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BRIDGE

Correspondent: J Anderson, 7
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4 5NA. 01227 830260

Neighbourhood Watch: Two
burglars struck in Whitstable and
Blean last week." One knocks on
the door and asks permission to
look for a ball in the garden.
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house and stealst-valuables;-i'One "is" 
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Parish council: The next meeting
is in the Hunter Room of the

Village Hall on_- Thursday, July 11, _

at 7.30pm. All residentsare *-
Welcome. 0' = J

CHEK: A bring and buy sale at
Mansfield Court raised £400 for
the fund. Kate Welsh, the ,
organiser, thanks all those who
supported it.

Primary School :, The dedication
and opening of the new school
building by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Dr George Carey, took
place on Friday. The school hall
was packed to capacity with
children, teacheI_is,_ staff, _ . -_ ,
governors and all those involved '
with-its development, fron1.Kent
County Council, architects,
builders and local councillors and
officers. i

Acknowledgements were given by
the head mistress, Mrs Anna ,
Newton, to everyone involved in
the whole project reaching

.fr-*u_ition. Readings were given by
groups of -children, with their
thoughts onthe school.

A reply was given by Cllr P.
Carter, cabinet member for
education standards and pupil
services for the County Council.

After the Archibishop’s dedication _

and blessing, presentations of
paintings of the new school by
pupils were made to the
Archbishop and to Mr Carter. A '
celebration cake was cut and a
short musical interlude was
performed by a group of pupils.
Visitors were invited to tour the
school.

Fish News: The committee thanks
everyone who made the annual
coffee morning and sale such a
success.

The next coffee pop-in will be on
Wednesday, July 10 from 10-
11.15am in the village hall. If you
would like to attend but have no
transport, phone Ann Medhurst
on 830762. '

Summer show: The Nailbourne
Horticultural Society has its
summer show at Bridge School on
Saturday, July 27. Contributions
of surplus plants would be
welcome for the plant stall nearer
the time. Anyone requiring show
schedules can phone one of the
following members, Mrs Billie

. Anderson on‘O_122_7 830260, Mrs _ _

, Ann Edonds_oi_1 830795 or Kathy

-_ _ Walderorr 830057 , '
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record was set for the house to

__ house collection for Bridge, ,
Patri‘x3bour_ne.and Bekesbourne _

when_£1,446.96 yvas_Ib'anked as the
r_esu’_’lt_lol'. residents’ generosity and
the efforts of the collectors. More
than £400 of the total sum was gift
aided and therefore the true total
after the tax allowances are -
applied, is nearer £1,600.

Chris Hoare the organiser, thanks
all for their part in achieving this
result, to enable Christian Aid to
continue and develop its
programme for fair trade and the
relief of poverty.

Royal British Legion: The next
meeting will be on Tuesday, July

' 9, at 8pm, in the Recreation Club,

Littlebourne. The branch dinner
will be. on Friday, September 27, at
the Littlebourne Hall, further
details later.

Benefice barbecue: This will be on
Saturday, July 13, from 5.30pm, at
Patrixbourne Cottage,
Patrixbourne, with parking next
to the Recreation Ground. Cost is
£3 per adult, £8 per family. To
book phone Pat Dunderdale on
830668 or Andrea Nicholson
830947. Take your own plates,
cutlery, glasses and drink. All are
welcome, names by Thursday,
July 11.

Church news: Patrixbourne with
Bridge Parochial Church Council
has decided to move the Bridge
Evensong from the second Sunday
in. the month to the first Sunday
of each month. This change
follows the shift to the first
Sunday for June Evensong, and
will be reviewed at the end of the
year

The German church Visit to
Patrixbourne with Bridgellarvest
Lunch "will be on September 29.
Preparation continues and the
parish is looking for families
across the group to _host one or -
more of the guests. An -
understanding of German is not
neccessary as the German party

have been selected for their ability '

to speak reasonable English. If
you are interested -phone Paul
Filmer on 01227 830250.

Aylesham Church will host ‘a
Taize-style service for all the _
churches in East Bridge Deanery
at 6pm on Sunday, July 14,
followed by a barbecue, take your
own _meat_and drinks. All are
wlc_.ome _and if you, would like a .
lift, phoneMr Filmer on*830250. 2 -
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BRIDGE

Correspondent: -J Anderson, 7
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4 5NA. 01227 830260

Flood Warning: Aletter from the
flood warning officer of the
Environmental Agency written on
July 18 and posted on July 19 and
arrived on the desk of the parish
clerk on Saturday, July 20. It was to
invite councillors and interested
parishioners to a meeting
regarding the agency’s flood
warning service covering the
Nailbourne and Little Stour
between Lyminge and Stourmouth.

\ The aim of the meeting is to

provide an opportunity for
parishioners to discuss the warning
service with the agency and to V
allow it to ‘explain the process.
There were two dates booked for .
this, one July 22, now past, and the
other on Thurday, July 25, at 6pm.
It will last for an hour at
Littlebourne Village hall.

If anyone wishes to attend at this
short notice they are asked to
phone Lesley Mannini on 01732-
223256 to confirm that they will be
there. If there is a strong enough
objectionto the short notice given
to advertise this event, the parish
council will try to arrange for
another in the future. Phone the
_parish clerk on 01303 862814.

FISH scheme: Organisers would
like to know of anybody who would
enjoy the housebound library

w servie_es‘it provides. Phone Sheila
Knox on 831915 for details. The next

 

coffee -pop-in will be on Wednesday,
August 14, in the village hall from
-10-11.15am. ,

Joyce Rose: The death is
announced of Joyce Rose, last
Saturday, aged 90. She was a well
known figure in the village and
church communities and
condolences go to her husband Biil

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celebrate their 90th birthdays later
this year.

After aprivate crematiion, there
will be a Service of 
in St Peter's Church, Bridge to
celebrate her life, in the church
that they have served so Well. The
service will be on Thursday, July
25, at 3pm.

Holiday fun: Music for children
aged three to 12 from August 12-15
from 9am to 12.30pm each day, will
be provided at the village hall,
Singing, recorders, movement,
drama, keyboards, violins, cello
will be provided. For details phone
Margaret on 01227 275046.

Playgroup: The group meets at the
village hall in the High Street on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays,
9am to noon. It is for children aged
two and a half to school age and
costs £4. -

Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 to
11.30am is preschool for elder
children, with an emphasis on .
developing skills needed at school,
£4.25. ’

It is registered to receive
Government pre-school funding for
three to four years olds, with fully
qualified and experienced staff, and
had an excellent OFSTED report.
Phone Rosie Lawn on 01227 832920
or Playgroup mobile 07980425109
(am).

School News: The art and music '
evening at Bridge and
Patrixbourne Primary School on
the Tueaday before the end of term
was well supported by parents,
family, friends and invited guests.
The art exhibition-filled the school
hall and all the classrooms, and
was impressive not only for its - ,
variety, but also for the versatility
of the different media and *
techniques involved. It was
interesting to see such
development encouraged by the
teaching staff from the early years
up to school leaving age.

The open air concert in the
grounds was blessed with a superb
summer evening. The programme
began with the woodwind group
performing Trumpet Voluntary,
and Give my Regards to Broadway,
followed by Daisy Marke_s, cello,

_ playing Elgar’s Salut d’Amour.
Year 2 children gave a rendering of
Bumblesnouts, a story in words
and song. Emily Renshaw sang

Vaughan Williams ’s Silent Noon
and GershWin’s Nice Work If You
Can Get It.

After the interval the guitar group
played Riverbank, Clouds,
Malaguena and 12 Bar Blues. Year 3
and 4 children sang from their
show Swashbuckling. The ,
Snowdown Colliery Welfare Band

_ performed Rock around Clock and

YMCA Year Sand 6 Children songs
were Take My Life, Siyahambe and
A Man For All the People. Rayne
Homewood -sang When You Say
Nothing At All, Overstreet. Mr
Lockerby sang with his guitar
accompaniment including Elation
and Fields of Gold. The finale,
Thank you for the Music, was sung
with gusto by the staff choir._

The school also entered two Kwik
Cricket teams in area matches at
Polo Farm. The B team finished iI1
fifth place and the A team won the
competition. This success took the
A team to the Kent tournament at
the St Lawrence Ground,
Canterbury, where they won. In the
regional final at East Grinstead,
the team finished in second place,
after an exciting and close game.
Congratulations to David van _
Rooyen (captain), Louis Conradie,
Jessica Cutter, Elliot Denham,
Richard Hartland, James Macey,
David McKeever, Andrew
Sutherland, Andrew Taylor and
Charley Turnbull. -

Gardeners: Nailbourne
Horticultural Society ’s summer
show is at Bridge School on _
Saturday, July 27. Doors open at

2.30pm and prizes will be presented .

at 4pm. Raffle, tea and plant stalls
will be available during the
afternoon.

Church Diary: Sunday, July 28, The
Works, St Peters Church, Bridge,
10am; Thursday, August 1, Health
and Healing, 7 Windmill Close,
Bridge, 7pm; Saturday, August 3,
Friends of Bekesbourne Church
concert. «

Church services: Sunday, July 28
Trinity 9, Sam BCP Communion,
the Rev P. Filmer, St Peter’s
Church, Bridge; 10am Holy
Communion, Mr Filmer, St Mary's
Church, Patrixbourne. Other
churches in the Bridge Group,
9.30am Holy Communion, Canon R.
Diss, St Marys Church,
Nackington; 6pm Evensong, Mr
Filmer and Mrs M. Clarke, St Mary
the Virgin Church, Lower Hardres:
11am, Bridge Methodist Church
service led by Miss J.—Hall.

Neighbourhood Watch: A warning
has been received that a company
concerned with environmental
controls is cold calling on the
phone seeking to set up
appointments with residents in the
Canterbury area.

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Remember that no company is
entitled to claim that it is approved
by, recommended by or acting on
behalf of the Police, the City or
Kent County Council, or the
European Union. Police advice is
not to buy at the door. You have the
right to decline to make an
appointment, or even to talk to any
trader, and to refuse them
admittance into your home;

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