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From the Parish Council From the Editor

Anthony Staples, Chairman the Parish Noticeboard. You are always
welcome to attend: there is an opportunity Connecting
for you to raise any issues or concerns in
Trees the “Parish Forum” section which we have the
at the start of every meeting.
Have you noticed the small group of birch
trees behind the War Memorial? These Our Annual Parish Assembly (APA) was community
were planted in March and funded by a held on May 5th. The main item was the
Community Fund grant from Kent County Chairman’s report which summarises what
Council to promote tree planting. We chose we have been doing over the last year. It is
to plant birch trees as they have a light leaf too long to include here but you will find Welcome to your new-look colour free Special thanks to the advertisers who
canopy and enhance the landscape without a full copy on the Parish Council website magazine, delivered to your home and have continue to support us, and a warm
dominating it. A small birch copse can (http://www.frittenden.org.uk). available on-line. welcome to the new ones. We are proud to
be covering a wide area of local businesses
provide a rich habitat for a wide range of This year we had hoped to celebrate Colour has given us the opportunity to and interests in this month’s adverts.
insect species and encourage woodland the organisations and individuals who bring the articles to life. We have added
plants, and birch seeds are a useful food contribute to village life and to the feeling new ideas and features such as Reflections, Finally, a special thanks to the magazine
source for several bird species. We hope of community, especially over the last year. Villagers’ View, Kent in the Kitchen, team. Pete Deaves for being a constant
they will be a lasting legacy for future Unfortunately this wouldn’t really work and Views (check out Cycle-ology), as source of excellent advice, Rebecca Brown
generations. Do have a look next time you as an online meeting. (We have to hold well as expanding contributions from our (Features), Emma Griffin (Organisations),
Nicky (Advertising), Mike Bedford
Church, school, and village organisations,
go past the Memorial. We are very grateful an APA before the end of May so we could the pub history is really worth a read! (Distribution) and the many who deliver
to Lester Gosbee for allowing the trees to be not legally defer it until Covid restrictions We hope to add new features as the and make the magazine available digitally
planted on Manor Farm land. magazine evolves which is where you and online. Last but by no means least
were eased). So we have decided to hold
The grant was sufficient to add 12 specimen a separate meeting in September for might come in… Andy Lane our Art Director, who has gone
birch trees to the Mill Lane Burial Ground the celebratory part. Watch this space Please send us your submissions! that extra mile to design a magazine well
as well. Many thanks to county councillor for details. We want the magazine to be as vibrant and above all our expectations.
Sean Holden for securing this grant for us. interesting as possible – if you have a story Above all enjoy... and we welcome
…and a thank you to tell, a hobby to share, a viewpoint, news your feedback.
Parish Council Meetings or a local photo or illustration, we would
to Mike Cooper for editing this magazine James Booth-Clibborn
We hope to resume holding meetings in for 20 years. All of us on the Parish Council love to share it – this magazine is by the Editor
person, rather than by Zoom, after the have really appreciated the hard work, community, for the community. frittendenparishmagazine@gmail.com
Covid regulations are eased. The first of enthusiasm and sensitivity you showed
these will be on Tuesday June 22nd and, as editor, keeping our magazine alive and
subject to progress on the improvements, Farewell thank you
we plan to meet in the Memorial Hall once interesting at a time when other villages and
again. We post the agenda of all meetings village churches were losing theirs. I would like to thank St Mary’s Church and the Parish Council for their respective kind,
on Facebook and on the Parish Website, Well done Mike – and good luck to James, generous, well-chosen gifts, and the accompanying words marking my retirement as
and will resume putting a printed copy on as he takes over as editor. Editor of the Parish Magazine. I admit to being somewhat overwhelmed and therefore
cannot adequately express how touched I am to receive them. Mike Cooper.

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