The Summer Show will be held on
Saturday 9th June in the Village Hall
Staging 9.45 – 11.15am
Open to the Public 2.00pm.
Presentation, raffle and AUCTION 3.00pm
ENTRY FREE
On & around the Village Green from 12 noon (set up from 11.30am)
Bring your own table, chairs, rugs and picnic lunch for an afternoon of food, friendship & fun.
The Red Lion will be open & their garden play-area.
The two roads that border the green will be closed for part of the day. Church Road will be closed from 11.30-3.00pm. Crockham lane will be closed in front of the Red Lion 11.30-9.00pm.
Please come along! It will be lovely to see the whole village celebrate together on this special occassion. For more information, please contact Joy Pritchard.
Come to the Beacon Bash to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee!
Crockham Bank, Hernhill.
BBQ & Music from 8.00pm.
Beacon lighting at 10.00-10.30pm.
Bring your own chairs, rugs & drinks.
Tickets £2.50 from Summer Lees.
The Village Hall AGM will be held on
Monday 6th August at 8.00pm
in the Village Hall.
The meeting should not take very long, so there will be time to go to the pub afterwards!
All residents of the Parish and users of the hall are invited to attend to listen to reports by the Committee and ask questions or put suggestions for improvements or additions they would like to see to the Hall in order to maximise its use by local residents.
Please come along – it’s your hall!
If you want to volunteer to be chairman, or join the committee, there is still time.
DIAMOND JUBILEE Extended Bank Holiday Celebrations In Style…..
With the great excuse for a 4 day weekend just around the corner and the sun starting to shine, The Dove has two great Bank Holiday events to tempt you. Whether you enjoy great food, a great country pub atmosphere or good music on your much cherished days off, The Dove is the place to be:
MONDAY 4TH JUNE – FROM 3.30pm
‘Pimms, Ploughmans and ‘Coco’ Band’
Al fresco style eating in our stunning garden at The Dove coupled with the great, chilled and relaxed sounds of ‘Coco’ Band.
If you loved ‘Paul the Other One’ you’ll love these guys! YOUNG, OLD, AND WELL BEHAVED FOUR LEGGED WARMLY WELCOME.
TUESDAY 5TH JUNE – LUNCHTIME (BOOKING REQUIRED)
‘The Great British Roast’
A Traditionally British Feast – Phill will be preparing a choice of 3 Roasts served with ALL the traditional trimmings to celebrate Her Majesty’s Reign – ‘Frightfully Good’ food to soak up the alcohol from the night before and prepare you for work the next day!
Phill and Sarah
The Annual Hernhill Fete takes place on Saturday May 5th from 2pm.
Lots of stalls, entertainment, refreshments and more in the lovely setting of hernhill village with lovely views over the surrounding countryside.
The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is carrying out an electoral review of Swale Borough Council.
The Commission’s draft recommendations report for the new electoral arrangements for Swale was published on the 2nd April 2012 and is available to view online:
http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/south-east/kent/swale-electoral-review
There will be a ten-week period of public consultation on the draft proposals.
As part of the Jubilee celebrations, Open Dawes propose a PHOTO EXHIBITION of “A Day In the Life of Hernhill Parish”, a snapshot of village life in one day, capturing the ordinary, every-day activities of everyone living, working, walking or just passing through the village.
We would like everyone to join in and photograph themselves, their neighbours, the post-man, the workmen, animals, plants, buildings, everyone and anyone, anything and everything, they see in the parish on the day, doing their every-day activities.
If you have a digital camera and are willing to volunteer as an amateur photo-journalist for the day, (or evening) please contact me. If you would like to be included in the project, or have any suggestions of what should be included, but do not have a camera, we can send a volunteer with a camera out to you on the day. We would like to include as many residence of the parish as possible (everyone, ideally!) If you do not have a digital camera, but would like to take your own photos, I do have a scanner and can scan photo prints for inclusion in the project. We will ask for photos to be submitted by 8th May, so that we can display them over the Jubilee weekend. They will then be made permanently available on the hernhill.net website. Please contact Miriam with offers of help or suggestions on 0227 752189 or
All photos should be taken on Tuesday 1st May 2012 please – get your cameras ready!
Pop in for a drink and find out more!
Hernhill Horticultural Society Spring Show
Saturday 24th March 2012
Staging : 9.45am to 11.15am
Show Open 2.00pm Free Entry
Presentations 3.00pm followed by Auction.
Easter Sunday at The Red Lion, Hernhill
Have you ever thought of growing your own veg? Do you think you don’t have the space to grow enough in your garden? Or have you finally been told that you can’t dig up any more of the garden as the washing line can’t be used to hold up the bean canes! In all of these cases there is a clear answer – an allotment!
Allotments are an extremely good way to reduce your shopping bills. The community that forms around allotments enables the sharing of knowledge and experience which should encourage anyone new to veg growing to give it a try. The establishment of allotments in the village would be a valuable way of enhancing our community and to increase our green credentials.
As the brave soul who suggested such a scheme and with general support from the Parish Council, I am now in search of anyone in the area who would be interested in an allotment. A traditional allotment is 10 rods (90×30 feet), but they also come in halves. Swale council’s guide to allotment rents put a full plot at £29 a year, £14.50 for concessions and £14.50 for a half plot, £7.23 for concessions. If you are interested in having a plot please do get in touch with me at Hernhill.Allotments@gmail.com , alternatively, drop me a note. One hopes that I’m not alone in my ambitions and once some other like minded individuals come forward, we can discuss the next steps.
Matt Cooper
2 Mount Pleasant Cottages
Kays Lane
At Hernhill Village Hall every Tuesday evening (starting on Tuesday 6 March 2012). Please click the logo below for further info
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Hernhill Village Fete, Saturday 5th May Toys Needed!For the Toy Stall
Please bring any unwanted toys to TODDLER GROUP, Hernhill Village Hall, every Thursday Morning or give them to Abbie or Miriam
All Proceeds to Village Charities
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As part of the Jubilee celebrations, Open Dawes propose a PHOTO EXHIBITION of “A Day In the Life of Hernhill Parish”, a snapshot of village life in one day, capturing the ordinary, every-day activities of everyone living, working, walking or just passing through the village. We would like everyone to join in and photograph themselves, their neighbours, the post-man, the workmen, animals, plants, buildings, everyone and anyone, anything and everything, they see in the parish on the day, doing their every-day activities.
If you have a digital camera and are willing to volunteer as an amateur photo-journalist for the day, (or evening) please contact me. If you would like to be included in the project, or have any suggestions of what should be included, but do not have a camera, we can send a volunteer with a camera out to you on the day. We would like to include as many residence of the parish as possible (everyone, ideally!) If you do not have a digital camera, but would like to take your own photos, I do have a scanner and can scan photo prints for inclusion in the project. We will ask for photos to be submitted by 8th May, so that we can display them over the Jubilee weekend, they will then be made permanently accessible via the hernhill.net website. Please contact Miriam with offers of help or suggestions on 01227 752189 or Miriam@machin.f9.co.uk.
All photos should be taken on Tuesday 1st May 2012 please – Get your cameras ready!
It is apparent that a dog is being allowing to foul the pavements along Swale View. Hernhill.net has received several emails from residents about this. This is a route for children walking to school. Can I encourage everyone to be vigilant in clearing up after their dogs please.
The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) is carrying out a major survey of ‘Heritage Trees’ in Kent with the aid of lottery funding. The five year scheme will involve hundreds of people of all ages in a host of activities focused on Kent’s rich stock of heritage trees.
Heritage trees are defined as old trees, wide trees, rare trees and trees with historical and cultural significance. They can also include comparatively young trees, planted to commemorate an event, or trees with a link to local history or folklore.
I have joined the BTCV volunteer tree surveyors to help record as many these heritage trees as possible and I am looking for local trees of note. If anyone knows of any potential heritage trees that might qualify to be on the record I would be happy to take any details. (The oak tree on the village green has already been recorded.)
If anyone would like more information about the project I would be pleased to pass details.
Margaret Nicholls – nicholls9@talktalk.net
David Shire has written a history of the Battle at Bossenden Wood, which can now be downloaded here: Bossenden Wood Battle by David Shire
(and in French here: La Bataille de Bossenden Wood )
Find out more about the site and other historical events and landmarks in The Blean on their website here: http://www.theblean.co.uk/
The WI is looking for new members. Launched as an evening institute in 1975, the group meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7.45pm in the village hall.
There is a membership of around 30, many of whom are founder members, but the group always welcomes visitors and prospective members to meetings. There are interesting speakers each month and outings to a variety of local – and not so local – venues.
Should anyone wish to join, they will be welcomed for three meetings free of charge. For further information please phone Jean Medley on 01795 535262 or Lesley Holmes on 01227 50380.
The AGM will be held at the village hall on Thursday, February 16. After the business meeting, Len Olive will give a talk on growing and showing dahlias. Mr Olive is an RHS judge and has exhibited dahlias and narcissi internationally. Members are welcome to bring along guests for the talk.
The spring show will be on March 24 and the summer show on June 9.
Music at the Three Horseshoes:
Saturday, January 28 sees the return of the Blues Bandits at 8pm
Saturday, February 11, Run VT will entertain.
Admission free. Further details from Marc or Lucy on 01227 750842.
The Boughton Players will be presenting their pantomime Aladdin!at Boughton Village Hall on Friday January 27 and Saturday January 28.
The Friday and Saturday evening performances start at 7.30pm, and tickets cost £6 (children £4).
There is also a matinee show on the Saturday, starting at 2pm; tickets cost £3.
Tickets are available at Boughton Post Office, or call Judy Collins on 01227 751742.
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Hernhill.net has recieved a message from Harold Debbage as below, can anyone help?
“Seasons Greetings from New Zealand
The 1851 Census shows John Hudson, with his wife and five childeren were living at Bounds House, Hernhill Road, Henhill. This John Hudson is my wife’s great great grandfather and the family moved to New Zealand in 1857/59. We are trying to find a map showing where Bounds House is or was.
There is a house named ”The Bounds” in Bounds Lane near Boughton Street so would this be the Bounds House shown in the 1851 Census?”
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