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Welcome

Welcome to the March issue of Village News! Spring is arriving and

the countryside is waking up after its winter stillness, we can perhaps feel a

hint of warmth in the air and days are lengthening.

We hope you enjoy reading the magazine as it is delivered through your door

by our trusty team of volunteer distributors, or maybe you are reading our new

online edition? As usual we have lots of information about what’s going on in

Woodnesborough- articles, reports, notices about upcoming local events as

well as a bit of poetry and prose from local contributors. Please send any

contributions to the magazine by the 15th of the month to:

woodnesboroughnotesandnews@gmail.com

We look forward to receiving them!

We are now online! You can see a full colour copy of the magazine on: Eastry

and Woodnesborough Benefice website

www.ewbchurches.org.uk/woodnesboroughvillagenews.htm

Woodnesborough Village Hall website

www.woodnesboroughvillagehall.btck.co.uk/

WoodnesboroughVillageNewsOnline

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March – Mother’s Day

On 22nd

March we celebrate Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day. On this day

we show love and gratitude to mothers everywhere by giving cards, flowers or

gifts. Children offer acts of kindness to give their mums a bit of a day off.

Mothering Sunday in the UK is always the fourth Sunday in Lent. Traditionally

this was a day when children, mainly girls, who were working in domestic

service were given the day off to visit their mother and family. This probably

came from the tradition that people would visit their ‘mother church’, the main

church in their local area on Mothering Sunday. As they walked along the

country lanes, children would pick wild flowers to take to church or to give to

their mother.

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Woodnesborough Village Hall Events

Monday

09.15 - 10.00 am Little Kickers (Ages 1.5 to 2.5 years)

10.10 - 10.55 am Little Kickers (Ages 2.5 to 3.5 years)

2:00 - 4:00 pm Painting for Pleasure

3:30 - 7:00 pm KAT Study Club

4:30 - 5:30 pm Song & Dance Theatre

6:30 - 7:30 pm Zumba

Tuesday

09:30 - 10:30 am Weightwatchers

10:00 - 11:30 am Coffee Pot

6:00 - 7:00 pm Weightwatchers

7:30 - 9:00 pm Parish Council Meeting (4th Tuesday of month ONLY)

Wednesday

09:30 - 11:00 am Yoga

09:30 - 12:30 Sandwich Art Group

6:30 - 7:30 pm Tai Chi (Adults)

7:30 - 8:30 pm Karate (Adults)

7:00 - 9:00 pm Women’s Institute (2nd Wednesday of month ONLY)

Thursday

09:30 - 11:30 am Baby and Toddler Group

4:30 - 6:30 pm Jan Anton Dance and Acrobatic Gym School

7:00 - 8:00 pm Solve Mental Health Charity Meetings

7:30 - 9:30 pm Gardeners Club (3rd Thursday of month ONLY)

Friday

09:30 - 11:00 am Yoga

3:30 - 6:00 pm KAT Study Club

6:30 - 7:30 pm Tai Chi (Adults)

Saturday

08:00 - 9:00 am 10 - 4 - 10 Fitness Sessions

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What’s On?

Village Hall Events Updates

We held the Woodnesborough Village Hall Open Day on Saturday, 25th

January. It was good to see our hirers showcasing their groups. We had a Tai

Chi and Karate demonstration which was very enjoyable. It was a great

opportunity for everyone to view the hall and find out what events are held

there: the Parish Council was available to talk to local residents; there was a

lovely display of art work from Painting for Pleasure; the WI group had a lovely

display of their craftwork, baking and flower arrangements. We even had a

wedding booked due to the day!

The Woodnesborough Village Hall and the Parish Council are holding a joint

VE Day 75th Celebration on Saturday, 9

th May from 2:00 pm with afternoon tea

and entertainment. Please book your tickets from the Events Team.

Upcoming Community Events in the Village Hall

Wednesday 4th March and 1st April - Bingo evening - Doors

open 7:15pm and Bingo will start at 7:30pm - tea, coffee, biscuits

are included.

Friday 20th March and 17th April - Quiz night - doors open

7:15pm and Quiz will start at 7:30 pm - All welcome to come along

and join a team. Please bring your own drinks and snacks. £3.00

per person.

Saturday 4th April - Easter Fair - We will be holding

our annual Easter Fair. We will have an Easter Egg hunt

and all children will receive a chocolate Easter egg.

There will be stalls, raffle, tombola refreshments and

lots more. Anyone wishing to have a stall at the event

please contact the Events Team at:

woodnesboroughevents@gmail.com - Stalls will be £15.00 per table.

Saturday 9th

May - VE Day 75th

Celebrations - Celebrate with afternoon tea

and entertainment from 2:00 pm. Please contact the Events Team on

woodnesboroughevents@gmail.com to book your tickets.

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Woodnesborough Church Renovation (Reordering)

Woodnesborough Church will be closed from Weds 12th February for

reordering until further notice. All services from 16th

February onwards will

be held in the atrium of Woodnesborough Village Hall at the usual times

unless otherwise advised.

Coffee Cake and Chat will be in the Village Hall from Saturday 15th February

onwards.

The renovation work is likely to last until April.

Notice of St. Mary’s Annual

Parochial Church Meeting 2020

Due to the re-ordering of St. Mary’s Church the Annual Parochial Church

Meeting will take place in Woodnesborough Village Hall on Sunday 5th April

following Sunday worship at 12.p.m. All welcome.

St Mary’s Church, Woodnesborough

Invite you to

Family Café Church

Sunday 1st

March at 10.30am in the Village Hall

Coffee and pastries served from 10.00am

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and enjoy some exceedingly good home-made cakes

Woodnesborough Football Club

Saturday 14th March - Bingo - Starts at 7.30pm - Admission £2.50 and includes supper.

WOODNESBOROUGH OLD

SCHOOL BELL

Appeal on behalf of

Woodnesborough Village Hall Committee

The old School Bell has now come out of storage and restored to its former

glory and now hangs in the New Village Hall.

It was made in a Liverpool Bell Foundry in 1844 and in-between that date and

the present we only have a few snippets of information from its life but if

anybody can add to these it would be most helpful to enable us to record its

life so far - for example how many times was it rung a day?

Any information please to:-

Geoff Ball, 20 Elmwood Park, Woodnesborough.

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Notes from St Mary’s

I recently dipped into a well-known online auction site and

bought myself a second-hand macro lens for my camera. I

am very much an amateur with all this, but a macro lens – as I understand it –

enables you to get very close to the subject you are photographing (as little as

just a few centimetres), thus bringing out an astonishing amount of detail.

There are a lot of tricks of the trade I shall need to learn over time, but already

I have been staggered by the detail that it is possible to see. Suddenly the

everyday and mundane takes on a whole new life and I am staggered by the

amount that I have in the past simply missed in the natural world around me. It

has become possible to go round the garden and discover that common

species of plants and animals take on a whole new richness - whether that be

leaves, flowers, buds, lichen or insects.

Now, there are two thoughts which spring to my mind when reflecting on all of

this:

First, it is that we should never cease to stand in wonder and awe at nature all

around us. I suspect many others are like me - simply too busy in our day to

day lives to notice much of the beauty and intricacy that is literally on our door-

step. It is said that time appears to slow when we experience new things - let

us then never stop being inquisitive and excited by the marvel of nature, God’s

spectacular creation. All the evidence seems to suggest that a deeper

engagement with the natural world is good for our well-being - and I am sure

also for our spiritual well-being. As we take in the extraordinary breadth from

the astronomical to the microscopic there is so much that is new for us to

explore and which will enrich us.

And second, I think in all of this there is something of a parable or metaphor for

life. I suspect that so much of what is going on within our own lives - our

attitudes, our motivations, our instincts - remains hidden, even from ourselves,

and escapes any critical analysis. What then if we were to shine a macro lens

onto our own lives and see things more closely and in much sharper detail -

what might it reveal? How might we feel?

Those who have been through counselling might at some level have had such

an experience, perhaps with a degree of discomfort - being encouraged to

have a look at ourselves and the life experiences which have moulded and

shaped us to become the people we are. We perhaps begin to recognise some

of the insecurities which we carry and which we might helpfully acknowledge

and seek to understand. Insecurities which help us appreciate why we respond

as we do when under stress - sometimes in ways which are not healthy - but

when acknowledged can offer us the opportunity to re- evaluate how we react,

for the better.

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In the Church’s year we have now entered the season of Lent. For Christians,

Lent is a time for the kind of self-examination I have been describing. It offers a

period of seven weeks when we can take a step back and look a little more

closely at ourselves: acknowledging our weaknesses and failings, but using

that insight to reassess our values and priorities. This is often done in

conjunction with study and prayer - tools through which we can allow God to

offer us a new window into ourselves and by which we can become better

people. Our keeping of Lent is often under-girded by a certain discipline -

giving something up (or perhaps taking something on) to help us appreciate

more fully everything we have.

So for the remainder of this season of Lent, leading up to our celebration of

Easter on Sunday 12 April, maybe we can all helpfully find time for a little

introspection to consider how we might better value our world, value our

community and relationships, and above all value ourselves.

David Ridley

Poem of the Month

Silver

Slowly, silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon; This way, and that, she peers, and sees Silver fruit upon silver trees; One by one the casements catch Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;

Couched in his kennel, like a log, With paws of silver sleeps the dog;

From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep Of doves in silver feathered sleep

A harvest mouse goes scampering by, With silver claws, and silver eye;

And moveless fish in the water gleam, By silver reeds in a silver stream.

Walter de la Mare (1873-1956)

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Save the Dates - Events in the Village Hall!

Sunday 17 May 2020 at 3pm

Harmony Ladies' Choir

An afternoon of lovely music with afternoon tea included.

Saturday 6 June 2020

70's & 80’s Evening

Dust off those flares and platforms and join us for an evening of dancing and eating! Watch this space for further details about these events.

Church Breakfast

Saturday 18th

January

Around 30 people representing church and community met for our first

breakfast of the new year. After breakfast, our speaker was Mike Hawthorn

who was representing Mission Aviation Fellowship. MAF is an international

charity with its HQ in Folkestone. It was founded soon after WW2 by Christian

aircrew who had been involved in active combat. He told us about the

wonderful work the charity does flying mercy missions in many poor parts of

the world, often to isolated sites where larger aircraft could not fly. Generous

donations enabled us to present a cheque for £120 + gift aid.

Our final breakfast for this season is on Saturday 21st

March at 9 o’clock in

the Village Hall Atrium when we will have a speaker from Christians Against

Poverty and you are invited to join us.

Ken Flower

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Woodnesborough Parish Council

The council met on 28th January in the Miller Room at the village

hall and received apologies from District Councillor M J Holloway.

After the minutes of the last meeting were read and signed, actions from the

previous meeting were dealt with. We looked at one planning application

between meetings and no objections were raised. There were 6 planning

decisions, five of which were granted and one refused and there was no

planning correspondence or consultation documents.

Our County Councillor, Sue Chandler, reported on the ongoing problems with

the water leaks on the Thanet Road and how Southern Water are dealing with

the repairs and assured us that they do intend to get the work done in time for

the Open Golf Championship and that the work on repairing the Toll Bridge will

be delayed to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum.

The Council took part in the recent Village Hall Open Day and some comments

were given to councillors regarding issues such as parking and development.

There was also a suggestion that some people would like to see a local shop

and pub back in the village. While we have taken these comments on board, it

was thought that there is little hope of a shop or pub coming back as both had

closed due to lack of local support.

We have received a request for a memorial bench to be placed near the play

area and we are very happy to agree to this. Chair, Brenda Baker, will liaise

with the family on this. The council were very happy that shading film has now

been put in place but also concerned that there is a wide band of frosted film

completely masking the view from the Atrium windows of the church. The

point of these windows, when the hall was built, was to frame this view and it is

hoped that this will be rectified.

After the discussion regarding finance matters and setting the precept for this

year, we agreed a donation to the churchyard mowing costs.

The next meeting of the council will be on 25th February.

Brenda Baker

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Woodnesborough Wilf

Did you spot me in the last edition? I was rolling around

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Did you know….?

Mute Swan - Our cover photo this month.

In late March Mute swans start constructing their nests. These big birds lay large eggs, so their nests are huge - about 80cm deep and over 1m wide.

Mute swans are recognisable by their black and red beak with a black knob near the forehead.

A female swan is known as a 'pen' and a male is a 'cob'. They usually mate for life and are thought of as romantic bids because the partners form a perfect love heart with their necks.

Both males and females are involved in parenting; the cob guards the nest while the pen leaves to feed, but he does not incubate the eggs.

Young swans, known as cygnets, are grey. The Ugly Duckling is a well- known story by Hans Christian Andersen about a little bird born in a barnyard who matures into a beautiful swan.

Mute swans are not actually mute, but they make very little noise compared to other swans. They do make various grunting, hoarse whistling, and snorting noises, particularly when communicating with their cygnets.

At nesting time they make a loud hissing sound to warn off anyone, or anything, which comes too near the nest.

The most familiar sound associated with mute swan is the vibrant throbbing of the wings when in flight. This is unique to the species and can be heard from a range of 1 to 2 km (0.6 to 1 mi).

The mute swan is one of the heaviest flying birds. Studies from Great Britain show males to average from about 10.6 to 11.87 kg (23.4 to 26.2 lb).

Mute swans were known for centuries as ‘Birds Royal’ as only the King could keep them. They were often served up roasted in banquets on a very large plate.

The population of Mute Swans in the UK has increased in recent years, probably due to better protection of the species. The problem of lead poisoning on rivers has also largely disappeared through a ban on the sale of lead fishing weights.

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Woodnesborough Gardeners Club

Our next meeting is on Thursday 19th March in the Village Hall at

7.30pm. Our speaker will be Chris Spree who will be talking about the

National Trust property Owletts, which is situated at Cobham, near Gravesend.

Guests and new members welcome.

On Monday 30th March we will be making our usual visit to the Cropwatch

depot at Poison Cross, Eastry, when you can purchase various garden

sundries, such as compost and grow bags, feed, trays, pots, canes etc at

discounted prices. Come along between 6pm and 8pm.

Ken Butcher

Village Hall 100 Club Draw

February Draw

1st No 109 Mrs V Doswell

2nd

No 40 Mr & Mrs G Leonard

3rd

No 49 Mrs J Prior

Renewal of membership is now due. If you wish to renew your membership or join this fundraising scheme, please forward me your subscriptions of £12 per number to

Waianiwa, Marshborough, Sandwich, CT13 0PG.

Cheques should be payable to Woodnesborough Community Hall. Please

telephone me on 01304 812373 if you wish me to collect your membership fee.

Details of winners are displayed on the Village Hall notice board, the notice

board at the bus stop in The Street and published in the Woodnesborough

village column of the East Kent Mercury.

Monthly prizes are £30, £15 and £5 and last year we raised £638 for Village

Hall funds.

Linda Butcher

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Woodnesborough WI

The W I met on Tuesday February 12th in the Atrium of the

Village Hall. Apologies were received from Lucy, Caroline and

Brenda. Our President Liz welcomed a new member, Caroline,

who had become interested in our W I after the Village Hall open day. Rae

mentioned the AGM at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone and outings to

Greenwich, Norfolk and one at Christmas.

Our speaker was Pru Anderton. She was trying out a new subject on us, which

proved to be very entertaining and interesting. Pru, her mother and brother had

had to move to a commune in Bristol after her mum’s divorce and it sounded

like quite an experience. It was during world war 2 and at that time Pru’s

grandparents were in German occupied Jersey. It was a worrying time as

communications were banned in Jersey, the death penalty was for those who

disobeyed and German propaganda was all they heard. Hunger was so

terrible that even the German soldiers ate grass.

After Jersey was liberated, 2 year old Pru received 2 postcards from her

grandmother. Her grandparents returned to England and Pru’s mum didn’t

recognise them as they were so thin and her dad was blind. They settled in

London in a rather affluent flat and were looked after by a treasure called Mrs

Champion. Pru loved her and the delights of the dumb waiter.

On a recent holiday in Jersey an archivist furnished Pru with lots of details

about her grandparents’ life under the Nazi rule, which was realms away from

the wealthy eccentric life of this fascinating couple and their best friend, a Mr

Marsh.

The whole talk was funny, poignant and intriguing. It was backed up with many

photographs and interesting documents.

After the talk we had tea, coffee and biscuits and the raffle. The competition

letter ‘T’ was won by Mrs Rae Martin’s cast iron train.

The meeting closed at 8.45pm

Our speaker for next month is Mike Samson who is a noted artist.

Rae Martin

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John Whitgift

I heard recently that the grandson of my late cousin is at Whitgift School in South Croydon. Our family passed along the Brighton Road, at the lower end of the school’s grounds, many times as we went between our family home (for forty years) in Coulsdon and our big shops in Croydon.

John Whitgift was Archbishop of Canterbury, 1583 to 1604, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the first, and she referred to him as her “little man in black.” In Croydon there was an Archbishop’s palace, probably needed for the archbishop to change horses as he travelled from Canterbury to Lambeth Palace in London. The palace buildings were (may be still) used by girls’ school, known as the Old Palace School.

In the middle of Croydon, at the junction of George Street and North End, John Whitgift built almshouses, which carry his initials as “I W”. On the land behind the shops which now line George Street and North End, he built his school. The school moved to its present site in Haling Park South Corydon in 1931. Into the old buildings moved Whitgift Middle School, later called Trinity School, which moved in 1965 to Shirley Hills. On the site is now the Whitgift shopping centre. On the Brighton Road, almost opposite the school grounds, there stood, may be still stands, a pub, the “Swan and Sugarloaf.” This name derives from an old nearby mile post, which had a bishop’s mitre and crook, to represent Croydon. Donald R. Baldwin

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Recipe of the Month

Candlemas Cake

This fruit and nut cake, enriched with honey,

is traditionally made for Candlemas Day on

2nd

February, but can be made and enjoyed at

any time, or the recipe can be saved for next year.

50g / 2oz butter

150g / 5oz clear honey

150g / 5oz demerara sugar

275g / 10 oz flour (either plain or SR)

1 tsp ground mixed spice

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Pinch of salt

100g / 4oz chopped mixed candied peel

1 egg

150 ml / 5 FL oz milk

25g /1oz flaked almonds

Method:

Heat the oven at 170 C / 325 F / gas mark 3 and thoroughly grease a 700g /

one and half pound loaf tin.

Heat the butter gently until just melted. Remove from the heat and stir in the

honey and sugar. Leave until lukewarm.

Sift together the flour spices, bicarbonate of soda and salt then stir in the peel.

Beat the eggs and milk together and add to the honey mixture.

Pour into the flour mixture and beat until smooth. Pour into the tin and sprinkle

on the almonds.

Bake in the centre of the oven for 1 hour 15 mins. Remove from the oven and

cool in the tin for 10 mins then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

It can be sliced and eaten or spread with butter to serve.

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About Us

Woodnesborough Village News strives to provide accurate and timely information about local events, contacts for local companies or simply where to buy some firewood! We are a non-profit making organisation whose underlying purpose is to help maintain a vibrant cohesive community spirit. As such it is vital that it truly reflects the voice of Woodnesborough and we welcome items from all village organisations and individuals.

Woodnesborough Village News is produced and distributed by volunteers with financial support provided by a partnership of St Mary’s Church, the Village Hall Committee and the Parish Council. This combined with the additional funding provided by advertising, enables us to offer the magazine free to the community.

Editorial Team - - Alison Hilton, Martin Bedford

Design - Tony Hilton, Alison Hilton

Distribution Coordinator - Ken Flower

Notes to Contributors

Please email material to:- woodnesboroughnotesandnews@gmail.com Normally this should be no more than 500 words. The deadline for submissions is the 15

th of the month. Please note that we reserve the right

to select and edit articles submitted.

Notes to Advertisers

Now the magazine is being delivered to the whole village it is now a great opportunity to promote your business to 500 properties at a very competitive rate.

Cost of adverts

Whole page £120 per annum i.e. 10 copies ½ Page £80 per annum ¼ page £40 per annum

Please email the advert to:- woodnesboroughnotesandnews@gmail.com either as a jpeg or simply the wording plus any clip art then it can be included.

Fliers - The magazine offers a flier delivery service, the flier would simply be delivered with the magazine. For commercial organisations there is a charge of £30, but it is free to village organisations.

Payment Cheques should be made payable to Woodnesborough PCC and sent to the Treasurer:

Mr. Roger Bailey Woodside, Foxborough Hill, Woodnesborough, Sandwich, CT13 0NZ

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Church Directory

Vicar Revd. David Ridley 619619 The Vicarage, Brook Street, Eastry, Sandwich CT13 0HR

Curate Revd. Sandra Marsh 612686 The Vicarage, The Street, Woodnesborough CT13 0NQ

Assistant Priest Revd. Rob Stevenson 366003

Benefice Office: Trisha Wells 611323 Weds 10.45am - 12.45pm eastry.benefice@gmail.com Friday 9.30am - 11.30am

Reader Hilary Baldwin 613346

Reader Emeritus Donald Baldwin 613346

Church Wardens Martin Bedford 617636

Roger Bailey 613036

PCC Secretary Caroline Pearce 619190

PCC Treasurer Roger Bailey 613036

Church Flowers Linda Flower 614142

Baby & Toddler Group (term time)

Thursday 9.30-11:30am Linda Flower 614142

Children’s Society Martin & Gina Bedford 617636

Eastry & District Open Group Alistair Carnegie 813120

Church Breakfast Ken Flower 614142

Coffee Pot (Tues 10-11.30am) Jean Prior 611442

Church Services

1st Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion

10.30am Come and Praise

2nd Sunday 10.30am Holy Communion

3rd Sunday 10.30am 3rd Sunday Worship

4th Sunday 10.30am Holy Communion

5th Sunday Benefice Service

(please see website for time and venue)

Benefice Website: www.ewbchurches.org.uk

We are a very friendly church and everyone of

all ages is welcome to our services

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Parish Directory

Woodnesborough Village Hall Committee:

Booking Secretary and Secretary Christine Tonks 07425 400111

Book via our website: www.woodnesboroughvillagehall.btck.co.uk or email woodnesboroughbookings@gmail.com

Chair Ian Dilnot-Smith

Treasurer Ken Flower 614142

Clerk to the Parish Council Sarah Wells 614320 3 Gore Terrace, Gore Road, Eastry

Chess Club Harry Sharples 812985

Woodnesborough Gardeners Club Linda Flower 614142

woodnesboroughgardeners@yahoo.co.uk

Woodnesborough Football Club Nicola Hunt 07734 695275

Women’s Institute President Elizabeth Spanton 825225

Women’s Institute Secretary Rachel Martin 813412

Village Hall 100 Club Linda Butcher 812373

Staple Short Mat Bowls Club Les Allwright 812093

Kent Highways Fault Report 03000 418181

Disclaimer

The Editor reserves the right to cut, edit or refuse to publish any contributions

and does not necessarily agree with opinions expressed in published articles.

All advertisements in the magazine are inserted in good faith, but the

magazine committee accepts no responsibility for any statement made by the

advertisers; nor endorses the products or services offered.

Please note that Woodnesborough Village News is uploaded on the Eastry and Woodnesborough Benefice website and the Woodnesborough Village Hall website. Please bear this in mind when submitting your articles, content of which will be included in the magazine and online.

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Sudoku Solution

Woodnesborough Village Hall Open Day on Saturday 25th January

Some of the activities and clubs represented which are available at the Village

Hall. Please see page 2 of the magazine for activities programme.

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Woodnesborough Village Hall

Easter Fair – Saturday, 4th

April 2020

Please join us at our Easter Fair, there will be

a free Easter Egg Hunt, and all children will

receive an Easter Egg.

Easter bonnet making,

Craft stalls

Raffle

Tombola

Refreshments

Lots more

Collect your hunt map sheet from the hall, take a walk around the village hall,

garden and play park, collecting clues then return to the hall to get your

chocolate egg treat. (If your child has a dairy allergy, send us a message in

advance and we will do our best to have something for them)

Anyone wishing to have a stall at the event please contact the

Events Team at woodnesboroughevents@gmail.com.

Stalls will be £15.00 per table.