Camber Parish Council: Meeting Dates
Please note the following meetings are to be held at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall, Lydd Road, Camber unless otherwise specified on the agenda. 2026 2027
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New Defibrillator at Camber Welcome Centre
On 5th May, Rother Responders celebrated the installation of a new public access defibrillator on the external wall of the Welcome Centre in Camber Central Car Park. In a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the local Community First Responder team, colleagues from South East Coast Ambulance Trust, and friends from Camber, Caroline Solly, Chair of Rother…
Garden Update – June 2026
Last month, we suggested that we may get enough rain during May to keep the gardens happy, but we’ve had to get the hose out already. The lawn is brown and there’s not much hope for a lush green this summer. There’s an old patch of grass lawn in one of the team’s garden, under…
Camber Calling rocks the village
Over the Early May Bank Holiday, the Camber Castle pub hosted a two day music and community event called “Camber Calling” that was designed to bring the community together. They didn’t disappoint! With four music acts, plenty of food choices, a mini craft market, along with facepainting, a medium and a bouncy castle to keep…
Camber’s Cinematic Invasion:
Hollywood magic and gorgeous Mr. Bardem arrive in Camber Sands
Church News – June 2026
On May 17th, we held our Annual Parish Church Meeting. It’s a two-part meeting. The first part is opened to all residents of the parishes (Camber and East Guldeford) and church members while the second part is opened to church members only. The first part of the meeting annually elects the churchwardens. It’s something that…
Buckingham Palace Garden Party
In summer, the Sovereign traditionally hosts three Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace, and one at the Palace of Holyrood House in Scotland. The parties are a way of recognising and rewarding public service, whilst giving the Royals a chance to mingle with people from all walks of life. Throughout the country, a long-established network of…
This & That – World Ocean Day
June 8th sees World Ocean Day – an International Annual celebration. The theme for 2026 is Reimagine, and the UN World Ocean Day website (worldoceanday.org) explains this as follows: Reimagining a better future is the first step to building it. For too long, we have treated the ocean as something vast, distant, and separate from…
Superstitions – Never Walk Under A Ladder
With winter all but over, and spring tentatively showing its face, our thoughts go towards Spring Cleaning. One of the many tasks that needs doing after a long winter is clearing out the gutters. With this in mind, one of our team asked their grandsons to come over and help with this arduous task. In…
Featured Poem: A Smile is Infectious
by Jez Alborough Smiling is infectious,You catch it like the flu.When someone smiled at me today,I started smiling too. I passed around the corner,And someone saw my grin.When he smiled, I realized,I’d passed it on to him. I thought about that smile,Then I realized its worth.A single smile, just like mine,Could travel round the earth….