Lovely Charing - Kent

FREE Health & Fitness Community Drop in Clinic

Charing's Green Health Club is about to run

a FREE Health & Fitness Community Drop in Clinic on Wednesday 17th March at the Church Barn between 7pm-9pm:

• Free Opportunity to speak to friendly, highly qualified experts about your health and fitness.
• Enjoy two Free short presentations on how to improve your health and fitness:-
  7.30pm 'Exercise as the Fountain of Youth" by Dr Warrilow of Charing Surgery
  8.15pm 'Lower back Pain' by Ed Craske
  
• Free postural assessments, blood pressure checks and movement analysis.

Pop in at any time between 7pm and 9pm to learn how very small changes to your lifestyle can lead to vast improvements in your health and quality of life. We look forward to seeing you.

Charing retailer about to spill the beans

Wood You Like Ltd - retailer in wooden flooring from Charing - is about to "spill the beans" and will publish a 160 pages paperback on 19.03.10 which reveals all the "tricks of the trade" to DIY-ers on how to install a wooden floor like a pro!"

Wood You Like's Wooden Floor Installation Manual is first in its kind: written by experts who deal with wooden flooring and all the different situations imaginable on a daily basis, situations and circumstances you can encounter too but with the Manual at hand are no longer an obstacle for diy-ers.

"How do I install the last row?"..... "My room is part chipboard, part concrete. What do I do?".... "Can I install a wood floor in a kitchen?".... “I've got underfloor heating, can I have wood flooring?".... "Do I glue or float my wood floor?".... . "The pack says to glue it, the supplier says nail it. Now what?".... "I've got two dogs and four kids, my wife likes wood flooring, what do you suggest?".... "How do I know how much wood to buy?".... "There are Marley tiles, can I glue a wood floor on them?”....

Just a small collection of questions that has found its way to Wood You Like's inbox over the last 5 years. After answering all questions individually the owners/directors have now turned these Q&A's in a comprehensive manual (160 pages) on installing natural wooden floorboards for diy-ers based on real circumstances you can encounter - and solve - too.

Installing a wood floor isn't rocket science - all it needs is some common sense, patience, the right preparations at the right time and of course quality materials and the right tools. Wood You Like's Installation Manual for Wooden Flooring covers it all: including tricks of the trade to install your own floor like a professional! More information can be found at www.woodmanual.co.uk

(Book is already listed on Amazon.co.uk too)

Message for former Bizy-Charing members

Dear members of Bizy Charing.

Unfortunately this organisation now seems to be defunct. Many previous member contributed a small amount of money to the kitty which now amounts to £384.00

As there is a new Charing Business Association would you be agreeable to the money being passed on to them? If you have any questions please let us: Karin Hermans at info@wood-you-like.co.uk or Kirsten Moon at kirsten@moon-and-co.co.uk, know by 14 February 2010.

Unless we have objections the money will be passed over after this date

Kind Regards
Kirsten Moon

(And all former Bizy-Charing members are more than welcome to join the "new" Charing Business Association.)

Wood You Like an extra Christmas present?

It looks like the Government will stick to the plan and change the VAT rate back to 17.5% on January the 1st - that's only 5 weeks away from now!

So, if you want to give yourself an extra Christmas bonus or present, order your natural wooden flooring from Wood You Like before the end of December 2009 - on New Years Eve we will be open for business till 5pm.

Treat yourself to the most robust floor covering that becomes even more beautiful over time, is easy to clean and anti-allergic plus keeps its value for many years to come.

Your savings on the VAT change can easily add up to £ 100.00 for a quality floor and quality installation service. Our quality ranges cater for any interior design and budget - come and select your own preferred natural wooden floor from our showroom in Charing where you can view over 78 different floor types, from hard wearing wood-engineered pre-oiled or pre-lacquered floorboards to bespoke Design Parquet in many wood species.

Make your New Years Resolutions a month earlier: order your floor now!

Visit our showroom, call us on 01233 - 713725 to discuss your requirements and calculate your savings immediately or send us an email.

Charing Business Association - what's being done so far

In the last few months the CBA committee has been working hard - mostly in the background, however we are sure you have noticed some busy activity in (and around) Charing's busy High Street. Where other villages seem to struggle to attract visitors, new villagers and shoppers, Charing is definitely going forward.

First of all, coming into Charing from the roundabout everyone is welcomed with our charming banner:

Charming Charing, where there is always something going on

Secondly, all CBA members (17 businesses and growing) can now be recognised by the window badge proudly stating CBA's cath-phrase: committed to the community.

Thirdly: the Charing website has a constantly growing number of readers (from in and outside the village, some even as far as France!) who want to be kept up to date on everything that is going on in the liveliest village in Kent- from activities from local organisations to interesting offers from CBA members.

The committee itself has gone through some (minor) changes, roles and responsibilities are now defined (you can download the list of contact details of the committee here - includes R&R's), becoming strong and effective. Every month there is a committee meeting to discuss/celebrate plans realised, plans in progress and future plans. You might not notice the immediate effect, but rest assured it is definitely putting Charing "on the map" in the most positive way.

Plans afoot:

• large and up to date map of Charing's plentiful landmarks to be installed in the High Street
• monitoring the number of cars of commuters really using the Station's car park 
• erecting "brown" village signs on the A20 (includes applying for grant for the signs)
• CBA stall at the Christmas Evening Event
• a whole list of activities for 2010 - so stay tuned (or subscribe to the newsletter and be informed by email the minute a new article is published here.
• Calling all other Charing Businesses to join the CBA and make Charing's community stronger and stronger.

Christmas is coming and with it the Christmas party season

Get there safe and get home safe too, take advantage of your local Cab.

Book early so as not to be disappointed. No extra charges for after Midnight or for booking in advance so when you know your going out lock up the car and give us a call .

IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO BOOK YOUR RIDE.

LES EXECUTIVE CARS (CHARING)

PS. If you’re an employer we can arrange a corporate account to give that something extra for your staff and for you, give us a call today.

01233 712317
Merry Christmas to you all
EXECUTIVE CARS CHARING

LESLIE PARRIS 01233 712317

Need a ride?

Executive Cars (Charing) operates from the Village High Street and prides it self on being a Community based service, much of our business is corporate work and private clients within the area who need a personal service they can trust to be on time and offer that extra something that makes a journey to and from the Airport or London just that little more enjoyable some like to chat others to rest in the comfort of our modern cars and qualified drivers.

For our local clients it can be a trip to the Hair Dressers or an appointment at the Doctors it’s good to know that we will get them there on time and home again, and just that little help with the bags or the front door key means so much to them, to us it’s called “SERVICE” sadly something that in some professions has been forgotten.

To us every client is special whatever the distance and whatever the time we try our best to give of our best at all times. Our client base includes Students at the Canterbury University, Business people to Airports and home again to Nights out at your favourite restaurant and that all important trip to the shops.

No one day is the same and pre-booking is a must; we always try to keep our rates as reasonable as we can in these exceptional financial times for all of us.

Many of our clients say it’s nice to see a familiar face when returning from a trip or holiday at the airport we always make sure that we are at arrivals in time to meet and greet, for Corporate clients we are the face of the Company on many visitors coming to do business in the area and we endeavour to give local knowledge when asked and for our senior clients we may be the only person they see that day so we make time for them.

No job is too small or too big we have taken parcels for delivery to local shops to arranging transport for large conferences at local Hotels and offer a Livery Chauffeur Service if required to delegates.

Above all we are a local company offering a transport service and parcel service to local people and businesses give us a call for a quote any time.” NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG” 

Leslie Parris (Owner)

Fully Licensed by Ashford Borough Council

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 

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 

CHARING BUSINESSES HOPE FOR A GOOD HARVEST

Over the centuries, the villages that have survived and prospered are the ones with an active business community. Villages need income and businesses need the support of local residents and tourists. Charing is no exception, and with this in mind, Charing Business Association has been formed.

The aims of the Association are not only to encourage trade in the village and surrounding area, but to make Charing an even more interesting place to spend some time and, hopefully, some money! Members are busy making plans for events and promotions, as well as preparing a "menu" of shops and services on offer - anything from beautiful handmade chocolates to an urgent replacement car tyre or accountancy to expert marketing advice; Charing has all these and much much more, so look out for complete listings soon. 

If you have a shop or business in the Charing area and would like to take advantage of the marketing opportunities and other benefits of joining the CBA, please contact Kerry Oliver (Oliver's of Charing) by e-mail: kerryolive at live dot com

Remember, empty shops and offices are a dismal sight - let's all work together to keep Charing thriving.

By Elizabeth Tweed ("44") on Behalf of Charing Business Association.