• Call for local groups interested in participating
• Speakers confirmed from Elham and Sevenoaks

A major event looking at environmental issues in Hythe has been announced. This will take place on the evening of Thursday 23rd September at the new sports pavilion in Hythe. It is entitled:

‘How green is Hythe; how green could it be?’

The meeting is being organised by the Shepway Green Party and is open to everyone. The aim is to look at ways to improve the town from an environmental perspective. Topics of discussion are likely to include:

•  improved recycling
• waste reduction
• energy saving
• tree planting
• local food supply
• greener transport
• and how to achieve more sustainable and environmentally friendly developments.

The organisers believe there is a great deal of scope for improvement and plenty to be learnt from the experiences and initiatives of others. Speakers are confirmed from Sevenoaks and Elham:

Should Hythe become a Transition Town?

The Transition Towns network was founded in 2006 in Devon, and has already grown to include over 300 communities in the UK and abroad. Its goal is to build local resilience against the impacts of climate change and rising energy costs, seizing the opportunity to shift gradually to a better way of community life. Steve Plater will explain the experiences to date from Sevenoaks.

Chris Jelly from the Elham Environment Group will explain the many inspiring projects that have been kicked off in Elham over the last couple of years. What can Hythe learn from this community’s efforts?

Our two speakers will be followed by a Q&A and open discussion, with the aim of identifying a number of next steps for Hythe.

Opening Hours

Doors open at 7pm; the meeting starts at 7.30pm. There is no charge but attendees are requested to register beforehand by email or phone (see below) to allow the organisers to gauge numbers.

There will also be a number of complementary local environmental groups in attendance, with a couple confirmed and with the organisers keen to hear from any others interested in participating (there is no charge for this). The organisers would also be delighted to hear from anyone willing to lend a sound system and screen/projector.

Organiser and Shepway Green Party member, Martin Whybrow, commented: ‘This should be a really lively evening, we are looking forward to it and would love to hear from anyone interested in being involved. I know our two speakers well and they have very interesting stories. There is a great deal that can be learnt from their inspiring experiences. I am sure there will be a lot of debate and we would really like to indentify a number of local initiatives that people would like to back.’

FURTHER INFORMATION: Martin Whybrow on 07787 124794 or martin_whybrow@yahoo.co.uk. Contact address above. Promoted by H.Dawe and published by Kent Green Party, both at 27 Audley Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1XF.
Notes: A website, www.shepway.greenparty.org.uk, will be live shortly.

Martin Whybrow, St Catherine, Cliff Road, Hythe, CT21 5XW – www.kentgreenparty.org
07787 124794/01303 262636

Friends of St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent
Saturday 11 September
7.30pm

Mikhail Lezdkan (cello) Angela Zanders (piano)
Music by Haydn, Mendelssohn.

They will be performing Haydn Divertimento for Cello and Piano, Britten Cello Suite No 3 Op 87, Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano, Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso Op 14 and Shostakovich Sonata for Cello and Piano Op 40.

Where Can I Buy Tickets?

Tickets at £7 on sale at Brandon’s Music Shop, 55 High Street, Hythe, tel 01303 263108, or can be obtained at the door. (Admission free to those under 18 in full-time education.)

About the Performers

Mikhail Lezdkan

was born in the Ukraine and studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire where he graduated with honours in 1975. While still a student Mikhail won prizes at the Prague Spring and the Belgrade International Cello Competitions and after graduation worked in the celebrated chamber ensemble ‘Soloists of St Petersburg’. Mikhail has given numerous solo recitals and has performed as soloist with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and the St Petersburg Hermitage Orchestra. After moving to France he led the cello section of the Lyon Opera Orchestra, also becoming artistic director of the Lille String Sextet. Mikhail has given many recitals and chamber music concerts in France, and with violinist Vanessa Mae toured Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe in 1995 and 1996. He also gave the first European performance of the Cello Concerto by the Israeli composer, Gil Shohat.

Angela Zanders

was born in London and studied at the Purcell School, Trinity College of Music and Goldsmiths College in London, and at the Academy of Music in Vienna. At Trinity College, where she studied with Joseph Weingarten, Angela won several competitions and awards. She later studied chamber music with Murray Perahia, William Pleeth and Raphael Wallfisch. Angela has given recitals all over the UK and in Germany, Spain, the Canary Islands and Austria, both as soloist and accompanist and as pianist in the Solarek Piano Trio, which she formed in 1992. She has a special interest in promoting the accessibility of classical music through talks and lecture recitals, and has many years’ experience lecturing in Music Appreciation, both for Birkbeck College, University of London, and for the WEA in Hampshire. Angela has worked with Mikhail since 2006.

Port Lympne Wild Animal Park are holding boot fairs in association with the Scouts.

The Boot Fair will be open to all from 7am and will be held on the car park field at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent.

Toilets on site, large car park, disabled parking Area.

£10.00/Pitch. Just turn up and pay on the day.

No advanced bookings required.

Sorry No Caterers Required.

Proceeds this year are for the Scout world jamboree and the Aspinall Foundation.
Contact: 07968 489621 portlympnebootfairs@talktalk.net www.aspinallfoundation.org

Dates of the Boot Fairs

Sat 4 September

Sunday 5 September

Saturday 2 October

On Wednesday 22nd of September the Railway Swing Band will be at the Tower Theatre Shorncliffe, Folkestone, organised by the RAFA Hythe and Romney Marsh Branch.

2010 is the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain and some music from that era will be a certainty. Tickets are already selling well and are priced at £10. available from the Box Office on 01303 220580 or again 01303 238435.

All profits will go to Royal Air Forces Association’s Wings Appeal.

You can find out more about the South-East RAFA on their website here.

A boot fair with a difference!

(110 garages booked last year!)

Sunday 5th September
10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

Buy your ‘MAP’ for 50p from the Village Hall, Lancaster Avenue on the day, or at the Farmers Market on 2nd, to find all the Garage Sales in the Village

Refreshments available at the village hall and church hall
Tel: 01303 255114 or visit our website for further information
www.capel-le-ferne.org

Lympne Village Hall are having Country Village Fair on Sunday 5th September from 1pm – 4.30pm

There’ll be fun for all the family

• Craft Stalls
• Baby Farm Animals
• Honey Bee exhibition
• Children’s fair ground rides
• Cream Teas
• Karate display
• plus many more attractions

Come and join in the fun!

Lympne Village Hall and Football ground.
Aldington Road
Lympne
Nr.Hythe

The Whist Drive is being held at the Village Hall at 2.30 P.M. on Thursday 5th August 2010

Cost: £2.00 Including refreshments

Tel: 01303 250928 or visit our web site for further information www.capel-le-ferne.org

Forthcoming events

Jazz Nights

every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month.

£5.00 Lunch menu

Mon to Friday

Real ale of the week

£2.50 a pint

Themed Murder mystery nights

Booking essential

Luck o` the Irish

August 13th

Halloween & fancy dress

October 29th

Use your orca local fob here

t: 01303 263900

The Hythe Festival is an exciting and varied week of varied activities and entertainment for the people of Hythe and visitors to the town and the surrounding area.

Most events are free and generously sponsored by Hythe Town Council, Hythe Civic Society, and local businesses such as Holiday Extras, Owletts, Oaklands Health Centre, The Three Mariners, Church Mouse Studios and Artwrite.

The events for 2010 include:

• Parades in the High Street
• Historical Tours
• Stalls, bands and Free rides on the Green
• Charity Concerts
• Quiz nights
• Dog shows

You can find out more about the Hythe Festival by visiting www.hythe-festival.com

The following concerts are taking place during the Hythe Festival

Saturday 3 July at 7.30pm

Cadenza Trio: Ilya Movchan (violin), Alisa Liubarskaya (cello) and Alissa Tavdidishvili (piano) (all prize-winners at Trinity College of Music, London) perform works by Haydn, Schumann and Rachmaninov

Sunday 4 July at 6.30pm

Festival Evensong – combined choirs of St Leonard’s Church and Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone

Monday 5 July at 7.30pm

Norton Knatchbull Jazz and Gower Guitar Ensemble – outstanding and popular groups from Ashford Schools

Wednesday 7 July at 12 noon

Lunchtime organ recital – John Wright plays popular works by Pachelbel, Sibelius, Widor and others (followed by ploughman’s lunch)

Thursday 8 July at 7.30pm

Christine Stevenson (piano) makes another welcome return to perform works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Debussy and Thomas Hewitt Jones

Friday 9 July at 12 noon

Lunchtime performance – Hythe Bay CofE Primary School (followed by ploughman’s lunch)

Saturday 10 July at 7.30pm

Folkestone Choral Society performs Mozart Requiem, Mozart Litaniae de Beata Virgine; programme also includes Mozart Clarinet Concerto

Sunday 11 July at 6.00pm

Festival of Favourite Hymns – ‘Raise the Roof’ – with the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

Tickets for the events on 3, 5 and 8 July are on sale at £7 each at Brandon’s Music Shop, 55 High Street, Hythe, tel 01303 263108, or can be obtained at the door. (Admission free to those under 18 in full-time education.) Tickets at £10 (unreserved) for the Folkestone Choral Society concert on 10 July are also available from Brandon’s Music Shop or from the Society, tel 01303 858347. Other events will be followed by a retiring collection.