Flippin’ Great Time Had By All
Late in January, it became apparent that no plans had been made to celebrate Shrove…
A full English Breakfast costs HOW MUCH??
Back in July 2022, Bloomberg News created a ‘Full English Breakfast Index’ as an indicator of food inflation when the cost-of-living crisis began to show. It measures the cost of ingredients needed to make a traditional full English breakfast: sausages, bacon, eggs, bread, butter, tomatoes, mushrooms, milk, tea and coffee. Despite being a traditional component,…
Going “Out-out” in Style!
Sadly, we reported in December of the closure of Camber Residents Association. However, they went out in style! On 8th December, a coach-load of Camber residents set out for a day-trip to Canterbury to visit the European-style Christmas market there. Passengers arrived in Canterbury to find the weather was not as bad as had been…
Church News – Feb 26
Christmas has come and gone. People often say to me that “it’s your busy time”. Yes … there is more public activity, but a lot of Christmas is about showing up (what Woody Allen says is 80% of success). The highlight for Camber was the talk given by Professor Emerita Tina Beattie, resident of Camber…
British Pie Week
British Pie Week is an annual celebration, held in the first full week of March, dedicated to the nation’s love of pies! In 2026, it takes place from Monday 2nd March to Sunday 8th March. The celebration began in 2007 and was originally a marketing push from Jus-Rol pastry, but it has grown into a…
Our Local Hero this month is…
BJ’s On The Beach Thank you – and well done – to our local shop! BJ’s on the Beach served the village well throughout the Christmas season. The staff are dedicated, friendly and willing to ‘go the extra mile’ to help their customers, even opening on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day –…
3 Things to Think About
Robbie Burns never wore a kilt as it was outlawed in Scotland at the time he was alive. He fathered 12 children with four different women, and his body was exhumed in 1815, revealing he had an unusually large skull. He almost emigrated to Jamaica, was the first person to appear on a commemorative Coca-Cola…
Camber Community Lunch Group
The Camber Community Lunch Group had another successful lunch event on Friday 9th January – the first one of 2026. Guests were treated to a bowl of delicious warm soup (Leek & potato and broccoli & stilton were on offer), plus tasty bread and homemade scones followed by a slice of beautifully baked cake. There…
This & That – Shrove Tuesday
Ash Wednesday, 18th February, sees the start of Lent this year. The name is derived from the Saxon word for Spring – lenct – which, in earlier times, may well have been a time of enforced fasting in the agricultural communities, as the winter stores ran low. Nowadays, it is the 40-day annual fast between…
