Correspondent: J Anderson, 7 Dering'Road, Bridge, Canterbury, _ 0 CT-4 5NA. 01227330260 School News: A well-attended’ auction of premises was heldfiat the school when more than 100 . promises had been donated. With the hard work of Mrs Clare Jones, who co—ordinated the event, and Alan Mummery, of Lambert and Foster, who acted as auctioneer, _ the evening raised a large sum towards the -cost of new curtains in the recently extended school hall. 2 Headmistress Mrs A. Newton thanked members of the PFA who organised refreshments, and everyone involved." C "Groups of childrennhave listened to talks about the work of the RSPCA and fire safety. Older children . enjoyed a performance by a group . of guitarists from Christ Church College and years 3 and 4 visited King-’s Wood, Challock as part of their work in art, science and -.L-_: ',iL ’..,;.- Mart i geography. Year 5 visited the Canterbury Environmental Centre. The school says a good number of children who live in the village are now walking to school instead of coming by car. There is, however, still concern about cars parking in Conyngham Lane and Riverside Close. Access for pedestrians is being blocked and the school buses frequently have trouble turning and parking. Cllr Bill Oakey is exploring-with the City Council ways of dealing with the problem; ‘ Parents who drive to school are asked to park away from the immediate areavand escort their children on foot. Surgery: City Cllr Bill Oakey will be available in the Methodist Church, Patrixbourne Road, on Saturday, March 16, from 10am to noon. Parish Cllr Joe Connor will ' also be there. - NHS Crisis: CHEK, Concern for Health in East Kent, will attend a mass parliamentary lobby. and a - meeting in Westminster Hall on Monday, March 25. Members will ‘ join campaigners from Crawley, -Kidderminster and Penzance where A&E ‘departments have already gone and bed numbers drastically reduced." Many CHEK members live in Bridge and if there are enough wanting to attend, a coach will be organised to leave Bridge at 9am. For details_ phone Peggy Prior on 01227 832058. Not yet a member of CHEK? Then phone for an application form. , Ghost evening: Members of Bridge and District History Society ‘meeting at the White Horse Inn, were entertained by a return visit from Stewart Ross, who gave chilling accounts of extracts from the lngoldsby Legends and the Smugglers Leap in Thanet. He was thanked by chairman John Bishop. Gardeners: The Nailbourne Horticultural Soci_ety’s spring show will be in the village hall on Tuesday, April 9. The doors will open for setting up exhibits at 6pm and judging will start a-t 7.30pm,- when the show will open to the public and refreshments will be served. Show schedules can be obtained from Ann Edmonds on 01227 830795 or from Kathy Walder on 01227 830057. They will also have, a plant stall and any unwanted cuttings can be left with Kathy at 17 Union Road a few_ days prior to the show. i ' ' For hospitals: A bootgfair will be . held by the Nailbourne League of Friends of the Canterbury Hospitals on Saturday, March 23, in the village hall from 10am to noon. Book a table, or donate items to be I J ,a'»..+-ll if: 1.‘ A. ;-5§;._i.:: :,.-.- - I"7l" 61002. c,...r_ , er- soldin aid of their funds. Other clubs and organisations are welcome- to book a table for their Nackington. 11am Bridge Methodist Church service led by MraM- Beckwith. ., own fund-raising. For details phone Rosy Green on 01227 830204. FISH Scheme: A coffee pop-in will be held in the village hall on Wednesday, March 13, from 10- 11.l5arn. A lift can be arranged by phoning Ann Medhurst on 01227 830762. Neighbourhood Watch: There have been many reports this week about damage to carsland thefts from cars in villages around Canterbury. Don’t leave valuables in sight when you park your car, look them in the boot or take them with you. If you can, park your .car where it can be seen by others. Church news: In a break with tradition for countless yers, it has been announced that there is not to be any kind of service celebrating Easter Sunday-at St Peter’s Church, Bridge, the largest ‘ community in the Benefice. . Neither are there to be any services in any other of the five churches of the Bridge group save the ‘10am Eucharist at St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne. Those A taking aged or infirm parishioners to this service are advised to arrive early as there is very limited parking, as there is space inside . the church if all the congregations in the group respond to the Rev Paul Filmer’s appeal. Easter Lilies donated in memory of loved ones at St Mary’s can be sent to Andrea Nicholson. Lilies for St Peter’s Church, Bridge, canbe sent to Viv Brazier ready for the floral displays in the church on the following. week and any money donated surplus to requirements will be added to the flower fund.‘ ' Healthand Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Thursday, March 7, 7pm; Bangers, Beetles and Bingo, Bridge Vlllage Hall, Saturday, March 9, 6pm; Caring and Sharing, 20 Riverside Close, Monday, March 11, 7.30pm; Lent Course week four, Bridge School 8pm Tuesday, and Thursday, March 12 and 14, 12.30 and 1.30pm. Ears and Beers, Plough and Harrow, 6pm onwards. ' Wednesday, March 13. Services: Mothering Sunday, March 10, 10am Matins Dr A-. Nicholson, St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne; llam Mothering Sunday service. theRev P. Filmer and 6pm Evensong, Mr Filmer and Mrs M. Clarke, St Peter’s Church, Bridge. Other churches in the Bridge — Group; 8am BCP Communion, Mr Filmer, St Peters Bekesbourne; _ 9.30am, -Holy Communion, Mr Filmer, St Ma_ry’s Church, ., -J-J-. .;; \_/y3)_‘J.-K-( ,x‘~. ;;'..n _' .-“xi J“; A;.“. NJ Correspondent: J .ThoIha.s-,. '1 H‘ C C 5ET.'O1227 332573 -'s.thon1as@Which;net' ' - Church: 011 ‘_.Marg1_1. 24:Palin' H. on __ Sunday, the Rev Paul Filmer -will .. BE-KESBOUNWIH PATR|xBOU RNrE C Cobharn "Court, Bekeshourne; ._ ii 1ead"_Ho1j; Communion _at _10a1nj_ir1 _' - St _Mary’s; There is no .-‘service in-*St' ' Peters; on Sundayb-ut~'Holiy comn._1union_w-i_ll_ "be 7celebrated at- Iloon on'Tuesday; -March 26i.'Tl1_e-2 - . ' ' Good ‘Friday Walk of Witness starts . in -_Bel'<'-"-'='L BISlHOlPSBOURNE, The Old Cottage, , Bishopsbourne, GT4 5HT Parish Church: Holy Communion was celebrated by the Rector, the Rev David Roper, at St Mary the Virgin Church on Sunday, March 10. ' ' ~r Next Sunday, March 17, there will a ' be no services at St Marys. However, parishioners are invited to any of the servicesiin the following churches in the Barham , Downs united benefice, of which Bishopsb ourne is a member.‘ Holy Communion, 83111, St John the Baptist, Barharn;'the Eucharist, 10am, St Gi1es’s_, Kingston; evening prayer, 6pm, Barharn. There will ' also be morning service -at the Methodist Chapel, Barham, at , ,10am._, Concert: Several B_ishop,sbour'ne' T villagers‘ will be attendi-ng_the _ concert at 7.30pm on Saturday, March 16, at St J ohn’s, B.arha1n_, being given by the Canterbury . Singers; The programme includes _' Ci Dvora_k’s Stabat Mater and anthems by _Br_uckner. T Ticketsin advance at £6 can be had from the Rector; on thenight they wil1.be£8. T ~ _ _- . , The Eutharist: No this 'iS'_IlOt. a T - ~ mpisprint-but -a new venture for the i churches in the fourparijshes. The ’ Eutharist -‘will provide an _ ' opportunity for young _people'to' -meet and worship God in a way i they can ‘relate’ to, says the .Rec_tor,' Everyone aged from 12 to 19 is T = r c T , Welcome at the first-session,-'_ r T r tomorroW'(Fr,'1daY) at 713111 in the C 2 '_ Methodist Chapel, Barhailn. '- T ~ Mr Roper said it islhoped to make it: C a monthly event, helping to aeveiopi parishioners are invited. Tickets at the churches’ Work among young, on Wednesday, 27 March, at_.7_p1n,- there will be a.Jev_vish_P'assover meal atthe Barn, Kingston, to ' E which all-Bishopsbourne — ' T . £3 can be purchased from the Kingston‘churchvvardens: ' T 0n'_Maundy Thursday, March-28, there will be the Eucharist and foot; washing ceremony in Wornenjsyvoldi Church at_ 7pm and on Good Friday,§ March 29, there will be meditation at the foot of the cross at ~ C T c , Bishopsbourne church at 11an1-aridi on Saturday, March 30, there will i be vigil and first Eucharist of " . Easter at Barhaln church at Spin. . Full details of _-Easter services will be givenin this column next week. I Haw £‘l"”'7 Z20 °17'i" 7 C R i “ o Correeponciefitz J nerse 7 _~ '_ D.eri11'gRoad, Bridge, Ca_11terb11r37, LCT4 5NA. 01227 330260" e Neighbourhood Wa:teh':.'Two'_hoIi1ee were hurgled in Ford Close. Inethe -- firet, the thief. entered through 21' 3 - front windo_w _3.I1d_II1'GI1E§7 and . _ joewellery were taken;_ In-theeseeond -e the occupant whowas wetchi1:1'g%_e‘ . '- TV, heard 3: bang and went to 3. investigate. A 5ft 10111‘ male was eeeg1._:_1t;a5riI1_g bye f1fo11_1: window tq . — Mar H” 2002.‘ '. _ejoiri. his partner, who had been ' is BELLB (.£t*t_aur.t*+ 2.007- www. enton1me.co.uk/news *. holding a torch-., before they both ‘i ran off; -- _ " Items were stolen--from a car ' parked in a driveway -in _ . Bridge.There have also been two ' cases of. locally-reported thefts from cars in _the past week. The first was at Barham, when a wallet containing credit cards, a driving ' licence and a mobile phone was ' . stolen. The second case took. place ' at Bekesbourne, from a car parked _ on-'the\owner"s drive, when a holdall was stolen. _ ' Festival: The Qu'een’s-Golden Jubilee festival is being planned on the "lines-_ of the recent Village ' ~Mill_ennium_ Festival. All the events will be based on or around the combined school -parish fete on _Saturday,_ June 22, providing a -wealth of fun on its own. Events =Wi-ll be ta_ki'n_g place all day, including a concert by the popular Canterbury Clerkes, morris !danc'__ing.,' -duck race and tug—of-war icornpe-tition, pig roast and ' _ ib_arb"e'cue. In the week leading -up to the festival, a barn dance and a lquiz night .are also planned. More "t etails ‘Will -f0llovv'and a full _ _ _rogr_arn__rne will be published soon. - —ris11'_'E‘ive'ning:_At the White Horse- 'Bridge, to_. c_elebrate‘ St I - ' atrick-_’s.'Eve.-_' Saturday evening, f _ arch 16-, Camine Celtic Bandwill ;)_lay_ -and an Irish menuwill be" - available in the- restaurant. Church news: The parish Bangers, Beetle and Bingo evening held in the village hall was a great evening 3f family fun. .Not only did a large g'r_oup-- of parishioners have an _ 3.-'njo_yabl'e time, but they also raised funds towards the church - restoration. ' Lent Course Week Five, Bridge School, 8pm Tuesday, March 19 and lT‘h1'Jrsdav. March 14. 12.30 to ' ._L. In l..,.,,,,.l_... . WI: Tl_'1'e Bridge with Patrixbourne branch will meet in the Bridge Village Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday, March 19. Guest spealier Mr T. Davi'j9...S will-g_iv.e agtaglk entitled Funerals.‘ The cornpet-i.tion--is‘-‘a decorat.ed h-ard.—boi1ed' egg. ' Drain_s;_...For ‘a few" days during last _ -' Week, parking in the village ‘High Street was banned all day. This was to allow_ the. Water a_uth_ority to wash“-out and clear -the drainage. system. It is'.ho'ped that this will avoid localised flooding during periods of ‘heavy rain in the future. However, th_ere._sti11 appear to be a number of drains still silted up, of which -the Parish Council will ' ‘ investigate. Coach outing: The trip to the e-vening performance of the Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre on October 9 still-has a" few seats. - available. ’l‘he'coa'ch and top price- tickets are 5340 per person. Pick up points are_'-Bridge, Barham or the . New Dover Road Park and Ride. ' Offer c_a_I_1 only be held until March. 15-. Please ring 01227 83.10.95 for - ' deta-il~s... ' ' --' C. -' Parish Council: The regular . ' 1 ' monthly meeting will be held in the "Hunter Room of Bridge Village Hall a-t ’7f;30pm on Thursday, March 14. On Thursday, March 21, the -annual meeting will be held in the ‘Bridge’ Village Hall at 7.30pm. After .the_-business of the evening, Cllr ‘ Bill Oakey will give an address on *‘the.._ne'W._ changes of governence Within the -Canterbury City . - 'C0unci1_.and how it. will "affect local - a_ut_horities..A1-1 parishioners of- Bridge are welcome to attend. - Church services: Sunday, March 17, \ 10am Holy Communion Canon ' Gordon Manley, St Peter’s Church-, Bridge. No service at St Mary’s— Chureh-, Bridge. Other churches in the Bridge Group Bam BCP; _ Communion Rev‘ Filmer, St lV.[ary’s Church, Nackington, 10am Holy Communion, Rev J. Shorrock, St Pete_r’s Church, Bekesbourne, 10m Family-Service, Mrs M. Clarke, Rev Paul Filmer, St" Mary the Virgin Church, Lower Hardres. 11am Bridge Methodist Church service _ led by -John Ellis. = I‘/lgrm-"‘«~ gg :97. T. BRIDGE , ._Corres_ponden_t_: J A-nders__o_n,_._7 have not received an; order slip for ' a._Jubilee mug, available free. t_o all ' those under the age of 18, orfor £3’ to-‘others, can place t_hei_r orders in I either the Post Office/Chemist or The Londis Grocery Store, or may order byaphone from John I-Iill on - 830215. ' R'ernind'ers: The parish councils _ :' annual rneeting is‘ on ‘Thursday, I March 21,'at 7.30pm, in the village hall; a table boot fair; for the Leaguecf Friends of Canterbury 3 - Hospitals is__ on Saturday, March 23, at the village hall from 10am to noon; on -Friday evening, March 22, ’_l_‘_hree.Blind Mice play jazz at the White Horse, High Street. ' .N_eighhourhood' Watch} There was a -break-in at sheds used by Bridge '5 ” Primary School and crash mats ' were m__oVed.to another area to ' make a den.-_Co'n'tinuing damage is being caused to- school premises and local youths are thoug'ht..toibec r'e'sponsible. If you have any ' information.plea'_se phone the _' Crime Desk on -762055. ' _ Church News: The Works, Bridge ‘Childcare centre, 10am Sunday, March 24.‘ _ . - For- children on "Good Friday, - March 29, in the John Baker White Hall, Lower Hardres, there will be _an Easter arts and craftsworkshop from 9.30 to 11.30am. The children can take their results to Bridge Church, where they will join those from the. walk _of witness for a ' short-b‘en'efic_e__ service. Book your '_' place -nowbyphoning Margaret . Clarke (01227 765598) or Julie Cox ' ' (01227 788316). Parents of children of preschool age are asked to stay. with them. You are asked to donate 50p per child towards the cost of materials. _ = - -- ' - -=-—-Bering-iRead,~'iBridgeg~rGa'rrtérhury§ai=+ - CT4 5.NA. 01227 830260 ? Mugs3"Those in the village who At C_hris=tmas_]all. Smarties" tubes '- ' went t.o_a'central charity, The Children’s "Society, but the Easter Smartie collectionwill be a_ _ -- seperatecharity for each church._ -Each charity ‘will be announced by the church and children are '- ' "encouraged to return their tubes at‘ their own March or April family _ ' services. C --_ _ _ S'erv'ic_es: Services .on- Palm Sunday, .. _ March 24, 8am BCP Communion '- . P-’Lc3'Lr04nu.§‘1"’2e:>o'2. ' |-—.I‘-D-1-‘l-|5._?‘1 rni.....ui-.-. a_}...'.». _ -. ssBTee'r%sand£t9r§ie1d;ho:$E1i:itén§>.i.§i§;de~ Stl'.’eter"s I Garde'n's:' Gardens . Church, Bridge; 10am Holy . Scheme garden open for charity.is— ' - Communion, Mr Filmer, St Marys H at Higham Park, Bridge, on r p 3; Church, Patrixbourneg Other _ ' Sunday, March 24,1lam-5PTn- if 1 churches inthe Bridge‘:-'g;roup,.; . -' -- Admission is: £3 with lu,nches; _teas I 5 ' 9.30a_1n-, Holy Communion, Canon ._ H and plants available. Dogs must be _ R. Diss, St Marys Church; ' ~ . 5 . kept on leads. _ t ‘T ‘C ‘ ” ‘ Nackington; 3pm_Evensong, Mr Filmer, Clarke, St Mary_the *4 Virgin, Lower Hardres; 11am ' Bridge Methodist Church Service led by Dr David Marshall... PARISH COUNCIL: Jubilee: The clerk reported, on behalf of Cllr Hill, that a total of: 83 responses had been received 174 mugs ' being requested for, ‘children. Clirs that several households hadsta'ted' that they had not received the leafletanditwasagreedthata further invitation for requests for mugs would be included in the Parish Newsletter. Newsletter: Cllr Dobson provided copies of the draft of the newsletter; CHI Anderson said the previous distributor was now no longer available and it was agreed that the newsletter would be distributed early next week by councillors. ; Lay-By: Kent Highways had arranged ‘for the lay-by below Church Cottage to be inspected and any repairs to be carried out. Footbridge at M111 Lane: Cllr Gulvin presented a drawing of a T L date stone to mark the replacement footbridge in the Golden Jubilee year, It was , unanimously ‘agreed to proceed, with the stone and have it in place ready for punveilingion June 22. -Cllr Anderson agreed to _o_b_tain a g , quotation from a:1ocal stonernason ’ to supplyand fit the stone. The -r - clerk will write'"to Kent County ‘ Councilfor permission to site/che* stone _in.the bridge brickwork." . Planning: The following planning ' applications have been received and are being considered: Ca/02/0015[Bri, minor amendments" for information only on first floor "side extension to dwelling at 1 Bourne View; Ca/02/0267/Bri, singlestorey extension to front of a bungalow at Coppice, Bridge Hill. Applications granted: Cal01/0127/Bri, erectionof conservatory at Dover Lodge, 48 High Street; Ca/01/1065[Bri, \ erection of conservatory at Dover v. Lodge, 48iHigh Street; _ ' Ca/02/.O061[Bri, single-storey front extension; link walland gate ' betweendwelling and garage at 53 Bridge Down; Cafoo/1O18,IR, amended details; rooflights at . Bridge and-Patrixboume CEP School, Bridge. . I Trees in conservation area: The followinginotice of proposed work has been received: pollard small ‘lime tree outside front of house at _ C ' __51 High '_Street;.clean out crown of L ' mature .b,e.'ech .tree’:between;Great ' 1 t Pett Farmand Cast, Pett Hill. ' M Mi‘ ‘’2;e:>«o>_ . Crrespdent: J Anderson, 7 emcee Bering Road," Bridge, Canterbury, GT4 5NA. o-1227 830260 ‘ - School visit: Members of the - parish .co1-_1n_ci1-ivvereinvited by the . ,Headmistres_s,.M'rs Anna Newton, :.the_P,rimary School staff -and _the 4 ' governors to view building - alterations and improvements made-"over the last year. The. - chairman of_ the council, John _ Anderson, _t.hanked the .sch'eo1 for ' its hospitality. They could not fail to be impressed by not only the _ quality of the facilities now available, but also by the high educational standards so obviously provided. ' ‘ Not in my front yard: Maurice Smith, the village street monitor, reports that like many others, he regularly picks up street litter. However he is sorry to see that some remains next to a property while owners or tenants Walk 2 straight in and out, ignoring it. Please help to keep Bridge a clean village to be proud of by clearing the area byyour own property and, ‘ whenever possible, putting general _ litter in the nearest bin. Let him knowof any large road or pavement'cr_acks or protrusions. Suspeot truck: The police would I like to know more_ about a white open-backed truck, with no rear number plate, apparently from a gardening company, seen in Bishopsbourne and Kingston. If you see it or have any information about it, please phone PC Ken _ Bradshaw on 01227 817127. a £Red Lion: Easter Sunday specials, three-course lunch £9.95, evening 2 gig with Little Rock, ‘extension till midnight. - Chur.ch services: Holy Week. Wednesday, March 27 5.30pm Evening Prayer St Mary’s Church Patrixbourne, Thursday, March 28; 7.30pm Tenebrai Bridgeschool. Good Friday, March 29, 9_.'30am, Childrerfs Worship, John Baker White Hall, Lower I-Iardres, also Walk of Witness start 10am St - Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne, then on to 11am St Mary’s Church Patrixbourne, finishing at noon at St Peter’s Church, Bridge, and joined with the children from Lower Hardres. Saturday March 30, 1 7.30pm Service of-Light St Mary"s. Church, Nackington. '2 ,1 ‘t\/Xczw- 21*” 29932.. C Benefice Servcie, the Rev P. Filmer . St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne, . Mr Filmer says that in order to include as many parishioners in the vision of ‘oenefice based celebrations this Easter Sunday, he and the churehwardens have 'decided"to provide a second j benefi-ce service at 8am BCP Communion at St" Mary’s Nackington. There will be no ' services at .St Pe_ter’s Church, Bridge, St P.ete_r’s Church, - Bekesbourne, or at St Mary the Virgin Church Lower Hardres. Bridge Meth._odist- Church llam, ' Holy Communion, the Rev G. Baugh. - PARISH COUNCIL: At the -annual J meeting, the chairman Cllr Anderson reported that a year ago _ they were still recovering from the : effects of the flood and in fact, in = s_ome cases,-it was only at the -beginning of this year that the restoration work was completed. The council was sorry that it was unable to bring negotiations for the village shop, as an annex for_ the village; hall, to a satisfactory conclusion. The parish council had played an . active role on the Nailbourne, Lesser -and Greater Stour flood ' prevention committee and it was - hoped that the work carried out by the various authorities will help to avoid any further recurrence. There is now a two-week early warning system in place together" with a 24-hour emergency control ' centre at Canterbury City Council to coordinate any actionand the village has its own emergency sandbag store. He thanked Cllr Bill Oakey, Liz _ Oakey and Davd Daw for the planting up, and maintenance of, the extended curb areas of the . traffic calming in the High Street. Part one of the traffic calming developmenthad been completed ' and a marked increasehas been seen in thenumber of children _ walking-to and from school, helping to reduce the traffic congestion. P_ar't_two of the plan was in this year’s budget and should start shortly. »..u.;... ....u.. ..-us..- .. ...__...- _-d. Janet Horsley, on behalf of Bridge Village Hall Management Committee, reported that the licence had been granted and-that - the electrical, fire and health and safety checks-were-all satisfactory. The light at the back door was now working. Several repairs have been carried out. which included the wall at the back door, new double glazed doors, new heating clocks and a new -picture rail was fitted -for the artexhibition in October. - T Plans for internal alterations have been drawn up for a disabled toiiet to be installed by 2004 and they _ . were 1ool«:ing.for_ grants. The alterations will include improved storage, a smaller kitchen and a new path and ramp at the back, ' which will then become the main entrance to the hall. On behalf of the Sports Trust, Cllr ' Mervyn Guivin reportedithat the annual meeting was held ‘recently when goodbye was said to Roger Cork, who stood down as treasurer i due to" illness. The trust is now ._ short of a chairman and a ' treasurer, although a temporary treasurer has been found. All the clubs are functioning and the account healthy. _' Mrs A. McKeever, a governor at Bridge and Pa-trixbourne School, reported that the year had been one of change. Although not fully complete, the school had moved into the new extension. The extension to the hall, which was completed last term, was in use at Christmas and was able to accommodate the whole school together with parents. The M computer unit, art unit and a small servery are st-ill to be completed. Lighting: A question relating to lighting in Bifrons Path was raised by ‘ residents of Mansfield Court and will be placed on the agenda for discussion at the next parish council meeting. - Vandalism; The problem of vandalism within the village was raised and Cllr Beer emphasised the importance of reporting all acts of vandalism to the police, no matter how minor or whether, the culprits were known or not. Cllr.Beer also advised that _ the police were Willingto come to- the homes of residents to. discuss the matter of vandalism with _ _ , y. 4' .3 Wior 2.’? W20 01 them. - _ Easter-Sunday Service: Concerns were raised that an Easter Sunday _Se_rvice was not to. be held at St Peter’s Church. The ' chairman said _that although he could not comment, he wouldpass on the concerns to the appropriate source. _ - _