E Correspondent: .lohn Anderson, '7' I
_Wisd'on1: The wine and wi_sdom in
. village hall,- raised £405. Glynnis -

-Council: The parish council w_i11- - .-

   

Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury
CT4 5NA. . - '

aid of Dernelza House Childre_n’s - -
Hospice, held last-Sa_tnrday-inthe '

Austin thanks all who-helped and -' i
supported. '  . . '

meet in -the Hunter Room of. the
village hall at 7.30pm,..on-Thursday,:--

- "Welcome. .

"May 10. All parishioners are

Visit: The annual-visit. to the‘  '
E-taples War Cemetery,_by the

;R9ra1 British _Lesi0I1’S: Littlebourne
and -District" Br'anch -\iii1l’tal'§e"p1aoe ' -

on Sunday,__ June 24; Anyone _.

' "interested"-should Contact the 
' branch treas_urer,_on 01304812292. _
The next branch meeting will be -at, '

the Anchor, Littlebourne, _on
T1_1e_sday,-'a_t_8pm._-'_- ‘ .. .-

' FISH. scheme: Coffee -pop-in will be
in the village "hall on Wednesday,
from 10-to 11.15am.- Visitors are
welcome. ' "

-Fair: A springfair is to he held by

the Woodpeekers Nursery in the _- _ '

school grounds, on Saturday,
between 11am and 2pm.

Surgery: The practice manager for_
the Bridge and Littlebourne
surgeries announces that the
ground is now suitable for
development of the new building
project. The contractors have

moved in, and the-work should be 

. completed by the late autumn.

‘ This means that superior primary
healthcare facilities will be _ ‘
available to all patients-living in

-Bridge, South Canterbury and the _l

villages. Within a surrounding .

radius of approximately five miles. '-
.. Dance: Bridge PFA barn dance is to .

be held -in the John Baker White -T

Memorial Hall, Lower'Hardres, on _ _

' Friday, May 18, at 7.30pm. Tickets -
are £7.50, to include supper and are
now available from the school.

Church services: Sam, BCP '
Communion (Rev John‘ Shorroc-k),
St‘ Mar-y’s Church, Patrixbourne;
10a_rn, Communion (Rev Paul-
Filmer) St Pet'er’s Church, Bridge.

' Other churches" in the area: 10am,
family service (Mrs P. Kusel) St 

Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne; 10am . '

extended Communion (Mrs M. .-

Clarke and Ian Taylor) "St Mary the _

Virgin Church, Lower H'ar‘dr'e_S;'
11am, Bridge Methodist Church
Service (Rev George Baugh): '


 

Correspondent: John Anderson, 7 I
ering Road, Bridge,-Canterbury

CT4 5NA.

Sandbags: The city council is to
provide the village with a lock up _
container to store sandbags,» These }

are intended for immediateuse in .
an emergency before further
supplies can be obtained. The
"council have filled the container,
the _remainder will be removed _ .,

- from the village at the same.time.

Anyone wishing to retain their

' own supply, should collect them

from the street now as this will be
their last opportunity.

WI: The next meeting will be in the
village hall on Tuesday,jat 7.30pm.
As the annual resolutions will be
discussed, there will be no speaker.
The Competition will be an"

M unusual pottery dish.

. Coffee: FISH scheme’s only fund-

raising event .of the year, will take
place in the village hall on
Saturday, May 19, from 9.30 to’
10.30am. This will be a coffee .

' morning and bring and buy. The

emphasis will be on plants and
cakes and members would
welcome more support. - a -

‘ The FISH scheme helps with ' ‘C
‘ transport for older citizens in the

four villages of Bishopsbourne,
Bekesbourne, Patrixbourne and
Bridge, enhancing the quality of '

. village life. The next chiropody

i...Th€.fa1ZLC§Z-d.I'BSS parade [was judged,

clinic will be from June 4, to 6;
phone Joan Warren for more
information, on 830233. T

Woodpeckers: The nursery’s spring
fair, held in the school grounds, '
raised more than £875 for .its funds.

.'‘‘by the Rev -Paul Filmer. The

winners were Rebecca Wright,-'
Cameron Adam, Tommy Dent, and
Daisy Carter. Angela Sheppard
thanks all who helped, and
supported the event. '

The New Close: A planning
application has been registered to

' extend the residential care home

on Conygham Lane Bridge. The

B home has been managed by the

charity Kent Community Housing
Trust for the past 10 years and
provides 24-hour‘ care to frail,'.
elderly people who also have
mental infirmity

The New Close is currently home ’
to 40 residents, but there is a
Waiting list and the trust is
proposing to extend the home so
that up to 53 can be cared for.

T The plans also include the
' improvement of . the home and the

provision of en—suite bathrooms. If
planningpermission is successful,
the trust hopes that building work
will start this autumn. For further
information contact Tracey Jones,-
head" of development on 01634

' 869880 or Beryl Richards, the home

manager on 01227 780070.

Gig: Tomorrow (Friday) ,evening,
Rosie’s Dumpli_n'gs_ (Celtic and 1.

traditional music) at the White
Horse, Bridge.

Caring and Sharing: The ladies’
group meeting at-the Vicarage, on
Monday at 7.30pm, will discuss “Is
it OK to put your aged mother in
the local residential home?" with

. the added bonus of input from

Betty Richards, owner of Saxon

" Lodge Residential Home. .
. Choir: Chi1dren’s choir practice is

at the John Baker White Hall,

, Lower Hardres, at 10.15am, on

Saturday. M
Church services: Sunday: 10a,

- Matins, Mrl. Taylor and Mrs M.

Clarke, atSt Mary’s Church, M

Patrixbourne; 11am :l:'a;m.i1y service,

the Rev Paul Filmer, and 6pm
evensong, the Rev Paul Filrrier a11d
Mrs Clarke, St Peters Church
Bridge.

Other services in the Bridge group:

Sam BCP Communion, the Rev .

' Paul Filmer, St Peter’s Church,

Bekesbourne; 9.30am Communion,
the Rev Paul Filmer, St Mary's

' Church N ackington.

The 11am Bridge Methodist
Church service will be led by Mr J.
Whalan.

Foot and month: For the duration
of the epidemic, visitors to St _ T
Mary’s Church, Lower Hardres are

- requested to leave their cars at the

farmtshop, and walk down the lane

- to the church. This applies to
- - individual -visits -as well -as Sunday-

worship. -


 

Correspondent: John Anderson, 7 —'

Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury _
CT4 5NA, phone 830260. ' -

Gardeners: The Nailbourne
Horticultural Society has arranged
a visit to Canterbury council’s
nurseries at Eddington Lane, »
Herne Bay, on Thursday, May 24,

The visit will start at 7pm and
members should make their own .
way to thenurseries which are
beyond the village of I-Ierne close
to the junction of the A291 and the
A299 Thanet Way._.

Anyone requiring help with

directions or transport can contact

Kathy Walder on 830057, or any
other member of the committee.
The city council’s contractors

.=-S.er.c'o,' have agreedetoprevide .. = = 

refreshments and to givejvisitors_. .
the o_p'p‘o1_'tunity to buy a~lin:1ited ,_

up --L ,1

number of plants. '

Dance: The school PFA barn dance
is tomorrow (Friday) at the John
Baker White Memorial Hall," Lower
I-Iardres, at 7.30pm. Tickets at
£7.50, including supper, are

T_ available from the school.

Children’s line dancing evening is
on Friday, May 25., at the school, for
infants and juniors."

Coffee: The FISH scheme has
revised the"time of the coffee
morning and fund—raising eventon
Saturday, _to between 10-and noon
in the village hall.

Sale: A boot sale" in aidof the
Pilgrim’s Hospice will be held in

R -the car park of The White Horse,

on Saturday, June 2, from 9am to
noon. To book your pitch apply
within or phone 01227 830249.

Gig: Tomorrow (Friday) evening
Keith James, vocalist/guitarist is at
the White Horse.

Church news: The newlyappointed
Bishop of -Maidstone, the Rt Rev

E . Graham Cray, W111 visit the Bridge

School Deanery Synod and also
meet.PCC members, on Tuesday, at
7pm. ’

1 it is also confirmed that the
' deanery confirmation service will

take placein Bridge church, to
include 14 parishioners_ of the
Bridge group and one reception .

. into the Church of England on

Wednesday, September 12, at 7pm.

Serviceson "Sunday are 10am
- Communion, the Rev Gordon _ .
Manley, St Peters Church, Bridge.

Other churches in the Bridge
group: 9am BCP Communion, the»
Rev P.‘ Filmer, St lViary’s Church
Nackington; 10am Communion, the
Rev B Filmer, St Peter’s Church, .
Bekesbourne; 10am family service,
Mrs M. Clarke, St_ Mary the Virgin
Lower Hardres; 11 Bridge
Methodist Church service, led by
the Rev Donald Lugg.

.' PARISH COUNCIL -

Election: Cllr Anderson was
elected unanimously as chairman
and Cllr Beer unanimously as vice-
chairman. ' .

Neighbourhood -watch: Cilr »
Corfieid reported that 12 to 15

volunteers had come forward

following PC Bradshaw’s
distribution of the noticeof

closure and that the scheme could] - .

nowbe re—launched. Three-
Neighbourhood Watch areas are
planned — Bridge Down, _wes_t side
of the High Streetand the
Patrixbourne side of the High

._ »Street,”.   < _

.cur1corr1e1d§a{d u:‘e1ie:;:a;1¢i‘1;e"  ‘S
‘ vminirnal set-up costs audit-was _'

unanimously agreed that £109 '
would be set-aside for this purpose.
Cllr Corfield also advised that
there, could bea requirementfor
more Neighbourhood "Watch ‘signs
and he would investigate whether
or not this was the case and '

councillors agreed to offer support i _

should they be required.

Sign: A quote has been received for
repainting the village sign and
reproofing the parish council
notice board and it was agreed to
acceptit. C _

Newsletter: Cllr Dobson proposed
thatthe parish council produce a
newsletter to raise its awareness to
the parish. She proposed that the
newsletter be issued twice a year
and should include-input from all
councillors. '

Cllr Dobson also proposed that a
village directory be produced
providing information of all the
facilities and activities available
within the parish. Although both

_proposals were greeted

enthusiastically it was
unanimously agreed to produce
the newsletter in the first instance
and Cllr Dobson agreed to act as
editor. - ' ‘

"Use of recreation ground: "It was

agreed to allow the school to use
the recreation ground for the_
occasional games iesson, which
would be supervised by a teacher;
while its own field space is limited
due to building work now being
carried out. ‘

Street light repair: A vandalised

- street light in Riverside Close ‘had

been reported by the clerk to
Seeboard and a quote for its repair
had been received. It wasagreed

' that the repair be carried out.

Planning: N_o new planning

- applications had been received.

Thefollowing havebeen granted: '

‘ Glazed roof to courtyardand re-
~ position of fire escape staircase at .

The Plough and Harrow, 86 High
Street, Bridge. '

A notice of intention has been
received for the transfer of licence

. at Skippers Restaurant.


 

~ Correspondent: John Anderson, 7 I
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury -, -_ _
CT4 5NA. " -

Flowers: The parish council is" —
thinking of reviving what was .
known as the annual village
hanging basket/planter display.
This competition was open to all
parishioners in Bridge and
separa_t_e'fron_1 the shield awarded
_ to commercial premises.

The displays therefore needto be
at the front of the building, to
enable a panel of judges to select‘

the winners. Judging is_a"nticipat_ed  _

to take place about the middle of
July. Further detailswill be- " '
published shortly; for more details
"ring Cllr_ Joan‘ Monk on 830425. ' '

Talmud

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, by Joyce Hopkins. The competition ,

   

‘ project set up in 1999 by the Bridge
and Littlebourne surgeries is now A

providing a health centre in the
impoverished area of Bihar and
surrounding villages in India.

A programme has also begun to
provide" a nutritious meal each
week to the children of one of the
viliages. In addition, the links _
_between the village schools in Kent
and Bihar have also grown, with -
the schools of Bridge, Barham,
Littlebourne and, most recent,
Adisham.

A Dr Mark Jones-and Dr Peter Sykes
will be talking about the project on
Tuesday, at 7.30pm, in the village '
hall and all are welcome.

Sport for all: On Saturday,.June 2

there will be an opportunity to find
out more about the village sporting
activities. _ .

From 10am to noon, on the village
recreation ground, the Exiles
Cricket Club, Bridge Tennis Club
and Bridge.Junior Football invite
boys and girls of all‘ ages who
would like to try Kwik Cricket,
tennis or five-a-side football to join
in activities — absolutely free, with
something to eat and drink and
coaching if you want it. '

Parents can also attend! For more
details ring Denis Atkinson, on
01227 761064. .

WI: At the May meeting, having
discussed and voted upon this
years reso1ution’s, the members
had a beetle drive, which was won

for an unusual pottery dish was

won jointly by Pat Hulyer and Jean

Foster.

At the birthday meeting, on -
_Tuesday,.June 19, at 7.30pm, in the

i village-hall, Avril Austin will give a ‘_

talk on Monet-’s Garden. ‘The ‘ B
competition willbe any“ garden. 
photograph. Members are asked to
take a plate of foodand a glass.

FISH scheme: A fund-raising coffee
morning and bring and buy raised
£339 for ‘FISH funds. The _' A
organisersthank all stallholders
and those who contributed to, and
supported the event.

Gig: Tomorrow (Friday) evening,
Three Blind Mice will play jazz at‘
the White Horse.

Ride: The bike ride sponsored for
the Friends of Kent Churches will
take place on Saturday, September
8. Thanks to ChristineBeer they _
have been able to keep Bridge
church open on every ride in the
past. ' '

She is now too busy to continue
and the friends are looking for a
new recruit to “man” the church.

If you can be of service on this
date, please contact the vicar as
soon as possible. If you are
interested in getting a group to _
cycle, contact Chris Maclean at the
Plough and Harrow as soon as
possible. - »
Services: On Sunday, Sam, BCP
Communion with the Rev John
Thackery, St Peter’s Church,
Bridge; 10am, Communion with the
“.R ‘ ' ‘ -‘


Church, Patrixhafiurne,

_ _ Other Churches in the Bridge

group,: 9.«30am, COII1II1‘L1I1iOI-1,- the

._ Rev E. Diss, St Mary’s Church,

 Nackington; 6pm Exrensong, Mrs M.‘ I
‘ Clarke, St Marythe Virgin, Lower '

. Hardres; 11am Bridge Methodist '
_ Church service led by Mr'A. -

Barwick. _


 

Correspondent: John Anderso11,'7 - _
_ Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury, 2
" -GT4SNA‘,-‘phone-830260.-'    

Concert: A concert is. to be given
by Lees Court Music under their

' director ‘Chris _Car_der_1—Price, at St
' Peter’s Church, Bridge on _ ' -
.. Saturday, June 9, at 7.30pm."-They '

will be providing __an_eveni.-ng of -_
music including William Byrd’s

' Mass for -Four Voices.

Tickets are £5 (including , a.

_ .refresh_ments) available from 01227
830260 -or at the-door. Proceeds go‘ - ‘-

to the church restoration fund.

Life_boats_: The house-to-house .
collection in Bridge for the RNLI
amounted to £350. Joan Hillthanks
all collectors and contributors. The
overall collection for the _ ' ‘
Canterbury district was almost _
£7,500 which-is £400 up on last year.

Gigi The Odd Couple will be‘ ~

singing at the White Horse,‘ Bridge f.

tomorrow (Friday). '

' Rem'inde_rs: "There will be a boot ‘H I .
fair in aid .of the Pilgrims’ -Hospice _,
from 9am tonoon on Saturday, at lo

the White Horse‘ car parli". P

. Sport for All, at the recreation -
ground on Saturdayis from 10am 1.

_tonoon.    '_'

- Church news: The Caring and ‘- __

Sharing Group _is to_,vi-sit the
Dominican Priory, ‘Canterbury on
Monday, June 11 at '7-.30pm (or meet
at the-Vicarage. at 7pm‘ to share.‘
cars). Ring 01227 830250 if you are

' interestedor need. a- lift, open to '

all. _' --

_ ‘Ears and Beers meet ‘at the" Plough

and Harrow on. Wednesday, June

 13, ‘at 8pm.‘ The Trio Campaign

cheese and wine_ evening 'is._on
Friday, Ju_ne"15,'6.30'prn'at St _._ -

_ -Pet_er’s'Chureh, Bridge. _~ '

_ Services on_Sunday ‘are’: -Sam BCP 0,. c

Communion,-with the Rev P.-
Filmer, St =Mary’s Church,
Patrixbourneg 10am," Communion,
the Rev J. Thackery, St 'Pe.ter’s '

' _- Church, Bridge. Other churches in
-' the Bridge group: 10am family,

service, -Mrs P. Kusel," St Pet_er’s
Church Bekesbourne;10am -? g
Co'mrnunion,_ the Rev: P; Filmer, "St

Mary the Virgin,'Lower Har.d'res'; __ r '

Bridge'Methodist' Church, liarn ' 
service led by Mrs M. Beckvvith.


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gGran is  
Our lucky
winner    

GRANDMOTHER Doreen
McMu11en is the proud
new owner of a three
Wheel pushchair.

Mrs McMullen, of
Reedland Crescent, .
Faversham, won the £200
prize in a competition run
jointly by this paper and
Nippers of Bekesbourne.
As well as winning a '
British racing green Libra
all terrain pushchair, Mrs I
McMullen also took home
a matching fleece footmuff
Worth an extra £27 .99.

But the delighted
Faversham gran is not
keeping her win to herself
— she will be giving it to
her granddaughter Eloise.

LEFT: Helen Watson, of
Nippers, presents the
pushchair to winner
Doreen McMu11en_

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