§x-Rx “s. \\\'\ The new Poor Law of 1834 overturned the hitherto purely local approach to helping the impoverished. With an increasingly mobile population it was found necessary to form unions of tovms and villages across wider areas to provide the support needed. Most help was given to those in their B1!“ on Some ' was i'orIn¢-cl in 1995 to promote illtcnwt in aspects of local his- torv III and around the _ llarlmin. klngston, Bish- opshourne, Bridge. Par trixhournc and liokc. bourne. (.‘ounty—widc interests are served through mcmbcrshi of the Kent Hi. my Eml- oration. Events are informal inn! sociable. and trans- port and/or escorts to and frcnn them can usu- l own homes, but where they could not keep their homes whole families i were forcibly removed to the new Workhouses, or Unions where they i received scant sympathy for their plight Anne Neville gives an insight into the lives the inmates lived, where ofien married couples and their * |_v ingot! with children were separated, and how the system came to form the foundation °"""' '““'“h“"5 "“"“:'~' “ m-nrbv: the socrt-taI‘_v. of the miklein Welfare State introduced in 1944. Hm Dawson‘ will be t i0:lS(‘ll to hel . .| Barham/V.llageHall 7.30 pm I P Mo,n[,c,-5|,[i)[, is ‘Member’£1 Non-member £3 Including light’refreshmen!'s Illlill £‘0lI|ll10llCill§£ Ill .. my Scptclnher. Rates are £5 single, £7.50 double and £2.50 for each arlditionnl and all at the . I\'c\\'slct- and ads nce t‘ L-ts \\x}Q« “Wit at $_ §'$$\.- 3%.: ‘ ‘*ii§Et:$tz3:=:i3:\i\.\‘E 0 months Pre.\'irlent John Willizinison Committee Clmirman John Bishop Trermlrer Maurice Rnrnty Secretary Bill l)m\'son Tel 0122 7 831044 Janet Bishop, Mt-ricl Connor John (forticltl, Jenny \'_ve The Society event of the season, and our contribution to the new millen- nium celebrations. Everyone from all six villages in the District the Soci- ety covers is cordially invited to join us in high summer in the lovely setting of this superb house and gardens, formerly home to Count Zo- borowski and his amazing racing cars powered by aero engines, and im- mortalised as Chitty—Chitty-Bang-Bang in Ian Fleming’s books. The evening features: . ll/1m.s'itimz.s Ixmmrmjr 0 Tour 0fHigham Park House and Gardens 0 Glass of Sparkling Wine 0 Grand Summer Buffet 0 Live Mztsic — Light classical , Jazz and Pop 0 Cornpetitian — Best Twentieth Century Costume More information will be sent out to members with tickets in the.May 2;";-';""'n, _ (‘I l (_ 1 h n ,’ 111' M S’ .llH'('1. .(1I1 L"}' IU:l' editio of the newsletter. ‘ This Wye: I law to Cunterbu' ' Cullzetlralfronr Members £15 Non—members £18 Children (under 14) £8 ‘ y S! Martin ‘.3 (‘lzurclz Iisit I0 S!Mar(ir1's ('I1urr'Iz and S! , lugLi.s't1'm.!'.s‘. lhhqr Srzturrluy 26 Written, designed, produced and distributed by Bill Dawson I<‘cbruary 21/()0 Pix atos: Bill D awson Minnis was poor land unwanted by the Lord of the Manor, becoming ‘common’ land on which villagers could put out their animals to graze. Under the Enclosure Acts of the l_8th and 19th centuries many disap- peared eg Rhodes Minnis, High Minnis and Swingfield Minnis. When it was decided to buy the old Methodist chapel at Stelling Minnis for use as a village hall David McDine set about researching the history of the area with its windmills, old burial grounds and non-conforrnist tradition. David’s talk is based on his research and the book Minnis Memories that resulted, which includes fascinating anecdotes and pictures fi'om the turn of this century . Signed copies of the book will be on sale, with profits going to the conversion fund. Preceded by a swifi Annual General Meeting Bridge Village Hall 7.30 pm Members £1 Non-members £3 Including light refieshments Enjoy a great day out in historic Rochester known as’ the city on the road to Europe’, featuring: 0 Private coach travel 0 Walking tour organised by Rochester Civic Society 0 Choice of visiting — Rochester Cathedral, The Charles Dickens Centre or Rochester Castle 0 Cream tea. Members £10 Non-members £12.50 Children (under 14) £8 Depart Bridge Post Oflice 9.30 am l v. '< . , - Formed on the orders of Queen Elizabeth in 1572 The Buffs can trace their origins further back than any other British Infantry Regiment. Historian Peter Ewart will show how the regiment evolved’ with its loose associations with East Kent until 1870 when it became perma- nently based at Canterbury, already an important garrison city, and its subsequent development through arnalgamations. The Buffs has a fine record of battle honours, regimental traditions and famous actions throughout the world all of which Peter will touch on. Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm Members £1 Non-members £3 Including light refreshments This year held at The White Horse Inn there’ll be a mixture of the fa- miliar with some new twists. The popular prize photo quiz will be extended to cover a wider area, and the ingenious general knowledge prize quiz will be presented with a difference. Tickets will include a ‘welcome’ glass of mulled wine, and the bufl°et will feature soup, freshly roasted pork rolls and a dessert. And someone will have the lucky ticket number for that extra prize. White Horse Inn, Bridge High Street 2.45pm for 3.00pm Members £7 Non-members £10 Children (under 14) £4 The Anglo-Saxons who arrived to settle along the Nailboume in about 400AD were far from being primitive and uncivilised. David Gilmour will show that from the artefacts recovered from pagan cemeteries excavated in Bekcsboume, Patrixboume, Bishopsboume, Kingston and Barham our predessors were a wealthy and sophisticated aristocracy with many beautiful and expensive personal possessions, and that from this pagan period evolved the political framework which was to make this area the ‘cradle of the kingdom’. Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm. Members £1 Non-members £3 including light refreshments . A smrayzs Febriéiry zooo Built during the Roman occupation of Britain and flrst recorded in AD 562, St Martins is the oldest parish church in continuous use in the country. In 597 St Augustine arrived in Canterbury heading a mission sent by Pope Gregory to convert the pagan King Ethelbert, and the monks based themselves at the church while building the Abbey. St Augustine’s Abbey lasted for 1000 years until the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in 1542. Together with Canterbury Cathedral these three sites form a World Heritage Site with the trail starting at the church. Meet St Martins Lyche Gate 10.30 am Members £4.25 Non-members £4. 75 Children (under 14) £3.25 In conflict and in peace, in prosperity and crisis, passports tell the hid- den human story. Travel through the centuries with Martin Lloyd to discover how passports advanced from wax seals and copperplate to today’s digital photo and plastic cover. Martin will reflect on the lives of the travellers, as refugees fleeing oppression, selling to the Empire or merely off on holiday. All of them hoped that their passport would allow then to pass freely across international boundaries ‘without let or hindrance’. Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm Members £1, Non-members £3, Including light refreshments saiaraay 29l.April:2000 [Si , A Cinque Port, Winchelseas is the smallest town in Britain With a Mayor and Council and boasts a fascinating history, as official guide Jane Fraser Hay will reveal. The original town was destroyed in a se- ries of violent storms and was relocated 1% miles to its present site around 1300 under Edward I. For a second time the town was de- stroyed in the 100 years war with the French (1329-1451) and the har- bour finally silted up at the end of the 15th century, and since then Winchelsea has remained virtually unchanged. The day features: Private coach travel 0 Guided tour of Wnchelsea 0 Free time at Rye I Cream tea in Rye Members £12 Nan-members £14 Children {under 14) £8 Booking closes 15 April. The Kent History Federation’s annual day out this year is to Faversham, a town packed with history. Talks on local topics are given in the mom- ing, with a choice of visits to places of interest in the afiemoon. Lunches can be pre-arranged. Full details and booking forms will be sent out to all Society members in the Spring.