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was observed in honourof the late"
Lawrence Shirley, who was a Parish
city and countypcounciilor. C -

Parish council chairman John '
 Anderson "reported that in May a
number of the parish council will
retire from office, to be replaced by
a number of new faces. C111‘ _
Anderson wished them all well in
their new term of office. He also 1
thanked the present counciloforf - e
their support, industry and
integrity behind the scenes.

Cllr Anderson reported that the
flood precaution work appears to
have paid off. He thanked City
Councillor Bill Oakey, C111‘ Mervyn
' Gulvin and Chris Maclean for C
volunteering to be flood wardens
and Sandbag store key holders in

_ Parish rneetingzno-A n1i_nute’s silence .

gernergencies; The City Council had i

provided the village with a new,
stronger Sandbag store, the a
previous one having been '
vandalised. C ' _ .
Negotiations were tWel1i.in hand to
have thefland cleared and water _
laid on for 1:l1G,a11otn1e11_ts,one= the I
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The parish council had applied for
the free Kent CouI1ty'C_ou'nci?l "'1 ' -
village warden scheme to cover the
North Nailbourne Ward’, covering
the villages of Bridge,'Bekesbou_1fne_
and Patrixbourne and A . '

Mrs Janet Horsley, on behalf of the
village hall management _
committee, said charges for the hall
had increased this year and this
reflected the increased financial

outlays for repairs and

_i1nprovei_nents. The disabled access .

to the rear of the building was
complete along with the low" level
lighting. New smoke and heat
detectors. had been. installed in the
After Easter at new yoga class "will
start on Fridays from 7.30-9.30pm in
the hall.

Mrs Carol Stewart, a governor at
Bridge -and .Patri:_§bourne School, 
reported on latest news-at the _
school. The 'sto1e'n:.1aptops -were .
being replaced by insurance. The
fencing of the school premises was
going ahead- and the site will soon _
be completely secure. All local
children who have applied for _
admission next September should
have a place. ' ' '

_ City Councillor Bill Oakey said the

second pedestrian crossing was -
almostcomplete. He said. the
landlord of the Red Lion had
persuaded the brewery to increase
the car-parking space outside the
pub, and that during Weekdays it _

would be-available to shoppers to   "-

park "free between 8am-and 6pm.
The landlord is to apply for 
plarming permission. ‘

Cllr Oakey reported that the

' changes in governance of the City "

Councilhad resulted in far less
democracy. He reminded .

parishionersthat everyone had the _ -

opportunity to do something "about"
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Maurice Rar'1ty’reporte.d on behalf_
of the History Society that as there
were -i'nc're_asingly large numbers of
people attending the meetings, it
might soon become necessary to -
find an alternative venue to the
village hall.

For details on joining the society or"
forthcoming events, phone John
Bishop on 01227 832596.

Billie Anderson said the -
Horticultural Society is in need of
some younger, more active
members.

Any elderly residents who are
unable to carry glass to the Town
Hill recycling bins should phone
Rosie Green on 830204 or Maurice

f on 831075.

Cllr John Corfieldlreported on

forthcoming events from the Art in

Bridge Group. The autumn
exhibition is to be held again
during the Canterbury Fe_stival on
Saturday and-Sunday, October 18
and 19. -

Cllr Walder, for the Elham Valley
Twinning Association, said that in
order to involve younger people in
the association, Barham and '
Bridge Schools were to be twinned
with schools in France. A

Sean Ayling said the Exiles at
Bridge Cricket Club was seeking a
sponsor and a place to meet" for a
drink before and after games, _
preferably in Bridge. The-club plays
about 13 home games on Sundays
and another six or seven on
Thursday evenings.

The club is also seeking new
players who live in the village, as
now it has. none.

Angela Shepherd reported for

Woodpeckers Nursery, which has a

new building shared with Bridge
After School Club and the Holiday
Playscheme. The nursery is now
able to _offer five morning sessions-
and four afternoon sessions per M
week. i

Frank Sochacki sent a written
report on behalf of Neighbourhood
Watch. ' -

There have been reports of
criminal activity in the parish in
recent weeks, and most recent

"incidents have been thefts of
"garden tools, especially motorised

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tools, from garages or outbuildings.
The Neighbourhood Watch has _
recommended increased security '
and the use of shed alarms that
can be purchasedthrough its
, representatives.

There have been reports of
nuisance caused by mopeds and
_motor cycles revving up, speeding
or behaving in an antisocial
manner. Mr Sochacki, as NHW

Z coordinator for the Pa-trixbourne.

sideof Bridge has started to log
reports of antisocial behaviour on
motorbikes or mopeds. If sufficient
reportsare recorded and a pattern
becomes obvious, the police will. be
told. _ - — - _ s '

David Latham, from the City
Council said that Bridge High
Slzeet would be closed on '
Wednesday, April 23, between
9.303.111 and 3.30pm, whilst the
surface of the road is planed off
and between 6.30pm and 1am the
following morning when the new
surface is laid. A

A bus service will be providedby

Stagecoach, which will run on a

circular route between Bridge and
1 Canterbury. There may be some

problems with access to properties . 5

due to the size of the vehicles, and
cars will need to park off ‘the High
Street while the work is being

_ undertaken. A

Ian Mackenzie, -recycling and waste
minimization officer for the city
council, reported t_h.at.since the ,
changes to the recyclingscheme in

- November 2002 there has been a 50-
75 per cent -increase in recycling.

There have‘ been 8,500 requests for
garden recycling bins in the 0
Canterbury area. Although many
peoplelhave now received their" .
green bins, there are still a further
2000 to be delivered in April. At
present thecouncil is unable to

. of_f_er_ glass recycling door to door.

"The council is, however, a_b1e._to .2

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Christian Aid: The week starts on
Sunday, May 11 and Christine
Hoare, the local organiser, is again

. appealing‘ for volunteers to deliver

and collect envelopes for this

- charity. If .you_can1give a little time

to help, phone her on 01227 832447. .

',_ Gardeners: Bridge and District

-“Horticultural Society’s spring show
will be in the village hall on
Tuesday, April 8'. The hall will be '
open to exibitors from 6pm, and the
public from 7.15pm. Refreshments
will be "served. Show schedules" are
available, from Kathy Walder on '
01227‘ 830057, Ann Edmonds on
01227 8307 95 or Billie Anderson on

. ~ 01221 830260 for paid-up members.


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tools, from garages or outbuildings.
The Neighbourhood Watch has _
recommended increased security '
and the use of shed alarms that
can be purchasedthrough its
, representatives.

There have been reports of
nuisance caused by mopeds and
_motor cycles revving up, speeding
or behaving in an antisocial
manner. Mr Sochacki, as NHW

Z coordinator for the Pa-trixbourne.

sideof Bridge has started to log
reports of antisocial behaviour on
motorbikes or mopeds. If sufficient
reportsare recorded and a pattern
becomes obvious, the police will. be
told. _ - — - _ s '

David Latham, from the City
Council said that Bridge High
Slzeet would be closed on '
Wednesday, April 23, between
9.303.111 and 3.30pm, whilst the
surface of the road is planed off
and between 6.30pm and 1am the
following morning when the new
surface is laid. A

A bus service will be providedby

Stagecoach, which will run on a

circular route between Bridge and
1 Canterbury. There may be some

problems with access to properties . 5

due to the size of the vehicles, and
cars will need to park off ‘the High
Street while the work is being

_ undertaken. A

Ian Mackenzie, -recycling and waste
minimization officer for the city
council, reported t_h.at.since the ,
changes to the recyclingscheme in

- November 2002 there has been a 50-
75 per cent -increase in recycling.

There have‘ been 8,500 requests for
garden recycling bins in the 0
Canterbury area. Although many
peoplelhave now received their" .
green bins, there are still a further
2000 to be delivered in April. At
present thecouncil is unable to

. of_f_er_ glass recycling door to door.

"The council is, however, a_b1e._to .2

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Christian Aid: The week starts on
Sunday, May 11 and Christine
Hoare, the local organiser, is again

. appealing‘ for volunteers to deliver

and collect envelopes for this

- charity. If .you_can1give a little time

to help, phone her on 01227 832447. .

',_ Gardeners: Bridge and District

-“Horticultural Society’s spring show
will be in the village hall on
Tuesday, April 8'. The hall will be '
open to exibitors from 6pm, and the
public from 7.15pm. Refreshments
will be "served. Show schedules" are
available, from Kathy Walder on '
01227‘ 830057, Ann Edmonds on
01227 8307 95 or Billie Anderson on

. ~ 01221 830260 for paid-up members.


, -Fish Scheme: Coffee pop-in will be

held in the "village hall on ,
Wednesday, April 9, from 10-
11.15am. Anyone requiring

tran-sport may phone Ann

Medhurst on 01227 830762.

Church Diary: Monday, April 7,
?.30pm, Caring and Sharing Group,
8 Conyngharn Lane, Bridge;
Tuesday, April 8, 8pm After Eights’
Group, Fairview, Bekesbourne.

Lane; Wednesday, April 9, 7pm Lent

Lecture 5, S1iPeter’s Church Bridge,

B What Has Happened Since, by

Canon J ohn-"Packer followed by the '

"office of compline; Thursday, April ,

loneliness and many other

t_a1..k by Tony Swift and Curry Night '
were enjoyed. It is proposed that

10, 7pm Health and Healing Group.
The April meeting unfortunately
needs to be tranferred to this date.
It is hoped that it will not A
inconvenience too many people as S
circumstances change. tFeed—back
shows the prayer group is vital and
comforting to many people, so
please feel free with your petitions
for sickness, breavement, anxiety,

situations you are concerned

about. Come in person if you are
able, you will be very welcome,
alternatively phone Kath Pierce on
01227 830844. ‘ '

British Legion: Seventeen
members of the district branch
attended the March meeting in the
Recreation Club, Littlebourne,
when Doug Fenn was in the chair.
He Welcomed six members of the
Staple branch and Jim Mount back
after illness. The First World War

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the branch will ‘hold the July
Group 4 meeting atthe Hay Wain,
when thebranch will be host.‘

Mr Sear, of the Staple branch, gave
an outline of its activities and it __
was suggested that the two _ _
branches might hold agames night
and possiblya quiz night against
each other. There is also a proposal
to run a coach trip to La Coupole in
St Omer in France in July. This was

' originally abunker built to launch _

V2 rockets and isnow a museum.
and historic monument. Any.
member "or friend interested in _
going can contact. either the branch
chairman on 01304 812594.01‘ _ _
secretary on_01227 472023 for more
details. The-next two rneetillgs are
_on_'I‘u_esdays,' April 8, and May 13.

Poetry Coursei The WEA;13ridge

2 branch is holding a spring poetry
' course at_ The Plough and Harrpw,
: High Street, from April 23. Entitled

Poet’s Choice from Ben Johnson to
Benjamin Zephaniah, it is based on

' a new anthology of poems called

Here to Eternity and chosen by the

 Poet Laureate, Andre Motion.

Course tutor is Jane Ireson._.'I‘he_

 timetable is Wednesday from 10am
f _ to noon. There will "be six meetings-
: with no background knowledge
j required, just an interest in poetry.
' The fee is £23, with conces'sio_ns

available. For bookings and details
phone Jane Ireson on 01304 840721.

 Morris Dancers: Oyster Morris _ .
' with their guests. Bill Nose Morris

will be dancing outside the White
Horse Inn, High Street, between --

' 11.30am and 12.15pm on Saturday,
: April 5. . - .

Outing: On Saturday, April 26,
Bridge and_ District History Society
has organised a visit by coach to

' the museum at Woolwich, showing

the development of weaponsand.
artillery from the earliest times;
The coach will‘ leave Bridge :P_os_t

. Office, at 9.30am, members paying
. "£18, nongmembers £20. To book

" phone. David Gilmore on  _

832450.


' SERCO: Asfrom the beginning of 0

April, Canterbury City -Council will

' change the way you can. report
_ problems and comments on many

- Fridays except bank holidays. -9

.Family Service, Mrs P. Kusel, St _

of its services. Phone contract-
partners Serco on freephone 0800
031 9091 between the hours of
8.30am and 6pm, Mondays to

This will be dealing with dog
waste, litter‘, whee-lie and garden
waste bins, bus shelters, car park
maintenance, cleaning streets and '
toilets, clinical Waste collections,
flower beds, fly posting, fly tipping,
graffiti removal, grass cutting,
litter in car parks, streets and open
spaces, parks and open spaces, play
areas, recycling c_olle_ctions, refuse
collection, rubbish dumping, sack-
delivery, sports ‘pitch maintenance,
Street name p_lates,- public toilets,
trees and trollies. " - c -

Coffee: The parish spring coffee
morning is in the vi_1lage"ha1'_I from
10am to noon _on Saturday, April :5.

Church Services: Sunday,-April.6,
Lent 5, Sam. BCP .Co_n'1_muni_on-, the
Rev J. Shorrock, St Mary’s Church, ~
Patrixbourne; 9.30am Holy - B _ _
Communion, the 'Rev_P. Filmer, St
Peters Church, Bridge. Other _
churches in the Bridge ‘group. 10am

Peter’s Church, Bekesbourne; 1-lam
Holy Communion, Mr Filmer, St
Mary the Virgin Church, Lower
Hardres. No service at Nackington.
11am Bridge Methodist Church
service led by Mrs M_. Backvvith.

Neighbourhood Watch: There have
been reports- of more tarmac gangs
working in the_ county. They appear
to be operating from London . . ,- '
addresses which may be _
accomodation addresses using an ' _
answer service. Descriptions given
were of a ginger haired/bearded
man with three young labourers all
wearing ear rings. Both gangs are
using the excuse of vandalism to
either _their own vans or the road
surfaces as a reason Why the Fspare’
tarmac they have needs using.
Company names being used-are «
Highway Maintenance and/or” -
County Roads and each has '
presented the consumers with bills
in excess of £4,000. Any

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information is of in_terest to.KCC
Trading Standards. Descriptions of
workers, registration numbers,
sign writing on vehicles and even
the areas would b_e of help.

To report such instances contact

the Advice Service on 08457 535-497 ‘

or via the Trading Standards

website at
vvvvvv.tradingstandards.gov.uk/kent

In Waltham a victim disturbed
offenders trying to steal his trailer.
They drove their vehicle at the
victim causing injuries. Part of the
registration number of the vehicle,
a Daihatsu =1Trak is: H953 ---.
Beavvare of this vehicle. Do not
approach it but dial 999.

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Parish Council: The last meeting of

the council in its present form
before the May elections will take

~ place in the-Hunter Room of the

village hall on Thursday, April 10.
There will be 11 candidates
standing for nine places in the poll,
ensuring that there will be a
democratically elected body for the

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YOGA: Classes are to be held in the
village hall on Fridays, from’? .30-
9pm. Everyone is welcome and the
first class will be held on Friday,
April 25. For more details phone
Cath on 01227 831676, or just turn
up on the night.

Surgery: City Councillor for the
North N ailbourne Ward Cllr Bill
Oakey will hold his surgery on
Saturday, April 19, in Bridge
Methodist Church, Patrixbourne
Road, from 10am to noon_. A parish
councillor will also be in
attendance. All are welcome.

Neighbourhood Watch: There was
a burglary and attempted theft at
Bourne Park. The offenders were
disturbed by return of victim; they
then made off unseen. A red saloon
with registration number similar to
P205 MKL was seen driving slowly
in the area and is thought to be '
suspicious. Please be aware of
similar registration numbers. ‘The
driver may have been a female. Be
careful about - -

leaving your front door unlocked.

In Littlebourne an offender walked
through an insecure front door and
stole a handbag from the stairway,
which could be seen through
window The elderly victim was
watching TV. '

T Reports have been coming through

of people receiving leaflets through -
the door asking for unwanted
clothes and paired shoes to be left
in a bag on their doorstep. Many
people are placing goods to be
collected not realising they are not
being given to people but are sold
for “affordable prices.” Messages
can vary from the “your donation
will go to poor families in Eastern
Europe” to “all proceeds will go to

J helpthe needy,” but the

commercial nature of the
enterprise is the same. Kent
Trading Standards advise ' _ .
consumers to carefully read any
leaflets ‘posing or giving the
impression of. being a charity

_ before  any_belon'gi.ngs_ away.

Mobile phone users are warned to _'
be aware of a new text messaging -
scam, say Kent Trading Standards
officers.


Phone users are receiving text '
messages that read:
“Congratulations! The New Year’s
prize ‘draw notified us that you .

‘ have won a £1000 prize! This is the

second attempt to contact you. To-
claim call 0906 344 ****.” ,
Consumers are warned that if they
call the number, which is a -
premium rate line. believed to be
charged at £1.50 per minute, the
message they hear is a long one
costing the user a lot of money! It

_ is understood that the prize is not

£1000 cash, but is a £1000 voucher
toward the cost of a holiday.

For parish: A coffee morning in aid
of the parish of Patrixbourne with ‘
Bridge raised £235 for funds. The
organisers thank a1l.those who '-
helpedlwith, or. attended the event.

WI: Bridge_ and Patrixbourne _ . _
branch will meet in Bridge Village
Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday, April 15,

when Martin Newcombe will talk ' . '

on Folklore of the Countryside.
The competition is for an article
beginning with E. ' ' '

Church news: There is a full
programme of services during Holy
Week. The Tenebrae/meal service
is on Maundy Thursday in Bridge
Primary School at 7.30pm. The
Walk of Witness on Good Friday
starts at St Peter’s Church,
Bekesbourne, at 10am proceeding
to St 'Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne,
at about 11am, then on to St Peter’s

' Church, Bridge, at noon, when

walkers will be joined by the
children from Margaret Clarke’s _
workshop. This Good Friday
workshop will bea childrerfs
Easter artsand crafts session from
9.30-11.30am, in the John Baker '
White Hall, Lower" Hardres. Those
children‘-who are able to, will take
their products to Bridge Church
where theydwill join those from the

walk of witness for a short benefice

service. - .

Book you workshop places now
with Margaret Clarke on 01227
765598, Julie Cox 788316 or Sue

Leggatt 830251. Margaret asks if all _

pre-school children could be
accompanied by an adult, and
suggests a 50p donation per child to

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cover costs of materials.

The annual youth pilgrimage to
Canterbury Cathedral will be on
Easter Monday, April 21. Groups
will converge on the Cathedral
from all directions, and will be
walking from Bekesbourne, Bridge,
and Nackington, meeting at 9.45 for
prayer before" setting off. at 10am.
The programme is:_' Noon; "service"
in Cathedral led by the Soul -
Surviver band and talk_ by
Archbishop Rowan; '1pr_n lunch in
the Chapter House or Cloisters .

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activities for all ages (including
concert, Bible study and drama
workshop, 3.30pm finale, balloon
release.

Last year an enjoyable Easter Day

' Benefice lunch was held and all
who attended took a casserole and
pudding to _feed theirfamily, plus" a
little for the unexpected visitor. As
it was so enjoyable, it is being
repeated this year at the school
hall in Bridge. So that the
organisers can have numbers for
the jacket potatoes and bread that
will be provided, phone the Rev
Paul Filmer on 01227 830250 if you -
would like to attend. You will need
to take your casserole, a pudding,
drink, plates and cutlery.‘

Diary: Monday, April 14,'7.30pm,
Caring and Sharing Group meets at
7 Windmill Close; April 16, Ears
and Beers, Plough and Harrow Inn,
High street, from 6pm.

Church -services: Sunday, April 13,
Palm Sunday, 10am Matins, Chris
Maclean, St Mary’s Church,-
Patrixbourne; 11am Family
Service, the -Rev P. Filmer, St
Peter's Church, Bridge. Other

’ Churches in the Bridge Group: 8am
BCP Communion, Mr Filmer, St-

. Peter’s.Church, Bekesbourne;
9.30am Holy Communion‘, Mr
Filmer, St Mary’s Church, -
Nackington; 6pm Eyensong, Mr

Mary the Virgin Church, Lower
Hardres; 11am Bridge'Methodist
Church, service led by the Rev D.
Marshall. - . ‘ _

(take a packed lunch-); 2pm range of,”

Filmer and Mrs Margaret- Clarke, St.


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BISHCPSBOURNE

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

Home Guard: An author
researching a book on the Kent
Home Guard between 1940 and 1941
is appealing to villagers for help.

Adrian Westwood is seeking
photographs of individualsan-d
units to copy and use in a
forthcoming book focussing on the
activities of a specialist unit, XII
Corps Observation Unit, active in
those years. Mr Westwood can be
contacted at Hawksdene, The
Street, I-Iastingleigh, Kent, TN25
5HU, phone 01233 750563.

Parish council: There will be two
new faces on the parish council for
the next five years, even though
there will be no election on 0
Thursday, May 1.

Despite considerable publicity only
two new villagers put their names
forward as candidates; two retiring
members of -the council, chairman
Malcolm Mitchell and Colin Baker
only standing reluctantly, hoping
to ensure there would be sufficient ;
nominees to force an election.

As there were only five candidates
for the five vacant seats there will
be no election and, thus, - .
Bishopsbourne has through its ow M
neglect been deprived of choosing
who will run their affairs for the
next five years. -

The new council, which will
assume powers at the first meeting
in May, will comprise former

' members Cllrs Mitchell, Baker and

Peter Sinnock, Cllrs Terry
Wilmshurst, the vice-chairman,
and Ian Burniston having chosen
not to seen re-election. The new -
members are Rodney-Chew, the
area’s Neighbourhoodwatch co-
ordinator, of Rose Lane, and Nick
Rooke, of Strutt and Parker estate
agents, who lives in Park Lane.

Although there will be no election .
for the parishcouncil, there will
however still be an election for the
North Nailbourne ward of the city
council on May 1.

--The_anI_'1'ual parish meeting, at ,1‘. 1- I

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' counci-lactivities willbe given and

villagers will be able to air their

own opinions, if they have any, will
be held .on Wednesday, April 16, at
about 7.30pm. It will be preceded by .
the monthly meeting of the council
at 7pm, after Which there will be
wine, soft drinks and snacks, before
the annual parish assembly. Both
meetings will be held in the Conrad
Hall.

Parish Church: The once-a-month
traditional Matins service was held
at St Mary the Virgin Church on
Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of
Lent, during which there were
special prayers for those killed or .
injured in the war in Iraq (during  W
the period of the conflict there will
be a short prayer service at 9.30am
every Saturday in St Gi1es’s
Church, Kingston).

On Palm Sunday, April 13, the big
event will be the devotional
performance to mark the start of
Holy Week of Stainer’s oratorio,
The Crucifixion, in Bishopsbourne
Church at 6pm by a special choir
drawn from all four churches
making up the Barham Downs
united benefice and beyond.
Admission is free, but there will be
a retirement collection."

There will also be the celebration
of holy Communion in St Mary’s at
8am. For those members of the.
congregation unable to attend
either event, there will be a
welcomeat any of the following
services in other churches in the
united benefice that day:

There will be a family service at
10am in St John the Baptist
Church, Barham, and, at the same
time, there will be the celebration
of Communion in St Giles’s,
Kingston. -

As part of the Easter celebrations,
there will be at dawn vigil at Barn at
St Mary’s, Bishopsbourne, followed
by a cooked breakfast in the
Conrad Hall. a C

All those who wish to attend what
the Rector, the Rev David Roper, .
describes as a very moving service
starting with a bonfire to light the
new Easter candle and which
includes Communion, are asked to
let the churchwardens know in
advancein order to provide
sufficient food. The churchwardens
are Sheila Castle, phone 01227



OIJ.l.J..O‘1,_a.L_1Ll\.I.lJ.J._£'11.l1J1IJ.l., U'.l‘£Iél ' - -

700693.

Otherwise at Easter there will be
services at 10am in the other three
churches in the Barham Downs
benefice.

For details of any of the above
activities or any other church
matter contact any of the following
members of the Barham Downs
ministry team: The Rector, the Rev.
David Roper, The Rectory, _
Barham,phone 01304 831340; the
curate, the Rev Lindsay Llewellyn-
MacDuff, phone 01227 454704, or the
reader, Miss Mary Ambrose, phone
01227 830656.

. Conrad Hall: The annual meeting
-of the village hall will be held in

the hall at 7 .30pm on Wednesday,
May 7, when the trustees hope that

, their pleas will meet a better

response than the parish council's
in finding new volunteers to fill

-vacancies caused by members

retiring after many years’ service.

The trustees are particularly
concerned at the loss of their
treasurer Colin Baker and appeal 4
for any villager with a knowledge
of accounting to come forward to
fill the breach. 1

Chairrnan Sheila Castle says in an
appeal to all villagers: “Please
come along to the annual meeting
to show an interest in your village
and, perhaps, be part of a team
trying to keep alive a rural
tradition. There are several
vacancies coming up on our
committee this year, so please help
us to fill them so that we will have
a full committee dedicated to
keeping the Conrad I-Iail running.”

Cricket Club: The annual meeting
of Bishopsbourne Cricket Club will
be held at 8pm tomorrow, Friday,
April 11, in the Mermaid Inn. All
members are urged to attend.

Alert: An appeal has been made by
police for information about a red
saloon car with a registration
similar to P205 MKL which was
seen to be being driven slowly,
possibly by a female, in the area of
Bourne Park,Bishopsbourne,
towards the end of last month and
which appeared to be behaving
suspiciously. The appeal. follows an
attempted burglary of a house at
Bourne Park, when offenders were
disturbed by_the return of the

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Corespondent: Malcolm Mitchel],
The'Old Cottage, , Bishopsbourne,
CT4 5HT

Appeal: Five members of the
committee of trustees of the
Conrad Hall will not be seeking re-

- election this year.’ They include the

treasurer. V

The chairman of the trustees;
Sheila Castle, is appealing to.
villagers to come forward to take

. the retiring" trustees’ places.
Anyone with a working knowledge

of accountancy would be
particularly welcome. Anyone

- willing to service in any capacity

on the committee is asked to
contact Mrs Castle on 01227 831184.

Music: A moving devotional
‘ performance of John Stainer’s_.
oratopiqThecrucifiggiqnwas.-given,

in S::%M.a1v—’s Chuicch on -Palm  ~

.suna‘ay; April 1_3',‘tlie firstday of  ‘

Holy Week.

The large choir was drawn not only
from the four parish churches
making up the Barham Downs
united benefice, but also from
Bridge parish church and
Canterbury Choral Society.

The performance was marked by H
fine singing from the principals,

bass Chris Cox who-sweptall before '

him in his classes at the recent
Kent Music Festlivai, including the
Pfizer bursary for the best singer in
the i.'esi;iv:ii. and tenor ion Williams.
who has been musical director oi‘ a
number of choirs in Faversham
and Canterbury and is a member of
the choral society.

John Atterbury took over as
organist after regular organist
Geoffrey Linnell was prevented
from taking part due to illness.

The Rector, the Rev David Roper, as
musical director brought out the

best in soloists and the choir, even .

though some of the entrances by
the choir were a little hesitant, and
a large congregation, for whom
Stainer also wrote parts, joined in
enthusiastically.

The acoustics of the large nave also 1

lent themselves to the overall
feeling of misery which finally
gave way to hope‘.

At the start of the performance. the
congregation had been welcomed
by the curate, the Rev Lincisay
Llewellyn-ii/iacliliiIT, who led it in
prayer. Although there was no
charge for adm.ission. a retiring
collection was taken. ‘
Earlier in the day. Holy
Communion was celebrated at St
Mary’s by the Rector who blessed
palms distributed among the
congregation.

‘ . Readings were by Lorna Kenyon,
_ Gill Applin and Sheila Castle.

Holy Week continues on
Wednesday, April 16, with morning
prayer at St Giles’s Church,
Kingston, at-8.30, followed by
Communion at‘St John the Baptist,
Barham, at 10am. There will be a
traditional Jewish Passover meal in
Barhani viilage hall at 7pm.

_ On Maundy Thursday, April 17,
' devotions continue with morning

prayer, 8.30 at St Margaret of
Antioch Church, Womenswold, and
the Eucharist of the Last Supper at
St Mary’s, Bishopsbourne, at 7pm.

At Womenswold on Good Friday.
April 18, at 11am there will be At
the Foot of the Cross.

Easter Day, Sunday. April 20, will
begin with a dawn Vigil at 6am in
St Mar.y’s, ,B_ishopsbourn,e,,and the I
first CQmHiuni9I1‘?f‘E?5l'e1'-'~.'i; : 
followedtby a cookedibreakfast in

the Conrad Hall (please let -any of
the churchwardens know if you
intend to attend the breakfast).

Easter Day continues with a family
service at Kingston at 10am and
Communion at thesame time at St
John the Baptist, Barham,iand St _
Margaret of Antioch, Womenswold.
There will be evening prayer at
Barham church at 6.

For more details of any of the
above or any other church matter
please contact any of the following
members of the ministry team: The
itoctor. the Rev David. Roper. phone
01227 6313410; the curate. the Rev
Lindsay Llewellyn-lVlacDuff, phone
01227 454704, or the reader, Miss
Mary Ambrose, phone 01227 830656.

Sudden death: Arthur Cope, a
shepherd employed on the Neamefl ,
Estate, died suddenly on Saturday
afternoon, April 12. He had lived
with his wife Betty for many years

' at Oswald’s Lodge, Frog Lane.

Parish assembly: The annual . '
parish meeting will be held in the '
Conrad Hall on Wednesday, April

16. It will be preceded at 7pm by the .
last meeting of the present parish
council. After a pause for
refreshments, provided by the

parish council, the parish meeting
will report on its activities for the
year anti :1nswo;r':.ii1y qilesi.ion:-i tlmi,

Vlll:1gors may imws.

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

Easter Sunday: April 20, 10 am

= Holy Communion,’ Canon G Manley

St Peter’s Church, Bridge; 5 pm-' - '
Holy Communion, the Rev? ' '
Filmer, St Mary’s Church, _ _ .-
Patrixbourne. O_ther'Chu1‘-ches in
the Bridge Group, 8 am BCP - '
Communion, Mr Filmer, St Mary’s
‘Church, Nackington 10 -am Holy __
Comrm_1nion,'Mr Filmer, St Peter’s
Church, Bekesbourne; _10 am,
Family Service and Holy 

Communion, the Rev D Bre'th_erton
' and Mrs M Clarke; St Mary the
-Virgin, Lower Hardres, 11 am

Bridge Methodist Church service

3 led by the Rev George Baugh.

Neighbourhood Watch: A cigarette H‘
-lighter was used to set fire to paper

in a stolen gold Vauxhall _
hatchback In the layby outside _
Bridge Surgery, Patrixbourne
Road, B'rid_ge. _ '

A "Neighbourhood Watch co-1

yordinator in the West Cliff area "of
- Herne Bay reported that there was

‘a red or maroon van (bigenough to

~ take rolls of carpet) in the" area, _
. calling door-to-door and the driver

was very forcefully trying to fio-lg '
his wares. The man (tallish with

' black hair) was offering to take _
householder/s to the bank to collect‘
- their money. He told people he was

- anytype. - -

from the Northampton area. If this
individual turnS.__I1p in the area, try
to get-"the registration number of
the van and contact Kent Trading
Standards on 08457 585497 or by
logging on to their website at

 

Www.tradingstaI1dards.gov.uk/kent - C I

. Kent Trading Standards Would
like to hear of any instances Where
consumers feel they have been _
subject to dubious sales techniques

or pressured by dporstepflsellers of _ _

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_ Marathon Man: Fund-raising for
‘ the Bridge- Health Centre charith
_ Healthfor All, Dr Peter Sykes. \
_ completed -the Paris marathon in
' . three hours, 40 minutes; This
charity has now been running for
five years and provides basic health
care to a number of villages in '
Bihar, India. ‘ ' .
On'_on_e of. his visit to Bihar, Dr , _
' Sykes, was proud to be invited-to - .
open a new healthfcentre in the - '
village of Kanjior. The project
- continues to thrive and further
funding is always "needed; If ._

-' anyone would like to make a_ _
donation, there are collection boxes -_
in the surgeries or you can ph_one--
Sue or Sharon on 01227 832901. '
There will be a talk and slide -show
at_ the village hall on -Thursday, ' 
May 15 at 7.30 pm. The full annual 
report will be published later. '_ ' ' _ ,
Poetry Course: There.-is still .time_ 
to book for the six week poetry
course in Bridge, although -spaces

- are dwindling fast. __The course will
start on Wednesday April 23 at the
Plough and Harrow, High Street, _
from 10 am to noon. '

- Using Here to Eternity, -a new
anthology of poems by" Poet
Laureate Andrew Motion, the
course will explore a variety of
themes and ideas. ‘ ' .-

No background knowledge is

 

_ required, j_ust an interest in poetry. \ 

Everyone 1s welcome and for more
details phone the secretary on
-01304 840721.


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Musical Evenings: Higham Park S
introduces Cameo Opera who will
present A Celebration of Opera and
Song, featuring costumed scenes
from La Boheme, Marriage of ’
Figaro, La Traviata, Die

" Fledermaus, Carmen, Rigoletto,
, The Gondoliers, the Mikado,

Pirates of Penzance and
showstoppers from the West End
and Broadway Shows.

Bookings are now being taken for
Friday and Saturday August 8 and
9, at 7.30 pm. Tickets at £13 are
available from: Patricia Gibb or .
Amanda Harris-Deans on 01227

- 830830 or Peter and Evelyn Crouch

on 01227 709301.

Also look out for “So'rnet_hing for
Christmas” with Cameo Opera at
thesame venue on Thursday and
Friday December 11 and 12-, details
to be announced later. I '

Gardeners: The spring'sho_w of
Nailbourne Horticultural Society
was held in the village hall on
Tuesday April 8. In spite of an
early morningfrost, which put paid

_ towhat would have been some

exhibits, members still managed to
stage 6’? spring flowers, pot plants
and shrubs, plus cookery entries. _

Mrs J oan Atkins won the cup for.
the best bloom in the "show. A new '
member Mrs E Smith won the cup
for the best pot plant. Refreshment
were served thoughout the evening

and a raffle was drawn at the end. , 1 '

Church Services: Holy.Week, Good
Friday April 18 Walk-of Witness _
starting at St Peter’s Church,_
Bekesbourne at 10 am, reaching St
,Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne 11 am

' and St Peter’s Church‘ Bridge at

110011.

Parish Council: Allotments: It is
anticipated that the clearance of
allotments will start in the next '
few weeks._ '

Postman: Cllr. Walder reported that
the much loved postman in Bridge,
Richard Dorkins, has resigned to
join the police force.

Footbridge: It was reported that

. motorcycles have been speeding a
over the footbridge at Ford Close. It
was suggested that concerned

' parishioners should contact ‘Frank

Sochacki, Neighbourhood watch
‘coordinator for the Patrixbourne
side of Bridge‘, who has started to
log any reports of antisocial ‘

 - behav-iour onmotorbikes or-‘ 

mopeds.

Planning: The following planning
applications have been received
and are under consideration:
CA/03/00324/_BRI single storey .-
"extension to dwelling and
alterationsto roof including


 

installation or raised roof-light and

T chimney stack at Willows,

Patrixbourne Road;  '
CA/03/00300/BRI (revised scheme) T

' Church Cottage, 104 High Street;

CA/03/UOUBUJBRI two storey

eattension to rear of dwelling

(revised scheme), 38 High Street.

The following application has been
notified as granted: - T t
CA/U3/00262/BRI - single storey
extension to rear of dwelling at 49
Union Road. '

d ' The following notices of prooosed"

work to trees have -been received: 22

 High Street, fell one middle
 Norway spruce to rear of house,

* cut back multi-stemmed laburnurn
' on rear. boundary to one main *-

stern, coppice Cob -nut'near- rear

1 boundary, cut back yewtree from
rear of house and reduce crown by .

up to 10 per cent: The allotments,
Town Hill, fell all trees to enable
reintroduction of allotments to this

, site.

 


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CorreS_ponden:J A_nders,_7_ _
Dering Road, Bridge, '.C'ante_rbu1_'y, _-

I I CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 '

W1: Bridge and Patrixbourne ,_

' branch held its April meeting last
week in the__Vi_llage Hall. Curing
warts, using toads and the reason
why horses wear brasses w_ere_two
of Martin_N§~3Wcombe’s stories of
the English countryside. He was '
thanked by Dorothy King. Jean

' Foster wonithe first ‘prize in the

competition for an article - . .
beginning with E and Joyce '. .
Hopkins for’ thebest limerick. The
resolutions will be voted on at the .
next meeting on May 20 and the . .
competition will he for'_an_artic1e _
besinlfing Withi.R; '‘ j ' . I —_ ' _
_ Fish Sche'me:- The-_Co'rnelia.S1awin-.'
blossom tour is on Wednesday, May
7, the coffee Pop-In on Wednesday 5
May 14 from 10-11.15am and. the __
annual bring and _buy sale will be

' - on Saturday, May 17. Re'sidents'a're

urged to bring and buy cakes, ‘pies, '
piants and bricabrac; This is the
only fund-rais-ing event ‘this year.‘

The neighbourly help scheme also
needs more knitting wool-.'. If you
have any left overs either take them _
to the Po_p~_In or -phone Rosy Green '-
-on 01227 830204. ' ' - ' - - -

Conference: The Kent History. .
Federation’ conference is at
Cranbrookon Saturday, May'10.
More ‘members of the.Bridge and _
District History Society are "
encourage to attend this event. The
format‘ will be various topics of
discussionin the morning followed
by visits to places‘-of interest in the
afternoon. For details phone the -
chairman John"Bishop on 01227 -
Church_JDiary: Patrixbourne with
Bridgearmual parochial church
council meeting, Monday April 28, -

, .7.30pn1,'  School; "Caring.

and Sharing amp. MondaY'A.Pi'-11 L
_ 28; 7.'30pIn;*-'20 ,R-..l'.V.erside C_1'ose__._,_ '
. Br_idge;. After-‘Eights.-Group.‘ .-

J _'-'1‘.hurSd"  iayiMaoy;71:m.»7 Windiiiifl o

» Tuesday, 139131Zg.'§Efls;,3Q._B:iVQ1'§idB._ .
— .0195-es.Hea1t1f*and:=iHea1inso;Gi‘buit~-- ’ o;_ "


* Church services: Sunday April 27.

Easter 2, 8am_BCP_Commu1_1i_oI__1 .
§a_1_mn_J..-Packer,and-6p'mi, .' ‘I I -_ ..;

  Ev" c ” is ‘"_Canon'J;'IPacker-and;Mrs —

M. Clarke, St Peter’s-Church‘, — C —
Bridge; loam Holy Communion, the
Rev D. Bretherton, and 4pm Family
Service, Mrs M. Clarke, St Mary’s
Church, Patrixbourne. Other
Churches in the Bridge group;

, 9.30am Holy Communion, Canon R.

Dies, St Mary’s Church,

N ackington; no services this
Sunday at St Peter’s Bekesbourne,
or St Mary the Virgin -Church,
Lower Hardres; 11am Bridge
Methodist Church service led by

Mr M. Baybutt. c '

End of Term: At a dinner at the
Red Lion last week, the outgoing
parish council celebrated the end of
its term of four years service to the
local community. Although a

. diverse group of individuals both

in opinion and politically, they have .
Worked well together, Wh_lCh.'_
demonstrates the benefit of a non'+
political structure at this level of
local govermnent. Those standing _
for re-election are John Corfield,
Pamela Dobson, Mervyn Gulvin,
and J ohn-Hill. Also standing for
election is Ann Edmonds, who
served on the council_ under the
surname of King, prior to leaving -
the village, and has now returned
to live here. New contenders -for

"election are Colin Beesty, Barbara

Beiner, Raymond Ellis, Selwyn

Lewis and Gertrud Thiemann.
Bridge is one of the few councils in
the area able to hold a democratic ,
election by having 11-candidates for 5
nine vacancies. 

Neighbourhood Watch: A gang of
rogue tarmac workers took .

an elderly couple in north

Canterbury. -They had -called at the-
door, offered an amazingly low  '
price, did the job. and then -

thousands of pounds in cash from 

' _ presentedan enormous bill."Th'ey '

said the victim had misheard their
original offer, saying the price
quoted was per square meter.

' Do _not let any stranger who calls at 
' your door tarmac your driver, 1 _ ‘
-‘prune your trees or mend your roof 

(especially if you didn’t-know it- ~
needed mendingl). Go to a  . _ ._ 
reputable    

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' with -a name, address and a proper

phone number, not one beginning
“07”, vvhioh is arnobile. '

And if ' anyone does try to‘ sell you
such services, phone Kent Trading -.
Standards right away telling theiii 
the "time and place, description of
people. and vehicles involved, any

signvvriting on the. vehicles and any .

phone or registration numbers.
Contact Trading Standards on
08457 585497 or via the -Trading
Standardsvvebsite at
vvvvvmtradingstandards.govcuk/kent.
If you have evidence of '
intimidation, deception or fraud,
ring 999 for the‘ police while the .
offenders are still nearby.

Now that summer is approaching,”
opportunist thieves_jvvi11' take: _' ‘ ' -
advantage of ' xvir1dovvs_ or doors‘ left
open. Don’t leave‘ purses, -‘vvallets '
and keys lying around in view and
in easy reach.

Polling: Votin_g___is on May 1 for city
council and pafri‘:sh__eounci1 _ _
candidates,;_'The}po11ing stations are
open from  #0  and are,“ for
Bridge, -at__Bifit1ge'*4jV_i1‘1ag_e I-_'_I,a1__1 and
PatI'iXb'01fl‘I1'e"atiBekéSfiitjiiTiIé' '
Village Hall. --