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DOMESTIC ABUSE 01622 761146. KENT POLICE - 101 AGE UK 0800 1696 565.

SAMARITANS 01622 674444

Registered charity number 6640143

NKWA (North Kent Women`s Aid) is a charity and provides support, advice, information and advocacy to anyone, irrespective of age or gender, suffering from or who has experienced domestic abuse. The service is available to victims and other family members (including children) that are or have been affected by the abuse. We have a number of refuges for women and their children who have fled domestic abuse, as well as supported hostel accommodation for vulnerable young people. We work with many agencies across Kent and Medway to support victims and their families providing advice and training to other professionals and Organisations. We employ Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) who work specifically with high risk victims. We also deliver a number of programmes to young people in schools and colleges to raise awareness of abusive relationships, and to those who may already be affected by domestic abuse. We co-ordinate and co-facilitate a Freedom Programme which identifies the abusive traits of perpetrators of abuse. We run a Helpline (01622 761146) for anyone affected by domestic abuse and is one of the agencies that are represented at the Domestic Abuse One Stop Shops that are held weekly across the area. We welcome support from individuals and organisations and as a charity we rely on your donations. We also have an active volunteering programme. Could you help to heal lives?

For more details contact: Greg Barry 07725 629 801 admin@nwka.org.uk

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Held in both St.James the Great church & E.M. Institute There are many stalls including Cosmetics, Gifts, Plants, Jewellery,

Handcrafts, China & Glass, Pictures, Ladies` Accessories, Tombola, Books, Cakes, Toys and much much more!

Grand Raffle

The Flower Festival is on both days.

Each Floral Display will depict an aspect of Village life in East Malling

Craft Stalls in Church on Sunday.

Ploughmans` lunches and refreshments will be available in the Institute on Saturday. Teas, Coffees, Biscuits and cakes will be available throughout the day in church on Sunday.

If you would like to sponsor any of the flower arrangements, provide flowers in memory of someone, assist or join the Friends please contact -

Father Derek 01732 874420

On Saturday 26th July & Sunday 27th July 10am - 5pm 11am - 5pm

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Canon Derek Carpenter writes: The Month of May comes and goes . . . ‘Let no man boast that he has got through the perils of winter till at least the seventh of May’, wrote Anthony Trollope. May – the month of maypoles and blossom, of two Bank holidays, the month when, say the Cornish, it’s unlucky to buy a broom; the month when, according to the Roman poet Ovid (for part of his life a contemporary of Jesus), “bad girls wed”! But also the month of Christian Aid Week. Most of us of will probably have seen TV adverts, posters and other advertisements of the fact, and some may even have had envelopes popped through their doors or obtained them from one of the local churches – I know that our friends in Wateringbury and Teston have house-to-house collections for Christian Aid at this time of year though we don’t have that in East Malling. This year Christian Aid has focussed on the work done to bring peace to communities decimated by conflict – and we have seen ample evidence of that in the Near East as well as other places throughout the world. We have also been reminded that 1.4 billion people in our world live in extreme poverty, not knowing when, or if, the next meal is coming. But although, as we approach the end of May, the Week itself is past, it still leaves us with things on which to reflect. We glibly talk about millionaires without understanding what a vast number a million is: it is not yet a million days since Christ died – we won’t reach that for another 700 years or more! Yet millions in our world are dying of starvation. One of my more poignant memories is speaking many years ago to the then Director of Christian Aid, Alan Brash, who had just returned from one of the poorest parts of Africa where he had witnessed the bodies of dead children being pulled from the sewers where their mothers had thrown them to save them a worse death through starvation – and they are mothers who love their children no less than we do ours. Last year 218 million pounds were blown up in fireworks around the world – how many children might that have saved? I think it’s true that in this country we spend more on slimming tablets and slimming foods than we give in charity: it’s a salutary fact that the West slims while the East starves!

More than fifty years ago the Roman Catholic economist, Barbara Ward, speaking in Geneva, said: ‘At the moment when we can incinerate this planet, we have also been given the means to feed the human race and lift it up. Christians straddle the whole spectrum of rich nations, and therefore Christians are a lobby, or can be a lobby, of incomprehensible importance in this field. If we don’t do it, when we come to see God ultimately, he will say: ‘Did you feed them, did you give them to drink, did you clothe them, did you shelter them?’ If we say: ‘Sorry, Lord, but we did give 0.3 of our gross national product’, I don’t think it will be enough.’ Well, it’s now 0.7% – but I don’t think that will be enough either. Wordsworth wrote – The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers. But we need not. My own hope is that Christian Aid will continue to attract our generosity and our response. After all, even though Christian Aid Week is over, lives are still being torn apart by civil wars, and millions are still dying of hunger. Is there some way in which each of us, even though we seem overwhelmed by the magnitude of it, can stand up and take some action?

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The Diocese of Rochester The Church of St James the Great, East Malling

VICAR CHURCH WARDENS The Rev’d Jim Brown David Chambers The Vicarage, 2 The Grange, 01732 842582 East Malling, ME19 6AH 01732 843282 Sue Payne Please note that Friday is the 01732 841585 Vicar’s day off - Thank you ORGANIST & CHOIR DIRECTOR For Baptisms, Weddings and Belinda Hunter other arrangements with the Vicar, 01732 843319 please attend the Parish Office at The Vicarage on Wednesdays from 6.30pm to 7.15pm READER parishofficeemwt@gmail.com Alan Bramley 01732 846800 SECRETARY to the PCC TREASURER to the PCC Sue Payne Michael Rogers 01732 841585 01622 718375

From the Registers to end of April 2014 Baptisms - Edward James Prince, Rebekah Angel Webber, Emilia Paige Lomas,

Ruby-May Hope Souter, Harleigh-May Souter, William Lames Trowell.

Weddings - Andrew Smith and Chanel Boswel

Funerals - Marie Teresa Hardiman, Mary Elizabeth Williams,

Elsie Doreen Blagdon, Harold Henry Roberts, Gladys June Taylor.

St. James the Great

www.stjames.eastmalling.net

Opening and Services Times

St. James the Great is Open to Visitors Tuesdays &Thursdays 10.00am-12.00 noon 2.00pm-4.00pm

There are occasions when the Church cannot open due to unforeseen circumstances, if you are Travelling, please check

that the Church will be open with; Shaun Gurteen 01732 521831

Service Times First Sunday in the month 9.45am – Family Service Second, Third & Fourth Sunday in the month 9.45am – Parish Eucharist (with Sunday School and Crèche) Second & Fourth Sunday in the month 8.00am – Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) Wednesdays 1.30pm - Baby and Toddlers Group Thursdays 9.00am – Holy Communion

When there is a Fifth Sunday in the month there is only one service within the Benefice of East Malling, Wateringbury & Teston. The service is always at 10.00am

and rotates around the 3 parishes. Please check the notice boards for details.

For Baptisms, Weddings and other arrangements with the Vicar, please attend

The Parish Office at The Vicarage, Wednesdays 6.30pm -7.15pm

t: 01732 843282 or parishofficeemwt@gmail.com

Available from the Church `A Guide to the Parish Church of St. James the Great.` by Canon Derek Carpenter. A Comprehensive Guide to the History and beautiful Architecture of the Church with Superb Photography. Available for just £2.50

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St James the Great East Malling

`Lest We Forget

On Sunday 3rd August 2014

At 10.00 am

There will be a special civic service in St. James church

on Sunday to mark the start of World War I.

On Monday 4th August 2014 at 11.00 am

there will be a short act of remembrance beside the

War Memorial. Everyone is welcome.

Father of all, Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us so we all shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name. Amen.

Dates for your Diary St. James the Great, East Malling

‘East Malling Singers Summer Concert’ Saturday 19th July 2014 - 7.30pm. Including Bob Chilcott: A little Jazz Mass and Tippett: Five Negro Spirituals. Tickets £10-12, Concessions £8-10, School children FREE! Tickets will be available from Sue Greenham tel: 01622 750943 or on the door subject to availability - email: boxoffice@eastmalling

Afternoon teas at St James the Great church 3pm - 5pm every Sunday from 1st June - 14thSeptember.

`Summer Fayre & Flower Festival` - 26th & 27th July

Held in both St James the Great and the E.M. Institute. Free entry both days! See page 3 for more details!

St James the Great East Malling Benefice Service - Sunday 31st August at 10am.

Teston - Benefice Service

Sunday 29th June at 10am at St Peter & St Paul.

St. John the Baptist, Wateringbury Flower Festival - ‘A Loving Tribute’

Saturday 21st June - 2pm - 5pm An opportunity to dedicate a favourite flower or to mark a special occasion.

Dedication cards and vases will be provided. Homemade Cakes and Cream Teas available.

Pilsdon at Malling

Lots of interesting events all held at Pilsdon, Everyone is welcome! See page 22 for details.

`Love is indispensable` `For whoever is not against us Is for us` Mark: 9 :40 (NIV)

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Mothers` Union Benefice

This is a joint group comprising East Malling, Wateringbury and Teston Churches. We meet on the first Thursday of each month at 1pm in one of the three churches for fellowship, refreshments, fund raising and prayer. You do not need to be a woman or a mother to come along and, for those who are unable to attend church on a Sunday, it’s a great way to be part of the family of the church. There is always lots of networking with like-minded Christian people and mutual help and support for each other both morally and practically. Our shared vision is of a world where God's love is shown through loving, respectful flourishing friendships and relationships. Have fun together whilst growing in faith. Why not come along. we'd love to meet you! Babies and Toddlers are welcome!

Contact Frances Selman 07913 866095 www.themothersunion.org

Please come along

everyone is

welcome !

at St. James the Great Church

East Malling

3pm - 5pm every Sunday

from 1st June until 7th September

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EDITORIAL NOTES

Hi Everyone! I would like to use this wonderful opportunity to send my sincere thanks and gratitude to Jean and Clive (Spinks) who work tremendously in the production of

our In Touch magazines and, never forgetting all the volunteers who tirelessly contribute to your doorstep delivery of your ‘In Touch’. Finally to you for your endless support of your St James the Great church and all the local events and fundraisers -

Thank you !

If you do have anything you would like to be considered for your magazine, then please get in touch. It could be a special garden tip that saves time and money such as buying self- seeding plants for your garden or chopping up fresh bell peppers and freezing them to make them last longer or perhaps a special day in your life. We look forward to hearing from you! All we ask is that you contact us before the print

deadline to save disappointment.

Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in

this publication, the PCC and its agents cannot accept responsibility for any errors, omissions, or subsequent alterations. The articles featured in this publication do not

necessarily represent the views of the Vicar, the PCC or the Editor.

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The 1907 `In Touch`……. What was life like in East Malling more than 100 years ago? The In Touch then, simply called the Parish magazine reveals a thriving community. At St James the Great there were three services on Sundays - 11am Morning Prayer, a Children’s Service at 3pm and Evening Prayer at 6.30pm. There was Sunday school in the morning and in the afternoon. Holy Communion services were on the first and third Sunday of every month. There were collections for the sick and needy on the first Sunday of each month, on other Sundays the collection went towards church expenses. In January there were two marriages, two baptisms and two burials, one a baby of just 13 months. In February 1907 the magazine noted that as the children had lost their treat (not sure what this was) in the Summer, the Vicar “decided to give an unusual treat and obtained from London the services of a ventriloquist and conjuror”. Much amusement was had and the children were “delighted with his talking doll which kept up with him an amusing dialogue and sang songs”. The magazine notes that the disappearance of the doll into the portmanteau was “quite pathetic”. Clearly the meaning of pathetic has shifted from sad then to rubbish or equivalent now. We do get a dose of financial reality though because the expense of the conjuror was such that the Vicar could not provide the children with a tea however, Mr and Mrs Barnes stepped in to supply refreshments. The joy of the event contained a veiled threat, “We hope now that we shall have regular attendance and good work done on Sundays and, we wish that some of the children who now go nowhere would join our schools”. In March the Parish Magazine is urging its readers to recognise the principle of Sunday observance, “It is not merely that one day’s rest contributes vastly to the physical and mental efficiency of men, women and children and tends to make our Home Life more truly what Home Life ought to be.” The magazine points out that the number of motors, bicycles and vehicles passing through Larkfield on a Sunday show that not all recognise the day of rest. “There are great numbers of people who spend the day in amusement or idleness or rest without any thought of worship” which must “convince every thoughtful person that the highest interests of the nation are threatened by the increasing neglect of the Lord’s day.” Clearly one could not just rest or go for a leisurely bike ride, one had to go to Church... The Mothers’ Union met in the Institute and accepted six new members and a talk from the Vicar on the importance of a mother’s example. The two schools in the village were inspected by the Diocesan Inspector and the Vicar and, both we are told, “Did very well”.

In April 1907 trouble is brewing as a new Education bill proposes that the managers of the village schools repay to the Kent Education Committee one fifteenth of the salaries of teachers who give religious instruction. “As the annual salaries of all our teachers amount to about £600.00 our managers will have to repay about £40.00 a year”. The bill, the magazine makes clear, should be opposed in every possible way. Another revolution in June is that the magazine accepted adverts. A.M.F. Pierce of East Malling advertised their “Prime Colonial Meats”, selling a shoulder of New Zealand lamb for Seven and a half pennies a 1lb. In July the church choir take a trip to London. On arrival at Victoria they saw Buckingham Palace and a parade of the guards at the Wellington Barracks. They then walked down the Mall to Trafalgar Square and went by the Tube to the gardens, where they were allowed to enjoy themselves as they liked. Good thing too, the whole trip cost £6 17s 6d! In August the Vicar is beside himself. At a party on the vicarage lawn, a lady from West Malling had heard him preach one of his first sermons and remembered his text and subject of the sermon. “This”, apparently, “was a little encouragement”. Also in August the butcher is now advertising Plum cake and Madeira cake alongside his beef, lamb and mutton. His mutton is “equal to home killed”. September 1907. The Vicar returns from his holidays in Sussex in a wistful mood. Many people when on holiday think only of the amusements of piers, promenades, bands, music and crowds of people but, to the Vicar`s mind nothing is more restful to mind and body than to observe the beauties of nature and to study the ancient churches and buildings of old England! In October we learn that the annual hop picking was completed in two weeks and on the whole the pickers were very quiet but there were a few ugly rows! November the butcher, Mr A.M.F Pierce is getting very entrepreneurial, still advertising his range of meats but as well as Plum cake and Madeira cake he is now offering Valencia raisins, new currants, coffee and cocoa. Despite these delicacies (and a larger advert), the Vicar is far from happy, “We sell about 360 copies of the Parish Magazine at 1d, the cost to me is 35s for 400 copies so I lose 5s a month. I wish our tradesmen would help me by a few advertisements which might perhaps induce our people to spend their money here at home instead of elsewhere on Saturdays!” The year ends with the butcher in full swing offering “tea and very cheap cakes along with mixed candied peel, butter and sugars all good and cheap!” Richard Dove

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The Streams of East Malling.. The Village of East Malling is a place of orchards, trees, 18th-century parkland... and streams. You are never far from the sound of trickling, refreshing running water in this community. When you walk down to the church, water gurgles through a gully in the paving stones, surfacing as a stream in the garden of Court Lodge. Along the lower part of The Rocks Road, a waterway runs alongside the ragstone wall and tarmac and double-yellow lines; pure and surprisingly cold in temperature, and like liquid glass, especially on a soft, still evening when the sky is pinkish and cream. The water comes from the pond in Gilletts Lane (or Gilletts Hole as it was known years ago), a charming little lake enclosed by a wall and by the garden lawns of the residents. However, probably the most famous riparian vista in our neck of the woods is the central Mill Stream, which rises just south of the Village, at Well Street, in a low-lying, shallow, delicate pool, nourished and oxygenated by fresh water weeds and worts. A miraculous mini-ecology exists here: voles have made their home in the shady recesses, and an egret is sometimes seen, as are wagtails; and at dusk, the occasional bat darts above your head (although the best place for bats is under the railway bridge in dark Stickens Lane). Beneath the crystal-clear water, a treasure-trove of stones and delicate white rocks can be seen, the whiteness is known as marl, which is a delicate white mineral deposit left on the bed of the stream by the lime-rich, clean water. As the water runs down to the bridge by the railway line, rich watercress beds spread out like a marshy forest on the stream; the course then continues through the relatively new, and landscaped, area of Upper and Lower Mill - appearing on the north side of Mill Street in what a Victorian horseman would probably recognise as an open, natural water-trough. From Clare Park lake and along through Blacklands, past the understated, shaded elegance of Blacklands House, the stream seems faster-running, and here the patient nature-watcher can enjoy the sight of our very own, indigenous population of brown trout. Another little fish, the so-called `Miller's thumb`, also dwells in our waters.

`Life is not measured by the breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away`

It is remarkable to think that in the 17th and 16th-centuries, Kent's rivers, from the Medway to the Stour, had populations of migratory sea-trout, even salmon - two species that have departed our muddy, silted rivers, and which now find refuge in the spate rivers of wild Wales, Scotland and the North. It is a fact that the Ice Age glaciers did not quite reach as far as the land we now call mid-Kent, something which makes the water, the species, and the very existence of the Mill Stream unique. We must guard this often overlooked natural resource well: the Village must ensure that its southern aspect, through beautiful, but unprotected countryside, is handed on to generations yet to come, and our lake at Clare Park, suffering from a general silting up and neglect (not to mention recently ill-advised tree-cutting which damaged the bankside flora and soil) must be helped and preserved. It is heartening to know that our County Councillor is working hard to ensure that this particular piece of our local heritage is being nursed and nurtured. In the rainy months following Christmas, flooding occurred along the New Road and at Church Walk - the great flood of 2014 no less! Plans need to be made to guard against our roads being turned into new East Malling lakes, and this requires the authorities to ensure that where our streams flow beneath the ground, the waterway is unimpeded by blockages or the build-up of natural debris. How different from the times of drought, when The Rocks Road stream is but a bed of dust. Yet how extraordinary it is when the aquifers rise again, and water and all the life that it supports returns, the stream steering its course to the Medway as if it had never gone away! Stuart Millson

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We at St James the Great Church welcome all families and individuals who would like to be Baptised or Christened with the Sacrament of Christ, We also offer Weddings, Memorial and

Special Services. If you would like to be involved with some of the

preparations for all your unique and special journeys with your families and friends or simply would like to know more, please contact us at the

East Malling Vicarage, details are on page 6. Thank you - We look forward to welcoming you!

`Well I never knew that!`... by Mrs Beryl Berry

In all the years i`ve lived in East Malling walking for many miles up and down Mill Street to and from the shops, I never knew about the origins of Vigor Close, Mill Street, East Malling… This street name commemorates Albert Edward Vigor who was the victim of a late 19th century traffic accident in Mill Street. His death certificate records that he died on 13 June 1884 a Friday - unlucky for some and poor Albert. Aged 11, he was accidentally run over by a horse and trap in Mill Street. His father is recorded as Walter Vigor a miller and engineer residing in East Malling. The East Malling burial register records that Albert was buried on 15th June 1884 in St James churchyard. The grave is on the south side of the public footpath. The site of the accident is marked by a cross in the ragstone wall fronting Mill Street. When the former school site was developed for housing the new road was aptly named `Vigor Close`. Why not visit us at St James the Great Church for all your local church history? There`s also a `Guide to St James the Great` booklet available to buy in the church

on it`s fabulous and informative history. The church is open some weekdays - Please see page 7 for details.

Are you thinking of a Summer Wedding or Baptism for yourself or for your family?

The Pilsdon at Malling Community

From time to time you may have walked down Water Lane in West Malling, looked through our gate and saw geese and ducks in the stream, and sheep grazing in the pasture or bought a plant or fresh vegetables from the stall just inside our gate.

You may have wanted to come into the peaceful setting and see more but weren’t sure if you’d be welcome. So just what is The Pilsdon at Malling? Pilsdon is a Christian community that offers a place of safety to many who have been in crisis, giving them a home to rebuild their lives. We live in the former Ewell Monastery in part of the grounds of West Malling Abbey, and together we care for our livestock, tend the flower and vegetable gardens and, try to keep the old buildings in good condition.

Pilsdon is our home and we always welcome visitors, especially to events such as concerts, open days and the not-to-be-missed Indian bazaar each Summer and Winter.

Here are some events coming up at Pilson and everyone is welcome! 30th May to 8th June Bazaar (closed Monday 2nd)

26th June - Duo Isaria - Rebecca Hartmann (Violin) and Caroline Bergius (Harpsicord)

20th July - Afternoon Concert - Violin Quartet 13th - 14th September - Heritage Weekend

21st September - Pilsdon at Malling 10th Anniversary Celebration 26th September - Music@Malling Lunchtime Concert

31st to 9th November - Bazaar

Our Eucharist services are: Noon- Wednesdays & 6pm - Sundays.

To find out more Telephone 01732 870279 - www,pilsdonatmalling.org.uk 27 Water Lane, West Malling, Kent. ME19 6HH

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`O Ye! O Ye!`

Useful Numbers — CHILD LINE- 0800 1111.www.childline.org.uk

Kent Police -101. TMBC - 01732 844522. RSPCA - 0300 1234999. PAYDENS Chemist - 01732 843203. AGE CONCERN 01732 873977

Beware!.. Don't let Strangers into your home - Lock Away

your valuables!

There are always

activities at

St James the Great!

Why not come along

and get involved?

Choir, Bell ringing.

Quiz nights,

Barn dances. Concerts,

Church holidays.

Men's breakfast club,

Markets and Fairs.

Talks and Lectures

and much ,much more!

Page 10!

Do you

have a

charity

event for

The

Notice

Board?

Thank you. Bruce (Cumming)

would to say Thank you to everyone for their tremendous

support and uplifting kindness throughout the very difficult time of his Mum`s recent passing.

(Mary Cumming)

`Summer Fayre` &Flower Festival

See Page 3!

Do You have Fly-tipping, Litter-louts, Dog Fouling, etc . in your area ? - its called Antisocial Behaviour (ASB)

call your East Malling Community Warden on 07969 584173 (Ms. Mandy Harris)

Summer Fires & BBQs

Be Safe!

t:Michael Rogers

01622 718375

Bell ringing practice! Everyone Is welcome. We practice every Thursday 8pm

at St James the Great Church. (East Malling)

Come along and join us - We look forward to meeting you Please ask for Sue (Payne).

Do you enjoy singing?

Could you sing in a Choir? Perhaps you can you play a musical

instrument - Would you like to play in our Choir?

We practice every Friday

at St James the Great church

For more details please Contact: Belinda 01732 843319

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`Window box wildlife’

‘All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small’ -

- goes the well-known hymn. While it might be harder to create habitat for the ‘greater’ animals, we can all create spaces which benefit smaller creatures like birds, insects, bees, butterflies and so on.. A `window box` is an excellent way to do this, and the concept can easily be upsized to fit a larger area, such as a balcony, patio or garden!

So, what do we need for a wildlife window box? The idea is to create a habitat which provides security, or food, or both for wildlife. Using ever-green plants, such as variegated ivy or vinca, creates year round cover and stops the window box looking lifeless in winter. If you bring in small shrubs which will flower every year (like lavender or hebes) then you add flowers to the mix – and there’s nothing better for attracting honeybees than lavender!

Once you have this base planting which will be there year on year, there’s then the possibility to add a wide range of plants which will flower for one season only. Flowers like nigella and poppies are easy to grow from seed, while bedding plants like marigolds not only attract bees and butterflies but are also edible. Lobelias are widely available, and the trailing varieties look very effective cascading over the side of a window box.

There are also lots of plants which can be grown in miniature, including plants which are normally thought of as requiring a lot of space such as roses and even sunflowers (choose a variety like ‘Big Smile’ or ‘Teddy Bear’).

Sunflowers not only bring a splash of brightness to a w indow box, but the seeds can be left on the sunflower head for birds such as goldfinches to eat in the autumn and winter.

There is the story of a vicar who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation: "I have good news and bad news. the good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building programme. The bad news is, it's still out there in your pockets."

If you want your window box to really earn its keep, then how about adding some herbs? Basil, thyme and marjoram all look and smell amazing and taste delicious, and you can add some chives for their lovely round purple flowers. If it’s colour you’re after, think about growing nasturtiums and pansies – again, both edible and very pretty.

(Nasturtiums)

Finally, remember to use a good potting compost which will have the right mix of nutrients to feed your plants, and to keep the plants well watered. Then all you need to do is sit back and enjoy ‘all things bright and beautiful’ in your window box!

`Herbs for Health`

When used generously in cooking, many herbs pack enough antioxidant power to help protect your health. Instead of extra salt, look to their pungent flavour to enhance the appeal of your meals. Common culinary herbs are: 1.Thyme. 2.Rosemary. 3.Bay leaves. 4.Sage. 5.Marjoram. 6.Oregano. 7.Lemongrass. 8.Basil. 9.Corriander. 10.Mint. 11.Chives. 12.Fennel.

Anna Ashbee

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Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent!

Kindness is a language which

the deaf can hear and the blind can see!

`St James the Great Academy

is a good school` Ofsted March 2014

At the recent Ofsted inspection St James the Great Academy

was found to be ‘good’ in all areas.

The Principal, Mrs Sylvia Crockett, has led the school through many changes over the past 9 years, including the amalgamation of St James Infants and Millstream Junior; a new build, which won a Kent design award; and conversion to an Academy in April 2012

as part of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).

Sylvia Crockett said, “The past 9 years have been an exciting journey,

both personally and for the school, and I am delighted that all the hard work and perseverance by staff, pupils and governors has now been rewarded in this ‘good’ judgment. I am grateful that AET have

provided us with the expertise to support improvements. I am pleased that East Malling has a primary school of which it can be proud”.

In the report Ofsted recognised the commitment to giving every child the best education possible and said that ‘pupils achieve well’. Leadership and management, teaching and behaviour and safety of

pupils were all good.

Blacklands Scout Group Mill Street, East Malling

Blacklands Scout Group provides scouting activities and fun for

Boys and Girls aged 5 to 14 years. We meet in our own hut at the rear of Vigor Close -

(entrance from Mill Street). *Beavers 5-8yrs meet Tues 5.30-6.45pm

*Cubs 8-10yrs meet Mons 6.30-8.00pm - and Weds 6.30-8.00pm *Scouts 10-14yrs Thurs7.00-9.00pm

If interested please contact:-

Carole Dudley - Group Scout Leader 07779301946

caroledudley47@gmail.com

East Malling Brownies

For girls aged 7-10 years

Why not come along and Join us for lots of fun

and adventures!

We meet every Tuesday During term-time

Contact Dawn Archer

01634 681606