Lovely Charing - Kent

Leeds Castle "in" Charing?

We all know Leeds Castle is not that far from Charing, but this close??

All "down" to the wonderful weather we have been having these last weeks, plenty of hot air balloons have been spotted early mornings and early evenings. Most higher up in the sky, but Leeds Castle's must truly favour Charing.

Talking about nice weather, hardly any rain has been spotted in this area all year long. See here for all statistics on rain fall in Charing over the last 10 years. Not just a lively lovely village in Kent, one with plenty of the best weather in the South East!

Addition 01.10.09: with thanks to David Hutton for another (better quality) picture of the hot air balloon (with the remark: "terrified the horses two nights running!!"

(Click on the image to enlarge it to its full glory)

How to pamper your wood floor - from the Charing wood specialists

This is the only robust floor covering that becomes more beautiful over time!

One of the (many) benefits of real wooden flooring is its natural diversity. Every block, strip or board has its own unique character. This gives every floor a truly unique "one off its kind" appearance. No two natural wooden floors are alike.

Every wooden floor 'matures' over time, Oak will get its characteristic honey colour, tropical species will become darker. All in a natural gradual way, 'growing' into its ultimate beautiful appearance.

A wooden floor only loses this lustre when it is neglected, even those with a gloss varnish finish. If neglected long enough its protecting layer against dirt and drips will also be lost.

And it is so easy to make sure your beautiful wooden floor stays ‘fit’ and healthy.

Easy maintenance is another benefit of wooden flooring, especially now with the modern high quality liquid polishes. The days of waxing on hand and knees are long, long gone! All it takes really is to apply the most suited polish for your floor once every 5 to 6 months! That's all. If you like you can buff it in deeper with one of Wood You Like's cast-iron buffing blocks - 100% guaranteed to work better and eco-friendlier than any of the electric domestic buffing machines we know of.

What will happen with your wooden floor when you take care of it in this simple way? In fact your wooden floor will reward you time after time, with every maintenance care you give it.

It will keep its dirt repellent character and will become even more beautiful, showing off all its natural allure for you and your family, friends to enjoy and admire.

In our Charing showroom we only stock the highest quality maintenance products – for every type of finish. And if you really want to pamper yourself and your floor you should ask for our ‘fixed-price’ maintenance service and let us do the work.

Select the wood you like and the maintenance products you need at www.wood-you-like.co.uk. Start enjoying this robust (hardwood), easy to clean, anti-allergic and eco-friendly floor-covering immediately and for many years to come.

Natural wooden flooring: a true asset in any home, never losing its value!

With the warmest regards
Wood You Like Ltd (member of Charing Business Association)
Showroom on School Road, Charing - just off the A20
Tel: 01233 713725 

Another chance to become Johnny Depp

The Charing Guild Of Players are planning a production of Robert Louis Stephenson's 'Treasure Island' to be staged in February 2010. The show will require a large cast, particularly younger men and women to play the various pirate roles.

They had a play reading for Treasure Island on Monday which was quite successful but they still need to recruit a few more pirates. There'll be another reading on Monday, September 21 for any others out there that might be interested. 7.30pm in The Church Barn.

Offers of help backstage will also be most welcome. Further information is available on The Guild's website

 

Never too early to book

Hi guys, thought it might be a good time to remind people that when the Christmas party’s start
don’t DRINK and DRIVE !!

Book a TAXI from Executive Cars (CHARING)

BE SAFE AND ENJOY THE CHRISTMAS FAYRE.
BEST RATES when you book early.

Early seasonal greetings from Les of Executive Cars

European Culture in Charing

Smartaupairs is a small agency specialising in Cultural Exchange in a family environment. When asking them what they do they will say that the message ‘Enjoy Cultural Childcare’ really sums up what they do for host families, not only in Kent but all over the UK; helping them to realise the full benefits of embracing a young European into their family life to helps with childcare in exchange for an opportunity to develop their language skills further.

The team started with the MD who is Dutch and speaks four languages. The office started from the family home, a converted barn on the outskirts of Charing and then moved to a small office across the road from the school when we needed more people in the office. In the Charing office they have had help from interns (young people on a work experience program) from the Netherlands, France, Germany, Estonia and Finland. One of these talented interns is on full time employment as the agency’s UK  Program Manager.   

And now there are even more exciting changes on the horizon, as Smartaupairs is setting up a second branch in Adelaide, Australia. The Charing Office will be exchanged for a home office in Maidstone as the team will be split over these two locations.

‘We will really miss our lovely office in Charing’, says Nicole Kofkin, the MD, ‘we were so comfortable in our bright and modern office with easy access to the High Street for lunch at the coffee shop from the corner-shop. Everybody is so friendly and it is so nice and quiet here. When the weather was nice we would even have picnics at the park!’

To find out about hosting an au pair in your family, why not visit
www.smartaupairs.com today

To find out about the office space, which is now available to rent
www.taylorriley.co.uk