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~THEs streets of Bridge were lined with
mourners on Sunday for the funeral of
former sub-postmaster Laurence Shirley. a.

More than 300 people looked on as a horse
and carriage made its way through the High
Street towards the village’s St Peter’s
Church. ‘

Former campaigner and councillor Mr
_Shirley’s last wishes were met as a New
Orleans-style jazz band joined the cortege. V V

A celebration of life was held at the church a 9
followed by a reception at the Red Lion and
the Plough and Harrow pubs.

Mr Shirley’s son Nick said: “I’m very proud"
of my father and was glad to: see so many
people in the High Street. He was a very
popular man. There was a real sense of
community spirit about thegday.”  '

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on May 25, 2003, Jean‘

I-Iealey of Bridge near

_ _Ca11terb.11ry, aged 89

years.

She  be greatly
missed by all her
. family, former
colleagues and many

friends. '

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Favershiam and Hernel-Bay. 0 

 -- The move was revealed this-week: I
‘ "by the appearance of a series of
_advertisements in the nationwide *

 

. ‘N E of the district’s
 most successful‘
- —. ' bakery businesses
has been put on the market for
more than £1mil_lion. '

  

*  The father and son-partners'hip"of' '
‘ Tony and Gary Mogridge are

selling the chain of Burgate
Bakery shops‘ they run in Bridge,

commercial property and business
selling magazine Daltons, Weekly.

The four advertisements in -the
Business Sales section. did not
name the business, but clearly:

related to the Mogridge family-run‘

small empire of popular baker’s
shops that have supplied a daily

consignment of breadto hundreds

of homes in east Kent for many
years. 2 - 0

The freehold of _Burgate’s main
outlet in High Street, Bridge,
which includes three-bedroom
accommodation and is said in the“
advertisement to be situatedi-“i1'fi a
lovely village”, is up for sale_-;..a_t' ' - '0
£650,000. ~ g r ~  l «

‘It has flourished as a bakery

business for" more than two
decades, famous in recent years for
croissants, a healthy sandwich
trade at lunchtimes, and for the

‘ __smell of freshly baked bread that
‘vvafts over the village shortly after .

dawn to the delight of residents

ba   eries on
sale fo £1m

  

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goig off to work. Just uder r I
£400,000 is wanted for Burgate’s

-two bakeries in Faversham, at East

Streetand Whitstable Road, and
the Herne. Bay shopyyin--Sea Street is

 "selling for "£122,500.

A “genuine retirement’? reason is
given for the decision to sell all

_ four shopswithflthe _l\/Iogrildge _ 

partnership expecting-itolgro_ss_ I "'
£1,072,000 from the deals. ' '

The future of all four shops will be _
monitored closely by residents over
the next few months asthe
_changing face of high streets in
the Canterbury district continues '
to cause alarm for the ' 0
communities. _  1'

As one -Bridge resident observed -
this week; _"_‘The vi-llage.was' once
famousfor its‘ small family

. businesses, but these days _we are '
more a dormitory for Canterbury. ' I

-  "‘Welused to have a greengrocery,

newsagents, two butchers, drapers,

thatched milking barn, chemists I 

and a c_yc1e'shop'that sold
-everyth-ing from bikes to bootlaces.
and tin—tacks. ._ _ g . -
“lt"s'always somewhat alarming
when a" local shopkeeper decides to
sell his business.” ‘

Neither Burgate’s owner Tony -
Mogridge,lnor_ his son, Gary, was
available for comment_._A _ .
spokesman at the Bridge shop-said:
“Mr Mogridge senior is away. Gary
is on nights.”

  


teenager dies in

  

   

APOPULAR teenager  p R
‘has been found dead in - j

the road beneath a dis-   ,
used railway bridge. ‘ R

The bodyof Rory Haynes,  

17, was discovered in Pett
Bottom Road, Bridge, early \ R
on Tuesday morning. ~ tr g 
He had apparently fallen 50ft to l  a e ~
his death from the old Elham Va1- _ i — f
ley railway line which crosses the
road. ~
Rory, of Brewery Lane, Bridge,
’ was a pupil at Simon Langton
— Grammar School for Boys which
' is also attended by his twin sister,
Flora. _ ,
Yesterday (Wednesday) head-
teacher, Matthew<Baxter said the
report of his death had devastat-
ed staff and pupils.

Sympathies

He said: “I broke the newsppto
small groups at assemblies yester-
day and prayerswere said.

“Rory Was. an exceptional boy —
popularand giftedand respected
across the whole school.

“He excelled particularly as a
young designer and had a great
future in front of him. —

“Our sympathies and thoughts
are now with his family over what
appears to be a tragic acciden 

Rory was found shortly before
6am and police closed the road for
several hours to conduct an inves-
tigation. ' 1

Yesterday they said there were
no‘ suspicious circumstances and
the death had been reported to
the coroner who is expected to
conduct an inquest.

- - - -- - - / - - - - —— - « — - .- Floral tributes and messages .
ene of the tragedy in the Pett Bottom Road in Bridge and, unset, a simple floral have now been 1am at the scene by ‘

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‘rat—runs’  

blamed for
congested  

Village ro ads

A MISHMASH of slip roads
linking Canterbury and sur-
rounding villages with the A2
is at the root of congested local
rat-runs.

That is the response of Canter-‘

bury City Council to residents
who have expressed concern about
high levels of traffic along inap-
propriate roads in their area.
Alan Howland has lived in
Bekesbourne Road, Bridge, for 28
years. He believes it is only a mat-
ter of time before the build-up of

traffic causes a serious accident,‘

along his short stretch of road,
which links routes from Thanet,
Dover and Folkestone with the A2
towards [Canterbury or London.

He said: “My road is the sign-
posted route for county cricket
andpark and ride. It is also the
established route for car trans-
porters from Thanet.

“Articulated vehicles divert here
onto the A2 and cars are free to go
as fast as they like ~ in fact,
because of the derestriction sign
at Patrixbourne, they tend to
speed up as they approach.

“There are no pavements where I
live, no street lights and no speed
or weight restrictions. The road is
only 14ft wide and there are 11
blind entrances in a 200yd

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CLLR BILL OAKEY: ‘Root cause’ is
problems with the A2

Mr Howland is not alone among AV

his neighbours in voicing his con-

cern to the local authorities. He‘

has spoken at parish council meet-
ings and visited the city council
offices in Canterbury. .
But according to Cllr Bill Oakey
— who is responsible for the North

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HAZARDOUS: Alan Howland is fed up with the arhount of traffic on the
road past his home in Bridge Ref: pd 472450

Bridge and Bekesbourne — the root
cause of the problem needs to be _
tackled, not just the symptoms.

“The residents in Bekesbourne
Road have my utmost sympathy
and absolute assurance that I will
not let this matter drop,” he said.
“But the real issue here is the A2,

. which is like food going through a

snake — it has to exit somewhere.
“I! aim to do everything in my
power to address this problem at
its root, which means campaign-
ing for a new roundabout on the
A2 near Bridge which will weed
out these rat-runs.’’ ’
Commenting on the cause of .the
problem, a city council spokesman
said: “The problem at Bridge can
also be seen at Harbledown and
Wincheap — the points at which
the A2 is linked to the city, ,
“The A2 is a trunk road, which
means it falls under the jurisdic-
tion of ‘the Governments High-
ways Agency;
‘ “However, ‘-both Kent Count .9 '

this matter a up with the agency.
We are pressing them to fund full
and proper junctions at all three of
these points.

“At present the slip‘ road system
is too much of a mishmash and a

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TWO villages have enjoyed mixed
fortunes in their bid to. secure a

Chartham is to benefit from one of 10
wardens allocated as part, of Kent
County Council’s Rural Partnership
with Kent Police. _

But in Bridge, where 90-year-old Bill
Rose was Violently assaulted by a bur-
glar in his home last week, the mood is
one of frustration after its application
was rejected. '

Opinion is strong among villagers
there who feel out off or neglected by
dealings with urban police.

Parish council chairman John
Anderson said: “We are being kept in the
dark like mushrooms.”

He cited a series of burglaries and
numerous acts of vandalism in the vil-
lage and hopes that Bridge will be suc-
cessful when the“ next wave of

rural warden to help fight crime. 0 ‘_

- community wardens is appointed in

September.
The rural wardens are free and are part

of a significant "movement from Kent
Police and the county council to address '

h est ic ri  
Bi11’SVi11age1oseS

I A I by Mat Hoople

Outcry over rural

  crime-fight’ snub    

the worries of people concerned about
anti—social behaviour and fearful of
crime.

Bridge had previously been prepared to
pay £10,000 for two full-time wardens
under a similar scheme run by
Canterbury City Council.

City councillor Bill Oakey is pushing
for the warden but has been told there is
‘insufficient crime’ in the area.

He said: “I hope the horrendous rob-
bery on Bill Rose will spur police to sup-
port Bridge infthe next round of
applications in August.”

Population is one key criterion for
qualification and Bridge has joined

forces with Bekesbourne, Patrixbourne _

7 and Bishopsbourne in a bid to bolster its
‘case.

KCC has committed to introducing 30
wardens this year, with a target of 100
active inside three years.

Chartham Parish Council member Jim
Hornibrook is a firm believer in commu-
nity—assisted crime prevention as the
essential link between the criminals and
police at ground level.

He said: “We are delighted at the news.
We did have a rural constable who forged
valuable links with some troublemakers
in the village but we lost,him last year.”

Crime figures in Chartham show a wor-
rying trend with 70 per cent of incidents
up to November coming in the second
half of the year.

“This is not a hot bed of crime by any
means but there are one or two areas

which account for the majority of the .

criminals,” said Mr Hornibrook.

The first wardens have been widely
praised by parish councils, businesses
and local people since a successful pilot
of 12 wardens in May, last year.

I Canterbury Police is looking to intro-
duce more special constables in the fight

against crime.

KG March 20, 2003_ 5

  

 

Battling AP
st111 shaken      

A PENSIONER who fought a burglar.
in his home is stillhoping. to find the?
justice he deserves". - .

Bill Rose, _90, anlex-Japanese POW,

-tackled the man ._;in_-_his bedroom
despite being threatened with a
screwdriver. . . A _

Mr Rose said: “I have got over the
emotional part now but still have
aches and pains which make me feel
like an old man, which I don’t like
very much,” . *

Still shaken by the incident which
happened on‘ March 10, Mr Rose has
decided to install a burglar alarm at
his home in Bridge. _

He still remained hopeful that his
assailant, who is believed to have car-

‘ ried out three similar raids the same

day, is caught. ,

He said: “My neighbours and family
have been. shocked by what happened
but they have also been very support-
1ve.”

Anyone with information is asked
to call police on 01227 762055 or
Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

I Japanese children from the vil-
lage of Hiraoka are reading Mr
Rose-’s diaries as part of their school
curriculum. 5

Two pupils had organised a trip to
Simon Langton School on Monday to
meet Mr Rose but due to the Iraq cri-
sis the visit has been postponed.


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A 90-YEAR-OLD former prison- 5
er of War bravely fought off a

robber at his home.

Bill Rose feared for his life as he battled
with the screwdriver-wielding burglar on
his bedroom floor.

Mr Rose, who survived three-and-a-half years
in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, said: “Once
he had got me on the floor I was intent on getting
the screwdriver from him.

“I wasn’t going to have that stuck in me.

“He was trying to reach my wallet in the back
pocket and ripped my trousers in getting it.” '

Mr Rose has been left badly shaken with aching ye
ribs, an injured elbow and stiff neck by the rob-p E 
bery.

5 He returned home at 8.45pm on Monday to be
- confronted by a man who said he was a security
guard called to his house after a burglary.

But he sensed something was wrong and was F
about to call the police when the intruder -
knocked him to the ground.

Burgling spree

The robber escaped with Mr Rose’s wallet,
which contained nearly £500.

Police believe Mr Rose may be the fourth victim .
of one man who went on a burgling spree of
homes of . elderly people in Upstreet, Canterbury,
Sturry and Bridge that evening.

A 70-year-old man was also attacked by a man
with a screwdriver in his home in Twyne Close,
Sturry.

He heard a noise at the back of his property at
about 7.55pm. After the struggle neighbours saw
the man run off to Cedar Road towards Hoades i
Wood Road. Money was missing from the house. 1

At 8.05pm an 85-year-old woman was confront-
ed by a man in the sitting room of her New .
Ruttington Lane home in Canterbury. 5

She was duped into checking her property dur-
ing which time the intruder snatched money, her

‘ pension and rent books and her purse.

And at 7.30pm, residents of a house in Stour
Valley Close heard strange noises and later dis-
covered jewellery and money had been taken.

_ 5 ‘ The burglar is believed to be white, aged
' " ‘ ' between 20 and 25 and about 5ft 8in-5ft 10in. He
VICTIM: Bill Rose, who tackled a burglar at his home in ' was wearing dark clothing. 5

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POW WELCOMES JAPANESE VISITORS

and-a-half years
in prisoner of war
camps in Japan
and weighed just
eight-and-a—half
stone when he left.
But this week
Bridge pensioner
Bill Rose, 91,
welcomed two
teenagers from a
village built on
the site of one of
the camps into his
home.

 

, T WAS 1942 when Sgt Bill
It s a story that Rose, serving with the RAF
began with a _ Volugitefir RJeserve, was taken
secret diary lrfllelilirdelfeersir in Sina:a:feS:nd was on
written by Mr his way to the port%fpTja1ajap in Java,
Rose about 60 klilhdfin itivsélas announced the resistance
years ago; a . 9“ ° ' ,,

_ It signalled the beginning of a
Jlllla Walsh nightmare for Mr Rose, who was taken
reports_ an back to Singapore with his fellow
servicemen.

NIGHTMARE: William Rose as a Pow. Ahomfic 33_dayjOumey brought

The picture is dated July 19' 1943 them to the Mitsushima POW camp in
— ~— g :==._Japan. It was winter, the terrain was
mountainous: it was hell.

Scribbling in a secret diary, Mr Rose
wrote:

“At a temperature of 30 degrees
Fahrenheit or below, it was very cold,
to make life more miserable, my
mouth was very sore and ulcerated.
"The diarr‘h0ea' had‘ stopped. Instead I
was suffering from flatulence.

" The stew we were given didn't help
and it was a relief when I managed to
eat a piece of toast but my mouth was
so sore it took a lot of effort to
swallow it.

“We were made to run to the quarry

2 and back again. This was particularly
hard for men like myself with bad
feet.

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into freezing hell
at wartime cam  

bit warmer, not that we noticed at
that time. We were keen to dodge the
butts of the rifles that the guards used
to hit the laggards.”

Unbeknown to Mr Rose, in years to
come his words were to be published
in a book and read by hundreds of - ~
Japanese schoolchildren learning
about their country’s actions in the
war.

They would be included in the history
of the village of Tenryumura, which
would be built on the site of PoW
camp and make him a pioneer in
reconciliation between the British and
Japanese.

After Mitsushima, Mr Rose was moved
to a second camp further north at
Kanose to work on the carbide
furnaces, where, when the conflict
ended, he was liberated by the
Americans.

The original copies of Mr Rose's

Museum but a condensed version has
been published under the title You
Shook My Hand.

‘... We were made to run to the quarry and back again.
This was particularly hard for men like myself with
bad feet. I suppose that it didmake us feel a bit warmer,
not that we noticed at that time. We were keen to dodge
the butts of the rifles that the guards used to hit the
lagqards. .. ’ ‘

BILL ROSE: Ordeal in wartime Japan

  


Japanese wife who  

prompted odyssey

ETURNIN G from the
war Mr Rose and his
- wife were finally able to

begin their family life and
had three sons — Malcolm,
Graham and Jonathan.

The horror" and ordeals of the
prisoner of war camps
remained consigned to the
secret diaries until his son
Graham brought home a
friend, a young Japanese
woman called Takako.

She knew Mr Rose had been
in Japan but not the time or
circumstances so politely
inquired: “_Did you enjoy your
time in Japan?”

“Not exactly,” came the reply,
followed by the explanation.
Intrigued, on a visit home in
the late 1980s Takako decided
to see if she could find out
anything more about the
camps Mr Rose had been in.

Inquiries about Kanose
proved fruitless. She was told
it was the past and found no
one would help her further.

There were .diffic_u1iii.es too i. I

with Mitsushima. It just
didn’t seem to exist.
Undeterred she carried on
searching until a book in the
public library put her on the
right track. 2 . --
“I remembered that Bill had
worked on dam construction,
so went back to the library
and found it by chance,” she
said. “I was so delighted and-
couldn’t believe it.”

Then in 1997, Graham and
Takako, who had married by
then, visited the village of
Tenryumura, that had been
built on the site.

They took a video, which
eventually they persuaded
Bill to watch, and that
became the catalyst for his
return to the village with the
help of AGAPE, a group
which works on .
reconciliation between PoWs
and Japan. '

Graham Rose said: “Really
Takako instigated all this
with trying to find out about
the camps.”

   

FA

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TIES: Bill Rose and

       

his daughter-in-law Takako
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i     ‘ T   ‘TIME To FORGIVE AND GO FORWARD’

 Those who look away from the past tend not
to look straightat the present. This is all the
more reason why we need to soberly confront
our pasts — those paths taken by the states of

POIGNANT JOURNEY Japan and the ‘United Kingdom — and examine

Bi" Rose and son Mal; not only the brzllzance but the momentseof

colm arrive at Hiraoka darkness as well---’

5*‘="“°”v °'°5° t° the — Tanaka Yasuo, governor of Nagano

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Pri0I1iaries inspire    
girls to flyto Britain     \

ODAY Mr Rose’s secret . services every five years at the
diaries are used to teach . ~ T , “~ __ site and has said the village
Japanese children about ’ ~ » ‘ would be pleased to receive

the country’s actions during visitors from Canterbury on

such occasions. V

the war.

In the village of Tenryumura The governor Tanaka Yasuo
there isn’t a child or adult who - wrote: “Those who look away
doesn’t know about the camp’s from the past tend not to look i
existence and most have read straight at the present.

the book You shook’ My Hand- “This is all the more reason

On Mr Rose’s visit to the why we need to soberly

village he presented them with e confront our pasts — those l
a copy of his original diaries, paths taken by the states of
which have also been Japan and the United
translated into Japanese. Kingdom — and examine not
Following M1. Roseas Visit a only the brilliance but the

moments of darkness as well.”

park and memorial, financed
by the people in the village,
and hearing all the names of

They also brought with them a \
book of handwritten and


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Caesar coin discovery "

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detector. turned

up what appeared to be two
pieces of lead in a Pett

_ Bottom orchard in

February, e19’77,ehe thought

they had been thrown away"

as scrap sometime in the -
past. ‘

But when cleaning revealed
they were some kind of coins,
he researched their origins and
found they dated back to the
time of Julius Caesar’s landing
in‘ Britain. ’ '

The discovery led to lV_lrPascoe
obtaining a book from the
library to find out exactly what
they were.

Later they were sent to London
and Oxford to be photographed
and catalogued and casts made
so they could be examined by
experts.

The coins themselves were
given to Canterbury’s Royal
Museum where they were put
on display. They had probably
been minted from tin rich
bronze in Gaul and were

L There were only eight others in

l the country and this was the

i first time two had been found in

‘ the same place.