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Contact or suggestions needed for family visit

From the comment box:

Hello, First, let me apologize for sending this e-mail to you, but I do not know who to contact.

I am bringing a group of 13 members of my family to Kent from 20 June thru 26 June to visit our family's heritage sites in the Charing - Boughton Aluph area.

We have traced our family to William "Atte Welle" who was chaplain of the "church at Pette" as early as 1334. I understand that the small church is in ruins just next to the Pett Place House.

I have written to "occupant" at Pett Place, but have had no response. We would very much like to visit the ruined church during our visit since it is the earliest known building associated with our family.

Can you help me make contact or offer me suggestions on how I can accomplish this? Thank you so much.

Regards, John B. Wells Newnan, Georgia

(contact details known but kept off line, if you can help out, let me know through the comment box below. Karin H - Wood You Like Ltd)

Newsflash! Wine bar to open soon

Newsflash !!

The wine bar at no 19 High Street, Charing, is going to reopen on Thursday  March 8th as "Bar Nineteen".

Kerry, Natasha and Ziggy's joint venture will open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night from 18.30 till 23.00.

Mezze, tapas and platters will be available Thursdays and Fridays and a set 3- course menu will be added to that on Saturday nights.

Launch weekend will be 8/9/10 of March. More details on events will follow.

Look forward to seeing you at "Bar Nineteen"!

Kentish Village Life in Victorian Times - Lecture

From Charing and District Local History Society

The next lecture is by Helen Allinson on Kentish Village Life in Victorian Times - a look at the domestic and social structure of village life in the 19th century.

This is on 9^th February at 8pm in Charing Parish Hall. Guests are welcome at £3.00 or why not become a member.
(Fees are: Adult £9, Senior Citizens £8, Family (3) £15, payable annually in September. Full-time students are free.)

The society welcomes members from Charing and surrounding parishes. Currently it has about 100 members. From September to April, talks are organised on historical topics of local, regional or national interest, usually given by experts in the field. In addition there is a Christmas Social evening, and in May an AGM plus a short talk. Meetings take place in Charing parish hall at 8pm on the second Thursday of the month. In the early summer an outing is organised to a place or places of interest (Cadman Event*).

On occasion specialist study groups are set up; at present there is one cataloguing historic photographs of the area; another resulted in the publication in 2011 of A History of Charing, £12, available from books@charinghistory.co.uk or Charing Post Office. For further information contact the secretary, Jennie Burgess, 01233 714639, secretary@charinghistory.co.uk

*This year's Cadman Event, will be on 26 May, when we will visit Hall Place and Danson House, Bexley. More details will be posted shortly

Just Launched: The Charing Heating Oil Club

From the desk of active members of the Charing Heating Oil Club:

If you require heating oil, Join The Club today. Its free and easy to join and you will save money. The Oil Club is the fastest growing heating oil syndicate in the UK with over 350 village clubs. Why should you join us?

Reduce the rising cost of your heating oil

How much will it cost to keep your home warm this year? Probably a lot more than last year! How can the Heating Oil Club help? By grouping our deliveries by village or postcode sector and the bulk purchase ability of the club, we are able to negotiate with suppliers the best bulk purchase price for heating oil and pass on the saving to our members. As the membership grows so does the negotiating power we have! We request pricing from all companies who deliver in your area, ensuring you receive the best deal in town!

The club can help your own cash flow by allowing you to order smaller amounts 4 times a year but still benefit from the bulk pricing.
Read more about the oil-club-co-uk here

Join The Charing-Heating-Oil-club today

Charing Heating Oil Club has recently been added to the growing list of rural villages and you can join today, for free!

All you have to do is register as member, see here for further details and FAQ's

Interesting Talks at Charing Surgery - Free To Attend

As part of Charing Surgery's commitment to your health and wellbeing, CBA-member Yvonne Fernando, NLP Master Practitioner & Life Coach, will be giving some interesting short talks at the Surgery.

Come and listen to these interesting subjects and see how some changes can have a big impact on your wellbeing and life.

WHY DIETS DON’T WORK - THURS 26 JANUARY at Noon

Yvonne will explain why diets don’t give you the results you want in the long term and what you can do to end up looking good and feeling good too.

GETTING RID OF FEARS, PHOBIAS & TRAUMAS - WED 8 FEBRUARY at Noon

If you suffer from any of these you will know how much they can hold you back. Yvonne will explain how these can be overcome quicker than you may think is possible so that you can live a more happy and complete life.

MANAGING STRESS - WED 7 MARCH at Noon

The world seems to be getting more pressurized. Stress can have a big negative impact on your health and wellbeing. Yvonne will give you some simple and valuable tips and techniques on better ways to manage stress and get more from your time and your life.

Free to attend

These talks are FREE to attend, will be held in the Seminar Room at the Surgery and last approximately an hour.

Yvonne can be contacted on 07968 785714 if you have any questions.

Harold and Maisie Trill Present - Village Film Show

Dates for your diary!

Hat Productions Village Film Show

(presented by Harold and Maisie Trill)

All at Charing Church Barn

• Friday 16 March: 7pm for 7.30 start
• Saturday 17 March: by request an afternoon show: 2pm for 2.30 start
• Saturday 17 March: 7pm for 7.30 start

Entrance: £ 5.00 adults, £3.00 child
Light refreshments and raffles

In recognition of the Queens Diamond Jubilee, the film of Charing Village 1977 Silver Jubilee celebration will be included.
Were you there?

Tickets will be on sale end of February and all proceeds go to the Village Lights and The Hospice

Any queries, please contact Harold 712687, Anita Gudge 714068

Opening up soon.... The Tzar Bar!

We are pleased to announce the (re) opening of the wine bar at no 19 the High Street.

Under Russian management, the Tzar Bar will have a distinct Russian flavour, with a range of vodka's, caviar , blinis etc. Platters, light bites and drinks will be available every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in the New Year from 6pm.

The new tel no is 01233 714747 or email margarita on tzar555@gmail.com. Look forward to seeing you all at the Tzar Bar!
Romans, Margarita and Ziggy

There will be a "soft launch" on the 29th and 30th of December - we will be serving nibbles and drinks from 6pm at no 19 the high street, the Tzar Bar! All fellow CBA members are kindly invited to come and have a look at/in the latest addition to Charing's thriving business community
UPDATE 20.12.11: Tzar bar is sorry to have to inform you about the postponement of the Soft-Launch. More news to follow soon

New Years Eve

Nibbles
*
Chilli con carne and rice
or
Smoked haddock chowder and crusty bread
*
Baklava and a glass of bubbly at midnight

£20.-

(Vegetarian? Please let us know beforehand)

Spaces are limited, so please book up now to avoid disappointment! A £10.- p.p. (non refundable) deposit is required to confirm your booking.
(please make cheques payable to ’the Tzar Bar’, or drop the cash in to us)

Tel. 01233 714 747

Mid Winter Deals at Wood You Like

The specialised retailer in quality natural wooden flooring and CBA member Wood You Like ends this year with a number of Mid Winter Deals, from free maintenance products upto discounted prices on installation works for certain wooden floor types.

No matter how many sq meters you need, there will be a Mid Winter Deal for you! All details can be found on Wood You Like's popular blog here.

To give you a first - musical - impression of one of the quality ranges where Mid Winter Deals can be had, get your ballroom shoes on and watch the brand new video of all the Design Parquet Patterns available for you to be installed by Wood You Like's professional installation team. The video includes the production and installation process:
(can't see the video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/user/woodyoulikeKent)

 

Mid Winter Deals also to be had on FSC Tropical Duoplank (20mm Wood-Engineered boards), Grigio aged European Oak boards and on Hattan: European Oak load-bearing wood-engineered boards in over 24 finishes.

Showroom open daily from 9.30am - 4pm (except Sundays). Mondays the showroom opens around noon.

Charing Christmas Lights 2011

It's here again!

Friday 2nd December 2011 - A Magical Evening

The Market Place & Church Barn
From 5pm - 8pm

• Come and meet Father Christmas
• Children's Roundabout
• Grand Draw Tickets
• Tombola
• Triple Basket
• Rosemary's Cake
• Jewelery
• Christmas Decorations
• Homemade Cakes & Jams
• Mulled wine
• Christmas Gifts
• and many more stalls
• Charing Church Choir singing Carols
• Refreshments available

Charing High Street in Festive Mood too with various shops open, adding to the Spirit of the Magical Evening:
Wady & Brett
Thyme for Tea - free treat with first cup of coffee/tea
Purple Patch
Martin John Butchers - burgers and hot dogs
"44"

and in the entrance of the Library on the Market Place you can treat yourself to hot chocolate, tea and coffee

Saturday 3rd December 2011 - Coffee Morning

Church Barn 10 am - 12.30pm where the Grand Draw will take place

Come and get into the Spirit of Christmas, enjoy the Charing Christmas Lights in our lively lovely village

As always, many many thanks to the ongoing non-stop efforts of the Ladies of the Light, changing our High Street every year in Christmas Magic

PS: Wanted - unwanted costume jewelery for one of the Magic Evening stands. If you can help out, leave with Lata at Wady & Brett

"pen-pal" wanted

Received the following request in our inbox - all the way from Tasmania

Hello, I lived in Link Cottage, (on Charing Hill) in the early sixties. I have many fond memories of those times. I now live in the Central Highlands of Tasmania and would be very pleased to correspond with anyone who remembers me.....

I returned to Charing in 1995 for a visit and wrote a comment in the visitors book located in the church, hoping that some one may have seen the entry and contacted me. But to

no avail. I am happy to have my email address disclosed to anyone who would like to contact me.

Regards, Julian Wilding.

If anyone remembers Julian and wants to get (back) in contact, drop me an email and I'll forward your message to him (or give you his email address - for obvious reasons, avoiding spam, his email address is not publicly published here).