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

Image: www.bergencountytoysfortots.com

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 8^th 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 1^st May 2012 please – Get your cameras ready!

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

(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/

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.

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.

Photo: http://www.thanetbuzz.co.uk/content/blues-bandits

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.

Image: filetraffic.eu

“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?”