5-K‘: ..J_. ..__.. L.-- -....\_eu«n.1£a“~ L953 Correspondent: J Anderson, 7 Bering Road, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 PARISH COUNCIL: At the January meeting of Bridge Parish Council. Parish Community Wardens Project: Mark Richardson gave a ._,. Community Wardens Project. It would cost £10,000 per annum for wardens to cover four star four- . hour shifts per week in the village. It was agreed that Bridge Parish Council should share the cost of financing the scheme with Littlebourne Parish Council for a year’s trial. Christmas Trees: There had been several compliments on the Christmas Tree display iii the Village. Flooding: District Cllr Oakey reported that a Nailbourne newsletter concerning flooding is due to be distributed to homes along the Nailborne on January 11. There are high bore holes readings for water along the Nailbourne comparable with October 2001. However the level of the Nailbourne is not as high as for 2001 and there are now new surface water drains. Planning applications received: The following planning applications are under consideration: Ca/02/01567/Bri, one 18 metres high telecommunications monopole with three antennae, two dishes and associated equipment cabinet at Renville Farm, New Dover Road, High Street, Bridge. Ca/02/01559/Bri, two storey front extension and single-storey side extension to 14 Conyngham Lane, Bridge. Planning applications granted: _ Ca102/00148/Bri, re-siting of satellite dish at 21 The Close, Union Road, Bridge. PAU/DS/CA/02/1409, new fencing and gates at Bridge and Patrixbourne Primary School. Applications rejected: Ca/02/01239/Bri,. bungalow next to trees at Bridge Hill, Bridge. WI: Bridge and Patrixbourne Branch will be held in the Bridge Village Hall on Tuesday, January 21, at 7.30pm. The guest speaker will be Barry Whiting who will give a talk entitled Emergency Response. The competition is any object beginning with F. Members and visitors will be made very welcome. Wardens: The parish council is to- investigate joining the‘. Parish Community Warden Project for a yea.r’s trial, to be funded by raising ~ a precept to cover the cost of £5,000, eonime-Pmsh..-:;.l=. _ . . . -. achieved by sharing the cost of £10,000 with another parish council locally. Currently the team is working in three City Council electoral wards and have had a positive impact on tackling issues such as Crime, Fear of Crime and anti social behaviour. They will be dressed in distinctive purple uniforms. They will be equipped with mobile phones and two way radios linked with the police control centre. Neighbourhood Watch: A car was stolen from the Kent & Canterbury Hospital car park last week. Be aware thieves are about and lock up carefully. A steering wheel - immobiliser is a good and visible deterrent. As ever, check your household security. burglars like the long, dark evenings. Art: Painting a_nd Drawing Classes 1 2003. Local artist Julia Rowntree will be ‘running a series of classes from her studio in Bridge. Drawing Classes January 22, 23 and 24. Beginners One Day Class, on March 11. Watercolour Painting March 5, 6 and '7, for details phone Julia on _ 01227 830556. Floodwatch: All residents in Bridge whose properties are at risk of flooding have by now personally received the Nailbourne and Little Stour newsletter dated January 10. This contains answers to their questions, and informs them of what action need be taken in case of any emergency. The Parish Council would like to thank Ted . Edwards of the City Council for preparing the document and Cllr Bill Oakey for personally delivering them. ' Surgery: City Cllr Bill Oakey, representing the North Nailbourne Ward, will be holding his surgery in Bekeshourne Village Hall on Saturday, January 18, from 10am to noon. No appointment is required. Church Diary: Monday, January 20, 7.30pm. Caring and Sharing Group Coffee and Chat, 20 Riverside Close, Bridge. Tuesday, January 21, 8pm. After Eights Group, 10 Union Road Bridge. Thursday, January 23, 7.30pm, visit »toEfi1alk=onePalestine.;Ash-Vfl1age,- g H . Church Services: Sunday 19th Epiphany 2. 10am Holy Communion Canon Gordon Manley St Peter’s Church Bridge. No Service at St Mary’s Church Patrixbourne. Other Churches in the Bridge Group 8am BCP Communion the Rev P. Filmer St Mary’s Church Nackington. i 10am Family Service Mrs M. Clarke St Mary the Virgin Church Lower Hardres. 10am Holy Communion Rev P. Filmer St Peter’s Church Bekesbourne. 11am Bridge Methodist Church Service led by the Rev D. Marshall. Q” 3.‘~‘r”<1” moeewnm PATRIXBOURNE Correspondent: Anderson, 7 ' I Dering'Road, ‘Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5NA.' 01227 830260 Talk: At the January meeting of _- -the Bridge and District History Society a large. audience of more th'a-n- 75 members and friends - - ‘packed -the village hall to hear Paul I . Tritton’s-illustrated talk on the film A Canterbury Tale. It was made-‘by Bekesbourneborn Michael Powell and starred actors that became---in;-. householdnames, Sheila Sims, " ' -Dennis Price and Eric Portrnari. This -was- shot locally and shows -' ' many aspects of "wartime " Canterbury and district. Also‘ in the film were a number of local extras, . including the late Jimmy T-amsitt, of Bridge, a founder-member of the society. The shots of the rural ' locations were identified by the speaker, as were many of the buildings shown in the film. The chairman, John Bishop, thanked ' Mr Tritton for his fascinating presentation, after which refreshments were served. The next meetingof the society“, will be on Tuesday, February llfat 7.30pm at the White Horse", when Martin Lloyd will be giving a talk entitled Passports, Assassins, - Traitors and Spies. The cost, _" including refreshments, will be members £6, non-members £8. League of Friends: The League of - Friends of Canterbury Hospital;-..-..-.» Bridge and districtbranch, -meets . on Friday, January 31 at 7 .30pm in - the Village Hall. Dr Tony _ 7 Beaumont. will be giving a talk on The History and Constitution of .. Sark, his family home. A light _ supper - ._ _ . . _ .. - - -_—,;._,,;.g 1."; 23, 2003 . From previous I I '7 with wine will be "served, also a - - raffle. For tickets, please phene_ -- ‘Elizabeth Stewart on 01227 830344 - or-Rosy’ Green on 01227 830204, _ £7 .50 for a si__n'g'le,_o1'. £14 for a‘ {._ '-. :13.» double. 1 -lgrardeners: The Nailbourne. - " Horticultural Society" starts its 2003 programme on Tuesday, January 28 at 7 .30pm in the Bridge Village ' ‘ Hall. The evening will commence with 'a short annual meeting when ' members will have the opportunity 2 to renew their subscriptions; £2.50 - for single membership, £4 fora family-and to be entered into the draw for tickets to the Chelsea . Flower Show in May. This is to be followed by local artist Julia _ Rowntree _talking on the art of painting flowers. They look forward to seeing existing-and new ' members. If anyone has any ideas _ for the society’s- evening meetings," or isinterested-in joining the _ ,_;-gemmittee, "please come forward at "the ‘meeting or contact the - ' _ _ secretary, Kathy Welder, on 01227 - 830057. They ‘are again arranging a short progralne of events for this- year. Dates for the dia1'y__iI1clude Spring Show, Tuesday, April 8-in the - Bridge‘ Village Hall, show - schedules available later, evening outing _to be arranged May/June, 5.-Summer show, Saturday, July 26 at ‘__"-Bridge Primary.Schoo_l., social ' . _' 1§even_ing_"on-Tuesday, December 2 in - the>Bridse, Village Hall. The next, 0 annual nieeting be on Tuesday, January 27,- 2004 at_ Bridge Village ' 71- 11 ' . .aA.'rt in Bridge: Three , _ Workshopsltalks by local artists are -to take place in the Plough and Harrow public house meeting room in the High Street, Bridge. : 1'.,;I1\11ia-Royvntree, Drawing for All, "iW.it;h_h_ands_+on experience. . ' ' : . Saturday,.. 25, 10am'to 1pm. Julia, a-successful Bridge artist, wi]l'introduce_ you to different paperswand medi and help you _ _ _ aw1ng...l3_ooking charge is . 2.- Wendy B-1a11chet,_ Recent Work, Saturday, February 22, 10.30am to noon. Wendy, an artist from .3. Littiebourne, will talk about her - ' Cfwork at artcollege and more ' "...r_ecently and-illustrate it with slides. Booking charge is £3. . 3'. Darcy Mortimer, Celebrating, Nature, Paintings '- 5 by the Sea. Saturday, :~;.Marcl1‘?22, 10.30a1n_to 12.30pm. Elisa, a successful Bridge artist, talk about-and demonstrate . . aspects of her art; charge *3 ffliiieking--is.essential as numbers - I are strictly limited. To book a place -and for further information please -contact Pam Dobson on 01227 s 832369; To "receive information on future Artin Bridge activities, please contact John Corfield on ,_D122'if-#8305176 or e—mai1 ' ;;..ii;afo@artinbridge.org.uk or look on - ‘the website, www.artinbridge.org.uk Gig_: ~Saturday= night, January 25, The Ala mode Band, 8pm at the Red Lion, High Street, Bridge. Elood Watch: At thetiine of _ Water levels and speed increase in the flow of the Nai_lbou_rI1e river-‘has become more _critical, The Ford in Mill Lane is _closed_ to traffic and a supply of ‘ sandbags-will-now be readily . available if anemergency should ' arise. Please contact one of the f1ood'ward_ens published last week, _ V or Cllr Bill. Oakey on 01227 832397 if further information is required. ; flhurch diary: Saturday, January . -25, 10am, StjPeter’s, Bekesbourne sJumb1e_ Sale, Bekesbourne Village Hall. On Monday, January 27, 7.30pm Caring and Sharing Group, coffee and chat, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane. 011 Tuesday, ' January 28, 8pm After Eights , Group, Fairview, Bekesbourne . Lane. _. ' Church services: On Sunday, - January-26, Epiphany 3, Sam BCP Communion with the Rev 1E.’.’Filmer - -at St\Peter’s Church-, Bridge. At " em. .”-=\ LOO 10am Holy Communion with the _ Rev P. Filmer and 5pm Family Service with Rev P. Filmer in St Mary’s Church, Patrixhcurne. Other churches in the Bridge _ Greup,- 9.303111 Holy Cemmunien F with_Ca11e11 R. Dies at St Mary’sr Churclilg Nackingten. At 3pm R Evenseng with Rev'P. Filmer and Mrs M. Clarkeat St the - Virgin Church ;., Lower _I-Iardres. Na. 1 service at St Peter *3 Church; ' Bekesheume. At 113111 at Bridge 1 Methodist Church the service is ted I : by'MrJ.E1Iis.t ' I *’ ampaigner with a ind word for all FORMER campaigner and ‘a._- . . councillor Laurence Shirley _ has died at the age of 67 ’ from :2-canccer caused by , exposure to asbestos. Mrishirley was sub—postmas- ‘?ter‘*att*%w:ige,rfor,w32«~>years-:unti he‘ retired in 1998, having taken over from his father. He immersed himself -in vil- lage life and became chairman ,f the village hall committee fpd was elected on to the old eridge-Blean Rural District ounjcil. -He ' then joined Canterbury council and was the first chair- or the city’s Oxfam group. d Bridge Parish Council Se village school’s par- eacher association. , 1 C _ mpaigned to replace the ld'scl_iool built about 1870 with ne built in 1971. He wasialso mment in the Bridge ‘bypass ampaign and for several years ,a,s.;;.pre'sident of Bridge and , ‘,6 Horticultural Society. {S1,-Viirley, who died at home astgTuesday, studied building Earnborough Technical ‘ llege. ~: “ I ‘ In 1960, he went to India to start the building of a hospice foothills of the—Himalayas. The hospice now cares for lepers and other sufferers. A , - After finishing his voluntary . LAURENCE tiring this time he also" for Leonard Cheshire in the, SHIRLEY: Devoted to village life work in India he went to Australia and travelled home on a cargo passenger ship. During the nine-week Voyage he met and became engaged to his wife Ann. Back in England he contin- ued building work in Cambridgeshire where he and his wife had two sons, John and Nicholas, before moving to Bridge in 1966 to take over the sub—post office. ,, Mr Shirley was elected as a Conservative member of Kent County Council‘ and became involved in ‘many campaigns and chaired several commit- tees, including one- which ‘was responsible for, negotiations between local and gipsy com-_ munities. Throughout his years in the sub—post office he never losthis building skills and with his sons converted the derelict Great Pett Oast into two homes for them and their »families. He also had a great passion for tra- ditional jazz. He was a volunteer driver for Kent Ambulance Service and a voluntary escort driver for the county council’s , social ser- vices. ‘ . He joined, Canterbury Victim Support group and at the time of his death was chairman of the Canterbury branch of the Council for the Protection of Rural England. In October Mr Shirley was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, a chest cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was treated at Kent and Canterbury Hospital and the city’s Pilgrims Hospice. A New Orleans-style cortege will leave on foot on Sunday at 1.30pm from Dering Road for the funeral service at St Peter’s Church, Bridge. Afterwards everyone is welcome to join the cortege for burial at Patrixbourne Church, followed by a reception in the Plough & Harrow pub, Bridge. The family has requested no flowers and has asked for dona- tions, preferably with gift aid declaration, to the Ryder- Cheshire Foundation, 82 Queen’s Road, Brighton, BN1 3XE to be transmitted to Raphael, Dehra , Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India. His son Nicholas said his father always favoured the underdog so that those who could only sign an X for their pension or UB40 were not humiliated. ,“Every customer who stepped into the post office and approached the counter was given recognition, a joke, a kind word and a question about their health and recent activi- - t-ies,—’-’«l&e-said=.-~>-»»- --—— -v A :YO~.u\.. %o‘"‘”2a.93 village hall. PATRIXBOURNE Correspondent: J Anderson, 7’ Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 WI: At the January meeting of the Bridge and Patrixbourne Institute Barry assisted by two volunteer members, gave a talk and demonstration on first aid. - Winner of a competition for an "object beginning with F, was a fan entered by Dorothy King. Next month’s competition will be an object beginning with E. On Tuesday, February 18, at 7.30pm in the village hall, the speaker will be Pauline Greenman, who will explain the work of the Association of Country Women of the World. New members and visitors will be _ made welcome. Annual meeting: The annual meeting of the Bridge Village Hall Management Committee, will be held in the Hunter Room of the ; village hall on Thursday, February 6, at 7.30pm. All those living i.n the village are welcome. Laurence Shirley: Many living in the Bridge district were saddened to hear of the death of Laurence ' Shirley. He was a parish, city and Kent county councillor and also village postmasterfor many years.- No‘ one could have ‘served our 5 community better and he will be I remembered for his zest for living, ' his good humour, love of jazz and ~ all the unsung voluntary work he « undertook. I’m sure we would all 3 like to convey our sincere ,. 1 condolences to his widow Ann, and ‘ her family at this time. ‘I The funeral arrangements are that 1 a New Orleans-style cortege will ' f proceed on foot on February 2 at’ 7 1.30pm from Dering Roadfor the 1 service at 2pm at St Peter’s Church. I Thereafter all are welcome to join’ ‘ the cortege for the burial at l Patrixbourne Church. ‘ The family would like to extend an 5 invitation to those who attend the ; funeral to a reception in the Plough , and Harrow. — ‘_ No flowers’ by request, any ‘ 2‘ donations preferably with Giftaid ' declaration to the Ryder-Cheshire i Foundation c/o WJ Farrier and Son 1 Funeral Directors, 161 London Road, Dover CT17 OTG. L Parking will be available an dayiat 5 Bridge Place Country Club, entry ; from Bishopsbourne Road. ,Children’s Society: During 2002 ; contributions were received in the Bridge area from: Contents of ‘home and shop boxes £587.17, sales of goods at tablefair £48, donations £50, Christingle service £412.20 I giving a grand total of £1,097.37. Kathy Eynon, local secretary, would like to thank all those whose efforts helped to raise such a good ‘ amount.»Please continue your support for this ,cha.n'ty, sadly the need for funding the work increases each year. Kathy would also like to thank everyone who raised money by saving coins in Smartie tubes and bringing them to the Christmas service, raising more than £500. More tubes have been given out ready for the Easter charity collection this year. Church news: Entries for inclusion in On the Nail parish magazine for Bridge’, Patrixbourne and Bekesbourne should reach the editor, Lawrence Dunderdale, by‘ the 15th of the previous month at '37 High Street, Bridge, phone 01227 830260. Confirmation: Anyone young or old Wishing to find out more about details of confirmation, and possibly the spring course, please if the village bowls club ’s race night _ at Beughten Golf Club en -- Saturday, Fe_brnary'22_, 6.45 for Tprn. ‘ Tickets cost £4.50, to include light supper. Tc beck, er fer further details, phone Emily Claysen on 91227751206.‘ - ._ Panto time: Ticketsare still available for Beughten Players’ Sinbad the Sailor, a pantomime in twc. acts, at the village hall on" Friday and Saturday, February 14- and 15 at 7 .30pm. ‘- ' ‘ Tickets are £5,-under-16s £3, and are available from Jenny Haynes on 01227 751702, or Judycollins on 01227 751742 er from the Post Office. Dress rehearsals will be on Sunday, % February 9, fren1'2-5pn:1 in the village hall. zratc so-,a..;.ss