Correspondent: Jill Thomas,
Cobhaln Court, Bekesbourne GT4
5ET, phone 01227 832573.

Carols: Thank you to Olive and
Cheryl of the Unicorn for hosting
the annual carols evening, to
Stuart Field and Dave Cutting for
the musical accompaniment, and
to Hoverspeed for raffle prizes. The
raffle added more than £120 to the
funds raisedthis year by the
Friends of Bekeebourne Church.

100 Club: The new local lbttnery '
new has nearly 70 members. It is
expected that the target of 100.

' members will be reached by the

date of thefirst draw on January
31. ' ' - ' ' ' '




 

Correspondent: Jill Thomas,
Cobhaln Court, Bekesbourne GT4
5ET, phone 01227 832573.

Carols: Thank you to Olive and
Cheryl of the Unicorn for hosting
the annual carols evening, to
Stuart Field and Dave Cutting for
the musical accompaniment, and
to Hoverspeed for raffle prizes. The
raffle added more than £120 to the
funds raisedthis year by the
Friends of Bekeebourne Church.

100 Club: The new local lbttnery '
new has nearly 70 members. It is
expected that the target of 100.

' members will be reached by the

date of thefirst draw on January
31. ' ' - ' ' ' '


Anyone- wishing to join should
obtain an application form from
Joan Atkins, Jane ls/lillyard, Gill.
Moon or Cheryl Barker as soon as
possible. Numbers will be limited
to 100. i i p-

Conncil: The next pariehloounoil
meeting will be held ‘on Monday,
January 15, _at-*‘’? .3Dpn1, in

' Bekesbourne "Village Hall.
; Jumble‘ sale: Jumble is ‘needed for

the Friends. of Bakes-bourne
Church sale to be held in
Bekesbonrne Village Hall, at

_ ':10.30am, on January 27. If. you

' _l_t1'ave spent the Chrietmasibreak
p  tidying‘ your cupb oards, phone

J'em1ifer' fsliinner (768925) or Jane
- Shorroclc (832'133)‘ -to arrange for

' collection.

Church: Pat K11sel_.will lead the

-family pseirvice on Sunday at 10am.
Note the new timing of this service
which now takes place on the first
So.ncla_3r_of the month.

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Correspondent: Malcolm Mitchell, '

The Old "Cottage, Bishopsbourne
GT4 5HT, phone 01227 830645.

New rector: The Rev David Roper,
the new rector for Bishopsb ourne
and the three other parishes in the
Barharn Downs benefice, is i _
anxious to get to know as many
parishioners asquicklytas he can.

Writing the parish magazine for
January, Mr Roper says: “A new
year, a new ministry, a new start.
There is niuch-for me to do in
getting to know the people and
churches of the parishes the .
Bishop, has given me charge of.

“I first -need togetto know the '
people of our vi11ages._ I intend to i
visit as rnneh as possible during

' the next few nionths-and will be

pleased to receive requests from
parishioners and especiallyrfrom =

 


any who are housebound.”
- Mr Roper said he and his wife,

Chris, wanted to thank everyone
who had helped to make them feel

so welcome-since their arrival in

early December.

s , They also thanked all the

churchwardens who had continued
the management of the four

- churches during the time since the
- departure of Canon Alan Duke to

become chaplain to the Bishop in
Canterbury. _'

' 7 Anyone wishing to receive a visit
-from the Rector can contact him at

The Rectory,-Barham, phone 01227 -

-88134_0. % p
' ‘Parish 3ch1irch:- The rector will

celebrate Communion at St Mary
the Virgin Church, on Sunday, at

. ‘9.30a.m._-Otherwise, parishioners

are invited" tothe "following
services in other churches Within

' the united Barham Downs

benefice: 8am, Communion at St

I . John"s,' Barham; 113111, family

service at St Giles’s-, Kingston;
Bpin, Epiphany service, St Johns,

. Barham.

In addition, parishioners are
reminded that Communion is

__'celebrated at 10.30am every
' Wednesday at Bsarham church,

where the rector also says morning
prayer from Tuesday to Saturday
-at 8am. All are welcome.

Village magazine: Villagers have

- been invited by the magazine

editor, Carol Arter, to submit
articles (or poems) about the
ongoing flooding situation in the
village. All contributions should be
sent to Carol at 5 Greenacre,
Kingston (phone 01227 830068) by
Monday, January 15.

Birdwatch: Several sightings of a
white storkhave been reported at
Various parts of Bishopsbourne

and Kingston. It -is believed to have
' blown off course While migrating
. from ‘Europe to Africa. '

1eS\i't is said to like Inarshes and‘ In = -
Wet meadows it should feel; at .. '_
hnrnnyin the flnndnd-fields nf the --


  

 

 
 

9 » . .  ,. .    , ,  _, 
ew'Year brought both good and
bad news. On the good side was a
decrease in the amount of
floodwater in the Nailbourne and .
in The Street, Rose Lane and Frog
ane. -

However, the subsequent freezing
resulted in treacherous ‘road ,
surfaces, particularly on Station
Hill where residents used -salt and
grit provided by theparish council
for use on the highway to rid their

' own drives of snow and ice, but

entirely ignored the public road.

Residentsare reminded .by the
parish council that the grit and
salt are intended for the highway
and urgethem to be public-spirited
enough to scatter it where it
should be scattered. '

The stormy weather of New Year’s
Eve resulted in river levels rising
-again, with consequent further
flooding of gardens and fields,

Although some villagers are .
complaining about the noise from
the three pumps which are kept
going 24 hours a day, the pumps
are carrying out a valuable service
in keeping water levels down on
the road surface, makingit easier
for motorists and pedestrians to
get in and out of the village, and
easing pressure on the sewerage.
system, enabling people living in
houses along The Street to use -
their lavatories and kitchen ‘

__ equipment.

Without the pumps there would be
a rapid rise in sewage leakingfrorn
manhole covers, bringing renewed

‘fears of health risks. J

Crimewatch: As if flooding was
' not bad enough, one elderly "
- woniarrs home in the village,-

which had been surrounded by
water, forcing her to move to her
daughter’s home for the holiday
period, was broken into by _ '
burglars on New Year’s Eve.-. '
Antique furniture worth £15000
was stolen. .

Recreation ground: The parish '
council has been informedthat the
transfer has been completed of the

' ownership of the.children’s

recreation ground from Richard
Neame to the council. _ ’

Mr Neame made a gift of the land '
to the parish council fofilse as a
recreation ground, subject to: the
council paying the costs of the
transfer. The city_ council legal
department" acted on behalf‘ of ' the
parish council and has reported
that the transfer has now been

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Correspondent: John Anderson, 7
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury

 

' CT»-fl 5NA.

Retirement: -At a reception_ after
the December parish co1111ci1_ ’
meeting, the chairman John
Anderson on behalf of all the '
Bridge councillors presented a
store token and b_onqu_et in
appreciation of‘ the hard Work, and
devotion to duty aaparish clerk,
given by Janet Potter over the last:

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[WU yea: to

~ Janet and her h'u.sband Rehexitenow

hope to spend more time with their
family living in Fr‘:-IlI1(}E_"._ L  L i
Carols: In additional tot-the choir"
singing around the hvostetlries e
reported. last week, the same group

-sang on Clnrietmae Evedepideutsiide the

Bridgeway Stores, Whip‘¢1i.prov—ided
tea, and L:;1urie Wakeham butchers
which provided sWe_etE;;.i=ri  -

Deur:ir1gt]d1e lT1UTI1i:11g_j:'_3:f1}§ group
raised :1 1:‘ L'lTt1.1EI' £79.,U4-plnaking the
total of £212.88 for -the Demelza -
House (‘Jl1i1drer1’s I_+Ioep_iee. The i -
choir thanks all -Who eorxtributedi.
New: A new host. is taking over L
from An.d1'ew Hills at the Red Lion,
High Sh-eet on MooIi:g:1ay.e  I i - *-

L He John Leemiiig, who hopes’ to

start entering on _jS:.dturday; -o

J El1‘1.LlEl"l"y 13. I1; is __he_pe%d_ his stay will
be a long and happy one. _% ~ -
FISH Scheme: AL-'eioffee pop-in will
be held in the -vi1'1ei[ge h_a1_1, on  '
Wedonoeeday, J3-;_I-:1i.‘1'8.I'3F'1U, from 10 to
1d]t.I.5eI11.   -- 7 t L

i Council: The  oouhpoil ‘drill

meel; in the ilrlijiiter Room--pof the %
vililage hall,tdoat:.-'7;30pe-meponp _ . V
Thue1*eday,.Ja§riuary 11.~_A11L ~ "d
pe1*ie11ionerS-:fe.are Welcome. 
Church iserxticpeest: 8a;*BCP
Communiofi; Ma-riy.’so Churcoh,
iPz1tr1xbo1i'1:n'e;‘diioam Communiion,
St 1*’eter’si.;;Q1111rch,_ Btridge; 113111
Bridge Methodist ichufreh
(covenaxittoeitsterivice)with the Rev
GeorgeeB_a1_§gh. .

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' Cobham Courts, Bekeshourne CT4;

. Saturday. Thanks aredue to Jack

' place on January 31. Anyone. _
- wishing to take up one of -the few

' Walk: ‘The January Walk was a_

 SandWich_Quay across the flats to -
 Sandwich Bay'and_back..a'gain _ ..-_
.. across ‘the water-logged“ links. of . .-

.. coas¢1j1_1g‘:f§.otpat1i;3__' 
7-  . 
' We_dneSdar,';:Feb1iL1a1*Y%T:ah

  
 

   
 
 

BEKESBOUBNE     i

Correspondent: Jill Thomas,

_ 5ET, phone 01227 832573. '

rLunc1_1:' Bekesbourne’s senior 
' cit1zens lunched at theUnicorn on

Gator and the rest of the village '
hall man'agen1entrcommittee for -

- organising-and funding this annual
event.  ' l ' '
Anyone who was unable to attend
received a youcher towards a
home-based celebration.

100 Club: The firstdraw will are

remaining numbers is urged to '
speak to Joan Atki_n's,’Jane -

c Millyard, Gill Moon 01' ‘Cheryl
Barker as soon as possible.

Council: There will be a parish
council meeting on Monday,.at
'7.30pm, in the village hall. The
agenda can be viewed on the _
. parish_notice boards from today
(Thursday). All parishioners are
welcome to attend. meetings, which

_ are held bi-monthly -

- twoihour ramble in sunshine from . '

‘the-golf course. The [route to_ol__&_i;n  . ._ :
pjart._'of -_tt_.ie _ Saxon .Sho're:W_ay;?_a_I1d"it.',-..- 3. 52

- _hasi:_b_e_'en-'suggesi;ed"'that{'so_rne_:"'off    _:
-_ ‘the :_othet— ?Wa1.kS_~._thi.s- year 's1.i1‘<I:i1-=11d-_§i
.'---.e}X'p1ore- o'the'r:section's this 

 
     
  
  
  

    

_ _s'ta_rtias-;iisua1'frofi:i'the" ‘p  
+the%v~i1lage-hallgedestinatienito --b._e:s--~.— .~.
advised. — ; - ' ‘ ~ '

Bellringersz Thesix bells of St
Peter’s tower are regularly rung by
the team of ringers captained by -
David Farbrace. Practice takes
-place on Monday evenings at
7.30pm.__ ' -

. New-ringers are always welcome-
and anyone Wishing to join is ' .
asked to contact the secretary, Gill
Moon, on 832134._ --

Church: The Rev-Paul Filmer [Will-
' take BCP Communion, at Sam, on" a
Sunday. ' - - '


Busuopssounue

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Correspondent: Malcolm Mitchell,

_ The Old Cottage, Bishopsbourne,
CT4 5HT_, phone 01227 830645.

Church services: -Parishion.ers- are

. urged to take note of changes in

the traditional’ timings of services.
throughout-the four parishes that
make up the Barham Downs '
Benefice — Bishopsbourne,
Barharn, Kingston and. -
Womenswold,

' For example-,_matins is usually at '

11am at St Mary the Virgin

" Church,.Bis_hopsbourne, on the

second Sunday in the month.

- However, this Sunday - the second__ I

of the month — the-Matins -at St
Mary"s will start at 9.30am. _

-The rector; the Rev David Roper,

said the reetiming. of the main '
services across the benefice was _
planned to achieve a degree of
regularity and uniformity. ‘

"Arrangements and tirningsnof ‘ "I

services‘ ‘would be among topics to
be discussed ata joint study day -
for parochial chu”rc_h- councillors in a
March and ‘at a benefice day --

conference for all churchgoers

planned for July.

Other church services on Sunday
are: 8am, Communion at St

Margaret’s, Womenswold; 9.30am,.- ' I

Sung Eucharist, St J ohn’s, Barham,
6pm, Evensong, St Giles’s,
Kingston. '

* Writing in his Pewsheet this week,
_ the rector said:"‘The new year _
brought with it the introduction to '

all churches of the new Common

"Worship services. This, I believe, is
_ nothing-to fear but gives us_an '

opportunity to look afresh at our

_' worship. _

‘-‘This we'...vvil1 begin todo over the ._
next few months and I hope you

' "will. all feelpart of the discussions

‘ conference. _ -

and decision~making.’.’

The new-forms of service will be a
theme for Lent and will also -be.‘
discussed at the_chu'rch councils
study day a_nd"the benefice day _.

The rector has indicated that he’
does not- intend to read out parish

-events‘ announcernents-"during

_ services as a?irnatter'of-_'course.. .. 


' l ilnsitead, they will be published in

his Weekly Pewsheet which willbe
available at Sunday services; Items

. for inclusion, Whether church or

community-based, should be
brought to the rector’s attention by

T Friday each week. _
He can be contacted at the Rectory, '

Barham (01227 831340).

Good cheer: An evening of I e
conviviality is promised (honestly!)
by landlord of the Mermaid pub,"
Colin Relf, on Tuesday, with a visit

_o __ from;the Whitstable Hoodeners; ._

The fun will start betweena and
9pm when traditional hoodening
willbe followed by ‘fmuch singing.”

- Flooding: Villagers Wererelieved
- . When the downpours forecast by _

weather experts at-the ‘Weekend
did not materialisel II1fact,the dry,

' sunny weather produced a
dramatic drop in water table levels ‘

throughout the village, although _,
‘the flow of the Nailbourne '
continues unabated. '

Pumps have been kept running 24
hours a day in The Street and in
Frog Lane to ease pressure on
sewers and-keepfloodwater to a _

’ minimum level so that it can easily

be managedby small cars and

_ pedestrians. -

Villagers have welcomed news that
.a bridge will be provided over the

' ford in ‘Rose Lane to provide

constant access to and exit from

.' “the village, whatever the level of i '

the river, which is expected to flow.

I ' until May or'June. Work is e_
expected to start today (T-hursday), l

Also welcome to villagers living at

- the Frog Lane end of The Sfre_et is

the announcement that-_ the city
council is investigating the

' possibility of installing a g. . 
permanent oelectric-powered pump. a
- . in placer_.of the."noisy diesel one;-by _
. ,tphe‘bri_dge..in'.Frog_ Lane. f " 1-;
-Th_iS"W_o_uld require'amg5re  '-  . A
_. -poWerfu1supply_of-current1than-.- ' 3
= _..the ordinary idonieistic supply‘ and ' .\
. -  .-‘Se_ehé'33f'd‘-iS.?l;ieei:1sl:aSl$ed.tolook?-' ' -
* it aS.’aTInattersofe*urgen:cr.- ; s  ' '*
" -'Ct_1junc'i_1i_' The next parish council. .
 rmeetins Wi11._.belge1d.
ate-7:30pm, in't'he"Co'I_11‘ad:Hall.l   '

Items to be discussed includes the
flooding situation and updates on
the acquisition of the Neame

Meadow recreation ground and the ,

siting of seasonal Workers’
caravans at Middle Pett_Farm, Pett
Bottom. ’ e - -

There will be an opportunity for

villagers to raise topics before the _ .

start of the formal business
"agenda. ' .


 

  BRIDGE    

t Correspondent: Johh Anderson, 7

 

GT4 am, {phone 330260. e

- and buy, raffle and refreshments
raised £250 ‘for the_De:n:1elza House
1 Childrerfs Hospice. appeal.

 Betty Richards, the proprietor,

 th-anks all who helped or‘ p

E supported. The giant teddy bear" ~ B
_was worihy Cllr Bill Oalie? who
~ generously returned it so that it

. Bering Road, Bridge, Canterbury, -. .

Saxon Lodge: The Christmas bring I

maybe re-raffled at-a future event. ,

. Christingle: The -Ghristingle _ . p

__serv_ioe ‘for the henefioe was held in
B "St Peters Church, Bridge, on ' ‘
, ‘Christmas Eve_.”The Rev Paul


.Filrner compiled and led the

-service, aided by Margaret Clarke, _
, the lay reader. The children also

helped with readingsarid prayers.

The collection raised £226 for The
Children’s Society. The local ' .
secretary Kathy Eynon thanks all
' those who attended and made this '
result possible. . _ ‘ _ " '
C During the year a total of $720.52
was raised in Bridge for the ’ ,
society’s work with homeless and
disadvantaged children, and '
families in need.

Festival: A meeting of the Bridge l
Festival Committee, formed last
year toieelebrate -the Millennium, _

. is to hold a public meeting in the B"

- Hunter Room of the village.hall on
Tuesday, at 7.30pm. This is to T

_ explore the possibilities of '-
promoting a similarevent annually
after the successfulsummert

. celebration. _ ' '

The committee would like as many
village organisations and p _
individuals to attend as possible,
for, the input ‘of fresh ideas. '

WI: Bridge with Patrixbourne
monthly meeting will be held in
Bridge Village Hall at 7:30pm, on
Tuesday. The speaker willbe John
Anderson retired chief hotel T

. inspector for The Royal

Automobile Club, on The
Ramblings of a Hotel Inspector;

The competition is for the most
useless article in your kitchen.

- Newmembers and-‘visitors will be
welcomed. _ T.

Thank Y,ou:.Dr Stewart Coltart on
[behalf of the oncology unit at Kent '
. and Canterbury Hospital thanks ‘
Nailbourne Group of the League of
Friends ‘of, the Canterbury. C
Hospitals, -and its supporters," for _.
_-raising-just:"over-.-£900 from astring-
T-of events, t_o-pu'1jcha_se- computer. T T‘
anddigital camera efqnipment for 11 '_
t1ie;iI1:depaIi1neI1.tr. 1  ‘~ 2 _  ;.  ' e
~ 7£?1e.=fiéI§31‘tgQeni,isg1_ielighte ,_with_.
   
-i~,I“Ei§},"j  -' fiientsltprogress and _ “

  
 
    

       

the Vicarage fortnightly on

Mondays from January 15, at T

7.30pm. This is not only for a cofiee

and a chat, but to learn new skills, 

have c'o_ok'ery, demonstrations or .. -1' : "i

listen to guest speakers. - C T B ' ’

It will also be arranging social

trips. For the meeting on January

29 members are asked to take a

favourite record or poem. For more

 contact Judy Filmer, ’
“  on sundfa%%

is at St Mary’s Church,

Patrixbourne; 113111 family service

and Spin Evensong at St Peter’s

Church, Bridge, and 11am Bridge

Methodist Church Service led by

  

 


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4 January’ 11, 2001

Village hails

Victory in    
bridge battle

 

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LONG—SUFFERIN G 0 vil-
lagers at Bishopsbourne
have won their battle for a
bridge to cross the flood
waters which have brought
misery to the community.

The city council first claimed

‘the relief bridge,'estimated to
cost £10,000, Was too expensive
for the village, despite it being
cut off at times.

But continued pressure from
the parish council has persuadé
‘ed the authority to relent and
the bridge is expected to be put
up across the ford at the bot-
tom of Rose Lane today
(Thursday).

The cost is being shared
between the city and county
councils. *

Parish council chairman
Malcolm Mitchell said: “This is
a victory for common sense.
Originally, highway engineers

   

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RIVER VALLEY: For the first time in memo

fields near Kenfield

approached the matter purely
on cost grounds.

“They did not seem to want to
take on board the humanitari-
an issues.

“Although flood levels are
down, any appreciable down-
pour could result in the levels
rising to those of December,
when it was impossible to get
in and out of the village with a
small car. Continued pumping

  

at the Frog Lane end of the vi]-
lage has helped keep the water
down, but when the pump has
broken down the road soon
became impassable.

“The only permanent solu-
tion is a bridge, which will
guarantee We can get in and
out whenever the flood levels
return.”

City councillor Bill Oakey,
who has been lobbying the

ry the Petham Nailbourne flows through the

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authorities for action, said the
bridge would prove a long—term
investment for the rural com-
munities affected by flooding. T

“The flooding has caused a
lot of heartache for people and
the bridge will bring relief in a
similar crisis,” he said.

“But we are disappointed
with the Environment Agency
and the slow response of
Southern Water:”g


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Engineers are also consider-
ing the permanent provision of
an electric pump in Frog Lane,
but it will require a stronger
electricity supply -than -is
presently available." Seeboard
is said to" be investigating.

The road t_hroagh_ Barbara".
and Kingston stiii floods. after
fresh rainfall", as it did on
Friday. But it is not as deep as
it has been and is passabie with
care.

Fridays rain also _ caused
flooding in Hackingt_on Road,
Tyler Hill, and Bea-eonsfield
Road, Canterbury. '

The flooding has provided a
picturesque View from the
Chatham Downs road, as the
Petham Naiibourne is flowing
for the first time in memory.
But it is said to be bad news for
farmers who are struggling
with the Waterdogged ground.

Weather Watcher and retired-
farmer Torn Castle, from
Petham, said: “The last -time
the Chartham valley looked
like this was in 1937 Wh€fl.‘We
had similar levels of rainfall.‘

“The first week in January
has been average, with around
one-and~a-quarter inches.

“But the water table is brim-
ming at the moment and farm-
ers are h_avin7g_'a tough time. it
will only take a decent.. down-
pour to bring back the floods.”

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' - b_ Ger_ry Warren

   

' COUNCIL officials face I

"With a bill of £10,000
thought it was a bridge ‘too
far. '

But villagers at Bishops-
bourne, who endured flood
misery for months, finally
persuaded them otherwise.

‘ So engineers set to -work on

Thursday to build -the relief 

crossing over the ford in Rose
Lane.

It means residents who have-

been cut off at times by the

overflowing Nailbourne have ;

a vital, safe route in and out of
the village. ‘ _

The city and county councils
are sharing the cost of the
bridge, which is only tem-
porarily in place while flood-
water continues to threaten
access to the village. A y

The concrete and steel struc-
ture took two days to erect
and has a weight limit of
three tons.

It was welcomed by parish

- council p chairman Malcolm .
Mitchell who has been in con- '
2 stant negotiations with the
T ‘authorities. '
He said it was regrettable ~

the authority had not acted
‘ when he first appealedfor the
crossing in November as the
worst flooding in memory cut_

. off the village.-
At the time officials said the
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ON THE BRIDGE: Engineer Paul Lo. hea
cil chairman Malcolm Mitchell and city councillor Bill Oakey

but villagers criticised the
city council for putting the

cost before the humanitarian T

needof the community.  V
The value of they-bridge

"became evident on Friday

when a Southern Water pump
used to reduce pressure on
sewers in the Park Lane area

caught fire and was put out of

action. A

The flood water at Frog Lane
deepened‘ until‘ the road
became almost impassable to
all but bigger vehicles, leav-

.L .

ing the Rose Lane bridge as

the only guaranteed way out.
Mr Mitchell said: “When offi-

cials were saying the cost of

the bridge could not be justi-

~fied I argued that the council
and Southern Water could not
guarantee keeping their
pumps going 24 hours a day
for 100 days — and Friday
proved me right.”
City council headof engi-

neering Viv Pritchard said the M

bridge would be in place until
the flood threat subsided. '

d of engineering Viv Pritchard, parish coun-

    ridge proves
its wort in ours 

  

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The structure will then be
put. in storage for-use in simi- '
lar circumstances in the vil-
lage or elsewhere. . T

But Mr Mitchell and city

councillor Bill Oakey say that

longer-term remedies -had to
be sought to cure the
Nailbourne flooding prob-
lems; : T

0111' Oakey said he would
continue to fight to prevent
development in the flood plain
which many believe increases
the threatof "flooding.


 

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the fordin Rose Lane

   

   
 

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regard -to p_rop_osa1s for its - . . _
rep1acen1ent,.-A request for the -  V
footpath at Renvi-lle tobe extended _
has been; received andthe parish .- -

 council, willbe contacting Kent .
. Highways regarding this matter. -. _.

. and- maintenance engineer to-niake.- '

- recommendations ‘on the units "111 ‘d

.Vanda1ism:fThe post‘ office bench = .

"Talk: Cl1r'W. Oakey attendedith

Rec_reat_iqn ground: Following _’ -
problems nri_th the recreation; _ _
equip1_'n'f_ent_, _Playdale Playgrounds _
are a:rr'angi_'ng_ for their inspection-

a site visit within ;t,n_,ro':or thr.ee_n :_
question. : '

was _snb_stantially van_d_alised-_ .  a
during the Christmas holiday and

 1*--eportedtto the'po1iEeiI‘'CEii1Eci1l6i4§‘i ' W
- agreed. unanirnously to replace ‘the

benchwith -a robust Wooden seat. _ .

Planningapplications: No new _
applications were received. The _
following application had been
notified as granted: Replacement
garage/store and erection of 1.8
metre high‘ wall to rear at 45a High-
Street, Bridge. - '  _-

1neeti_ng from 8.25pm and was
invited by the ehairrnan to address-
the council on matters of flooding
and possible information -
technology funding.’ -

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BR,,DGEi  e   i I  

* -Corrfespondenti John_ Anderson, 7
Bering Road, B1:'id-ge, _Canterhury,s _
I CT4 5NA, phone 830260,.  s i -_

 

‘WI: At this monthis meeting, the

~ta1k---Ramblings of a-Hotel _ I , t

Inspector.__wast_givensby John

. Anderson, retired -chief hotel  t -i t

~ Boot_s,é-B'ackpaeks ‘and-Blisters will A

E

~ inspector for the RAC and a_

resident in "the" village, a

The method of inspection for ,-
hotels was explained, coupled with
-a. number of humorous anecdotes
of Mr And,erson’s experience as an
inspector. He was thanked by Pat
Hulyaiz. i t ~ ~ - =

The eoinpetition for the most a '

. useless _kitche11 ar_tic1e1was_, woneby

Joycie._Hopki_ns, with   i ,

unidentifiable pie"oe.. or plastic. On 5

Tuesday, i'Febr'ua'rj7 '26, inthe - 1
village hall, at 7.3Opn1, the talk 

sbegiiveribfy i1?“I1*R+,B1ack.s  
The eo_mpetitioi_I1 w

  

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1' Councillors-it Surgeries for both .  a

Bridge and Bishopsbourneby city
councillor Bill Oakey, will take
place-in the Meth-ocli_st_ Church,"
Patrixbourne Road, Bridge, C _
between 10am and noon on
February 17,Apri121, June 16,

-August 18 and October 20, _

'.Pa1'ish,cou'ncillors are welcome to  C

attend. and residents have the  c
opportunity to bring matters of
importance to the attention of
their city councillor.

. _P__uddi1_1g evening: An evening-of r
c indulgence with a variety of both

savoury and sweet ‘delights, in aid

of local churches, will he held at
- the village hall, on Saturday,

February 3 at 7.30pm; tickets £5.
For more details phone 830668 or

830947. _

Church services: On Sunday, Bani
BCP Communion with ,tl1e..Rev

' Paul Filmer, is at St Peters

Church, Bridger; lflarn Communion
with Mr Filn1er,'at St Mary’s
Church, Patrixbourne, and 11am

Bridge "Methodist Church service . l

with the Rev Maurice Weatherup.