downright criminal shortcomings in social ‘care’ during the nineteen-
twenties that Millie began life in institutions while still in her teens and
remained so throughout her life. It must have been very traumatic to begin
with but for much of that time Millie seems to have lived a happy,
contented life and even till almost the end she retained an interest in
current events. May she rest in peace and rise in glory!
Bekesbourne Neighbourhood Watch
The Neighbourhood Watch Scheme was resurrected within the Bekes-
bourne community at a meeting in Bekesbourne Village Hall on Tuesday,
22nd October, 1991. There were about fifty villagers in attendance, who
were shown a video about the role of Neighbourhood Watch playing a part
in helping Police combat crime.
The areas in which Bekesbourne Neighbourhood Watch will be active
are as follows: Bekesbourne Hill, Oakleigh Lane, Station Road and
Approach, School Lane, Adisham Road to Larkhill, Bekesbourne Aero-
drome, Old Palace Road to the church and Hollytree Cottages.
The following people have come forward to help With the Neighbourhood
Watch Scheme. Elected at the meeting was the Neighbourhood Watch C0-
ordinator Mr M Howells, Kilburn (830892): Link Persons; Mrs Pearson,
Bekesbourne Hill (831593); Mr Browning, Bekesbourne Hill (830210); Mrs
Jackson, Adisham Road (830608); Mr Street, Aerodrome Road (830497);
Mrs Holt, School Lane (830611); Mr Mullins, Bekesbourne Hill (830962);
Mrs Coppins, Bekesbourne Hill (831429); Mr Peek, Adisham Road
(830216); Mrs S Wilson, Aerodrome Road (830890); Mrs Lee, School Lane
(831422). Treasurer Mr M Lee, Hop Pocket, School Lane (831422).
Householders requiring ultra-violet security marking of personal poss-
essions contact Mr M Howells (830892). Contributed
Mozart in Bridge /99 ,
by John Williamson
As we remember the 200th anniversary of the death of the composer
Mozart on 5th December, many in Bridge may be interested to know that
he visited the village and stayed at Bourne Park from 24th July to 1st
August, 1765, as the guest of Sir Horace Mann; although he was only eight
years old he had already Written two symphonies and six sonatas as well as
a four part motet God is our refuge and strength He gave a conceit with
his sister in Canterbury in the presence of his father and “visited the
Barham races”.
Sir Horace Mann was one of the great patrons of English cricket and his
portrait hangs in the pavilion at Lords. He founded the Bourne Park
Cricket Club in 1766 and it is likely he told Mozart something of cricket.
On 28th July this year the Beaufort Ensemble, on a lovely summer’s
evening, played two of his overtures and the Divertimento in B flat major
at Bourne Park. One facet that everyone seems to love is the sheer
perfection of his music, another is form or orchestral colour or in the choice
of shifting moods. It is perhaps stretching the imagination to think that he
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