Monday, 30 May 2022
KYN update May 30
JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE REQUESTS FOR THE FOLLOWING DONATIONS PLEASE;-
Old dresses - the larger the better (that you may not get returned)
Small old fashioned (40's/50's style) handbags
Hobby horses - YES - I did say hobby horses - these will be returned.
Soft toys which could be mistaken for corgis.
DO NOT ASK! ALL WILL BE REVEALED AT THE FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE RECREATION GROUND ON SUNDAY JUNE 5TH!
If you can help with any of these requests, please contact me by email or call 07909905975 or see Barbara Martin or Annie Fish.
We now have several more names of helpers to assist with the games and contests on the day, but more of you are still needed please. Again, please contact Barbara, Annie or myself if you can spare a little energy on the day,
DETAILS OF JUBILEE WEEKEND IN SEAL
EXHIBITION OF SEAL THROUGHOUT THE PAST 70 YEARS.
There will be a display of Seal through the past 70 years in the Village Hall .After the Jubilee weekend, the exhibition will be moved to the library .
The exhibition in the hall, will be open during the following times:-
Thursday June 2nd from 2pm-6pm
Friday June 3rd from 10am-2pm
Saturday June 4th 10am - 2pm
Sunday June 5th 10am - Noon
If you can spare an hour or two during these times, to help man the exhibition, please let me know via this email.
THIS EVENT WILL BE OPENED BY OUR OWN CENTENARIAN (PLUS 1) BARBARA ARNOLD, AT 2PM ON THURSDAY JUNE 2ND IN SEAL VILLAGE HALL.
THE OPENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A HISTORY WALK WITH DAVID WILLIAMS UNTIL APPROX 3.30pm. THE WALK IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE BOOKED. THESE WALKS ARE VERY POPULAR, BUT WE HAVE A FEW SPACES SO PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR YOUR PLACE. COST OF THE WALK IS £5 PER HEAD TO INCLUDE GUIDE BOOK.
GARDEN SAFARI
Saturday June 4th - pm Frances Fish is organising another Garden Safari around the gardens of homes in Seal village.(Proceeds ro Kent Air Ambulance). We now have all the gardens in place, so tickets are now on sale very soon! This is a great opportunity to explore local private gardens and get ideas for your own!
Tickets are available from Ahmed in Seal Supermarket.
BIG LUNCH AND FAMILY FUN DAY TO CELEBRATE OUR QUEEN'S PLATINUM JUBILEE
is being held on the recreation ground, on Sunday June 5th from midday to 4.00.
You can, of course bring your own picnic, but we will also be having the fish and chip van (already well known by some in Seal), who will be providing portions of their excellent fish and chips at a cost of £8 per portion. WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE PROPRIETOR OF THE FISH AND CHIP VAN, THAT IF WE DO NOT REACH 50 ORDERS, THE COST WILL HAVE TO BE £10 PER PORTION, SO PLEASE, IF YOU WANT FISH AND CHIPS, PLEASE ENSURE YOU ORDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.Clearly, the proprietors of this business need to know that there will be a certain amount of portions served, so if we could give some idea of numbers to them, that would help immensely. Please could you just send me an email if you are likely to purchase fish and chips from the van, so that we can guarantee their presence, Thank you for your help with this.
IF YOU DO NOT PRE-ORDER, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU NEED ON THE DAY.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU BRING WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOURSELVES AND YOUR FAMILY, BY WAY OF FOOD, DRINKS, CHAIRS, BLANKETS, ETC. THERE WILL BE NO TEA AND CAKE SERVED THIS YEAR,
There will also be an ice cream van, who will pop in and out of the rec throughout the afternoon.
THERE WILL BE BOUNCY CASTLES, FUN FAMILY GAMES, TODDLERS' PLAY AREA, MESSY CHURCH, AND SOME COMMUNITY GAMES AND CONTESTS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
PLEASE SUPPORT THESE EVENTS - THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES AND MOST TASTES, SO JOIN US AND GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS!
We hope that many of you will participate in sprucing up our village beforehand, so look out for dates and times of community litter picks, etc. Also, we felt it would be great to encourage as many people as possible, to decorate/adorn the village appropriately. Here are some ideas:-
Planting your front gardens or outside areas in red white and blue - hanging baskets or borders, etc.
Display a 'Royal Scene' in your windows - rather along the line of Advent Windows, but with a royal theme
Display a royal scarecrow outside your home or in a public area where he/she or it, will be seen.
Decorate your home with red, white and blue bunting and flags
PLEASE DON'T BE SHY - GIVE US MORE IDEAS - WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO NEW ONES! WE ALSO NEED PEOPLE TO COME ALONG AND HELP TO ORGANISE THE EVENT AS WELL!
AND NOW - BACK TO VILLAGE LIFE AS WE NORMALLY KNOW IT!
We would like to thank Seal Village Allotments for inviting us (Seal Know Your Neighbours), to their open day last Sunday. It was a great opportunity to meet old friends and meet new ones, and spread the word about what KYN dos in our community.
Looking for an Allotment?
We have a large vegetable garden – four beds of around 55sq metres each, been well tended over the years but we are now looking for someone who would like to take them on, on an allotment basis.
We live in Underriver. Tel Fidelity Weston on 01732 463372 for more information.
SEAL VILLAGE HALL
will hold their AGM (in Seal Village Hall) on Monday June 13th at 7.30pm.
SEAL LIBRARY NEWS.
May’s theme in the library reflects National Walking Month, with a selection of books relating to walks near and far.
Next month’s talk on Tuesday June 28th will feature local historian David Williams talking about Seal during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Details of the next 6 months activities will be available from the end of May.
David has also curated a lovely display of art by local artists of the village as it was in the 1950’s and 2000’s and these will be on show together with his exhibition in the village hall which will be moving into the library after the Jubilee weekend.
Leading up to and for the Jubilee I will be displaying bunting decorated by the community in the library windows. The bunting template is available in the library and several community groups are taking part. If you would like to join in, please ask for a template .
During half term there will be Jubilee craft activities during opening hours including corgis, puppets, paper chains and culminating in a crown making session on Sat 4th June ready for the village picnic and fun day on Sunday 5th June.
Thank you to everyone who is using the library facilities and attending our events.
SEAL HISTORY GUIDE BOOKS
Deniz's coffee shop still has some copies of our Seal Historical Guided Walk books for just £5 a copy. All proceeds go to the Seal Village Fund. A perfect time to walk around our beautiful village and see it through new eyes!
SEAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
We are giving you plenty of time to organise yourselves for this - we will be looking for a small team of people to come forward, to organise the installing of the Christmas lights this year. It is not that arduous, and, of course, I will support whoever takes this on in whatever way you might need. If you would like to lead on this project, please give me a call on 01732 763727 or 07909905975, and we can have a chat. There is no problem with fund raising, as this is already in place (unless you have plans for a much more dramatic display). It will mainly involve getting the lights PAT tested for safety, organise teams to hang ( we already have insurance sorted), and to take back down and store safely for the following year.
For further information, please email me or visit our KYN table at the Allotments Open Day on Sunday.
SEVENOAKS URBAN AREA LOCAL WALKING AND CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN (LCWIP).
This has been recommended by Matt Durling, so if you are a keen/interested walker, hiker, or cyclist, please spend a moment to take a look. Matt says the mapping tool is brilliant!
If you would like to participate in this local survey, please click on the link below:-
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REGULAR VILLAGE ACTIVITIES AND INFO (This section is repeated every week, so please feel free to skip if you don't need it this week).
TALKING VILLAGE
Monday afternoons between 2pm and 3.30 in Deniz's on the High Street. Buy a cup of tea or coffee and join us on the Talking Village table, for a chat and to make new friends, or catch up with old ones!
Saturdays - First Saturday of each month in Seal Library from 10.15am-11.15am. Join us for a coffee whilst out browsing for your library books.(Please note change of timing)
At both these venues, there will always be two hosts to welcome you, and we look forward to meeting with you and getting to know each other better.
FRIDAY GROUP
Meets each Friday morning in the Church Hall between 10.30 and 12.30 Coffee, chat, by all means, bring your crafting with you but mostly, enjoy the company.
MESSY CHURCH
May 15th (and all following dates) 3-4.30pm Seal Church Hall
June 19th
July 17th
Aug no Messy Church
Sept 18th
Oct 16th
Nov 20th
SEAL TIDDLERS
In Seal Church Hall £2 per session pre schoolers and parents/Carers Monday mornings 9.30-11.30 tea drinks snacks for children art activities singing.
JESSIE'S YOGITRIBE
Seal Village Hall Saturday mornings plus much more - see www.yogitribe.com or call Jess 07976 522726
JuJitsu Seal Church Hall at various times during the week - contact Adam - hello@adamwattsbjj.co.uk
Seal Allotments - Contact Zoreen - zoreengibbens@gmail.com
SEAL CHURCH CHOIRS
Adult and junior choirs looking for new members - practice Wednesday evenings -sealpandp@gmail.com
Seal Over 60s every 2nd Saturday of each month following, from 2.30-4pm at Seal Village Hall.£3 per head for a lovely tea.
SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB Thursday evenings Seal Village Hall contact Alan Davies jandadavies@hotmail.co.
SEAL SEQUENCE DANCING - Village Hall Tuesdays 8pm -10pm contact awatts@talktalknet
SEAL BEAVERS CUBS AND SCOUTS Please contact 9thgsl@sevenoaks.
Dance For Fun Classes - Village Hall - Tuesday mornings -10.30am - contact Luci 07748 008431.
SEAL LIBRARY- Opening hours - Tuesdays 2pm - 5pm, Thursdays 10am - 1pm, Fridays 10am-3pm and Saturdays, 10am - 2pm.
Derek - the IT Guru/Buddy, is available for appointments on Thursday mornings from 10.15am. If anybody would like any help, please book an appointment in the library.
From Friday October 8th, Rhyme Time at 10.15, followed by Story Time at 10.45, will make a very welcome return, with Clare.
Book Club First Tuesday of each month 2.30-3.30
Tea Set - Fourth Tuesday of the month - 2.30 - 3.45 - Tea, cakes, good company and an interesting speaker at each session.
CHURCH HALL BOOKINGS - Maggie Fox - 01732 762840
VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS - Gerry Froggat - 01959 522545
If you are planning, or already running some activity in Seal you would like to share with us, please contact us at this email address, and we will do our best to spread the word. Also, please remember to tell any new neighbours about this group, so that we can add them to our circulation list, or they can use the FaceBook page. Emily Durling has kindly started work on the new 'Welcome Card', and we will be asking you to let us know where these need to be sent, as you become aware of a new neighbour moving in!
Have a great week everybody.
Best wishes,
Marion (on behalf of Know Your Neighbours).
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