to set up and take
down the market, we are hard pressed to cope during the holiday
period. If you could spare an hour at the beginning or end (or preferably both) helping us set up and take down the market we
could create a rota and so not to rely on the same band of
volunteers week in and week out. If you have marketing and or
social media experience in a retail environment we would also love
to hear from you.
Please call Bob Taylor 01732 833976 or [email protected] if you
can help us.
SCOTTISH DANCING IN SHIPBOURNE VILLAGE HALL RUNS ON ALTERNATE TUESDAYS FROM
7.15 – 9.00PM New members are very welcome – just turn up! Absolutely no previous experience necessary.
Fun guaranteed!
COOKERY CORNER
SMOKED HADDOCK POTATO GRATIN
I’ve always loved pommes dauphinois – sliced potatoes cooked with
garlic and cream, and one day I thought I’d try it layered with
smoked haddock. It’s a marriage made in heaven – an easy take on
a fish pie that makes a great winter supper dish (I think Rick Stein
does something similar with Abroath smokies)
Serves 6 / Prepare 15 minutes / Cook 1 hour
1 kg (2 lb) smoked haddock fillets
450ml (3/4 pint) semi-skimmed milk
2 fresh bay leaves
1.2kg (3 lb) floury potatoes such as Maris Piper, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
25g (1oz) butter
300ml (1/2pint) carton double cream
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Preheat the oven to 200C /fan oven 180C/Gas Mark 6. Place
the haddock in a pan, add the milk and the bay leaves and bring to the boil. Poach gently for 5 – 6 minutes until just
cooked through – the flesh should just flake but not fall
apart. Drain off the cooking liquid and reserve. Flake the
fish, discarding the skin.
2. Layer up the sliced potatoes and flaked fish with the garlic
and plenty of seasoning in a well-buttered 1.7litre (3pint)
shallow ovenproof dish, ending with a neat layer of potatoes.
Dot with butter and pour over the reserved cooking milk and
cream.
3. Bake in the oven for 50 – 60 minutes until the potato is
tender and the top golden and crisp. Cover with foil if the top
gets too brown. Serve with a green salad or frozen peas.
Mary Gwynn Author, Local Food Writer and Editor
The WI Cookbook: The First 100 Years and Back in Time for
Dinner
SHIPBOURNE SCHOOL NEWS Everyone came back from well-deserved holidays on Monday 5th of
September. Currently, the whole school is working on Roald Dahl's 'Fantastic Mr Fox'. We were lucky enough to have a real fox visit the
school, and then a hedgehog from the wildlife animal rescue centre
in Sevenoaks!
A very warm Welcome to all our new reception children who have
settled in very quickly and already staying all day. Some children have been to Horton Kirby on a geography field trip studying rivers,
and how they flow.
Our pupils in Years 2 and 3 continue to use the swimming pool at
Carroty Wood each week. Year 6 are working with some Year 7s from Hugh Christie (forging links with the secondary school) which
is very good for transition. Some year 6 children took the secondary
transfer tests the first week back.
The Harvest festival will be at 1.30pm on Friday 14th October at St
Giles's church.
Finally, If you have children due to start school in September 2017
and wish to visit the school, several dates have been planned for
prospective parents.
Please phone the school office 01732 810344 to book a place. Stavros Martis
THE WEATHER IN AUGUST The rainfall recorded in August was 26.4 mm. (1.0 in.) compared
with an average of 58.7 mm. (2.3 in.) over the last thirty one years.
The average maximum temperature was 39.2⁰ C, compared with an
average of 32.2⁰C over the last twenty six years and the average
minimum temperature was 12.2⁰C compared with an average of
11.6⁰C over the last eleven years.
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THE GARDEN SHED At the time of writing the garden is suffering from a long spell of dry
weather and high temperatures and as a result the plants are also suffering. For some, this will help to ripen their growth and get
them ready for winter, but for others it will put them under stress,
causing wilting and possible death. Any plants showing signs of
unhappiness can be helped by giving them a really good watering (at
least a bucketful) and repeat this for a few days. Of course, by the
time this comment is read, sufficient rain may have fallen, and the plants will be back to normal.
October is the recommended time to plant evergreen trees and
shrubs, as the soil is warm enough to allow their roots to grow and
establish before the winter. At the time of planting it is important to complete the job with a good watering; this will settle the soil round
the roots. Staking the trees or shrubs will give them support and
prevent them rocking in the wind; a mulch of bark or wood
chippings will hold in the moisture and stop any weed growth.
Tender plants like Dahlias can be carefully lifted (after the first frosts have killed off their top foliage), the stems cut back to where
they are solid and the soil gently removed from the tubers; any
damaged parts need to be discarded. The tubers then can be
stored in dry material (wood shavings, chipped bark or even
newspaper) and placed in a dark, frost free area until mid February.
Of course, tubers can be left in the ground, but there is the risk that frost, excessive wet and slugs could affect their survival. A good
layer of mulch over the root area can give them added protection.
To get tender fuchsias, canna lilies, geraniums and other semi-
hardy plants through the winter they will need to be lifted, put into
pots and placed in an area where they will get some light and yet be frost free. Very little watering will be needed – just enough to stop
them drying out.
The Kaffir lily (Schizostylis) is a lovely late autumn plant which
flowers with carmine, pink or white blooms, and looks rather like a
small gladiolus, growing to about 45cms (15ins.) high. It is clump forming and enjoys a sunny moist position that is fairly well
drained. The plant has a fleshy root system which is vulnerable to
drying out. There are several good varieties, Schizostylis coccinea
‘Alba’ has white flowers, S.c. ‘Mrs Hegarty’ has pink and is later
flowering than the others, S.c. ‘Sunrise’ bears large soft pink blossoms, S.c. ‘Viscountess Byng’ has blooms that are bright red.
As the foliage dies down in the autumn, and does not reappear until
the summer, marking the site with a stick will ensure the plants will
not get damaged when spring planting is being done.
Do enjoy the autumn in your garden.
Tessa Forbes
LOCAL HISTORY
‘HOW THE VANES CAME TO SHIPBOURNE’ In the fifteen and 1600’s it was none too easy to ‘keep ones head’ in
a crisis. With the dissolution of the monasteries in 1530 the manor
lands of Shipbourne were granted to Sir Ralph Fane who owned
Hadloe Place. The redoubtable Ralph had been knighted in 1544 but
was found guilty of High Treason and executed 1552. With no sons to inherit his property, Hadloe-place along with his Shipbourne
estates – including the Manor of Puttenden – were passed to his
kinsman Henry Fane of Hadlowe.
Henry was a committed Puritan and Member of Parliament. Also
sentenced to a traitor’s death - for his involvement with rebels in 1554 - he lost his lands but fortunately not his head; he was soon
pardoned and recovered his property. On his death in 1580 this
passed to his son Henry who in turn passed it onto his son, later to
be known as Sir Henry Vane the Elder. It was he who changed the
Fane surname back to the medieval spelling of Vane.
In 1611 Henry was knighted by James I, travelled and mastered
several languages, was elected to Parliament, bought himself
positions at court and was made Secretary of State in 1620. After
buying himself the position of an Officer in the Household of the
Prince of Wales, and serving his Prince, he returned to his previous job as Treasurer.
An educated and intelligent man, he was an able administrator who
took good care of the King’s finances, and himself became a
property developer. In 1626 he bought Raby Castle and Estates
including Barnard Castle, for £18,000, a massive amount of money in those days.
Although, in his private life, he was known as a fair landlord to his
tenants, a good husband to Frances D’Arcy and a very caring father
to his many children, he was not universally liked as he was an
ambitious, bumptious character who was forever changing his
alliances usually with a view to improving his advancement or own
finances.
Appointed by Charles I as Ambassador Extraordinary to the Low Countries, Sir Henry then became a member of the Privy Council in
1630. At about the same time he also bought the mansion at Fayre
Layne in Plaxtol Parish along with the Wrotham lands belonging to
it for the sum of £4000 from Sir George Chowne, selling his
ancestral Hadlow estates to finance it and several other local properties. Moving his entire family into Fayre Layne he then set
about rebuilding the mansion and improving the gardens.
In 1640 King Charles I appointed Sir Henry Secretary of State again.
However, to his dismay he soon lost his lucrative positions in the
Court when he was suspected of being complicit in some way in Lord Strafford’s plot against the king.
Nevertheless, he kept his head and survived the Civil Wars,
remaining a Member of Parliament for Kent after the king himself
was beheaded in 1649. In 1654, shortly after Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England, Sir Henry Vane the Elder died
aged 66, thousands of pounds in debt having over-reached himself
in his ventures.
Libby Cohen
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