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Correspondent: J Anderson, 7
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 '
john.anderson74@btopenworl
d.com ’

Gardeners: After itssuccessful
summer‘ show, N ailbourne
Horticultural Soc'iety’s next event
is on Thursday October 6, with
a_n illustrated talk on Wild Life
of the-North'Downs to be held in
Bridge Village Hall at 7.30pm.

   

_ Church ride: The Friends of Kent

Churches annual bike ride, to
help raise money for your local
church, is on Saturday September
10. Sponsors_h_ip_forms from Jill _
Gillanders 01227 830894 or Pauline
-Pritchard_01227 830685._V0_1u1_1tees
are also required to man the
churches that day.

Fish Scheme: The neighbourly help

group’s next Coffee _Pop-In will

be "on Wednesday August 10, in
the village hall from 10-11.15am.
If you need a lift phone Ann
Medhurst on 01227 830762.

Church services: Sunday August
7, Trinity X1, Sam St Marys
Church, Patrixbourne, BCP
Communion, Canon H. I-Iarland;
9.30am St Peter’s Church, Bridge,
Family Communion, the Rev J.
Thackray.

Church Diary: Tuesday August 9,
2pm Holy Communion Churchill
House, Bridge; 3pm Holy
Communion, N ew Close, Bridge.

Other churches: Services at__

- other churches in the Bridge
group: Sunday August 7,_10am
Family Service, Mrs. P Kusel, ‘
St-Peter’s, Bekesbourne; St"
Mary’s, Nackington, Joint
Service _at Lower Hardres; 11am,
Family Communion,_the Rev. D
Bretherton, St Mary The Virgin,
Lower Hardres; 11am Bridge
Methodist Church, service led by
the Rev Barbara Heather.

 
 


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Corres , 7
Dering Road, Bridge, Canterbury,
CT4 5NA. 01227 830260 . ' -
john.andersen74@btoper__1world
.com " ' '-

Primary School: Another busy year _
came to an end with a variety of
celebrations. Following a_ four-
day inspection, Ofsted inspectors '
have published a glowing report, - -
__which praised all aspects of ..the - .-
school. During the term children
visited many venues including _

The British Museum, The "Imperial," '

War Museum and'the beaches of =
Broadstairs. The children in Year 3 '
concluded their work on Children" 

' - since 1940 with a street party to

celebrate VE Day and dressedin '-
1940s style for the day. _

_ An Assemblyfor Year 6 children "and" '

otherswho are leaving was held. - - -
The children recalled their early -'

, days at school looked forward to '

' what the future might hold. There
were presentations to Mr Clark _
who leaves to becon’ie»assistan_t-

- head in a London" school and
Mr Lockerby is to.be Key Stage
2 manager at a school in Dover."
They were,than_.ked-for all that - .
they had contributed-to" the life of
the school. The Headmistress, Mrs _
Anna Newton retired _at .the end

0 s ofterni after__.1_8 y_ears'i11 the posit;.."r'i

A series of -celebrations was held?  '

to -mark her long service ‘in ‘Bridge '_
and to thank her the enormous-
contribution she has made over

-‘the years. During a service in -
St Peter’s church, attended by. " -_ 
"staff, children: and parents she ' _ ‘ -
was presented witha selection of _ 
gifts from the'Parochia1_'ChiJrch _

. Council. A reception for almost  .
100 guests was held in the school_. _- .-
Four children gave instruniental . _
solos, Alex Ainscow (flute)_Megan

I Ashdown (clarinet),  ' 

_ Ashdown (saxophone) and . “‘ _ -'
_ Georgina-Bates (flute). Krisha. - ' . _',
' _'Ka_numur_a' performed an Indian _ '
dance -and-the_ choir sang; David -
_ Jones who accompanied the choir -


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had especially written one song
for the occasion. Graham Badman,
strategic director for education,
spoke warmly of Mrs. Newton
and all that she hadacbieved ‘
and contributed since joining the
school in 1987. He presented her
with a garden sculpture. In her
reply Mrs Newton recalled many
humorous memories; On the last
day of term, Mrs Newton was
driven to school in a 1927 Rolls

Royce. Children lined the approach

road to the school, waving flags to
welcome her. Later, an Assembly
was held for the whole school,
parents and other guests. The. .
hall was decorated with chi1dren’s_
portraits of Mrs Newton and
children read poems and letters
that they had written for her. She
was presented with a variety of
gifts fiom parents, children, staff
and the friends of the school. _
She thanked everybody for their
tributes and gifts and spoke of the
happy memories that she will take
away.

Smallest Garden Party: This annual
event will be held on Saturday
August 20 from 12.30»2pm and from
5.30-.7pm at 25 The Close, Union
Road. There will be a Traidcraft
Stall as well as a raffle. Tickets
are £3.50 each, from 01227 832447.
All money will go to Marie Curie
Cancer Care.

I Church services: Sunday August

14, Trinity 12: 10am, Matins,
Mrs M Clarke, St Mary’s Church
Patrixbourne; 11am Family . '
Service, Tony Washington, St
Peters Church Bridge.

Other churches: Sunday, August 14:
Sam BCP Communion, the Rev J
Shorrock, St Peter’s, Bekesbourne;
9.30am, Holy Communion, Canon
R Diss, St Mary’s, Nackington; 6pm
Evensong, Mrs M Clarke, St Mary
the Virgin, Lower Hardres; 11am,
Bridge Methodist Church, service
led by Mrs Marjorie Beckwith.

Church diary: Sunday August 21,
noon. Boules at the Unicorn,

Bekesbourne, barbecue and raffle.
All ages are welcome. '

It will  funds for the friends of
Bekesboune Church. Please take
your own boules if possible.

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