Correspondent: -Malcolm Mitchell,

The Old Cottage, , Bishopsbourne,
CT4 5HT ' . " - '

Parish:. Matins will be held at St 
Mary the Virgin Church at 10am
on Sunday, December 7.

Those members of the
congregation unable toattend will
find a welcome at any otherthe
other services inthe Barham '
Downs united benefice, of which
Bishopsbourne is a member:

Holy Communion will be
celebrated at St John the Baptist,
Barham, at 8am and the Eucharist

_ at St Margaret of Antioch at 10am.

L

There will‘ alsobe morning
Worship at Barham Methodist

Chapel at 10am.

The Christmas bazaar on Saturday
in the Conrad Hall was well
attended andproved highly
successful-. It raised about £327 for
St Mary’s funds Which, church
treasurer Pat Austin said, was
“truly amazing.” .

The Rector, the Rev David Roper,
thanks all who helped at the
bazaar. or supported it.

A special choir is being created to
lead the worship at the benefice
carol service at_St Margaret of-
Antioch, Womenswold. Anyone
interested in joining the choir is
invited to attend rehearsals at St
Gi1es’s Church, Kingston, at
11.15am on Sundays December 14
and December 2=1_~.' . i- . ' T. 7 V - ;

Formore details _on any of the '

 above or ‘any’ other "church matter
. contact the Rector at The Rectory,

Barham, phone 01227 831340, or the
reader, Miss Mary Ambrose, phone
01227 830856.. -

. .;1ight:i_:A  _. __   1 .
evening is being held attthe Conrad

Hall on Saturday, December 6, at
7pm. R 7

The event is in aid of hall funds
and tickets at £3 each can‘ be had '
from hallctrustees Sheila Castle,
phone 831184, or Philipa Burniston,
01227 830341. They can alsobe _
obtained from Mermaid. landlord
Colin Relf during opening.hours.-

Musical soiree: Whitstable _
Hoodeners will perform traditional
songs and music at the Mermaid
Inn on Tuesday, December 9, from
8pm onwards.

Damage: The old Scout hut, built
in 1937 by Sir John Prestige as
headquarters for the then
flourishingrvillagescout troop,
suffered severe damage during the
gales last-Week, when the roof
collapsed. The but had not been
used formany years following the
disbandment of the Scouts.

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Correspondent: J Anderson, 7 _
Daring Road. Bridge. Canterbury,
CT4 5NA. 01227 330260

johmanderson'74@btopenworld.com

Bridge Pharmacy: With the
departure of Sarah Preston to her
native New Zealand, after running _
the business for the Paydens

Group, Des Dhesi has now taken
over in her place. He intends to
maintain the same high standards:
to which the village is accustomed
and looks forward to meeting all
his customers in the area..

History Society: Bridge and
District History Society is holding
a Christmas get-together at The —
Red Lion, Bridge, on Tuesday _
December 16 at '7 for 7.30pm. It will
be a hot and cold Christmas buffet
supper with a Round Robin prize
quiz. Members pay £8, non-
members £10 including the first
glassof Wine and refreshments.

-. For details and booking. phone“ '
John Bishop on 01227 832596.

Senior Citizens: An afternoon of
entertainment is to be held in the
Bridge School Hall on Tuesday
December 16 from 1.30-3.
Refreshments will be served while
members listen to children singing
their favourite carols. Phone '
Bridge School on 01227 830276 to
reserve a place. Transport can be
arranged. ' ' '

CVRS: Fo11_owing'a recent talk to
the Caring and Sharing.Gr_oup by -
David Lathom a-paramedic team 
leader in the ‘Kent NHS Ambulance
Trust, it was felt that th_e_re should
be a Community Voluntee '
Responder Scheme operating in _
Bridge. It is ascheme Where _ ‘ .
volunteers aretrained by the Kent
' Ambulance Service to be the first

responders in cases“ of cardiac
arrest or other medical '
emergencies.

Sudden death from cardiac arrest
is the single leading cause of
‘deaths in the UK, and one reason
effective help not arriving in time;
Survival rates decline by 10% with
each minute passing. Research has
shown that early defibrillation is
the most important factor.

In 2000 the Kent Ambulance _

 Service pi0n‘sere£1..a;r.sC1}eIt.ie to.

  


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train volunteers in life-saving

' resuscitation including the use of
an automatic defibrillator. This '
scheme now. operates on a daily 
basis in both’ the Bluewater Park
and on the Isle of Sheppey.-.
Colnmunity responders are taught
how to administer emergency first -

_ aid to a number of life threatening.
conditions such as choking, ' '-
uncentrolled_bleeding, breathing

- difficulties and cardiac arrest can _ '

- be alleviated with correct ' '
'interveiitionthus, buying time‘ for
the patients Whilet the -ambulance
is on its Way. .  -

' While Community Responders are
Volunteers and not employed by _
the Kent Ambulance Service, they
are offered the-.saI'I"1e'supp'ort as‘-
members of staff. They are
c'on.t-acted by '-_the'Ambula.nee '
Service 999 ;emergenc_y-_--contro1~Via
a- pager and mobile‘-phone that are -
providedby» the service. - ' - -
The minimum age of -a Community

' -Responder_._i_s_ -21..Ideal_1y they '
should be First Aid. qualified with
experience involuntary or first
aid/health related -sectors. They
shouldalso. have a car, good inter-

- personal skills, good verbal and _
-Written communication skills, he a
problem -solver, have good
organisational and time
management skills, be self
motivated, be able to demonstrate‘
initiative and be decisive.

In the village the size of Bridge
_ there must-_,b'e"_se'm_e-residents.with- '
. -t1iese;attributes_;' Already there are

 tWO?:y5O1ilnt_eers iforiai C.-YRS .1121 p -' t t
Bridge;-_ideail3r_-"we-would '1ijke"a i .

_ team ‘of 10.‘-For more details phone

. Peggy Pryer_oI_101227 832058, _ _
 .~Lite}?i1e._~;0£I8.50§$-1887..iefmail -
-=*':'=a-§p_ryer@hb_tniai1;com '-_ T _' '_ -_

- -C_h'ui'_cl_1"diary: ‘E01: Monday, _ .
December 18 caring and Sharing.‘ . -
Group,_7-._30'p'm,'Christmas _ T

_ . _decor_a_ti_on_s ‘at 32 Riverside Close; .

'F.r.iiiay_De_eember 12-,'ri_oor1-813331". i i

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- Church diary: For Monday, S

December 8 Caring_and Sharing J
Group, 7.30pm, Christmas
decorations at 32 Riverside Close.

Friday December 12, noon-8pm
Open Houseat the Vicarage, -23 , «
High Stree't'Bridge. Join Judy and
Paul Filmer for a glass of mulled
vsdne or ginger beer and a mince
pie. A voluntary donation on the
day will go towards the cost of _
Kate’s trip to Africa to work with a
group of Christian teenagers
helping at a hospital and aiding
village life in Tanzania. D

Monday December 15 Caring and
Sharing Group Christmas Social,
venue to be arranged.

The Churchwarden of St Peter's

R Church Bekesbourne has says

there will not be a Nativity service
on December 22 at that church.

Darts: The Red _Lion, Bridge darts
team captained by Andy Smith
were welcomed to the Royal Oak
_Blean Common on Thursday .
November 27 in the second division
of the Canterbury and District
Rola Cola League. The previous
week both teams had won 14-7,so a
keen match was in the offing. John
Colclough, ~op'em'ng for the -Oak,
once again took the first game of
the evening and the home team
briefly held the lead at 2-1, but
from the fifth game it was all down
hill as the visitors slowly drew
ahead. Glen Smith with 13_2,a_r1d _
captain Daniel King with two 1405
led a mini revival, but Red Lion
members P Betts, N. Buddy and J.
Mears all threw 140. Faced with the
prospect of a home defeat, the
Blean men staged a spirited rally
but went down eventually by three
games at 9-12.

_Localpost: Bridge Scouts are

doing their localChristmas_ mail
delivery, of correctly addressed
and stamped mail for Bridge
addresses only. They regret
however that the price of _ the
stamps will be 15p each this year,
to help to raise much needed funds
for equipment. The Christmas
collection boxes and the Special
stamps will be found from this
week" at The Plough and Harrow,
The White Horse Inn, The Red
Lion, Bridgeway Stores, Laurie‘
Wakeham Butchers, Nicholas
James Hairdresser. Themail will
be collected on Thursdays '
December 11 and 18 only for
delivery. The Scouts are unable to

' collect and deliver mail after

December 18.  _ __ p -
 S.chen1_e:"  neigh_b'our-1y_ ‘--
hsip group is h01di1'1sits'COffeeI1

T  'eV§ii13it;;$e»-Ha-11;@ii 

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11.15am and will include mince
pies. Anyone requiring a lift phone
Ann Medhurst on 01227 8307,62.

Parish council: The next meeting
will be in the village hall on
Thursday December 11 at 6.45pm,
immediately. preceded by a
planning committee meeting. All

parishioners are invited togattend. '

Carol singers: A now established
popular armual ‘event will take ' -
place on Wednesday December 17
at 8pm. The Charlton Choral under
the leadership of Dr Peter Giles
will be visiting the hostelries and
restaurants singing Christmas
carols, in aid of the Pilgrims
Hospices in East Kent. Starting at
the White Horse they will proceed
to Skippers Restaurant followed by
the Plough and Harrow and
finishing at the Red Lion.

Church services: Sunday

December 7 Advent 2. 8a:rnBCP
Communion the Rev J. Shorrock,
St Mary's Church Patrixbourne;
9.30am Holy Communion Mr __
Shorrock, St Peter’s Church" Bridge
.Other churches in the Bridge

. Group, 10am Family Service, Mrs.
' P. Kusel, St Peters Church,

Bekesbourne; 11am Holy -
Communion the Rev. Bretherton,
St Mary the Virgin Church, Lower

- Hardres; 11am Bridge Methodist .

Church Service led by the Rev

Z B.Heather.


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PATRIXBOURNE

Correspondet: J Anderson,'l _ 
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4 5NA. 01227 830260

john.anderson74@btopenwor1d.com

Gardeners: At the Christmas
meeting of Nailbourne
Horticultural Society in Bridge
Village Hall last Week there was a
Cheese for Christmas Evening. The
presentation was madeby David
and Eleanor Robins of Say Cheese
of Lewes in East Sussex, who
provided a humorous but tutored
tasting of various types of cheeses
from cows, ewes, goats, and water
buffalo, all produced in Great
Britain to a high quality.

All tastings were accompanied by a
high quality apple juice, as being

 

. the best vehicle for cheese

sampling. The president John '
Anderson thanked the couple, all
the committee for their hard work
in producing the buffet and mince
pies, and those who donated ‘raffle

C prizes.

Church news: Money raised

through Smartie Tubes will be

given to the Chi1dren’s Society.
Take them to the crib service, the
Christingle or any other Christmas
service.

The collection go,es'toward's'raising
funds for this charity to continue '
its work for more than 40,000 needy

children. It helps young runaways, 

homeless, those in poor
communities and is now tackling
the serious problem of bullying in
and out of schools.

Carol services_at the residential
homes: Tuesday December 16 6pm;
New Close, Wednesday .December _
17 2.30pm. Saxon Lodge. Monday
December 22 2.30pm Highfield.

Church services: Sunday December
14 Advent 8, 10am Matins Chris
MacLean St Marys Church k,
Patrixbourne. Other churches in
the Bridge Group: Sam BCP
Communion the Rev J. Shorrock, St
Peters Church Bekesbourne.
9.30am Holy Communion Canon
Humphriss St Mary’s Church
Nackington; 6pm Evensong and
Carols Mrs M. Clarke, St Mary the
Virgin Church Lower Hardres;
11am Bridge Methodist Church
service led by Mrs" M. Beckwith.

Salvation Army: The annual carol
concert took place last week, before
an appreciative audience of both
adults and children in the Bridge
CE Primary School hall, led by. the
Bandmaster Martin Neeve. As well
as the carols sung with great gusto
by all present, the children sang
Away in the Manger and performed‘
the Calypso Carol on percussion
instruments. The lessons were read
by, members of the band.
Headmistress Mrs Anna Newton
thanked them all and refreshments
were served.

Scout Post: Within the village of
Bridge only, last dates for
collections are Thursdays
December 11 and 18.


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GT4 5NA. 01227 330260 - — -

   
    

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PARISH COUNCIL; A-1: the ‘meeting '
held in the village ha1'1"-an  ' " ' 7
Thursday, december .11, members._ _
were .t0i:d that the council had _
rec'e:i1U_'ed__ £1,3_95;'from Carlterbury '
City'Cou11ci1t0insta11an' ' '

= - __additi0I1a1 Streetlight along‘.

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From previous page.
Conyngham lane. .

Resignation: Bill Oakev had
resigned as a city councillor of the
North Nailbourne Ward. Anyone
wishing.to stand as a city _
councillor for the .ward should
obtain nomination papers from the
returning officer, Military Road,
Canterbury Kent CT1 1YW.
Completed papers shoudl be sent
back to the returning officer not
later than Monday, December 22.

Annual meeting: '1‘h'e'annua'1'
parish meeting is to be held in‘

village hall on Thursday, March '25.

Street light: The parish council is
awaiting a quote from Seeboard- for
a replacement street light outside
38 Western Avenue.

Next meeting: Members will meet
next at 7.30pm on January 8. ,
Members of the public are invited
to address the council between 7.30
and 7.45pm.

Planning:.C11r Hill accepted the
post of the new chairman of the
planning committee. .

The committee agreed that it had
no objection to the planning
applications listed below: — I

Ca/03/01619/Bri. 20 Windmill Close,

I - garage extension to provide side
' extension to side,'Ca/03/01616/B1'i,

Church Cottage, 104 High Street,
"single storey‘ rear extension,
Cal/03/00137/Bri, Church Cottage,
104 High Street, single storey rear
extension (listed building consent),
Ca/03/01649/Bri, 1 Renville New
Cottages, two-storey side
extension, Ca/03/01649/Bri, 1
Renville. New Cottages, two-storey
side and rear extension (revised
scheme). A

Church services: Sunday December"

21 Advent 4. 10am Benefice Service,
Bishop Stephen Venner; 6pm carol
service St Peter’s Church Bridge.

.3p_m-crib service Mrs. M.Clarke, St.

Mary the Virgin Church Lower
Hardres. At this service unwrapped

A gifts for children of any age would

be appreciated for the Childrerfs

- -a;e_nrge_.   .. _

No other services in the Bridge ‘
Group" this Sunday. _. -I» c

- 3'WI:'.B1‘*-idge and -Patrixbourne In

branch held its Christmas meeting


WI: Bridge and P-atrixbourne
branch held its Christmas meeting
last week in the village hall. At-the
beginning of the meeting, while
singing Jerusalem, members

i remembered Eileen Davies the

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retiring treasurer who died the
week before. After a short business
session during which Jean Foster
was presented with the
competition cup, five members
performed a Japanese pantomime.
There followed a sing-along
accompanied by Doug Inkpen on
the piano-accordion. He: joined

- members in a buffet supper

complete with mulled wine. For the
first meeting of the new year Ann

..Catoor will speak on The life of the

Amish on Tuesday January 20 in
the village hall at 7.30pm. The
competition is an article beginning
with F. -- -

Fish news: This neighbourly help
group’s January Coffee Pop-In will
be from 10-11.15am in the village
hall- and there will be a_ special
winter lunch there‘-on Wednesday
January 21 to honour the
retirement of their founder Mrs

'-Joan Warren.

Christmas services: For the Bridge
Group. Tuesday December 23 7pm
carol service, St Ma_ry’s- Church
Patrixbourne. Christmas Eve, 4pm
christingle service, the

‘Rev John Thackray and 11.30pm
holy communion, Canon Gordon
Manley, St Peter’s Church, Bridge.
11.30pm holy communion Canon
Humphriss St‘. Mary the Virgin
Church Lower Hardres. 11.30pm

 holy communicn-the Rev. J.‘

,..2_

-Shorrock St Pe'f;er’s Church,

Bekesbourne. - -

Christmas Day Sam BCP
communion Canon Dr. G.Wa]ker, S‘

'Mary’s_ Church, Nackington.

9.30am "holy communion Canon J.

-"Packer St Mary’s Church

Patrixbourneloam family service‘

' Mrs M. Clarke, St Mary the Virgin

Church Lower Hardres. Sunday
December 28 8am BCP communion

Canon Dr. G. Wa1ker,‘9.30am holy"
communion Canon R.'Diss St
Mary’s Church Nackington. 6pm

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Bridge 'Meth<::'udis.t Church Sunday
December -21 11am christin-gle

service led by the Rev David
Marshall‘. SuI1day_‘December 28 1am

H service led by Miss. J . Hall. _


. BRIoG.I.=. WITH_
- , PATRIXBOURNE

 Corre_spond_'ent:- J Anderson‘, 7
_ Deri-ng Road, Bridge, Canterbury,

' john.anderson74@btopenworld.com »

__ -. explained what Christmas would
' be like for "a Victorian family and
- the Christmas story was told by
' _ _ readers from Years 3, 4 and 6.

._ "December had begun with two

i " "Band :01“ the Salvation_ Army held
I its‘ annual evening of carols and

- school. , -

 _in'cluding -various-_sta1ls, Father
  a Christmas, a'- Christmas Cai'E and
- _._1-ucky dip. -

. performed plays telling the
. Christmas story to three packed _

_ - _audienc-es. They again sang some of '
i the songs from their plays to senior

. -carols. _ __ _ - _ _
-. :0n-th.e penultimate day of term, '
' a school to see Jack and the-_ .

'Beansta'lk- at the'__Theatre Royal ' d :1 H--

‘ was filled with the‘ true -atmosphere '
7 buildings and illuminated down‘ the

' by Dr. Peter Giles, whoseaionual '

rais_ed £197 .6’_7p for the Pilgrims
 ""     ~ . 
_ 'to‘aI1 those i?i?li6‘t"o§ol{‘part"inf either‘ .
 f.fo'f-__the‘enterprises. ' '

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School news: A busy term at the
Primary Schoolcame to_ an end
with a ‘Christmas Assembly. Year 5

services in St Peters Church to
mark the beginning of Advent. The

readings, enjoyed by children and
parents, villagers and staff at the

A successful Christmas bazaar was
held at the beginning of December,

"Chi-1_d:re‘n from the Reception
classes and Yearsl and 2, i

citizens? who enjoyed a Christmas
tea on'De.cember 16, Visitors were
a_lso;enter_tai'ned by the older _
children and joined in singing

eight coaches took the whole

cair'ol.s-: Lastpweanésaay the village

of Christmas. The _Chr’is=tm-as trees
donated by the parishcouncil and
friends had been erected on

"length of the [High Street and
carols Were sung by the Charlton '
‘Choir, a talented group-conducted

visit tours all pubs, and restaurants
in aid of charity. This year they


_. History--Society: The His_tory _
Society of" Bridge and District held '

its Christmas get-together last" .
Week in_ the ‘Red Lion Inn. Members
were supplied with a hot and cold
Christ-mas buffet supper with a
Round Robin prize quiz. The
competition was so great, that a tie-
breaker was needed to determine '
the winner, David Gilmore. '

- The next meeting will be in the

School Hall on Tuesday January 13
at 7.30PII1."The subject is What '
Made_-‘Christopher Marlowe?‘ Born
in.Canterb.ury, his brilliant career
electrified Elizabethan London and -
left many- questions unanswered.

- Marjorie Lyle- will bring to life this

great_ playwright, poet and secret

- agent, whose turbulent 29 years

were filled with drama. Members
pay £2, non-members £3, including

refreshments. -
"Election: Following the resignation

of C111‘ Bill Oakeyfor personal
reasons, the local Conservative

‘Ward committee has selected John
. Anderson as its candidate for the

by-election in -the North
Nailbourne Ward on Thursday
January 22. He recently retired as
chairman "of the parish council,

 and has lived in the area for more

than 30 years. .

Church services: Church services
for the Bridge Group. Christmas ' .
Eve: -éipm christingle service, the
Rev John Thackray and -11.30pm
holy communion, Canon Gordon. -
Manley, St Peter’s Church, Bridge;
11.30pm holy communion Canon

-Humphriss, St Mary the Virgin

Church, Lower Hardres; 11.30pm -
holy communion the Rev John
Shorrock, St Peter’s Church
Bekesbourne

Christmas. Day: Ram BCP ' .
communion Canon Dr G. Walker, St
Mary’s Church, Nackington; 9.30am

- _holy communion the Rev John

Packer, St Mary’s Church,
Patrixbourne; 10am family service
Mrs Margaret Clarke, St Mary the
Virgin Lower Hardres; 11am family

. carol service St Peter’sChurch,
Beke$b0urne-

 -December 28 Christmas 1.: I
8am BCP communion Canon Dr G. .

 Walker;-‘St Mar-yfs-Church,‘ '
- -‘-Patrixb=durne";_.9.30am-holy _
 ._'-'¢0-Ifiiflllflibn,Can_bI1'R-.Di_SS,',St- .  .

 'lVIar_y’s C_i_iurjch,'l~Iac'1tingto_n';. _5pm.'_' -'

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evenso
Church, Bridge. _

Sunday J ariuary '4: Sam BCP '
communion the Rev John
Shorrock, St‘ lVIary’s Church,
Patrixbourne; 9.30am holy
communion Mr Shorrock, St Peter’s
Church, Bridge; 10am family
service and baptism M-rs P. Kusel
and the Rev Bretherton, St Peter’s
Church, Bel:esbourne;11am.holy
communion Canon R.. Diss, St -
Mary’s Church, Nackington; 11am
Bridge Methodist Church service
led by Miss. J. Hall.

 


  

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'Bering_ Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
GT4 5NA. 01227 830260 a 1 '

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Tugnef wars: The usual peptflar

.aI13:111a1 event tee-k place -0I1'Be:si_I1g

Dayton the water me_adeWi eff Mill .'
La11e.s The Red-%Lie%nttea.n1«weres _
hoping to avenge last _31«fear’s‘ defeat
against the stalwarts of "the Plough
and Harrew.- The umpire Bil}; Oakey

t was there to see that fair play a

and thE"_RBd'LiI3tI1_'U_.

    

prevailed} '-Alas "after three pullstthe
score was the Plough and It-%1ar1_'etW3


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Barislr Ceun_cil:- The next meeting‘ . '
will be held infthe Bridge Village
Hall on Thursday January 8, at
. 7.30pm after the planning

_cemn1itt_ee_ meeting if required at
7pm. ' _ _ - , . _
Church'_diary:' Monday, ‘January 5,

at 7.30pm Caring and Sharing ' ' -
Group, 8 Green .Court Bridge. Bring
and show Christmas gift.

Tuesday, January 5, 2.30pm Holy

Communion The New Close- a

- Bridge.-' _ -' ' ' - " -_
Carol services: Carol services held '

. in_the..Parish of Patrixbourne-and‘ 
Bridge this year were both highly - . _;
-successful; events". ' , . . .  - '

’ In.St Peter’s Church’, Bridge, the

_- poems and lessons vvere.organise_d-
‘by David Hover,‘ While the singing
performed With‘ aisupplernented
choir were accompanied and \
conducted by Martin -Miles. The
service itself. was conducted by the;
Rev. John Shorrock. -Barry Whiting. .i.
read-apoem by---Robert Southweli. . _ 
The_=_l_esso'ns'w_ere read by--Giles _ ’
Robinson‘, Penny Spencer, - — _ -
Rosemary Whatley, Bill Oakey and - ' -_
Tina Conrafidi. The Rev Shorrock .
read the Gospel and -the final poem _ .-

; by T.S;‘E1iot was read by the C “ -
Seigfleur of Sark. ' ' - ' - R '
‘At St Mar_y’s Church,-Patrixbourne,

3 before a packed-congregation", the
choir collected fron_1'fa'r and wide
by Rosalee Stacy the organist -was '

. directeffby the Rev Raymond -
"Gilbert and accompanied by'Rober't-

'_ Scott. Thesoloists were Iona
Coltart and Katie, Bradburn.

 Church services: Sunday, January

' 4:'Epiphany,'-Sam B'CP-Communion -
Rev J, Shorrock, St Mary’s Church, '

*"P_atri‘Xbourne;_ 9-seam Holy . . .
C_o:mrnunion"the_Rev J.- -Shorrock,
StPe'ter’s_Church—Bridge.l_Otherj -

- {churches in the Bridge Group: ,

10am_ -Fan1'iiy.serv_i_c_e.and Baptism

‘Mrs-P1 Knee] and the Rev -
Bretherton, St. I_’_eter’s Church,

  th R§.v'iP  a
St’ Mary the Virgin Church, Lower
Hardres; 113111 Bridge Methodist
Church, the_Rev G. Baugh

(Covenant Service).

Elec_tion:- The candidates for the
(North-Nailbourne city council by
election on J anuary22 are: John
Anderson (Conservative), Janet
Horsley (Liberal Democrat), John .
‘Moore (UK Independence)- and Paul R
Todd (Labour); ‘ C T 7 _

         

     


Benopseouene
' The 0_ld- Cottage, , I

. Chfiréh news:  7-‘: _.

- D ewnsfunited benefioe,

  
 
   

 

-Cnorrefiionndet:  
.CT4_' '5HT

were extremely Well  ' .

_.the.-Christmas periodin   -
__p;a*rishes naakjng up the  _-i  T 

   
 

Bishopsbourne, Barham,  _ '_.. - '

and W°men$W°1‘3- ~ e
A 'Ch_I'i.Sti1'1g1e service at St'Gi1eS7s"%":-{:;_':'
:_:Chu'rch, Kingston, en  '-_ 

 

-. 'D.ecen_:1ber 21, raised £230 for the  I-I ._ '- 

.Chi1-d1_-"e_n’s Society. _ _ _  __
Particularly well attended   '
.In_id_n_ight Mass for allfeur _ '-- 
parishes, held at St Mary’s,'
.B_i'sh_'opsbourI1e.

‘Sii11day,'Decen1ber 28, the  "i 1.   Z‘.  Z-'

Eucharist was celebrated ‘at-"St" _': 

  

M"ary"s and‘ on Sunday,  .:_‘-3*} ’

  

.there will be the traditienal Matin 
eerviee at Bish_opsbour13e'_at 
Otherwise, _-there will be the ' '
fo110win_g- services at other

_churc_h_es within the four   1- .

"H01-y.Com1'nunion will be.

 celebrated at'St John the Baiitisti 7 

-Bafrharn at'8am and the Euéha1‘i's't._;'  7 ' _.
wi11..be-‘celebrated at the same:t:im'e;:-;i _

at $1: Margaret of Anfieeh, ._- '   _, _ - -
W0mQnsWo1d_. There -will _a1s_o__b_e__  _
'__'j1'r_1o__1_"-'I1i1_1g-_ worship at  '  .' ‘;  
Mje'.thb'c1ist Chapel at  -A _ ._. 
e-epecialiservice to" celebrate_..1_;hje.f' ‘_ "  "
1 epip;l;16!1?1Y§ W‘.ifl'b3 heldeteefit eé3'0J1:111’7‘e
-B31-'T_1am,'at."_6pni. M e  . e e e

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Rectofy. Barham,-"te1eQh_one 01227
'83-1340', er-"the .Reade__r,_"1VIa-ry
-Ambrose,-_ on 01227 '-830856.

Pa:rish_-coi1nci1t'Tir'1e xiext meeting

      

 
     

--of_1:11_e pexish counci1Iwi-'11” be held ee ? T

'01-_1_ Wednejsdegy, Januax-y_19, at‘ _ ,- _
7-7.30p'm in-the Co11rad_--I-Ia11'._ 'A_11are'
'w:e1_co1"I1e and time ‘Will’-__be allowed -_; "
-_a-_t-__the start-_0.f the meeting for _ "
_q'1'_1.e_stiens from the pubiic. 1