l1i;1Vt'J' Utficli 1.1!? W 1.)‘ ]:.:u.:.......... .... lb... S, O B|oP BOURNE Correspondenti Malcolm Mitchell, "The-Old Ciottage, , Bi_shop_sbourne, _ - ‘GT4 511T _ . I _ _. . ' .Parish Church: The _traditional_ ' _ ' Matins servicexwas ‘held "at St-Mary" ' the Virgin Church on S'_unday,__l\/lay . 2. - On Sunday, May 9, Holy - - . ' Communion will be celebrated at Bishopsbourne at 8am. ' Other services in the united Barham ‘Downs benefice, include a celebration of the Eucharist at St John the Bapti_st,_ Barham, and an all age worship at St Giles’s, i't$i?'£i’2‘S.§~‘3i"‘£'t‘;44?éi‘:£EiE*:§.’€- Kingston, both at 10am. -At the same time there is morning .3‘ ~ . worship a_t_Barh_am Baptist Chapel. __ _ ‘On Thursday, May 6, there willbe a- _ pudding party in support of - Christian" Aid Week at The Barn, Kingston, at 7pm. Adonation of _ £2.50 issought at the door, in ' return forwliich there will be some scrurnptious puddings available for - tasting. , The eve11i.ug will also include a l1.1I.l.'~.‘i'l.(:£.l]. quiz, ’l.‘1'aid.craft goods and a raflflo. ’.I_‘l'1e orgaiiisers are also invlt'l.ng' guests to take along any unwanted foreign coins, which can be sold. and donated to _the cause. _ Also as part of Christian _Aid Week _' activities there will be a lunch at Barharn Village Hall from noon- ' 2pm‘, on Wednesday, May 12, for " A which a donation of £3 is being ' . invited. There will be a -bring and buy stall and raffle.. ' ’ ' St. Mary’s Church, Bishopsbourne, will be ho_lding a coffee morning and bring and buy in "aid of church funds at the'Conrad Hall on _ Saturday, May 8-, from 10am to noon. Apart from coffee and-cakes, - _ there will also be a-'n_un1ber_-of -‘stalls _ ‘ selling bric-a-brac, 1-books. home .. made produce an'd'other' "goods. ' The Rector, the Rev David Roper, who is also Area Dean, is urging '_ ' churchgoers to. s_upp'ort the West ' -Bridge Deanery Con_firrnation:- service at’/pm on Saturday, May 15,. I at_ Bishopsbourne church. Among those being confirmed-by Bishop . ' Graham will‘ be three -candi'_da'tés — . frointtlie Bar.ham-Downs benefice. ' Alsoin this 1nonth’s calendar is a Rogation Walk and service on Rogation Sunday, May 16. Those intending. to take. part should gather at St lvlargaret of Antioch Church, Womenswold, at_4pm for a walk to Woolage Green, blessing ' the crops and those involved in . ,‘iii Q, 9553 1Z.::rc;;§4»H,i’ I _-fa__rrning_on .the way. _ A service will be held on the Green ' - at Woolage Green and ‘ _ - - refreshrnentswill follow at the Two - behaved; owners.” Siavvyers public house. The orga-1;1_i.sers -‘say all are wel-come, “including dogs and their Well-_ For further information about any of the above-or any other c_hurch_ __ n1att.er contact the Rector,-_-the Rev_ David Roper, The Rectory, Barham, phone 01227 831340, or the reader, _ Miss Mary-Ambrose, on 01227. ~s3oe5e. = in Conradflall: The annual rne.et_ing of the Conra-d Hall trustees _.will- be held on Thursday, May 6, -in the hall. All are welcome to attend. and help elect new officers to succeed those who are retiring, including the chairman,_ Mrs Sheila Castle. The meeting will reveal details of the village "fete the trustees are ' planning to hold in the summer and will also provide an _ opportunity to see the new windows andcurtains for which _ fund-raising has been going on for _ many months. . Cricket Club: The c-lub_’s annual Wine and'wisdorn'_evening, with teams of eight competing, will be held in the Conrad Hall on -_SaturdaY,—_May.§/3._ | .. % Bishopsbourne had arnixed weekend for their opening rnatches of the season at their Charlton ' PaflrgroundcCuisundaytheybeat’__ Herne Bay who could manage ‘to . score only 59 ‘on ‘a dampish pitch, a - '- ' total which Bishopsbou-rne passed.‘ shortly after thebreak for tea. on _ Banlilioliday Monday, play against Elham Valleywas abandoned due" - -to torrential rain vvhichfell just as _ the match was about to start. _ ‘ on Sunday, May 9, Bishopsbourne - are away to-Chilham, with a 2.3Qpm_. ' - - start. ' .' '- -wa. .n -w.-n-r-4-u--w .d-1.r\-rv--In-rt-1':-1r rl-1‘! ' village-. ' , . Llldl./LL u. - PARISH COUNCIL: The monthnly meeting, under the chairmanship of Gllr Colin Baker, was held in the . - Conrad Hallon Wednesday, April ‘ : _ - 3 :The'1:t1aj'o1-*?'item under" consideration wasthe draft report of the housing needs survey for the ' parish_un_de_rtake:n by the.Kent l Rural C’or'nmu-nity Council to discover if there was need for affordable housing to be built in the village. A questionnaire was delivered to every household in the- parish during February and of 98 . sent out, 53 were returned, representing .a_ 54,per cent response '- rate. The surveyrevealed that high ' 5 property prices coupled-_v'vith no ' “ , 1ocal'a'uthority_ or-housing ‘association property resulted in . many localpeople being unable to find a home in the village- For a first time buyer anincolrie in - excess of £50,000 would be needed _ _- to buy a home on theopen market and over £25,000 to rent in a nearby‘ From the analysis of the responses, the survey revealed a need for -three or four affordable homes, a-ll of ‘them rentable prcpe'rt'ies, forlocal people. The council i-_s to tell the KRCC that it has no adverse . comment to make on the draft " 0 report and is asking housing ' . enabler Jennifer Shaw "to produce a definitive version, ' . _- Copies of the _report can be had for £2 by contacting any parish '. councillor or the chairman (phone 01227 830715). e e The matter will again be discussed -at the meeting on Wednesday, June - -1_6,'to which Miss Shaw will be . ‘ invited to comment on-the final {re-port.,A1l villagers are urged to - attend to find outmore details - -' ' ' about the s_ch'eme,. should the council continue to‘ pursue it..'._ In light of an _increase in . concurrent function grant money from Canterbury. City Council ‘a revised budget for the present financial year was approved-._As a resultthe council was abie to ‘ increase to'£500 the grant to the Conrad Hall and to £275 the grant towards the upkeep of St Mary’s Churchyard, which was ; ~ considerable more than last year. _ . Councillors -agreed to offer no objection to an application for the 0 retention of a stable block at - _ Bourne Park Stud, Bou-rne Park. It " ' -was reported that planning consent . had been given by the.City "Council to a replacement conservatory _ - KG Maya, 200471 ‘ behind Grove Cottage, Thestreet, subject to the retention of trees and shrubs on the north and west beundar_i.e‘e. ' . - Viee—ohairrnan_ Malcolm Mitchell" . reported that he had attended an __ _ meeting of the Citj,r_Counei1’e i . . develepment contr-o"1_-oomn1it~tee at I The Guildhall on Tuesdajy, April 27, when the applioation for the - e a replacement of the gale damaged old Se-out _h-ut at The'"Manor~Houee,' with a single-storegr studio/annexe building, came forward for n - _ consideration, He said that City. Council- planning officers had recommended approval, with the -. proviso that the st-rueture ehou_1d'_ never be used as a dwe11ing,which was in line with the parish p co1_1nei1’s recommendation. The i application was approtred, L The next meeting will be in the Conrad Hall at__,7.30pm oh. i e Wednesday, May 19." Allvillagers are welcome toattend. ~ 7 . ' -‘In. I.-"I-J.Ju'h-ILI-uI|' ‘G:.._:..::§o l BRIDGE WITH -I " -Correspondent: J Anderson, 7 _ -Dering‘ Road, Bridge, Canterbury, GT4 5NA. 01227 830260 * - .- john.anderson’74@bt'openWorld.ooIn Jumble sale: A jumble sale in aid of the village_P1aygro'up will be held I — on Saturday May 15 ffom 2-4p1n in the village hall. Jumble maybe delivered _fr_on1_10an1-noon-that day. . Fish Sehe1_ne:- This Neighbourly Help group will be holding its * Coffee Pop-In on-Wednesday Ma‘y'12 " Lifts are available from Ann _important annual _fun_d-raising from 10-11.15an:1 in the village hall; Medhuret phone 01227 830762. Also at'th_e same venue the 3 ¢.—5'-2.90% coffee morning will be on Saturday May 22 from 10am. Please support this worthwhile scheme. NADFAS: NADFAS Church Recorders are working in St Mary’s ‘Church, Patrixbourne, and would be grateful for any information about Bertha Money who died on May 4 1946. Phone Elizabeth Stewart on 01227 830344. — Treasure Hunt: A Treasure Hunt in‘ “ aid of the parish of Patrixbourne with Bridge PCC will be held on Saturday May 22 at 4.30pm, starting from Bridge Village Hall. Tickets are £4 for adults, £1. - children to include a ploughmairs supper and are available from Pat Dunderdale phone 01227 830668 or Andrea Nicholson on 01227 830947. Royal British Legion: Sixteen members were at the April district branch meeting with Doug Fenn in the chair. Branch Group 4 Representative Geoff Welch said that though they had come fifth out of six teams atthe recent Group 4 Quiz Night, they had an enjoyable evening. They are making their usual trip to Etaples War Cemetery again this year and still have a few places available for ' anyone wishing to go. Phone the secretary on 01227 472023. Members are already turning their — ' attention to this years Poppy Appeal Campaign. Their previous Poppy Appeal Organiser has had to give up for personal reasons and ’ they are-keen to find someone to A step into_his shoes. Or they would like to hear from anyone prepared to help them form a committee to run a branch campaign together. Anyone interested in helping can phone 01227 472023. The next two monthly meetings are on Tuesdays May 11 and June 8 at 8pm. ’ Church news: The Health and 3.. ealing Groups next meeting is on . Thurs 593’ . " andwill return to its- original veii7ffe’att 7 Windmill Close. There is no need to A-feel:-alonetin .yolJx:troubles,and-you are alvvayswelcome to join members and discover the loving and caring and spiritual support to be found there. The group usually meets on the first Thursday of the month.- ‘ ’ Parish council: The next; meeting is in the village hall on Thursday Maylzi at 7.30pm preceded by the planning committee at 7 .15pm. All residents of the village are welcome. _ City councillor for The North A Nailbourne Ward John Anderson V , will be holding his monthly surgery at Bekesbourne Village Hall on Saturday May 15 between 10am and noon. All residents in the ward are welcome to attend and there is no need to book. Church services: Sunday May 9, Easter 5, 10am Matins Chris Maclean, St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne; 11am Family Service 4 and Baptism,—’l‘ony Washington and the Rev Paul 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, N ackington; 6pm Evensong Mrs. M. Clarke St Mary the Virgin Church, Lower Hardres; 11am Bridge Methodist Church service led by-John Ellis. PATR.|Xi3°U?RiNfE” Correspondent: J Anderson, 7 Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 john.anderson74@btopenworld.con1 Spring fair: The Woodpeckers Nursery springfair held in the - ' school grounds last Saturday, in spite of bad weather managed. to raise £SJ50fo.1‘ their fuiids. Angela Sheppard the manager thanks all those who helped and suppor'ted the event. Pharmacy: The Bridge Pliarmacy has now been accredited by the Kent and Medway Health Authority as achieving high "standards for a community ' pharmacy. The staff -thank all those who ‘participated in the Easter rlaffle, which raised £51 for the McMillan Cancer Relief Fund. Fair: Highfield Care Home, _ Bekesbourne Lane, Canterbury is holding a spring fair and fete on Saturday May'15 at 2pm. All are welcome. ' - The home is also intending to hold the first Out Reach Clinic for the ., ' Older Person, devised especially for people living in the North : ' ' Nailbourne Area who have difficulty in reaching local services and would like to get -away for the day from the pressures of running your own home. Hairdressing and chiropody services are available. . Some transport is also available, but it is hoped to recruit more * helpers to assist with this scheme" in the nearfuture. The first trial day of the scheme will take place on Thursday May; 27 at 10am and will be opened by Cllr John Anderson of the North Nailbourne Ward. It is hoped it will become a‘ monthly event. For details phone 01227 831941. " History Society: On Saturday May 22 members will be making a coach visit to the picturesque riverside village ‘of Shoreham, where there will be a guided walk followed by lunch. In the afternoon they will go on to Lullingstone Castle, followed by tea. The visit costs £15 to members" and £20 to non-members, including entry charges and meals. Parish Plan: At the_May committee meeting of the steering group, Ian McNeil and Pam Dobson brought the committee up to date on the ' Marshall. 1 ‘ progress of _ the subcommittee. It was agreed to use next week to brief the _various parish groups and organisations on the-purpose, ' of visual display and to give these bodies_until May 31 to take photographs and return the ' cameras for photo developing. It has been confirmed that the fete committee has allocated the group a stall and members are able to borrow displayequipment from the "City Council. The chairman thanked the sub- eom.m.itl;ee for its work and was looking forward to see the results in early June. Church diary: Saturday May 15, Deanery Childrenfls Fun Day, Bridge Primary School, 9am; Christian Aid Coffee Pop-111,25 The Close, Union Road, .|3r'id.ge 10.30am- noon; Deanery Confirmation, Bishopsbourne Church 7pm. Monday May 1'? Caring and Sharing Group, 32 Riverside Close, _ I Bridge, 7.30pm. Tuesday May 18 Holy Communion , Saxon Lodge, Bridge.2.30pm. Wednesday May 118 After -Eights Group Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne, 8pm; Thursday May 19 ' Confirmation Class, Bridge Primary School,-7pm. - Church services: Sunday May 16, ' Easter 6, loam Holy Communion - ‘Canon-Gordon Manley, St Peter’s Church, Bridge; 6pm Prayer and Praise, the Rev Paul Filmer, St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne. Other churches in the Bridge ,- Group; 8am BCP Communion, Mr Filmer, St Marys Church, - _ Nackington; 9.45am Family Service and Baptism, Mrs Margaret Clarke ' and Mr Filmer, St.Mary the Virgin Lower Hardres; loam Holy _ Communion Mr Filmer, St Peter’s Church Bekesbourne; 11am Bridge . Methodist Church Holy . - Communion the Rev David Musical Nostalgia: An Evening of Musical Nostalgia is to be held in the garden of The Paddock, H Higham Lane, on -Friday June 4 at 7 for 7.30pm. This date has been chosen to celebrate and remember - the two most important dates" in the early part of the month, but not to clash with any other activities, the 60th anniversary of ' ~ ‘D-Day and the Queens official birthday. The first half of 'the evening will be well ‘known songs from the shows sung by Veronica KG May 13, 2004 47 Timms The secencl half will consist ef a Bridge mini Night of the Proms led by the same artist and it is hcped that the audience will take part, as copies of the words will be available. Tickets will be 536 each including ;t.'e;fre~shI11eI1ts. There will also he a raffle for the Pilgrims Hospice-. Fer further details er to hook tickets phone 01227 330417 or 01227 330250. VUIJI IUQQI BU] liiffli-IUIIIIIEIIE {J'.LJLU'!{J LIL :