Dates for your diary
Sat 8th June Barbecue at the home of Bert and Val Alldis. 12.30 for 1pm. Tickets £10 per person, includes glass of wine/soft drink. Under cover if wet.
Sat 20th July Steam Train from Smallhythe (Nat. Trust) in Tenterden to Bodiam, visiting Bodiam Castle (Nat. Trust). With Lunch or Afternoon Tea. Details to follow
August
(Precise date Afternoon Tea at Teapot Island, Yalding
To be advised)
September/ Film Show
October
December Christmas Lunch
Website News
A new page on Bidborough, complete with photographs, has been included. Updates have been made to several other pages too. We are always looking to find interesting facts and photographs to add. We plan to add a page on the green plaques, which were erected last year on houses in Southborough, High Brooms and Bidborough to commemorate six renowned persons, who have lived in our district. Our aim, in addition to the main objective of creating awareness of SAKA, is to tell internet viewers of the interesting places to be found in Kaniv and our catchment area of Southborough, High Brooms and Bidborough. For instance – how many know there is a copy of a section of “Madonna of the Magnificat” by Botticelli displayed on the organ case at St. Thomas’ church?
Brian Dobson
Lotto Club
The Club is well under way with 26 members having subscribed already, so I am encouraged to think my target of 50 members by the end of October will be reached or even exceeded. Joining costs just £10 and entitles Members to participate in all ten monthly prize draws, provided subscriptions are paid before the first five draws (March to July) are made at our July event. The August and December draws will be made after our Christmas Lunch as they were in 2011 and last year. I trust you will have read details of the 2012 final draw in our last Newsletter. Half of the money raised supports our projects in Kaniv and the amount remaining funds the prize money for the lucky winners. A membership of 44 in 2012 meant that we raised £220 towards our projects in Kaniv. This will be helpful in funding the Environmental Garden being established at the front of School Number 6, There is also the new Classroom Project, a very enterprising scheme, and, of course, welfare support for several elderly folk, to help them through the cold winter period. Whilst we supply the funds, friends in the Kaniv and Southborough Association (KASA) do the work. It is good to know that children are keen to undertake a share of the work. In this way they are learning about Southborough and the friendship existing between our two towns. If you haven’t done so already, please join the Lotto Club this year and encourage family members and friends to join in the fun too.
Mike Handcock
“Start of the Year Dinner”, Saturday 9th March 2013
This has become an annual SAKA social occasion, which was well supported again this year – an enjoyable evening. It is held at Café Bliss, which is a non-profit making social enterprise in Southborough, run by Elaine Lawrence (who has a holiday home in Ukraine) and volunteers from all walks of life. The main aim of the café is to give the community a voice on local issues that affect them and to help those seeking a job with work experience. In February 2013 Elaine and her team were delighted to receive the Employer Partnership Award, which is sponsored by Job Centre Plus, for both the small business category and the overall award for the whole of Kent. Many congratulations Elaine! Very well done!
Marian Attwood
Membership
Our membership has increased to 70 people and we are looking to build it even more. For full details, go to the Membership page.
Visit Ireland
Former Membership Secretary Mike Bailey keeps in touch from his new home in Killagoley near Enniscorthy in County Wexford.He and Caroline would welcome visitors to their bungalow.
The Committee 2013-2014
President Jacqui Jedrzejewski
Acting Charman Mike Handcock
Acting Vice Chairman Bob Marsh
Treasurer Angela Trowell
Secretary/Newsletter Editor Lynda Emberson
Minute Secretary Marian Attwood
Webmaster Brian Dobson
Membership Secretary Trevor Poile
Other serving members Paddy Moran
Bert Alldis
Sunday 2 June 2013
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