Kmtisli (lnzcrtc. july 7, 1967

   
  

 

 

A friendly welcome awaits the newcomer to Bridge, accord.-
ing to the Vicar, the Rev. Colin Perry.

SERWCE TO THE MOTORIST lN BRIDGE
SINCE I924

A. W. ROGERS

Motor En girleer

HIGH STREET - BRlDC-DE

Bi{lIl(.}iL 348
SEH\'X('I.\'(i — .\i:\I.\"fI"..\'A.\'(‘E

Tl-lL‘].bllIlI‘n‘2

S2\I.E2~} - REP.-\]lL.‘a‘ —

Fzunily Hula-in-r l‘h0m- 220

THE "KENTISH 1

' PROSPERHY N THE OFFING-
i DESPITE ms PROBLEMS

“Kentish Gazette” reporter

FTEN villages are shown Lib t‘iustcr.< of il0llS<_’§ and shops
merely providing a slumbcrland for commuters and retired

businessmen. This illusion of rural stagnation is immcdiatc-ly

2' destroyed when visiting villages sucli as Bridge. wliose villagers

care--sotnetimcs almost passionate-ly—-about thc future of their

’ gO«2lhC3Cl community.

Britlge. with it.sArising popu-
lation, has found itself coming

' to grips with the influx of new
' bloml.

2.ioti<>rn house-:~ and min-
g2ilow-.- ll-’.\\/L‘ flp,'l("€l!‘(‘(.l on both
>.‘idt-'5' (if the villagt-s main street
and now its population  hc~ad-
in: for about 2,000.

Only about thi-can miles from
’;él.IlU‘1‘blll"}‘. l.’»i-idgnr l'l01lI<l~.‘ mnny
pmiplo who c ‘I0 to thw city to
worit hut pri'-fm- ll‘It' villagv 10

 

 

‘ prc.vidL'- thr-it‘ ltunm lift-. Buslnr».-=.~<

hoiirivas and 2nt"toriA:.~' Bt‘itl&_:P may
not liuvt-; slmps to c:.u--1' for its
Ili?€‘(.l.\‘ it rt-z't2iinl_v lizis.

Apart from 5-. \\'t‘7

fish shop

and :1 honlt, Bridsze has over-_v

 

type of  .3) l1L'"{‘L.ll.‘i‘,l to inriltt‘ it
Still’-~(_‘r)hI.‘<liT1£-(l for tho liottsc.-v.'ifv.

Sonar villm.r~z'-.: tar.» plt‘.\'.'s‘iil’~,’
hard to gm. 1'' hi::il< zimi. if {l‘lr*_V
are :2. '.-'li(‘(,'k‘S:? Lil witli this pro-
joct :1. they lizwv heir-n with past
cl:-m2~r:tl.<. .’.i"itl3:4.- ‘l (mini h it v r-
onu in the not too d.~.tent ftittirr-.
Proud of the past

Yet that is looking ahead and
Brir,li:'v is: proud cf its past. It
takes its name from what is now

   
 

 

the l.‘€’!h Ct-ntury brick l)i"id£:'(‘
stratltlline: thr: P.iw,-r Nailboiirnv
in tho High Strmet.

For many of the (')l(l€'i' r-o~:=.i—
(lems an t-\'('Iiln£1' i:< nflvn wnll
spt‘-nt r+~r'z‘zllim: lift: in thfi vil-

lage at the turn of the century.
1»\IlV'L-X10 wishing to know of thi-
Britiizv of (l.t,‘(!a(lt:Es‘ ago is im-
IYil.‘(llE\Il"l_\' tlirwctml to lht- iiorno
of Mr. .l'lf‘l’l)t’i‘l Price at l_.ym_on
Cottagv.

Foi'me2‘l_\' the‘ village's repre-
scntal'i\-'(: on Bx~itlge~Bluan Rural
District Council, hr: retired hp-
causc of ill-health but i:-' still an
active member of the Parisli
Council. which ho joined in ‘l930_

Of the changes in the village,
Mr. Price said: "Years ago the
road was nzurowcr near the
lniclge and we had it fine set of
lime tree.~: down the mi-eut.. What
is now the Red Lion public
lic'.:.ee's car park \ 4 sstalnlcs.
and the White H0:‘5 .< CF11’ park
was 21 lawn, VVo li:~f"i'l to hold
<.>;n>1i~air {l€l1’l(.‘t“:s‘ thuri.

“Thu V'ilia;;i> Hull iii,-li_xng'etl tn
Li'lL' .\‘IExl’l.]llt.‘.‘4.\‘ :21‘ t'_‘t)n;.'n§:‘riatn ‘nut
in 1952 his let the village have
it on a St‘)-year lcztssz at lid‘ .-i
_vo:~1r, to be l‘t‘:n‘L0(i by a commit-
twz-i" tit'ir:+g'a'te:l bf.‘ the P211“.-sh
Cotirivil. At present we need 3.
.''\&'~\\' ‘nail élntl are looking for u
:.-iJ.l3l)l9 site."

LOO}-(lisp; ‘itratglt at tho
1-? 3i’i't1_'ItI'.\‘ he has knuwii,
ii iizunc cattle to .\ll‘. P:

H». iii ht:-. <_,..‘1~J t~lcz'.t‘l;,'
tctm2xi1i:wr .\"‘, Jack 1-‘rit-tit‘i, 8
fm-inter la.n<llori;l of the Red Lion,
who organised the vii-lag.2‘.~: King
fT}cr2:'gc VI (foronati-in celebra-
1ir_>n.\‘. He also had vivid mem-
ories of 8. former village bake.-r.
Mr. Charles Wills. and Mr. (_.'-hits
White, who was the chairman of
tlira Parish Council for rnany
_\’\‘§i?!l‘S.

During his iT;x.C)ll(.‘4.‘{-ii.)f):{ .‘.ir.
Pl'lv.‘t- l'l\?\'!’!‘ f is to I‘BIIl\",‘l3‘.l)t.'l'
tine ility Bi'id;:t'- was 1‘,-3tcltt~.;l vith
pi=apl~.\ It w;i.: at the ftlntifil in
1910 of l<‘irt~ma1i J Fonn. w‘m
v ' l{iil().’l while firi

'E~3ridL:t- liar: new-1‘ _ . '
as it w'_t;; on the G133.’ of Flic-
man Fennzz ittzmral. Th-3 s.l.z'e’ci‘.s
\'s"“l‘L'5 lined with rrias;-' of people
who ctrirne from mile.-: ztrounci to
pay their 1-e:.~;p«'—:ct.< to th.__ popu-
lar fironiatn." said Mr. Pt. 

Housing developments

Ano'thr~r I)Pt"S0n v.‘iio  rnan_::
nicrnori£:.~_1 of .l3i‘iLlg(‘ ‘i:~ .\ll'. H211‘
Hawkin;-:, mvner of the l.<it‘.. .-
zmzl men’s outfitter :in<l the
nt-.w.-agents, His fitthtw vaiiie to
Bridgu In 1907 H.r‘.d it? was harm
in lht‘ \'1i‘i L‘.

llvct‘ !.h:‘ '_‘.'E‘.ElI':§ he has seen
llir ;;'re:s: housing (lt‘\'t:lt)])l"l1(‘.nlS
in the village and i< particuisuly
p:‘0l1(.l of the way cal trades-
puople have ‘t‘i:=.0n to the 04>
casiozi to z'm:i:: the dc-tnnnds cit‘
tht: txpatidixig pcpulzttion.

"'l‘ht:‘c)  .~3.~iitl Mr. I-lawltin.~:,
‘e:'_vthin:;_' for th»;- :<li(>ppci'.
lly theta i: vr'.~rv little i'czi.»:un
' ' it! 10 go t')'LlL of
\‘Iil3,LCP for their slic.ppin,j:."

\'\'=.:h i:.- .-impsr, Cl1'1l"l{'[L.‘I‘ and
1‘ri»;r.til_x' .'l'.!‘ti(,‘:¢'}"Il1l‘l‘(‘. E _!g«;- Clh
x-iotl.~l_\' Dl'O\”l(lt'.: n pupu 11‘ base

     
 

 
   
      

 

 

  

    

 

 
  
 

   

   

 

    
 

 

   
  

for _\'.-aunt! f;'n1.iie:.: in st-arch at‘
UM: mun: .', ‘wait, in ‘.ii«: .<€iini:-

 

timt: not w':intin_;; to be
from flirt town, But '

 
    

t.hi3st.- l'l(‘\\’(‘()!Tl(' ~; tog»;-
lhu wt.-ll-4.-..<tab eel villager‘. ex-
pt~(:..'_ til‘ tlit». l'utti1*eT’

Liltv anv s-mmi'itinit._v, Bridge

has its p:‘<_l,ilL"t1lS to fr-icc. But. it
is ltivltv in having :1 trrcat num-
l)t.‘i‘ of pr-ripiv imr ~ -{mi cnntigh
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fl u'u:uu1_y Wf.‘LLU1In.. avvnua ul» u»vn.uau».. nu ..n..u:,._, ...........

ing to the Vicar, the Rev. Colin Perry.

SERVICE TO THE MOTORIST IN BRIDGE
SINCE I924

A. TITRMRBEERS

Motor E11.giI1eer

HIGH STREET - BRIDGE

‘i‘clvpl\r.>m‘: BRIi)(}L 348

SALES . m~‘;:n»u1::~' - SER,V1('.‘lN('; - .\‘IAII\"I‘I§.\'.~\.\'('E

Family lBlI1(‘El(‘l‘ l’hoIu- 220

B. WELCH

  
 

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BRIDGE
Primv inglirda J11-at
.\'l)’l'£L‘fiP Hear iBOIEiP-lllildt“ .'~‘:uIsa;.-‘us

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Lmlies’ Hair Stylist
“Peter Leonard”

uf }{i1i;;l1t.~sbri(l::e

4 HIGH STREET. BRIDGE
NEAR CANTERBURY

'l‘c‘.-lephom-: B'RID(;'F. 551

   

PERMANENT WAVING - EXPERT CUTTING
BLEACIIIIIG. TINTING. ETC.

.’On1_\' Ll I1-'-.v minuie< from Canterbury)

Phone BRIDGE 55I for appoinlmenl

FOR 30 YEARS RESIDENTS IN BRIDGE
HAVE ENJOYED PROMPT SERVICE AND
DELIVERY OF THEIR MORNING PINTAS

ABBOTT BROS.
DAIRIES

FROM LOCAL FARMS.
  PASTEURISED AND
N‘ BOTTLED IN OUR

    
 

  

   

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Mvnmrics; are ‘provided by

 ‘“*lvIi:"”Hé§T$éi‘-t‘"'P£3‘EE."" " ‘ ’

.'Hi'- Is also ("uai1'nim1 of II'lr nmn»
agc,-l‘.< 0!‘ Brl<l;;'<x eml Emu-i.\.~
lyournu Chur(:l1 of l~Iu;_'lum.l Cun-
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.'\Il', I>x'Ex7e> h .'i,Inm.<t :1 litu-
timv ml’ x’w.‘<;zli: ons of iI\e- vil-
lzu_:-:. l-lv l'L,'ll‘l«‘.l‘l‘IIH-1'~'- Ihv (lays
vxhe-n the'- lligli Silvvl, \'.':v:: im-
cITIETI!".'(! by czirs and whvn til-'*
liilliam ’.=1ll~\ Huilxwiy line v.-;\.~'.

in op-'-r’;-Jinn.‘
The Fire Brigade

Suxn»: of his fomlesr l"llt*n\()l'l£*>l
art‘ of the old Bl‘l(I}:r‘ \r'0lumvex‘
Firv Brigade. started by tho
Mzirquc-ss of Conynghani in the
1890's. In tho early days the bri—
gade‘s manual pump was lior~.:n—
drawn but in 1925. whi:-n Mr.
Price joined Um lu'igzi«_ie, i..‘m-_v
had a motor tender which
proved to bu o.\:tn>ni«.,-ly olllcixsm.
and was often called into Can-
t.vrbu1‘y 1.0 help with city fires.

Lats-r 21 Rolls Royce Ch3lh.iS
was converimxl for use and in
19.7.5! the brizmlo got its own
maxim" pump. In 1938 the Rolls
I-{o_vm- was rv-plac:-d by a Bul-
foul.

    

Anothx’-1' per;-on who has m
xmnrnories of Bx‘idge is Mr. H22
H£L\vkin.:, <n\-‘nor of the RIC
and mc-n’.<; ou:t.fiLt.ei‘s and
ne‘.-\v;<ag'«:nt..<_ His father calm
Bridge in 1907 and he was b
In sh»: v';l'...=.g¢.

()v.:x' the _ves.u‘_<. he has 
r,:n.: g‘reaL housing <ie.=ve1crpm».
in the village and is p:—1rt':culz
pr-mill of tho way local Ira.
people have risen to the
L-aslon to meet "(The demamlfi
the exyiancling pcpuI.atim:.

“T'm.z'e is," sixid ‘.\-1.x‘. Ha\.\"K
“everything for (hr-. shop;
H(+.'a.Il_\' there is vetv little l‘L:i1
for anyom: m.-eding to go out
Ihv village for I.l1C‘l:' shoppi:

With its shops. <,:lmx~:ict<:r
l'riem‘ll_v &lYT!()5pI’1L‘l'G. Brl _
vim1s.l_v provi-Llc-:3 :1 pu;>u’~z- L
for young felniili-.—-:: arch
the <.:c;mmx‘_v, ‘am: at the 52
tiz'm- no: \v:mLlng Lo bv too
from the lawn. But what
the,-an nexwoniers. together V‘
the wo3lI—c':;~'ta‘.)l'i-.=_'-’I’ie:l \»'ilI'.-1f._-rm‘,
pect of the future?

I..ur any <:ommum't_v, Bri
has its prcblems to face. Bu
is lucky in having: 9. gr :
her of people inte:'esu:« .
in its fllILll‘I‘. to spend I)0i1l‘:’
H1011‘ Lime ....ri\-in}: to rnake
village more ac<'omniocIa.a:ng
g1'o\ving nu:-.-:15.

Trzxtlic mevyzscv: ‘.

  

 

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Trafliv is an almosi cc'»r‘..~='
lTl0I13(‘e.‘ in Lima ’iIl£1§:£- Ir»
.\'1z'(,:C-L <f‘;u~.- .\‘7.I'lT2ll2‘l lhrm
vuzi*.1np, or ;:'oin;J, to the Con
en:_ nnd L‘»i'isig<: is do.s-perzi
ii-yizigg to '::p\.‘!':() up plans {(3
l;_v~;ms.< to WC'E:d om xhi.~; tr:
pmlalom fmrn its €I()0!’SLo.-p.

R<rc6.~.nLl_v the A2 Group
l'ormed Lo dcmiazxcl :1. b},.'~p
Tm; <1-lmipalgxi se(:retai-_
}.'<-.'n‘—n1\l Mr. Brian Lewi..~.
the gxnup was .<LaI‘:.e<I w
surixu Inv::nbei's of the old Brl
Yoiitii Clix!) Iwcaniv eppallu-«_E
the x-clad (_'0l1(Il’.IOI‘l.< l'nn')
Bx'i(_Igv.

Abuul 20 young people
rangecl EL prom-.~:: march mm
the vlllaixe and at the same 1
‘fine-3; joined Ioncca with am)!

 

rusid£:n'L. M x‘. John Purch
whm was C‘On('Ill(‘Lin§.,’ his I
«:3 mpa xgn with lc-.w:«rs to

.\TInl:'€Tl‘)' of Trans-port.

VI/ith the Youth Club mem
loanxing up with Mr. Pu:-cl‘.
pr0ie.;~:t. 4_lexnons=ir;Ltions were
ranged, ai1nin_r.; ill, 3 plan fox
oxtuxision of the M2 from B
1e_~_- (Sm-ner in Dover.

l3ecau.~‘c of 'llzui:' nr:a1*-niiii
pl'0Zt‘s[:i uric! pestering‘ of I
.-«.ml1o1'it.iL-;a and mu .\Iml


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Ladies’ Hair Stylist
“Peter Leonard”

of l\’nizl1tsbriiig‘e

4 HIGH STREET. BRIDGE

PERMANENT WAVING -
BLEACHIIIG, TINTING. ETC.

NEAR CANTERBURY

Telephonv: BRIDGF. 551

EXPERT CUTTING

(Only :1 few iniiiiiics from Canterbury)

Phone BRIDGE 55I for appoinfmenl‘

FOR 30 YEARS RESIDENTS IN BRIDGE
HAVE ENJOYED PROMPT SERVICE AND
DELIVERY OF THEIR MORNING PINTAS

  

15 NEW DGVER ROAD "‘

DAIRIES

BOTTLED

 

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4

T('lt‘[)ll0I1(‘ts': Ii3.').'»3 and 62041

ABBOTT BROS.

FROM LOCAL FARMS.
PASTEURISED AND

IN OUR

CANTERBURY DAIRIES
60/61 MILITARY ROAD

Life for sale . . .

from

..!.2-1.«I.0 and your Szlfoiy Belt

is fitted

FREE OF CHARGE

As Crash Repair Specialists we

KNOW that safety

belts can

:~;l\‘c Iivua. insure yours NOW.

The IVIotori.~at.~s° Shop

Motor Services;

High .N"II'&-1-1 - Ih'idg'¢- - Tel. 630

lag»-. Ho rrnminl '.~. the Ll2i_'.'.<
\‘.'hl'Il Ihi: High SLIUET. \'.'£=,_~‘ Ull-
CIlIil‘.'l'i‘(l by i:;1r.~'. and \'\'llk‘Il Iii»:-
Ptiliani Valley R€liI\\'£l}.' iizw was
in A')pt.‘l‘S\llOll.
The Fire: Brigade

Srmiv of his fOD(Ir'=S[ i'ni~n10i'i«~s
{ii-r« of the olil l’Ii‘i(i;:e- \«'0liim.<-a_~i'
Firz; Brigadz.-, sLa1'ti‘~(l by tiiii»
Marqut-$5 of Conynghani in the
1890's. In the uarly days I116.‘ bri-
gadz—'s manual pump was hO1";\'z"-
drawn but in 1925, '»\'I1r'.ff1 Mr.
Price joined (kw bi*iga<le, '(hl‘_\’
had a motor (t3Ild(*l' which
pi-owul to bv u:-ctri,~niel_v etlicium
and \\'as often called into (‘an-
It"l'I’)Ul‘_V to help with City fires.

l..at<-r :1 Rolls Royce chassis
was converted for use and in
1029 the b1*igar‘ie got its own
motor pump. In 1938 the Rolls
Iio_vm~ \\'z«1s itr-plarerl hy a Bed-
fowl.

 

Bridge’s policemen, Sgt. D. Carless and P.C. B. Goodwin,

l{mrz=m.lf; Liic All Group was
f-.:irn1c=d to (leniaml ‘a liy-pziss.
’i";-ac caziipziign sec1‘£:tar_\’, 23—
'_\'\"-'ll‘»OIkl Mr. Brian Lewis. Siilxll
the gzmup was a‘l(1l‘Ié’(l when
.~=ome: IIlv;EZ71I)\‘!':4. of {hu old Bridge
Y<m:’:i (‘I-.1!) I) .‘3l’llE' appalled at

 

the mz.-cl cond5.'zion~s {Ill'O‘-Jgll
Bi‘lLI?,‘§‘.
About 20 youiig: -people nix

l‘£lnf_j(t'-."(_l a pi'ot.e;;t niarch througli
the vill:-13:0 and at, the same [law
they joined forces with a.norhe>1'
re.:i(1ent. Mr. John .lf’iii'c.ln>su.
who was conducting his
canipaign with IL‘l.l§‘fX'.S Ii)
I\[ini;~Lr\-’ of 'l‘i-2in=.=.por't.

W’i:‘n phi: Youth Club I1’lt*D'lI)43l‘3
{seaming up with Mi‘. Piirche- .,
protest mémonsirarions WE‘l't" d.l‘<
rzingz,-Ll. aiming a; a plan for an
extension of the M2 froni Bren-
le.-’-; Corner to Dover.

B£‘<:ZU.l.—‘t.‘ of their no-ai‘—milita.ni.
f)l'()[(.‘:{-la‘ and pa-.»'te'i*ing' of local
'<‘tLl{Il'Ol‘I{.l€.':i and The Ministiy

()“'ll
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who both live in Police houses in the village.

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AZETTE" LOOKS AT LIFE‘ EN THE

    

Welcome back to former president of Bridge Womcn‘s Institute, Mrs. Heather Stotesbury (right), seen talking to the

present president, Mrs. V. Dawson. With them are friends of Mrs. Stoteshury who were welcoming her back for a short visit
at a party at Mrs. Dawson’s home.

     


        



Children splash happily in Bridge School swimming pool, bought after a money-raising effort by the Parent-Teacher Associ-
ation. Keeping a watch on the fun is the headmistress, Mrs. 0. Knight.

A