Icklesham

All Saints Tower: Sunday 10 August 10.30 Morning Prayer and you will hear the bells ringing from All Saints Tower - actually you hear a recording. For the Millennium each of the bells was tolled once and using computer technology peals of bells were produced. There are 4 bells. The oldest dates from 1683, one from 1760 and two from 1867. They were last rung traditionally for Harvest Festival 1945. If they had been rung during the second world war this would have been the invasion warning signal. The goal of £50000 has been reached and the tower will be repaired. In 1936 hard cement was used to repoint the structure which eventually cracked allowing rain water in. This damaged the interior of the Norman building, The work, under the direction of our Church architect Richard Crook, will use a soft lime mortar allowing the walls to breathe. The windows have louvres which are rotten and these will be replaced with English oak. The tower will be cleaned by specialists of bird lime and nests. The clock face will be repainted and regilded and vegetation removed. Thr technical problems of rewinding the clock and using the bells to chime the hours and the quarters will be faced. All Saints is grateful to all those local people for their generous donations and the organisations who made grants- Sussex Historic Churches, which accessed money from Brigadier Spiller’s bequest; Church Care( part of the Archbishop’s Council) which allocated funds from the Wolfson Foundation and Ecclesiastical Insurance who sent a small grant. However the whole community is very grateful to Canon Hugh Moseley whose energy and persistence has enabled this iconic Tower to survive another 1000 years.It is the oldest structure in Icklesham and Winchelsea
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Aug 2014, 00:00 BST

Icklesham Fete: Saturday 2 August. It rained continuously and torrentially from Brittany almost to Calais and we worried about the Fete. Fortunately the rain did not cross the Channel and Sandra Stunt tells me that the Recreation Ground was swathed in sunshine with plenty of activities and everyone enjoying themselves .

The Wealden Brass Band played underneath the trees. Rye Dance put on another excellent display in front of the pavilion. Amy Pennington with her Portrait Machine was popular. Cakes and ice cream sold well. Ian’s Pimms bar and the BBQ run by Lee & Ron flourished. Tom Firth’s Archery attracted over 40 to pull a bow. If enough people show an interest Tom will consider setting up a local club. Sandra is very grateful to Heather and her daughter Plum for stepping in to run the Fun Dog Show. Among the winners were; -Puppy class; Sandy with Lily. Waggiest Tail; Wilma with Cole. Prettiest girl ;Hope with Freya.

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Most Handsome Boy;Zeb with Roz. Veteran; Molly with Veronica. Sandra says there are far too many people to thank individually so she gives a” Huge Thank You” to everyone who helped or contributed in any way. The Fete would not have been possible without your help. And a big Thank You to Sandra for everything he has done as Secretary of The Icklesham Trust Committee and that includes running the fete.

Live Music: Sunday 19 August Queen’s Head 4-6pm Tea Chest Blues Get Rhythm.

Street Games: The Parish Council are paying for these popular activities for young people throughout August. Every Tuesday Icklesham Recreation Ground 6-8pm and Every Wednesday on Winchelsea Beach Recreation Ground 4.30 -6,30pm. it is free and if you want you can go to both. Children under 8 have to be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Elementary my dear Watson: Baffled by those pink signs with sinister initials on them? Sherlock Holmes, is now in his 90s and has retired from his beloved Baker Street to Sussex. Wickham Manor is being used in the filming of a film due to be released in 2015 about the famous super-sleuth. Sir Ian McKellen, aged 75, is the star. Wickham Manor belongs to the National Trust who will be very pleased about the extra income. When the film gets to the U.S.A. will the audience realise that the fine old house was once the home of William Penn who has a state named after him? Meanwhile in Rye a new version of Benson’s “ Mapp and Lucia” is being filmed for T.V.

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Brown and Black this week: Monday 11 Brown bins for garden waste collected. Thursday 14 Black bins for household rubbish. The Parish Council have been liaising with Rother on behalf of residents over some teething problems, If you did not elect to have a brown bin @ £25 per year and have changed your mind contact Rother either on the Internet or 0843 104 77 88. The Green bins take away a big mixture of recyclables. How is it all sorted when it arrives - paper, plastic,cans etc

Art Show and Sale: August 23,24 & 25( Bank Holiday weekend) 10.00am -4,00pm daily. You re warmly invited to Icklesham Memorial Hall to browse the artwork of the member of the local art group. Their exciting pictures will be on sale; there will be refreshments and snacks available so you can relax and consider your purchases. Free admission. A Raffle for pavilion funds . For more details contact Eric Butler 01424 814869

Horticultural Society Show: Combining this Show with the Fete lets lots of people enjoy all the colour in the Hall and the tempting items in the cookery classes. The early warm weather may have reduced the number of entries but the definite quality of the exhibits was very apparent. The Robin Hood Cup for Best in Show went to Yvonne Bellhouse for her 3 gladioli. She also won the class for a single gladiolus. Pete Stunt’s shallots got him the Cyril Miles Trophy for best entry in fruit and vegetables. Winning 2 shallot and an onion class gave him the Ron Miles Trophy for most points in fruit and vegetables. Pete also won a dahlia class. The Dahlia Cup was won by Stuart Baker with wins in 2 dahlia classes plus classes for runner bean , an annual flower and a vase of flowers..Pam Lee won 3 Trophies -the crystal donated by Kate and Syd Mylrea for the best loaf; the Simpson Cup for Cookery; and the Floral Art Cup. Pam won these classes; -egg cup arrangement, a cushion of flowers from your own garden; a hat decorated for summer;a hand made loaf;chocolate sponge;soft fruit jam;stone fruit jam and marmalade. Cathy Wall’s shortbread was the best exhibit in cookery and she won a sweet pea class. Jean Ellner with 3 class wins was awarded the Jimmy Young cup for sweet peas and the John Comport trophy for most points in sweet peas. Judy Foster won 2 classes in pot plants,a vase of mixed foliage,quiche and cheese scones. Syd Mylrea had the best fuchsia and Kate Mylrea had the best flower arrangement using a cup and saucer. Ainain Ahmad won a class for 5 tomatoes. Jane Ahmad had the best vase of mixed herbs. Frances Read won in courgettes and a plate of fruit. Sandra Stunt had the best lemon curd. Ann Osborne won 4 major trophies. The Crisford cup for most points in flowers with wins for perennials and pansies, The Hayman Cup for roses and the Ray and Gladys Masters trophy for best rose. So finally the Coronation Challenge Cup for most points in show. The Show was a great team effort and it’s thanks to Barbara for going round with the judges; to Michael,Judy and Tina for setting up and tidying up;to the kitchen crew - Kim, Mags, Cathy, Stuart, Judy, Jane, Ainan, Christine, Pam and Valerie. Thanks to Helen and Phillip for the tombola. Thanks to everyone who donated cakes and to Mr and Mrs Wilson who generously gave money for prizes and to the Robin Hood for their donation.

Laurie Bowman

Magpies, Oast House Field