The Cake - Spring 2022

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Cranbrook in
Bloom
I moved to Cranbrook last
February and was keen to
get involved in the local
community and make some
new friends locally. I found
Cranbrook in Bloom whilst
searching online for local
activities and events. It was
easy to make contact, a quick
email, and I soon found myself
chatting on the phone with
Marian Cumberland who was
very welcoming and informed
me of all upcoming events.
Since then I have met some
lovely people and become
involved in various activities
such as planting flowers in the
High Street planters, tidying up
the plants on the roundabout
and making holly wreaths for
the Christmas fair. I particularly
enjoyed serving tea and cakes
at the Garden Safari in June in a
beautiful Cranbrook garden.
My experience of
volunteering with Cranbrook in
Bloom has been very positive.
I have discovered more about
Cranbrook and made some
new friends and would highly
recommend to other local
people that they give it a try.
Debbie Batstone
Playground
disappointment
I understand the parish
council has come in for
some criticism regarding
the amount spent and
the choice made on the
behalf of children on the
new play equipment at
the Ball Field, Cranbrook.
As a regular user of the
playground with my
children, I agree that
the previous wooden
structure needed to be
removed, but the play
value that piece had was
enormous. There was an
area to climb, an area to
navigate, a place to hide,
a place to strive to reach,
a place to build strength,
a place to be high, a place
to be low, and the bark was
just a joy in itself – tower
building, potion making,
creatures to create etc.
While I appreciate there
was long ‘consultation’
with suppliers of
equipment, where was the
consultation with the end
users, the kids?! I know
Goudhurst Parish Council
made an awesome effort
when they replaced their
equipment, with three
alternatives drawn up
and circulated and a
vote taken. Surely
this could have
been achieved here.
Having Googled
around, it seems this
is pretty standard
practice…
While I understand
this metal structure will
be here for decades, next
time, please, please your
common sense.
Henrietta Cox
Please send
your letters to:
rt.fermor@googlemail.com
or by post to The 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.
A Street Party to Remember
Thanks once again to the talents of sisters Wendy Waters and Julie Sales, Cranbrook will be in celebration mode on 5 June, this time to
celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The pair are organising a massive street party in the High Street (which will be closed!) and we are all urged to go along and turn it
into a grand celebration for the Queen – the first monarch on the planet to have celebrated 70 years on the throne.
Bring your tables and chairs, some bunting and Union flags. There will be bands, food outlets and face painting but you can bring
your own fun as well!
Make it a day everyone, especially our children, will remember for a very long time!
Monty Woods
8 The Cake • Spring 2022