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  June / July2007  Issue  

Allhallows and St Mary Hoo Parish Councils' Magazine

This magazine is printed and published by and under the ultimate control of the two Parish Councils and views expressed may not necessarily be those of the Parish Councils.

Newspapers, magazines, catalogues, junk mail, phone books and yellow pages
All types of plastic bottles, those with a screw top or flip-top lid, including plastic milk bottles, drink bottles, shampoo bottles, bleach bottles, etc. - please wash all bottles thoroughly
All food and drink cans and tins - please rinse these out
Aerosols - please make sure they are fully discharged
Foil - please rinse
Cardboard, including cereal boxes, washing powder boxes and large cardboard packing boxes
Plastic carrier bags.

• On average, every person in the UK throws away his or her own body weight in rubbish every 7 weeks.

• Each UK household produces over 1 tonne of rubbish annually, amounting to about 31 million tonnes for the UK each year
• In less than 2 hours the UK produces enough waste to fill the Albert Hall

• The world's annual consumption of plastic materials has increased from around 5 million tonnes in the 1950s to nearly 100 million tonnes today.
• You can make 20 cans out of recycled material with the same amount of energy need to make a new one

• Any glass product can use up to 80% recycled material

August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. August may also refer to:

August, California , a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States

Dan August , a short-lived television series that ran from 1970–1971

Auguste (ship) , a Canadian ship that sank in 1761

"August", a song by Avail from their 1998 album Over the James

As a given name

Augusto Pinochet a Chilean dictator

August Spies an American anarchist

Augustus a Roman emperor

August Krogh a Danish professor

As a surname

Carl August , the name of several people

Edward August , a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922

Ernest August , the name of several people

John August , an American screenwriter

Joyce Auguste , a Saint Lucian musician and leader of The Hewanorra Voices

Pernilla August , a Swedish actress

Film

August , a 1996 film starring Anthony Hopkins

August , a 2007 film starring Josh Hartnett and Naomie Harris

Other names

In Irish , August is known as Lúnasa, a modern rendition of Lughnasadh , from the god Lugh . August 1 ( Lá Lúnasa in the Irish Calendar ) is still regarded as the first day of Autumn . The first Monday in August is a holiday in the Republic of Ireland .

In Finnish , the month is called elokuu , meaning "month of reaping".

Events in August

In the pagan wheel of the year August begins at or near Lughnasadh in the northern hemisphere and Imbolc in the southern hemisphere .

Some of Ireland's most famous battles have been fought in this month. They include: the Second Battle of Athenry ( 1316 ); the battle of Knockdoe ( 1504 ); the Battle of the Yellow Ford ( 1596 ); the First Battle of Curlew Pass ( 1599 ); the Battle of Dungans Hill ( 1647 ); the Battle of Castlebar ( 1798 ), and the Battle of the Bogside ( 1969 ).

August 6 , 1806 Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire lays down the Roman Imperial Crown and renounces all claims on this throne.

August 6 National Salvadoran-American Day in the United States .

In 1945 the end of the Second World War was brought about following the August 6 bombing of Hiroshima and August 9 bombing of Nagasaki in the first and only use of nuclear weapons against people. Emperor Hirohito declared Japan 's unconditional surrender on August 15 .

August 9 , 1965 Singapore separated from the Federation of Malaysia and became independent.

August 14 , 1947 Pakistan became independent (included East Bengal region as a whole).

August 15 , 1945 Korea became an independent country.

August 15 , 1947 India became an independent country.

August 19 , 1945 Vietnam 's The August Revolution succeeded.

August 21 , 1983 Philippine senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. , was assassinated as he was descending the tarmac of the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport ). His death is regarded as the catalyst of the EDSA Revolution of 1986

August 25 , 1825 Uruguay became independent from Brazil .

August 31 , 1957 Malaysia became an independent country.

[Information and web links courtesy of Wikipedia.]

ALLHALLOWS VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE

We currently have a vacancy on the committee for a treasurer with immediate effect.

The job entails keeping a record of the income and expenditure, paying invoices and issuing invoices for regular bookings. Attendance at committee meetings is also required of which we hold about 6/7 a year and they last about 1½ hrs.

This is a voluntary position which will probably require no more than a couple of hours a month to fulfil.

If you are interested in the position and would like to do your bit for the local community then please contact the Chair, Glenda Davis, on 01634 271373.

We are also looking for a new secretary and collectors for the 400 club lottery if anyone would be interested in these positions also. Please call Glenda .

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ALLHALLOWS PRIMARY SCHOOL

SUMMER FETE & GARDEN OPENING CEREMONY

21ST JULY 2007   FROM 2.00 P.M.

Please come along and join us for our summer fete which we are holding in conjunction with the grand opening ceremony of our environmental garden. We have all the following attractions and events on offer: -

Hook the Duck           Treasure Hunt     

How many sweets in the jar     Lucky Dip   

Tombola             Penalty Shoot Out

Pony Rides             Bouncy Castle

Live Rock Band – ‘Reckless Abandon' Face Painting   

Refreshments including Cream teas   Cake Stall

Raffle             Children's craft activities

Maypole Dancing         Plus much, much more……

We are also hoping for a special celebrity guest to come and officially open our garden for us so it's an event you can't afford to miss!

Entry is free but parking is strictly limited

PLEASE COME ALONG AND GIVE US YOUR SUPPORT

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Strawberry Bliss Get the party started with this luxurious cocktail. The recipe makes two (if it's only you and your loved one), but it's easy enough to make plenty for your friends. Serves: 2 You will need 4 scoops Häagen-Dazs Strawberries & Cream ice cream splash of cream 100ml milk 50ml Vodka 50ml Peach Schnapps 4 teaspoons raspberry coulis approx. 10 ice cubes, 180 g crushed ice strawberry sliced in half, for garnish How to prepare   Pour the coulis into the bottom of 2 tall glasses. Place the Vodka, Schnapps, ice cream, milk and cream into a blender, adding the crushed ice last. Blend the ingredients to a smooth consistency and pour into each glass on top of the coulis.   Serve garnished with a slice of strawberry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Summer Berries Ice Cream Pudding A delicious alternative to a traditional summer pudding that we're sure you're guests will love! Serves: 4 You will need: 1 punnet strawberries 1 punnet raspberries 2 tablespoons blackberry cordial 4 tablespoons water 100g Demerara sugar 6 slices brioche, sponge cake or country bread 1 pint Häagen-Dazs Summer Berries & Cream ice cream   How to prepare   Set aside half a dozen each of raspberries and strawberries for decoration. Put the remaining fruit (after washing, hulling and chopping the strawberries) in a small saucepan with the blackberry cordial, sugar and water. Bring to a simmer and stew very gently for 2 - 3 minutes before pressing through a sieve to make a rich dark fruit syrup. Take a 1.5 litre pudding mould and line the bottom with a circle of greaseproof paper. Cut the brioche into triangles and arrange them, overlapping very slightly, so that they completely line the bowl. Brush thoroughly with the fruit syrup until completely saturated. Fill the bowl with the slightly softened Häagen-Dazs Summerberries & Cream ice cream. Cover with more brioche and soak with the fruit syrup. Cover with a plate. Place the bowl in the freezer with a small weight on top of the plate and leave overnight. To serve, turn the pudding onto a plate and decorate with the remaining fruit. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A Red Red Rose - a poem by Robert Burns

O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June;
O my Luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it ware ten thousand mile

ALLHALLOWS 400-CLUB WINNERS

400 - club winners for APRIL 2007:

£70  -  161  -  Mrs J Waghorn, 57 St Davids Rd

£35  -  343  -  Mr D Blanks, 7 Avery Way

£20  -  319  -  Mrs M Lemar, 43 Avery Way

£15  -   29  -  Mr B Harwood, 180 Avery Way

£10  -   27  -  Mr S Cox, 32 Heron Way, Lower Stoke

Draw by Mrs Eileen Theobald.

WINNERS FOR MAY IN NEXT ISSUE !!

If you would like to support the upkeep of the Village Hall and become a member of our 400-Club with a chance of winning one of 5 prizes every month (cost £1 per number) then

 call Fiona on 270865.

Allhallows Village Hall Committee would like to wish all our members

 a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2007 and to thank you all for your continued support.

Next Month - It Could Be You !!

Contact us:- clerk@allhallows-pc.gov.uk

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