Elham Valley Notice Board

Elham Valley Notice Board

Elham Valley Petanque Club

The Elham Valley Petanque Club holds melées at the Petanque Terrain, The Triangle, Elham on the 1^st (starting at 11.00 am) and 3^rd (starting at 3.00 pm) Sundays throughout the summer and autumn. These club events are open to all; everyone will get the chance to play - all age groups and abilities, including beginners.

The purpose of the Petanque Club is to encourage the use of the Pétanque terrain by all in the Elham Valley.

Pétanque (Boules) is fun for all the family; for further details contact the club secretary, Colin Hewlett 01303 840418.

The club also has a page on the Elham Valley website here.

The Rose & Crown, Elham

Now reopened under New Management offering an extensive Menu, Real Ale & Accommodation.

Medieval Jousting at Tappington Hall Farm, Denton.

www.jousting.biz

For historical information on Tappington Hall visit www.tappingtonhall.co.uk

Elham Valley Arts Opening Day

Dilys Webb, Sally Greenwood and Diana Turner are delighted to be able to announce the opening of a new art gallery - Elham Valley Arts, situated in Elham High Street, next to the post office. The gallery will be a treasure trove of beautiful paintings by local artists, fabulous jewellery created by three very talented local jewellers, amazing and colourful glassware, ceramics, handcrafted cards and woodwork.

We will be open 6 days a week, Tuesdays to Sundays from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm or by arrangement.

Our opening weekend will be Saturday and Sunday, 3rd and 4th November 2007 from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm - do come and join us for a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.

For a preview of some of the wonderful crafts please visit our website - www.elhamvalleyarts.co.uk

Need to get fit?

Contact Andy King for all your personal fitness training needs.

http://www.akhealthandfitness.co.uk

Park Gate Down (OS map 179TR 168457)

Kent Wildlife Trust are pleased to report that, despite a very dry start to the season, we had another excellent display of orchids this year, the exception being green-winged orchid which did not show this year, this is not unusual and it should return next year. The rarer species, monkey, musk and late spider orchid all did well, with a total of 72 musk orchids being found.

The Welcome Day on the 4^th July was very well attended, including six new faces. We had fantastic weather – right up to the torrential downpour at the end of the day!! Nonetheless, we completed some essential fence repairs, removed most of the invasive bracken, cleared paths and repositioned an electric fence. There was also an opportunity to scour the reserve for its wonderful orchids.

The Trust hopes that the new volunteers enjoyed their day on the reserve, their help was much appreciated.

Since the last article on the reserve it has been renamed ‘The Hector Wilks Reserve’ in recognition of the work of this local botanist who was involved with Parkgate Down since its inception.

The reserve was the subject of a recent television programme on the 17^th July – Natures Calendar – if you missed this you can catch up by going to www.bbc.co.uk/naturescalendar/ and follow the link through Grasslands - North Downs.

For those interested in finding out more regarding this reserve and assisting with its maintenance, there is another work day on the 8^th August starting at 9am.

For more information you can visit the Trust’s website: www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk

Or contact the warden Ian Rickards, on rickardsian@yahoo.co.uk

French Holiday Property
La Sojourn, an idyllic, recently refurbished French country farmhouse with a swiming pool in the Gironde which can sleep up to 8 people. (link to their website).

The Blue Vinny Restaurant

Blue Vinny

Karen and Christopher Williams from Saffron Walden, Essex, have purchased the freehold interest in the acclaimed Blue Vinny Restaurant in the High Street of the Kent Downs village of Elham, near Canterbury, from its owners and founders, Steve Butcher and Lindsay McNally.

In 2004 Steve and Lindsay ‘risked it all’ to follow their dream of starting their own restaurant, documented in full by Channel4. Theirs was a success story, and the Blue Vinny quickly became established as one of the most popular and sought-after eating places in the Kent Downs region. Nearly three years on, Steve and Lindsay have sold the freehold interest and are moving to the Alps to take on a new challenge.

Like Steve and Lindsay, Karen and Christopher previously fulfilled an ambition to establish their own restaurant, in Saffron Walden, which they owned and ran from May 1999 to July 2003.

Having successfully created a restaurant with Michelin recognition and a reputation locally for the finest quality food, wine and service, Karen and Christopher are ideally placed to take over the Blue Vinny and build on their predecessors’ hard work.

The Elham Village Hall website is now on line .

Visit www.elhamvillagehall.co.uk

Neighbourhood Watch Information

On Wednesday 7th February fish sellers were in the vicinity of Lympne.
They offered a householder 56lb of fish at a cost of £300. They were insistent on putting the fish straight into the householders' freezer.

The householders became suspicious and later checked the weight of the fish to find that only 30lb of the 56lb had been placed in the freezer.

The vehicle is described as a silver Ford Transit which was signwritten 'C Fish'.

Please be very wary of these unknown fish sellers. They are not genuine Fishmongers, their fish is usually of poor quality and past its sell by date. Should they call on you please make Trading Standards aware.

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