Parish Cake Autumn 2017

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How to use an Apostrophe
I noticed a mistake in the use of an
apostrophe on the parish council’s poster
regarding the defibrillation session at
Sissinghurst Primary school, which was
on the wall at the Co-oP store. The plural
defibrillators included an apostrophe.
Because there is often confusion on this
point, I am taking the liberty of pointing
out the error in case you wish to correct it
in the future, and summarising the rules of
apostrophe use.
An apostrophe is needed only to indicate
possession or missing letters, as in the
following examples: I can’t instead of I
cannot, and It’s instead of it is or it has (it’s
can never be used as a possessive).
The singular possessive is indicated by ‘s
and the plural by s’. For example:
• The dog’s bone (a bone belonging to one
dog
• The dogs’ bone (a bone belonging to
several dogs)
• Mr. Jones’s shop (a shop belonging to Mr.
Jones)
• The Joneses’ shop (a shop belonging to
several people called Jones)
• The company’s logo (the logo identifying
one company)
• The companies’ logo (the logo
identifying several companies).
If the word is already plural as in
“children”, “people” or “men” the
possessive is indicated by ‘s, as in: We sell
children’s clothes and men’s shoes”.
Apostrophes are never used in plurals.
Bananas instead of Banana’s or “100s of
books” instead of “100’s of books” or “Mind
your ps and qs” instead of “Mind your p’s
and q’s”.
I hope this has been helpful and would
thank you for your courtesy in reading this
far. You might like to see some examples
on our web page www.apostrophe.org.uk
Carolyn Rolfe, Sissinghurst
ABOVE:
Cranbrook Town
Band
A Call for Members
I would like to draw readers’
attention to the Cranbrook
Town Band, a group that can
trace its roots in the local
community back to 1924.
Over the years the band has
contributed greatly to the local
area by providing free tuition
to young and old alike with
its learner band. We have a
thriving youth section and, as
a result of this approach, local
parents have benefited to the
tune of over £30,000 through
not having to pay for tuition
Please send your
letters to editorial@parishcake.
co.uk or by post to Parish Cake,
Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish Council,
The Old Fire Station, Stone Street,
Cranbrook, TN17 3HF. Please note, letters
may be published in a shortened form at
the discretion of the editor.
costs, instrument and music
hire.
The band also supports
charities both locally and
nationally having raised
£10,996 for Children in Need
between 2003 and 2013 and
since 2014, £4,350 for the local
Demelza Hospice which cares
for terminally ill children.
The band is very active in
the local area throughout
the year and has completed
a hugely successful first for
itself and the academy stage
school in Tenterden with a
joint concert in February 2017.
We also takes part in the local
contest scene and are ranked
in the scaba 2nd section where
we have gained numerous first
places and awards for best
instrumentalist, section and
MD.
We would be delighted to
welcome new members and
also bookings to play. Visit
www. cranbrooktownband.org.
uk for more on us!
David Newsom,
Collier Street
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