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Gosbee’s the cold. Daffodils and tulips have flowered Highwood retired from the Council. I am Covid vaccine there a couple of weeks ago,
and it was extrememly well organised and
for a much longer period. I hope that the
sure that you were all shocked, as I was to
strong winds did not damage your tulips.
stunt pilot Angus Buchanan tragically lost
On the farming front, fruit farmers have learn of the accident on 10th May when efficient. Up to 700 people a day get their
vaccine there, so we all owe a great deal of
Gossip been worried about frost damage to their his life. I didn’t know him personally, but thanks to the volunteers who give their time
I would like to send his family and friends
cherry, plum and early apple trees. As it
(some from Frittenden). Of course also a
has been so cold, there has been less bee my sincere condolences. big thank you to Jamie Freeman to make it
Lester Gosbee activity for germination. Grass in the fields possible so local to us.
should be growing to produce hay and Before the accident, I did a short interview Have you read about the restaurant on
with the Airfield’s owner Jamie Freeman.
I am sure that we are all looking forward silage for winter feeding, but that is a month He told me that the Airfield has been the moon? It has got great food...
to 17th May, when at long last we can go behind. Not much chance of June hay in their family since 1927. Before that, but no atmosphere at all
inside our local pub, have a meal out, go this year, unless it warms up very quickly. it was owned by a family from Thanet.
to the cinema and see friends again. We also need a lot more rain. I measured Information about that time is a bit sketchy, Lester welcomes village news.
25mm/1 inch of rain in Frittenden so far
Limerick Day was on 12th April. this May. Another 2 inches of rain would be but Jamie did confirm that First World War Please send to:
I have found a limerick poem a great help. aircraft did land there. I had my second frittendenparishmagazine@gmail.com
about lockdown:
Do you watch Gardener’s World? Monty
We’re coming out of lockdown Don is asking us to leave some of your
Soon we will be free lawn to grow long for nature. Does anyone
Seeing friends and family already do this? I would be interested in
Will be a must for me
which insects are attracted to it.
Going out to dinner On the political front, Local Elections
Not standing at the hob took place last week in England, Scotland
No more of that washing up and Wales. Leaders Boris Johnson, Mark
It will be just the job
Drakeford (Wales) and Nicola Sturgeon
Visiting a museum (Scotland) all did well because they have
Going to the beach been on our TV screens for months telling
Counting down the days ahead, us about how their Governments were
Nearly in our reach dealing with Covid. The Conservatives did
well in the North, but in Kent they lost 30
So hurry up, let’s get to June
It can’t come quick enough seats, the most in the UK. The next General
Blow away the doom and gloom Election is likely to be held in either May or
Get back to normal stuff early June 2023. Will Kent’s blue wall start
to turn red?
It was a very cold April, a very different I have been Frittenden Parish Council’s
gardening month with frost on rain. We are representative on Headcorn Airfield’s
about 3 weeks behind normal because of Consultative Committee ever since Colin

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