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Published by Cranbrook and<br />
Sissinghurst Parish Council<br />
EDITOR<br />
Trisha Fermor - rt.fermor@googlemail.com<br />
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PUBLISHED BY<br />
Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish Council<br />
01580 713112<br />
www.cranbrookandsissinghurstpc.co.uk<br />
Whilst every effort is made to ensure<br />
accuracy, the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst<br />
Parish Council, editor and authors cannot<br />
be held responsible for published errors.<br />
<strong>The</strong> views or opinions expressed do not<br />
necessarily reflect views of the Cranbrook<br />
and Sissinghurst Parish Council. Inclusion<br />
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or endorsement of any products or services or claims made.<br />
SOMETHING FOR THE CAKE?<br />
We love to hear from you. Please send all ideas for<br />
contributions to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cake</strong> to<br />
rt.fermor@googlemail.com by 2 May <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
welcome<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Cake</strong> team is delighted to announce the<br />
fifth birthday of this much-praised magazine<br />
and is happy to share with you the 20th<br />
edition!<br />
Launched by the late Brian Clifford, it has<br />
evolved into a quarterly magazine which<br />
keeps its readers up to date with news so<br />
often ignored by local newspapers.<br />
This month, we are sadly reporting the<br />
resignation of two councillors, Nancy Warne<br />
and John Smith, who have both given years of<br />
service to the parish. We wish them well.<br />
We are saddened that our vicar, the Rev<br />
Ann Pollington, has taken her final service<br />
and left the vicarage. We thank her for<br />
devoting herself to our beautiful church and to the town and wish her well in<br />
her retirement.<br />
Again, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cake</strong> is outlining the very real fears for the future of St<br />
Dunstan’s Church, the fight to re-open the former High Weald Academy and<br />
our chairman’s view on how YOU can help Cranbrook to thrive in years to<br />
come.<br />
We very much hope that parishioners will all receive their copy of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cake</strong>,<br />
via Royal Mail, but if not please let us know.<br />
Cllr. Trisha Fermor, editor<br />
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Inside this issue<br />
REGULARS<br />
5 Directory<br />
7 Chairman’s Comment<br />
8 Letters<br />
10 Development<br />
12 Local News<br />
14 Club News<br />
15 Event News<br />
16 Support Local – spotlight<br />
on food and drink; advice<br />
on health and wellbeing<br />
18 Local Comment – Helen<br />
Grant MP, Rev Ann, parish<br />
warden Ivor Hatcher<br />
30 Kids’ Corner<br />
32 Kitchen & Garden<br />
35 Badger’s Plot<br />
41 Parish Council Update<br />
FEATURES<br />
11 High Weald Academy – an<br />
update and an appeal<br />
20 Local Health – Everyday<br />
Active Champion and<br />
Hands of Hope<br />
25 Save St Dunstan’s – just<br />
£12 a year could make all<br />
the difference<br />
27 Wildlife Champion – Nigel<br />
Witham and his passion for<br />
nature<br />
29 Museum Matters – a new<br />
painting joins the collection<br />
37 Arts – local artists illustrate<br />
storytelling in different<br />
mediums<br />
39 Legal Advice – divorce law<br />
changes<br />
42 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cake</strong> Chats With…<br />
Troy Scott-Smith, head<br />
gardener, Sissinghurst<br />
Castle Garden<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Cake</strong> • <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2022</strong> 3
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