I "\d“1such mcideet. ~ I. ~ ' l-Kent Highways has_also=toI§&_'the - green near the church lychgate, John Tyler. T _ _ Jumble ‘sale: A juruble sale is -to be to thehall tomorrow (Friday) __ - between 7 and 8pm. For flirther - i, . detail;s.coI1taet—ha]1.tru_stees_.Gili . __ _, Applin on 01227 l70(l693_,_ or-B-1;1il1i};J_a Burniston on‘ _ Wine and wisdom": A quiz evening is to be heldin the'Cor1rad-Hall on . ' . Council: Following the _ ' - bui1der’s rubble tipped on to the ‘ the city counci1’s “hit squad”. Council workmen were also called _ _ on Friday to deal with large, ‘ deposits of mud at the corner. of: Thestreet and Frog Lane \_ . ' ‘ following last .week’s' torrential. .. _- I ' ' rain; a city council if priority can heeeoavento is "I -_ .'to'cIeariJ1g“CiI (.i11e't_he i:o1_'ner‘- so.,_____ 11 -- -that surface.water- Ic'a{1'1_be ‘carried ' away; particularly this waethei o : council" that it would replace the? . missing crossroads direction posts '._' and aI'1_aeeorn_panying siw; .' . ' _C0rfe5pand+é-téfit: J Ai1dé1‘soH_,‘ 7 : Bering Road, B__ri&gB, "Canterbury __ 7' Legion: The Royal British.Legion’s Lit_tleboui'ee and . - ' meet at the ;P1o1'ig3h'and _- — - Sweet, B1'id§ge_,eit "_7'.3_(}pIn on Tuesdiay. . The White; Horse " expectingto i:'e—-operi early __?11eXt.. Z week after complete renovation. . . t Ttaffic A public consultation. for -p'arishioI;,ershe1d' 7 in the village hall over th1"ee.days last week createda great deal-of _ _ .- "interest. The.proposa1_s'- w_ere_ a .' combined recommendation by _ the pa1"ish_oo'un_ci]s.- ' ..Kent'Cou_J:1ty, _C~_anterb1_1ry- City I 5 After-vieesriiigithe detaiied plane an ' present were invited to fill ma _ -"'quest:ionna1"_re,— a¥nd"ma;ke ' -_comments; These now be by-the highways - ‘-- d dep_arEmen't"before-m'a_king t ‘decisions-. _ - " Fireworks: Because of I the ‘i'loodJng_ ' ' I of the Church «Meadow-, the-.-FI‘Afs...._V .. "bonfire and fireworks. display been postponed to Saturday," ' ' - November 25. - . Wisdom: Awine and W]. ‘saga it he held in aid of the Bridge ‘group’ of "parishes at the hall, on I 'Sattlrday,.NoVember-25," 7.'15 for — ' _-"prompt; tables of 5eight__(or_ ' ' ' ‘less join inwith others);-._£5. I181‘ ' . head to include food, take" your - ovsfn pI_a_te,_ "cutlery," glass _ 'I‘iekets to fifom Famine ' v Pritchard Andrea L o Nicholson .3309}47,.PE1t mmderdaie % % ossoeosgrohn; .A_11_derS0n 330260. o .-T'on':1orro"w (Fr_iday)_evefiing,_ _ -_ '.Pe_1-ry White is: feattiied et'the“j : f §Re(1._\Lio'n 2 I011 Sl11;1I_ia_3§,':'é1_t- 1o..5l_oam, _ 1 = Remembrance parade service at - ' St Ma1'3?’s-.Ch'urch, Pafiixbourne; - 1 6pm Eveoson‘g'at St Pete1"s_ Church I 'Bridge"a:i'_1d;_. 11am Bridge Methodist i L 3.’.'i-Church;--Se1'.viee,(1ed by the-Rev _ -_ = Maurice Weathemp. - _g:-Dc‘) __...—_..L— —— 1: _ ‘__ V . _ Correspondent: John Anderson,‘ 7 Dering Road, "Bridge," "Gan-terbury, _ CT_4_5l\lA,' phone 8302(i0=._ ' ' I "I‘r'ust transfe”r:"The‘ trustees of the ‘Charity of Mary_ Gregory, Charity Commission No 239043,,propose to _ transfer the property of the charity ' to the Bridge Fish Scheme, Charity Commission No 103.557_97.- -' The details and notice reference - the ,trust_ees-’ resolution are. . displayed on the parish council and -_' St .Pete_1"’s Church notice boards. Sale: The tennis club is holding a , jumble sale.-at the village‘ hall on "Saturday, November 18, 2-4pm. Admission i_s 20p. '_ Tea: A fellowship tea will be held in the'Met-hodist ‘church at 2.45pm, on Monday. . - - - An‘ illustrated talkwill be given by the Minister, the Rev David - Marshall called_'A Growing Concern,- Telling the story of how the small towns and village Methodist churches grevv in their care and involvement with the community-. — ' — - ' r\Iw?lr«1a~ - WI: -The annual meeting will-be on Tuesday, at '7.30pm_ in. the village hall. The competition will be for ‘a _ favourite egg cup. v , _ . 4 ' , Music: Canzonet will be giving a celebration "of music for ‘St _ Ceci1ia’s Day, at -St Peter’s Church, on Wednesday, November 22, at 8pm, Director is Peter Giles and accompanist: Robert Scott. Admission is by programme £4, available from the tourist office, St \ lViargaret’s Street, Canterbury; _ John Anderson,‘ on 01227 830260; Andrea Nicholson 01227 830947; or - at the door. . ‘Co-ffee: A coffee morning in aid of the Kent Air Ambulance Will be . held in the village hall from 10am to 12.30pm on Saturday, November 25, with Christmas goods for sale.- Wisdom: Bridge group of parishes’ ‘ Wine and Wisdom in the village hall is on Saturday, November 25, T215 f'0I_f 7530..;'F§§I{‘ ’(.‘l'étE'1'iIs_ '1'“-if1g‘= Pat " _ snunderaaié: eh'8soses,: He. “Is? 5 Brothers’, soul show is at the Red Lion,-Bridge. - . - a Ride: The sponsored bike ride at Patrixbourne in aid of the‘ Friends of Kent Churches raised £250. :The organiser Pauline Pritchard thanks all riders, sponsors and “church sitters.” - i Church services: On Sunday; 10am Holy Communion is at St Peter’s Church Bridge and 11am Holy Communion, with the Rev David Marshall at the Methodist Church. PARISH COUNCIL New councillor: As a result of a casual vacancy on the parish council, a new member has been - _' co—opted. This is Pam Dobson of C ’ _ the High Street, Bridge. Cllr Dobson was welcomed to her first meeting, by the chairman, Cllrp Anderson. ' Traffic calming: A good response _ to the exhibition of traffic calming measures, held in the ‘Village hall '_ at the beginning of the month-, and to_the questionnaire, had been received from members of the public. Resultsof the survey are to be examined and any amendments considered necessary as a result of the public consultation will be made to the plans. Christmas lights: Councillors agreed that illuminated Christmas ' "trees should again be displayed in the High Street this year, re-using the lights provided by the city council from the Millennium , lighting fund last year. Christmas trees are to be offered, _ . in the first instance, to those who displayed them last year. Any other resident of the High Street, who ' would like a tree and lights should" . contact the clerlszfon 01227 832219. Any available trees will be __ provided on a first~come, first- served basis. " Trees and their installation are being funded by the parish council, but anyone wishing to make a donation to help offset the cost should do so by forwarding a cash/cheque (payable to Bridge PC) -to the clerk at 50 Riverside Close, _ Bridge. _ , Planning applications: The C _ following applications had been received and commented upon: Replacement garage store at_ 45A High Street; erection of detached garage at 41 Union Road; erection of _ 15m pole with three antennae, i two dishes, associated equipment cabinet and security fencing at BT Exchange, High Street. The following applications had been notified as granted: First floor extension to Gardenways, Bridge . Hill; two and single storey rear extension? at 51 ‘Union Ro‘'ad;-two’ , ‘ store§i”§id_€’e'§§tafi’siofi .(iv,é‘yiseii,“. mv=1~e*~el;magma M BRIDGE :__(j'I.‘4>5NA, Phone-§30'260_-.’_', _' _ _' . "Application: B_ritish'Telec'om has . - "l the--erection of a 50m p_o1e.with i . "fairly close to the primary school. . ‘. ' _.p_et_itions fromia nu_m_ber?of - O Rica‘. we I Correspondent: John-—Anderson,. -7 Dering, Road, Bridge, Canterbury, applied'for planning .=per1'-nis'sion for‘ three antennae,‘ twodishes, associated "equipment, cabinet and security fencing at its exchange in the High street. These are next to private dwellings on the _ Canterbury side of -the village and The app1i_cati0fifi'1.15F1 sbrdxisfht T * 2 C : objections from..the p'a_ris1_i- council Z = - _ar1_d";c_ity coil-n'ci1l'o’r"‘Bill Oakey and ' "residents. _ 4 _ _ _ _ . ' Sale-: The tennis club jumble sale ‘_ _on Satu_rday- raised £190 for its ' -funds. Organisers thank all who helped and supported. ‘l’61‘-‘P5’ appeal: The ap ea] in - ' Bridge and D1etr1c'tra__se_d £1.,1B.2.r «- The Royal British Legion "branch and the local organiser thank their I dedicated team-of collectors. ' Fireworks: The bonfire night and 1; , disla ,, _cence11ed.b.y. the been postponed indefinitely. Supper: An Americansupper and - ,-sins-along te.~aec'orc11en» , -accompaniment. and ‘other s.1Jgt:%:;:l;s's_,- ;aent'erfa1n-ment.;. 1a1'u.s;a- C fie‘ be ‘held b-rrthe Ntetillciouisne-;:* t it . : ~ ~ --r-.-:_IfIert_i_jcu_l_tu_ _al_"[Se_ci’et'y at,th,e.5vi11age - " --hall, -on _TLl__€3SdaY:' at 7 .30pm_.' __ ' T_hose--attendingare-askedtc take ‘ _a plate ‘of. food to share; aswell as . their own drinks and glasses. Carols: There is an invitation to join" a‘ Salvation Army Band‘ on . M0n.da'y,- December 4, a_t.7.30pm in - the .scho.o'l hall for a carol concert. _ Refreshmentswill be served. t _ Admission is by ticket, £1.50 each, ' available fromthe school office, ' phone‘ 01227 830276. .. - C Gig: On "Sunday "evening-Carousel - is at the Red.Lion.-" ' t " - f . Church services: On Sunday, 8am BOP Communionis ‘St Peters Church, Bridge and loam‘ .- ' Communion at St Marys _Church, - Patrixbourne. The 11am Methodi-st .- . Church -service" willbeled by-Ron” - _ Chadwick. ' _ . Correspondent: Jill Thomas, Cobham "Court, Bekesbourne, "Canterbury CT4 5E’l‘,_phone ' 832573 - . - . ' ' Bazaar; A.-Christmas -bazaar will be I .held ‘on Saturday, at main in the village hall, with-proceeds going to- - the village church and Brownies. ' Homes for local people: The Samuel Lewis Housing Trust has begun to build six new ‘houses . beside Cranmer Close. There will be two. one-bedroom houses and four three-bedroom houses. They are due to be completed in summer 2001 and local people interested in being considered as tenants should apply in writing to Kate Gr'i.fJ?in, Samuel Lewis I-Iousing ’.l‘rust, 1 lmrogato. Eurogate Business Park, Ashford, Kent, TN24 BXW, 01233640508. The new homes are intended for - local people and :_co_me -under _a '"parish"S106"'Agreement.IDetails of '- the-conditions can be obtained from the Housing Trust. 7 _ Canterbury College: Professor _ Stuart Field made a submission to -'-tlieiplocal -inquiry* ‘on behalf _ of the -. ' epar_ishes__oi‘ Bridge-,_Be_l(esb.our_ne. - with Patrixbourne and; " '_Littlebour_i1e. .1?_r-of Field outlined I ,. thetraffie problems wli_ich_ were-* '- -- likely to ensue in these parishes if ' ".the ‘college r_elocatib_I1 Went ahead. 'Millennfium'¥yew.: ‘A-larg_e-7 - . _ congregation for thejfamily service 5 at St Peter’-s Church braved the rain to watch the planting of Bekesbourne’s Millennium yew tree. The yew is one of many hundreds of small trees which have been given to parishes by the ' C_onservat'ion Foundation to mark the start of the third Christian . '1Viillennium.'i _ _ . "All the tree_s have been propagated from yew trees believed to be at least 2,000 years old and growing ” during the lifetime -of Christ. The “paren ”__o_f l3el:esbourne"s'tree, is the Eastling yew, at Favershani. The tree was planted by Rosalie Stacey, church organist, helped by Amy Osterloh, one.of the younger _-members of the congregation. _ Church services: There is no i service at,.B,ekesb,ourne,.oI1 ,SL1I1daY., ' See under Bridge for details of '- other services in the benefice. Footpath .111-ep: The Millennium _ I map ‘showing the parish bo_unda1f3I and footpaths is now-installed on ' the front wall of therillage h'a1__1. ._.' "The emergency serviceo e._re_ _ _ — currently recommending that ' -. 1 - . anyone phoning for _ossieta_nce' I should-provide their Ordnance Survey grid 1"eference.--The_new map shows this reference forfell properties in the parish.“ _ _- _\ ; I..)J.<-l7jLl}' L11. ua.:.\.w Il'_-I_-I-.I.(.l.b\.I 1Jll|.£llt'\:d'l..l.:'_J-lJK'.ao _ We-E i ' _ Ciorrespondent:-,-'J_,oh_n-Anderson,':7 '- .l)ering-,Road,. Bridge, Canterbury, 1 CT4 5NA,-phone.8_3.0.260';-_' I ' " ._ __ Application: Briti_sh__T'e_l_ecorr1 has” _ 3 applied- for planning -perzmiss-ion -for ' the erection of a 50m_-p,ole—with three antennaegtwoidishes, _ _ -- ~ . 'a_ssocia_ted "equipment, cabin_et_and_ , . _ security fencing at its exchange in . ' the High street} These are I_1eXt:to _ private dw'e11ing“s-'.on the ._ ' i - 5 Cant-erbur-5'7 sid'_e'of tl1.e'Viilage' and . "fairly close -to th_e_pri_mary school. ' The app1i_cation had brought objections from the parish c_ounci1 and city councillor Bill Oakey and petitions from a nurnber of residents. ' Sale: The tennis club jumble" sale on Saturday raised £190-fer_its ' _ _ . funds. O.rgajnis'e_rsthaI1k'all WI_10_ -' 7 helped and -_su_pported';_ _. ' "' T ' . Pdppy appeal: ‘The appeal in Bridge and District raised £1,182. The Royal British Legion branch and the local organiser thank their dedicated team of collectors. Fireworks: The bontii-o night and k :11 __1 canceled by the . been postponed indefinitely} Supper: An American supper an , sing-a_1cng to» accordion _ . : , --accompanlrnent and ot1iei*.s1:l1‘1JIfise- - . .'entcr1;a1r1ment, p1us..a- rad.’-1_e“=isa*1:t':‘be T held by-lthe Nai_lb'ourne.-.-- - ; -Hortici11tural‘So_._ciet3r at the village ' hall, -on Tuesday. at 7.30pm. Those attendingare asked to" take - a- plate of. "food" to share," aswell as 7 Carols: There is an invitation to their own drinks and glasses. join a Salvation Army Band on Monday, 'I)e'cember 4, at 7.30pm in the school hall for a carol concert. Refreshments will be served. Admission is by ticket, £1.50 each, ' available from the school office, : phone 01227 830276. ' Gig: On Sunday‘ evening-Carousa1__ __ - is at the ‘Red’. L_ion._ ' '_ -' _ 3 . . , Chu-rcl1l,'$e,rr.ice.s::0nSunclay, .8a'm .-1 BOP‘ _C(i'I.Ii:Ir-iunion' is St='Peter’s ' . -Ghu-r'ch, Bridge" and 10am ‘ . _ _ ~C'o1n='_n1_union- at St"Mary’s Church, - -P_atr'.ixb.ourne. The. 11am Methodist Church service will be-"led by-Ron Chadwick. ' Correspondent: J ill” T_ho1nas; Cobham Court, Bekesbourne, CT4 5ET, phone 01227 832573. ' Bazaar: The Christmas bazaar held - in the___Villag'e hall lastsaturday morning raised approximately £520 ' . for the Village church and » z Brownies. ' ' Prize winners were: Bagatelle,--Max Stonier; Weight of cake,‘ Jill- Gillanders; namethe teddy,_Ji11 Thomas. . -. '- Thanks are given: to all who helped _- to Ina-1<'e this such a‘j_successfulj_a_nd' . . _-enjoyable morning.- _ ” ' .' __De.cember walk: Forthis month only the Walk will be on the-first . Tuesday of the month. Meet at 9.45am at Bekesbourne Village Hall ,_ on Tuesday. ' . The walk will be on-the high. ground. of Barham-Downs; detail.s ' from Joan Atkins 831127. Tree dressing: Continuing‘ the con:1'm.o.n ground tradition started several years ago there will. be a tree dressing ceremony in St 'l_"el.e:r’s ('Ehurch Walk, at 3pm, o.n Sunday. The theme is coloured e;:1.'r'I_:.1.nds. p . Mnlie garlands in ad.vance'or go to . ‘the workshop at Cobharn Court at 1.30prn..If going to the workshop, take coloured plastic "carrier bags to be-cut into strips and woven into garlands. - ' This event is_ timed to coincide with the end of "National Tree Week; more information from Pat Kusel, 01227 830272. e ' - ; Felling: Railtrack has given notice - that it intends to carry out line- side tree and "shrub" management " --on the railway embankment south ' -- east of Bekesbourne station. Species causing safety problems . will be felled. Species to -be retained include oak, haze], birch, hawthorn and - l'Jlat':l""a1c5 ac: donated raffle prizes or supported the event in any other way. Knees-up: The Friends of The New Close this year held a November Knees Up instead of their usual Christmas fair. This consisted of a afternoon of music and dancing provided by Anna Goulden ' accompanied by her husband. -There was also a buffet together with a tombola, craft stall and raffle. The event raised more than £300 towards special needs for the residents. Irene Ellis the A chairwoman thanks all who helped Concert: The celebration of music for St Cecilia’s Day in St Peter’s Church, Bridge before an . appreciative audience, emphasised the talent and versatility of the various choral groups which ' together form Canzonet. WI: Bridgerand Patrixbourne branch annual meeting was held in the village hall. The secretary Shirley Collingwood reported that in the past year they gained four new members, but lost five Wendy Durell gave an account of the half-yearly council meeting when Evelyn Oxlade received for the institute a certificate commemorating its 80th birthday.‘ Jean Foster won the competition a cup, with Daisy Watson the runner» up. Jean Foster’s egg cup won this n1onth’s competition. Evelyn Oxlade was re—elected as the president and Mary Lanaway remains as treasurer. Beryl I-leap is the new secretary. At the earlier date of Tuesday, December 12, at 7.30pm in the village hall, there wiil be a folk- ‘dancing session led by Norah ~ * Watkinson followed by a buffet supper, for which members are each asked to supply a plate of food and a glass. ' ' The competition is a Christmas table decoration. ' -Wine and wisdom: This event in s aid of the parish of Patrixbourne . with Bridge, held in the village hall raised £236. The organisers thank all those who contributed. Coffee morning: A coffee morning in aid of the Kent Air Ambulance held in-the village hall raised £317. Glynnis Austin, the organiser, thanks all who helped. Church services: On Sunday, 10am Holy Communion is at St Peter’s Church, Bridge; 10am Matins at St lVlary’s church, Patrixbourne and -->1-lam Bridge Methodist Church . - (toy service) led by the Rev David Marshall. ' Gifts: Family gift collection i.n St Peter’s Bridge will be at the 10am Holy Communion on Sunday, December 17 . ‘ Families and friends are invited to bring a Christmas present for one of the elderly residents at_ the New Close, Conyngham Lane.'Presents should be gift wrapped, and for the aid of the staff it would be helpful M to indicate if a present is K specifically for a man or a woman. -v.uum new than an...» uxauay