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PATRIXBOURNE

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

Robbery: Sometime during the
Bank Holiday weekend, the two
heavy gates at the entrance to the
Bridge Health Centre, were stolen.
The gates had been locked and
anyone who saw anything

_ suspicious is asked to contact the

police.
Also around this period, in the
nearby recreation ground car park,

a white Nissan Micra -was trashed. ‘

Courses: The Bridge branch of
WEA Learning for Life has

announced its two autumn courses

at the Plough and Harrow, High

Street, Bridge. The first is number -

7354, Pick of‘ the Pulitzer: Modern
American Fiction, will introduce

you to some of the best American

writers of the past 50 years
including Annie Proulx, Philip
"Roth, Tony Morrison_ as well as the
latest Pulitzer winner, The Hours
by Michael Cunningham. The
course tutor is Jane Ireson, phone

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' course fee -is £79 standard, £59
, reduced, £5 minimum.

The second course, No 7626, is
about philosophy. Questions such’,
as: What is consciousness? what it
is to decide or choose? what is
mind? have produced different
view_s by ephilosopliers. Course
members will try to come up with
some answers of their own. No
prior knowledge needed, the course
tutor is Tony Skillen and the
timetable is Thursdays, 10am to
noon with 10 meetings from
September 25. Fee £39 standard, £30
reduced, £5 minimum. For both '
courses phone Jane Ireson on -01304
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more. Visit your local=branch and Z

' see‘for yourself. Women of all ages

will receive a warmwelcome. For
more details phone the secretary

on 01227 830400, or contact the East
Kent Federation WI registered
office on 01227 464106.

Bike Ride: The annual Friends of
Kent Churches sponsored bike ride
will be on Saturday, September 13.
Parishes in the Bridge group need
volunteer riders and also people to
sit in the churches and sign in
visiting riders. If you can offer any
of your time, muscle power or
sponsorship phone Pauline

Pritchard, Jill Gallanders or
Melanie Maclean on 01227 830685.

Parish councii: The first monthly

_ meeting for many years in the
main village hall will be on
Thursday, September 11 at 7.30pm.
All those living in the village are

. welcome to attend.

Fish Scheme: The next Coffee pop-
in will be in the village hall on
Wednesday, September 10 from 10-
11.15am. All those requiring
transport can phone Ann Medhurst
on 01227 830762.

Church news: At the time of going
to press, the Rev Paul Filmer was ‘
still in hospital. Please continue to
pray for his speedy recovering and
for Judy and the family.

meeting this month is on

1 0 Thursday, September 4 atfzpm at 7

Windmill Close. The Prayer cycle is
continuous and can be added to or
deleted as circumstances change,
so please feel free with your
petitions for sickness.

any other situation you are

concerned over. Join in if you are '
able, [you will receive a welcome, or
phone Kath Pierce on 01227 830844.

T", The Caring and-Sharing Group,

[ subject.Costa Rica, meets at Bridge
Vicarage at 7.30pm on Monday,
l September 8. Contact members
‘ 830250’and 765598. '

Holy Communion is at Churchill
House, Bridge, at 2.30pm on
Tuesday, September 9.

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nd Patrixbourne

_ branch is having a recruiting drive 7
. with the slogan “There’s more to

, WI than meets the eye.” It offers
friendship, fun, learning and lots _ ,

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Ministers are liable to last minute
changes.: Sam BCPCeIm11uI1ieI1, St
Marys Chiirch, Patrixbourne,
9.30am I-Ieiy Communion, St
Peter-"Ts Church,Bridge. Other

churches in the Bridge Group 10am

Family Service and Baptisms, St
Peter’s Church, .Bekesbei1rne;'11am
Holyrceemmunien, St Mary the
Virgin Ch1]1"Ch,_ Lower Hardres. N0
serviee at St_Msry’s Church, ,
Naekington, en September -:1. 11am
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PATRIXBOURNE

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

john.anderson74@btopenworld.com

New e-mail‘: The correspondent can
now be contacted by e-mail at
john.anderson74@btopenWor1d.co
In

“focal village news items forthe V
Kentish Gazette may now be ‘
contributed this way.

Volunteers: The Royal British
Legion is almost entirely
dependantupon voluntary
contributions for its ever-
expanding welfare commitments.
This is now paticularly urgent,
when considering the situation
with our armed forces in the
Middle East. It would be sad if they
had to reduce the wonderful ‘
contribution which our own
generous villages have made for so
long, simply because they could
not obtain the services of a few
volunteers to give up a couple of
shours of their time and help with

the local collections. They can
contact Barry Whiting on 01227
830506 as soon as possible.

Church diary: ‘Monday, September
15, 7.30 m Caring and Sharing
Group, offee and a chat, 16
Riverside Close, Bridge‘, Tuesday,
September 16, Holy—Con1m.union,'
.Saxon_Lodge,*Bridge,2-.30pm. . ‘ .
Church services: Sunday,
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Family Service, St Peter’s Church,

am"Harvest*

Bridge. Other churches in the
Bridge Group, 8am BCP
Communion, St Peters Church,
,_»Bekesbourne; 9.30am Holy

Communion, St Mary’s Church,
Nackington; 6pm Evensong, St
Mary the Virgin Church, Lower
Hardres. The Rev P. Filmer isoff
sick for September and officiating .
ministers are liable to last minute
changes. 11am Bridge Methodist
Church, Holy Communion, service
led by the Rev D. Marshall.

Change of Hands: At the Bridge
Pharmacy and Post Office, Ian *
Barrie, the pharmacist who in the
last five and a half years has given
such excellent service to the '
surrounding community, is leaving
this week for fresh pastures. All
villagers wish him well for the
future.

The business is being taken over
by the Paydens Group based in
Maidstone, which already owns a
number of similar businesses
throughout Kent.

The new pharmacist is Mrs Sara
Preston, who is keen to maintain
the standards of service already
provided. There will still be
familiar faces there, however, with
Charon and Lisa in the Pharmacy ,
and Shona and Karen in the Post
Office.

WI: The Bridge and Patrixbourne V
branch will hold its next meeting
on Tuesday, September 16 at

7 .80pm in Bridge Village Hall. The
speaker will be Peter Warr on glass
engraving. The competition is for
an article beginning with T.

Writers Group: Covering the whole
of the Elham Valley, fortnightly
classes will resume on Wednesday,
October 1, from 24.15pm, at St
Mary’s Hall, Elham, opposite
Browns, Estate Agents. Anyone
interested in improving writing
skills, or learning the basic rules of
creative writing, is welcome to join
this friendly group. Subjects

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covered include short story,
arti_1oes,_ essays, writing for
children,-. poetry, autobiographical

r and -travel. writing, as well asthe
critical analysis of literary texts.

- Tuition is free, but members share

the cost of hall hire, refreshments,
photocopying and overheads of
£2.50 per session. Registration for
the autumn/winter term begins on
Monday, September 22. Phone 01303

-840311 between 9am and 6pm,

except 'P11esday.n1orning_and _
Friday afternoon, or write to
Marianne Maeliinnon, 6 Hog
Green, Elhaln, CT-'-1 BTU.

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Correspondent: J Andersen, 7

 

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CT4 5NA. 01227 830260
john.anderson 74@btopenwor1d.com

Tennis Club: After the coaching S
coursesthis season, there will be ,
two tournaments for junior
members, for 12 year-olds on
Saturday September 20 from _ i
9.30am and for under 12s on
Saturday September 27 from
9.30am. ,

Entry cost will be $1. There will be
squash and biscuits, but entrants
may want to take something of
your own to eat between matches,
such as bananas for energy!

As well as those who have attended
the coaching,Family Juniors and
single junior members on Tony’s ,
list are being contacted to attend a s
fun morning, The numbers turning
up will determine how long things
will last, but it is hoped to finish by
1pm. Umpiring, line judging, j
organising the players, serving the s
squash all need help so any

volunteer parents will be welcome. 

Tom Morgan, juniors’
representative-on the committee,
has suggested that a social session
for junior members would be a
good idea for 4-6pm on Sundays. If

you are interestedin playing after t H at

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Correspondent: J Anderson, 7
Bering Road, Bridge,‘ Canterbury,, _
CT4 5NA. 01227-830260 '  ' :
john.anderson74@btopenwor1d.com
Gard__eners:' The Naiibourne ' —
I-Ior-ticultural Society has arranged
‘an additional eveninglmeeting, to

its published programme for this.‘
year. _ . ., . -
On Tuesday_October .7 at 7 ;30pm in
Bridge Village Hall, Janine Doulton
will give a talk, illustrated by
slides, on‘ the gardens at '
Sissinghurst. . —

Men1bers_and norrmembers will be
welcomegthere will be a small . XS. —
charge for refreshmenizs, ‘

a lightweight wheel’chaIr, the Fish
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include the_aImual',n1e_'eting of 7 the

Scheme;  T Y ' 

Writers Group: There arestill a.

couple of vacancies "owing to a '

cancellation, for the fortnightly '

classes of. the Elham Valley Writers
Group, starting on October 1.
Anyone interested in improvfig
their writing ski]1s,_m'1ea:mngthe

   
    
 

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