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.

SALE - in aid of Charing Christmas Lights

From "the Ladies of the Light":

The Sale is on at Charing Church Barn on Saturday 10th April 2010

New and Nearly New:

• Adults & Children's clothing
• Handbags
• Shoes
• Jewellery
• Scarves & Belts

Sale starts at 10am until 4pm and refreshments are available all day.

Table or space for a clothes rail £10.00 - places still available,
contact Anita (01233 - 714068) or Ann (01233 - 713035)

Charing Races Easter Saterday

Charing has been associated with Point to Point races since the 1930's when Barnfield was the venue and the Hunt Race was wan in 1937 by a young Stanley Homewood with his horse, Goldflake. Another Charing farmer, Percy Hickman, also competed and there is a perpetual Percy Hickman trophy. The Point to Point was started many years ago by farmers when they rode from Steeple to Steeple, hence the name Point to Point Steeplechases.

Six races will be held during the annual Easter Saturday meeting, organised by the Ashford Valley Hunt, at the "Palace Farm" on the A20/Charing by-pass.
All races are run over 3 miles with 19 fences, every fence has a steward. There are of curse professional paramedics, veterinary surgeons, farriers all on site and the event is under the rules of racing laid down by the Jockey Club who also send their own representative to inspect the course and to ensure it is up to safety standards.
One race will be confined to men, one to ladies and the remainder are mixed for both sexes. Charing was the first course to hold a mixed race.

Pony Races - another item first introduced at Charing - are run over 6 furlongs, on for 9-15 years, ponies 138cm and 9-15 years, 148cm and under.
The pony races produce the stars of the future and manu bevome professional jockeys.

During the races you can buy almost everything you need from trade stands: from a car, stable, all types of clothes, a new hat, a plant for the garden ro a jar of honey. There is a bouncy castle, slides and many attractions for the family children.
There will be tea, coffee, lemonde, beer, champagne and food is in abundance too: homemade cakes, burges, chips etc all available from various stands or you can bring your own family picknick.

Gates open at 10.30 (entrance from A252 Nothern By-Pass/Charing Hill), first race at 12.45
Pony racing starts at 12:45, Horse racing from 2:00pm.
Car parking including all occupants: £20 on course, £30 on hill side. Foot gate £5

For more information, contact Ashford Valley Hunt.

Easter Sunday: WORKING TERRIER/LURCHER SHOW & RACING

4th APRIL 2010 at 12 noon sharp (TERRIERS/LURCHERS) and 1 pm sharp (FUN DOG SHOW) PLUS lurcher and terrier racing after showing classes have finished. At CHARING POINT-to-POINT Course, Ashford, Kent (opposite The Swan A20)
Qualifiers applied for: Countryman's Weekly E.A.J.R. & LC Pride of the Peak National Working Terrier Federation NL&RC Refreshments available. Enquiries: Ron 01233 712358 Sue 01233 756266

Charing Scottish Dancing Beginners Club

The recently formed club meets at 7.30pm-9.30pm on Fridays in Charing Parish Hall, and welcomes new members especially at this early stage of the activities.

An enjoyable evening in guaranteed!

Contact Evelyn or John Voller on 713758 for more details

Fashionable success

From Charing's Primary School PTFA:

"Thank you to everyone who supported the recent fashion show at Charing School.

Bargain-bagging fashionistas were out in force; enjoying light refreshments, a catwalk show & the exciting hunt for high quality, great value clothing. Several of the audience left with many more bags than they arrived with, & there is going to have to be some serious planning if we are to avoid everyone who bought the black sleeveless top wearing it at the same time!!

 

The raffle of the hamper full of chocolate was extremely popular, raising £141 alone- well done Mrs Dorothy Burdick who bought the winning ticket! Overall, we raised £427 towards redesigning the school's outdoor spaces, a valuable asset which we are trying to maximise the potential of.

A special thank you to our brave models, not all of whom were sure they could cut it on the catwalk- you all did a fantastic job (& saved the PTFA from having to strut their stuff!)."

 
Joanna Astbury for PTFA - Charing Primary School

Going to the flicks - Charing in motion

On Friday 19th and Saturday 20th March you can watch various (old) films about Charing, Charing events and some of Charing's well-know inhabitants (from past and present) during

Harold Trill's Film Show in Charing Church Barn

Want to learn about the village history and support both the Air-ambulance and the Starlight charity in one go then buy your tickets (Adults £6.00, children under 11 £3.00) from 19th February onwards at

Alan Hogben Butchers or Dixons Charing Stores.

On both evenings the door opens at 7.00pm with a 7.30pm start. During the break at 8.30pm for light refreshments there will be a raffle too. The evening ends around 10.00pm.

All proceeds will go to the Air-ambulance and the Starlight charity.

For enquiries, contact Harold Trill on 712687

Treasure Island

Last week's performances of Treasure Island by the Charing guild of Players has been a great success! (Have you been, send in your review or impressions!)

A whole bunch of pictures from the play can be viewed in the Gallery - have fun reminiscing.

Charing Heath Village Society AGM

Charing Heath and Lenham Heath Village Society Annual General Meeting (AGM)
on 11th February at 7.30pm in the the memorial hall, Charing Heath.

Followed by a guest speaker on Hothfield common.

At the AGM we will be discussing the village events for this coming year. However to give you a taster there will be events like, bluebell walk, bat and trap & picnic - June, village fete - July, frog racing and halloween night in Hurst woods.
These events are open to all locals and are a good opportunity for people in the community to get together

The Village Society has been going for over 30 years and was set up by villagers to bring the community together, its a not for profit group which wants to encourage people in the villages to get together. 

Please contact Vanessa Smith on 01233 712442 for more details

Treasure Island tickets selling fast

If you want a seat for the coming production of the Charing Guild of Players:

"Treasure Island" (Phil Willmott)

you will have to get your skates on! Tickets are selling like hot-cakes.

Production dates:

• Wednesday 3 February 7.30pm
• Thursday 4 February 7.30pm
• Friday 5 February 7.30pm
• Saturday 6 February Matinee 2.30pm (Sold Out)
• Saturday 6 February 7.30pm

Tickets: £ 7.00 (£5.00 children)

Select, collect and pay your tickets from "Wood You Like" (Brenchley Mews, School Road) - as long as there are seats available (please note the opening hours)

Kind request to those who already reserved their seats: collect and pay for your tickets as soon as possible.

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.)