5 Correspondent: J Anderson, 7 ' _ Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 john.anderson74@btopenwor1d.com Parish council: Notes-from Bridge Annual Parish Meeting held on ‘ Thursday, March 25, at 7.30pm in Bridge Village Hall A .Chairman’s Report for 2003/2004: In May 2003 elections took place to nominate a new parish council. 2 Five parish councillors stood down - - and have been replaced by Colin . Beesty, Barbara Beinder, Ann Edmonds, Mark Esdale and Selwyn Lewis. . The new parish council has been working well together on a number of projects since May. The full planning committee meets prior to the main.pa_ris_h council meeting in the village hall on a_ monthly basis _ _ and is open to all p'ai‘i'shioners."The' .. . parish council is working on - _ obtaining Quality Parish Council status and a group has formed to look at producing an up—to-date Parish Plan. - The ‘Parish Precept for Bridge will be reduced next year (2004/5) by 20 per cent from 2003/4. The precept rose this year to meet the shortfall in the Concurrent Functions ' Funding Grant from Canterbury City Council. The Concurrent Functions funding grant will be reduced again next year. Unfortunately, the final decision on the concurrent functions funding grant 2004/5.by Canterbury City Council was made too late to amend the parish precept. Bridge Parish Council is in the fortunate position of having some reserves to cover the shortfall. The parish council is waiting for Seeboard Energy to switch on the Bifrons Path and Conyngham Lane street lights. The bench over the river has been replaced. There is - new seating in the bus shelter by" the dentist and the allotments are. now up and running. A The Financial Statement 2002/3: - Parishioners were provided with the Income and Expenditure ’ Accounts and the Balance Sheets_ i for the year to March 31, 2003, produced by RBS Accounting Solutions, as well the accounts for the year ending March 31, 2003, in layma'n’s terms produced by M. . Stewart. ' The Unaudited Financial 0 . -Statement Forecast for 2003/4 and Financial Forecast for 2004/5: M. Stewart presented the accounts for the year ending March 31, 2004, estimated at March 8_, 2004, as well . as a financial forecast for the Parish Accounts for 2004/5. It is likely that there will be a deficit in the accounts for 2004/5, however it is fortunate that there are still sufficient reserves to meet any shortfall for 2004/5. Report from the Bridge Village Hall Management _C_ommittee: Mrs L3.t._ rds [7‘.', um.-{Xi . A new public entertainment KG April" 1, 2094 743 Janet Horsley, onbehalf of the , . Bridge Village Hall Management _ Committee, reported that the ' _ village hall bank account is ' currently very good thanks to the regular bookings from the playgroup and from the two elections held this year. The hall is used every day. There - are some new charges, but these do not affect regular groups. Since last year the French group for children, the yoga group and the Guides i have ceasedto meet in the hall. ‘ However, there is a new slimming and exercise group and .the French group is hoping to return once a new teacher has been recruited. - licence has been granted for the village hall. ' ' The fire extinguishers have been checked. The front windows to the village hall are rotten and need , replacing. The double glazing-seals ‘ are failing in the Hunter Room, Cllr Esdale _repaired the holes in the ' village hall floor. The roof (along the shop side of the building) is to T be repaired and a hearing loop has ‘ been ordered. The unused wheelchair in the - disabled toilet has been donated to K&C hospital. - The village hall questionnaire was sent out with the Parish Newsletter to find out if parishioners would like a new village hall. At present 38% of the village would like a new . all. . r - The new cleaners are proving to be very good and have agreed to work on Sundays to ensure that the hall is clean after weekend bookings. Report of county counillor Martin ' Vye: Cllr Vye discussed the" relationship between the county council and the city council, pointing out that both councils work together in the area of ~ lhighwaysand traffic. Since the i rural areas came under the control "o‘fiKent"Highways thereshas been a great improvement g‘et"i':"‘1‘r1"‘g‘*i*"*““c=‘l“"‘=t'-».. better traffic control established in the villages. . In the past there has been considerable under-investment by - the county in unclassified roads and pavements. In the rural part of the. district, it is regrettable that -'.-+36%set$thé'a:unelassifi3e'dir?%>atls;=Eave'stes*4:-i’~%sai-its zero or less residual life. KCC has launched an emergency . " ‘ programme to ‘substantially increase ‘the lnLno+‘h nf' vnnfl 1_ as u11a__(:eu _ The failure of the ruralbus _ _ _ challenge bid made by the county and city ‘councils to access money offered by the ‘Government for extension of bus services in rural _ ' _areas was a great disappointment. It was a great plan to have a bus shopp.er service to link villages to. K820 and then on subsequently to -hospitals in Margate and Ashford. -Educationmakes-up 56% of the ' county’s budget. Last year the Government managed to cut the funding in real terms to half of Canterbury’s schools. ‘ - Consequently, this year council_tai;_ _ has increased significantly. The new major development in " - education is going to be the -_ _ _ increase in vocational courses and - to get away from-the- damaging. undervaluing of subjects that are ' ‘- . not academic. - - - It was a great disappointment that the county council did not ‘keep its H agreement '-to build a new libraryin .. H. I the Whitefriars complex in . Canterbury However, it is compensating to a pointand has ' I. agreed to spend"-£500,000 on . ' Beaney. The county administration has - ' ' backed down from building a new waste plant at Shelford. ' The city council, parish council. -_l and Countryside Agency have put - . A t refurbishing the l_ibr'a'ry in the ~ it in money for the new street runner ' - ' - project, which is organising a Youth Bus that will go out to ' . _' ._ certain villages including Bridge. Report from city councillor John = '- Anderson: Cllr Anderson ‘discussed "the Strategic Rail 'Authority’s. plans" It to reduce rail services to someof ' the rural stations. Bekesbourne is . currently undertaking a survey of rail use in the village and Cllr Anderson suggested=that.'Brid'ge I *4‘ we ; ‘?°‘“i?“¥°‘* next We 44 KG April 1, 2004 From previous page. should do likewise asit has a larger population. -- _. - _ __ It is possible that the Ovenden - Quarry will-' use Cold Harbour Lane -as an access road for lorries under a deal that was originallyagreed in the 19503. On weekdays there "will ' be a large number of lorries accessing the _site and this will probably present most problems during school holidays when _people are out cycling and walking. There has been little public consultation from KCC and 0111' Anderson suggested that it is not . too late for Bridge Parish Council to obj ec_t-to theplans. ' ' _ Canterbury City Council is reviewing concurrent functions funding allocation at the present- time, - — Report from the chairman of ‘I _. - B'ridgeA11otn1ent Association, Tony. .Walder_: Since last yearthe :--_—_;_d_erei1ic_t.allotment sitejghas become " _ "a beiautifulj-veget_able_garden._-This " .- _ fj--hagall taken place"'-With"--the help of ' '_ ridge P3.I"iSh-.COuI1CiI,Ch&lf1ey.___. _. 'Goo__ch and-local_people—.: -~ - .- s p '-'F_o_lleWing pl-_ar1s7'laid‘-out A ' . Gul_vin'and.David-‘Spenser‘there — .. are rnow 14 allotment-s-with clearly‘ ' 1' _seede'd_ pathways and on ‘site§water.- - I“ A -- I 'I_‘h_ere_‘ is a‘ shared shed for each pair -of allotments. The Allotment I _ Associationis now only waiting for I _ rabbit proof fencing and hedging around the site - ’ ' ‘ All the plots are actively gardened,_ except for one. John Thackray had managed to grow some beetroot-by the end of last year. ' " -_ Any one wishing to -take on an I , allotment should contact‘Bridg‘e‘ -. Allotment Association and put. - their name down on‘ the waiting '_ list. - Any Other Business: . A) Canterbury City Council’s plan _ to change rubbish collection to every two weeks. ' "Although too late to put forward as a formal resolution, a vote was held _of those congregated to see how people felt about -t-he-plan. The majority of people wanted the system to remain the same. ‘It was agreed to invite Ian Mackenzie to a parish council meeting to discuss the issue as it was felt that only ‘limited information has been ' received so far. __ r B) Parking in Bridge High Street. ,. City councillor John Anderson reported briefly on strategy he has discussed with_Kent Highways, which would look at reducing double yellow lines along the High Street. There are no formal plans at present but the scheme would ' _ increase parking spaces and safety. Talk by Superintendent Joanna Young: Supt -Young reported on how intelligence led policing had drivendown crime in the district. _ .There are on average 17 burglaries a day reportedin Kent and 1.6 a day reported .in the Canterbury _ District. The fear of crime is high amongst the general public. ' - However, in reality, crime figures are much lower. ‘ Recently there has been a loss of I contact with the public. Supt_ Young discussed plans to create small teams of officers to tackle specific areas. In particular, a small ruralteam which would be visible,- accessible and involve more police walking around area. ' r - ‘Where there are large problems ' i ' _ these would need to be broken down into smaller more manageable pieces, perhaps taking on a multi-agency approach. ' The parish clerk, Tina Burchell, can be contacted at 3 Cranmer Close, Bekesbourne, Canterbury CT4 5DF, 01227 831085 or at S .tinaburche11@onetel.c_om Fish-News: Thanks go to those who are responding to last month’s appeal for knitting woo1.fPlease keep it coming. Rosy Green on ' 01227 830204 is the one to contact. Members look forward to seeing you on the Cor_ne1ia'S1avin Blossom Tour on Saturday May" 6. S - Quiz evening: On Friday April 2 at. -the Plough and-Harrow Bridge . thereis a quiz evening; tickets £3.50 to include buffet supper. _ 1 .Also"tliere.wil_l be a jumble sale on Saturday April 24 at 10am in the ‘ ‘'''_‘'''I'''I “' '--.-'1 """"""l" I 1,;'gI;,,;9¢-F . - . village hall The proceeds of both ' E events go to the residents’ amenity % fund at the New Close. ' - Easter competition: For the - children of Bridge at Easter there is a challenge to draw or paint an . Easter poster on A4 size paper, and t submit their entries to the Bridge Post Office and Pharmacy by - Monday April. 5. All entries will be displayed in the shop window. The winning entry will receive a special Easter treat. - c There will also be an Easter raffle in aid of the Ma-cnt1i_llan“ Cancer Relief Fund, first prize being a giant Lindt chocolate rabbit and T the second a large Milk Tray Easter if egg. Photcigréllihbr: The Bridge Digital V p y .Can_1er’a _Club__'wfl1f__II1eet;latthey E E - ' -IPlongh'an,diH-arrowaat spin on , Monday April" anyone i_nte'res'_tedj is wel'coi;n_e;. I Church news: At St.'li’etier.;t. Bridge preparation for the Easter-- ‘__; — floral decorations is under way. , .-:‘:{ The approximate" price this year folf - lilies will be £2.50—£3. If you wish to donate towards a lily, in memoryrof a loved one, give your donation to Rosy Green, phone 01227 830204 before April 8. St Peter’s is still desperately short of flower arrangers so if you are interested. - _ in joiningthern, pop in the church _' on Easter Saturday tosee how you _ can help‘. i T on Easter Saturday to see now you can help. ' At St. Mary’s_ ‘Church, Patrixbourne after the preparative period of ' Lent, when there are no flowers in the church, it is always a joy to see" the church beautifully decorated for Easter. -Once again the church is asking for donations towards the cost of Easter lilies. If ' you would like them to place lilies, perhaps in _ memory of a loved one, send your donation to Andrea Nicholson, Pauline Pritchard or Margaret Marsh. ' The Prayer Group will meet on.- Thursday April-1 at -7pm at Netherbury, Meadow Close, Bridge by invitation of John and Muriel _ A Packer. Tuesday April 6, 3pm Holy . Communion, the New Close‘ Bridge. Also After Eights Group, Fairview Bekesbourne Lane, 8pm. . Nailbourne -Craft Club: The summer season begins on Tuesday April 13. Members meet once a month on the second.Tuesday from 24.30pm at Bridge Methodist ' Church, Patrixbourne Road. All are Welcome. '_ Barham Bowls Club:.The club is ' - running "an open day on Sunday ' May 9 from _10.30am-4pm, offering a fun introduction to the sport of bowls at this friendly village club. . - All ages are welcome, men women and children. - - Flat soled s-hoes without heels ' should be worn on the -green, _ sandals are not allowed for safety reasons. The _club will provide equipment on the day and" there will be a chance to buy new ' equipment if you decide you want to use it. For further details phone" 01227 760747 OI"(_J1_lCK 011. to uk.geocities.com/barhamIbowls/ Sunday Services": Sunday April 4- - I Palm Sunday, 8am BCP . - , Communion‘, the Rev Paul Filmer, -St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne; 9.30am Holy Communion, Mr Filmer, St Peter’s Church Bridge. Other churches in the Bridge" Group: 10am Family Service,_ Mrs. Pat Kusel, St Peter’s Church" Bekesbourne; '1lam. Extended Holy Communion, Mrs. Margaret Clarke ' St. Mary the Virgin, Lower Hardres; 11am Bridge Methodist - Church service led by the Rev Jeffery Ward. - ~L.L{_.,57& ' is B.__{RID_G:E'_i_WlTH I B B 0 B CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 1 April 17, this talk will be followed T--On Saturday-M-aya22}nismb.ers-will; _ andmeals. Phone Meriel Connor on PATR|XB0UfRNE Correspnnt: J Andersn, 7 g -Bering Road, Bridge, Canterbury; john.anderson74@btopenwor1d.com Childretfs Society: The Childrerfs Society home and_ shop boxes, of which there are 32 held in Bridge and which were emptied in late February and early March, raised £545.02 for this charity. Also tax payers who have signed Gift Aid declarations enable the Society to‘ claim a further payment on their‘ contributions. Thanks go to all box holders who made this result possible. Boxes are normally emptied annually before the end of March, or when full .and M can be obtained from Kathy Eynon,. phone 01227 830466. Outing: A proposed parish outing to London is planned for Saturday September 4, chosen not to clash with family holidays and giving children and parents something to look forward to on their return to school after the long summer holiday. The seatsgare filling up so if you ‘ want to take part phone ‘Peggy Pryer on 01227 832058 or 832477 if engaged, or e-mail ' " ppryer@hotmai1.co3n. Non~returnable deposits will be e collected at the beginning of June at £5 per adult £2 per child. . History Society: At the March meeting Professor Ted Parker talked about antique English clocks and timepieces. On Saturday up by a visit to Belmont not far from Canterbury, a charrninglsth a century house with fine furniture and paintings and a wonderful ’ collection of clocks andwatches. Phone Maurice Raraty on 01227 0 830508 if you would like to attend. takea co'afe‘h- -VI .0 fo"Sh1oTr.e'.han1'; i Where they will have 'a'gu'idedswalk followed by lunch. In the afternoon - . theygo to Luliingstone Castle, . ' followed by tea.The visit costs £15 _ to members and £20 to non- members, including entry charges 01227 830437. ' Gardeners: The Nailbourne Horticultural Society’_s spring show . U.l.xfa:.’u‘ UOU‘:l:3§{_. _ Gardeners: The Nail-bonrne - Horticultural Societyis spring ‘show '-.«;Wa.s,~ihe,ld,-on1ast:I=;f1Tuesdav_evenins, i _ in'the'ivi11ag'e=liall'vvhe'1115_'__ " . -' exhibitors produced‘--‘Y6 entries; In spite of the recent wind and rain, the quality and variety of the ' daffodils were excellent, making "judge Barry Risdale’s final decision _ difficult-.The cup for the best bloom E in the show was won by Mrs ' Audrey Kollhoff and the cup for the ‘ best plant pot plant by Mrs Mavis Parsons. President Cllr John Anderson presentedthe cups and . - called on members to observe a 1:ninute’s silence for Mrs. Ethel '~-Cartwright a 1o_ng~standing and _ hardworking committee member, - - who had recently died. .- Refreshments and a raffle were - - also held during theevening. Ugandan students: With others, Bob. and Bridget.Douthwaite__have i been paying the secondary school fees for three Ugand'an_"g_irls. Their _ father was killed in a carcrash in. — ' 1989 and their mother worked as a housekeeper in Kampala in 1994-_ 1996. One of the girls is new at ' university training t_o be _a teacher, and the other two are awaiting t their A level results in the hope - that they will .be able to go on to a university, one to study law and. the other engineering. Some sponsors . are no longer in a position to , ' contribute financially and we are ‘looking for help elsewhere. We - would be pleased to hear from . anyone who might be interested in - helping to complete the education . of these girls. Phone Bridget or Bob [ Douthwaite on 01227 831744. Easter services: The Tenebrae meal o.n Maunday Thursday, April 8, at Bridge School is intended to be reminiscent of the Last Supper,- ~with a simple meal, the sharing of" bread and wine, and readings leading-up tothe crucifixion. On ' "Good Friday, the Walk of ' Witness- act of worship where the children - from Margaret C1arke’s:Good-- - _ §_ Friday Workshop _will join :-the.- - ends at Bridge Churchw-ith a short‘ _ KG Apri17,2oo4 71 congregation. Feel free to join in on any part of the walk, ‘or simply" meet in church for the final service. -The Good Friday-Workshop will be held inthe John Baker White Hall . from 9‘.15—_11.30ain.u'nd'er the guidance-of the Bridge Group Lay Reader Mrs Margare't'_Clarl<'e. ' For details phone-heron 01227 - 765598, Julie Cox on 01227 788316 or _ ' Sue Leggatt on 01227 830251. _ On Easter'Monday there is the annual youth pilgrimage to "Canterbury" Cathedral. Groups will be walking from Bekesbourne, . Bridge and Nackington starting at 10am and combining at _ . Patrixbourne before setting off together at 10.-15am.’i‘_he programme of events is: noon, ' service in the Cathedral; lpm lunch - in Chapter House or Cloisters (take a packed lunch); 2pm range of ' activities for all ages including concert, communion and drop-out _ zone; 3.15pm finale, Lights for the .- World. Easter Day serVices.10'arn BCP Communion the Rev John Shorrook-, St'Ma-ry’s Church, PatriXbourne;11am.Fa1nily. - " Service, -the Rev. Paul Filmer, St Peter’s_Church,_ Bridge. Other -' . churches in the Bridge.Group; Sam - BCP Conlrnuhion Mr Filmer," St. _ Peter’s Church, Bekeshourne; 9.30am Holy Communion Mr Filrner, St Mary’s Church, 2 Nackington; 6pm Evensong with Holy Communion, Mr Filmer, St Mary the Virgin Church, Lower Hardres; 113311 Bridge Methodist Church, Holy Communion the Rev George Bough.- Gig: Friday, April 9, at spma ea , on the Sideat The Red Lion, High Street, Bridge. Restaurant "open as '_ _ normal. _ _ -_ — HI Cepondentfl Andrs11,'7 , ._ Dering._Road, Bridge, Canterbury, ; GT4 5NA; 01227 330250 e , john.anc1erson74@btopenWorld.coni Church services: Sunday, April 18. . Lent,2. loam Holy _Commnni_on Canon Gordon Manley, St Peter-’s Ch11I‘ch, Bridgefipm Rev Paul C Filmer Prayer. and Praise St Mary’s ' Church, Patri'Xbourne.i.Other Churches in the Bridge Group; Sam BCP Communion Re_V“Paul Filmer, St.Mary’s C_If1urch,N a.ckington., 10am Holy _Communion Rev Paul Filmer, St P_eter.’s Church, Bekesbourne.10am Family Service Mrs M. ‘Clarke, St Mary the Virgin, y Lower Hardres. Surgery: City -Councillor for the North N ailbourne Ward John Anderson will be holding his C monthly surgery on Saturday, April 17, at the Bridge Methodist -Church, Patrixboarne Road, between 10am and noon and, wherever possible, accornpani-ed by a member of the Bridge Parish Council. N oneed for. an appointment, j11_st_: come along. . PARISH COUNCIL: Concern was raisedahout the Strategic Rail , AL1thority’s plansto cut the services to B;e?l{_eysl)ourne_St,ation. It y KG April15, 2004 71 seems that the plans are based on- inaccurate passenger data and with very little consultation of rural parishes. This is our nearest stationand the proposed reduction in services vvillmean more car . A , journeys, more parking problems , and more environmental damage. In order to gauge the us_age cf the station by Bridge rresidents and to i ge_t as much input as possible, there is a questionnaire on the village t web site: Wwvv.BridgeVillage.org.uk i The Parish Council agreed to pass ‘control of the village street " . _,,,, lighting back tothe City Council. This has been necessary due to the shortfall in the concurrent function funding from the City Council for 2004/2005. The handover vvasdue to take place in 2005, as a result of the City Councils Scrutiny Panel Review. The Parish Council was divided over the issue of the new refuse. collections proposed by the City Council. By the chai-rman’s casting vote, the council agreed to oppose ' the plans. Although it was felt that bi-weekly collections might encourage some to increase a . recycling there was concern that the kind of rubbish that cannot-be recycled (nappies, meat products, an cooked food etc) could cause smells, attract rats and lead to health risks, especially in het weather. It was noted that other councils that had triedthe scheme had reverted to Weekly collections and that some people put their ordinary waste % into recycling bins, thus ruining the recycling effort. The parish council notedthe poor communication from the city council" about the proposals. ' Q ‘ 2.9 Service: A -Service -of Thanksgiving for-the,1ife.'oi Mrs.-Ethel .; , , ' - _ - .Ca;rtWright, a well ;. -.«:--.i«; - ' character around the Bridge district for many years, was - attended by a 153 relatives, friends and mourners in St Peter’s Church - Bridge. The service was-conducted by hits Margaret Clarke, the Pastoral Assistant for the Bridge _ Group, who gavethe address, .- . M . . prayers and cozm_nendation'.'I‘he‘ "1 2 farniiy tribute was given by~'i.1e‘phewé' 3* Martin James. And a personal . . . W" - fiéibut - frgm. Al '. -tithe-_ - “co” ‘actor ofrthe heir mrwhicn Ethel The -reading‘ was by niece Barbara Fieiding and a poem was read by Denise Bettit. The organist was Dr Peter Giles. This was followed by a private = cremation at Barharn. _Ethe1 was known for many years behind the village Post Ofiice counter. She wasa stalwart member of the N ailboarne Horticultural Society, treasurer of a number of other organizations, founder member -withiher late husband Douglas of D; and _E Travel, providing tours andi-“visits to West End theatres and con_ce_rt_s,__ Historic Homes and Gardens.e.tc,f T and yoga. These are to name but a few of her activities. She will be sadly missed in the area. ‘ Bridgein Bloom: The Parish Council is once again promoting Bridge in Bloom. This year, in ' addition to the competition for - businesses, all private households will be included. Please plant up ;;-;_~ your containers and hanging ' ' baskets ready for judging in the isummer. Further-details to follow ater. ' - P . Watercolour painting: Julia Rowntree will be running two workshops from her studio in Bridge. A three-day drawing and painting still life ‘course from Tuesday, April 20, to Thursday 22. Also a watercolour painting landscape course from Tuesday, May 4, to Thursday 6. For further details phone Julia on 01227 830556. WEA Bridge branch: Course No 7868. Sonnets in Summer. Sonnets old and new. Poets have explored the sonnet form since the 16th a century. Since then almost every . " major poet from each generation has used the sonnet in an astounding variety of ways. Discover more about this versatile form and its long history in this six-week summer course. Course information. Venue the Plough and Harrow, High Street, -_~---« Bridge. Timetable Wednesdays P 10am -to noon. Six meetings from April 2].. Fee £23-standard, £17 Qontintied next page .- \n_ ___,-:= .._.._.. ..+._.r. mu. ‘ IhIII IITII I ..._. ..... ... . ....._ ... 72 KG April 15, -2004 M. .m "I Frem previeus page. " "reduced, £5 minimum. Phone tutor Jane Iresc-11 011 01304 840721. .:Age'h GJLU la1lC LUOJJ1 _)'UL£1 DI.-|.LJ1JU.l Lu ‘ Correspondent: Anderso, 7 . Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 john.anderson74@btopenworld.com ’ ' Parish Plan: At the April ‘committee meeting last Thursday, chairman.Bi1l Oakey welcomed - Sam Tassau and Alex Furley, two teenage residents who spoke of the need to have a dedicated ’ skateboarding ‘area in Bridge. He also welcomed Robert Moon as a ~ representative of the young adult -' — — " ‘* r'ilagel;.,——:;.s..s~:_,..., 531321.11 rtedithatthe ion to the Countryside-,' , .for"funding,has been ' _ coimplet_e.d~*a'-'nd that he was ready to apply to the City Council “Can Do” fund to add to this funding. It was-agreed that the committee should have a presence at the annual village fete on June 19 to publicise the Parish Plan and that there would be a montage of photographs taken by the various village groups depicting the good and bad features of the village. Ian Mc Neil agreed to form a sub committee comprising himself, Cerynne Beesty, Pam Dobson and ~ Robert Moon to decide on and allocate the disposable cameras to the various groups. This sub committee will report its outcomes to the next committee meeting on May 3. . The chairman thanked Mr McNeil and Pam Dobson for their tremendous efforts inbeating the deadline to get in funding applications. Primary School: The end of term dance festival was a great success and there were a good number of mothers hiding the eggs for the Easter egg hunt that also took place. Thanks go to all the PFA members who work so hard for the school. ' The A Team has got through to the finals of the Plate Competition for Mini Soccer and play at Kent University on Thursday April 29. The football and netball teams ' have had an assortment of triumphsand defeats this year but have enjoyed themselves. Last month the school choir sang in Canterbury Cathedral to-an audience of more than 1,000 at the Barnardo’s Concert. There is now have an embryonic school orchestra. Last month the school was visited" by a group of Japanese school children who were staying with families in Bridge. They were guests of Year 6» and after assembly on the work our children on Ghana, as part of World Awareness Day, spent part of the time _ showing their origami skills to Bridge pupils. Thanks for the support of those who gave to the World Awarenessllay Appeal, as a result of which the school has been able to send £300 to the school in Ghana which it supports. The __date of the summer ball has had to*be 'chang‘ed’to .i1G- Ticketsi W111; be goinson sale. . soon. Theisinnmer term ,begiii's"o1i, :1” Monday April 26. -_‘ East meets »-West: A report from the director, Mrs. Valerie de Furrentes, states that the Japanese Visitors ' left Bridge after‘a week which ' exceeded all expectations. Thanks to the residents, and supporters of East meets West, the guests had an exciting and interesting trip. The Japanese Ambassador has contacted organisers to ask for photographs to illustrate afeature on the Tenryu visit for the next edition_ of the Japanese Embassy magazine. They have permission to use the press pictures, but would welcome further contributions by anyone else involved in the project. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, North London, has made. a similar request. Please send any photographs, with supporting text, to me, and I will forward them. The submitted material may also be included in the East meets West website, due to be launched at the end of April. Thank you again to all who contributed to this first major project, helping to make it such a memorable event. For details phone 01227 832851. Tennis Club: The member's coaching programmes with head coach Vyv Smith will be: Intermediate Juniors, Mondays 6,30—7.30pm from April 26 to May 31 and June 7 to July 12; Beginner Juniors Tuesdays 4-5pm from April 27 to June 1 and June 8 to July 13; lmprover Juniors Tuesdays 5-6pm from April 27 to June 1 and June 8- July 13. Adult Beginners, Fridays 6.30-‘ '7 .80pm and Adult lmprovers Fridays 7.30-8.30pm from April 30 to June 11 and June-18 to July 23. ‘ New assistant coach Robert Fullagar will be training four Schools Link Groups in mini- tennis and tennis. He will also take a six weeks’ course for non» members: Beginners under 10.Mondays 4-5pm, April 26 to May 31; and June 7 to July 12; Beginners aged 10 plus, 5-Bpm, Mondays April 26 to May 31 and June 7 to July 12. Advanced Junior Members, 7 Thursdays 5.15~6.15pm from April 29 to June 3 and June 10 to Juiy 15. It is hoped that after the raster course of six Weeks, players ‘\Tl_ll —f.yant to become members. Places on courses are soon bookedup, sod; "' if youare iI1terest'ed' in Toiijing — in onethe poaching c f.H?rs'3i11a*>Q1f,0.I1 ‘oi22718s‘o5o6.‘“_ *‘ B I ' Artist: Subjects as diverse as _ stacked chairs, washing hanging on lines and beach huts are the themes that Julia Rowntree, a local artist living in Bridge, is showing in an exibition of her watercolour paintings in Dallas in May. This is a follow up of her successful show last year. Julia gained an intermediate of the NDD in her youth but later as a mature student was accepted at Camberwell School of Art Where she received a BA(Hohs) degree in ‘illustration. After working as an illustrator for 15 years she has turned her attention to fine art and paintingfor galleries. I-Ier exibitions have included Mall Galleries and The Royal Watercolour Society in London as well as various galleries in Blackheath, and Whitstable. Her paintings reflect her interest in shapes and shadows and depict details of the themes. She is best known for her floral art but although there are still some flower paintings in her show the other images are taking priority. Her son, Stephen lives with his family in Dallas which is why she has chosen to exibit there, combining work with the opportunity to see her grandchildren. She is also showing at Wyards Print and Artworks in Faversham in September in a joint show With Shirley Felts as well as opening her studio for the Canterbury Festival in October. ' She runs workshops from her studio, the next is in May for landscape painters in Watercolour. There are a few places left for students and she can be contacted on 01227 830556 In September she is teaching in Provence taking advantage of the ‘ landscapes of the area. Gardeners: The Nailbourne Horticultural Society has organised an evening out to Goodneston Park on ’l'nursday May :’ 6 meeting ah-ere at 7pm . Everyone 5 Welcome. both me ’ ' non-members all lie. L —~~ and details and help with a_ phone Ann Edmonds on 830795, Church services: Sunday A «rn 35, Easter 3, Sam BCP Communion " CéifiL'on“J6liiil’ackér'and 6pm” Evensong Mrs. Margaret Clarke, St. Peter's Church; Bridge; 10am _ Extended Holy Communion Mrs Margaret Clarke, St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne; 9.30am Holy Communion Canon R. Diss, St Mary’s Church, Nackington; 11am Bridge Methodist Church, service led by the Rev David Marshall. Spring fair: Woodpeckers Nursery ‘s spring fair is on Saturday May 8 on Bridge School grounds. . . The nursery will be holding its annual event hoping to raise funds’ for an outdoor play surface to_ enable the children to play on their ‘ bikes and toys 7 The fair will run from 11.30am-2pm A and ha a Peter Pan theme, so lots ‘ of pirates and fairies. There will be ref:-:-siiments, hot dogs, raffles and tornbolas. There will also be a fancy dress competition for the , nursery children, stalls including ' piants. toys. 'oric-a—brac and cakes as well as a treasure hunt and name me parrot? - ‘Correspondent; Andeféen % 7 DeI'i-fig Road, Bggridge, ' e C~T4"'5NA. 0122?? 3302.60 john.andersQgii-*74@bteji§enwor1_&:'ee1n' 5 _ '\-I 1+ League of:'-Frienfigglfihe League Friends-'_«ef Cantgfbury Ifljoelgiital a;Ig§"" helding e tfl1]§}'=iEfif1d 1igrht.;.5-firiper with wine villegfie hall. V ' Friday Meiji 21. ’I‘h%s'%eaker'*sza;'i1.-I-*7be John Harris a11(i_l» S 'subjec1:_ be e Futures. Tiqkefs are £7.50 eaerh-_end Centinuee efier ‘page _ . _-.. 'I«._ ' -.___,-.I__1-__-__'-_.-..- - .n"' of his delicious creations CHAMPION FARE: Lawrie akeham, right, with the awards, and pie chef Arthur Wiseman with some Ref: pd 564075 Law1:ie’s ingredients for success - A BUTCHER from Bridge is- celehrating after Winning awards for making the best meat pies in Kent. J ndges gave Lawrie Wakeham first prize in both the red and white meat pie sections. His winning entries were a chicken and mushroom pie and a Kent hop-pickers -pie which contains beef, veget'ab1es.an'd 'Gu.iI.me_S's.. - -. , Mr Wakeham, who runs Lawrie Wakeham Butchers in the High Street, says his methods were simple. “It’s about having high 7 quality meat and ingredients and making surethe pies taste nice,” he said. “It’s good to win this, good for ‘ the-_ «staff and the chef is over the moon.” The competition is run by the Kent Council of Meat Traders and the awards were presented during a ceremony at Faversham’s Chimney Boy pub. Mr Wakeham was given two shields for his winning pies. Last year he won a ‘prize for his sage sausages.