Hello Terlingham Wine Lovers!

We are delighted that our wines have become so popular, and that is because of you!  If you visited us this year, thank you.  If you bought our wines, thank you.  If you passed our details on to anyone, thank you.

We were intending to be open at weekends in December but what with the very cold weather and our neighbours new building project we are not going to open again until Easter.  Instead we will be offering a free local delivery service for purchases of 6 bottles or more or a courier will deliver if you are not local for a small charge.  The wines have sold exceedingly well,  the only wine left in any quantity being Saxon Shore, one of the whites from 2009.  We do still have a few bottles of White Cliffs, Bacchus, Riley Rose, Caesar’s Camp and the Terlingham Sparkling but you will need to order soon by email to avoid disappointment.  Please put WINE ORDER in the subject box of your email.  Descriptions and prices of the wines can be found on the website, www.terlinghamvineyard.co.uk.  Mixed cases can be bought.

In addition to the wines we are also offering gift vouchers.  These can be redeemed between Easter and the end of September 2011 for a vineyard tour and tasting - £5, a Ploughman’s Lunch inc two drinks - £10 and, of course, the wines.  Vouchers will be printed to demand so please advise the amount you would like the voucher for when you order and the name of the person it is for.  Please note that next year we will be open to the public 12-4pm Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays and Ploughman’s Lunches will be available, no need to book.  Visits at any other time can be arranged for groups but booking will be necessary.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Penny & Steve Riley

Terlingham Vineyard

Terlingham Lane

Gibraltar Lane

Hawkinge

Folkestone

Kent

CT18 7AE

www.terlinghamvineyard.co.uk

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I first come across Old Hall Farm produce at a local Farmers Market - and have since been to visit the farm premises in Romney Marsh several times to buy my fresh meat, pies and sausages.

Deborah (she may be the farm owner but am not sure) is really helpful and explains what each cut of meat can be used for. The lamb joints are from rare breed lambs and according to those that know means they will have more flavour, be more succulent with enhanced eating quality (it also helps the conservation of rare breeds if the public seek out butchers who sell it).

A short drive through Hythe and onwards towards Romney Marsh - and it took a few minutes to find the farm using my satnav - but it was worth the journey. The pies are deep and deliceous and the meat and sausages are very good too - so this is a trip we will be doing regularly.

Marsh Produce

Old Hall Farm

King Street, Brookland

Romney Marsh, TN29 9RJ

Telephone : 01797 344 383

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Only yards from Sandgate sea front sits The Royal Norfolk Hotel with a history that goes back to the early 1800’s. Recently taken over by new owners, Mother and Daughter team Sandra and Georgia, it has been refurbished inside and out and is looking as good as I have ever seen it.

Thre is a long bar on one side of the building called Gees where there is sometimes live music - but tonight wasn’t a live music night and singles and couples were sitting quietly enjoying their drink.  In the middle of the hotel is a big airy foyer and reception area and the staircase which leads up to the upper floors.

On the other side of the hotel is the new carvery restaurant and a breakfast room for hotel guests. All of which have been freshly painted and look spacious and airy with dark wooden floors and beams and light paintwork with an interesting selection of old clocks which adorn the walls.

My partner and I decided to eat from the carvery and the selection of meat and vegetables were excellent. From choices of: pork, two different joints of beef (topside and ribeye I think), gammon and turkey with just the best stuffing ever - we made our choices and Chef cut us generous portions of ribeye beef for him and turkey for me. Then we helped ourselves from the excellent selection of vegetables; roast potatoes, parsnips, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower in cheese sauce and roast onions plus of course the yorkshire pudding. Plates piled high we sat down to enjoy our mid week treat which was accompanied by a very reasonably priced, and surprisingly good, bottle of house white, and we were certainly not dissappointed.

Well done to the new owners (Sandra and Georgia) for completing the refurbishment in double quick speed - it has not been the easiest time for them especially when they woke one morning to find somebody has wickedly painted gaffitti over all of their freshly painted external walls (removed within hours by locals and regulars). And I wish them every success - we will certainly be visiting the Royal Norfolk Hotel again.

http://www.theroyalnorfolk.co.uk/

The Royal Norfolk Hotel,
7 Sandgate High Street,
Folkestone,
Kent,
CT20 3BD

Tel: 01303 248262

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Home Ground & Googies have teamed up and will be holding our first annual Belgium Beer Festival this coming Bank Holiday Weekend. There will be a selection of over 30 Belgium Beers to choose from plus a weekend of live music events at both venues. More details to be revealed nearer the date. So make a note in your diaries for this fantastic Summer event.

There will be a A good mix of well known, Blonde, Brune / Double, Triple, Fruit, Wheat, Gueze / Sour and Strong… there is sure you will find something to raise a smile.

For such a small country, Belgium has an astonishingly wide range of breweries and beer styles. Add to this the fact that the number of different beers carried in many bars are often numbered in the hundreds
(for example, Kulminator in Antwerpen lists over 400 beers on its menu) and someone new to Belgian beer can easily feel overwhelmed by the choice available. It’s not for nothing that the Confederation of Belgian Brewers describes the country as “Beer Paradise.”

Googies and Home Ground have 30 different beers, 15 in each venue. For those of you who apply yourselves and complete the score card of all 30 over the 4 days, we will be presenting a specially engraved Belgian beer festival glass.

Saturday 28th…. THE FAUX-HEMIANS play @ Googies from 7.30pm.

Sunday 29th… Surprise guests, classically trained entertainment from 2pm - 5pm…expect to be amazed

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 30 August….. CLUB BELINGO present Nick Harrison, The Magnets, Dan Lucas and the Tatterrattles performing out front of Googies

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The Chichester Memorial Hall in Sandgate has, over the last year or so, had a significant amount of work done to roof to make it watertight and to the front of the building to bring it back to its former glory - or as close as we could get it given that the building is more than 100 years old.

After tendering for the work - we have used Folkestone Scaffolding on three occasions initially because their price was very competive. But in subsequent months we have used them because they are flexible - they fitted into our sometims quite tight timescales, helpful - they advised us the best way to overcome potential problems with bridging North Lane, and trustworthy - they always did what they said they would do, when they said they would do it. In short - you couldn’t ask for a better company to do business with.

Folkestone Scaffolders

Annfield, Coombewood Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7BZ

Tel: 01303 892428

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The Chichester Memorial Hall was badly in need of some tender loving care after decades of coastal weather and neglect.

The building was never going to win prizes for archicture but we wanted to get it looking as good as it could. A main feature of the Chichester Hall is the front entrance. The terracotta around the doors was badly in need of cleaning and repair.

After much looking to find a company who could undertake this type of work, which is a specialist job, we found Heritage Stone Restoration Co. Ltd.

Day one on the job saw a guy turn up who worked all day in a dust mask to clean the terracotta down. The next day we saw the terracotta stonework repaired - in some instances whole pieces of stone work had to be cut out and replaced. But the finished job looks great and the front entrance now looks the best it has looked in many years. Trustee Richard Grundy who supervised these works said he would definately recommend Heritage Stone Restoration Co. Ltd to anyone - they were efficient and reliable and did a great job for us.

Heritage Stone Restoration Co. Ltd

Building Preservation Specialists.

1-7 The Parade,  Woodside Crescent, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 7JN.

Tel: 020 8300 4127

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