Wild Flower Project 7th March Bulb planting on the Recreation Ground To greet the spring your help is urgently needed on March 7th to plant two trees and some shrubs on the Recreation Ground. If you can spare a little time, do come along at 9.30 am. You will need suitable footwear, gloves and garden tools. Your help will be much appreciated, so don’t leave it to someone else. “See you there then”. Thank you!! Barbara Beinder - 830514 Litter picking blitz 28th March While the majority of our village is cleared of unsightly litter on a regular basis by our team of volunteers, there remain some areas that need to be given the appropriate treatment. For example, Station Road as far as Whitehill Woods could benefit; Pett Bottom Road is in a terrible state and finally the footpath running from Pett Bottom Road through to Renville Farm needs to be cleared. Not everyone would relish working along the road, so maybe, if there are sufficient volunteers, we could split into two groups, one to clear the roadside while the other group clears the footpath Please meet at the Post Office at 10 a.m. on Saturday 28th March and let us set about ‘Making Bridge Tidy’. Selwyn Lewis - 830186 Calling all Skateboarders Do you want your own skateboard park in Bridge? Show us that you are interested and come on the trip we have organised to see the one in Lyminge on Saturday 4th April. Please contact Cllr Esdale or the Parish Clerk (see reverse) for details of the trip. CC Football Club “Canterbury City Football Club would like to express thanks for the continuing support of many people in Bridge who attend our First team's home matches. We have been asked about next season. Unfortunately, much as we feel at home at the Recreation Ground, should our First team be promoted to a higher division, the regulations regarding pitch size would make it impossible to stay. However, we are keen that one of our teams will continue to play there. We hope that our Reserve side will obtain a place in the Kent County League Reserve division and play all of their home matches at Bridge. Having spent time and money improving the pavilion, we are also keen to continue using this facility both on match days and for meetings." Canterbury City Football Club, 8 January 2009 Annual Parish meeting 21st May The Annual Parish Meeting will take place in the village hall on Thursday 21st May at 7.30pm. There will be a discussion on how to make the village more ecologically aware. The speakers will be Dr Sarah Anderson, Climate Change Programme Officer with KCC and Kate Harrison of Ashton Hayes, the Cheshire village trying to reduce its carbon footprint to zero. Horticultural Society The Horticultural Society is seeking new members. Do come to any of the meetings or contact Ann Edmonds 830795 or Kathy Walden 830057 for further information. Thu Mar 5 BONSAI Talk by Colin & Linda Miles Tue Mar 31 SPRING SHOW Members' Exhibits Thu May 7 WILD IN TOWN & GARDEN Illustrated talk by Fred Booth, former Director of Kent Wildlife Trust Thu Jun 18 VISIT TO ABBEY PHYSIC COMMUNITY GARDEN Abbey Place, Faversham Tue Jul 21 SALTWOOD SUMMER by invitation of Bridge WI Illustrated talk by Sue Scrivens - Finding & production of the Orchid Foxglove. Start 8.00pm Sat Jul 25 SUMMER SHOW Members' Exhibits at Bridge School 2.30pm. Prizes at 4.00pm Thu Sep 3 WINTER HANGING BASKETS Talk & demonstration by Paul Kennett of Meadow Grange Nurseries Thu Oct 22 ALL YEAR COLOUR IN THE GARDEN Illustrated Talk by Elizabeth Thomas Tue Dec 1 SOCIAL EVENING All evening talks are in Bridge Village Hall and commence at 7.30 pm. To contact the Council Please write, telephone or email the Parish Clerk: Christobel Seath, Bridgeford House, Brewery Lane, Bridge, CT4 5LF, tel: 01227 831085 email: clerk@bridgevillage.org.uk Bridge Parish Councillors Ann Edmonds Chairman, Affordable Housing, Footpaths, Parish Forum ann@bridgevillage.org.uk John Hill Vice-Chairman, Planning, Rural Area Member Panel, Affordable Housing 01227 830215 johnh@bridgevillage.org.uk Colin Beesty Recreation Ground, Mill Centre, BVST 07989 495202 colin@bridgevillage.org.uk Barbara Beinder Village Hall, Recreation Ground, Bridge School 01227 830514 barbara@bridgevillage.org.uk John Corfield Recreation Ground, Newsletter 01227 830976 johnc@bridgevillage.org.uk Mark Esdale Affordable Housing, Village Hall, Mill Centre, Police Forum, 01227 832740 mark@bridgevillage.org.uk Mervyn Gulvin Recreation Ground, Mill Centre, BVST, Allotment Association, Nailbourne Group 01227 830881 mervyn@bridgevillage.org.uk Selwyn Lewis Planning, Trees, Police Forum 01227 830186 selwyn@bridgevillage.org.uk Terry Wilmshurst Planning, KAPC 01227 830310 terry@bridgevillage.org.uk Bridge village web site Visit the web site for village news, information, agendas & minutes of Council and Planning meetings www.bridgevillage.org.uk BRIDGE Parish Council Caring for the village Spring 2009 Newsletter Included in this issue: Wildflower Project Litter blitz Skateboard park visit Canterbury Football Club Annual Parish meeting Horticultural Society Next Parish Council meeting 7.15 pm Planning Committee 7.30 pm Full Council Thursday 12th March 2009 Bridge Village Hall - all welcome