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Correspondent: ‘John Anderson,‘ 7 . '
Dering Road, .B1:'..idge, Canterbury
C’_I‘4 5NA._ _ " __ ._ _ '
Festiva1:'The Millennium festival -
committee in conjunction with the

' fete "organisers, have issued a

special p'r.og'ramrne of ‘events for
the; first Inajor-_-celebration o-fthe

- year or__1_J___un_e 24, _.

These consist ‘of.-aduck race,- _
classic car display, gui_ded_history'
tours, jazz band,‘ Morris dancer's, -

' Sealed Knot Battles, performance

by: Br"i'dge’=s o'v_vn‘Canzonet. _
Ense::_n_b1e_, children’s.di_sco- (4-

vaaoprn), Showdown Male Voice '

Choir._';(7':.15),_pig roast and '  _
fi-reworksi-‘a_t _ab_out_. -_10_.3_0pn1. _ _. ._ - = __ -
sThe;tse::efid%hisest erent*rWi11 take  . t
pla._Ce"<')‘I_1_'-" 'S_(§]§3_‘l3__('§I_:fL1E}i_.'=.J_i'1'*:--fi__8_'I,13.Ci)E_10 wtitha.
flower --festivals. in." St"=Peter?s Church,
Bridge, a_".concert'-by--The  ' ,. 
Cantefi -bury Glerkes on -the Friday-
evening;..fo11owe;d-by a Communion
..ser'jv3ice-conducted by the

'-_-Archdeacon of -' Canterbury," the Vera
- .Joh_n'Prite'hard, on the Sunday .

, morning,

' A t-h1.'ee.—jday -exhibition will also be
‘presented by the Bridge and

' Dijs'trict_._History_Society in the

-- Vil1a_ge_ hall, with further guided _
_to_'t1rs of..the village. There will also
'-‘be’-music and barbecues around the
- pubszin the village ' - '

" ifligham Park: There is now a £10 ,

se.€a‘.'-".~:.*Té.§5¥1 ticket available. Members '.

_ ._re'c_ei‘ve free‘ entry‘ to-the gardens,

inVT'1'-tations to special events and _
opportunities to become involved
1n th'e-conservation and restoratior

.'0_f.; -_I'-lig€ha1n'." This has once .again -

become a fam.i1y'_hon1_e. '

Visitors. notice this when touring
the splend_id-restored-- staterooms,
andchatting to the owners about

- their alnbitious restoration plans.

This is-for most people a specia_L_l___

' delight, as is exploring the 25 acres

of restored parkland and gardens.

. For details phone 0122? 830830-


Church neWs:=Beca_use of the
change in the structure of the
benefice of Patr-iXbour_n_e with _
-Bridge and Bekesbourne, to further
includethe parish of Nackington .
and Lower Hardres, under the
administration of Paul Filmer, the .

new priest, it has become -- -_
necessary, from June 1 to alter the -
' times of serVic_:es,_ to make -them. _ _
available to all thosejparishioners

wishing to attend" a particular

"service. ' -

_ The future pattern will be as _ _ _
follows: First Sunday of the month: '

Lower Hardres, 10am‘ Holy
Communion, Bridge; 10am Holy -
Communion; _Pa'triXbourne 10am ' -
Matins; Bekesbourne Sam BCP_

- Communion.-

Second Sunday: Nackington,
9.30am Holy Communion; Bridge, '
6pm_Evensong; Patrixbourne, 8am
BCP Communion; Bekesbourne

. 10am Family service.

Third Sunday: Nackington,"8am

"BOP Communion; Lower Hardres-,
' 10am Family Service; Bridge, 10am

-Holy Communion; Bekesbourne, . - H

loam Holy Communion. _
' Fourth Sunday: Nacliington, - '

9.30am Holy Communion; Lower '

. Hardifes, Gpmn Evensong; _Bridge,.
'8a_m BCP-Communion; '
. _ Patrixbourne, 10am‘ Holy

Communion.
Where there is.a fifth Sunday,

. details of _ a rotating benefice

service will be announced,
Services for Sunday are: 10am‘,

"Holy Communion, St'Pete_r’s

Church, Bridge; 10am, Matins, St

_Mary’s Church," P-atri-Xbourne; 8am ' I
' BCP Communion, St P_et_er’s

Church, Bekesb ourne. Bridge I

ll - Methodist Church service will be I
' led by the Rev Do_na1d-Lugg.'-

Today (Thursday) Ascension Day‘

Eucharistis at_St Peter"s, Bridge, at

6pm.

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Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury
GT4 5NA. ' ' '
FISH scheme: A Coffee pop-in will
be held in the village hall on ~
Wednesday, June 14, 10.15 to
11.45pm, where visitors will be able
to obtain details of the-
_ forthcoming strawberry tea to .

celebrate both the Millennium and
the -FISH schemes‘ 20th birthday. '

Flower festival: iThe_festival is at St B

_ Pet_er_’s Ohurch, Bridge from .
September-8 to 10. There will be a

B stallselling plants and residents

' are asked to start growing‘-and __
Collecting plants for this stall now.

' For further information or ‘to make .
:_ donations, please Contact either
Rosie Green 830204, Elizabeth _

_ Kirkwoo_d 831056 "or Viv Brasier '
830981. '- ' t y, ,“
_jAid: Christian Aid Week . y

_ collections raised £1,105 in the area-
last month. Christine Hoare '

__ thanks -all o'oll—ectors and
contributors for raising this

' amount. ' - -

Council: The parish coiunoil will

. “meet in the Hunter" Room of the

village hall at 7.30pm today
' (Thursday);  % ~ __ '_  ‘

Gig: On Sunday evening I _ ' __ -
. Hullaballoo (swing-jazz) willibe at
_ -the Red Lion; doors open Tprn. _

B -Services: 0_n'-Sunday, 8am_B_CP-
Communion, St Marys Churc_h,. -'

~ Patrixbourne; 6pm E_yensong,St " ~ --
Peter’_s Church, Bridge; 11am
Bridge" Methodist churc_h,_ Rev. _
Albert Ball (church anniversa'ry)_.' B


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Correspondent: John Anderson, 7

Bering Road, "Bridge, Canterbury

i r GT4 5NA, pheI1e01221'7 830260. ,

BoW1s- club: 'A1:1yone.wishing‘ to try
short mat bow1s- is iI1vited".to the _

' . - Village hall on Friday evenings a

between 7 and 10. Or contact K.
Diss on 830463. ‘

E'ar1y trairi: The first train out of t
Dover passes through Bekesbourne

' at about 4._5Ua-m. At the moment it
a ..doe.sI1’t stop; Connex SE has a

request for this train to stop 'aI1d,_
pick uppassengers. -

It is willing to timetable this from -

. _ September provided no one objects.

Please let- the parish ‘council have
views; a  t . - .
If nobody has objected by the end

a. of June" the parish oounoil will ask

Conner: to schedule the stop; Ring

-the parish clerk on 832573. - '

Service: OI1'Sunday, 10am-Holy

C_ommuI1io11 St Peters Church,

Bekesboume. ' . a

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- Corre_spondent:'Malcolm Mitchell, -
The Old Cottage, Bishopshourne, _
‘GT4 5HT, phone 01227 830645.

' Magazine: The parish magazine for
Bishopsbourne and Kingston has a
new editor. Carol A-r.ter succeeds
Alan Thew, who is -giving up after
five_years; - _ - .

Copy for the J u1j§r_editio'n should 1:)

' with Carol, of 5 Greenacres

Kingston, by Friday, June 16." She -
can be contacted on 830068.

_- ‘Parish church:-There will be a 
 Matias-service at St Ma1'_y“’s Church
on Sunday, at 11am. In-the-absence

of a Rector, it will be conducted by
the parish ministnrtealn.

Otherwise -there is Communion at

 .St'John’s, Barham, at9.30aIn or


 

Even-song at St Gil

 

es, Kingston, at
Spin. - - —

T Council: The monthly meeting of - "

. the parish council will be held in

the Conrad Hall, at 7.30pm, on
Wednesday. , '

 

An’ Dflportunity will be provided at in I
_ the start of the meeting for .

villagers to- air eonoern_s or ask '

- questions. '

Dancing: The Oyster Morris and
Offeumdnnisidaneed to a large,
appreciative audience ouiside the

' Mermaid Inn, on Tuesday evening.


Correspondent: John Anderson, 7
Dering-Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4 5NA, phone 830260.

_Mil1enniu-In festival: [Events on

9-“FD PM 

_ villagefete, start with a duck race

ford to the recreation ground,
entrance fee 50p a duck.

From'10.30am to noon there are
History Society tours from the '
village hall. . -

At 11.45am the fancy dress parade
is from the Red Lion up the High

v-'-2.95 mm mm: -.-:

be prizes for three categories.

This is to herald the start of the
village fete. at noon with many
stalls and events taking place
[during the afternoon. -

At 3.45pm a Sealed—Knot drummer
Will lead off from the school
grounds to the village hall for a
free chi1dren’s dance which will
end at 6pm. ' - ’ T

At 4.15pm The Canzonet Choir

‘ Ensemble will be giving a .
performance in the marquee at the
White Horse. . -

Between 1 to 6pm there will be a
classic cars display at Rogers
Garage, and alternative therapies
will be offered in the White Horse
courtyard.

From 5pm there will be jazz in_ the
garden at the Red Lion Inn and .
between -5 and 8pm Morris Dancers
will be entertaining between the
White Horse and the Red Lion. A '

At 6.15pm The Sealed Knot Civil

s War Display in the Church Meadow
h‘ wiil be augmented by the firing of
.( cannons, followed by a tug—of-war

El challenge to villagers over the

., Nailbourne in Bridge Place

I} Meadow ‘

11 Between '7 and 9pm there is a
3; guitar and vocal duo at the White
. Horse. At 7.15pm the Snowdown
Male Voice Choir will be “giving a .
__p'er1form_ance in St Peters Church.
. At 9pm a pig roast and barbecue
.¢' will take place in the White Horse
,3 garden. At 10pm there will beta c
3 firework display in'Church
"D Meadow.

5 Times of all the events taking

3 place are approximate. All events

3 are free of tariffs. Donations

1; however will be welcome for the

1 school or church-. _ _

‘i History society: Owing to

lg unforeseen circumstances, the

1‘ evening at Higham Park has been

cancelled. The organisers apologise

« for any inconvenience caused.

5 Red Cross: A collection in the
E Bridge and P-atrixbourne areas
” raised £177.22. The organiser

:. thanks all who donated.’

9 Gigs: On Sunday evening, Jed
’i Thomas (blues/rock) is at the Red
ii Lion. C _ - .
g Church services: 8am BCP
{ Communion, St Peter’s Church, a '
5 Bridge; 10am Holy Communion, St
I Mary's Church,_ Patrixbourne;

11am, Bridge Methodist Church,
3 service led by the Rev Howard _
3 Skinner. ' ‘

All-E, .", '

C) 52"") m‘!-"r‘5 .'.‘.T.i"'_D1 E‘! If‘! S  75 H .4: fimnlg-inf,

uncut-1"

 

Saturday, in conjunction withthe B ,

at 10am (bring own duck), from the _

Street to Bridge School. There will _ e

—ir'.£A._‘Ih'\|—l)'nrt;ih—l n-ir\'—-v-z~.r-na-nay-a |—d I-u-dP\\ hlrnrnp-\—I-rn an 5.: p-..a_4-


 

Cerresfiondent: J ehn. _Anderson,- '7 ' _
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4-5NA, phone 330260; . T

Cycle ride: Congratulations? ‘go to  ' ‘T
the 11~stroI1g Plough and Harrow  __

cyeletearn members who"all- -

' completed the London to Brighton’ 

' ride -on June -18, the.__hott-estday of

the year. They raised more than .
£1,000-for the'B.riti-sh Hear1;- -

_- Foundation. '

WI: On a pleasantly hot day 14 t

I .. members spent -a -relaxing day at-

Walmer Castle. The garden ' "

_ meeting is on Tuesday, July 18 at
'-3.30pn1, at 26 Western Avenue. _

Please take a'_ garden chair if
possible. elsoa smallplate of food.

"There will be a bring and buy stall --

witha g_,arde.n therne. -

' Barn dance: By popular demand  I

Bridge SChQO1__' PFA is"again holding
a farnilybarn dance,‘ on Saturday, "
July-8:;  -. _ __ T H. ..
FISH scheme: The ‘scheme -
-celebrated not only the . _
M-il-lennium, -but its 20th‘
anniversary with a strawberry tea,‘
hfild1-I1'E1tI1131?Ciueei'11-‘the White T ~ .

‘_ Horse garden.___-_About-'65'1nen1bers',- -


J';...I..J.W€a.2..“1 """"_)_..s7 .9!’-7 ."

and supporters werewelcomed by
Jean Johnson the co-ordinator.
Grace was said by.Canon John

Packer.

In an address by John Hill, all
volunteers whose work in looking
afterolder citizens was recognised,
in particular Joanwarren who was
a founder member, andthe original

co-ordinator.

Joan then cut the anniiiersary
cake. J '

Outing: A coach outing to the Kent
and Sussex Railway, plus pp -
Michelham.Priory,- East ,-Suspsex
from Bridge, will take place on :

Thursday, July 27. J I
Tickets are £19 for both coach and ~ ~

. train, and bookings must be made i. J S

r by July 1. For details ring 01227 . .

s31o95. J

Gardeners: An evening outing to
the Summerfield Nurseries at
Staple was organised by the J
Nailb-ourne Horticultural: Society.
This was a Well supported, and V
informative evening, with a s ;
demonstration on the grafting of

rose buds, and a tour of t-he rose

growing fields.
The organisers 'th'ank_the hosts, on

" behalf of all members, for

hospitality. Summer show S

- schedules are now available on

830763.

V Council: Owing to unforeseen

’the'vil1ageiha1l.__ 

circumstances, the J uly meeting of
the parishcouncil will be held a
week earlier, on Thursday, July 6,"

at 7 .30pm in the Hunter Boom of by


Fete: Thevillage fete organised to '

raise funds for the Bridge Primary _

. School,i-and the "parish "of '

Patrixbourne with Bridge was a
well supported event, no doubt
enhanced by the Bridge
Millennium Festival celebrations
going on at the same time.

It started with .a ch_ildrer1"s fancy,
dress parade up the High Street

a and led by mounted and foot

soldiers of the Sealed Knot
Regiment carrying their colours,
and beating their drums. t

On arrival at the school the fete

.- - ; -was.declared;e.pen byethe Rev::._Pa,ul~ ~..

Filmer, recently appointed as the _
new priest, who then judged the
fancy dress competition.

The results were as follows: Pre ,
school class, Chloe Webb, Sam and
Emily Pither; 45 Alice and Emily
McCorrnacl:, Joshua Day; 7-9 Tom
Mc_C0rmack, Sofie Masterson; 10
plus Lucy Obrien, Abbie Blackwell. '

Many stalls and sideshows and

_ varied refreshments were

available, while in the arena there
were displays to entertain
everyone all through the
afternoon."

The total amount raised after

' expenses was about £4,500. The

organisers thank all sponsors for
their generosity, all helpers for
their hard Work and all who
supported them on the day.

Millennium festival: In
conjunction with the fete this
offered a greatlvariety of free -
entertainment. All day from 10am
to midnight people were milling
around, enjoyirigthe carnival
atmosphere. 4

Everyone united in the spirit of the
occasion not seen since thebypass
celebrations in the 70s. Music- was
provided from -jazz to pop in the
pubs, from the Cangonet Choir
ensemble in_ a marquee, to the
Snowdown Male Voice Choir in the

-church.

Other highlights of the day

' included the history society’s

tours, the classic car'display,_

'_Oyster Morris dancers, The Sealed

Knot and fireworks display.

A big thank youigoes to Alan
Walton and his committee for -

* organising such a wonderful day.
Also thanked. are the sponsors and

those who worked so hard, in . -
assisting with the arrangements. i

During the whole period there was
never the slightest suggestion of
any discord, or unpleasantness at a
any time. Thanks go to the police,
and in particular the v1'llage’s own
Special Constable Ranjit Khaliwal

- who so ably organised the High

Street procession.

Gig: On Sunday evening a
Carousel talent night is at the Red
Lion, Bridge.

Church services: Sunday, 8am BCP
Holy Communion, St Peter’s
Church, Bekesbourne; 1-0am
Matins, St Mary’s Church,
Patrixbourne; 10am Holy
Communion, St Pet-er’es Church -