World and Country Fruit

I can’t wait for this World Cup to finish all we get on the main TV Channels is Football and Football, I expect once that is finished we will be plagued with X Factor or some of those ridiculous Comedian shows where has all the Drama gone? I having to watch re-runs on other channels

What bugs me with Football is not peoples obsession with it, or the amount of money spent on players BUT countries who are poor spending £billions on the World Cup. Brazil has hundreds of thousands of its people in poverty but the government spend its much-needed finances on this sporting event. South Africa who ran the last World Cup is still in debt from this venture and they have the most corrupt government going plus they have more people living in poverty ridden shantytowns then during apartheid.

One thing I will not get rid is the boring football talk in a pub and after Judo

I reminded the other day that our soldiers, sailors and airman are closes to us then we think, I recently spoke to my friend Barry Mannering asked how his son Ryan is as I knew he flew in the Iraq war and was pleased to hear he is now a RAF Wing Commander

 Out at the weekend as it was a nice Summers Day there is a lot to visit in Kent, was tempted to visit Brogdale Fruit Farm but thought No as they were organising a Strawberry Fair and knew they would be flooded with people. So we went to Beech Court Garden Tea Rooms and Gardens Challock lovely little place a typical English venue

http://www.beechcourtgardens.co.uk/tea-rooms-a-functions.html

Then we went I considered the best Place to buy Strawberries and Cherries that is Chilton Manor Farm Sittingbourne, they have people travelling from London to pick their Strawberries worth a visit

http://www.chiltonmanorfarm.co.uk/

Education in the 1960's 70's was better?

Expect a plan in the Tory manifesto to encourage recent retirees to become teachers. the idea is the brainchild of the 2020 Group, who went to Downing Street to present their proposals to Cameron and Jo Johnson, Boris’s younger brother, who is drafting the manifesto. 

‘Teach Seniors’ aims to use the experience of those who have just finished work to educate the next generation. 

No 10 is also looking at plans to encourage young mothers to set up businesses and ways to put more money into Local Enterprise partnerships. 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2664692/JAMES-FORSYTH-Daves-hope-halting-Juncker-Italian-victory-owe-World-Cup.html#ixzz35MBL13Bx
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This is a brilliant idea. I left school in April 1965 when I was 15 years 3 months old, I could Read Write and do Arithmetic this used be called the 3 R’s the corner stone of education in my day. All of my friends could do the same, as could 95% of kids leaving school. So why is that there is more kids then ever leaving school unable to do the 3 R’s? I have heard all the arguments bad parenting, not eating the right food, the environment etc. yes this may be all true (maybe) but surely it comes down to the quality of teaching. In my day all lot of the teachers had been the armed forces or be in industry they had experience of life. Sadly today Teachers and Politicians go from School to University then into teaching or politics.  Politicians become obsessed with the their Parties agenda rather then giving the people what they want and a many teachers become left wing militants. Of course I am exaggerating and I expect a lot of teachers want to do a good job but are they are not allowed to treat Teaching as a vocation rather then Job. Results seem to be the answer of the day, kids must have a piece of paper and an Ology BUT surely the aim is to produce a child by the time they are 16 to be able to do the 3 r’s and have all round knowledge? In the 1950’s and 60’s we had Secondary Modern Schools, Technical Schools and Grammar Schools, 95% of children from Primary Schools on reaching Senior School age could read and write. 

Locally if you lived London Side of Park Road you went to Westland’s lived the other side of Park Road you went St Johns or Rowena. Myself and my friends did not do to bad out of that system

Leader of the Council Replies

Email sent on behalf of Cllr Andrew Bowles:

Dear Martin

Thank you for your email dated 9 June 2014, regarding Sittingbourne High Street and the town centre.

I fully appreciate your concerns over the gradual decline in the High Street. As I am sure you are aware, the current economic climate has had a less than favourable impact on many town centres across the country. On a positive note the current regeneration proposals for Sittingbourne do seek to address some of the issues you raise, and encourage future investment.

Regarding your thoughts on pedestrianisation of the High Street, you may be aware the Council is considering proposals to relocate the market into the High Street and to expand its operation over two days. This will require an additional road closure on Fridays, and we are currently consulting on these proposals.

I can assure you that we will continue to promote Sittingbourne as an attractive location to all retail developers, whilst seeking to identify ways to best support our existing independent stores, and this does include an awareness to ensure our high streets are accessible, and also to provide suitable, convenient places for shoppers and visitors to park.

Through delivery of the regeneration proposals, development of the Forum Centre and other sites around the town will allow for larger floor-plates and greater retail offer and choice. This in turn will attract other investment, bringing more shops and facilities to Sittingbourne. The proposals concentrate on the town centre and station area. We recognise that car parking is a concern to businesses in Sittingbourne to ensure the sustainability of the high street, but enhanced leisure and community uses and improved connections across the town are also important to the vitality of the town.

I think that in future our high streets will need to change and adapt their offer in order to survive and grow, and I am sure through the regeneration plans, Sittingbourne will be in a much stronger position to do this. It may be that a greater residential offer in and around the town centre will become a way forward.

Regeneration of the town centre is a long term project and current development plans are based on a great deal of research and consultation. We have a real opportunity now to deliver a significant regeneration project and achieve the step change Sittingbourne deserves. 

Please be assured that Swale Borough Council is working to support all our town centres, and make Swale’s offer attractive to traders, retailers, community groups and residents alike.

Once again, thank you for your enquiry. If you would like further detail, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Kind regards

KKK and The Burka

Somebody sent me the following from a Facebook called https://www.facebook.com/britainfirstgb?fref=photo  Some of the comments make very interesting reading.

The KKK want the death of anyone not Protestant white that included all Coloured people, Jews and Catholics (thats me)

These Burka wearing Muslim want to see a muslim state in the UK and the subjugation of anyone not a Muslim (thats me)

Both Groups hate someone and want their demise and I am not welcome by either of them 

Lets hope both groups eventually disappear

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Muslims are they our enemy

I have been quite tolerant of the Moslem faith after all they do worship the same god of Abraham like Christians and Jews but the Muslim followers are now harbouring evil people and they are doing nothing about it. The greatest threat to the World and GB are Muslim Extremists with hundreds of Muslims from GB joining these terrorist groups throughout the World and returning here to commit terrorist acts in GB. The Muslim community know who these people are yet failing to report them or stop them. The time has come to treat every Muslim as an enemy of the state until they put their own house in order and the British Government should stop curtailing to there demands.

What a great idea making people who live in the UK speak English! Maybe I will be able to walk down the high street again and hear English spoken. I have to watch Darling Buds of May to remind what England was like before Tony Blair and his Labour Party ruined it

Immigrants must speak English and should have access to benefits restricted, say Britons: Opinion poll finds 95% believe the language is cornerstone of Britishness

·       Annual British social attitudes poll of 3,000 people revealed latest findings

·       95 per cent of population think people must speak English to be British

·       The survey also revealed 77 per cent of people want immigration reduced

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2659568/Immigrants-speak-English-access-benefits-restricted-say-Britons-Opinion-poll-finds-95-believe-language-cornerstone-Britishness.html#ixzz34sz0BdmV
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This could do us a favour maybe we will get a Referendum early but do not guarantee a vote to leave as the EU will spend millions on Propagander and promises for us to remain in

EU is 'sleepwalking into a crisis' warns senior diplomat who believes appointment of arch-federalist as president will hasten Britain's exit

·       Jean-Claude Juncker seen as front-runner despite serious British concerns

·       German Chancellor Angela Merkel set to back the former Luxembourg PM

·       David Cameron strongly opposes Mr Juncker's appointment as  President

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2659574/EU-sleepwalkign-crisis-warns-senior-diplomat-believes-appointment-arch-federalist-president-hasten-Britains-exit.html#ixzz34szqucbV 
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HOW CAN ANYONE SUPPORT A RELIGION THAT ALLOWS THIS? MIND YOU IT WAS ONLY A CHRISTIAN NO GOVERNMENT CARES ABOUT THEM

'My husband told them we were Christians and they shot him in the head': How al-Shabaab militia went from door to door killing non-Muslims as Kenyan village watched World Cup

·       Kenya attack happened as residents watched World Cup matches last night

·       Authorities have blamed al-Shabaab, Somalia's al-Qaida-linked terror group

·       Assault happened in Mpeketoni which is 60 miles from Somali border

·       Witnesses say gunmen went door to door asking if residents spoke Somali

·       If the answer was no they shot them dead on their doorstep, say locals

·       Images of Iraqi men being shot dead in a ditch by ISIS militants shock world

·       Taliban insurgents hack off fingers of 11 men for voting in general election

·       Search continues for three Israeli teens kidnapped by Hamas in Palestine

·       Former Nigerian president says kidnapped schoolgirls may never be found

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2658751/Red-Cross-34-die-militant-attack-Kenya-town.html#ixzz34tSDU6xR 
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Totally agree with this women maybe some films and programmes can justify this as part of say a pub scene with working men but nothing else. One of the reason I do not have a personal Facebook is because of the bad language, I can understand someone getting annoyed and blurting it out in anger or frustration but to physical type in out is indefensible it just shows a lack of education and certainly a lack of Vocabulary

Any swearing before 9pm and the TV's off, says Sian: Former Breakfast host says bad language is curse of modern programmes

·       Mother-of-four said she switches off when she hears bad language

·       She said the phrase that angers her the most is 'Oh my God'

·       In 2012, Williams left BBC Breakfast after refusing to relocate to Salford

By ALASDAIR GLENNIE

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2659614/Any-swearing-9pm-TVs-says-Sian-Former-Breakfast-host-says-bad-language-curse-modern-programmes.html#ixzz34tTUsbSs 
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