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We are asking people who enjoy the countryside to come along and lend a hand to help improve the footpaths around Hawkinge. There is growing demand for access to the countryside from the many new residents in the area eager to explore the local countryside.

One by one we are improving our Hawkinge footpaths and we rely on volunteers to help maintain them. It is great fun and there is a good feeling of having achieved something worthwhile for the local community. In our tea and coffee breaks, we find out about the fantastic local landscape, history and wildlife.

We need volunteers of all ages to help improve our local footpaths and on each action day there are a range of different activities to be done such as clearing vegetation, restoring way-markers and installing new easy-to-use kissing gates.

The locations are all over the parish and surrounding areas. One day we could be putting up display panels in ancient woodland, the next we could be working in a medieval drove lane with stunning views across the valleys.

Volunteering is a great way to enjoy your local countryside throughout the year. You will meet other like-minded local members in our group and have a great time doing something worthwhile.

Do come along, you can choose to come as often or as little as you want to. We meet at 10.15am outside the Village Hall, Canterbury Road, Hawkinge (TR 215 399). Telephone for other pick up points.

The next few dates are: Sunday 1st July, Tuesday 31st July, Thursday 9th August, and Thursday 6th September. We will pleased to see you.

IIf you would like find out more you can contact me, Steve Walker Project Officer for Hawkinge at the White Cliffs Countryside Project. at Cherry Garden Upper Works, Castle Hill, Folkestone, CT19 4AJ. Telephone 01303 274806 or Email: swalker@whitecliffscountryside.org.uk