The UK Paper Band will be in concert at
St Michael’s Church, Hernhill on
Saturday 22nd October 7.30pm
Tickets £7.50 (£3 under 12 years) including refreshments
Telephone 01227 751293 or 01227 274746 for tickets
The Dove will be holding their Spanish Tapas evening with typical Catalan “Platillos”
on Wednesday 12 October
For more information, please contact The Dove: http://www.doveatdargate.co.uk/upcoming_events.html
St. Michael’s Church was adorned with the most fantastic and imaginative flower displays this weekend. The theme of this years Flower Festival was “Celebrations”.
What a triumph! Certainly something to celebrate …. and if you missed it, click here: Flower Festival 2011
The Hernhill Horticultural Society Autumn Show 2011
Oliver Macjieski won 1st Prize for his Firework Collage
Thanks were given to Mark James and the Horticultural Society team who organised this years show. It was a resounding success with a fantastic turn out of entries. The good people of Hernhill have obviously working very hard in their gardens this year!Don’t forget that this Saturday it’s:
The DCA AGM will be held at the community centre on
Saturday 24th September at 11.30am
After the annual reports there will be election of officers and committee. The annual report & trustees reports for 2010 & 2011 will be available at the meeting. To request a copy by post, please contact Alison on 07801 824867.
Please note that you need to be a member of the DCA to vote.
The Three Horseshoes annual Barry Roberts Memorial Onion Competition and cricket club auction will be held in the pub on
Sunday 18th September at about 7.30pm
With auction of produce immediately afterwards. Contributions of garden produce for the sale will be welcomed at the pub during the day.
Open to the Public at 2.00pm. Presentations at 3.00pm followed by the
All Welcome to come along! Free Entry. Tea & Coffee available.
Indulge in a full English Breakfast without the chores of cooking or washing up!
Full English Breakfast will be served between 9.00 – 11.00am in the Garden of Yew Tree House (opposite the Dove)
£5.00 for adults £3.00 for children. Please book in advance 01227 751293
Breakfast, Stalls and Raffle will raise funds for the repair & refurbishment of St Michael’s Church.
Please bring a chair. There will be provision for rain, so please come along whatever the weather!
For the Autumn term the Exchange Cafe will be opening up the tennis court and setting up a table-tennis table outside or in the Village hall from 3.00 – 4.30pm.
Everyone welcome to come and have a game – bring a bat or a racquet if you have one.
The Exchange Cafe will run 3.00-4.30pm during term time from 16th September
will lead
during the Autumn Term. Come & give it a try at the
on Friday 16th September 3.30 – 4.30pm
ALL AGES WELCOME!
Thursday September 8th sees a flower-arranging demonstration at St Michael’s Church, Hernhill, by Chelsea gold medal winner Carol Murray. Watch beautiful arrangements being created. These will be raffled at the end of the evening
Tickets £5 each. Contact Jill Geliot 01227750974.
The 2011 Flower Festival takes place this year from Friday Sept 30th to Sunday Oct 2nd, 10am – 5pm.
View magnificent flower displays, local produce, books and gifts for sale. Light lunches and cream teas at Church Oast.
For further details, please contact Jill Geliot 01227750974
A date for your diary:
Indulge in a full English Breakfast without the chores of cooking or washing up!
The BBQ Breakfast & Stalls including books & local produce will raise funds for the repair & refurbishment of St Michael’s Church.
Details to be confirmed.
Sunday 11 September, ‘Apple Sunday’ plus NEW! Specialist Plant Fair.
Join in the apple harvest celebrations on the family farm, including apple pressing demonstrations, orchard farm tours and a Bird of Prey display at 1pm. Don’t miss your chance to sample and buy a wide range of apple varieties as well as pears, plums and cobnuts.
New attraction for 2011 only: specialist plant fair organised the Hardy Plant Society – a selection of 8-10 nurseries selling unusual and little known plants.
Normal admission applies.
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Open Air Theatre ‘Canterbury Tales’
http://www.mountephraimgardens.co.uk/events/events.aspx
Sunday 28 August at 7pm & Bank Holiday Monday 29 August at 5pm – The Pantaloons Theatre Company bring Chaucer’s pilgrims to life in this brand new adaptation of the medieval classic with a contemporary twist. Expect music, laughter and tears as the pilgrims tell their tales of deception and redemption, magic and majesty, life and death. Oh, and talking chickens. Before the show, audiences can enjoy the ‘Medieval Marketplace’ as the pilgrims attempt to sell their wares and create an authentic Chaucerian atmosphere. Dress for the British summer and bring something to sit on!
Tickets available from Mount Ephraim ticket office and the Woodrose Tea Rooms or view www.thepantaloons.co.uk for more information
Saturday 20th August 10.30am – noon
The annual opening of the Children’s Society boxes will take place in the meadow adjacent to Crockham Farm Cottage, Crockham Lane. Everyone welcome to come and bring friends. Young families will have lots of space to run around, kick a ball or ride a bike.
Refreshments & Stalls.
Bring-and-buy cakes, books, toys, plants, garden produce.
Please come along or make a donation!
Forthcoming Events at The Red Lion:
Indian Night : Monday 15th August – check out the menu on the website
Children’s Fun Afternoon : Friday 19th August – Juggling, Magic Show, Face Painting
Bank Holiday Hog Roast / BBQ : Sunday 28th August
“This year promises to be HOT HOT HOT with the popular Pepper Set playing on August 29th in the pleasant setting of The Dove’s garden. Accompanied by Phil’s BBQ Grill, what could be more ideal for a Bank Holiday afternoon….in the sun”?
All welcome to come along from 2.00pm August 29th at The Dove
R.S.P.B. expert Alan Johnson will take us for a Butterfly walk on Lydden Down
Meet in the Car Park at 10am Sunday 14th August at Lydden – a map will be provided in advance
Lydden Down is famous for the thousands of butterflies to be found there on a sunny August day. This is really an opportunity not to be missed – places are limited, so book early!
Bring a picnic lunch and your sketchpads and cameras to capture the butterflies
By donation – please bring money on the day – for the RSPB & DCA
Please contact miriam@machin.f9.co.uk to book a place. Children welcome, but no dogs please.
If the sun does not shine the butterflies will disappear and the walk will be cancelled. Please leave your mobile number and we will email/text you to let you know on the day.
To get a taste of what we might see, go to the websites below:
http://kingsdownkent.blogspot.com/2008/07/lydden-valleys.html
http://www.kentdowns.org.uk/map_details.asp?siteID=32
Art Exhibition in St Michael’s Church, Hernhill
Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th July
11.00am - 5.00pm
The exhibition will present all the original works by local artists for the Hernhill Artists Calender 2012.
The original works of art that provide images for the Calendar will be on show in addition to other works by the contributing local artists.
Calendars, greetings cards and postcards depicting images from the Calendar will be on sale. A preview evening for for invited guests will be on Friday, July 22, 7.30 to 9. 30pm and the exhibition will be open to all on Saturday and Sunday July 23 and 24, 11am to 5pm.
Hernhill Artists’ Calendar is now on sale in aid of St Michael’s Church restoration appeal. The minimum costs of the limited edition, which includes a strong envelope, is £5.
To order a copy phone 01227 752309.
Woodrose at Mount Ephraim Annual Charity Event
Sunday 31 July 2011
THE COUNTERFEIT BEATLES Tickets £10 per person
Email: info@woodroserestaurant.co.uk
All proceeds go to:
The Baphumelele Children’s Home Khayelitsha Township, South Africa
Ever fancied singing in a choir ?
If so, you are warmly invited to the new Hernhill Singers first rehearsal next Wednesday, 13 July, in the Upper Room of the Red Lion Pub, Hernhill.
Take note! The Hernhill Singers
Open to all ages, the chance to sing for fun and for pleasure: no musical experience necessary, and families welcome!
Songs, games, and the chance to try some choral pieces that are a rollicking good sing, followed by drinks in the pub afterwards.
If you’d like to come, simply e-mail Dan Harding by clicking here (to make sure we’ve enough seats and copies for everyone) and come to the Red Lion Pub in Hernhill for 6.30pm next Wednesday.
All welcome!
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