A COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET TO MARK

THE SILVER JUBILEE
’ of H. R.H.
 QUEEN ELIZABETH II

JUNE 1977

——-£61919 |9l%é"$l91GlOI%—

g Compiled by the Children and Staff of

BRIDGE and PATRIXBOURNE C. E. PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Bridge, Kent

in aid of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Appeal.

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gI_JR SCHOOL.

Bridge and Patrixbourne C.E.Primary School,
Conyngham Lane,

Bridge.

near Canterbury.

Mana ers The Rev Canon Perry.

Mrs McKeever.

Mrs Williamson.

Mr Cobbett.

Mr Lawrence.

Mr Wilson.

Teaching Staff 1976 - 77.

Miss Tomlin. Headteacher.

Mr windess. Deputy Headteacher.
Mrs Herbert, Mrs Vye, Mr Smith,
Mrs Austin, Mrs Round,

Mrs Collier, Mrs Parsons.

Mrs Gulvin.

Secretary

Caretaker - Mr Setterfield. Cleaner — firs Ashdown.

Cooks — Miss Pritchard.
Mrs Decent, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Sullivan.

Supervisors - Mrs Mutter, Mrs Turner,
Mrs Denne, Mrs Hollingsbee.

Parent Teacher Association:

Officersand Committee: Staff Representatives;

Mr Hawkins (Chairman) Miss . W . M . T omlin .

Mrs Clarke (Secretary) Mr.P.Smith.

Mr Harley (Treasurer) Mrs Turner (Acting Treasurer)

Mrs Baker, Mr David, Mrs Dawson, Mr Fisher, Mrs Hardcastle,
firs Pierce, Mr Sinnock, Mr Westcott, Mrs.J.Mitchell.
n N

This little booklet records loyal greetings to the Queen
in this her Jubilee Year.

Economy dictates the limit to the number and length of the
contributions included. Many more stories,articles,poems,
and observations remain unprinted. It is hoped however, that
this representative collection will give future generations
a glimpse of what one small, happy primary school was like
in 1977.


The faces in the photographs.
The First Year Recorder Players:

Back row: Mary Anne Parker, Mark Lane, Stuart Kolhoff,
T§acy Churchward, Catherine Hawkins,
C aire Herrington, Sarah Millyard.

Third row: Mrs Austin, Richard Bevan, Andrew Knight,
Claire Westcott, Alison Curtis, Helen Allison.

Second row:Jennifer Clarke, Rebecca'Vye, Anna Harley,
James Hollingsbee, Richard Hopper, Martin Horne,
Nicola Gillanders, Helen Williams.

First row: Adam Jackson, Tracy Goodwin, Katherine Cotton,
Penny Denne, Susan Martin, Jane Wheeler,
Richard Creed, Sharon Harris.

The Netball Team:

Back row: Lesley Owens, Louise Morsley, Mrs Parsons,
Nico1aFairbrass, Helen Bodger.

Front row: Karen Nash, Elizabeth Redfern, Sarah Lancashire,
Erica Dawson.

This Team had a splendid and very successful season.
The Football Team:

Back row: Daren Glew, Andrew Cruttwell, Martin Arnison,
Mark Creed (Goal-Keeper) Martin Reynard, Nigel Bevan.

Front row: John Booth, Simon Giles, John Lamkin, Jim James,
Andrew Buckhurst, Stephen Clare, Jason Davis,
Timothy Jenkins, Anthony Burt. _

Collage — The May Fair - by Upper Infants.
Puppets — by First and Second Year Juniors.

Reception Class and Crowns -

Back line: Darren Arnison, Anthony Durell, Annette Baker,
James Batchlor, Kim Parry, Shirley nmbroisine,
Nicola Butterfield,Sacha Addley, Michael Gulvin,
Alicia Pearce.

Front line:Andrew Dighton, Karen Holmes, Brian Langsdon,

Trevor Baker, Fay Gillanders, Sarah Pack,

Andrew Williams, Michala Harlow, Mark Cox,

Claire Turner, Brett Scull, Graham Dollar.
Junior children (not previoisly mentioned) -
Sarah Stamp, Michelle Hollingsbee Marie Bridger Carol Payneghxrl Jones,
Daniel Austrnfiichard Chester,Roy'Harlow,Helen Churchward,He;9Q ourt1§,
Amanda Buckmaster,Tracy Crick,Alison Mills,Rosemary Leaney,Jul1a Gulvin,
Caroline Coles,Linda Walker,Julia Harley,Nar3leen Kesby,Bernice Roblin,
Robert Parsons,Iain Stingemore,Paul Jubb,Michael Morgan,Kevin Ratcliff,
Simon Herrington,Gary Fisher,Mark Fisher,Christopher Baker,Paula Harris,
Sarah Martin,Elizabeth David,Amy Shaw,Paula Terry,Lyn Patfieldshaun Clark‘
Linda Fairbrass,Moira MacGregor,Sarah williams,Susan Reynard,Bridget
Stewart,Lesley Payne,Philip Churchward,Andrew nllison,Darren Twining,
Larry Marren,Simon Clarke,Chris Boddington,Chris Turner,Nicholas Dawson,
Nicholas Pahl,James Kesby,Mark Gawler,Nicholas Hill,Anthony Glew,Em1ly
Dighton,Andrea Gilham,Susan Martin,Andrew Benzies,Jason Baker,Timothy
Pack,Stephen Barrett,Adam Jackson,Roger welch,Peter Goate,Jonathon
Buckhurst,David Ambrmisine,Richard Pentin,Andrew Pearson,




A QUEEN TO BE PROUD OF .......

QUEEN ELIZABETH 11

The Queen of England is a busy and important person. She is
Britain herself and high above other members of the country.
However she still lowers herself and walks among the people,
shaking hands and talking in a friendly way, not as a‘ yrant
but a loving leader. She also wears ordinary clothes, the
others being reserved for very important ceremonies and occ-
asions. On her holidays out of the public eye she does not
go on the Riviera but has a quiet time in the country or so-
mewhere similar. Even so, not all her life is ease. She has
a regular visit by the Prime Minister, and every morning L.-
looks through and reads all the papers from the previous day.
If she is making a visit to factory or district, she has to
know just about everything about what goes on there first.
Foreign visits and tours are even harder to organize and
prepare. Even with all this to cope with though, Queen
Elizabeth 11 has helped to make Britain a great country and
lots of people are proud to stand under her rule. That
includes me.

David”Raraty;
JUIliOI' 40

PROUD TO BE BRITISH.

Nelson and Francis Drake were both famous for fighting at
sea, they were both victorious. We have a history to be
proud of, battles, victory and fame. The song Rule Brit-
annia writen by Richard Arne in the eighteenth century
shows, I think,what kind of people we were and sometimes
are.

The only time we have been ruled over was by the Romans,
and even then there were unbeaten tribes. But I think
that the last twentyfive years have been our happiest we
have won no battles or anything like that, but the Queen
has made relationships with ordinary working class people
that no other Monarch has done before. I think the Queen
is a pleasant well spoken women, and one we should all be
proud of.

Helen Bodger.
JuIliOr 40


when I look at the Queen I feel proud that I am British.

when I think of the Queen I usually think of the trooping

of the colour. The Queen must have a hard time signing all
the documents having to smile all the time and to set a

good example to the British people.

Yesterday the Queen made a speech when she went to the Houses
of Parliament to start the Jubilee celebrations. In her
speech she brought out the fact that she was crowned not only
Queen of England but of Scotland and Wales and Northern Ire-
land as well. She brought out this fact because the Gover-
nment have been arguing about devolution.

The Queen is very interested in horses and riding. Princess
Anne last year got into the Olympic Games.

Britain has had a Monarch for hundreds of years except for
when Oliver Cromwell was a kind of President. I think it is
important that we alwaysLhave a King or Queen. .

Gerard Stewart.
Junior.5.

when I see the Queen I think how much I would like to be a
King, but then I think about all the things I would have to
do like launching ships and making speeches. I think the
Queen does very well in ruling Britain. On Tuesdays the
Prime Minister (Mr Jim Callaghan)’ sees the Queen about how
politics are going.

The Queen has three homes one is Buckingham Palace, Sandrin-
gham and Windsor Castle. The Queen is in charge of the
Church of England and the Government. The Archbishop helps
her take charge of the Church of England, although she's in
charge of the Government she always goes to the Houses of
Parliament once a year. She goes to open a new session each
November.

Simon Fry.
J-uIliOr 30

when I see the Queen I feel proud that we have such a grand
person to represent our country. I feel that she is one of
us and will always be one of us. She has a family like us
and she knows how to treat them. I am glad that we have a
Queen to be like one of us.
It is hard for her to smile and be kind all the time when
she really wants to just say "Qet Lost" or "Buzz Cff"but she
manages just the same.
The Queen rules over the British Isles and not just England.
Her main interest are horses and dogs. I expect her favourite
dogs are corgis seeingas she has a few of them herself. I
have never seen the Queen in real life but I have seen her on
television. I have always wanted to see the Queen but I have
not had the chance to yet.
The Queen has three houses one at Sandringham one at Windsor
Castle and her main house is Buckingham Palace which is in
London.
I think that Princess Anne got interested in horses because
the Queen liked them so much,that is why she is good at horse
riding.
when the Queen goes to other Countries she has to learn their
languages so that she can make a speech. I think the Queen is
the most important person in our country.

Heather Stewart. Junior 3.


Our Queen.

On Sunday 6th February 1977 we celebrated the 25th Anniversary
of the Queens Accession. She was in Kenya when the news of her
Father's death was broken to her and she came back to England
and soon became Queen. I think she is a very good Queen and
she rules England very well.

She visited Canterbury one Friday and I saw her in real life.
She wore a light blue bobble hat, I didn't see her face beca-
use the car went too fast.

She married the Duke of Edinburgh.

Alexa Clark.

Junior.2.

Pomp and Pageantry.

The Queens visit to Scotland.

Last year the Queen came to Schtland on a visit. She came down
the river Clyde on a boat, we watched the ship dock. We had to
wait a while before she went past smiling in her car. We all
waved, and she waved back. People flocked behind the car in
great crowds. I was very proud to see the Queen. The people
said she had a great personality, and it was very nice meeting
her. The excitement stirred as the crowds followed the car
through the town. At the end of the day the Queen came back
the way she came, she went to the harbour, got on the boat and
went. She waved to us as she went past, she went round a cor-
ner and was out of sight. That evening there was a celebration
of the Queens visit.

The next day it was all forgotten about.

This year is Jubilee year and the Queen has been to New Zealand
and.Australia on tour and know is touring round the world.

Sarah Lancashire.

Junior.4.

Our Queen.

Elizabeth 11, the Queen of Britain has now reigned for 25 years.
She was born on the 21st April,1926 and became the Queen of
Britain in 1952.

The Queen has a great relationship with the people of Britain

and the countries it rules. This relationship was~first made-
known to the people on her 21st Birthday when she made a Broad-
cast to the people promising to devote her life to her great

The majority of the people in Britain try to be loyal subjects

to the Queen and show it in many different ways. People turn up
in crowds of thousands and line the streets just to see the Queen
on special occasions and ceremonies. I try to be loyal to my Queen
as any true Britain should be and I am glad to be British.

Timothy Hopper.
Junior 4.


I will never forget that moment ....

Coronation Day.
Thoughts of a Bystander.

It was Coronation day, June 2nd 1953. I was standing outside
Westminster Abbey, and what a magnificent sight it was! I
could hardly believe it, all these people just to see one
lady. Welll I thought I had better move now or I will never
get a.plaoe in the Abbey. It was like being in a tin of
sardines in the Abbey, I'll never find a place I thought. .
ut I saw that my old friend Harry was there. Yes thats what
ll do, I'll sneak up on him and take him by surprise.

Oh dearfi I thought I'd never get to Harry at that rate,people,
people, people,everywhere people. Well they were happy people
I supposed, but what a noise over by the door. I wondered
what it was all for? I know! She must be coming I decided,
sure enough a few minutes later she walked up the aisle.

I will never forget that moment, the Abbey was filled with awe
for sometime after she stepped over the threshold I remained
frozen, (not literallyJ Every nook and cranny in the place
seemed to be filled with her majestic presence. I believe
everybody in the Abbey felt the same. The Abbey was like a
giant mixing bowl in which were mixed the feelings of Triumph
Pride,Glory, Excitement and Loyalty. As she moved she seemed
to stir the air and I could not make up my mind whether to
laugh or cry. I'll always remember that day.

Michael Raraty.
Junior 4.

A visit to London.

One day Dad decided we would go to London. We went straight-
to Buckingham Palace. At ten thirty we saw a big black Rolls
Royce in it was the elegant grand Queen with a white silk
dress on and a big cheer went up and the guards opened the
gate and in went the car. At 10.55. a big red mail van came
out~of the side gate and the guards opened the gate. At _
eleven o'clock the guards changed; first three men came out

of a shed and the Captain gave orders for the guards to change
and then the two guards which were originally on guard went
with the Captain back into the shed. At eleven Big Ben chimed
eleven times. At ten past eleven we went off to the Zoo and we
came back to the Palace at two o'clock just to see the Queen
get into the car and drive off. The Queen was wearing a
mustardy — yellew kind of coat and a diamond tiara. My Dad
took a photograph of the Queen with his colour camera.

Paul Barrett.
Junior 4.

Once when I was about six years old Prince Ehilip came on a
visit to Kenya (where I lived). He came in a private plane.
when he landed we all started to cheer. He climbed out of
the plane and walked over to us. I was at the very front
of the crowd so I got a good look at him. After a few hours
of watching and talking to him we moved out to the back of
the crowd. I wanted to know a few things about Prince Philip.
My first question was "Why did he not wear a crcwn"? My
mother told me that he only wore his crown on special
occasions:
Elizabeth Redfern.
Junior 40


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IF I

was KING/ - - - - - -
If I was King I would go in my golden coach with eight
horses to the cafe an I would have a cup of coffee and
a cup of tea and some cream biscuits and chocolate
biscuits and a bun and some ice cream and some jelly.
I would wear my golden crown and I would live_in a
palace.

I would go to sleep and wait till morning comes back
and start all over again.

Neil Fisher.

Upper Infants.

If I was a King I would have a crown on my head and I
would sit under a palm tree and I would come out when
the sun is out.

Edward Pentin.
Upper Infants.

If I were King and I had been for twenty five years I
would go on a Silver Jubilee tour to the Canary Islands.
I would eat bananas and the people would make me a lei
and I would put it on myself.

On the way back I would catch fish with my royal fish-
When I got to the harbour I
would get in my car and drive to London.

ing rod made with gold.

Jonathon Hardcastle.
Upper Infants.


What does she do all day?

.... I think the Queen goes for a ride in her coach to the
castles to see the soldiers.

Simon Fagg.
Lower Infants.

.... I think the Queen is watching the news some of the day.

Or she might do sewing or knitting.

David Stewart.

Lower Infants.

.... I think the gpeen talks on the telephone. She is
talking to the headmistress.

Ruth Jackson.
Lower Infants.

when I look at the Queen I feel proud that I am British.

A stream of proudness goes through my body. People in England
take the Queen for granted I take the Queen for granted too.
The Queen gives feelings to the people in this country you
feel proud that you've got a Queen and the feeling of loyalty.
The Queen does not have an easy time she has a Very hard time.
She has to sign all the documents and go to all these meetings.

Hannah Stacey.

Junior 3.

when I see our Queen, I feel proud of her. Going around the
world making relationships with countries. It must be awfully
hard for her to always smile at people she sometimes does not
like. Our Queen today is a lot closer to us than our last
Queen, Queen Victoria. She was a stubborn lady, and when her
husband died she became very angry. She would not open facto-
ries, or make public speeches, she always had someone else do
it for her. Our Queen today knows how difficult it is to feed
a family, for she has to be mother, wife and Queen all at the
same time. Sometimes you may see the Queen shopping in nearby
shops early in the morning. At the beginning of the day she
gets a dispatch box with all the documents in on laws. New
laws can only be made by the Queen signing them.

Andrew Buckhurst.

Junior 3.


THE SCHOOL YEAR
Harvest Festival 29th September.

Today we went to Bridge Church to have our Harvest Festival.
Mummys and Daddys came too. We had our prayers and hymns
and gave the gifts in. I enjoyed all of it especially the
bit when we sang all things bright and beautiful and the bit
when it was giving time. The windows in the Church are very
beautiful. I made a story up about them.

Mary—Anne Parker.
Transition Class.

Today all the school went to church to thank God for the
Harvest Festival. Canon Perry was there saying prayers.
We had to sing hymns, we sang Come ye thankful people come,
All things bright and beautiful, and O praise ye the Lord.

The windows in church told a story. when the sun shines
through the windows it makes a rainbow.

Catherine Hawkins.
Transition Class.

The Wizard of OZ. 15th,16th December.

The Christmas musical — as reported in
"The Kentish Gazette"

"Bridge children over the rainbow

The music and magic of the Wizard of Oz filled Bridge and
Patrixbourne Primary School this week as the senior children
presented their own Christmas musical.

About 70 pupils from nine to eleven, took part in the produc-
tion, the second half of an eight week project. The fist half
covered many fields within the school syllabus: Reading,
creative and factual writing, art and craft,humanities and
sciences.

The project aimed to stimulate the children's intellect and
imagination through their enjoyment, and it was obvious that
the Wizard of Oz made an ideal vehicle for doing just that.

Produced by Michael Mindess, the story was adapted to suit the
children's skills and talents and it included all the songs
made famous in the film that starred Judy Garland.

Parents and friends were invited on Monday, Wednesday and Thur-
sday and there was a special show for the village's elderly on
Tuesday.

The beautiful costumes and set were the skilful work of teachers
Mrs Barbara Herbert and Mrs Jenny Vye, but the children were the
stars of the show.

Exhuberant Stephen Clare told the story in a self—posscssed and
clear voice, while Erica Lewis waa.a good choice as the heroine,
Dorothy, singang with clarity.

Patrick Stacey mustered a suitably rustic accent for the brain-
seeking scarecrow, Simon Giles‘ performance as the Tin Man was
as shining as his costume and the lion in search of courage
(he'received it in the end as a bottle of ale!) was well port-
rayed by Eohn Lamkin".


The Visitnof the Marlowe Mobile Group.

Today the Marlowe Mobile team came to do a play about Smuggling
in Kent. About the Hawkhurst gang; the leader was called Thomas
Kingsmill and his brother George. Thomas and his gang were well
known in the village of Goudhurst. George and Thomas always went
to the same pub. The barmaid was called Betsy and she kept the
barrels of brandy that they had smuggled in her cellar. A sold-
ier called George Sturt got most of the punches and bruises.
Betsy was slapped and threatened with a knife by Thomas. The
villagers got fed up so they set upon the gang of fifty people,
but there were two hundred villagers armed with lead bars and *
guns also axes.

I thought the play was very good. The background music was very
good against the acting.

The singing really was like a real sea shanty and they left room
for us to join in. Altogether there was lots of humour in it.
There were a few adverts about tea and coffaeall over Europe. I
think they are a very good group and they should always stick
together and never give up.

Harriet Mitchell.
Fourth Year Juniors.

The Pancake Race 22nd February.

On Tuesday all of the classes in school went to see the first
pancake race in Bridge. There was a grown ups race and a children's
race. There were about a thousand people watching.

iark Scull.
Transition Class.

May Fair 2th May.

The May Fair was opened by Mr John Aspinall by saying a speech.

The thing I liked best was the riding girls from Bursted Manor.

when one of them got to a corner the horse bucked because of the
thunder and lightening. I had a donkey ride and liked listening

to the band.

Jennifer Clarke.
Transition Class.

On Saturday I went to the May Fair. I entered the Fancy Dress
competition. I went as a parrot and won second prize. James and '
I drank a pepsi—cola. I had a go at Electric England,Bat the Rat,
Bowl the Pig, Throw the Sponge, the Bran Tub,the Tombola and
Wheel of Fortune.

I really enjoyed the May Fair. It's the best fair around.

Bobby Fawke.
Transition Class.

I went to the May Fair and I went in the Art and Craft competi-
tion. I thought I would not win I went down the hall still think-
ing about it. when I saw my sheep with first prize under it I was
happy.
Richard Hopper.
Transition Class.

I entered the Fancy Dress Competition. I went as a purple panther.
I did not win a prize. I was hot in the head I had to wear. Bobby
went as a parrot. There were about three lions and two gorillas.
There was a penguin, a bat and a cat. I did not mind not winning
because everyone who entered the parade got a packet of crisps.

James Raraty.
Transition Class.




We made some puppets .....

Making my puppet

First of all we drew the faces on a toilet roll tube.

I colcured my eyes blue and her cheeks and mouth red.
Then I stuck her hair on. Her hair is white because she
is a fairy godmother,her hair is made of wool.

Then I drew round the tunic and cut it out. Then we sewed
the sides up, Then we turned it the right side out. Then
we made hands and stitched them on. I chose lime gloves.

Then Mrs Austin stuck my head into my puppets body.

Then I made a pink pointed hat with silver ric-rac on it
and four red sequins and some pieces of cotton stuck on
the top. I did an orange cloak as well.

I made a necklaceof sequins I put two red ones on two green
ones on two blue ones and two gold ones. I made a wand with
a silver star on one side and another one on the other side.

When I was making my puppet I enjoyed it very much.

Jennifer Clarke.
Transition Class.

My Puppet ._

My puppet is a prince,he is in Sleeping Beauty and he is
wearing a green smock with gold ric—rac round his neck and
his cuffs. He has a moustache and pink gloves. He has a
sharp crown as well and woolly hair. I chose this character
because I think they are better to make. I also think that
it stops the other people squabbling and I like to keep
people happy.

Celia Willett.
Junior 2.

My puppet is the Queen in Sleeping Beauty. The heads are made
out of papier maché and the clothes are made out of ordinary
material. We used different coloured wool for the hair. I

chose this character because I like the story of Sleeping
Beauty. In the story the Queen wanted a baby, one day when

she was washing, a frog jumped out of the water and granted
her wish. when the baby was born there was a christening all
the fairies were invited except for the wicked fairy. When the
good fairies were giving her the presents the bad fairy flew in
and asked why she had not been invited, then she gave Sleeping
Beauty a present which was a promise that when she grew older
she would prick her finger and die. On her eighteenth birthday
the princess was exploring the castle and she went into the bad
fairy's room and she pricked her finger but fell asleep for one
hundred years. Then a prince kissed her and she woke up.

Frances Bodger.
Junior 2.

My puppet is a good fairy in Sleeping Beauty and she has got a
wand and she has got yellow hair and a pointed hat with a tassel
on it. She is wearing a flowered dress with ric-rac round the
sleeves. I wanted my puppet to be in Sleeping Beauty because I
saw Sleeping Beauty on ice.

Gay Batchelor.

Junior.2.


My Puppet.

My puppet is Robin Hood. I chose Robin Hood because all the
other puppets were too easy to make. Robin Hood lives in a

wood he fires bows and arrows and kills animals to eat. We

made our puppets first of all with a tube of paper and wrapped
papier maché around their heads until they were quite plump.
when the papier maché was dry we painted the head and nose and
eyes and mouth. Then we started to make the tunics in the shape
of the letter "T". Then we decorated the tmnics until they look-
ed very smart.

Rebecca Lane,
Junior 2.

Captain Brown Beard.

My puppet was made of material and papier mgche, first we made
the head and then we made the body. Then we painted his head
and varnished it. Then we made a theatre for our puppets to
stand in. We made a background of an island. We stuck bits on
like trees and a boat and rocks. My puppet is a pirate his only
weapons are a sword and a pistol.

Rodney Kolhoff.
Junior 2.

Making the stage,

The first thing we did was to”paint the grass and trees.

Our teacher gave us some card then we drew the things that we
wanted as the scenery. Next we stuck the picture.

Then our teacher gave us some white paper we tore the paper
and then the paper had wrinkly edges. We used the paper as
some.clouds then the next day we put the curtains on the
Proscenium Arch.

The other groups were pirates and Robin Hood, Cinderellas

and Sleeping Beauty. I did enjoy doing it all but not as
much as doing my puppet.

Jason Fry.
Upper Infants.


Here is the May Fair. There were some stalls and games. It was
fun: They had donkey rides, I rode on the donkey. I watched the
musical ride. Georgia watched it with me, it was good. I saw
the maypole dancing and I saw the band. I had a cake to eat it
had icing sugar on the top of it.

I liked the May Fair.

Katie Somerville.
Upper Infants.

The Maypole had lines and the stalls are pretty. The people are
walking. The flags are up, there are patterns on the flags. On
the stalls is some food. There are apples and cakes and lollipops
and the bottles and the bran tub. The children are walking.

I like the dancing, it was good.

It was Saturday,it ended at 5 O'clock it started at 2 O'clock.
The people went home.

Michelle Clark.
Upper Infants.

I went to the May Fair. I had a go on the lucky dip. I watched
the musical ride.

I had nine donkey rides.

The Air Force band played some music.

It was a good afternoon.

Georgia Stirling.
Upper Infants.

I am stroking the rabbit in my bear suit. Mrs Collier is in her
pretty dress. It had blue and red and black and yellow. She has
curly hair.
I bought some fruit. I had a ride on a donkey.

Abigail Stanton.

Upper Infants.

Upper Infants (names not previously mentioned).

Alison Sinnock,Anita Gawler,Davn Ratcliff,Julie Roblin,Sally Dighton,
Michelle Stamp,Lynn Wheeler,Nicola Collingwood,Joanne Reynard,

_Emma Johnston—Scott,Elizabeth Butterfield,Patrick Jubb,Robin Young,

dark Peance,Jamie Bishop,Jamie Coles,Kevin Harding,Tim Hawkins,
Stephen Harding,Zachary Willett,Adrian Jenkins, Matthew Rance,Suzanne

.Pope,Wendy Lewis,Rebecca Tombs,Maria Butterfield,Stephen Graves,

Christopher Tamsitt,Steven Terry,Crispin Woolnough,Robert Woodward,
James Lockwood,Julian Daniels,nlistair Bedford,


OUR VILLAGE.

The village of Bridge is a lovely village to live in. Our

mobile classroom has a super view, every where you turn is
countryside. Our house also has a lovely view,To the back of

it there are fields for about three miles. The shops in Bridge
are very convenient they sell most things you need. The shops

we have in Bridge are three womens hairdressers, one mens'
hairdressers two butchers, one newsagents, and one post office,
and one supermarket. Bridge has got plenty of activities. Tennis,
Badminton,Eootball,6ricket,6ubs and Brownies. If a stranger was
passing through Bridge I think he would notice the church and the
Nailbourne. The cleanliness of the village, the Georgian houses
and the recreation ground. Now the by-pass is built the High
Street is obviously quieter and also there is much less litter.

Jason Davies.
Junior 3.

What I like about Bridge, is that it has lots of friendly people.
A recreation ground is just down the road from my house. Just up
the hill from my house is the church. Each month the cub pack
marches up there at eleven oclock on Sunday. We have some good
shops, but we have not got a chemist or a clothes shop. About
five years ago a T.I.R. crashed into Mr.Lewis' shop, and it des-
troyed the whole shop. Now the by—pass is open we can walk over
the road with safety.

Today the streets are being decorated with flags and streamers of
red,white and blue to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.

Grant Hirst.
Junior 3.

The Coming of the Big_By;Pass.

On June 29th the By-pass opened. Up on the By—pass there was a
Pony and it had a sign pined onits‘ tail, it said "farewell T.I.R"
There was a Carnival Parade which was just for people to dress up
and have fun. I liked the pram race best.

My Mum said she was glad there were no more big lorries coming
through Bridge. The High Street was decorated with flags and
streamers. I think it is much safer now and there is much less
nolse 0

Penny Mullens.
Junior 3.

What I like about my Village.

What I like about my village is the countryside. My friends and I
go riding along the country roads. Every year we see the changing
seasons. In the winter the snow covered trees stand out, and in
Spring the new leaves sprout out from the tips of the branches.
Summer brings different shades of green to the trees. In autumn
the crisp leaves are crushed under my donkey's foot. I can take
my donkey "Mini" down the main read now the by-pass is built.
Bridge leads to all the little villages surrounding Bridge.

Our farm is the only one in Bridge, its name is "Great Pett Farm". _

The season I like best is summer because of the hay making and I
love the smell of fresh cut hay. After school I go up to see my
Dad and when I have a friend to tea we take a packed meal and have
tea up in the field.

Jane Mummery.

Junior 3.


The Nailbourne.

Sweeping gently along, the stream moves towards the sea. Rippling
and whirling over stones. Weed waves in the fast flowing water.
The laughing stream trips and flows ever nearer the sea. The fence
forms a dam but still the stream, determined as ever seeps and
splashes over. A mosaic of cdloured stones covers the bottom,
showing through the cool clear water. The stream flows fast,form—
ing golden crested waves, with the sun shining on them. A patch
of water glitters in the sunlight, dazzling as I look. As I drop
small pebbles in they splash sharply, and sink to the bottom. The
water gently taps the bank, like the tide. I stand on the bridge
and watch the stream chatteringawny towards the sea. The weed is
being dragged awgybut it is hanging on like grim death. This str-
eam will bubble, and hurry busily until it joins another river
and becomes larger and slower, and drifts on to the sea.

Nicola Cotton.
Junior 3.

The water came from the underground springs, flowing into Bourne
Park lake and then into the stream. Flowing into Bridge, it reach-
es the recreation ground. Here it seems tobeeome swifter flowing
through weeds and grass and carrying wood on its. back. The curr-
ent is so swift it forms waves. The stones are coloured in nearly
every colour you can get, red,orange,black,grey and a greyish H '
White. Concrete and plastic spoil the river even though it is
crystal clear. The dark green patches are the shadows from rocks
and the bank. Here tadpoles will grow in the summer and toads and
frogs will inhabit the river bank. The fence that crosses the '
river becomes a dam. Its‘ tangle and mess calms down the water,
and after that it flows peacefully and quietly down, joining ah‘
Littlebourne to the Little Stour and the river Stour at Plucks
Gutter.
Andrew Buckhurst.
Junior 3.

The quick flowing stream makes its: way through the weeds pushing
them down as it rushes past. The stream makes its way round rocks
and litter. Its rippling waves splash past the small pebbles.

As it makes its way towards the sea the oil from a lorry or a can
spreads out making different colours in the water. The current of
the water ripples over small stones. in old can has been thrown in
the stream and sunk to the bottom. Now it's golden in rust. An old
tap nearby drips making icicles around. They hang from the fence
and the weeds making them look like marble. The brilliant sun
shines on the surface of the water making it glisten.Eurther up
stream a fence can be seen, it hasleanedfibrward and the water
from the stream pushes by forming a dam with log and weeds,stop-
ping the water, but it pushes by on its journey towards the:sea.

Frances Pierce.
Junior 3.

The Scot‘s Pine.

The Scot‘s pine in our field has a lovely texture, rough and soft
at the Same time. If you pick a bit of bark off the tree, there is
a rich gold—orange colour behind. The tree has been there for
about two hundred years. The tree never changes. Only when the
snow has settled on the branches do we see it in a different light.
The leaves are needle like and they seem to be sharp enough to pri-
ck your skin, yet they are not. The sap is very thick like glue.
Some of it has oozed out and run down the side of the tree, where
there 1S a door shaped hole.

Simon Giles.

Junior 30


St.Peter's Church Bridge.

Our project for the summer term is St.Peter's Chureh,Bridge. The
vicar is Canon Perry. He comes to our school every Friday to our
morning assembly and then afterwards he takes the top class for
church teaching. Our project has been divided into three parts,
towers and spires, windows,graves and memorials. We have found out
thatBridge church was originally a Norman church. It has the remaaz
ins of a Norman tower with a spire on the top. The spire has a
weather vane in the shape of a seagull on it. Bridge church has
many colourful windows, two of which are memorial windows, one is
to a soldier and the other to a surgeon. The door at the West end
of the church is Norman and some of the windows are as well. You
can tell which windows are of the Norman period by the rounded top
instead of it being pointed. The oldest gravestone we found in
the churchyard was from 1715. We noticed that a lot of the eigh-
teenth century gravestones were decorated with a skull—and—oross—
bones. This is a rather gruesome reminder that we all die some-
time and we really have rather a short life on this earth. I am
finding this project very interesting.

James Boddington.
Junior 3.

We have been looking mainly at St.Peter's church in Bridge. The
vicar is Canon Perry who comes to Bridge school some times, on
Fridays he teacher Junior 4. We have split up : our project gro-
up into several different parts. Towers, spires and windows. we
have been to the church quite a few times. First of all we looked
at the outside. In one book it said that Bridge church had a Splayu
foot spire and in another a brooch spire. Bridge church had a wea-
ther vane with a seagull on top. Another time we went inside the
church, we wereleoking at windows. Although the church has almost
been rebuilt it still has several Norman windows. You can tell by
the rounded arch at the top. There are two memorial windows in
Bridge church, one for a soldier and the other for a surgeon. we
also looked at the gravestones, the oldest date was 1715. We wrote
down the names and dates of people. We also did rubbings of grave-
stones. I drew the gravestone of a Mr Sicard for whom there is a
memorial window inside the church and a memorial tablet. They wrou
te poems on the gravestones which we call "Epitaphs".

Near the gate there is a water tap on which it says, "Erected to co-
nmemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary 1935."

Helen Pack.
Junior 3.


Happy Birthday”: By—Pass.

The Coming of the By—Pass.

Ever since I moved here, the by-pass was being built to stop
the heavy traffic coming through Bridge. It was finished in
May 1976. The official opening took place at the bridge, at
the top of the by-pass. A white ribbon was stretched across
the by~pass. The Minister of Transport came to open the by-
pass. He made a speech and then cut the white ribbon with a
pair of golden scissors.

On the Saturday after the by-pass had been opened, we had some
celebrations because the by—pass had been opened. There was a
Fancy Dress Parade, some Morris Dancers, Maypole Dancing a
Majorette Display, a Pram Race and lots of other attractions.
I went in for the Fancy Dress Contest. I was very nervous. I
went as a Roman. While I was walking down the street with the
parade, my flip-flops broke and kept on falling off my feet.
It was a marvellous day and at the end of it I was very tired.

Jeremy Pratt.
Jmum‘&

Last year I was at the By-Pass opening.

When the Minister of Transport cut the ribbon there was a big
cheer. Later on at the Bonanza it was a hot day and the excit-
ement was tremendous.

Graham Daniels.
Junior 3.

For two years I was watching the Byspass getting more like a
road. The company that were building the by-pass were Mears
and company. The by-pass was finished in May 1976. The by-pass
was built so the lorries going to Dover, need not go through
the village. When the lorries used to go through Bridge they
left horrid and dirty fumes, which were the only remains of
thin. Now the by—pass is built Bridge High.Street is much

sa er. .

There were some by-pass celebrations on July 5rd in the summer
of 1976. There were lots of stalls. There were literally hund-
reds of people in the village that day. it the beginning of the
celebrations danced the Wantsum Morris Dancers. In one of the
dances the Morris Dancers used sticks. They clapped their sti-
cks together. I though they would hurt their hands when hitting
their sticks together. While they were dancing a press photo-
grapher took a picture. In the picture at the side was Allen,
Stephen, Richard and me. One of the stalls was a teddy stall.
What you had to do was get a piece of paper like a raffle tick-
et, and if the number on it was the same number as was attached
to the teddy you got one. I crossed over because I saw Jeremy.
He was in charge of a bowling show. I paid over my 5p and was
given six balls. I bowled all six and only scored six points.
There was a possible score with the bowls of 60. I then went
up to see the stalls and side—shows that were up by the round-
about in Western Avenue. There was an ice cream van selling ice
cream and candy floss.

At the end of the afternoon I felt tired but had thoroughly enj-

xvynd n1y9uLl_:L’ .
Mark Creed.
Junior 3.


The Coming of the By-Pass.

At Bridge there was a Bonanza because the by-pass was opening.
There was a pram race and the pram race went up Western Ave,
and went through the river and down Brewery Lane. There were
some black cars that went past Bridge and they were old fash-
ioned. Some of the people from the school did the maypole dan-
cing. The band went up and down the road playing their instr-
uments. Thp by-pass was opened on the 29th June and the first
car to go along the by—pass was a Police car. There were lots
of flags in Bridge, they were small flags and large flags. The
village now is nice and quiet because the by—pass has been
built.

Allen Terry.
Third Year Juniors.

In Bridge there kept on being crashes so the people in Bridge
voted for a by—pass. When they got a by—pass the crashes sto-
pped and people did not get run over. While the men were bui-
lding the by-pass they found a Bronze age spearhead and a bomb.
Before the by—pass could be opened it had to be tested. _

In Bridge it is peaceful and quiet now, because the lorries and
cars have disappeared and appeared on the by—pass. when a lot
of cars and lorries went along the by—pass it had to have rep-
airs because holes were appearing.

Darren Gilham.
Third Year Juniors.

Yesterday'T°daV1T9m°rr°W° by Julia Clark (A fourth year Junion4976)

Standing in a field scattered with splashes of red poppies.

I am smothered in the scent of living.

Trees, flowers, birds.

Breathe in the warm fragrance of life.

Half asleep in fact, with no sound in my ears save the buzzing
bees and waving grass.

Them mysteriously, through hazy eyes I see a yellow light shining
through the trees in front of me.

Now I stand in a shady glade with a rough track of stones besidehe
I am uneasy, not sure.

Where is this place?

But slowly, gradually, the scene is being sieved away.

Until only yellow light remains. ’

Then this pales whiter and whiter,

until my eyes zoom into focus.

I am standing on something hard now.

‘Sore to the foot.

Black tar I think it must be.

A road.

There are mounds of sparkling white chalk surrounding me.
Metal bridges towering above me.

I hate this place.

fly brain tells me to scream.

The sound echossagain and again and again until .....

I am back in the tall grass on a warm hazy day. Shockedand.sunned.
It must have been a dream.

A dream of time.

But could it be real?

Did it happen?

would it happen? In Bridge?


THE WRECK

Thereshe lay.

Deserted and forgotten by men.

Once she had ridden the waves,

Like a chariot ridden by sea-green horses,
with flashing white manes and tails.

Once she sailed swiftly,
Over the glossy seas,
Her massive sails billowing out from,tall,stern masts.

Now she lay on the sea bed,
Slowly rotting away,

Seaweed clung to her sides,

Where once the masts had been,
were now only three short stumps.
Her sails had decayed long ago.

Fish swam in and out of her holes,

There was a queer smell around her.
Her decks were slimy and slippery.

Everything was silent.

Lesley Owens.
JUI1iOI' 40

THE SHLRK.

The giant fish propels itself through the water sensing
its prey. It senses rapid movement in the water. Its
dorsel fin hisses on the surface. A man is swimming off
a beach in Australia. His name is Dave Brody. The jaws
open ready for attack. The shark smells him now. It

turns on its side. All of its 30ft long body goes into
the attack. Suddenly the man sees the fin and yells
"Shark£ Help mel". The shark grabbed hold of his legits
tecfidlgoing through like a saw. He would never swim again.

Richard Chester.
Junior 4.

SNAKES

The graceful snake slides and glides across the sandy
floor without a sound. Then all of a sudden it curls
itself up in a coil. Black lightening comes from its
mouth. Then it uncurls itself at sight of a victim. In
a flash the victim is dead and being carried away.

The diamond pattern is shimmering in the light.

Christopher Baker.

J-UI1iOI’ 3 0
THE SNAKE .

Slithering slowly along, and quietly keeping its eyes

on its prey. The snake stops, curls its. body then
suddenly like lightening the snake darts at the small
creature and bites at its neck, every second the snake
bites harder and harder. Getting more venom into its
victim. The small animal wriggles helplessly. The snake
drags the dead animal along the sand. The vibrant colours
on the snakes back look luminuus in the dark.


THE MATHS MONSTERS.

I will try to desribe them in looks and ways
For the Maths Monsters torment for days upon days.

The Plus sign is formed by a cross of two lines

It will take two people of two differnt kinds.

It will take those two people and crush till they're one
And now the process of adding has begun.

But then you are taken by the Subtraction sign
It only consists of one single line.

It takes those two people who have become one
And then their arms and legs have gone.

But wait do not stop there my storgs not done
There are lots more Maths Monsters in my story to come.

Multiplication Monster is a cousin of Plus

So it is formed of two lines put together thus; X
It will make many of you as big as a car,

So that even you don't now which one you are.

The Division sign is a line and two dots
It breaks itself down with jumps and with hops.

‘I have tried to describe them in looks and in ways
For Maths Monsters torment for days upon days.

Ian Shaw.
Junior 4.

---—--—oooOOOooo——----—

ANGER

finger is a thing that comes and goes,

'Angér“is something that sparks up inside you,

You get hotter’and hotter until the angersbubbling over,
Suddenly I explode and my brother keeps away.

Anger overtakes me and I take it out on my brother,
Then I storm out of the room as hot as a bonfire,
Gradually I calm down like hot water cooling,

My anger has come and gone like a train.

Jeremy Pratt.
Junior 3.

————~—*oooO00ooo—-~——-—


A prayer for our school

This is our school

Let peace dwell here

Let the rooms be full of contentment
Let love abide here

Love of one another

Love of mankind

Love of life itself

And Love of God.

Let us remember

That, as many hands build a house
So, many hearts make a school.

Thanks are expressed to the following for

their help in the production of this booklet.
Mrs.P.Gulvin - for typing
Mr.HJ3eywood — for photography
Mr.J.Purchese — for printing


A SERVICE AND DEDICATION IN HONOUR OF THE
QQEEN'S JUBILEE
11th June 1971.

Prologue
RENDER UNTO CAESAR (ST. MARK'S GOSPEL) — Toni Denne.
NATION AGAINST NATION (ISAIAH) — Erica Lewis.

QLL) THE OLD HUNDREDTH.

Descant Singers. — Martin Arnison, Andrew Cruttwell, Tracy Arman,
Lesley Owens, Louise Morsley, Erica Lewis, Harriet Mitchell,

Alison Jordan, Sarah Lancashire, Elizabeth Redfern, Helen Bodger,
Nicola Fairbrass, Erica Dawson, Justin Mitchell, Bettina Walker.

Yesterday

EXCERPT FROM "ADOLF HITLER — MY PART IN HES DONNFALL"

(Spike Milligan) - Ian—Shaw1Ikvni Karab1.

EXCERPT FROM "KENTISH YEONAN OF TODAY" (V.Sackville — west)
- Michael Raraty.

(ALL) A SONG OF KENT (Shena Fraser)

"WE'RE TEE GUARD" and "OUR QUEEN“
A contribution by the Infants.

Today

SOLDIER (Harvey Andrews) ~ read by Patrick Stacey, Michael Raraty

I) %?aZShfif and Erica Lewis.
THIRD/FOURTH YEAR JUNIORS 5. Jsnfisiiflsm (Music - Parry.
words — William Blake)

Tomorrow.
EXCERPT FROM "THE SECRET PEOPLE" (G.K.Chesterton) — Lesley Owens.

(ALL) — GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Recorder Players: Timothy Jenkins, ilexa Clark, Frances Bodger,
Stephen Clare, Heather Stewart, Frances Pierce, Julia Gulvin,
David Foster, Helen Pack, Diana Egoh, Hannah Stacey, Toni Denne,
Alison Jordan, Lesley Owens.

Tenor Recorders : Mandy Buckmaster, Erica Dawson, Helen Bodger,
Erica Lewis, Elizabeth Redfern,.

Melodicas: Harriet and Justin Mitchell.
Tuned Percussion: Karen Nash, Bettina Walker.
Trumpets: Patrick Stacey, Iames Boddington.
Drum: Donald Foster.

Cymbal: Peter Haggis.

JUBILEE EXHIBITION. 17th — 24th June.

in exhibition in the entrance hall has brought together memories,
impressions, souvenirs and cuttings of events in the life of our
Royal Family.

The school is grateful to the many parents and friends who have
contributed articles of interest.