Lovely Charing - Kent

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)

Public Meeting/Discussion

From the Parish Clerk - Dawne Austen:

Charing Parish Council

Friday July 15th 7.30pm
Public meeting in the Parish Hall, Station Road to discuss KCC's "Kent Minerals and Waste Consultation" document

Come and Find Out!

Come and see the sites in our parish that are features. 4 more sand pots, 1 land-fill site, 1 chalk pit extended, 1 green waste to compost site and 1 aggregate recycling plant

What does it mean where you live? How much more traffic will it bring to your area and around the parish?

Have Your Say!

The consultation period ends later this month, No time to lose!

Call to Action: Lighter Later

Saturday 30 October I drove home at the normal time of 5pm - in clear day light. Two days later, Monday 1 November, at the exact same time of 5pm, the drive home was in darkness.
I hate this abrupt change!

Economical sound

Yes, I know, the seasons change and going into the Winter there will be fewer and fewer hours of day light until the end of December where nature will pause a few days and then slowly, very slowly in the beginning, we'll have more light.

But having to adopt so suddenly in one day time instead of gradually getting used to the darkness is not natural. It's too abrupt, especially when the rush hour in most towns and villages start around 5pm and over one weekend this rush hour lands from day light into complete darkness.

All because we're switching from British Summertime back to GMT in the last weekend of October. Last Saturday Andrew Ellson (Personal Finance Editor) made some valuable points in The Times why "ditching the GMT" is an economical good decision:

• lower energy bills (and fewer carbon emissions) - lighting up later in the running up to December
  • "A study published earlier this year also found that about 447,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions would have been saved if the clocks were not put back each year between 2001 and 2008, equating to electricity savings of 885GWh – enough to supply 200,000 households – and a reduction in peak demand of 4.3 per cent."
• fewer accidents, evidence suggests that lighter evening mean fewer accidents and fewer accidents means less costs for the NHS
  • "Road safety experts believe up to 100 deaths could be prevented every year and it would also enable children to travel home in light."
• more savings in the public sector by spending less on heating and lighting

Others have already indicated that not switching back to GMT will mean longer and safer training periods for youngsters in the various sports. Over three hundred sporting organisations including the FA and Lawn Tennis Association are very much in favour of keeping the BST, it would increase participation and therefore cut obesity.

And of course for shoppers it will mean lighter and longer midday shopping - welcomed by retailers, bistros, bars, pubs etc.

"Up to 80,000 new jobs could be created in the tourist industry, as longer evenings would extend the tourist season and allow attractions to stay open for longer in the year."

There's a Private Member's Bill (by Rebecca Harris - Con) working its way through Parliament that, if passed, would mean the clocks stay unchanged next winter.
This Bill is due for its second reading on 3 December.

If you support the idea, write to your local MP to demand he or she supports the legislation. They should!

According to Andrew Ellson, they - politicians - won't get many easier opportunities to put some money in their constituents' pockets.

(The MP for Ashford is Damian Green - Con and you can reach him through greend@parliament.uk or leave a message through his Ashford page).

Wealden wheels: looking for volunteer drivers

From the inbox:

Good afternoon,

We thank you for your continued support and assistance for Wealden Wheels.

We are currently very short of volunteer drivers and to ensure the ongoing success of Wealden Wheels we need to recruit more volunteers. I wondered if you could add a short paragraph onto your website on our behalf.

There is no commitment to anybody by volunteering. They are sent an e-mail once a week with any jobs that need covering and if they can assist just contact us. Any assistance needed to familiarize themselves with the vehicles can be given.

If anyone is interested or wishes to help please contact the office on 01233 840000 with contact details and we will get back to them.

Thank you for your assistance

Regards,
Paul Ticehurst
Wealden Wheels
Pevington Farm Pluckley
KENT TN27 0PF
01233 840000
www.wealdenwheels.co.uk

Lovely greetings from Spain

Received in the inbox:

Hello:

My family and I were spending New Year Holidays in a cottage very close to Charing. We are from Spain and we enjoyed a lot with the landscape of the surroundings and also with the village. I would like to share some photos of Charing snowed.

Also, I would like to thank:

• A taxi driver who take us from Ashford to Charing Station (the train was cancelled because of the snowed)
• Some boys (I think from Charing) who helped us towing our car to Charing Hill one with snow and ice on the road in the same night.

We are looking forward to come but and see Charing and also my nephew that born 2th of this year.

Congratulations, you have a very beautiful village in spite of goose that didn't allow to approach to the farm near the church and the snow that did not allow to enjoy with the market.

Best regards,
Cristina

Snow!

Always a nice "picture" - as long as you don't have to travel through it! If you have to, save journey and take care.

Friday morning - the sun is just getting up too (click on image to see the larger original)

 

Sunday morning, birds searching (and finding) seeds in quiet garden, sun's out again too (click on image to see the larger original)

Schools out for the Christmas break, the School field is having a field day on its own (click on image to see the larger original)

Merry Christmas - will it be a white one?

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

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

Kent on track for a high-speed boom - Times Online

An important part of improvements being made to London’s transport infra-structure ahead of the 2012 Olympics, the new service – known as the Javelin – will make much of Kent feasible commuter territory. Estate agents and home-owners alike are salivating at the prospects for the property market.

Journey times from London to Ashford will be more than halved to 37 minutes; Folkestone will be 63, as opposed to 98, minutes away, while Ramsgate, at present two hours from the capital, will be 84 minutes by train.

It is the nearby villages, however, especially those perched on the slopes of the North Downs bisecting the county, that are more likely to become a honeypot for City commuters.

via property.timesonline.co.uk

That's what TimesOnline reported way back in 2007. The future is already here: The Javelin (High Speed Rail Link from SouthEastern) is already speeding down the line every morning from Ashford International Station to St. Pancras in London.

Charing is perfectly located on the A20 just 6 miles from Ashford International Station, has its very own station that'll bring you to AIS in no time at all if you don't want to drive down to Ashford.

If you know someone is looking to combine both the good life in a thriving village and the practicality of High Speed Rail travel to London and the Continent (Eurostar) direct them to our own Estate Agents:

Patrick Russel Estate Agents and Saddlers Estate Agents (both members of Charing Business Association - committed to the community)

Any of them will be very happy to source the perfect home for them. You can also tell them our village has "everything you need on their doorstep"