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Dering Road, Bridge, _ Canterbur3r;_

CT:-15NA. 01227 830260
johnanderson74@btinternet-mom'
PARISH COUNCIL: At the latest

meeting, County Councillor
Michael Northey gave details

of a pilot projectto provide free
bus travel for pupils between

I - the ages of 11 and 16, which it

was hopedwould be introduced 
in the Canterbury area in June. .
Children who already qualified
for free transport could continue
with that scheme or opt for the

new scheme, whereby for a small 4
i . administrative fee, they would _i e_

be issued with a ‘super ticket’ -
' entitling them to free travel on 
buses throughout Kent at any
time, . t e .s - 
Resignation: The counciltnoeted "
d with regret that Mrs Ju.lie' ~-
Bennett had resigneddue to

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‘ pressure of ,-work;  . 3'--" W‘-'1?-“',_"-“
‘ Christmas trees”: Cllr Esdale said
_1t1_1er_'e had been 69 Christmas trees-

- -c -displayed in the High Street this _
I year and he thanked the villagers
and councillors who helped to .
put them up; The trees would be
taken down on Saturday" January
. 6. and volunteers to help with this
i would-be inost we1c_oin'e andivere

”- -askedto’--n1e'et in Cllr Gulvi_n’s-

' TV series: Cllr Esdale hadbeen
‘approached by I’I.‘1V who were -
making a seriesof programmes
about Village life in the Meridian

' Area: They were seeking _ ' ‘
inforrnation about special» _
"events that could" feature in=a _

-- a village profile. It was-iagree_d'that-.
Cllr--Esdale would pursue the _

--‘p_ossibil'i_'ty of ITV coverage for ' '

' the; Kent Association--,of History '

 ‘Societies meeting in the village
-. '-"'EI‘he-:1VIi11iCenti=e.i;'G11r.lGu1Yir1_.‘   -a .

" repoTr”t'ed-that a-new committee -' "
l,‘_1_a'd--beenfornied. Several. ' -
councillors had visited the centre
and it was f;e.1t.that1a9teI1?tia1lr r

_ this "was"-a valuable asset for the

' Village but major renovation was 
neede._d. It was decided to defer
discusSion:until the January '- _
meeting." '_ ' z_ .-
Recreation Ground:'C_1lr Gulvin
reportedithat Tyler Hill Football

. Club had decidednot to rent ' '
;-the football pitch -this season -
and Exiles at Bridge l:"1ad_a1so -

_ said they would not--be using

- the cricket" pitch next season.

Negotiations on the size and

_ location of -the rurlning track
for the -‘primary school were
continuing, but mole activities -
could cau_se_ serious pro_b1_en1sa

 _ ‘for; this: project. In the long term,

'_ it would___be necessary for the -
c'o_uI_1_'cil--to "find alternative clubs
to use the ground to keep up

. ,th_e.1_'evel. of income required to Z t
_ - .n1a_-intain it. - 5 . 4 _ ~_
:_ -_; 'Cl.lr-rBeesty had drawn up-a -
 I --ficoniprehens-ive plan for the on-
_igoing_1nai_ntenan_ce of the "plays
-_ _ equipment. '

' The.'next'_meeting willbe on .

' ,-Thursday January 11 at 7.30pm.
pMenib'éfsiof the public are ._ 
invited to address the council.

 


British Legion: The Littlebourne
and District hranch’s_ annual ,
dinner will be on Friday February
23 at. Canterbury Golf Club, .
Phone 01227 472023 for further '

- details. The next meeting will
be on Tuesday February 9 at the
Recreation Club, Littlebourne at

8pm. Thanks go to all who helped

with the collection and those who
donated to the Poppy Appeal. The
target is about £3,300 but more
donations arelstill. expected.

Fish Scheme: The neighbourly help
groups next Coffee Pop-Inwill
be on Wednesday January 10 in
' the village hall from 10-11.15am.
The House Library 'Serviceh_as
-been -a great success and Sheila
Fenn and Sheila Knox have given
a remarkable service to many
_ people. However two volunteers
are_now needed for this service,
which -only involves a morning or
afternoon’s work once a fortnight.

Benefice services:-Wednesday
December 20, 7pm, carols service,
St Mary the Virgin Church,
Lower Hardres; Friday December
22, 7pm, carols, St l\/Iary’s,
-Patriifilourne. ' '

'. Christmas. Eve, Advent 4, 8am,
_ BCP Communion, St Marys,
"» Nackington, 11.30pm, Holy
\ Communion, Canon R Diss-,
‘I St Mary’s, Nackington, 10am,
- , Holy Communion, Canon A.
5 Duke, St l\_/;£ary’s, Patrixbourne,
- ‘ 4pm, Christingle, 11.30pm
Midnight Communion, Canon G.
Greenwood, St Peter’s, Bridge,
11.30pm, Midnight Communion,
, Canon G. Manley, St Peter’s,
{ Bekesbourne. - . _

a Christmas Day, Sam, BCP -

' Communion, the Rev‘ K. Child,

/ St Peters, Bridge; 9.30am,
._ Holy Communion, ‘Canon
‘ R. Humphries, St Mary’s, _ -_ .
= Patrixbourne, 10an1,.Fam'1ly
Service, Mrs M. Clarke, St Mary
the Virgin, Lower Hardres, .
11_aIn, Family Carols, St Peter’s,
Bekesbourne. .

-Sunday December 31, 10am,
Benefice Holy Communion,
the Rev D. Roper, St Mary The
Virgin, Lower Hardres: Sunday
. January 7, Epiphanyl, -10am,
Benefice Holy Communion, the

 

. ritev S. Rowlands, St Marys’?   ..

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