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

   

 

Thanksgiving: A service "for the life '

of Laurie Shirley, as he was
affectionately known in the village,
both as Postmaster for many years,
as well as representing the village
as parish, City and Kent county
councillor, was held on Sunday,-_
February 2, '- ' . -

The cottage of ahorse-drawn _ _
hearse and carriages, precede_d_ by.

. ~ the Gambit Jazz Band, processed
through the High Street from

Dering Road, past the Post Office in
which he had -"worked for so many

- years and on test Peter’s Church

where the service was held.

A large gathering of relatives,
friends and villagers followed on
foot,- and many more lined the

street to pay their last respects toa '

greatlyloved and respected
character.

The church was packed to_ capacity '

with standing room only. Apart
from all the local mourners, '
representatives from all the _
councils, authorities and charities
with which he had been associated
were present. ' --

After a short recital by the-band,
the congregation was welcomed by
the presiding minister Magaret _
Clark, "pastoral assistant to the_ .-
Bridge group, followed by a prayer

 

from" the ‘priest in charge',t_he Rev . -

' Paul F-ilI_r'1er. _ T .
_ Personal tributes were given by

long-standing friends Chris Barton, C

"Dr Peter'.Giles and Mr _Shir1ey’s son,
Nick. There followed a poem -
written and read by his

the Bible was made by his . ' - -

' grandson Scott.-

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The cortege then reformed and .
proceeded with most of the '
mourners to St Mary’_s Church,
Patrixbourne, where the burial
took place, with a moving farewell
by the Jazz Band. ' T

.. Gardeners: At the well-attended
annual meeting of Nailbourne T
Horticultural Society, in the
Village Hall, the chairman, officers
-and committee were all returned

- unopposed. Four newmembers
were enrolled andthe draw for the
Chelsea Flower Show tickets was
won-by-Ann Payne and Colin‘ -
Swadling; - ‘ i
There was ‘an appeal for ideas for
interesting talks or outings for. a‘

_ future prog'ramme._ Suggestions to
the secretary or any n1_embe_r'of the
committeef . _ " '

After refreshments, _a talk and
demonstration was given by local
-artists Julia'Rowntree on painting

. flowers. - _

The president, John Anderson, who
earlier had thanked all the _
committee for their work over the
previous year, also thanked the
speaker. __ a

Friends: A fund-raising evening
was run by the Nailbourne League
of Friends of ' the Kent and
- - Canterbury Hospital on Friday. A _
' "talk was given by.Dr Tony
- Beaumont on the History and
Constitution of Sark, accompanied
. byslides and pictures,

Mrs Elizabeth Stewart thanked
him. The evening continued with a
buffet supper and a raffle. Overall
the event raised $560 for the
hospital friends. ' T

Historyi A talk to be given to
Bridge "and District History Society
' at The White Horse, Bridge, on

Tuesday, February 11, at 7.30pm, by
Martin Lloyd on Passports,
Assassins, Traitors and Spies
appears at present to be full
subscribed. -

 

phone David Gilmore on 01227
  The cost, including .
-'refre's_hmjents, is members. £6, non-

 :-members-'£8-; i  _ ' '


Fish News: The. next Coffee Pop.-In

_ in the village hall is on_ Wednesday,

February 12, from '10-11.15a1n. '
Appointments for lchiropody are

' now "made directly withthe Bridge
' .Surgery._ . . . '

If your mind is turning to spring ' _
seed sowing, please raise some

extra "plants" for the Fish Scheme’s .
annual fund-raising‘ coffee morning

- on "Saturday, "May 17.

PARISH COUNCIL: The next S
meeting will be held in The Hunter

Room of Bridge Village"-I-Iall on." . -

Thursday, February 1-3, at 7.30pm. -
Those interested in standing for
the council in May, are invited to.
attend and see how it works-.'

Surgery: City Councillor for the I"
North Nailbourne Ward Bi_l1 Oakey

 will "hold his-surgery witha Bridge
' parish councillor on Saturday,

February 15, from 10am-noon in the

' Methodist ‘Church, _Patri_Xbourne

Road, Bridge. There“ is no--need to

__book'an appointment.  I ._
' ‘Church’ Diary-:' Monday, -"February

10, 7.30pm Caring and Sharing

" Group, The Vicara'ge;_' Tuesday, -
' February 11, 8pm After Eights

Group, Fairview, Bekesbourne _

.Lane, Bekesbourne; Wednesday,

February 12, 6pm‘, onwards Ears _
and Beers, Plough and Harrow, -
Bridge; Saturday, February _15,
10.15am, Lower Hardr_es- Junior
Choir, Lower Hardres Church.

Church. Services": Sunday, February

9', 4th before Lent, 10am Matins Mr -
' C. Maclean, St Mary’s Church,
_ Patrixbourne; 11am Family‘

Service, the R_ev'P. Filmer, St
Peter’s Church,- Bridge. Other _
churches in the Bridge Group,-Sam
BCP Communion, Mr “Filmer, St
Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne;_
-9.30am Holy Communion, Mr '
Filmer, St Mary’s Church, .

Nackington;-, no service at St Mary I

the Virgin, Lower Hardres; 11am _
Bridge Methodist Church Service 
-led by the Rev D. Marshall. -

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

Elections: An appeal is being made
for candidates residing in the
village of Bridge to stand for
election to the parish council in
May. It is now known that a
number of councillors will not be
seeking re—election this year, owing
to either age or business
commitments.

This is an important aspect of
rural life, as the parish council is a
non-political body which looks
after the day-to-day running and
maintenance of the village. If it
became impossible to fill the
vacancies, then the running of the
village would be taken over by
Canterbury City Council, who
would not so easily be able to
evaluate its particular
requirements, and whats more,
fight for them!

This can be a very rewarding task
and need not take up too much of
your time. For those who like to
take a snipe at the parish council,
why not come and jam them? You
can’t really criticise them until you
have had a go. For_ further details
phone the parish clerk Tina
Burchell on 01227 831085.

There are still two regular _
meetings before the election,
Thursday, March 13 and Thursday,
April 10 in the Hunter Room of the
village hall at 7.30pm. So why not
go along and see what goes on?

Reminder: The League of Friends
of Canterbury Hospital Nailbourne
branch annual meeting bring and
buy and coffee morning with cakes
and raffle, will run from 10am to
noon on Saturday, February 22 in
Bridge Village Hall.

Church services: Sunday, February
23, 2nd before‘ Lent, Sam BCP
Communion, Canon J. Packer, St
Peter’s Church, Bridge; 10am Holy
Communion, the Rev J. Shorrock,
St Mary's Church, Patrixhourne.
Other Churches in the Bridge
Group, 9.30am Holy Communion,
Canon R. Diss, St Mary's Church,
Nackington; 3pm Evensong, Canon
R. Humphriss, St Mary the Virgin
Church, Lower Hardres. No service
at St Peters Church, Bekesbourne;

' 11am Bridge Methodist Church

service led by the Rev D. Lugg.

Musical: A lavish production of the
Pied Piper was performed by the
senior classes 5 and 6 at the
Primary School last week. Three
performances, a matinee and two

evening shows, enabled friends and 

parents alike to be entertained by
this fast-moving, slick show. All the
junior classes attended the dress
rehearsal. '

Generously sponsored by Pettman
Homes, all the scenery and
costumes were produced by the
children themselves. Once again
this demonstrates not only the vast
wealth of talent in the school but
the outstanding ability of the
teaching staff to encourage and _
draw out the best from their pupils.

The head teacher Mrs Anna
Newton thanks parents for
providing costumes and the many
others who helped behind the

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Fish Scheme: This is another. _
village organisation. with reason to
be grateful to the late Laurie ~
Shirley. Mo_r_e t_han'20 years ago he
encouraged and helped _to set up

i the scheme and, after he retired,‘

, helped as a volunteer driver. He is
greatly missed. B -

"If you have a car and are .

. sometimes free during the week,
please consider becoming a driver,
mostly for trips to the hospital and
surgery. Phone Ann Medhurst on
01227 830762 for more details.

The next coffee pop-in will be on
Wednesday, March 12 in the Bridge
Village Hall, 10~11.15a_m. The

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Sale Date: A jumble sale in aid of
the North Nailbourne Liberal
Democrat Party will be held in
Bridge Village Hall from 2-4pm on
Saturday, March 1.

Church dates: Caring and Sharing
Group, Monday, Februaryzé
7.30pm at The Vicarage, Brit'_ige;

. Women’s World Day of Prayer,
Bridge_'Methodist- Church, P
Patrixbourne Road, 11am’, Friday, .
March 7; Bangers, Beetle. and
Bingo, Bridge Village Hall, 5pm,
Saturday,'March 8. B ~ g r . o
_PARISH COUNCIL: Community
-"Wardens": The chairman, Cllr John
Anderson, reproted that Bridge "
Parish Council’s application for a __ .
warden from Canterbury City
Council is on hold. The parish
‘council have applied jointly with

_ Bishopsbourne and'.Bekesbourne '

With Patrixbourne Parish Council‘ -

as_ the North Nailbo_urne_ Ward for a
free’ warden from Kent-"County
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Parish Forum: Cllr Dobson
reported back on the City Council’s
recycling scheme and said it was
important to_place on_ly recyclable
"materials in the clear plastic-sacks
provided, as bags that containing
other materials are automatically
placed in landfill sites without
being sorted. A. plcae is r_equi_red in
the village to store surplus plastic
sacks and the council is due to
deliver more sacks soon.

Rural Youth Bus: Cllr Dobson
reported that the City Council was
intending to provide a bus staffed
by two youth workers to go out to
rural areas and work in
conjunction with local volunteers
to provide youth facilities. The bus
will contain resources, which can
be unloaded. at appropriate venues.
It was agreed that the parsih
council would support the use of
the village hall one session per
week. '

Parish meeting: Cllr Walder
repored that Nick Shirley had
offered to give a presentation on
How the N ailbourne Flows at the

_ annual parish meeting. In the event '

' Dover Road, High Street, Bridge.

of Mr Shirley being away on
business, Cllr Walder agreed to talk S
about the Elham Valley Twinning
Association.

Clic 4 Bridge: Cllr Connor reported
that he had met the head teacher at
Bridge Primary School with Mr
Sleigh, the specialist ICT teacher,
to discuss the opportunities offered
for use of the IT facilities at the
school. The school have advised
that a 10-week course of two-hour
classes will cost £80. It was agreed
that any local people who might be
interested could contact the parish
clerk on 01227 831085. _

Planning applications: The
following planning application has -
been received and is under
consideration: Can:i03/00001/Bri,
replacement application
Ca/02/1567/Bri - installation. of 15
metres high telecommunications
monopole with three antennas, two
dishes and associated equipment
cabinet at Renyille Farm, New

The following planning application
has been notified as granted:
Ca/O_2-/01559/Bri- two storey
extension and single storey side
extension to 14 Conynham Lane,
Bridge. The following ap'plicat'1_on
_has been rejected: Ca/02/01495/Bri,
single storey extension to 104 The

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Correspondent: Malcolm Mitchell,
The Old Cottage, , Bishopsbourne,
CT4 5HT

Quiz night: The annual wine and
wisdom evening in aid of Conrad
Hall funds will be held in the hall
at 7 for 7.30pm on Saturday,
February 22, with a full uptake of
tickets and tables. Due to the
success of the quiz another will be
held in the hall on Saturday, June
14. .

Proceeds will.go towards renewing
curtains and windows in the hall.
More dtails can be obtained by
phoning trustees chairman Sheila
Castle, 01227 831184, or Philippa
Burniston, 01227 830341.

Parish church: There were no
services at St Mary the Virgin,
Bishopsbourne, on Sunday,
February 16, but on Sunday,
February 23, the Eucharist will be
celebrated at St Mary’s at 10am.

For those members of the
congregation unable to attend, a
welcome awaits them at services in
other churches making up the
Barham Downs united benefice:
There will be holy Communion at
Sam at St Margaret of Antioch,
Womenswold, and Communion at
6pm at St Giles’s, Kingston. There
will also be a united family service
at Barham Methodist Chapel at
10am.

Churchgoers from all four
churches attended evensong in
Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday
when the Rector and Area Dean of
the East Bridge Deanery, the Rev
David Roper, was admitted as an
honorary Minor Canon because he
has been invited to join the group
of clerics who sing evensong in the
Cathedral in the absence of the
Precentor.

For details of any of the above or
any other church matter contact
any of the following members of
the ministry team: The Rector, the
Rev David Roper, phone 01227
831340; the Curate, the Rev Lindsay
Llewellyn, phone 01227 454704, or
the Readers, Mary Ambrose, 01227
830856, or Poppy Deveson, 01227
830090.

PARISH COUNCIL: The chairman,
Cllr Malcolm Mitchell, presided at
the February meeting, held in the
Conrad Hall on Wednesday, '
February 12.

Before the start of the official
business a member of the public

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asked how long the pumps on the

corner of The Street and Frog Lane.

would remain in the village. The
chairman replied that they would
remain until their task of
protecting cottages in The Street
from sewage problems was ‘
completed, perhaps in March or

April when the water table receded.

The clerk, Gerald Wenharn,
reported on earth dumping a‘
Woodgate, /Gorsley Hill, which
involved heavy lorries driving
through the village’s narrow
lanes,saying that Mr Sime of the
City Council had written on
December 12 undertaking to look
into the matter.

A copy of the correspondence had
been sent to City Cllr Bill Oakey
and a follow up letter had been
written to Mr Sime, on January 29,
but so far nothing further had been
heard. The council agreed to write

again pressing the City Council for"

early action.

Mr Wenham said he would be
attending a training day for parish
councils arranged for March 5 by
the City Council and and Kent
Association of Parish Councils. the
session would be covering such
recent legislation as freedom of
information, ethical standards and
elections.

Cllrs Colin Baker and Ian
Burniston indicated they would be
attending the public rights of way
parish council liaison meeting on
Thursday, February 27, in Elham
village hall to discuss the service
and plans for the future.

011 finance, notice was received
from the City Council that, based
on the executive’s
recommendation, Bishopsbourne
council would receive £514 by way
of concurrent function grant for
the coming financial year As this
was less that previous years and
considerably less than many other
villages received, it had been _
decided to appeal to the council to
review its decision.

Notification was also received
about new draft regulations
covering the payment of travel and
attendance allowances to
councillors. Bishopsbourne
members expressed no wish to
claim for either and vice-chairman
Cllr Terry Wihnshurst, referring to
the lack of clarity in some of the
draft regulations, hoped that such
parish councils as Bishopsbourne,
who would not be paying
attendance allowances, would not
he required to contribute towards

the running costs of the City
Council’s remuneration panel,
which would make
recommendations about the level
of allowances. ' -

Neame Meadow: The contract for
ground maintenance work,
excluding gang mowing carried out
by the County Council, drawn up
by Cllr Baker had been accepted
and signed by the contractor, Tim
Gallant, of Wingham Well.

Cllr Baker reported that he and
Cllr Wilmshurst had planted out
four trees, given to the council on
the recreation ground. Cllr Baker
had also drawn up a schedule of
inspections of the new play
equipment, which had to be carried
out in order to satisfy the demands
of the insurance company covering
it. Both members were thanked by
the chairman and colleagues for
their work in connection with
Neame Meadow.

Flooding: Cllr Burniston reported
on the latest meeting of the Little
Stour and Nailbourne Flood
Management Group and problems
with dredging the Little Stour and
main Stour. The chairman said that
the latest Environment Agency
newsletter had indicated that
Bishopsbourne was still on flood
watch although. there had been
little change in water levels since
December.-

Highland Court: Cllr Burniston

, drew attention to the proposal in

the draft local plan for allocation of
a green field site at Highland Court
as a possible site for office
accommodation. It was agreed to
keep watch on developments.

Green tourism: Cllr Burniston also
referred to proposals to extend
cycling paths, including one
through Bishopsbourne along the
dismantled Elham Valley railway
line through Charlton Park to
Kingston.

The aim was to link up villages
with cycle paths. However what
was presently a path over a field
would not be suitable for cycles,
which would need a metalled way.
Cllr Baker said the matter would be
explored at the forthcoming public
rights of way meeting being‘
organised by the County‘ Council

Church path: The chairman had
been asked by the Rector, the Rev
David Roper, if the council would

‘ pay for repair of the patch leading

to the lychgate of St Mary the
Virgin Church. -

Cllr Mitchell said it was not the


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counci1’s responsibility but
wondered if the County Council
had any responsibilitiy forfeits : C
upkeep if it was a registered _,
footpath. It was agreed that the
matter would be raised at the next

“County Council public rights of r C C

waymeeting and C1]rBaker
undertook to inspect the definitive
footpath map to discover if it was
listed. r - ~ , C  ' L
Community Wardens: The County
Council‘ is funding the cost of such
wardens. Bridge parishcouncil is

l interestedin obtainillg a Warden
 but itsrpopulation was too small to-

qualify and so asked neighbouring

C parishes to join it in forming a
C group of councils which could

qualify. .

-The ‘chairman, on behalf of the -'

council ‘had informed Cllr John -I
Anderson, chairman of Bridge
Parish Council, that
Bishopsbourne would join such a
group, provided nocostfell on the

, parish, and members agreed; ,

Annual meeting: the chairman and
v-ice-chairman were asked to make
the usual arrangement for 
refreshments at the annual pa ‘fish
meeting which, this year, would be
held on Wednesday, April 16. C

Members were not minded to invite I

a special‘ guest speaker, although it’

' was agreed to keep the matter

under review.

a The next meeting of the council C

will be on Wednesday, March 12, in
the Conrad Hall at 7.30pm.


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Correspondent: J Anderson, 7
Dering Road, Bridge," Canterbury
CT4 5NA. 01227 830260
Computer Course: The parish
council’s negotiating with Bridge
CEP Primary School to hold
computer courses for anyone

_ . interested in the village. Owing to
' the break-in and theft that

occurred at the school last week,
the idea. is -unfortunately on hold
for the present. The council
expresses its sympathy with the
school.

History Society: The February.
meeting at the White Horse, Bridge,
was fully booked for a talk by

= - Martin Lloyd. Following his
- previous tallton passports, this was
' entitled Passports, Assassins,

Traitors and Spies. and gave details
of scoundrels and worse who have
passed through our county and
ports. '

The next meeting will be on
Tuesday, March 11, at 7.30pm, in
the Village Hall. in May 2002, Dr
Paul Wilkinson of the Kent
Archaeological Field School,
conducted a dig on Star Hill above
Bourne House, with the aid of 20

, volunteers. His talk will tell of

what he found there, and in other e
digs he has conducted in East Kent,
and what they add to our
knowledge of the district.
Admission for members is £2, non-

" members £3. -

On Saturday, March 22, at 2pm in
Bridge Village Hall, there will be
an antiques valuation afternoon,
offering an opportunity for
members to have their treasures
valued in the village. A Valuer will

_ express his opinions on the

antiques and there will be an
antiques quiz. This is restricted to
members only and to two items per
person maximum. Members only
pay £2, including refreshments.

Neighbourhood Watch: A burglary
took place at Bridge Primary
School, Con am __Lane, on the
night of Feb 18/ 19. The glass
was smashed and the door forced
on a steel fire exit door to gain

- entry and an Intel digital

microscope, an RM laptop
computer, several Dell laptops and

...a Mitsubishi data proj ectori were

"stolen. * _


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All items were ‘marked withthe I

. postcode CT4 5JX and the

computers were burnt with the

0 name Bridge and Patrixbourne

School. If anyone has any
information about this theft, phone
the police on 01227 762055,

Friends: The League of Friends of
Canterbury Hospital Nailboume
branch raised 55161 at its annual
meeting and coffee morning, last
Saturday in Bridge Village Hall.
The chairman Elizabeth Stewart
and all the officers were returned
unopposed. The organisers thank
all who supported the event.

Jumble Sale: A sale in support of

g the local Liberal Democrat Party

will be held in Bridge Village Hall
on Saturday, March 1, from 2-4pm.
Phone 01227 830923 for collection of
donated items.

Tories meet: The annual meeting of
the North Nailbourne Ward
Conservative group will be in
Bridge Village Hall on Thursday,
March 6, at 7.30pm. ’

Wine and wisdom: A quiz evening '
will be held on Friday, March 7, at
Bekesbourne Village Hall at
7.15pm. Tickets cost £3, take your .
own food, drink, plates," cutlery and
glasses. Phone Rosemary Cowans
on 01227 831029'or Jane Shorrock on
01227 832133 to book your table.

Church Services: Sunday, March 2,
one before Lent, Sam BCP
Communion, the Rev P. Filmer, St
Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne;
9.30pm Holy Communion, Mr
Filmer and 6pm Evensong, Mr
Filmer and Mrs M. Clarke, St
Peter’s Church, Bridge. Other
churches in the Bridge group: 10am
Family Service, Mrs P. Kusel, St
Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne; 11am
Holy Communion, Mr Filmer, St
Mary the Virgin Church, Lower
I-Iardres; 11am Bridge Methodist
Church, service led by the Rev D.
Luggalso Friday, March7, at 11am,
Womens World Day Of Prayer,
interdonominational and all are
welcome. 2 ‘  " H j -
WI: Bridge and Patrixbourne
branch held its February meeting
in Bridge Village Hall. Mrs Pauline
Greenman spoke about the work of
the ,, .
of  0

     

Institute who, among .other‘tiiings;:i ‘

promote clean water projects and
the teaching of new skills to
women living in rural
communities.

Its fund-raising is stiil known as
the Pennies for Friendship, _
although more than just pennies
are now needed to keep the '
organisation running.

The winner of this month’s
competition was Mary Merton.
Next month’s meeting Will be in
Bridge Village Hall at 7 .30pm, on
Tuesday, March 18, with Mrs '
Barbara Wilson talking on Working
as a Prison Governor, and the
competition will be for an article
beginning with D. The competition
for April is for a limerick on
smuggling, the winning entry to go

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