Yule Horse
This is a picture of my Christmas card designed by Charles Newington the artist who created the White Horse image on the hill above the Channel Tunnel terminal in Folkestone. Charles also designed the Shepway logo based on the White Horse and he has added another horse to his stable in this, the first Yule Horse.
The Chairman of Shepway District Council,
Councillor Susan Carey,
and her husband, John Hall,
wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Cakemaker Helen, artist Charles Newington and Shepway District Council chairman Susan Carey
On Friday 24 July I opened the exhibition marking the sixth birthday of The White Horse.
The White Horse is a giant hill figure on Cheriton Hill overlooking the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone and is the work of artist Charles Newington and Richard Beaugie, a local farmer.
I had a small role in helping the White Horse get through the planning process so I was more than happy to open the exhibition by cutting a cake with the image of the horse.
The birthday cake
Guests included many other who had helped make the White Horse a reality including fellow District Councillors Rory Love and Shirley Newlands. Shepway District Council adopted the horse as our corporate logo; our version is purple rather than white.
The exhibition is at Georges House Gallery, 8 The Old High Street, Folkestone and runs until Wednesday 5th August. As well as the history of the White Horse it other features paintings of horses by Charles Newington. Don’t miss the one on the ceiling!
An extra treat at this event was the wine which came from Terlingham vineyard which is right behind the site of the White Horse in Hawkinge. It features a picture of the White Horse and is a white wine with a bouquet reminiscent of a summer meadow. Delicious.