Notices

Thank you to all residents that took part in the day and submitted photos for our competition. Hope you all enjoyed the day.
We are pleased to confirm that our independent judges have chosen a Winner and two Runners-up to receive Sainsbury’s Gift Cards. Photos of these below.
Well done to Glen, Paula and Jennifer and Jean and family.

VE Day picture by Geoff

Nicky’s picture

Acacia prepared for us all. She made all of the bunting, paper chain and other decorations herself (with the help of the printer lol) and made a VE Day picnic for us to eat in the garden, which included WW2 ration foods such as carrot cookies and cheese whirls.

Alicia flying her flag with her pony at Hurst Farm

Jennifer was learning about the different styles of art as her homeschooling topic, so she did some pop art style pictures. One is of Winston Churchill on the side window and then a spitfire scene on the front along with some symbols. On the front lawn we had a Battle of Britain Bear.

Pam and Jim had Cherry & Keith stop by on their afternoon walkabout.
You could hear the Glenn Miller belting out of the windows!!

Delia, paying her respect, then Cream Tea and Cake shared with neighbours.

Parkes VE Celebrations complete with Vera Lynn and homemade flags!

Denise’s decorations and bunting

John and Elaine bring out the bunting

Gemma being patriotic and with a box of goodies

Linda, Barry and Neighbours – Front Garden Party

Already!

Lynda, Jo, Brenda and Martyn – Decorations and Garden Party with Neighbours.

John’s Decorations

Jane, Family and Neighbours – Drive Party

Justine’s Decoration and Family

Katie’s Decorations

Marilyn and Peter – Decorations and Garden Party

Glen and Neighbours Decorations

Keith and Suzanne – Garden Party

Nicky’s large Union Jack

Channel Island Liberation Day 9th May, so Philippa is flying the Guernsey and Jersey flags.

Happy VE Day to all the pupils I’ve taught at Capel-le-Ferne Primary School. This was the flag we never had a chance to put up!
A lovely school, which I had the privilege of teaching at. From Mr. G.
(Not in Capel)

Maureen (Parish Clerk), also took part
❤️?????❤️?????❤️?????❤️?????❤️?????❤️ TO ALL MY FAMILY & FRIENDS – WE ” WILL” MEET AGAIN!
HAPPY VE DAY 75th ANNIVERSARY. Take Care and Stay Safe. … Without this man, we would not be here today. Lest we forget! DAD … This is a hug from us all, to let you know we are thinking of you. We will remember you!!
Her very own Garden Tea Party. Alone but with many memories. ❤️?????❤️?????❤️?????❤️?????❤️???
 

Remembering the Few – at the National Memorial to the Few
Special VE Day Facebook at 11am, Friday, 8th May 2020, commemorating the 75th anniversary of VE Day with a ceremonial wreath laying, by Site Manager Jules Gomez. VIDEO LINK ON LAYING OF WREATH.
CLICK FOLLOWING LINK https://www.facebook.com/rememberthefew/videos/245619746778604/

Thank you to everyone who sent in photos of their celebrations on the VE Day 75th Anniversary and will be judged by an independent member of the Community. WIN SAINSBURY’S GIFT CARDS
* There is a £25 One (1) for the winner and * £15 each for two (2) runners-up.
Hope you all had a wonderful day!

RAINBOWS – SMILE

Admin:
 

BEARS – HOPE

      Admin:

Post from Pip … Well done Capel!
And massive thanks to all the NHS and front line staff ????❤️❤️❤️
To view video click link here
         

Posted from Laura 
To view video click link here

Posted by Matt:
To view video click link here
 

Posted by Gary: Well done to everyone who clapped and cheered for the nhs ????
at 8 o clock and a big thank you to the provider of the fireworks.

Posted by Melanie: Princess Little Beau Betty thanking NHS and Carers ???              
To view video click link here

Posted from Patricia (Sister’s pictures, she’s autistic). 

Well done to Rachel. Very good.    ?   Gold star to you ? 

Posted from Ellen:  

Posted by Capel-le-Ferne Preschool:
    Posted by Capel-le-Ferne Preschool: Fibbers is waving at passers by ?
 

Posted by Acacia: rainbow picture, now in our front window.
Hopefully lovely people of Capel may have spot them whilst doing their one exercise a day outside or passing by.

Posted by Reuben:
Hopefully lovely people of Capel may have spot them whilst doing their one exercise a day outside or passing by.

Posted by Nicky: All up.

Post by April from Old Dover Road

Posted by Charlie: We have ours up in Beatrice!

      

Posted by P:

Posted by Angela:
Posted from Angela: He’s only small. Can you find him?!

Posted from Wendy Bear ! 

Posted by Jules: 
As I am on site (The Wing – BoB), I thought I would send you the attached photo
showing the Capel Rainbow and Bob the Pilot Dog – not a bear but Bob is cool!
As can be seen form the attached, Bob the dog has called up some reservists and there is a full Squadron on display.

Posted by Steve:

Posted by Bruce: From B&L in Helena, sending our love and hope to all in the NHS

Posted by Bob & Winnie: friendly creatures who look out from our home in Albany.

Posted by Lisa:

Posted by Neil:

Posted by Jan: Teddy John looking out for children.
Ladybird seen in garden. 
  

Posted by Keith: You don’t have to have kids in the house either!
There is an age gap of 66 years between these bears, the big one is 69 years and the small one 3, made by my daughter.
Her website is Emma Jane Bears.

  Link post from Keith:   April in the Garden

Posted by Adrian:  Old Ted who is 67 and
NEW TED awaiting to go to our new Grandson in Brighton when its safe to travel.

Posted by Pamela: I am 85 years old, my name is Ted. Much loved.?

Posted from Marilyn: Bears in our window to join in the fun
  Posted from Marilyn:  How lucky we are to live here.

Posted by Kathryn: Teddies spotting friends walking past

Posted from Victor, oops meant Barry!  
Good turn out in Elizabeth Drive for the “clapathon” and it was Hanna birthday, so we all sang happy birthday ?

Posted by Carolyn of Misty and Harry joining the throng

Posted from Chris and Dave. A wave from Snowbear, he loves the sunshine!

Posted from Chris & Dave. Springtime in Capel Le Ferne

Posted from Lynne of Bert and Doris in Capel Street

Posted from Jane in Helena

Posted from Lisa:  Hello from Avondale.

Posted from Sarah:  He is almost 50 but “bearing” up! 

Posted from Julie: Guess where I live.

Posted from Jodie:

Posted from Jacqueline: Heron and Huggy say “Hello” from Avondale:

Posted from Philippa: 

Posted from Bernard:
Some showed Teddy Bears, some showed rainbows.
We did something different.

Posted from Roger:   
He is not a bear but wants to join in. Where does he live?   Posted from Chris – Spotted this one today..he lives next to Winnie The Pooh 🙂
    Posted from Roger:
Hi Guys just had delivered an exercise bike so as to complement my bike.
Now have no excuse not to exercise in bad weather! Also in this sunny weather the garden has never looked so tidy! 
A picture of my wood burning stove my son who lives in a flat in Stockholm loves to be cosy in front of an open fire.
So have sent him a video of 20 minutes of a burning fire to look at in the winter months!
Keep safe warm and healthy everybody.

Posted from Chris:   

Posted from Nicky: Look up high!    

Posted from Lesley: Brighten’s up the front room?   

Posted by Sue:  

Posted by Sharon:  

Posted by Lynda:    

Posted by Dawn:    

Posted by Ted !    

Posted by Samantha:  
Stressed bear or drunk? He was the right way up to begin with,
then Graham got his hands on the poor thing!!!

Posted by Bill: 
My bears are in my window Capel Street. Hope this will cheer up any passers by.
    

Posted by Jane:    

Bears (Melvin and Godiva),rainbow pictures in windows at Capel Street. X

Posted by Glen and Wendy:  

Wasn’t going to put our ‘Easter Tree ‘ up this year as my grandsons can’t visit
but we thought it might brighten the place up amongst all the doom and gloom!!! ???

Posted from Christine. This is Freddie watching over Capel.    
Hope he brightens someone’s day. ?

Link post from John:   
New Foxtrot Serenaders

Post from John – Teddy in Albany

Posted by Jo:

Click here to open the Lord Lieutenant website

Tuesday, 16th April 2019 – Presentation of Awards to:

• Capel Cares
• Frederick Scales
• Brian Tutt

Capel-le-Ferne resident recognised in Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List

MICHAEL PAUL MARSHALL
has been awarded the BEM – British Empire Medal, for services to the community in Capel-le-Ferne.

CONGRATULATIONS MICK, FROM US ALL!

The Parish Council enquired with Mick Marshall on a “village celebration” to commemorate his BEM Award. Mick has requested that he would prefer a donation is made from the Parish Council towards providing a Water Well in Malawi which Pam Barr of the Baptist Church is fund-raising towards.  This has been agreed by Councillors and an amount of £250 will be given.

“Village Commemoration” BEM Award for Mick Marshall

I first went to Africa about 9 years ago.  On that visit I stayed in the guest house where our cook had malaria. I had never seen anyone with malaria before, he was so ill but had to keep working to feed his family.  No sick pay in Uganda.  When I came home I decided to raise money for mosquito nets.  Now I am retired I make tote bags and sell them to raise money for nets.  I have now been to Africa four times.  On my last visit my friend and I worked at a centre for trafficked children, redecorating the bedrooms and the dining room.  We stayed with the manager in his bungalow where we met Peter.  Peter was trafficked as a 12 year old.  Taken from his family in Malawi to work on a farm in Zambia.  Thankfully someone recognised him as not “local” and reported the fact to the police.  After contact between Police and Social Service and the Salvation Army, Peter was repatriated back to Malawi where he stayed in the Salvation Army’s centre for trafficked children.  Now aged 23 he has a dream.  He wants to be a farmer.  Lin and I spent time talking to Jimmy, the Centre manager, about Peter’s dream; and we felt that we could help him realise that dream.  Land in Malawi is cheap compared to England.  £150 will buy an acre of land.  For a viable small holding you would need 10 acres – £1,500 plus money to equip the farm and buy seeds etc.  But a borehole to ensure that when the droughts come, as they inevitably do come in Malawi, the land could be irrigated would cost £3,250.  More than the cost of the land!  Thanks to so many generous people we have purchased the land, and sent Peter on a couple of placements to learn how to farm.  Now we are raising funds for the borehole.  Once Peter had been told by Jimmy what we were planning to do, his immediate response was “now I know there is a God, and I promise that I will always employ other trafficked young men on the farm, to help them get started in life, just as I have been”. Once we have raised the money for the borehole – we are getting there – we want to help a girls’ school in Blantyre to get water on site for a toilet block.  There are 1300 girls in the school and only 2 toilets.  I have two toilets in my house!

I am so grateful to Mick for suggesting that money, which the village would have used to give him a party, should come to Project Peter.  This just reinforces what a wonderful man he is and so deserving of his honour.
Many many thanks, Pam Barr, Capel-le-Ferne Baptist Church.

HONOURS CITATION

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING & CAPEL-LE-FERNE

A disappointed attendance was reported to discuss initiating a Neighbourhood Plan document for the future of Capel-le-Ferne developments and needs.  Councillors decided “due to lack of response, interest and support to defer, unless someone comes forward to help”. 

Do you want to protect and enhance our village, have a say over where new homes, shops and other amenities are built or what new buildings should look like?

Protect you local green spaces for generations to enjoy to come, get involved with a Neighbourhood Plan and prevent future speculative development. A Neighbourhood Plan has to involve the Community to succeed.

Can you help?  See more at: http://locality.org.uk
Please write to the Parish Clerk, 39 Victoria Road, Capel-le-Ferne, CT18 7LT, providing particulars of the elements you can offer.

Thank you.

It’s Official – The Diamond Jubilee Field at Lancaster Avenue is now Protected Forever! Basically, the fact that The Diamond Jubilee Field was awarded QE II status (thanks to a lot of hard work by the Parish Council, its sub-group and Dover District Council), means that it is protected from development forever – a beautiful green space for generations to come.The official QE II plaque has now been handed over from Dover District Council to the Parish Council who are now investigating the best option for its display – watch this space for details of an exciting event being arrranged for its unveiling!

 Funds are still rolling in from the sponsored scoot event – please continue to hand the money to Chantal or pop through the Parish Clerk’s letterbox at 39 Victoria Road – every little helps.
Thank you.

Several more funding applications have been submitted and we are now playing the waiting game for the results – lets hope enough funds are received to make a start on the new recreational facilities as a Capel Christmas present for 2012!

 Thank you for your continued support.