News

Compiled by parish councillor Tony Hutt

Gardeners' Society

Despite lower than average entries due to adverse growing condition’s and members away on holiday, quality rather than quantity was the winner at The Hawkinge Gardeners' Society Autumn show held on the last Sunday of September at the Hawkinge Village Hall.

Winners of the classes were Ray Burvill who won The Holt Cup for a vase of cut flowers and The Baker Star Cup awarded annually to the exhibitor scoring most points in the member classes. Joan Brisley won The Fruit Trophy for her fruit exhibits.

Anne Hutt not only won The Swingfield and Acrise Produce Trophy awarded for highest points won for home produce, and the Harker Cup awarded for the most points won for Flower arrangements she also was awarded best in show for both of these sections, whilst her husband Tony won The Chairman’s Shield for obtaining the highest aggregate of points from the Summer and Autumn Shows.

Madge Andrews won The Rob Wood Cup awarded to the exhibitor who grew the heaviest onion weighing in at 2lb 6ozs. Whilst the grown ups were winning their trophies young children from The Churchill School romped home with a 2nd and 3rd certificate for Runner Beans and young Mathew Goodliff won a creditable 3rd certificate for a pair of Marrows.

Hawkinge Gardeners' Society meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month at The Hawkinge Village Hall 7-30 pm ,new members welcome.

Parish Council

At The Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 12th September 2007 it was unanimously agreed by the Parish Councillor’s that £3,000 should be allocated towards the Canterbury Road shop front proposal, and that a proportion of the 106 monies due to Hawkinge ,should be used to progress the Canterbury Road project and by doing so avoid delay in completing phase 2 of that project. This can also include traffic calming for Mill Lane and the Street.

The Parish Council have appointed councillor Tony Hutt to liaise with the local media about parish council matters and other village news

Tony can be contacted by e-mail at tonyhutt@fsmail.net or by telephone on 01303 892808

Community Centre

The Hawkinge Community Centre has launched its membership drive.

Application forms to join and be a member can be obtained from the Centre at a cost of £5 per person.