BRIDGE .    

-  Coresponden: i Anerson, ~

- 830762 if you are hoping to attend.

' followed discussion and Voting on

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Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4 5NA. 01227 330250, b
FISH news:.There will be a jubilee

lunch on Wednesday, June 12, _
12.30-2.f15,_phon_e AnnMedhurst on

There will not be a coffee pop-in
this month. _ '

WI: At. themain meeting a fun quiz

the annual resolutions. y Jean Foster
won the competition. For the
eamiiyersary meeting onTuesday,
June 18, fish and chips will be
servedat 7 .30pm in the village hall.
Membersshould take a knife and

fork and glass. There will be no

competition but a table will be .
provided for memorabilia of the

. Queen’s_50—_year reign. _

Fer nursery: The spring fair held p
at the Woodpeckers Nursery raised

r about £1,300 which will buy

equipment for the new building
coming in the summer. The p
manager, Angie Sheppard thanks

those who supported the event and i
made it such a success.

Piano: Bridge and Patrixbourne
Primary School is in need of an

e- an upright piano in good condition for

use inthe. classroom. If anyone can

’ " r  e*heip;13h0ne'aNi.G1€benefit the e

scholi‘ as ‘(J'122-75 8302 76.   ff


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Church news: Thursday, June 6,
Health and Healing Group, 719111, 7
Windmill Close. Phone you have
any requests for a person or R  ~ R s

in the prayers" and join"-in and .  I 

Pierce on 01227 330344. .. 

occasional use of a powerful -- C  C 5

11,Patr,ixbour:1e withs,B1'&idge_.r 2 e R
R , friid[e'e, ,C‘hiI-1*€h: 7.3Op1r1,,‘lT_We[_dfiESedSY,
(June 12.;-NADFA'S_fll3 B_ridg'.-*3‘   7

.Th111“Sd¥i1Y; June 13,J'11'I17'l.01‘- ; . '
Church services: Sunday, June 9,

Chris Mclean, St Maryis Church,
Patrixbourne; 11aI,n,Fan1illy,

Leggat, St Peter’s Church, Bridge; R
Other churchesin the Bridge 7
Group; 8am, BCP Communion, the
Rev J. Shorrock, St Peter’s Church,
_ Bekesbourne; 9.30am, Holy R
' Communion, the Rev D. ,
--BI'etherton, St Maryt’s Church,
Nackington;,11an:i, Bridge
~ Methodist Church service led by
the Rev Barbara Heather.

situation; you would like included, I. '
  share the.felloWship.{,Phor1e_Kath 
An appeal is madeerifor the   f   
% lawnmowteri for the vica_r_ag'e,_ip_,ho,ne 
01227.,83025{). Monday,    C, _  
Carinaande Shearing, to-r 

. e'ipsyi‘caraVafl, 7.30iJII1;tsa1sods,er1i0r *
confirmation 8Dm.,.rTiueSflar,dJun:eis' 
parochial ,chiurch»,co'unc_il nieeting, 
: Church, s1'_0,an1;'7al‘so Ears, fend, Beers, , L
, rlP1oughand,HarroW,-Bridge,I6pn:1; . 

gonfirniation, Vicarage 5..30pn_i._ : C, 

, second after Trinity, 10am, lVIatins,"' it

Service, Mrs M. Clarke and Martin I


 

Correspondent: J Anderson, 7 _
Dering Road,. Bridge, Canterbury,
CT»-1 5NA. 01227 830260

Church services: SuI1d_a3r,rJuIie,16, _

third after Trinity, 10am Ham

C0II1II1u.I1ie11, Canon Gordon

Manley, St Peter’s Church, Bridge. I L

No service at St Mary’s, .,

Patrixhourne. Other ch_urches"iI1 , I

the BI"id_ge eGro11p Sam B_CP_' ,
_COII1II111_I'1i{JI1, the Rev‘ ]?.'_C'Fi1m_er, "St
Mearmse Chmch; Nackingteen; mam

Family Service,-Mrs M. Clarke, St" 

  

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. _.Bekesb'ourne_,,I.'l=1ra1:a‘Bridge;-_ 
- '_1VIethod_is_t_- Church (church; _ -
" an_ni_versary)_service" led byi_..A1istair" - -

_ = Hardres; 10am,‘ Holy  

',_r'5,T-E:-"

Mr Filmer, St Peter"s Ch_urch,___._._-=_,>

  

'Barw'ick, also on Tiiesday,”"Jui1e 18,‘? 
at 7pm Church anniversary -- .
Evening Service, preacher the lfiev 

-J._,Ward'.= -.3   _ __ __ .
. '- New office:-A-new-office opene-d-in" "
. - -Bridge atthe end -of l_as-tmonth .  .
' when the‘ letting -and estate agency-
_ business "of Priors b_ec_a1ne'part'of

Colebrook Sturrock and=Co. - _- 

The business that was set up in the; 1?‘. I Z 5

‘mid-19805 ‘by architect Mervyn .
Galvin and his partner, Loraine;

Prior, -has'been-.-predominantly _7 ._ T ' " ' '

'3  -, involved in-property management ' J
 gives another di1nension'to.the' _

Colebrook Sturr-ock Co  '

management portfolio, tak"ii'1g_-the  -"H

number of managed propertie-s_to  _ - '

- more than 140. _ _ _
‘ Just as importantly", it gives the

firm the opportunity to ‘expand. _
further-int-0 the agency market

around Canterbury vvi‘t_hout.havin‘gf-
- to be in the traffic congestion of. -_ 

the city itself.; .-  -

The office, which is thefirmis sixth, d 
. forms. a triangle of offices covering
the whole--“of East Kent and   -

continues the company’s -steady
expansion -over 11. years
culminating in the "firm winning
The Best Small Business in Kent

- award in 2000. . _ -

The manager in -char-gel of the -new --

. office is Barbara Tirnlett, recently"

of Collins and Co in Canterbury,
and earlier in her estate agency

c_are_er also with Worsfold and Your '

Move. . . . -

Jubilee: Timetable ‘for the village . '
. celebrations: Friday, June '14, ' . '
4 -7.30pm, Barn Dance,‘ School Hall, £5 ' .
. at the door; Tuesday, June 18,- '
, -guided history tours of-Bridge," _
. start White Horse, £2; Thursday, -
June 20, "(pin supper quiz, village -   .

hall, £5; Friday, June 21, jubilee.‘

.' mugs ordered for those "under the  I
. age of 18 i_n-Bridge will be available

for collection on proof of identity '
at the village hall- from _2.30'—5pm; .- _
8.30pm live ‘music from Keith,’ . _ -
James, White Horse. ' --

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'Saturday,. June 22,. "fete and '3'"-'u'b‘ile"e‘ S’ S

day: 9.30-noon play tennis event, all -
children welcome, Tennis Club; I1
onwards, Living History display
Church Meadow, 

V cIassiccar.dise1a:a=B0ser$s€ia1ea€se_;
. - Hig11_Str'_eet-; cIaS$iC:mot;orbil;.e~-   1
.= display'eMor-timerfs,(Brewery lane;  -

11.45am childrrerfs fancy dress _
procession to ‘school fete led by _
Morris Dancers from the Red. Lion

I car park;_noon Village fete opening ' 

_by§'=1;he Lor?d'Mayor,, Bridge School:

12.-15pm Morris danc'ing,'school;-1-. . '

5pm music from The Odd Couple .

' and Andrew--W._i'.ggins,1.;White Horse; -.

1,-30pm Punch and Judy, school’;-i _

' 1.45pm Morrisflancing, Red Lion; _ I

.2pr'_n jive display by The Lindy
Marsh Hoppers, school; 2.30pm
onwards Bretts traction engine,
High Street; 2.30pm display by __ 
Reception and years ‘1 and _2-classes,

S S - 's(:ho_oI;- 2.45pm Morris dancing, .
L White Horse; 3pm magic sho.w,'.

 jg school; 3.30pm display by years 5- . --

.'and 6, school;_ 3.45pm jive display,  -S
'White_Horse; 4pm.raf_fle. draw,“ , ' '

school; 4.e15pm'Morri's dancing, ;

_ Plough and H_arroW;__4.30p_m' Hush  H: 

.  performanc_e_,:childrens-tal_ent; 1

c'ontes.t',~:Red-Lien; 55;3__0p{m'  I:

gymnastic_display,-Red;'Lion"-*=  ,  T

s’arden;_6-l.5'DIi1 Duck-Race.ahd

 official opening of'.f_ootbr'idge',- Mill S

I T ‘.La1_:1e'_i‘ord_;_ 6.30pm Canterbury-_

. _Cl_ei':kes in p_erfo_rn.1anee, St Peter"-sf... _'
- -‘Church; 8.15pm pie eating andyard ‘

of ale c_ontest,,Refd Lion; 9pm pig

. -roast sponsored by -Laurie _
-Wakeham and barbecue sponsored _' '

'-‘by Bridgeway Stores,‘-with-Galnine ' *

in performance, White Horse _
gar'den;. 9pm barb ecjue s:ponsoréd1 2' .
by Skippers Restaurant and .13lVe; 
band Little Rock in Denne’s
marquee, Red Lion garden.

 1 Pa1:is11=.t;oi.1;n;iil:..TI73_t1é:ne2{t1ne.eti1igris,.,:_; S
. at the Hunter Room of the village.‘ _ _

hall on Thursday, June 13, at

7.-80pn1.AIl members of. the parish -_
' are welcome. - . -' ' - '

Church news: Bridge Group, ,
Monday, June 17, Senior ‘
Confirmation, Bridge Vi'carage,_ T
8pm; Tuesday, June‘ 18, 10.30am  '-
coffee morning, The-Old - ' .

_ Farmhouse, Lowerj_'_Hard'res; 8pm‘ ' "
- .?After ;-Eights Group;-10 Union Road,

  B'rid'ge';‘ Wednesday, June 19, Lower .' '

I‘: - Hardres andeNackinjgiton parochial

..—-church council, 7.30pm, John-"Baker, _ e

3: 'Wh;i'te Hall," Iio_WeIf_‘Hardres; _

}  Thursday,-,J1ine 20,-zmnior
 “_§‘_9_'nfirn1'e’1

  

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_Play Tennis 2002. -

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BRIDGE  
Correspondent: J Anderson, 7

Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4 5NA. 01227 330260

Tennis: Play Tennis 2002 is run by '

        
   

. the Lawn Tennis Association and

-the campaign offers everyone, -
especially beginners," the-_
opportunity to pick up a racket

_ and play. ‘As part of the campaign,

Brid_ge Tennis Club is throwing

_ open its doorson June 22'for free.

It is open to players of - all ages and
abilities. Youngsters are '
particularly welcome to try the-
game. ' ' '

Hilary Whiting, from Bridged.

Tennis Club, "said: “We Want to - '
show peoplethat their local tennis
club can_ be welcoming and .

friendly. We particularly hope that

the c_a_mpaign attracts long—ter'rn _ _ .

members.” - ' . -

\ Telephone Hilary Whiting, ‘

coaching co—ordinator, on 01227 -
830506, or the se.cretary, Karen '

I Furly 011 01227 832.239, OI.‘--Visit

http://WWWLTA.-org.uk/playtennis
‘or-telephone the LTA hotline on -
020 7381 7038 for fur.ther details of.

Artln Bridge: The first la-rt .
exhibition in the village last year

' fl~e=v£:$?~. 2:30 

for local artists -was so successful it I

. has been decided'to_repeat'it this"
‘autumn. ' '

Anyone living -orworking in Bridge .

is invited to exhibit up to three

works of art‘ that can be hung on a '

wall or display boards. Young '
people -are especially encouraged to

. exhibit. - '

This year there will be a section for
exhibits on any aspect of the
parish of Bridge. This will be in
addition to the general section
limit. . .

For adults only, there will be a


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charge of £1 an exhibit. Artists-=are
_weloor_ne to sell _their work and will
.?be a_sked'=t'o donate 20 per cent of _
any--'s'aIe't_oi Art in Bridge. Bring .
‘"3 your-work to the village hall after

 _ 7.30pm on Friday, October 18._ ,

_J11.bil'__e_e_ Mugs: For those residents
-.in_Bridge',who are ‘entitled to, ‘or
'_.ha'v_'_e -ordered, the .mu"gs can collect
themwith proof of. identity from
Bridge Village Hall, from 2.30 to

  
    
  
  

beer tent at the village fete on ‘
.S_at_urd_ay, June 22. * . .  -
‘Bridge Parish Fete: The fete will _
be held in -the school grounds -on% 
'. Saturday, June 22,- as partof the
Golden Jubilee'celebration's. This?
will be opened by the .Lord_ _Mayor
of CanterbL11”Y at noonjand Will __
continue until '4pm._ Tl_1e~_r'e _vyi.1_l beta
fancy "dress parade. led, by;_'rriorri_s _
dancers, many s_ide shows,"-jstalls
and attractions, Punch and Judy,

. dance displays-, pony rides, . '
refreshments, a--barbe'cue and beer.
tent, World Cup viewing will also
be available. ‘ ' -

Canterbur_y_Clerkes: fIfh_e_' Clerkes
appear in St Peters Ch-u‘_rc_h,on— . '
Saturday, June 22, at'6.30'pm_.-,_;;The,
three unaccmpanied voices tackle
the sacred but mostly secular and
offer something for almost
everyone. Music .from medieval
times, Tudor and from the 17th to
20th centuries is ‘included.
Admission is free, but there will be
an exit collection. '

Church News: Bridge Group,

Bridge Childcare Centre, adjacent
school. Monday, June 24,- 7 .30pm,
Caring and Sharing Group-visit to
Rapid Response, 8pm Senior.
Confirmati_on, The Vicarage."
Wednesday, June_26_, 10am," - '
NADFAS Bridge Church, 7.30pm,
Bekesbourne PCC 10 De Havilands
Bekesbourne. Thursday, _June,2'_'/, _
5.30pm,_J_1_1nior Confirmation, The
Vicarage. , ' -- _ . _ '
Church Services: Sunday, June 23, -
- 4th after Trinity. 8am BCP . '
Communion, -Rev P. Filmer, St

Communion, Rev P. Filmer, St"
Marys Church, Patrixbourne.
Other churches in the Bridge
Group, 9.30am Holy. Communion,
Rev ‘R. Diss, St Mary’s-Church, -

5pm on Friday, June 21, or fromjthe'

Sunday, June 23, 10am',_The_Work.s-

Peter’s Church, Bridge; 10am, Holy '


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. l‘lacltingt_on. No service today in St

Peter’s Church; Bekesbourne;'11am -
Bridge Methodist Church Service
led by the Rev David Marshall.

Sandbag Store: Canterbury City
Council has advised that the
replacement store is being ordered
and is arranging for the removal of
the old store and installation of
the new one. It has also provided
information on suitable anti-
vandal coating for the roof and
anti—graffiti coating for the walls.

- Footbridge at Mill Lane: Cllr

Anderson advised that the date _
stone is to be installed thisweek. ,
The official commemoration will
be held at 6.15pm on Saturday,
June 22.

Allotments: Councillors met 0.
Gooch of FPD Savills. Cllr Gulvin
advised that a revised plan for 12
allotments has been proposed and
Mr Goochhas agreed to obtain a
revised estimate. Rent and "rent"
collection have to be decided. The .
old orchard area is to be discussed
later. ‘ a

Street Lighting 1“: Bifrons Path:
Quotations have been received
from Seeboard for the new street
light. It was agreed to accept the

option of the roadlighting lantern

with shield. The clerk advised that . .-
no adverse response had been
received to letters sent to _
neighbouring properties regarding
installation of the street light.'.

Floral Competition: "It wasagreed
to run the commercial floral
competition this year to be judged
during the last two weeks of July.
The clerk was requested to produce
a notice to be delivered ‘toall the
commercial premises in the ‘
village. Cllr Walder volunteered to
deliver-them. ' '

Tree Warden: Cllr Monk’ reported
that more tree wardens were i
required and it was agreed to put a
notice in the Parish News C

. requesting help. Cllr Hill agreed to
T be a tree warden for the recreation.

ground.

Planning application received: The
following planning applications
have been received: '
CAL02/0081/BRI single-storey rear

' extension at 15 High Street, Bridge.

Planning applications granted: -'

, CA/02/(3405/BRL Twostorey

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extension to front of dwelling a
High Street, Bridge.

Applications refused: No

applications were refused.


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BRIDGE , so

Correspondent: ,J Anderson, 7 -
De'ring_'Road, -Bridge, Canterbury,
‘CT4 5NA.- 01227 830260 . . _ "

War Memorial: The memorial,
which is situated in the
churchyard of St Peter’s Church
Bridge, has been cleaned and
renovated by parish councillor
John Hill and restored to its '
former glory. This has been much
appreciated and Col Richard Ream
would like to thank him on behalf
of the Royal British Legion for his

0 hard work. -

Duck Race: The duck race .

organised by The Nailbourne Scout

Group immediately following the
above event, when Chris Maclean,
landlord of the Plough and
Harrow, cast a large number of

_multi-coloured ducks into the

ford,and then racing" round to the
recreationeground in time to mark

' the fi_rsta'rrivals. Results‘: First
- Duck No.672. £50 Harry Ware. '
Second No.315. Hamper Adrian

Clark. Third "No.35 whisky Sandra
Fawke. Last Duck No.92 Matt .
Allingham. The organisers thank
all who bought or sold tickets or
helped. the duck race raised £789
for the Nailbourne Scout Group.
Church News: Health and" Healing,
Thursday, July 4, 7pm, 7 Windmill
Close; Bridge. ' _ D '

Church News: Health and Healing,
Thursday, July 4, 7pm, 7 Windmill
Close, Bridge. M A  _- ' V
Neighbourhood Watch: There have

- , been thefts of antiquesfrom '_

houses near Bridge. If you have
valuable items, ‘review your .

security now. Also there have been _ ‘

reports of .a telephone caller who

claims to be from the Trading *
_ Standards Authority doing a
survey about computer equipment.

It is likely that this person is
‘casing the joint’. If you receive
such a call, phone police on 762055.

WI: Following the celebratory .
birthday fish and chip supper on ' _

‘Tuesday, June 18, in the village

hall, the next event will be, wet or
fine, the garden meeting at 69

Bridgedown on Tuesday, -July 16, at L

2.30pm. On We_dnesday,,August 7,

~ .eV$T¥°n9,W1'1lb-9 Weicene to a  '

‘coffee morning at 26 Western

Avenue, 10am-noon. There will be a
bring and buy stall, plants, cakes
and a raffle. - r ‘ .
Village Fete: Held in the Bridge
Primary School grounds _last '
Saturday. Money raised to be

oquully divided between the school '

and the parish of Patrixbourne
with Bridge. This is expected tobe
about £4,500, -the final figure to be
announced next week. This event

‘was held with the village’s Golden

Jubilee celebrations. Apologies
were received from the Lord Mayor
Cllr Mary J effries and thefete was
opened by Cllr Brian Hunter, the
Sheriff of Canterbury, who also

it — judged the children’s fancy dress

competition. These children,
having paraded up the High Street
from the Red Lion car park,
preceded by a group of morris
dancers_'to arrive simultaneously
with the opening ceremony. The

' skill and imagination put i.nto the

construction of the costumes made
itvirtually impossible to choose an
outright winner. Ir was estimated
that up to 1,500 people were

' patronising stalls and watching =

events.The- organisers thank all -
those who helpedor supportedthis
outstanding ‘day. 0 ' . I '

New Footbridge: Over the River

N ailbourne in Mill Lane to. replace
the one _destr_oy_ed in -the flood was
dedicated by parish council '
chairman John Anderson in
commemorat_ion- of the Queen’s

. Golden Jubilee, having been - . -
A constructed during this year. He .
thanked the KCC for its design,_ the I

design of a tablet by Cllr.-Mervyn
Gulvin and Glenn Daley for
providing the Portland stone and.
arranging for astonemason to
inscribe it and setting it into the
brickwork. This wasfollowed hya-

short prayer _from parish lay reader

Mrs M, Clark. _ _ .
Village Contests: Many events on -

-4 Bridges Jubilee Day took place in M
the Garden of the Red.Lion, Inn. ' ' ‘

They included children’s talent A
competitions, Winners ages three

to six" years Mollie Glew, seven to ‘ '

11 years, Laura and Jordan. 11

years and over, Tiffany, Sophie and -

Laura. _
Pie Eating Competition, 1 Mark
Esdale. '

' Yard of Ale, Men 1 Mark Lane.

Ladi_es1 Kate Welsh. -

Thank you: On the behalf of /all

residents of Bridge, the chairman *
of the parish council John , - ' -

B Anderson thanks members of the

Jubilee Committee under Alan . i
Walton who .worked«S'o;hard to” "


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'pr0%d11ce.such_-.3“ glorious a:r1"d_ % 

eventful my and a11';"bus_ine$ses.7_and'
it1diVid_ua1s'w1m contributeq i11_%;_:§30

" \. many--ways'*t0 makeit a'1:1” 

. outstanding succ}-ass%and%._those;.. ._

«I.»

% sponsors who gave so generously. -

:'Ch'urch-S;éI?vii3e;s':'S11i1day,.'-_:J13.:ié j %

% :TIiiCI1i;t3?  jTh1Wg%*hou%t% t%he%%Brid§B -: 
2 ._Group, there will be 0119 service ”

I“  '-01113: for the wholévfieflefice at  ?-  -_ 

% .'10ai11'.- I-1013:’-Ct)1*111I1u'I1-i<111_‘celebrated
_ -_by_the REV-P; .Fi1II1er%a-t St Peters '

Church'_%.B1‘idge;11am Bridge = .% .
Methodist %Chur-ch Service, .l1'ed-._by_ .

MrsM.Beckwith._--.  '    _