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-Correspondent: Malcolm Mitchell,  ‘
' The Oldcottage, Bishepsbourne ' .

CT4 5H.'I_‘, phone 01227 330645.;f

Church: The name of the‘ new
Rector for_Bishopsbour11e, is '
expected tobe a_t1_I1ou_ne"ed - _'

tomorrow (Friday). _  '

 He Wi11_a1eo be in charge of I

.B_a;rha111,'KiI1gsto1:1 arld , ~
-Womenewold. There was a shortlist -

-of three candidates for the Vae_a11'Cy

_ -"caused by the'appoi11t111e11t of his _
predecessor, Canon Alan Duke, as - '

chaplain to the Bishop in -
Canterbury, the Rt Rev Stephen
Yenfifgrt I

t It'i3e"'e§{fi'ected‘th_at the maucaena at  

service for the new Rector ‘i.?'§.Tfl1~bB
held in September. '

 


 

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BRIDGE 5

Correspondent: John Anderson, 7
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
c'r4 5NA, phone_830260_. — ‘

Fish Scheme: Coffee Pop-In at .the I
Bridge Village Hall, 10.15 to

11.45am on Wednesday, August 9.
Please phone Ann Medhurst 1
(830762) if you have not been before ‘
and would like a lift.

Garden Party: The smallest in the
world (this Millenniuml). This ,
event‘ will again take place at 25
Union Road, on Saturday, August

12, foflocal charity Becket Homes. ‘

 

_ Tickets are available for two '

sessions during thefday from ‘

~’Ch;ristine Hoare 01227 832447 4

. (evenings) at £3.

Coffee morning: In aid of the Kent;
Air Ambulance held on July 22, in
the village hall, raised £310. The
organiser Mrs Glynnis Austin, . _ '
thanks all who helped. '

Flower show: Held by the
Nailbourne Horticultural Society
at the Bridge Primary School last
Saturday was a great success.
Judges John Laurie (veg, flowers
and plants), Jill Snashall (floral
art); -Mrs Diane Ridsdale (cookery),

_ and Pat. Pratt (11é.1I.1C:1iC1°€_?~_fi};,a1‘1‘1“‘-_-"'-"tr,
— ‘childrens classes) agreed on the

high standard of exhibits. The
number of entries and exhibits,
were also up. An appreciative
crowd visited the show. Tea and
homemade cakes were provided by
Ethel Cartwright and her team. ’

» The raffle run by..Bill Oakeyraised

£116 for the so‘ciety’s§funds. Three
new members were also recruited. ’

_ The chairman Roger Austin, and
?— president John Anderson thanked

all«coII1II1ittee members’ for their 7

‘ hard work. ~

The president also welcomed—'Joan
Stingemore‘ as newshow secretary
andicongratulated her on her first
event, and thanked Billie(_AndersoI1
(his wife) for her‘10 years service
as show secretary. Prizewinners:
Champion Cottage Gardeners Cup_
for most vegetable points, Silver
Tankard for vegetables in the class
22 collection and the Bleepcup for
most points overall in the show to
Hans Kollhoff; Anderson Novice_
Cup, Mrs Brenda Stewart; Silver

Rose Trophy, Mr and Mrs John

Barley; Fremlins Cookery Cup, Mrs
Betty Hill; Sarah-Louise Prestige

’ Floral Art Cup, MrsjBillie

Anderson; Wordsworth Childrens
Cup, The Boyd-Jones Trio; ' "
Handicraft Plate, Mrs Dorothy
King; Silver Rose Bowl for most -
picturesque garden, David and

, Jane Millyard; Silver Plate for .-

prettiest small garden, Bill and Liz
Qakey. '

Class winners: J. Atkins 0-1-0; B.
Anderson 4-3-0; J &l Barley ,4-‘2-1;
Boyd-Jones Trio 3-0-0; D. ‘ “

. Cartwright 0-1-1; D. Chandler 0-2-0; ‘

B. Cope 2-1-0; K. Cryer 2-1-2; A.

V Edmonds 0-0-2; B. Hopkins 6-1-'4; J.-‘

Hopkins 0-2-3; B. Hill 2-0-0; D. King‘
2-0-0; A. Kollhoff 3-0-6; H. Kollhoff
'6-10-1; J. Millyard 2-1-4; D. Millyard
2-1-0; B. Oakey-1-3-0;‘L. Oakey 3-6-0;
S. Perrin 1-0-0; B. Stewart 2-0-0; W.
Tamsitt 0-0-1; T&K Walder~3-0-0.

‘ Concerts: Songs for Higham being ,

performed by Canterbury Operatic
Society on August 18 and 19 at '
Higham Park House are now fully

subscribed.

GIG: Sunday evening, Carousel,
the popular talent nightat the Red
Lion, Bridge.

Church services: Trinity_7, Sunday.
Sam BCP Communion, St Peters

’ Church, Bekesbourne. 10am Holy

Communion, St Peter’s Church,
Bridge. 10am Matins, St Mary’s
Church, Patrixbourne. 11am
Bridge Methodist Church service
led by Michael Baybutt.

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BRIDGE

Correspondent John Anderson, 7

Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,

GT4 5NA, phone 830260.-

WI: Designing your Garden for
Ease" is the subject for Mr William’s
talk for the next meeting. The
competition is a photograph of any
garden. New members and visitors
will be made welcome, on Tuesday,
at 7.30pm, the village hall.

Exhibition: Nailbourne
Horticultur 1- Society is taking an
active role the Millennium T
Horticultur 1 Show, to be held at

- the Central andstand, Herne Bay.

This is to bet held on Saturday and
Sunday, August 19 and 20, 10am to
5pm daily, admission free. It is
hoped many members and friends
will attend. -

Woodpeckers: The children at
Woodpeckers Nursery had a
musical end to their term this year,
with Doug playing his accordion
for the children to sing and dance

to. This was followed by a fun show I

given by Paul George a local
entertainer. a

Mrs Allison won the raffle for the
Leeds Castle tickets. There were
lots of goodbyes this "year to X
member. of staff Thalia Lambell
who was presented with a_ photo
album, vouchers and flowers.

5 Many children were alsomoving _

on to school and were wished good
luck and given leaving presents:
Alice Colthurst, Sam Corrigan
Smith, Bronte‘ Denning, Alistair
Dunn, Mathew Efremi, Katherine

Evans, Beth Fairfax, Phillip Hague, _

George Hales, Matthew Harrison,
Christopher Jenner, George
Knights, Megan Latharn',_Bethany
Lee, Alice McCormick, George
Needham, Kiran Pearce, Paige
Phillipson, George Redman,
Zachery Stonier, Eleanor Sole, ,
Chloe Webb, Christopher Wells-and
Jasper Wyant.

Next term begins on Thursday,
September 7.

School: The last two weeks of
Bridge with Patrixbourne School
term were busy with various
activities. ,
Years one and two performed a

musical play about the destruction

. of the rainforests and years five
and six performed a musical based
on the works of Gilbert and
Sullivan. Both performances were
watched and enjoyed by parents
and children.

To celebrate the Millennium the
children released balloons that
contained their wishes for the
future. 1 -

The infants had a camp out and
barbecue and the juniors had a .
disco.

This was followed on the next day
with a history event. The children
and staff dressed up as either
Romans, Victorians, or in the 19703

- fashions and entered into the spirit

of the day. '

The year six pupils attended a
leavers’ disco organised by the
parents. A whole school picnicwas
held on the school field.

On thelast day of term there was a
leavers assembly, and in the
afternoon the whole school said
goodbye to Mrs Stewart who had
been cook at the school for the last
17 years and was now retiring.

Every family at the school was
given a Bible to commemorate the
Millennium. Wendy Tomsett, a

' member of staff, helped to organise

the race for life which was run or
walked by various members of
staff. ' e

Dial-a—bus: Do you have difficulty
in using public transport? Dial-a-
bus is an initiative by Canterbury
council and Kent County Council
aimed at providing a service for
the disabled and elderly. -

You can phone for a specially '
adapted bus to call at your house, '
take you to the town centre and
' home again. The service operates

on weekdays and covers the B
Canterbury district, including
rural areas. ' '

For more information and an .
application form contact Jan Uden,
development and planning, council

CT1 IYW 01‘ phOIie'O1227 862436. '

Gig: Tomorrow (Friday) evening,
Dave-_Ferra, acoustic blues, is at the
Red Lion, Bridge.

Church services: Sunday, 10am
Holy Communion, St Peter’s
Church, Bridge; 10am Matins, St
Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne;
11am Bridge-Methodist Church ~
Holy Communion with the Rev
David Marshall.

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offices, Military Road, Canterbury, 1


Correspondent: John Anderson, 7 .
Dering Road,‘ Bridge, Canterbury
CT4 5_NA. i _ » ‘ '
Party: -A garden party at.25 The
Close, raised £175 for Becket

. Homes, and £150_on the Traidcraft

stall. The hostess and organiser
Christine Hoare thanks all who _
helped withand supported. the
event.

Flower festival: In conjunction

with the village autumn
Millennium celebrations, this is to‘
be held at St Peter’s Church,

Bridge, on Friday and Saturday,
September 8 ands, from 10am to
6pm, and on Sunday, September 10, '
from 10am to 4pm. There will be -
music and refreshments.

There will also be a concert given
by Quodlibet at 8pm on Friday,
September 8. Admission is free, but
there will be a retiring collection
for the church restoration and
music funds.

The performers are a recently-

1 formed ensemble of between four
and six voices. A B ’

Quodlibet comprises; Ruth

. Hoskins, soprano; Jane Farrell,

; church that they nominate.

a contact John Anderson

mezzo-soprano/contralto; Richard
Pond, tenor; John Hamilton-Box,
baritone; Mark Gardner, bass;
directed by Peter Giles, counter
tenor.

To close the festival, the p
Archdeacon of Canterbury, the Ven
John Pritchard, has agreed to
attend Evensong at 6pm on-the
Sunday.

The organisers are appealing for

"volunteers from the parish to man

the church during the three days of
the event. T

They would be grateful for anyri
amount of time, either long or
short, that can be offered. Please


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A
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churchwarden on 01227 830260, or
Pat Dunderdale on 01227 830668.

In conjunction with the festival the '* _

Friends of Kent Churches annual

sponsored bike and hike event Will Q _

be taking place on Saturday, .. “
September 9. If you are willing to
ride a bike or walk between

churches to raise money, please .

A?-“el

' Contact Jill Gillanders
* (Bekesbourne), Pauline Pritchard
. (Patrixbourne) or Christine Beer

(Bridge);

They would also like to hear from
anyone who can spare an hour of
the day to sign off cyclists who
visit the churches, or those willing '
to sponsor someone or provide
refreshments. A ‘

Bekesbourne and Patrixbounre
have recently had grants and '
Bridge will be shortly applying to
this charity, for urgently needed A
restoration work. Half of what ,
entrants raise goes directly to the

Gig: On Sunday evening Ben
Andrews (acoustic blues) is at the
RediLion, Bridge.

Church services: On’ Sunday, at
10am, Holy Communion is St

, Peter’s Church Bridge; and 10am _

Holy Communion at St Peter’s '
Church Bekeshmirne. The 11am

i£;.e:e*-raste JG?-»a*z..e:-r~m,p


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BEKESBOURNE

     
   

 Correspondent: John Anderson, 7

Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury
CT4 5NA, phone 01227 830260,

Fair: A boot fair will be held at
Parsonage Farin by permission of
John Ash on Saturday, September 2
at Barn. Jennifer Skinner, the

, organiser, says there are a -few
' pitches, so those intending to book"

- should ring her now on 0122'?
768925,

Church: There is no service at ‘St

. Pe_ter’s Church, Bekesbonrne on

- Sunday,


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BISHOPSBOUHNE     

Correspondent: Malcolm Mitchell-, _
The Old Cottage, 'BiSh0psb0urne . '

- CT4 _5HT, phone 0122'7_'830645_._ .
. Parish church: There-will be no ' '

service at St Mary’s on Sunday, but
parishioners are invited to attend
any of the following in other
churches within the united
benefice: '- __ -- :

Holy _Con1Inun._ion, 9.30am,
Womenswold, conducted-by the

 ‘Rev Gerald Greenwood, or family

_ - service, -1 lam St J0hn’s, Barham, .
- conducted by the Ministry t_ear'n'. _ '

'0.n-Your B-ik'e:'-Velunteers are Still" '

. _ needed 'to~take.p'art in ‘the-V_i11age_-’s

  _ contribution to -the Friends -of__Ke_nt

Churches? 'anr1'ua1fund—raising
event on Saturday, Septen_1ber_9.' __

;Pa_rti-cipantshcan takepart oil ’ .. . -I ' E

0 ;b1cyc1efor on" foot with the 1

objective‘ of -visiting as many

I ' churches as possible-_between 10'a1n '

and 6pm. Half the-sponsor money. _ '

' goes to -the Friends (who-help

churches with grants" towards .- '
repairs) and half to the church
nominated by the person taking
part.

Volunteers are also sought to help
man the -church in order to sign. .
visitors’ documents: to verify their _
visit___and to help provide
refreshments. -- '

Anyone Wishing to take part in the
ride (or walk) may obtain '
sponsorship forms from Anne - -
Neame. (phone 01227830300), If you
can-help toman th_e=churc'_h.'for an '
hour on .the day, Contact Gill
Applin (phone 01227 700693). -

Cornedy: The "King-sbourne Players

0 are -re-hearsing Outof Order, a __- ._ ..

‘comedy--by‘ Ray Cooney," for

 p.erforn__1ances at Barhan1.Vi11age_
*Ha11,' from September--28‘to 30, at , _

7.30pm; ,

- Tickets at -£3.50 and £2,50.can..;b_e  I" '
booked by ringing 01227830120 or

831513.

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 ' 'B11'rnis_ten, ef The Street, and.

' Sheila Castle, of -Be.-urne Park, teek .

part in the" Imperial Cancer Race

 for Life runin Herne Bay, between . - 

I thern raising £500. - ' i

 Theyt11aI1l:.their sponsors, .
especialljyiregulars at the Mermaid.

- pnb1ic'he1'1se, whei contributed £85
t0W:ElI'[_1S..1;hE total-. .

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Corres'po.ndent:'...Iohn Anderson,  .

. DeriI'1g'Ro'ad, Bridge‘, :C.a__1_,1terbury'_ _

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- WI: At the_ August- meeting, '

members heard‘ a talk. by Mr

"Williams on Designing Your

Garden for Ease. The photograph

_ competition for any garden was
 won by Jean Foster.

On Thursday, September 14,
between 10.30am and noon, there

. will be a coffee morning and bring-

and-buy at 26 Western Avenue by -
permission of Mavis Parsons. '

\

The September meeting will be in
the village hall on Tuesday,
September 19, at 7.30pm. A talk
will be -‘given by farmer John-
Palmer on Heritage. Visitors and

' friends will be made welcome.

Show: The Nailbourne

Horticultural Soci.ety’s stand. at the

Gireenfingers 2000 Mi.'l_lennium
Horticultural Show atthe Central.
Bandstan.('l, "I-lorne Bay, on ._
Saturday and Sunday was a great
success. 'I‘h.e show was opened by
the '1 lord Mayor of Canterbury;

'l."h.o soclety was the only ex'_hibit0.r.'

‘From the south side of the city and . 

created a great deal of interest
with an outstanding flower '

a'1'I"'rm1gement depicting Bridge, _and _

the river Nailb.our"ne. ._ _. _

Several. other floralarrangements
and a displayof fruit and. ' '
ye get-"ables by _members brought
great credit. ' ' ' -

Holiday attracti'ons:__ At "the" White
Horse there will "be. .a- ‘mini-beer
festival in;-the. garden, weather
perinittiIIg,"from_ t.omor_row

(Friday) _to_- Monday, with ‘at le-ast "

siXfreie1ii.ia1eis ,or1‘ut.a  foreign I. :
, ' .3.-'£.3'.:c2._'-' .,1‘i.-J. .j«._;‘_-'..»_.'r~.-L .=_I ' '  ,' 4_"- ,-;

l_£_I:l-J3 -.1; .5. -\"._.'-' .' :- .. Jf 


bottled beers at _spe_cial'pri'ces. I __

Therewill be live music on Friday
andsaturday nights, acoustic
guitar and VOC::'11_d110S playing
mellow rock. ' -

On Sunday, there will b_e bouncy a
castle, bat and trap, barbecue. and
pig roast from 313111, and on i- -

 Monday,_bouncy castle, bat and "I

trap and bargain beers. 1 ',

' Red-Lion gigs are: .ToInorroni

(Friday), Mac" and Roger, with - i
great rhy.thIn’r1’Blue_s and terrible:

' jokes and- on Sunday King David.

Purdeyblues,  -_ -

_ Church services: On Sunday there __

are Barn BCP Communion, St: '
Peter’s, Bridge; 10am Holy ' -- 
Communion and Bapt.ism,- St  ._ '

Marys, Patrixbourne;_ 11-ain'Bridge ' "

Methodist service, led. by Dr
Donald Lugg. '

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