Hello and welcome
to the Spring/
Summer edition of
the Parish

Council newsletter.

 

This time next year
we will be close to
the Parish council
elections and we
are looking for
exciting new
candidates who
have a strong

. interest in and

T commitment to their
community. Could
we be looking for
you? We hope so.

In the last
newsletter we
focused on the work
of the recreation
ground committee
and this time we
focus on the work of
the planning
committee- read
more of this
overleaf.

   

  
 
 
    

 

Springlsummer 2002
ANNUALGENERAZL MEETING; .

lt’s our Annual General Meeting on Thursday March 21st at 730pm, please come
along and hear about the work of the Parish Council in your community. It is your
chance to voice your opinions on any village matter - we want to hear from you. And
of course everyone is always welcome at our regular meetings on the second
Thursday of each month. The next meeting is on 11th April.

-G,OLDEl\l AJUBILEE-V 2002    

As you know it is the Queen’s Golden Jubilee year and Bridge will
be celebrating this special event on and around June 22nd, the
day of the school fete. A group of people, with Alan Walton as
chair , have formed the Bridge Golden Jubilee Festival
Committee and they are putting together a series of events for
you to enjoy. It is hoped that the festival will follow the successful
format of the millennium festival and include morris dancers, a
village tug of war, a duck race, live music in the various hostelries and hopefully a
piece of community art. More details to fcllow.....look out for posters and flyers nearer

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The Autumn Exhibition was so successful that we are holding it again
, this year on 19"‘ and 20"‘ October as part of the Canterbury Festival.

So do get painting, drawing, stitching, photographing etc. ready to
hand in to the Village Hall on Friday 18"‘ October. Further information
will be circulated nearer the time, meanwhile you may contact John
Corfield on 830976.

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We held the second in our series of open meetings on January 31st, this time on the
subject of giving a voice to youth in the village. We were very pleased that so many of
you were able to attend, particularly the younger members of our community. It really
was good to see you. From this excellent starting point we will now be canvassing the
views of 12-18year olds in the village to find out their needs. We look fonrvard to the
results. Would you welcome an open meeting on a particular subject that you feel
affects the community? Please contact us.

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The anti-skid surfacing has now been laid in Town Hill and
by the zebra crossing in the High Street. This completes the
traffic calming at that end of the village. We hope that it will
fulfill it's purpose to slow down the traffic through the village
and make Bridge a safer place to live.

, A_l;.‘LOTMENTS:.
Many thanks to those of you who let us know of your interest in an

allotment, we have passed on all your names to the owners of the
land. We will let you know as soon as we have any more news.


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'  CHRISTMAS TREES

 
 
  

It seems a long time ago already but we were so pleased to have such a positive response
to the trees and lights in the High Street during the festive season. Many of you felt that it
created a lovely atmosphere and requested that we continue the tradition this year ....... ..
we shall.

 

GOLDEN, JUBILEE SQUVENIR  ._

We would like to give every child or young person under 18 in the village a mug to
celebrate- the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.Hopefu|ly you will have received and returned your
slip requesting a mug for your child or children, but if you have not, or would like to
purchase additional mugs at £3.00, please contact John Hill on 830215 as soon as
possible.

 

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The planning committee is made up of four members of the Parish Council. They look
at the plans that you as an individual or as a business have submitted to Canterbury
City Council for a new building or more commonly an alteration to an existing building.

If your house falls within one of the conservation areas in the village or your house is
listed you will also have needed to get listed building approval . The committee looks at
various factors when considering the plans, whether the development will have an
adverse effect on other properties, if the materials to be used are in keeping with the
existing building, if there is new access to the highway and so on. Sometimes
neighbours will write to the Council lodging objections or asking for modifications.
Usually the committee will make a decision from the submitted plans but if there is any
uncertainty it will be referred to the full council and the committee may recommend a site meeting with
planning officers present. The Parish Council will ultimately make their recommendations to Canterbury City
Council but we may be over-ruled.

  

M¢3ETRE53..

We have recently planted ten new native trees on the recreation ground , these have
been protected by tree guards and supported by stakes. The trees were kindly donated
by the Kentish Stour Countryside Project who also helped with the planting. An oak
tree has also recently been planted on the recreation ground; many thanks to Mrs. Betty
 Richards for donating this.

   
   

‘FEEDBACK

 

It has been lovely to receive feedback from you about a variety of matters, we value all communication and
would love to hear more of your views about any village matters. Write, telephone, fax or e-mail us at the
address below or contact any councillor directly.

‘CONTACT

 

If you would like to contact us please write, telephone,
fax or email Geraldine McCombe, our clerk, as detailed below.

{ Address:
" 14 St. Mary’s Close

Etchinghill TelephonelFax: 01303 862814
Kent E-mail: dave—qeraldine@dmccombe.fsnet.co.uk