dear husband and close companion, to who we express our sorrow at his great
loss.
The New Head
By now it is widely known that Bridge
Primary Sch0ol’s next Headteacher will be
Mr. Brian Farley, and On The Nail
welcomes him to his new post, which he
takes up in January.
Mr. Farley comes to us from Abbey
Primary School, Bexley, where he is
currently the Deputy Headteacher. He is a
family man with two children, all of whom
are looking forward to living in this area
after their move from Dartford where they
live at present. Our new head is also a ‘
committed churchman, being actively involved in the work of his local
Baptist Church, and is very keen to continue the excellent link between
church and school that his predecessors forged.
Around the Villages
The success of the many fund-raising enterprises that take place in our local-
ity never ceases to amaze me. The excellent results of some of them are here
recorded in letters of thanks, the first from Miss F.V.B. Mason:
“The children of Bridge School collected £20 for the Church of England
Children’s Society as part of their Harvest Thanksgiving, which, with the
£40.10 from the sale of produce realised £60.10, for which the Society is very
grateful. The next event is the Christmas Gift Sale in The Deanery,
Canterbury on 12th November, for which I shall be glad to receive contribut-
ions of sweets.”
From Michael C. Shaw:
“Thank you to all those who supported the Bekesbourne Harvest Home
Feast. It was a very enjoyable evening, with plenty of food and entertainment
from singers, dancers, dramatists and the John Purchese sound archives. As a
result of your generosity a profit of £95.63 was made. This has been given to
the Association for the Independence of the Disabled (Canterbury), the
Church and the Sports and Social Club.”
As a delighted participant in this event I would like to add the thanks of all
the patrons to Lynn Shaw and her very hard-working band of helpers for a
great evening. A lot of prior planning went into it and we are most grateful
for all they did. And let’s not forget those who muscled in on the washing-up
after the meal.
A coffee morning to raise funds for Bekesb0ume’s Dog Show was planned
too late for On The Nail, but Mr. and Mrs. Broadwater, in whose home the
coffee morning took place, have written to thank those who supported and
helped them to raise the sum of £41.06
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