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Holy Communion, The New Cllose, Bridge 3pm Afler Eighls, Fairview, Bekesbourrie l.-..cnne, Belle'to your fellow villagers. You would be asked to driver someone to the Surgery or the Hospital when you can. Petrol costs are covereczl and it is a great way to make new friends. Do please telephone‘ Ann Medhurst (830762) if you would like to help. ‘ The next Coffee Pop—in in Bridge Village Hall is on January 12th from 10 to 11.15am. NAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY The first meeting of the New Year, which is also the Annual General Meeting, will be held on Tuesday 25 January at 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall. After the-business part of the meeting, our Chairman Roger Austin will give a talk with the intriguing title of "Tales of a 6amekeeper's Son". Annual subscriptions are of course due at this time and the names of all these renewing or joining will be entered in the draw for 2 tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show. We are "currently somewhat short oil’ committee members. The committee usually meets only 3 times a year — not too daunting a commitment — mainly to make arrangements for the Spring and Summer Shows. We would be delighted to welcome some new faces. So, if you feel you have a little time to spare this long established village society and would like to join us please contact me, or any other committee member, either before the AGM or at the meeting itself. Finally, show schedules for both the Shows will be available at the AGM to give you plenty of time to plan your planting. We look forward to seeing you on the 25tl:>. _ Kathy Walder Bridge with Patrixhourne Women‘: Institute The first meeting of 2005 is a talk by Christine Gibbons on the Library Service for East Kent on Tuesday l 8 January in Bridge Village Hall at the usual time of 7.30 pm. The competition this month will be for an article beginning with the letter "E". A reminder that the New Year lunch is being held at the White Horse on Wednesday 26 January. Anyone who still. wishes to come should give their names as soon as possible to the Chairman, Avril Austin, or any member of the committee. Bridge History Society TheNew ‘/ear for the Society starts with a meeting at Bridge School Hall at 7.30 pm on «Tuesday 18 January 2005. John Shelton of the Kentish stour Countryside Project will be talking to us about our elusive river Nailbourne — its influence on the villages along its course and the effect it has had on the landscape. Come and join us! All are welcome. Members £2 and non—rnembers £3, including refreshments. BEKESBOURNE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR There were loTs of seasonal gifTs for sale aT The Bekesbourne ChrisTmas bazaar which was held on The morning of $aTurday 27Th November. Home made cakes, jams, produce,_scarves and jewellery were jusT a few of The many sTalls. £556 was raised for church funds. The 1sT prize in The raffle of a ChrisTmas hamper was won by Joan A.-Tkins. Bekesbourne brownies served Tea and cakes during The morning. Thank you To everyone who generously donated gi-fT's, helped on The sfalls or aTTended The evenf. 'k'k*'k* CARQ!,.§ AT THE UNICORN IT was a full house" aT The Unicorn on Thursday 9Th December for a very enjoyable evening of carol singing . We were accompanied‘ by STuarT Field on The violin and David CuTTing on The piano. Thanks To Cheryl and Clive for hosTing The evening: and providing The delicious sausage rolls and mince pies. E100 was raised on The raffle for The church. ':k'k'ic‘k)‘c BEKESBOURNE 100 CLUB The 100 club was drawn. afTer The carol singing aT The Unicorn. The December m.onTh draw included The end of year prize of £250 which was won by Zan Clifford. The usual prizes of £50 wenf To Roger Nicholls, E25 To Mrs J Moon and E.15'To I E NlcCarThy. The club was esfablished in January 2001. ITS aims are To have a biT of fun and To raise funds for The care and maintenance of Bekesbourne church. We are always pleased’ To welcome new members, if you would like To join conTacT Sfeve Thomas for more informaTlon. Tel 832573 or Email s.Thomas@which.neT ‘k*‘k‘k* J umble Sale The Friends of Be-kesboume Church are holding iTs annual jumble sale SaTur'clay 291'h January aT 10 O'clock in Bekesbourne village hall. We would be graTeful for donafiohs of bric a brac, games, books and clean good qu-aliTy clo'Thing ec'T. They can be broughT To The hall on The morning or collecTed by Gill Moon Tel 832134. ‘kkkirk Son 21' Lurniér-e CD The sound-Track of The Son at Lumiéré staged in Bekesbourne Church last Sepfember is now available on a CD cosfing £5.00. To purchase <1 copy, contact David Gilmour on 01227 832450. FRIENDS OF BEKESBOURNE CHURCH JUMBLE SALE SATURDAY 29TH JANUARY 2005 10AM Entrance 25p BEKESBOURNE VILLAGE HALL l;:lot+e1sug-g:nYt1l'i1ef ;n'3gtier|i1gboefrB2rg3%e Parish Council held in Bridge Village Hall Christmas Tree, Li hts Cllr Esdale has ran d 'th 5 -F th Ch '. Tree Lights to be-installed as usual on the wsijakevrid of imggeggmbgr. Hgriiiilcis have more details nearer the time. Access to the Allotments Councillors accepted a quote from PKR for £864 plus vat for the work to be carried out. Concurrent Funding application for 2005/06 The Parish Council would a I to C t b Ct C "l f 964 the running costs of the Vinlilauge Haii',1Rei=FcrLila.ri;i£rio'ny6~ri§ii!rli‘d: ariii‘ ifiis Sii5ei'i)ei~riEeT Parish Council Meeting grief ir|i;ii2i3er’rigiggew\}ll‘Iggeopgfilpursday 9”‘ December 2004 at the earlier time i:'.°a‘.t:.;:°ii.iitgnizttittiitzttit’s‘i3.i$2.‘:.'::=;:1%"‘“""i"9“°m***ee rt’ Planning applications received: CA/O4./_01504/Bill — Bourne Park _- Installation of a radio base station comprising of 25 metres high lattice telecommunications most, 2 antennae 1 dish, radio equipment housin andancillar development. The Chairman ' advised that _5teve Davis of CC had con irmed to the clerk that King Sturge had been notified that the application would _be refused under delegated powers, and they had withdrawn the application that morning. The Chairman thanked all the residents who hacl written to Canterbury City Council for their support. The planning committee agreed that they had no objections to the planning applications listed below: EAQ O4/%15g8/ 2Bl|§I1_&dCti:‘.L_{($4/%'J011_0/|BR];r — (Revised P_|ansgl1O High Srcttreet, ri e roe-ise ui in -sinesoreex ns. ' and 300 lights to rear, light iiiell to rant of dwelliig aiiii i~§£i"§§§iii’é3+°WS am e. 9 9 CA/O4_/01556/BRI - 40 Union Road, Bridge - Single storey side extension to dwel.|in_g. The planning committee agreed that they had reservations to the planning applications listed beiow: _ _ A/04/01595/BRI «Si CAL/04/00115/BRI - 19 High Street, Bridge — Conserva- to to rear o wel ing. CA/04/01596/BRI & CAL/04_/00116/BRI - 21 High Street, Bridge — Conservatory to rear of dwelling. Eggppggp’pisrpld1_p‘i;nfi:5r-géiittcmipgigiro too large for the properties and not in CA/04/01575/BRI - 80 Hi h Street Brid and erection of dwellin . ( evised schemefill‘ - Demolition of_ existing shop e _ he new a lication dd t t the conditions set out or refusing the original a plicggion. A lettehowarge received from a local resident ob Jecting to the _p ans, and the loss of retail premises in the village. . . _ It was noted that the following applications are being granted: CA/_04/01298/BRI — Le Picachon, Beech Hill, Bridge —- Single storey extension to side of dwelling. CAL/Oil/00091/BRI -_ The Old Eorge, 49 High Street, Bridge — Internal alterations. (Retrospective op-plica ion The next meeting of Brid e Parish _Council's Planning Committee will be on Thursd_a _9 December a the earlier time of 6.45 pm. in Bridge Village Hall. All paris ioners are invited to attend both meetings Notes from The meefing of Bridge Parish Council held in Bridge Village Hall on Thtirsday 9"‘ December 2004 Chrisflnos Trees Councillors wish To Thank everyone in The village who helped aT The weekend wiTh puTTing up The Chri:sTmas Trees, and for Serco who carried ouT Their inspecfion. Access To The A|loTmem‘s Councillors hoped PKR would sTarT The work aT The end of January Nohice board for Bridge Down The NoT_ice board should be finished and ready for Serco To ins’ra|l by The end of January. STreeTrunner In February The 5TreeTrunner will move from The Mill CenTre To The Village Hall. The session will run for Two hours. The daTes will -be changing from 13* and 3"“' Tuesday To 2"“ and 4”‘ Tuesday of each monTh. The group has gusT been awarded some money To purchase a Tv/dvd, a drum machine, an X--- ox and various indoor sporTs eq-uipmenT. Esme SdTE-%eTrunner is open To all young people in Bridge beTween The ages of -an . 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Diary for February 2005 1st 2nd 3rd 6th 7th 8th 9th 15th 16th 21st Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Bekesbourne PCC Meeting, Cola, Aerodrome Road, Bekesbourne 7.30pm Health and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7pm The Upper Room, Plough «S: Harrow, Bridge 9.30am Caring and Sharing, 12 Somme Close, Canterbury 7.30pm Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 3pm Patrixbourne with Bridge PCC Meeting, Bridge Church 7.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Fish Scheme Coffee Pop-in, Bridge Village Hall 10-11.15am Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Ears and Beers, Plough <8: Harrow, Bridge 7pm Caring and Sharing, BA Conyngharn Lane, Bridge 7.30pm 22nd Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm 24th Nailbourne Horticultural Society, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm 26th Bangers, Beetle <3: Bingo, Bridge School 5.30pm 27th The Works, Bridge Village Hall 10am 28th Caring and Sharing, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge 7.30pm Eorthcomi_r_ig Events Bekesbourne 4th March Wine and Wisdom 9th July Boot Fair Rev Paul] Filmer The Vicarage jg} K 6%? Bridge 5 a it CT4 512 -532 T i i’ ,5‘ Office: 01227 830250 %e “Qt Mobile/ Text: 07957 088551 0 vicar@bridgechurch.<:o.uk www.bridgechurch.co.ul< Wfio Cares? If there is anything that moves me more than the pain and anguish of human tragedy, it is the demonstration of sacrificial love that humans are capable of in response to that tragedy. Since 26th December, money has poured in to the Tsunami Appeal Fund from individual people, shocked by the sudden destructive violence of nature on such a huge scale. Unlike recent incidents, where time and energy has been wasted in political posturing and finding someone to blame, people around the world have reacted spontaneously to do something for those who have seen their families, homes and communities swept away before their eyes. It is encouraging for the future of humanity that our desire to help others can override our normal reservations about nationality, religion and personal well-—being. My only worry is that, whereas the disaster will demand months — if not years of international aid, our attention will, all too soon, be drawn away to other more immediate causes. After all, you have only to walk down Canterbury High Street to realise how many different charities are vying for our spare cash, every day of the Week. It is not practical for every one of us to donate money to every charity, but it is possible for every one of us to make a regular donation to one or two charities. Perhaps your donation to the Tsunami appeal will prompt you to make a long term commitment, to help the long term work of restoring some form of normality to broken lives. In any case, I would ask you to reconsider what it means to ‘love your neighbour as yourself’, and how we can best demonstrate that love. May God continue to bless you, and all you love. /%a/ Your Parish /l/la fters Wedding 23/12 Bridge Jonathan Forwood and Claire Dineen Funeral 20/12 Bridge Nellie Henrickson 11/01 Patrixbourne Brian Pearson Confirmation 2005 In November last year 16 children & 3 adults from our Parishes were confirmed as members of the Church of England by the Bishop of Maidstone in Canterbury Cathedral. Would you like to ‘confirm’ the promises made on your behalf by your parents and godparents when you were baptised as a young child? If you do, or would like to find out more about confirmation, please contact Paul Filmer for information about our 2005 confirmation course. We will begin after Easter, with a Deanery confirmation service in the Cathedral set for 27thSeptember. Smar-tie Tubes Thank you to everyone who raised money for the Children‘s Society by saving coins in smartie tubes and bringing them to our Christmas services. More tubes were given out ready for our Easter charity collection. This year‘s Benefice Lent Course is based on a new 5 part course on relationships called "Better Together?". Each week we will discuss a recorded interview with distinguished speakers from a range of churches and traditions; exploring family relationships, relationships within the Church, relating to strangers, broken relationships, our relationship with God. The course will be held in Bridge Church, on Thursday 17th Feb and the next four Thursdays. Each session will be from 7.30 - 9.00 pm, and all resources will be provided. Everyone is welcome, whether for the whole course or individual evenings Christmas Workshop. I would like to thank everyone who helped on December 20th. We had a great time with about 50 children. I really appreciate all the helpers who gave their time and expertise. Don't forget our Good Friday Workshop on March 25th. Details later! A big thank you to all who gave gifts at the Crib Service. They were very much appreciated at the Canterbury Women‘s Refuge. Margaret Clarke NEEDED If you have any spare jam jars please ring Jane 830653 or Margaret 765598. Thank you. Health and Healig The meeting this month is on Thursday 3rd February at 7pm at 7 Windmill Close. The prayer cycle is continuous and can be added to, or deleted as circumstances change. Feedback shows the prayer group is vital and comforting to so many people. So please feel free with your petitions for sickness, bereavement, anxiety, depression and any other situation you are concerned over. Do come in person, if you are able. You will receive a warm welcome, otherwise ring me on 830844 with your requests. Kath Pierce Fish News (Neighbour-ly Help) The next Fish Coffee Pop-In will be on Wednesday 9th February from 10 to 11.15am. Do Come. Thank- you , We would like to thank you for your generosity F towards our carol singing on Saturday the 18”’. We raised :5‘ 70. 00 in to tal from residents of Bridge Down .1 and the money will go to the Ugandan Project that our school has recently been raising money for. Many thanks, Kelly Saunders Theresa Coleman Rosie Burgess cl Rachel Salter the §hildr_e_n‘s,$ociej:y —- Eund raising in Bridge Looking Bag; k — During 2004 contributions were made to the Society from the following sources‘.- Contents of Home/Shop Boxes 583.85 Donations in Memory of Mrs Daisy Flanders dec'd 1.4.04 215.00 Sale of Goods at Table Fair 56.00 Donation 5.00 Christingle Service 24.12.04 Collection 388.20 Total E 1248.05 The Christingle Service Many thanks to all who attended, in spite of the very wet weather. Your generous offerings to ether with children's Smartie Tube savings raised a large sum for the Chil ren's Society work with many less fortunate children. pecial thanks are due to Mr 6: Mrs Tilly who once a ain gave the oranges for Christingles and to Pat and Laurence Dunerdale, wit all other helpers, also to Paul our Vicar for taking the service. Looking Eorwagd —- 2005 Home and shop boxes will be emptied during Februa and March, this is usually done annually before the end of the tax year. athy Eynon will be in touch with present ox holders, to collect at our convenience. Should anyone else like to have a box for contributions, andy for small change, please contact her on Tel. 830466 or at 19 Bridge Down, Bridge. Please continue your help for this Charity through 2005. K. Eynon, Hon. Local Sec, Bridge for The Children's Society WINE & wxsoom Friday 4th March 2005 Bekesbourne Village Hall 7.30pm prompt start €3.50 per head Bring your own food <8: drink Tables of 6 or 8 Gill Moon tel 01227 832134 Friends of Bekesbourne Church The ‘Rural Streetrunner Youth group is moving Fmm the Min Centre to the village hall. Our first Session at the village has! win he February 8"‘ 2005. we will aim have a new start time OF 7pm. stilt Finisnin8at9Pm. we will still run on a Tuesday but it wiii be the 2"“ and 1:“ Tuesday or each month mm 3”’ February onwards, IF you are aged between 10 and 13 and havm: tried the Qcreetrurmer group vet. mm! not give it a W? We have P452, indoor sports games, a drum machine, art activities .... _.or Just come along to chill out with your Friends. You need to Fit! In a T935Sti'atiDi"i F01-rn bei-‘ore you attend a session and then you're a member. 1135 flee co join and amend so....cai1 Ian McDonald at Canterbury city council on 330315 or Pain Dobson at Bridge Parish council on 832369 to get ‘tour registration Form. we look Forward to seeing you. ijigiie + 9 Fr Coffee Morning and Annual General Meeting Saturday 5 February 2005 10.00 -= 12.00 Bridge Village Hall Bangers, Beetle and Bingo! Come and join us for an evening of Family Fun and Games Bangers & Mash supper Followed by Beetle Drive and Bingo Saturday 26”‘ February, 5.30pm start at Bridge School Family ticket £10, Adult £4, Child £2 Tickets available from Ros Beeching on 831027 or Sue Bryant on 832084 ~ please book by 19“ Feb Please bring plates, glasses and drinks a In aid of Patrixbourne with Bridge PCC NAILBOl,._JRNE_HORT.lICULTURAL SOCIETY On the 24 February at the usual time of 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall, Walter Howey will be giving an illustrated talk entitled "Orchids for All". Mr Howey has also volunteered to give advice to anyone who cares to bring along any "problem" specimens on the night. As always, members and non members will be made very welcome BRIDGE WITH PATRIXBOURNE WOMEN‘ S INSTITUTE On Tuesday 15 February Mr Charles Ilott, a well known local character, will give a talk entitled "Reflections of a Has Been" which promises to be most entertaining. Members are requested to bring a friend. The competition for the February meeting is for an article beginning with the letter ‘D’. BRIDGE HISTORY SOCIEFY Our February meeting is a Members‘ Social Evening. The idea is to give members a chance to socialise in an informal atmosphere in the Plough and Harrow. Chris Maclean will give a short illustrated talk about the pub's history and events associated with its past, following which there will be a buffet supper. The gathering will take place in the Upstairs Room of the Plough and Harrow, and on this occasion, is restricted to members only. Please contact John Bishop (832596) if you would like to come. ROXAL BRITISH LEGION 1-n. o R 1511:: RA CH 11 members were presenT aT The December 2004 meeTing aT The RecreaTion Club, LiTTlebourne, wiTh Doug Fenn in The Chair. Our ToTa| Poppy Appeal Collecfion (House To House and STaTic PoinT is £2,316.99 which IS a record. Our hearTfelT Thanks To all Those who elped. Well done. WiTh oTher fundraisin efforTs (including The Coffee Morning) The final ToTal will be around ‘E. ,500, so we are very pleased. The Branch Dinner is booked for Saturday, 19*‘ February and iT will be aT LiTT|ebourne War Memorial Hall. Anyone wishin To come can conTacT The SecreTary on 01227 472023 or The Treasurer on 1304 812292. IT will be nice To have a forThcoming evenT during when‘ is usually a quieT Time of The new year. Now ThaT Things have calmed down a biT following The Poppy Appeal, can I Take This opporTuniTy To say ThaT we are alw 5 happy To welcome new members (and E0'l'efl‘l'lCll ones Too) To our meefings. e are a friendly bunch and we always eep meeT:ngs quiTe informal. We meeT aT The Recreafion Club on The second Tuesday of each monTh aT 88111. Any en uiries please conTacT us on one of The above Telephone numbers. ur nexT ranch meeTings is on Tuesday, 8Th February 2005 aT The Recreafion Club, LiTT|ebourne. Do come and join us. Finally The Chairman and CommiTTee would like To wish all our members and Their families a Happy and Peaceful New Year. FOLK IN THE BARN ‘iii \ {(5 ‘J: A huge Thanks To everyone who came To The KingsTon Barn on SaT 27Th Nov, To see Calvin Quarmby, some from e>/, . ":31 ""<’:§‘.>~.L'." ' “\~“‘<“”os:1‘" V’ [T3ek¢s1_) ,v'/Y. /. ./' OIIIT1 N; "‘ ‘W ' .-".r‘ ' A.. « J E r[Patr1xb ume} I ‘f ‘ ' K I "I f.‘ I W: r__. Q 3,. _. "Ky Can 2! J-.._ _, -J / X‘ 04\../ K / . 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CAL/04/00115/BRI - 19 High Street, Bridge - Conserve tory to rear of dwelling. ' CA/O4/01596/BRI <3. CAL/04/00116/BRI — 21 High Street Bridge —- consm tory to rear of dwelling. ' °” The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council's Plann' C ‘t ' 10"‘ February 2005 at 7.15pm in Bridge Village H31? ommi Tea is on Thursday THE RT REVD JOHN R PACKER THE CHURCH Bishop of Ripon & Leeds OF ENGLAND Bishop Mount ';_"“°“ Bank DIOCESE OF Niijrtihi Yorkshire RIPON 8" LEEDS HG4 SDP Tel: (0l'765)602D45 Fax: (01765) 600758 Email: bishop.riponleeds@virgin.net 18 February 2005 Mr L H Dunderdale Churchwarden 3'? HiglrSt1eet Bridge Canterbury CT4 SJZ Dear Mr Dunderdale Thank you very much for the donation totalling £1,500 raised through the Bridge Group of Churches for the work of the Churches in the diocese of Colombo following the Tsunami disaster. The money has been sent to Bishop Duleep and will be used to rebuild the communities which have been devastated. In particular some of the money sent will be used to provide support for families where children or parents have died. Some will go to build housing for those whose homes have been destroyed. If you wish to know more about the fund and how the money is being spent please visit our website - wwvinriponleeds.anglican.org. 71”; ,,,. M Ma! fr .4’ 64 ad 1 ?,..,..—-..;c7 Ju’C.;/Z [M J"... as La‘. 72c ,&,l':...»{' /LuJla “*7 “"1 r #1 yéwgm ’4f~é_R%£_“fl VJ maawffvf /vv “- "'*""r °°"°°*7. , /MK 4:41‘ wuéa, /We D/( fwlx /3 Priest-in—Charge: Revd Paul Filmer , The Vicarage, 23 High Street, Bridge (830250) Lay Reader: Mrs. Margaret Clarke. (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE Churchwardens Dr. AM Nicholson, Riverside Cottage, Patrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Pritcharcl, 2 St Mary's Rd, Patrixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunderdale, 37 High St, Bridge (830668) Mr D Latham, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge. 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Diary for April 2005 4th 5th 6th 7th 11th 12th 13th 18th 19th 2131' Marburg Choir Concert, Bridge Church 7.30pm Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm Horticultural Society Spring Show, Bridge Village Hall, from 6pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Ears and Beers, Plough & Harrow, Bridge 7pm Health and Healing, Netherbury, Meadow Close, Bridge 7pm Caring and Sharing, Coffee and Chat, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge, 7.30pm Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 3pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Fish Scheme Coffee Pop~in, Bridge Village Hall, 10-11.15am Bekesbourne APCM, Bekesbourne Village Hall, 7.30pm Caring and Sharing, Gentleness, The Vicarage, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Patrixbourne with Bridge APCM, Bridge School 7.30pm 22nd Lower Hardres and Nackington APCM, John Baker White Hall 7.30pm 25th Caring and Sharing, Coffee and Chat, The Vicarage, Bridge, 7.30pm 26th Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Forthcoming Events: Bekesbourne Sunday 1st May Rogation Sunday Walk Saturday 7th May David Flood and the Cathedral Choristers Saturday 9th July Boot Fair Forthcoming Events: Bridge Bridge Village Fete Saturday 18th June Bridge Methodist Church Services April 3rd Rev. Howard Skinner B.A. April 10th Rev. David Marshall April 17th Miss Jean Hall April 24th Rev. David Marshall May 13’: Rev. Donald Lugg 69,, -Brides -pat” Rev Paul I Filmer “'49 The Vicarage fig} %i°_ Bridge ' a t 9;, CT4 5 2 g E , \ g I 9; 4.3‘ Office: 01227 830250 Mobile] Text: 07967 088551 %o:::\l 1:? go‘? vicar@bridgechurc.l1.co.uk Grow-Iv" www.b.ridgechurch.co.ul< It must be my age. As I get closer to 50 I get grumpier. Most of the time my family knows how to handle me, but sometimes it spills onto innocent people too. I moan about people in the "9 items or fewer” queue in a supermarket who have more than nine items, who then pay with a debit card. I moan about drivers who use mobile ‘phones. Who queue in the wrong lane. Who then push in. Drivers that don”t indicate. Cyclists on pavements. The list goes on and on. A few weeks ago I went on a retreat where a very gentle group of pastoral carers were looking at resolving conflict. Our first exercise Was, from a vast box of buttons, to "choose a button which closest remernbled our relationship with God”. I was furious. What a stupid thing to do. How could a button possibly come close to achieving that? A stupid button. I was angry now and chose a large sea blue button so that I could climb on my soapbox and rant on about the tsunami or something similar. We broke up into groups of four and started our discussion. The first lady spoke of her despair with her errant son and had chosen a button to reflect that. I started feeling a little guilty but the next lady absolutely floored me with her explanation. She had chosen the smallest, rneekest, most insignificant button in the box. She said she felt like that button in the presence of other people but she knew God saw her as good as any other button in the box. She took comfort in knowing that, whenever she felt small and insignificant, God loved her. To come to the group with such humility stunned me. I was so intent on raging against things I had lost sight of the real picture. After that sessioin _I sewed the smallest button I could find onto the lining of my jacket. Now, whenever I feel myself getting angry, pompous or opinionated, I can check the lining of my jacket and try to remember to show a little more humility. Life is a lot less stressful thanks to that button - and the delightful lady who shared that with me. Chris Maclean, Authorised Lay Minister Your Parfsh Ma rfers Baptism 13/ 03 Nackington Heather Louise Sapsed Bridge Katie Philippa Graham Jessica Louise Graham Euneral 17/O2 Barham (LH) Joan Lilian Hamilton 24/02 Barharn (LH) Amy Annie Crowther Barham (B) Leonard Sidney Moyses Confirmation 2005 Its not too late, if you are interested, please contact Paul Filmer for information about our 2005 confirmation course. We will begin week commencing 18th April. Marburg Choir Visit — 7.30pm 4th April at Bridge Church You are invited to join us for an evening of music provided by the 48 strong Brass Ensemble and Chair from Trinity Church, Wehrda, Marburg, Led by their minister Rev Hans Hentschel they will perform a programme of Traditional German folk music and hymns. Bishop‘s Deanery Mission Plan Visit Following work to formulate a Deanery Mission Plan by our Deanery Synod, Bishops Stephen and Graham would now like to meet with parishioners from every parish to discuss the plan and explore how it should best be implemented. This open meeting for all parishioners of Eastbridge Deanery will be held on 19th July at 7pm at Wingham Church. Deanery Family Weekend 18th J'une7pm Dinner & Cabaret with Rev Roly Bain at St Peter's Aylesham 19th June 11pm Family Service with Rev Roly Bain at St Mary's Wingham 2-4pm Deanery Family Day @ Barham School For further details please contact Brian Davis on secretary@eastbridgedeanery.org.uk or 01227 831340 Deanery Synod Membership Membership of Deanery Synod is made up of representatives from each parish who serve a 3 year term and become automatically a member of the PCC. This April will see the election of Synod Reps for the next 3 year session (held at Annual Pariochial Church Meetings). If this is a position you feel capable of volunteering for please contact Paul Filmer 01227 830250, or any churchwarden for further information. Caring and Sharmg We are a group of women from across Bridge Benefice who meeT every Monday evening. This picTure is of jusT some of The group who spem‘ one evening raising nearly £50 for breasT cancer (a big Thank you To lFtiPth.9a§’tifi’&Fch$’cb§?az.§’tifi&?a.Pri,9as9t5?éL5’£i,~Q méédflééficflfiéflérsééééétif é Q & WISDOM SATURDAY 14"‘ MAY 2005 7.00pm for 7.30 pm at ELHAM VALLEY VINEYARD BARHAM NR. CANTERBURY £5.00 per person In aid of the Vale of Eiham Trust Reg. Charity l04632S For more details and I or bookings please telephone 01227 832022 %Fa?&9£L9&9a.9&$:L5’a?&?&$&3’cb9&?aPc§9&.P&?&.5?&9eiFchQ é3‘9’b@’&o“”Q BARHAM BOWLS CLUB Open Day Sunday May 8th 10.30am - 4.00pm Come and join us for a friendly infroducfion fo The sport of bowls, all ages welcome: men, women and children. Try your hand of the sporf on The green next To Barham Village Hall. Flaf soled shoes wi’rhou’r heels should be worn on The green (sandals not allowed for safety reasons). We will provide equipmenf on _’rhe day and There will be a chance To buy new equipment if you decide To join us. Refreshments available. If you don‘? fancy Taking part call in for a cup of Tea. You will be most welcome. - Notes from the meetim of Bridge Parish Council held in Bridge Village Hall on Thursda 101! ebrua 2005 2 Access to the Allotments PKR will start the work the week beginning 14th February "Kent Village of the year “ competition Bridge to enter the competition Annual Parish Meeting This will be held on 24”‘ March at 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall Parish Council Meeting The next meeting will be on Thursday 10"‘ March .2005 at 7.30 pm. in Bridge Village Hall. Notes from the meeting of Bridge Parish Council's Planning Committee held in Bridge Village Hall on Thursday 10"‘ February 2005 Planning applications received: It was noted that the following applications are being granted: CAI 04/018571 BRI - Tanglewood, Patrixbourne Road, Bridge. Installation of solar collectors to roof of dwelling . CA/04/01870/BRI — Samuel Court, Beech Hill, Bridge. Installation of dormer windows to front of dwelling CA/04/01575/BRI ~ 80 High Street, Bridge - Deinolition of existing shop and erection of dwelling (Revised scheme) The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council's Planning Committee is on Thursday 10”‘ March 2005 at 7.15pm in Bridge Village Hall. : Notes from the meeting of Brig: gg Parish Council held in Bridge Village Hall on Thursday 10¢ March 2005 Access to the Allotments The new vehicular access has been completed. Notice Board for Bridge Downs The new notice board has been completed and will be installed shortly Bus Shelter Quotations are being obtained to replace the broken Georgian glass panes in the Bus Shelter outside the Post Office Annual Parish Meeting l This will be held on 24”‘ March: at 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall Jennifer Show will give a presentation entitled “Affordable Housing" Street Lighting The responsibility for street lighting will transfer from the Parish Council to Canterbury City Council on 15" April 2005 Bench outside the Londis shop." Councillors agreed to purchase a bench to be sited outside of the Lonclis shop. Parish Council Meeting The next meeting will be on Thursday 14"‘ April 2005 at 7.30 pm. in Bridge Village Hall. ' I Notes from the meeting of Bridge Parish Council's Planning Committee held in Bridge Village Hall on Thursday 10”‘ March 2005 There were no new planning applications for discussion at the meeting. The next meeting of Bridge Parish Councils Planning Committee is on Thursday 14*“ April 2005 at 7.15pm in Bridge Village Hall. Priest—in-Charge: Revd Paul Filmer , The Vicarage, 23 Highlstreet, Bridge (830250) Lay Reader: Mrs. Margaret Clarke. (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE C/vurchwardens Dr. AM Nicholson, Riverside Cottage, Patrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Pritchard, 2 St Mary's Rd, Patrixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunder-dale, 37 High St, Bridge (830668) Mr D Latham, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge. P6'C'5ecr'efary Mrs A Wi|liarnson,Beechrnount,Conyngharn Lane,Briclge (830399) P6'6Treasurer Mr L Andrews, 120 New Dover Road, Canterbury (765773) Gift Aid 0fficerMrs J Ellis, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge. 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Donald Lugg May 8th Rev. Barbara Heather May 15th Rev. David Marshall — Holy Communion May 22nd Mr Robert Preston May 29th Rev. Barbara Heather Rev Paul I Filmer The Vicarage Bridge CM 512 Office: 01227 830250 Mobile I Text: 07967 088551 vicar@b:rid gechurch.co.uk Www.bridgechurch.co.ul< MY GOD IS BIG A young boy was very excited. Thick fog had come down and when mum questioned him about his excitement he said; ”Mum I can be really naughty now because God cannot see a me”. The trouble is we do exactly what that boy did ~ We limit God! We try to put Him in little boxes and ’get Him out’ when we need or want Him, but we cannot contain God. He will burst out from them as we have seen at Easter, when Christ burst through the grave and Won a glorious victory, giving us eternal life now and forever. As young Anna said in the book, ‘Mister God This Is Anna’, "My God is Big”. Anna was probably one of the youngest theologians ever. She seemed to understand with uncanny certainty the purpose of being, the essence of feeling, and the beauty of love. You see, Anna had a very special relationship with ‘Mister God’. She was so cross with her Sunday School teacher who was pushing God into little boxes. It was then that. she shouted out through her tears, ‘”My God is Big” and ran home. The month of May is exciting; - spring, growth, new life, Ascension Day, Whitsunday (Pentecost) and as Christian Aid says ‘We can make poverty history’. For 40 days, after Easter Day, Jesus appeared to his disciples and then on Ascension Day He returned to His Father. lwas once told wonderful, exciting news —- because God became human in the form of Iesus when He returned to heaven, He took our humanity back into the Godhead and we are divine, So to be truly human is divine ~ wow! Then at Pentecost, God sent the Holy Spirit to help us in the here and now. Yes, NEW LIFE! My God is Big. WE do underestimate Him! We have an opportunity to make poverty history in the world through Christian Aid. This is a gigantic task and we might say impossible, but we must not forget that God is almighty. All things are possible with Him and He WOI‘l(S through us. We are His and hands and His feet and He enables us to do the -impossible in everything in our lives, the ups and the clowns. Yes May is a wonderful month; the wonder of New Life, the glory of spring and the SIZE of our God — MY GOD IS BIG God Bless Margaret Clarke Your fl’arfsfi Matters Baptism 3/ 04 Lower I-Iardres Patrick Edward Douglas McCully 10/ 4 Bridge Franceska Loren Sheridan—Bolton _ Natasha Neve Sheridan-Bolton Reggie George Dyer Marin‘ age 26! 3 Barms Only Spencer McCornb 8: Mairi McLaughlin 14/ 4 Renew Vows (Px) Mark 8: Penelope Rose Funeral 29/ 3 Bridge Frank Leslie Crerner 30/ 3 Barharn CB) Ernest James Holden 1 / 4 Bekesbourne Jon Brian Dutfield 7/ 4 Nackington Ernest James Feclarb Bishop's Deanery Mission Plan Visit Following work to formulate a Deanery Mission Plan by our Deanery Synod, Bishops Stephen and Graham would now like to meet with parishioners from every parish to discuss the plan and explore how it should best be implemented. This open meeting for all parishioners of Eastbridge Deanery will be held on 19th July at 7pm at Wingham Church. Deanery Family Weekend 18th June 7pm Dinner 8: Cabaret with Rev Roly Bain at St Peter’s Aylesham 19th June llpm Family Service with Rev Roly Bain at St Mary's Wingham 2—4pm Deanery Family Day @ Barham School For further details please Contact Brian Davis on secretary@eastbridgedeanery.org.uk or 01227 831340 Good Friday Workshop We had a busy Workshop at the JBWH in Lower Hardres. Over 40 children came and we had a great time. Sincere thanks to all the helpers who worked so hard to make the morning a success. -and there were a lovely lot of helpers. We then went to Bridge Church for a short moving service with those who had been on the Benefice 'Walk of Witness’. Thank you once again! Health and Healing The next meeting is on Thursday May 5th, 7pm at 7 Windmill Close. Please let me have your requests for sickness, bereavement, depression or any other situation. Better still, why not come in person? You are sure of a warm welcome and praying together can be very rewarding and comforting. Kath Pierce 830844 Fish (Neighbourly Help) News Two important dates this month: firstly, the Cornelia Slavin Blossom Tour on May 4th and secondly, this year's fund-raising Coffee Morning on Saturday morning May 21st in Bridge Village Hall. There will be a raffle, a bric a brac stall and best of all, cakes and plants. Do please come, if only for a few minutes, thank you. Mrs Trixi Cremer wishes to express her thanks to her family, friends and neighbours, for their help and support, both during her Husband's brief illness and since his passing. Trixie also wishes to thank our Lay Preacher, Mrs Margaret Clarke, for conducting Frank's funeral service, the people that were able to attend and the many whom she has received such kind messages of condolence. CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 15— 21 MAY 2005 Please remember that our collectors will be calling to collect those red envelopes during Christian Aid week and I trust we can rely on your continued support. Important international meetings in 2005 will give our government an excellent opportunity to take a lead for trade justice. The meeting of the world's richest eight nations returns to the UK in July. The UK government wants the agenda to address poverty in Africa. From July to December the UK holds the presidency of the EU and in December there is the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation. Imagine the impact if every household in the UK and Ireland voted to ask their governments to do something about global poverty. This Christian Aid Week you will have the opportunity to do just that: to vote for trade justice on the voting card that will be delivered with that red envelope. With your help — £5 buys 5 chickens, helping to restore a family's livelihood in Mozambique E6 maintains one girl at the Bridge School in India for a month, giving her a chance of education that otherwise would not be available £66 will pay for the internet connection for a computer school for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And finally, if you are a UK taxpayer and fill in the declaration on the envelope, yo~ gift is worth 28 per cent more to Christian Aid. If everyone does this it will raise at least an extra £1 million for the world's poorest communities. Christine Barnett Church Cleaning We have lost some of our help with cleaning Bridge Church. If anyone would be prepared to go onto the rota and spare a couple of hours once a month, could they please contact Julie on 831678. Bekesbourne Bells and Organ Restoration A recent grant of £3,500 from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts means that we have passed our target for the restoration of the six bells and the organ at St Peter's Church Bekesbourne and are now in the fortunate position of having some contingency funds against any unexpected increase in costs. We had hoped the organ restoration might have started by now, but a back-log at FH Browne of Ash, who will be carrying out the work, means that we have had to delay it until after David Flood’s concert on 7 May and a couple of summer weddings. We expect it to start at the end of June and take about eight weeks. The bell foundry was also very booked up and we are having to wait until mid July before lowering the bells and sending them off to Oxfordshire for about four months. The total amount promised in grants is nearly £50,000 and, in addition, local donations and fund-raising have reached the incredible total of £8,800. We are VERY grateful to everyone who has contributed in any way and hope it will not be too long before you hear the results of our restoration! Jane Millyard An Evenirgof Music - Saturday 7th May Tickets are selling fast for this event to be held in St. Peter's Church, Bekesbourne with Dr. David Flood and the Choristers from Canterbury Cathedral. If you would like to buy a ticket please phone Gill Moon on 01227 832134 as soon as possible as there are only a few left! Tickets are E6 each including wine and refreshments. NAILBOURNE HORTICULTLJRAJ, SOCIETY The Society's Spring Show on Tuesday 5 April in Bridge Village Hall was a very successful and enjoyable event. There were over 20 exhibitors and some 80 entries. The cup for the best bloom in the show went to Jane Shorrock for one of her tulip entries, the best pot plant was entered by Una Smith and the Chairman's Challenge for the best daffodil bloom from bulbs supplied by the Chairman, Roger Austin, was won by Ann Shirley. A big thank you to all who entered and all who came along to support. The next event on the programme will be a local evening visit to view the cactus collection of Phil Andrews on Thursday 9 June. More details will follow nearer the time. Bridge with Patrixhourne Women‘ s Institute The May meeting on Tuesday 17th in Bridge Village Hall at the usual time of 7.30 pm will be the Resolutions Meeting. There will be no competition this month. OUTDOOR DRAMATIC PRESENTATION EYTHORNE BENEFICE Presents THIS IS OUR STORY . Scenes from ‘The Man barn to be King’ by Dordthy L Sayers BARFRESTONE I 1.30 am The Wedding at Cana Healing the Noblemarfs Son COLDRED GREEN 1.30 pm The Feeding of the Five Thousand (bring H packed lunch omdjoin in!) SHEPHERDSWELL GREEN 4 pm The Last Supper 8: The Crucifixion Vr EYTHORNE CHURCH FIELD 6 pm The Resurrectiun Breakfast on the Beach 7 Followed by BARBECUE — All Welcome! SATURDAY 215‘ MAY (Bring a chair, mg or cushion. 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BRIDGE VILLAGE FETE in aid of Bridge Primary School St. Peter's and St. Mary's Churches Saturday 18th June 2005 12 noon - 4.00pm To be held in Bridge School Grounds A fun packed day for all the family Please start collecting items for the following stalls: PLANTS, CAKES, GROCERIES GIFTS, GOOD QUALITY CLOTHING PUZZLES, TOYS, BOOKS BRIG A BRAC VIDEOS AND CD: Watch out next month for drop off point: in the village for you to leave your donations WEA Littlebourne Village Hall 10am — 12 noon each Thursday (started April 21st) "Last of the Summer Wine" April 28 ELGAR: Symphony No 1 (English) May 5 SIBELIUS: Symphony No 4 (Finnish) May 1 2 NEILSEN: Symphony No 5 (Danish) May 19 RACHMANINOV: Symphony No 2 (Russian) June 2 BAX: Symphony No 4 (Celtic) Fee £24 - some concessions The Cobbes Meadow group Riding for the Disabled Incorporating Carriage Drivim RDA is a UK Charity that was first registered in 1969, when, largely through the influence of The Duchess of Norfolk, some 80 existing Groups came together to form one Association. In 1975 the constitution was amended to include carriage driving. RDA has a fascinating history of remarkable people, mainly from the horse world, who had the vision, enthusiasm and ability to create and develop opportunities for disabled to enjoy the companionship of the horse. Today HRH The Princess Royal, who is president of RDA National, makes a major contribution throughout the association. RDA is now run by some 15,000 volunteers in over 600 Member Groups who provide riding and carriage driving to some 24,000 adults and young people with a wide range of disabilities. Our aim is to provide disabled people with the opportunity to ride and drive to the benefit of their health and well being. Our objectives are to acquire, manage and support our resources: people, horses, ponies, facilities and finance and to make available suitable training for our volunteers. The Cobbes Meadow Group RDA incorporating Carriage Driving are holding an open-day on Saturday June 11*“ 2005 at the St. Augustine's Riding School, Chartham. Come along to see our adults and children in full swing and meet our volunteers. The carriage drivers will be putting on a musical drive and there will be a demonstration of how our helpers put-to and mount a disabled driver. We are also running a fun dog show for the afternoon, so bring your K9 too. Help will be on hand to answer your questions about RDA and how it benefits our riders and drivers so take the opportunity to come and chat to us. There will be cream teas and refreshments, amongst others there will be a craft stall for you to wander around and a bouncy castle for the kids! From lpm —3pm why not make it a family afternoon. There will be something for everyone. Why not log on to www.cobbesmeadowgroup-rda.co.uk ? Anyone who would like more information about the event can contact Keeley Taylor on 01227 73l504 CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY FELIX MENDELSSOHN ELiJAH , CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL SATURDAY 13*” JUNE 7.30 PM Canterbury Choral Society will perform Mendelssoh.n’s Elijah at Canterbury Cathedral. Soloists will include Anna Leese, Andrew Staples and Michael Pearce. ' Mendelssohn does not conform to the popular idea of "a struggling Romantic composer, he was born into a wealthy and cultured family who did all they could to encourage his prodigious musical talents. By the age of nine he was an acclaimed performer and at sixteen had proved his genius as a composer. He died very young at the age of thirty seven. Elijah is a much more traditional oratorio than Messiah in that it contains an historical narrative of the events in the life of the biblical character Elijah. Elijah was commissioned in 1845 by the Birmingham Festival Committee. Structurally the work is influenced by the choral masterpieces of Bach and Handel but it is highly dramatic, bordering on the operatic. Elijah h_as many outstanding qualities, imaginative orcliestration, spontaneity and energy of the counterpoint, and the sheer beauty of many of the arias and choruses. It epitomises the vivid characterisation of Elijah. The first performance, conducted by Mendelssohn was in August 1846 and was an unprecedented success with no less than four choruses and four arias being encored. It is an oratorio which certainly gives much scope to a choir as experienced as Canterbury -Choral. Society. If you would like to discover more about joining the Society, open rehearsals are held following each concert — details can be obtained by telephone 01304 840318 or visiting the Website on www.canterbu'rvchoral.co.uk Tickets for this concert and all others can be purchased from Canterbury Bookings on 01227 378188. Email: boxoffice@canterbury.gov.uk ROYAL BRITISH LEGION LITTLEBOURNE 8: DISTRICT BRANCH 17 members were present at the April 2005 meeting at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne, with Doug Fenn in the Chair. Ron Bates and Tony Bevan were welcomed back after illness. Tony, who has been our Welfare Committee Officer for several years. has expressed his wish to give up the past due to his health problems and we would very much like somebody in the Branch who would take this task on. As mentioned last month. we are planning to have short talks at some of our monthly meeting. As we have now discovered that we have a wealth of interesting members who would be willing to give a short talk on various subjects, we plan to do that. The first one is likely to be at the June meeting and details will be announced next month. The Group Games Evening hosted by us went very well — with Geoff Welch proving to be a competent snooker player! Our Quiz Night at the Hay Wain, Bramling was enjoyable and £106 was raised for the Poppy Appeal. Our next two monthly meetings will be on Tuesdays, 10th May and 14”‘ June — both at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne at 8pm. Notes from the meeting of Bridge Parish Council held in Bridge Village Hall on Thursday 14~*—'iApri| 2005. Notice Board - Cllr Esdale reported that the new notice board for Bridge Down was ready and that a site for its erection had been agreed with SERCO. It was hoped to install it within the next week. Bus shelter - Cllr Esdale reported that new panes of glass had been cut and that the broken ones would be replaced as soon as possible. Graffiti - Cllr Esdale advised that nothing further had been heard from the police on this matter following the recent outbreak of graffiti in the village. Refuse collection changes - During the Parish Meeting last month the Parish Council were asked to debate this issue following expressions of concern by villagers. 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Emah mesh. in cam. mmczuaum Qtacnmuxum uE_..onxt+a..._ omntm uu._?_oI .553 =o...m:_xoo2 1 53> mean ensmawc 5.35 may Sm muumfium $9.0 $3.5 maul Dior 1st 3rd 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 14th 15th 17th 18th o u e 20 Ears and Beers, Plough 6: Harrow 7pm Confirmation Group, Bridge Church 7pm Caring and Sharing, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Fish Scheme Coffee Pop-in, Bridge Village Hall, 10-11.15am Health and Healing, 7 Windmilll Close, Bridge 7pm Horticultural Society Visit to The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge 7pm Confirmation Group, Bridge Church 7pm Bridge Methodist Church 11am, 111th Church Anniversary Service Caring and Sharing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7.30pm Bridge Methodist Church, Anniversary Celebratory Evening, Concert by St. John's Worship Group, Whitstable at 7.30pm, Followed by refreshments. All are welcome. Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 3pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Lower Hardres dz Nackington PCC Meeting 7pm Confirmation Group, Bridge Church 7pm Bridge Village Fete, Bridge School 12 noon — 4pm 18th/ 19th Deanery Weekend 20th 21st 24th 27th 28th 29th Caring and Sharing, 37 High Street, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Confirmation Group, Bridge Church 7pm Caring and Sharing, 8 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge, 8pm Bekesbourne PCC Meeting 7pm = Bekesbourne 23rd July - Boot Fair (new date) Bridge 10th July Victory Celebration Party Benefice 19th July Deanery Mission Plan, Wingham Church 7pm 10 gas “W96 -par Rev Paul] Filmer Q} ,5} The Vicarage f fin Bridge g E I mg CT4 SIZ Office: 01227 830250 . \\ A Mobile/Text: 07957 088551 ’3v.,.,::‘\ I gee“ vicar@bridgechurch.co.ul< Grout‘-‘ “Q www.bridgechurcl1.co.ul< Tmwarcf Together Much has happened over the past two years to plan the future shape of our local churches. Why fix what isn't broken? you may ask. Well, the thing is that a number of things are happening that mean we must make changes in order to remain effective in our local communities. The first principle is safety in numbers. Rather than plan as individual parishes, we have devised a Deanery Mission Plan (our deanery incorporates the benefices of Bridge, Aylesham, Littlebourne, Barhain, Winghain and Ash). This will allow us to retain our individual identifies within parishes, but share resources and work together more effectively. Secondly is the principle of ordained and lay ministry. Decreasing numbers of ordained ministers and money to resource them forces us to return to a more biblical model where local lay members of each church are trained and authorised to work alongside the clergy to ensure a continued ministry in each community. To help us explore how best to move forward in these two key areas, our Diocesan Bishops, Stephen and Graham have invited the grass roots members of our church congregations to meet with them for one evening. I would encourage you to attend if possible, to share your views and concerns about the future of your own church and find out how each parish can help with the implementation of the Deanery Mission Plan. The meeting is at Wingharn church on Tuesday 19th July. I hope to see you there. Until then, may God continue to bless you, and all you love. /%:a/ 11 Your '.'Pan'.sfi Matters Bap tism 1/ 5 Bekesbourne Oliver John Godsal Funeral 3/ 05 Nackington Paul Joseph Alczuri Deanery Family Weekend 18th June 7pm Dinner 6: Cabaret with Rev Roly Bain at St Peter's Aylesham 19th June 11pm Family Service with Rev Roly Bain at St Mary’s Wingham 2-4pm Deanery Family Day @ Barham School For further details please Contact Brian Davis on secretary@eastbridgedeanery.org.ul< or 01227 831340 Germans’ Visits A Big Thank You to all those involved in the two recent Visits by the Choir from Marburg and the Confirmation group. Chifldeenis Aetivities Celebrate list Birthday _ It was a great opportunity to invite friends along to the Works on May 22nd. We had parachute games, musical chairs, balloons, party food and of course a wonderful cake with one candle! We had the story of Pentecost ~ the Birthday of the whole church! The puppet show was written by our own young puppeteers, members of MOBY keen to help out. TEES l§%l©E€l"lI‘ll1‘l”S ACTEVHTHES Iune 5th Upper Room Plough and Harrow 9.15 Theme -« It’ s the sick that need a doctor — come along for fun with pretend medicine and bandages! June 26th The Works Games at the Rec 10.00 Meet by the park, or at the Village Hall to walk down. Be prepared for water games if it’ s warm! Bring your packed lunch, or get the rest of the family along at 11.30 to join us for lunch and more games. 12 Buy a 6oaT or 2! On Sunday 3rd July aT 11.00am. We shall be having a Family Communion aT ST Mary's Lower Hardres, followed by lunch in JBW Hall aT 12.30ishl This is in aid of ChrisTian Aid and from The proceeds we hope To buy a oaT or Two for an African family. IT was The idea of some of our young peop e - please supporT Them. More informaTion laTer, buT TICKETS will be available from Jane 830653, Harry 832936 or MargareT 765598. MargareT Clarke HealTh 8: Healing The meeTing in June, unforTunaTely needs To be Transferred To 2nd Thursday which is on The 9Th June. I hope This will noT inconvenience Too many people. The prayer cycle is conTinuous and can be added To, or deleTed as circum- sTances change. so please leT me have your requesfs, eiTher for sickness, bereavement anxieTy, loneliness or any other siTuaTion. Prayer is so viTa| and God knows our needs before we ask, buT H is good To share our concerns and To receive God's healing powers. His peace which passes all undersTanding is for us To receive if only we can give ourselves over To Him. The meeTing commences aT 7pm, on Thursday 9Th J Line, aT 7 Windmill Close. KaTh Pierce 830844 Eish News Joan Warren wriTes:— Many will be saddened To hear of The recenT deaTh of Vera Ford. On her reTiremenT Vera and her sisTer Marjorie came To live in Bridge and were soon Taking an acTive parT in village affairs. Vera made an invaluable conTribuTion To The Fish Scheme from iTs early days, and many elderly people were helped by her. IniTia|ly she was a volunTeer driver, helped aT The Luncheon Club and was involved in arranging The emergenc drivers‘ roTa. From 1983 she and Marjorie hel ed To run The Luncheon Club. 5 e was a valuable member of our CommiTTee an conTinued To drive regularly for The TransporT scheme, Chiropody clinic and Age Concern un1'il ill hea|Th forced her To give up her car. We exfend our sympaThy To her sisTers Marjorie and Daphne, boTh of whom gave considerable help To The Fish Scheme in iTs early years. (Joan Warren) MeThodisT June 5Th Mr Michael BaybuTT, B.$c. DM5, C.Eng. June 12Th Rev. David Marshall (Church Anniversary) June 19Th Rev. Donald Lugg June 26Th Mrs Margorie BeckwiTh July 3rd Rev. Howard Skinner, B.A. 13 NEW DATE EOR BEKESBOQRNE BOOT EAIR The date has been changed for the annual St Peters Church Boot Fair. * NEW DATE is SAT 23RD JULY 2005 * Watch next month's magazine for more details. Rggation Sunday Walk We were blessed with a beautiful sunny and warm morning for the annual Rogation walk around the footpaths of Bekesbourne Sunday 1st May. There were 13 walkers and 3 well behaved dogs. We met at the village hall and made our way to the church, where after the family service we said prayers with Paul and set off on our way. The beautiful weather was complemented by the walk passing through chestnut woods with bluebells, fields of yellow rape seed, orchards with trees covered in blossom, and most important good amiable company. We said prayers on the route to ask God for a ood rowing season, and thank him for the life of the village. The walk ende at t e Unicorn pub where we were grateful for much needed refreshment. Gill Moon St. Peter‘ s Church Bekesbourne On Saturday 7th Ma we were royall entertained by the choristers of Canterbury Cathedral ed by Dr. David F ood. A full church heard a concert of music from composers as diverse as Handel, Benjamin Britten, Timothy Noon, Cesar Frank and Andres LLoyd Webber. During the programme, Robert Patterson played organ solos using the instument to its fullest extent as well accompanying the choristers. We are all extremely grateful to Dr. Flood, Mr. Patterson and the bo s of the chair for their time and for helping to boost our Restoration Fun by over- £500. 14 BRIDGE VILLAGE FETE in aid of Bridge Primary School St. Peter‘s and St. Mary's Churches Saturday 18th June 2005 12 noon - 4.00pm Snowdown Band, Cinque Ports Lindy Hoppers, Swingboats, BBQ, Beer Tent, Lunches, Teas, Magic Show, Coconut shy, Candy Floss and much more! To be held in Bridge School Grounds (Parking in Recreation Ground) A fun packed day for all the family Donations of the following would be greatly appreciated: PLANTS, CAKES, GROCERIES GIFTS, GOOD QUALITY CLOTHING PUZZLES, TOVS, BOOKS BRIC A BRAC, VIDEOS AND CD5 Bottles for the Bottle Tombola Please leave donations at: 37 High Street Bridge School he Purlins, Meadow Close 24 Bridge Down I Dering Road 7 Windmill Close Riverside Cottage, Patrixbourne 51 Union Road Call 830276 for items to be collected RMLI House-to-House Collection The RNLI house—to—house collection in Bridge raised €483-79, out of a grand total of £9,909 for Canterbury and District. This amount exceeded last years total, and was the best result ever - excellent news for RNLI, who rely entirely on voluntary contributions. My thanks go to all who collected and all who contributed. Joan Hill Village Co-ordinator ® Save the Children Grateful thanks are extended to all residents of Bridge Down and Beech Hill who kindly donated to our door to door collection for Save the Children week this year. We raised a grand total of £115: 52 pence. Save the Children works in over 111 countries throu hout the world. . .and that mone can be used in projects as diverse as he pin child soldiers in Africa an Sri Lanka, to assisting Street children that ave been abandoned in Brazil India or Mongolia. There is a great deal of work to be done to assist children in the wake of the recent Tsunami, including helping to re—estab|ish schools and livelihoods for the parents. Thank you very much for your generosity this year ...... ..it will certainly help improve and make a difference to children, both in the UK and in the third world. If you would like to help us, to help more children next year, please, please Volunteer to collect for Save the Children in Bridge in 2006. We would be delighted to hear from you on: tel no. 832 548 Or email: anita@nevi||ehilary3.wanadoo.co.uk Victory Celebration Party A Victo Celebration Party is being planned for the Commemoration Day, 10th July. Al being well, it is scheduled to take place in the Village Hall between 2pm and 5pm. Royal College of Radiologists Appeal I have handed a cheque for £220 for the Fund to Professor Field and received a thank you from the President of the College. I amdgrateful to those who have supported me for many years and those who still o. It is a combined effort. Any money I am able to raise in future I would like to send to the Pilgrim's Hospice. M.E.J. 16 NAILBQURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIE [2 Phil Andrews has invited the Society to view his cactus collection at "The Purlins", Meadow Close, Bridge on Thursday 9"‘ June. We will meet there at 7.00 pm prompt. If anyone requires help with transport would they please contact Kathy Walder on 830057 (evenin s). Phil & Evelyn Andrews have also kindly agreed to offer us refreshments a terwards. The weather is usually kind to us on our evening visits and we look forward to a pleasant summer 5 evening outing. I should also like to remind members that the Summer Show, which is to be held this year on Saturday 23 July at Bridge School, is fast approachin . If you have not already got a show schedule, these are available from any 0 the committee members. We had a very encouraging turnout at last year's show and hope that we can make this year's even better. BRIDGE WITH PATRIXBOURINLE WOMEN' §IN$TITUT E On Tuesday 21 June at 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall there will be a practical evening of instruction in the paper folding art of Origami presented by Tim and Cathy Finnis. The competition this month will be for an item beginning with the letter “A" BRIDQE ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION The Association maintains a waiting list of potential tenants. If you are interested in renting an allotment, either now, or in the near future, please give your details to the association secretary, David Spencer (telephone number 830 735) so that your name can be registered on the list. Vacant allotments (when they become available) are offered to those on the list in the order that they were registered. BRID IN BLOO With the hope that I am not becoming boring please may I make my usual request Bridge Parish Council will be judging the flower baskets, tubs, etc of both business and private premises. Please make an extra special effort this year so that the Village will look a picture again. Thank You, Ann Edmonds. 17 ROVAL BRITISH fiION LITTl_.EBOQRflE Q QISTRICT BRANCH 12 members were present at the Ma 2005 meeting at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne, with Doug Fenn in the C air. After observing the Exhortation and Silence, the Chairman presented Hugh Wheeler? Jim Mount and Bill Bagwell with Veteran’s Badges. It was proposed and accepted that John Frederick Bennett become a new member of the Branch and he will be warmly welcomed to our midst. The meeting heard that the Branch Standard has been awarded the honour of a place at t e Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in November. We are making our annual trip to Etaples again this ‘year — on Sunday 19"‘ June. If anyone is interested please contact a Branch of icer for details. We are planning to have our first short talk at the June meeting. This is be Geoff Welch talking on the work of the St John's Ambulance Brigade. Our next two monthly meetings will be on Tuesdays, 14"‘ June and 12”‘ July — both at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne at 8pm. The lgingsbourne Players (Amateur) Presem "Oh Comrade! What a lovely pair!" The hilarious new comedy by Mike Sale All local cast 7.30pm 23, 24, 25 June 2005 in Barham Village Hall Tickets £5 (£4 concessions) 830161 or 831630 Q0 You Remember? I have had an enquiry from lady who is trying to find out what happened to the Humphrey Family (Mr 6: Mrs and 2 daughters Joan and Ann) who lived at Keepers Cottage, Keepers Hill during the late 1950's/early 1960's. If anyone has any knowledge of where they moved to please let me know and I will pass it on. L.H. Dunderdale, Churchwarden 830668 18 -..v.-.-r.-.~.-.-.v ~.- v.-.-.-.~.~.-.v.v.-.v.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.r.'. .‘..a_._._.‘...... 4 o o . n .. — . :.:.-.1. .,._.1'.':.:.:.-.7.-.:.:.:.:.1.53.2.3. 5,-.2.f.:.*:.7.1.:.:.:.7.:.:.:.:.1.':.:.:.1.:.:.:.:.:.r.:.1.:.:.:.:'.:.:.1.:.1.:.:.1.:.:g:.:.:.':.7.1.5:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.f.7.:.:.1.43.1.3._ _ . _ " ' "2'i"3'3'€1i'S‘3."fi'E'iV5‘I'3'1‘:'1'2'H-5‘i‘3‘3.‘J\"I;'P2*3‘3'24' E%V£W'£fi'&\‘QQ$\V9YH£?P5¥%K??Hi'i'£'i'.. .. 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Now is the time to plan your exhibits Fuller details will be announced in September but if you require any further information please see the website www.artinbridge.org.uk or contact John Corfield 01227 830976 Nailbourne Craft Club On the second Tuesday of every month a group of ladies meet socially for a chat while knitting or sewing. Why not come and join us and have a cup of tea or coffee. We meet at Bridge Methodist Church, Patrixbourne Road 2.00pm — 4.30pm. For more information ring Canterbury 830078 or 830120. 20 21 Notes from the meeting of Bridge Parish Council held in the Village Hall on Thursday 1 23 May at 7. 30pm 2005. Election of the Chairman of the Council for 2005-6 Cllr John Hill was elected as Chairman of Bridge Parish Council for 2005-06 Election of Vice—— Chairman of the Council 2005-6 élrgn Edmonds was elected as Vice - Chairman of Bridge Parish Council for Planning Committee The following were appointed as members of the Planning Committee; Cllrs Beinder, Edmonds and Lewis. Representatives to outside bodies: The representatives to outside bodies remain the same as last year with the exception that C|lr_Esdale has replaced Cllr Dobson on the Villa e Hall Management Committee. Cllr Dobson has been appointed as the arish Council representative on the Art in Bridge committee. Appointment of Sub Committee members 2005-6 There were no changes in the appointments as representatives to subs committees. Affordable Local Housing Survey Following on from her talk to the Annual Parish Meeting, Jennifer Shaw of Action with Communities in Rural Kent addressed the council and circulated a draft local affordable needs housing survey. It was agreed that the survey would be delivered to every household in the village in early July. The survey is designed to assess the need for new affordable local housing in Bridge. Notice Board — A new notice board has been erected on Brid e Down and will be used by the Parish Council in addition to the notice board ocated outside the White Horse. Clerk's Phone Line - The phone line has now been installed in the Parish Clerk's office and the old number: 01227 831035 has been retained. Traffic Calming Bridge Hill - The additional data supplied by the Highways Department recordin the speeds of cars entering and those leaving the villa e showed little ifference in speeds. It was agreed to seek the advice of t e Highways Department as to what measures can now be taken to reduce the speed 0 traffic travelling in both directions on Bridge Hill. Environment Agency Flood Map- It was agreed to ask the Environment Agency to provide a cigpy of their flood map for the whole of the villa e so that parishioners cool e informed if their properties are designate as being in an area of flood risk. Parkin and lorry nuisance complaints from parishioners— There have been severa complaints about vehicles parking on the double yellow lines by the cash point in the High Street and of delivery vans and private cars parking on the pavement and/or on double yellow lines outside Bridgeway Stores. In addition, large lorries continue to get lost in the village attempting to find the depot for A Gomez Ltd. in Col harbour Lane. It was decided to write to the owner of Bridgeway Stores to explore possible solutions to the parking problems outside he stores. A letter would be sent to Gomez Ltd to ask them once again to ensure that drivers are given clear directions to their depot and also to request that the company erects better signageon the route to the depot. 22 RecreoTion Ground - IT was repor-Ted ThaT The icnic benches will be puT cm on The recreaTIon ground wiThii_ri Th_e nex‘l' few ays. Repair work will be carried oi.iT on The gaps appearing in The safety surface of The play area. PCC donation - The council agreed To donaTe £100 To The PCC Towards The producTion cosTs of The village magazine ‘On The Nail’. Bridge in Bloom - IT was agreed To conTinue wiTh ‘ Bridge in Bloom‘ compeTi- Tion his year. NoTice of proposed work To Trees in a Conservafion Area- The council had no objecfion To proposed work To Trees aT Ivy House, 14 High STreeT, Bridge. The council objecTs To The proposed felling of Two yew Trees on The boundary wiTh Higham Lane aT Red Deer, Bridge Down, Bridge. The nexT meefing of Bridge Parish Council will be on Thursday 9"" June aT 7.30pm in The Vi loge Ha . All parishioners are welcome To aTTend. NOTES ON BRIQ6_E_ PARISH COUNCIl_._fl.ANNIN6 COMMI'lTE§MEE1'IN6 L2? MAVZOO5 The Planning CommiTTee agreed ThaT They had no objecfion To The planning app|icaTion isTed below: CA/05/001516/BRI - Cedars, Higham Lane , Bridge — ErecTion of dwelling - (Renewal of applicaTion) The Planning CommiTTee has wriTTen To CanTerbury CiTy Council objecfing To The revised plans for The following appliccrrion: CA/O5/00362/BRI - Land 5ouTh EasT of Ar-chways, Conyngham Lane, Br-id e ErecTiori of Two deTached dwellings and associaTed garaging. (Resubmission The following applicafions have been nofified as granTed; CA/O5/00280/BRI - Bridge .ul< ' w 5: J '.-“F. ‘, ll’/' V Patnxboume . , , 7. _ fir L ' I.-‘. 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Bridge PCC Everyone from the Bridge Benefice is warmly invited to come and join in the fun of a Summer Barbeque SunClayl7tl1 July Riverside Cottage Pafrlxbou me "%f'£}‘.‘x"’3Ew. 1" v1.3‘.'.. 2'.‘ .-'.--..‘.!S:.-‘§f< ,1 . mméu\2E%¢A'¢raa%&s‘f$2€.°5>T¥i'££§‘¢VStw‘£=E¢5%“&@2E¥$§$§§ ' - . »-~.«s::~:-.._.- - * -.':za.~:=<=w ,,.&§-‘51~‘~..-. . ~ 4 .-=;;"w:a '%e$ ' - -£<«':‘£:-..'°:§-.>..-;'«‘:' -z*z..-ns.~:-e. u..;..<....-....-.»-.=:tza;=:m=:.'-'.s:'.-.::‘«s:¢m:.x~2=zzamzmmammzmmmrtmtmatammmmmxm 12 noon Tickets: £5 adult, £2.50 child, or £15 family l Please buy from Pat (830668) er '- 1 Andrea (830947) by 13th July Please bring own drinks, plates, glasses, cutlery [ and a garden chair W” ‘x ‘M gr:-znvxiriwa.1-Hasmwswiiz:4:HM»airiesrarvr-4-I-t5'r.‘m:r»~t'-ran-9-‘It:-'.éJ':wn't-1;-&-J1';zsvz#':-!:raLm=va:rasrsvz-vaw2smme~.sw.12Irrraewzrrxm1armw.!in:aw;-.m7n.:rm-;nz:‘m>:ear.rmawM1a».tmrzw.~:r-rmarmmrwrmwwzavxmamnm . 2%harl-liiatfififi-:¢&:x$©Wli:c€€<\1%¢<¢Wt-nwaufattanxaxiwchxftEM-I7-mnrwxtswcelftlcmcLsicblvlhwaciefifiectzéSafiwsfifcea-totatitbcccanti;-:u\\v:€::wau-xdixtwwuafirfixwmiucmmmmctxtwwvxavstfitc-:tua4-:w:\::1:t4:-:r1~:i'’>'.‘v-‘J.“—’—'-‘v'.'.‘.'.'.'.'.'.'-’.'.%'. .'.’.'.‘.'.-'. “ u"- To make this event a success we welcome donations of home made jams and Chutneys, grown vegetables and plants for the garden. ‘u-'-_»_. . . . '.' 'o‘o'L'o'r‘u‘o‘5‘u‘.' Please codntact Pat e Dudnderdealded (j830668)_ for An:drea‘dNicho|sond (830947) for further details -. .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.1:.v.*.~.'.'.v.‘.*.'.-.'..'.'.'.-.'.-.'..'..'.‘.'.-.'a.'.'.'..'.'.*.'.'.‘.'.'.‘.'..-.‘.'.‘-*-'.'.'.'-'-'-‘J-' _ _ _n. +_ _ __ . _ _- «it» ~ - '- - ' ,- n .- -- e--.A .-» n- . --. . . -. 'r . 1 — - . - -'I'o"A .. — I -. an —_o u n -. - .- up -. - V ‘ah’? - - a .— u .- n o"4|'h_'I’o um. ' _naf5‘i'5»‘a'3'N¢1;'K-'9'N‘«*3’p'a'o*a'5'«fuf5'i'-'§'33’3.‘k'é'£¢P5§k§§P ‘??.‘:‘3 "- ' ':- 9- -'-'I'-'.-T-7-:IT‘fI'f-Tf7-TiT=fI:rIlTITI7-T-T-T0T f 7 " ' " 5'3?!1A5115303115YcT$TIftT_IfI7t7Ifé1ufvT653153-f-Tr'fuf:T-Tdfnhfrfafifufa‘!-2.52:2-Tufafzfaf-2.2.24fxfefatafnfcfuf-fa_-,-42:: a 3'-fifth fxfafifg _'¢’,I 341-’; Ta'_'Ifv'_tTI',¢'.o'_a'¢f| fun 1;: ,1 ,1 19 '-‘-'n'5‘.‘.'u'o9o".‘u'r'-é‘u‘o'u'>'o u ' A ‘ " "w o’ "-°~‘-'v'q‘-“o‘i‘v'o‘~"-"9'a‘v'v‘-‘Jo’-5'-'-'9'n'v-’5‘u‘v‘o’9’-'-'5-'3-‘v‘-‘a‘c"9‘-'-"'w‘p'v‘¢"-'-o"-'q'~"§'i'-'-'- ROZAL ERITISH LEQIQN QTTLEBOQRNE Q DISTRICT BRA£H 16 members were presenT aT The June 2005 meeTing aT The RecreaTion Club, LiTT|ebourne, wifh Doug Fenn in The Chair. The members expressed Their good wishes To Tony Bevan who has confinuing healTh problems, and To Jim MounT following a fall. Also Mrs Baker, landlady of The Unicorn. We are Thinking of you. Our Team played well and gained 2 oinTs aT crib an The Games NighT aT CharTham and are looking forward To T e nexT leg aT WhiTsTable in SepTember. We will also be enTering a Team for The Quiz aT Canferbury on 7Th July. Several members agreed To aTTend The BaTTle of WaTer-loo Anniversary Service aT Ickharn on 1 8Th June. AT The end of The meefing The President Hugh Wheeler, presenTed The Chairman wiTh his VeTeran's Badge. This was followed by a shorT Talk by Geoff Welch Talking on The work of The ST John's Ambulance Brigade. Our nexT Two monThly meeTings will be onTuesdays, 12”‘ July and 9*“ AugusT - boTh aT The Recreafion Club, LiTT|ebourne aT 8pm. 20 was 0 T e eeTin o B id ePa is Cou il eldi The Villa eHallon Tursda 9 ueaT 30 2 Bus shelTer - Work on replacing The broken and cracked windows in The bus shelTer has now been comp|eTed. Bench « The new bench has been placed ouTside Bridgeway sTores and The Council expressed iTs Thanks To Craig Dobson and Cllr C-Eulvin for insTal|ing iT. Traffic Calming Bridge Hill — The Highwa s De arTmenT had informed The Council ThaT There would be no money in T e 20 5/6 budgeT for Traffic calming measures on Bridge Hill. However, money would be available for kerb exTensions To ease illegal parking problems in The village. The Highways DepT. will liase wiTh The Council on posmoning and maTerials To be use . Affordable Housing Surve - The Council approved a covering leTTer To accompany The affordable ousing survey and a posTer To ublicise iT in The village. The survey quesfionnaire will be disTribuTed To all ouseholds by councillors and a copy of iT will be posTed on The village websiTe. Lorries losT in The High $TreeT— A reply had been received from Gomez LTd which did noT offer an pracfical soluTions To The increasing problem of lorries geTTing |osT in l"lCl e while Trying To locaTe The depoT of Gomez LTd aT Highland CourT Farm, Cold arbour Lane. The maTTer had also been raised aT The Parish Council Forum on 7Th June and a represenTaTive from KCC Highways DeparTmenT had agreed To invesTigaTe The issue and reporT back To The Forum on The ouTcome. Recreafion Ground — New swing seaTs had been insTa|led and H was agreed To seek a quoTaTion for The repair and reFlacemenT of some of The playground equipmenT. There had been some graf iTi on The noTice board and pavilion and The Council agreed To purchase anTi--graffiTi solvenT To remove iT. The |iTTer bin nexT To T e pavilion had been desTroyed by vandalism. Dog Fouli - An increase in dog fouling around The village had been reporTed. 'fl'he Criiounci agreed To posT more noTices warning dog owners of The penalTies or T is. NoTice of proposed work To Trees in a Conservafion Area- The council had no objecfion To proposed work To Trees aT Brookside Lodge, Patrixbourne Rd, Bridge. The council had no ob_jecTion To The Tree work proposed aT Bournes Corner, Bekesbourne Rd, Bridge provided The pruning of The yow was approved by The CiTy Council Tree InspecTor. The nexT meeTin of Brid e Parish Council will be on Thursday 14Th July aT 7.30pm in The Vi age Hal . All parishioners are welcome To aTTend. 21 Priest—in—Charge: Revd Paul Filmer , The Vicarage, 23 High Street, Bridge (830250) Lay Reader: Mrs. Margaret Clarke. (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE Churchwardens Dr. AM Nicholson, Riverside Cottage, Patrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Pr-itchard, 2 St Mary's Rd, Patrixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunderdale, 37 High St, Bridge (830668) Mr D Lcitham, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge. P6'6'5ecr'efary PC'CTreasurer Mr L Andrews, 120 New Dover Road, Canterbury (765773) Giff/iid C7fficerMrs J Eiiis, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge (832955) Organist (Pafrixbourne) Mrs RM Stacey, J oslet, KeepersHi|l, Patrixbourne (830205) BEKESBOURNE Churchwardens Mrs J Gillanders, Colo, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne Mr J Cowons, Distant View, Adisham Rd, Bekesbourne (831029) P66‘ Secretary Mrs J Millyard, 10 De Havillands, Bekesbourne (830256) P66‘ Treasurer Mrs Zan Clifford, Oakleigh Lodge, Bekesbourne (830328) Organ/Lsi Mrs RM Stacey, Jos|et,Keepers Hi||,Patrixbourne (830205) Captain of the Rin_qers'Mrs Gili Moon, The Haven, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne (832134) On 77:3 Nail Advertising—: Mrs E Andrews, The Purlins, Meadow Ciose, Bridge (830960) Items for On The Nail should reach Laurence Dunderdale by the 15th of the preceeding month. 22 BRITISH CACTUS 8: SUCCULENT SOCIETY HERNE BAY & DISTRICT BRANCH www.cactuspIant.co.uk MEETINGS ARE HELD EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE RED CROSS ROOMS EAST STREET, HERNE BAY FROM 7.30PM NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME 23 ‘[72 E g 3 Ix F H ‘< ~+ “’ no Q ‘o ~. ‘* ' W ‘I- ‘II I . . ‘ ‘ 0 lg § V N N ‘ \ 3~ N " N W "M 3 3 :~ 3 3‘ c Q N Q; 0 3 ‘< . ‘H v. 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Eu 00.3 8_.:mw Bah ..__.£. cam mmfiwuwm. ucaaonwuxwm ucgaoaxwzum »m..._.._a mu.._.u...uI 330.“ _..o.a§3z . < gum.» mama ....§m:< we finwfi 33 km mmufiuwm muohw $3.5 mg Diary of August 2005 9th Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 2pm Holy Communion, New Close, Bridge 3pm 10th Fish Scheme Coffee Pop—in, Bridge Village Hall 10-11.15am 16th Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm 17th Women’s Institute, Bridge Methodist Church 2pm 20th Smallest Garden Party, 15 The Close, Bridge 12.30—2.00pm/5.30-7.00pm 21st Boules at The Unicorn, Bekesbourne 3pm 23rd Holy Comrnunion,Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm 24th Ears and Beers, Plough 6: Harrow, Bridge 7pm Eorthcoming Events Bridge & Patgixbourne 17th September Produce Sale 12 noon — 4pm Nackington 8: Lower Hardres 3rd September Hog Roast from 5.30pm 18th September St. Mary's Lower Hardres Family Service with Archdeacon 5pm Methodist Church Services - all at 1 1 .00am August 7th Rev. Barbara Heather August 14th Mrs Marjorie Beckwith August 21st Miss Jean Hall August 28th Rev. David Marshall 10 Rev Pau.l.]Fil1nei: The Vicarage Bridge CT4. SIZ Office: 01227 830250 Mobile/ Text: 0796? 088551 vicar@bridgechurch.co.uk www.hri.dgechurch.co.ul<. A man's business goes bust. He finds himself in dire financial trouble. He resorts to praying. “God help me" he wails. "I've lost my business and I'm about to lose my car. Please let me win the lottery". Saturday comes and he stands aghast as someone else wins. Again he prays; "God, please let me win the lottery! I've lost my car, my business and I'm about to lose my house". Next Saturday comes and still he has no luck. Once again he prays. "God, why haven't you helped me?" He cries angrily. "I've lost my house, my car and my business. Now my children are starving. I've always been a good servant. PLEA SE let me win the lottery just once so I can get my life back". suddenly there is a blinding flash and the heavens open. He is confronted with the glowing, ethereal vision of God Himself. "John," he booms. "Meet me halfway on this. Buy a ticket". Many of us wrestle with our faith. When we are beset with tragedies we start to doubt. We lose the confidence to place our trust with God. We "wobble". But doubt and uncertainty shape how deep our faith is. It is only natural to want to put conditions on our faith and get the results before we pay for them! (My children are forever saying "Let me have so—and-so and I'll keep my room clean/walk the dogs") But my dictionary describes faith as "unquestioning belief" and "complete trust or confidence". This trust is absolute. No conditions. No opting out of bits. But beware of the kind of faith that simply accepts a story that is difficult to wholly prove or disprove. Instead look for your faith to be about commitment. Commitment is not only "stand-up-and—be-counted" faith but life- changing faith. Faith is not a static thing; it grows. It grows and _enriches. But it requires commitment. And commitment isn't buying a lottery ticket. 14 Your Tarisfi Matters Baptism 10/ 07 Bridge Ashton George Hollingsbee Sol Patrick Hollingsbee Taylor James Hollingsbee Byron—Rhys Fisher Marriage 25/ 06 Bekesbourne Edward Chapman 8: Emma Skinner 2/ 07 Nackington Kevin Fagg 8: Katharine Bigg Funeral 27/ 06 Inter of Ashes(B) Vera Gwendoline Ford Nackington Florence Mary Caldwell 13/ 07 Bekesbourne Ioyce Ethel Gove Margaret Clarke ’s Lay Reader Licence expires this September, after which she will be given permission to officiate as a Reader Emeritus. To mark this transition we have invited the Venerable Patrick Evans, Archdeacon of Canterbury, to present Margaret with her new authority at a special Family Service on 18th September at 5.00pm to be held at St Mary's Lower Hardres (THIS WILL REPLACE THE NORMAL FAMILY SERVICE IN THE MORNING). This service is a Benefice service and we encourage everyone to come and support Margaret on this special occasion. Goats for Africa! One goat? Two goats? A herd? YESH That was the result of our African Project. The lunch we held at IBW Hall and which was cooked by children and teenagers, was a fantastic success. We fed over 100 people and the food was scrumptious. We made £380 and here I must thank all who came and all who gave such generous donations. It was all very moving and exhilarating. The sun shone down on us (tables were outside the hall as well) and we truly had a happy time. May I take this opportunity to thank the Mums, who let the children loose in their kitchens, the young who are excellent chefs and cooked lovely food, and all who helped on the day. Everyone pulled together — chairs 8: tables were put away, the kitchen was left spotless and the hall swept clean. Thank you so 12 Very much! W e were all so proud of the children's irtitiative and grateful for the amazing response of the Parish and also right " across the benefice. Again - sincere thanks! PS "Laurence, the editor, thought he was getting a goat for lunch, so he brought me a playmobil with goats and a farmer! — Thanks Laurence! Family Service at Lower Hardres on August 21st is at the usual time of 10.00am. You are all warmly invited. Happy holidays! God Bless Margaret The "Goat" Lunch @ Lower Hardres filadys Elyrm Mrs Gladys Flynn Thanks all Those who helped her afTer her fall in Dering Road on Thursday, June 23rd, especially John who supporTed her unTil The ambulance arrived. Thank you also To all Those who visiTed her in hospiTal, senT cards, gifTs, kind wishes and for The prayers said on her behalf. Many Thanks on behalf of Gladys. David Spencer. Healfh and Healing There will be no meeting in August due To holidays buT The cycle of prayer is conTinuous, as we do noT _jusT pray on one nighT only, when we meeT, buT confinuously unTil The nexT prayer meefing. The SepTember meefing will be on Thursday 131‘ of September aT 7pm, 7 Windmill Close. You are warmly welcome To join us. . KaTh Pierce 830844 Eish News The AugusT Coffee Pop-in will be on Wednesday IOTI1 in Bridge Village Hall. 10—11_15am. Please come if you can. QQALITY PROOF READING SERVICE Formal LeTTers and Documenfs Essays, Theses and DisserTaTions Comp|eTe Books and Arficles for furfher information call 0781 2 445438 14 That Hardy perenial: THE SMALLEST GARDEN PARTY IN THE WORLD Will be held on Saturday 20th August 2005 12—30pm - 2.00pm and 5.30pm — 7.00pm Marie Curie Cancer Care Tickets £3.50 each from Chris 832447 Raffle Traidcraft stall EAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY With the Summer Show now behind us, the next event on the programme is not until Thursday 6 October when we have arranged an illustrated talk on "Wildlife of the North Downs" BRIDGE WITH PATRIXBOURNE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The August meeting on Tuesday 17*“ will be an afternoon meeting startin at 2.00 pm in the Methodist Church. The speaker is Janet Preston who will be giving a hands-on talk on encaustic art, which involves using hot wax and an iron to make modern landscape and seascape pictures. After the demonstration there will be a chance to try out the technique ourselves. Please note that there is no competition this month. St. Peter's Church Bekesbourne Good news on the Bells and Organ Restoration Work is well under way on both the bells and organ. In July the bells were carefully lowered from the tower and transported to Whites of Appleton for restoration which is expected to take about four months. The organ is being restored by F.H. Browne and Sons of Ash and should be completed by mid September. Meanwhile we have been supplied with a replacement keyboard. The committee is very grateful to everyone for their continued encourage~ ment and support and would like to thank you all for helping us achieve our goal. Plans are beinp made to celebrate completion of this historic event later in the year — please ook out for details in next month's Parish Magazine. 16 Boules at the Unicorn Cheryl and Clive will be hosting the annual boulles tournament Sunday 21st August starting at 12 noon at the Unicorn. All ages are welcome, please bring your own boules if you have any. There will be a barbecue and raffle to raise funds for the Friends of Bekesbourne Church. If you intend to eat a meal remember to book in advance. ROYAL BRITISH LEQION QTTLEBOURNE & DISTRICT BRANCH 16 members were present at the July 2005 meeting at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne, with Doug Fenn in the Chair. We were sorry to hear that Jim Mount had met with another accident and we wish him well. We did well in winning the Quiz at the recent Group 4 Meeting — although we did cheat by having 3 Canterbury members in our team! Members of the Branch have attended the Battle of Waterloo Anniversary Service at Ickham on 18”" June and a World War II 60*“ Anniversary Service at Canterbury Cathedral. Also a trip to Etaples was enjoyed by several members and friends recently. Our "Meet the Legion" Coffee Morning is on Saturday, 17”‘ September at 10am at Littlebourne Hall. Following the monthly meeting Hugh Wheeler gave a short talk entitled "What is a Quantity Surveyor". Our next two monthly meetings will be on Tuesdays, 9”“ August and 13*“ September -both at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne at 8pm. 17 Victory Celebration Party Sunday, the 10th July, saw the Village's effort to join in the Nation's celebration of Thanksgiving for the ending of WWII. After an introduction from Bill Rose and Paul Filmer, community singing was accompanied by Grenville Harmer and led by Betina Farley, soprano. Self-styled "Professor Reg E. Mental" entertained with magic before tea which was provided by Ann Medhurst. Chris maclean managed to photograph guests outside the hall along the lines of past celebratory photographs. Thank goodness the weather was on our side. My profound thanks go to all those who gave unstinted help over the weekend; in particular to Mark Esdale who risked life and limb to decorate the hall, both inside and out. An excellent raffle, administered by Margaret Evans and Tweedy, raised the bulk of a final profit of £242, destined to be donated to the Royal British Legion. Amongst generous contributions to the raffle I was grateful to receive offerings from The Plough & Harrow, The White Horse Inn, Nick James and Bridge Pharmacy. Thank you all so much. I must mention in particular, the enormous contribution made by Joan Stingemore who undertook the printing of all tickets and publicity leaflets free of charge. Thank you so much Joan, for a truly generous and professional contribution. Finally, I sincerely thank the 80-90 folk who took the trouble to support the occasion. The Royal British Legion is grateful to you all. Barry Whiting E Bridge 6: Pofrixbourne 60’rh Aniversory of The end of The Second World War FRIENDS OF KENT CHURCHES ANNUAL BIKE RIDE SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2005 A reminder to all you energefic cyclists ouf ‘there To gel your sponsorship forms from J ill Gillonders or Pauline Prifchord and help raise money for your local church. If you are less energefic bu1' could volunteer To 'rnon' one of The churches for an hour, we'd love to hear from you Too. London Bridges Walk . . . 5aTurday 17 5epTember 2005 ll T Th Ch'|d ' S ' T ' L cl B ‘d lk ll Childrenls e I rens ocie ys on on I"! geswa - - is a greaT day ouT for all The family and iT's [ ..-. S°C'ety growing in popularify Year, on Year,‘ so not Ixvoluntar}-Sociulyo!ThaChurchaiEnghndandTheChurchiflwaies geT your Trainers on and join us on This year's °*“"'"" "°°""“*‘°" "‘°' 2”“ NEW rouTe?. The walk sTarTs aT TaTe Modern, aT The souThern enTrance. Drum J am will be heading The day's enTerTainmenT and will open The evenT by leading walkers across The Millennium bridge. Children's favouriTe Dora The Explorer, from Nickleodeon TV will be aT The ToTe Throu houT The day for phoTographs and To cheer on walkers and SaTurday 17T $epTember also sees The sTarT of The Thames FesTiva| weekend, so The SouTh Bank will be awash wiTh food and craft snails, and enTerTainmenT Walkers choose beTween a sor 10 mile rouTe and cross several of London's bridges Taking in The sighTs of The London Eye, Houses of ParliamenT and ST Pauls CaThedra| To name buT a few. There's also a quiz To TesT our knowledge, one for adu|Ts and a special Dora The Explorer quiz for all/our younger parTicipanTs. IT is boTh a fun and educaTiona| clay ouT and The rouTe is pushchair and wheelchair friendly so anyone can Take parT. EnTerTainmenT is planned ThroughouT The day, from musical acTiviTies To face painTing, and all parTicipanTs receive a FREE goody bag, T-ShirT and meda . WiTh loTs To see and do iT's a reaT aTmosphere on The day, so please encourage friends, family and col eagues To Take parT Too. Your efforTs will help us To fund our work wiTh The counTry's mosT vulnerable children and oung people. Our projecTs work direcTly wiTh 50,000 children each year, uT our research and campaigning creaTe posiTive change for Thousands more. We work where The need is greaTesT, currenT|y in four key areas: young refu ees: children aT risk on The sTreeTs; children in Trouble wiTh The law an disabled children. If you have any queries abouT London Bridges Walk, please call 0845 300 1128. We hope To see you on The day. Rose Levien EvenTs Co—ordinaTor NACKINQTONI 5 LOWER HARDRES 1>c<:> Hoc, £0/9'I’l'v'1'Il'>'r1:lVl'I'A’|‘-‘Kl‘l'n‘p‘1’.‘;'I'A'l .'.~.;._*,'.5'.*.‘r)'o'—'\'.fi\.'\avg.via’.'-'.5:.'L'n'&1'.‘nu5jel.\-:v:\-n'r\:c-V‘:4.5'.-«>541:7.1956?:i¢.:._\t.',p:.;'4:'t-II-3-$1535 3.; Patrixbourne with Bridge PCC Bridge Church Saturday 17th September 12 noon—4 pm Ja‘\.vv:.'1-I.‘.:\ Come and join us for tea and cake and a ‘bring and buy’ produce stall in- the Churchyard. -‘a.v.\.v.1.n.\'r.V..\'kvu.r.v\.u.v.v.I.v.1.r.-.:=\m\.v;.-.-:\a.v.I.4.\-.\‘A-J‘.'.4Js'.-.'.|.r.-v.-1:,‘.-_-_-,5-_-_-,u_-,\‘_:r-_-Au -_.,-,- x 1 .-r.-.-.-.-t-5--t~.-ax-w-«an-n-vs-u.-um.-r.w.www-.2.-.—.u.—a.uv.x.-.~.r.-.-.v.-.-.—.—:.- To make this event a success we welcome donations of home made jams and chutneys, cakes, home grown vegetables and plants for the garden. Please contact Pat Dunderdale (830668) or Notes from the meeting of Bridge Parish Council held in the Village Hall on Thursday 15th July 2005 at 7.30pm . Affordable Housing Survey -The survey questionnaire is being distributed to all households by councillors and a copy has been posted on the village website. The closing date for its return is 22”“ July 2005. Parish Council Environmental Policy - It was agreed in principle to adopt a Parish Council Environmental Policy. Ideas for this will be submitted to Councillor John Corfield who will report back at the September Parish Council meeting. Kent Village of the Year- Bridge has been short listed for this award. The winner wiil be announced at the award ceremony in Harrietsham on 8"‘ September. Support for Local Enterprises — The Council agreed that local businesses shouid be supported wherever possible. The visiting times of the library van and mobile fish and chip shop will be advertised in the next Parish Newsletter. Recreation Ground — A new litter bin had been placed next to the children’s play area but a replacement for the bin burnt outside the pavilion is still awaited. The quotation from Wicksteed Leisure to refurbish some of the playground equipment was accepted. Rural Street Runner —Volunteers are needed urgentiy to help with this very successful youth group which meets in the village hall; At present around 24 young people attend regularly and there is a waiting list. It is hoped that parents and others with an interest in promoting youth activities in the village will offer to help. It was agreed that parish funds could be used to fund a youth worker so that this project can continue after March 2006. "1’! Bridge Festival Committee — The Council noted that a new constitution for Bridge Festival Committee had been accepted and adopted. In principle the Council support this initiative and will discuss future detailed plans with the festival committee once they are available. Dog Fou|ing- Following the increase in dog fouling around the village more notices warning dog owners of the penalties for this have been posted in the High St. Dog owners are urged to act responsibly and clear up after their dogs. The maximum penalty for failing to do this is £1,000. County Lengthmen Scheme -- Cllr Selwyn Lewis was nominated as Lengths- men Coordinator for Bridge. He will assist Kent Highways Services in drawing up a schedule of work for the parish. Bridge in Bloom -— it was agreed to donate £50 to buy plants to replant the first chicane at the entrance to the village as it has been come untidy. Notice of proposed work to trees in a Conservation Area- The Council had no objection to proposed work to trees at a. Red Deer, Bridge Down, Bridge, b. Wayland , Town Hill , Bridge and c. on the land opposite 2 Highland Court Cottages, Higham Lane, Bridge. Notes from the Planning Committee Meeting held at 7.00pm of Thursday fiih July 2005. Councillor Ann Edmonds was elected Chair of the Planning Committee. The Planning Committee agreed they had no objections to the applications listed below; CA/05100865/BRl— Shamwood, Bridge Hill Bridge - Two storey extension to front of dwelling CAL/O5/00064/BRI CA/05/OO780lBR| — 11 The Close, Union Rd Bridge — Conservatory to rear of dwelling, provided the glass in the windows was not changed and the windows remain the same as the rest of the building. The Planning Committee objected to the following applications’ CA/O5/00764/BRI —— Corner Dering Rd and Filmer Rd — Erection of five two~storey dwellings and associated works CA/05/00362/BRI (Revised)- Land to South East of Archways, Conyngham Lane, Bndge Consideration of the following application was deferred pending corrected plans; CA/05100893/BRl ~12 Riverside Close, Bridge - Installation of three solar collectors to front roof slope of dwelling. The Committee noted the following applications had been granted; CA/05/00516/BRI — Land adjoining Cedars, Higham Lane, Bridge -— Erection of a dwelling (Renewal of CA/00/G135/BRI) CA/O5/0588/BR! — 22 Union Rd Bridge. Two-storey extension to side and rear of dwelling There will be no Parish Council meeting in August. The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council will be on Thursday 8”‘ September at 7.30pm preceded by the Planning Committee meeting at 7.15pm in the Village Hall. All parishioners are welcome to attend. 23 Priesf-:'n—Chorge: Revd Poul Filmer , The Vicarage, 23 High 5Tree'r, Bridge (830250) Lay Reader: Mrs. Margaret Clarke. (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE 6'/vurc/wardens‘ Dr. AM Nicholson, Riverside Cofiage, Pafrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Prilchord, 2 ST Mary's Rd, Pcrrr-ixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunderdale, 37 High ST, Bridge (830668) Mr D Lcrlham, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge. P6'C'5ecre fary PC'6Treosurer Mr L Andrews, 120 New Dover Road, Canterbury (765773) éiffmio’ Officer Mrs J Ellis, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge (832955) 0rgani5‘1‘(PaTr1Lvbourne) Mrs RM Stacey, Joslef, Keepersl-—lill, Pcrrrixbourne (830205) BEKESBOURNE Churchwardens Mrs J Gillcinders, Cala, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne Mr J Cowans, Dismn? View, Adishom Rd, Bekesbourne (831029) PCC Secrefary Mrs J Millyard, 10 De Hovillands, Bekesbourne (830256) P66‘ Treasurer Mrs Zen Clifford, Ookleigh Lodge, Bekesbourne (830328) Organ/'5')‘ Mrs RM Sfacey, JosleT,Keepers Hil|,Pcn‘rixbourne (830205) Captain of #12 Rin_qer5'Mrs Gill Moon, The Haven, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne (832134) On The Naif Adver’rising—: Mrs E Andrews, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge (830960) Items for On The Nail should reach Laurence Dunderdale by the 15th of the preceeding month. 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Dates for Sepjember 2005 1st 2nd 5th 6th 9th 10th 12th 13‘l'h 14th 17th 19th 20th 26th 27th 28'l'h Health and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7pm Confirmation Group, Bridge School 7pm Caring and Sharing, 13 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm After Eights, Foirview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Confirmation Group, Bridge School 7pm Friends of Kent Churches Annual Bike Ride Caring and Sharing, 12 Green Court, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 2pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Fish Scheme Coffee Pop—in, Bridge Village Hall 10—11.15am Lower Hardres and Nackington PCC Meeting 7.30pm Bridge 6: Patrixbourne Produce Sale, Bridge Church 12 noon — 4pm Caring and Sharing, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Caring and Sharing, 20 Lanfranc Gardens, Harbledown 7.30pm Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm Confirmation Service, Cathedral 7pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Bridge and Patrixbourne PCC Springboard Meeting Methodist Serviges Sept 4th Sept 11th Sept 18th Sept 25th Oct 2nd Rev. Howard Skinner (Holy Communion) Rev. Barbara Heather Mr Michael Baybutt B.Sc DMS. C.Eng (Harvest Festival) Dr. Christine Hoffman Mr John Ellis 10 Rev Paul J Filmer The Vicarage Bridge CT4 5.12 Office: 01227 830250 Mobile/TexT: 07967 088551 vicar@bridgechurch.co.uk www.bridgechurch.co.uk Holidays, Refreshmenf/Space Holidays! Yes we all need a-holiday, however shorT - for refreshmenT. Mind you, we can‘T always have one, buT we all need space, don'T we? A liT1'le Time perhaps To relax, To poTTer, To Think! Holidays conjure up many picfures. The seaside, casTles, fishing, fish & chips on The harbour and The joy of paddling and swimming in The sea. AT one poinf This year I felT I was breaking The ice as I enTered The waTer. Then again you may choose The counfryside and appreciaTe The beauTy of Trees, flowers and all The wildlife. Perhaps The mounTains draw you, wiTh Their majesTy and glory and yeT you may sfand in awe of Their vasT pinnacles. Wherever you are memories of pasT holidays come f loodin back. This year as we enjoyed a barbecue on The beach, in The hoT sun, I reca led eaTing sausages on The beach early one morning. “Breakfasf on The beach" like Jesus had wiTh his disciples affer he rose from The dead. The 3 children were really excifed about This, buT if was raining, so in our anoraks we munched away aT our weT sausages. IT was fun, neverThe|ess! IT was an advenTurei BuT we don’T always look back, we ponder on our presenT life and plan a |iTT|e for The fuTure. EiTher way we Try To find space To ref|ecT, perhaps To mediTaTe on God's fanTasTic creaTion or jusT life in general! I wonder how Jesus found refreshmenT and space. No holidays for him even when young: life was hard. Lafer he looked afTer his moTher and family affer Joseph's deaTh. The facT is our Lord found refreshmenT up in The mounTains. No doubT he Too had childhood memories; perhaps he would look aT his presenf posiTion as a carpenfer buT his main concern was he would obey his Heavenly FaTher - he would do HIS WILL whafever The cosf and however much iT hurT. The pasT, presenT and fuTure were all “bound up" in Him. He was God IncarnaTe, aT Creafion, as a human being preparing for his minisTry and finally ascending back To God in Glory. 50 in The space and quieT He would Talk To his Heavenly FaTher: He needed Him. WhaT would He have Him do? During his minisfry Jesus ofTen wenT off alone To pray, To Talk, To renew his viTaliTy boTh spiriTua| and physical wiTh His FaTher. We Too need space and refreshment To ponder, mediTaTe and To reflecT, To Talk To God and To lisTen To Him. I I hope you have all had a happy holiday and I pray we all find refreshmenT and space somewhere in our lives. God Bless You in your ‘space hunTing.‘. MargareT «I4 Your Parish Matters Marriage 06/ O8 Nackington Alan David Gower and J one Lesley Hicks Margaret Clarke's Lay Reader Licence expires this September, after which she will be given permission to officiate as a Reader Emeritus. To mark this transition we have invited the Venerable Patrick Evans, Archdeacon of Canterbury, to present Margaret with her new authority at a special Family Service on 18th September at 5.00pm to be held at St Mary's Lower Hardres (THIS WILL REPLACE THE NORMAL FAMILY SERVICE IN THE MORNING). All parishioners in the Benefice are encouraged to come and support Margaret on this special occasion. The Works starts again on Sunday 25th September at 10.00am in Bridge Village Hall. Benefice Harvest Lunch on 9th October at Bridge CEP School. Following the success of the All Souls Memorial Service last year, The Benefice Service at Lower Hardres on Sunday 30th October will be desig~ noted as an All Souls Memorial Service. If you intend to be at the service and would like someones name read out in memory, please give details to a churchwarden or the vicar by 24th October. Lower Hardres On 18th September our Family Service will be at 5.00pm because the Venerable Patrick Evans, Archdeacon of Canterbury will be coming. It will be a NORMAL FAMILY SERVICE led by the children and lots of their participation. Afterwards we shall be having refreshments. You are all very welcome. PLEA SE NOTE 5.00pm. We have lots of plans for our Harvest Family Service on October. 16th - Porch Sale/Children's Harvest Thanksgiving when the church will be open for Tea «Si Cakes. Cl1i|drens' competitions on the Saturday! Look elsewhere in the magazinell I hope you have all had a great holiday and I wish you all the very best in either your new classes or new schools. God Bless Margaret Clarke 12 Health and Healing The meeting this month will be on Thursday 1st September at 7 Windmill Close, at the usual time of 7pm. The prayer cycle has been continuous throughout the month of august and there has been several requests. Prayer is so vital and God knows our needs before we ask but it is good to share our concerns and to receive God's healing powers. Look forward to seeing you all on the 1st September. Kath Pierce 830844 Eish News The September Coffee Pop-in will be on Wednesday 14th September in Bridge Village Hall, 10-11.15am. The Annual General Meeting of the Scheme will be at the October Pop—in on Wednesday 12th. This is a good opportunity to raise any relevant topic. Tribute to Mr Charlie Fittall We were all saddened to hear of the death of Mr Charlie Fittall, he was a regular at many village events and will be remembered at the school for the many productions he filmed and subsequently copied for the children. He regularly phoned the school and asked for one of his ‘girlfriends’ to come and collect him, he always won us over with his sense of humour. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. BRIDGE flI]fH PATRIXIlOL)R£ WOMEN‘ 5 INSTITUTE On Tuesday 20*“ September at 7.30 m in Bridge Village Hall, Jane Finley will be giving a talk entitled “Dolls Houses". The competition this month is for an article beginning with the letter "I". Bridge in Bloom Many thanks to all parishioners who took part in this year's 'Bridge in Bloom‘. The standard was very high and therefore judging was difficult. The winners were as follows:— Large Businesses - joint winners - The Plough <3: Harrow and The White Horse Small Business - The Harrow Bed and Breakfast Private Households - 1st 33 High Street joint 2nd - 54 and 56 Riverside Close 16 Brewery Lane Ann Edmonds Bridge Parish Council Friends of Kent Churches — Annual Bike Ride - $a'l:u_mlay 10th September A reminder to all you energetic cyclists out there to get your sponsorship forms from Jill Gillanders or Pauline Pritchard and help raise money for your local church. If ou are less energetic but could volunteer to 'man‘ one of the churches for an our, we'd love to hear from you too. 14 PatriixbourrneiwithBridge PCC Bridge Church Saturday 17th September 12 noon-4 pm Come and join us for tea and cake and a ‘bring and buy’ produce stall in the Churchyard. ._ _ H . _ _ ,., _.. ..... ._.. .. .__. _..,._...__.._. _._.,.. tatoaat-stat-re-b1wee»3a'o$$ha1aa'¢:-arm-temzccetdc-zwmsnas:east»:-.2-1.c.s.5s..-.w-.:a5:..wr.:~:«e:.:.:c-r-z-entysvazutetcqeor-1ofv?d3?~1€~31!-5-3 To make this event a success we welcome donations of home made jams and chutneys, cakes, home grown vegetables and plants for the garden. . - . I u | u ._ -I_v'o.v.1-_w‘0_b_t_|_"~9.9_$_l'_‘_ -__-_-_-_v_-_-_~_-_~__v_-_-_v_o_-p_n_-_-_-__~_o_~_~_-_o_-_-_-_-_I_-_I I b_ _-.I.I.'.'.'.'.‘ '.'.'.'.'u' ‘u.' '.‘u'—‘-'.‘ - J. -- . . .' ' - .'. - .'. ." - ‘ .. 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The staLL wf,LL bx mm after the Harvest Thames qivmg service: om, SI/LNDAY 142%“ oaroaew. 2005 ALL donations of fruit, veg:etabLes_, c.mees,jams, ma rmz2Laatcs;. ggrntefutlg received! For ~(-"wtlrner imformatiam, pLease' coma at _)evw»5 lllwmd EMLL5 M£a'rtLv\..01»m 01227 230 653 (AR TREASURE HUNT _ Sunday 1 éfh Ocfober A 7‘ 4.30pm we are having a Car Treasure Hum‘ and Barbecue £12. 00 per car ‘ Ticke f5 avai/ab/e frbm Jane Martin, Harry Words/ey and Margaref ALL ARE WELCOME — 3/OUN6 AND OLD! 16 51' MARY'S. CHMRGH, LOWER HARDRES Ch LL01 V6!/US Ha west (:0 rvtpetitiloh, Gheitolreh, across the Be_wefl.ee are invited to enter the Lower Hard res Church (>hLLo{reru‘s Harvest competition. There are two categories — Am, animal made out of \/898-tabws To produce or piece of artwork (e..9. picture, eoLLage, photograph) on the theme of Harvest time in kieret Ehtrg fee is 507» per item em! all e-rttries shenetol be olettvereol to the Lower Hardres Ohuereh betweeh3.30 am and 11.00 am. 0% Snturolag 15”’ October 2005. Judging wLLL ta lree ptaee prior to the He rve-st T’ham2s giving service oh. shvuettzg 1633“ October 2005. Prizes wLLL be awarded for the best entries in. two age categories :2 - 8’ gears med 5? gears and above Further iwforwtatfio-re is; e«M:r£La be-Le from Margaret em 1/Fae 17 BEIQESBOURNE NETMS This summer has seen a lot of activity in and around the church. A wedding at the end of June saw the bride and her family further adorn a church full of wonderful floral displays. The organ was used to its full capacity and the bells rang out to celebrate the marriage. Since then all six bells have been lowered and transported up to Oxford for renovation and the organ has been dismantled and is in the process of restoration. The annual boot-fair at the end of July was another useful fund raiser and an enjoyable social occasion for the village. Church life continues to expand to every corner of the parish and beyond and we welcome visitors on Sundays and during the week. Do come! Jonathan Cowans— Churchwarden TRAFALGAR BEEF PUDDING SUPPER Come and celebrate our glorious victory on the 200th anniversary of the battle with a traditional beef pudding supper (ve etarian option available). There will be much flag waving and hilarity with ocal talent providing the entertainment. The venue is Bekesbourne village hall, Friday 215* October at 7.30pm. More details in next month On The Nail. To book your place contact Gill and Sid Moon, Tel 832134 Bekesbourne Bootfair The magnificent amount of {$518 was raised at the annual boot fair for church funds. Trading was underway by 7.30am with 44 pitches turning up to sell a variety of bargains. Many thanks to "Nippers" for sponsoring the advertising and to Amanda and Mike Barker for the use of their field. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION LITTLEBOLJRNEADISTRICT BRANCH 16 members were present at the August 2005 meeting at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne, with Doug Fenn in the Chair. Jim Mount was welcomed back following his accident. We also send our good wishes to Tony Bevan and Ron Bates, both suffering ill health. As most of you know, our "Meet the Legion" Coffee Morning is on Saturday, 17"‘ September at 10am at Littlebourne Hall. We hope it will be even more successful than last year's event. Do come along and meet us. Contributions for the raffle or the produce and cake stalls will be gratefully received. Poppy Appeal time is approaching again rapidly. Could we take this opportunity to ask if anyone feels they can spare us a few hours to help collect? We are a I getting older and need younger members of the community to take on the task. You can contact us on 01227 721327 or 01227 472023. Our next two monthly meetings will be on Tuesdays, 13*“ September and 11*‘ October —both at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne at 8pm. fll\ YOUTH GROUP CRISIS LOOMING Bridge has a very successful youth group but there are not enough volunteers to keep it running For the sake of our children YOUR involvement is needed NOW ! is two hours once a month too much to ask of YOU ? Contact Pam Dobson 01227 832369 or look on A or for more information . 1:;-§..'-9'45; :='»‘\».-"‘-. ,. .-in -.1. -':-~,,A-,7 :1’ !:g: -~-1;-- 9:? -rd V‘ M: _~-—,.,-: =u:t.,- is 2%. . .,.-»..v~a.a.~.4_-.._.....l --.-44 .- Wu... ,.lm»...-.2 ,u’l--- um Vlrvfl-WM‘-1*IrIl‘}Vr|lr¢l‘L\vL3vlv4-fiI’lJn-v .....l..-n The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral invite you to the CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL OPEN EVENING Tuesday 4"‘ October 2005 5.30pm to 9.30pm DISCOVER MORE ABOUT YOUR CATHEDRAL FREE ENTRY TO TH-E CATHEDRAL, FREE ACTIVITIES AND FREE GUIDED TOURS Large display of decorative woodwork and ancient stone carvings from the cathedral over the years Visit the Library and Archives, the Bell Ringing Tower and the Organ Loft Lots of displays including vestments See the work of our Stone Masons and our Stained Glass Stud_io See how we made our medieval herb garden at the gardener’s display Visit places not normally open to the public Concert by the Choristers at 8.30pm and much more ........ .. EVERYONE WELCOME - FRIENDS AN-D FAMILY For information call The Friends’ Office on 01227 865292 Fundraising for Odyssey Watch out this autumn of a number of fun fundraising events organised by local people on behalf of the cancer charity Odyssey. Odyssey is a Kent—based charity which enhances the quality of life for people with cancer through imaginative programmes of challenging and dramatic activities using the outdoors. Going on an Odyssey programme is a life rebuilding experience for anyone whose life has been shattered by the experience of cancer. It gives participants positive and lasting effects on their confidence, ability to handle uncertainty, energy and optimism for the future. Odyssey is the brainchild of Dr Howard Smedley, a consultant Oncologist in Canterbury and has been running very successfully for nine years in Kent from its base at the Chaucer Hospital. Now the charity has plans to extend its programme to a new region in the UK each year over three years. Already this year it has started in the West Midlands. Some of those fundraising for this expansion are cancer patients who have benefited from the Odyssey experience: others are supporting the charity because of the help it has given friends and relatives. Vou can read some of the testimonials on the Odyssey website at www.odyssey.org.uk or you can simply start asking around. It is quite amazing how many local people can name someone they know who has benefited from the Odyssey experience. 'The first evetit is -a Pt“°iiti”‘ii§$iii'-F imictiati ta be lieliil at’ i,..ovv'er leiamzlres “sfiliaige Haii on 21%, Se;:it"em%,>ei*. :C.‘ant'ai::i° Liacia Pagolia of ii:-ambricige fleet, Wingitam as: 01327 ?2iZ}O82 for ticket avaiiabiiity. Then as Saturday, 29*. 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Diar 1st 2nd 3rd 7th 8th 9th 14th 15th 16th 17th 21st 22nd 23rd 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th or Nave be 2005 Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Ears and Beers, Plough <5: Harrow, Bridge 7pm Health and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7.30pm Caring and Sharing, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 2pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Fish Scheme Coffee Pop-in, Bridge Village Hall 10—11.15am Caring and Sharing, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Lower Hardres & Nackington PCC Meeting 7.30pm Bridge History Society, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm Caring and Sharing, 20 Lanfranc Gardens, Harbledown 7.30pm Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Bridge :8: Patrixbourne PCC Meeting 7.30pm Lower Hardres «Si Nackington Coffee Morning 10am The Works, Bridge Village Hall 10am Caring <3; Sharing, 13 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Bridge School KS1 at Bridge Church 9.30am Bridge School KS2 at Bridge Church 9.30am Forthcoming Events - Bekesbourne 3rd December 28th January Christmas Bazaar Jumble Sale Methodist Church Services 6th November 13th November 20th November 27th November Mrs B Skinner Rev. Donald Lugg Rev. David Marshall (Holy Communion) Mr Michael Baybutt B.Sc DMS. C.Eng. 10 Rev Paul] Filmer The Vicarage sf ‘ (at, Bridge 5; %;_. CT4 512 9 S 1 :3 Office: 01227 830250 ,3 '1} Mobile / Text: 07967 033551 ‘*4. gay vicar@bridgechurch.co.uk 1%’ Group °‘? www.bridgechurch.co.ul< I don’t know about you but for me ‘time’ is becoming an increasingly precious commodity. It seems at odds with the perception that we have increased leisure time. Frequently I find myself havin to say no to requests to help out with some task or activity, mu against my natural instincts. Is it because as I get older everything takes longer? I don’t think so. So what is happening? Obviously for many of us with growing families, high mortgage repayments and fears over an impoverished old age, we are spending longer in paid employment. ' With more of us at work what is not getting done? Charity work (shop or fund—raisin ), PTA (Parent Teacher Association) fund- raising, listening to ildren read etc in school, time to look after elderly or house-bound neighbours, tending to our churches and supporting the life of our communities including helping run voluntary organisations such as Guides and scouts. All these areas are short of regular volunteers. Financially have the pressures on us really changed or is it a personal choice. Surely for many of us we are at work because we want to be, because we expect a higher standard of living including all those material things we have been persuaded are necessary. Maybe we need to take stock and re-evaluate because I wonder what the situation will be like in 10 years time when many of the older generation of stay-at- home mothers and retired persons are gone? Who will replace them? In your prayers remember all those organisations that rely on volunteer help and support and pray and trust that God will provide. Pat Kusel Your Tarfsfi Matters Baptism O9/10 Bridge George Henry Darby Marriage 20/08 Bridge Ben Vickery and Emily Rose Blessing 17/ 09 Bx — Philip Mansfield «S: Wendy Baillargeon Funeral 30/09 B (Bm) Nellie Doris (Helen) Andrews 05/ 10 N (Brn) Anna Linda Arming Sunday 18th September 2005 5.00pm What can I say? I was deeply moved on this day to discover so many ‘secrets’, not only for my birthday but also for the Celebration Service at 5pm. We welcomed the Archdeacon Patrick, the Vicar Paul, my family and so many people from Chartham and across the Benefice, it really was fantastic! And of course the young children — they san well, they read well and they were just great. At the hall, I beield a ban uet; Wow, the food was indeed glorious and I would like tot t ank everyone again who cooked, the food just poured in. I was given a most beautiful black cloak to keep me warm in the churches, vouchers, gifts, flowers and cards. Thank you! I could not believe it! The children said some lovely things, I managed not to weep, that came later! All my family were so very grateful too, for their loving welcome. So many people spent a lot of time, energy and thought into this day. I can only say THANK YOU with all my heart for an unforgettable day, indeed weekend. It was a most lovely inspiring time. Margaret Benefice Harvest Lunch 90 parishioners from across the benefice joined together on Sunday 9th October for a lovely lunch. The new head of Bridge School, Miss Ren Chinnadurai, who was helping with the dishing up was introduced to everyone. Remembrance Day As well as a number of events on Remembrance Sunday 13th November (see November Service Grid) we will this year in addition have a short Act of Remembrance on Friday 11th 12 November at 10.50am at St Peter's Bekesbourne. If transport is required please contact Paul Filmer on 01227 830250, in good time). Bekesboume Family Service Children's Library We have been very fortunate over the past year or so in having new childrerfs Christian books donated to us. We now have an extensive library of bibles, bible stories, prayer books, reading books and some information books. These are available to borrow (at no charge) at the end of each family service. They are also useful to browse for ‘gift’ ideas especially with Christmas on the horizon. So please come and make use of this wonderful resource! Our family services are aimed at ‘ALL AGE’ worship catering for a congregation from toddlers through to 90+ years. Services last between 30-40 mins. Refreshments are served after every service. Do come and join in the friendly and intimate surroundings of St Peter's Bekesbourne on the FIRST Sunday of each month. y Between now and Christmas we have a busy schedule outlined below: December — 1st Sunday (Dec 4th) Advent Service with our annual gift collection for British Humanitarian Aid (good quality clothes, toiletries, tinned or dried food, ens, pencils and stationary, cash) our local Canterbury based cffarity. 3rd Sunday (Dec 18th) Benefice Nativity Service and 1st Bekesbourne Brownies Church parade. Collection of Smartie Tubes. If there are any children in the Benefice who would like to be a part of the Nativity Service; readers, actors, helpers etc. PLEASE contact me as soon as possible so I can plan accordingly. PLEASE NOTE; There will NOT be a service on the first Sunday in January. Our next Family Service will be in February. Please contact me if you have any queries about the above events. Pat Kusel, Authorised Lay Minister (ALM) Tel: 830272 Confirmation Would you like to ‘confirm’ the promises made on your behalf by your parents and godparents when you were baptised as a young child? If you do, or would like to find out more about confirmation, please contact Paul Filmer for information about our 2006 confirmation course. We will begin in the spring, with a Deanery confirmation service in the Cathedral in the autumn. Grapevine J I have created a mailing list from known email addresses in the benefice. The idea is to use this list to give out notices of interest to the church and village communities across the benefice. If you would like to join the mailing list or submit something for publication email me at gra;lpevine@bridgechurch.co.uk. If you know of others wi email addresses who may like to be included on this list, encourage them to drop me an email. Bridge Church At a meeting of Bridge with Patrixbourne PCC this week it was decided to open Bridge church on a daily basis for a trial period of 3 months. The church will be open every day in November, December and January from 8.30 am till dusk for the benefit of casual visitors and local eople who would like to spend time in church privately during the week. We would encourage everyone to enter their name in the visitor book every time, so that we can gauge the level of activity over the three months. Please contact me if you would be available to go on a rota for unlocking / locking the church. Christmas Workshop at Lower Hardres On Monday 20th December in the John Baker White Hall, Lower Hardres, there will be a Children's Workshop from 9.30am till 12 noon. Please book your place by phoning Margaret Clarke (765598) or Julie Cox (788316). Parents — please stay with your pre-school child. Also it would be appreciated if each child could bring 50p towards materials (but its your children not your money that we want, so please come). We’ll h.ave fun. 14 Enid Wintle After some years in a wonderful Home cared for by dedicated staff with frequent cheering and supportive visits from her surviving son, James, and his two sons, who lived close by, Enid Wintle died on September 28th, aged 90. Although it is some ten years since she left Brewery Lane to be nearer her family in Sussex, many of us have still vivid memories of her in her "retirement" years in Bridge. Brought up to an open air life on her parents‘ farm near Goudhurst she trained as a nurse specialising in children's work followed by a period in Kenya which aroused her love of travel and keen interest in the problems of the wider world. After her marria e to Guy she went out with him to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and learned to handle a balancing act between her determination to take an active and innovative part in the lives of the Singhalese and the strict code of conduct required by the white community. Their two sons were born during these years and it was partly on health grounds that she and Guy returned prematurely to make a new life for the family in Canterbury. Once again she adapted to the changed situation by finding outlets for her enthusiasm. St. Dunstan's Church was strengthened by her work with the G.F.S. and her nursing training and deep understanding of children were skilfully used in her dedicated work at the Mary Sheridan Centre. Following Guy’s sudden death after some years of failing health she began to rebuild her life in Bridge encouraged by the devoted help of her two sons. Enid's constant pursuit of further knowledge and understandin led her to take up many challenges. Although by now too old to be accepte as a reader she followed an intensive course of Bible study for some years with a small grou training as readers. This adventure encouraged her to develop her spea ing ability through the Canterbury Speaker's group. The devotion she had given to the Ma Sheridan Centre was transferred to the Kent and Canterbury Hospital w ere she spent several ears as an Assistant Chaplain. Her nursing experience made her sensitive to the needs of the staff as well as those of patients and their relatives. She gave unstintingly of her time and strength wherever she saw a need. Her form, but never unquestioning, faith was built on her commitment to the church. Regular church attendance at Bridge church and an active part in all church affairs also led to her responsibilit for the building up of the very successful Family Service. The home she shared with a succession of much- Ioved dogs was always ready to welcome her growing family of four lively grandsons and friends of all ages. Old friendships were never forgotten and new ones frequently made. "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25. 21) She has now found the answer to her questions. Health and Healing The meeting this month will be on Thursday 3rd November at 7 Windmill Close, at the new time — 7.30pm. The later time was agreed upon as being more convenient for everyone. Please continue with your requests. Prayer is so vital and God knows our needs before we ask, but it is good to share our concerns and to receive God's healing powers. You need never to feel alone when you share your Troubles and anxieties. Look forward to seeing you on 3rd November at 7.30pm Kath Pierce 830844 Eish News 505 - Please help Fish. At (present about 20 volunteers help in Bridge, Patrixbourne, Bekesbourne an Bishopsbourne by driving older people to the surgery and hospitals. In this past year nearly 270 suc trips were made as against; last yfian. To Ilzieep this givézluabledsgrvicel gginpg we needmanother six or o rivers. a wou mean no 0 ywou eca e u on more on once a month. Of course nobody is free all the time. Any help you can give will be at a time that suits you. If you cannot drive that day Ann will simply call on the next person on her list. So don't feel cornered. But, please, do consider helping. You will find it enormously worthwhile. Just telephone Ann Medhurst, who organises the driving, on 830762. And thank you. The next Coffee Pop—In is on Wednesday, November 9th. If you have any spare knitting wool, could (you let Rosy Green know on 830204. There are several great knitters who pro uce garments for local children. And finally, we are planning another Winter Lunch on Wednesday 25th January 06. There will be more details later. Christmas Cards in aid of The The Children's Society % Chi|dren’S are now on sale in their Charity Shop . ‘ Society 0* o.........w.,.. 6 Palace Street charity He9i5*|‘€mon Na. 2211 24 can-|-er-bur-Y Patrixbourne Carol Service 23rd Qecember 2005 The St Mary's Patrixbourne Carol Service will be held, this year, on Friday 23rd December at 7.00pm. Any one wishing to join the Choir for the evening should contact Mrs Rosalie Stacey on Canterbury 830205. Choir rehearsals will be held in December. 16 School Harvest Festival On Friday 23rd September the school celebrated Harvest. The theme this year was 'Friends Around The World’. Year 6 made the Harvest Loaf as they have been learning about micro- organisms, and wanted to find out about the role yeast has in making bread rise. Mrs Whatley quoted Martin Luther King who once said " By the time you have eaten your breakfast you have depended on half the world". Year 3 then proved this by telling us what they eat for breakfast, and the countries that the ingredients come from. Year 5 made a delicious ‘One World Cake’, and used PowerPoint slides to show us all the countries that the in redients had come from. They then told us about Fair Trade products, whic helped the farmers by giving them a fairer proportion of the profit. Year 4 read letters that they have written to the children in the school in India that we support. Their letters tell the children about themselves, their families and what life in Bridge is like. The Infants sang a hearty rendition of "cauliflowers Fluffy" which everybody enjoyed. A number of grown ups were spotted joining in! We had a huge amount of donated goods to sell - fresh fruit, vegetables, tinned products, and flowers. Parents and children bought these after the Assembly, and E300 was raised. The money will be sent to schools in Bihar, India that we have supported for several years. Dr Jones from Bridge Health Centre will take it with him on his next visit. We will also make a donation to the school we support in Ghana. Thank you to all the children, staff and parents who contributed to make our Harvest such a success. SALVATION ARMY CAROL CONCERT This annual event will be held on Monday 5th December 2005 at 7.30am in the School Hall Entrance £2.00 — pay on the door Refreshments will be served Transport can be arranged if necessary - tel 830276 Bridge & Patrixbourne C.E.P. School invite all Senior Citizens to an Afternoon of Entertainment on Tuesday 13th December 2005 at 1.30pm in the School Hall Afternoon tea will be served by the Year 6 pupils If you would like to come please ring the school on 830276 Transport can be arranged if necessary Bekesbourne News Cycle Ride Once again the cycle ride was a great success thanks to riders Joan Atkins, Roger Nicholls and Victoria Greatorex and her sons Richard and Ben. Between them all they raised £343.00 to be shared equally between St. Peters Bekesbourne and The Friends of Kent Churches. My thanks also to Gill Moon and John and Janet Street who manned the church, welcoming the riders and serving refreshments. (thank you John and Janet for doin the brass as well). Last but not least a big thank you to all the sponsors or their invaluable support. Well done all! Jill Gillanders British Humanitarian Aid The followin is an extract from the recent BHA newsletter containing important inlgarmation for those of you who support them: "We have two requests to make to those of you who collect for us. One concerns food. The Ukranian authorities place a high tax on any food in the aid so we have stopped taking food for the foreseeable future. The second concerns shoeboxes. Although greatly appreciated, we have had problems with the suitability/equality of the contents. We would prefer, in future, to receive the items loose so that bags can be made up appropriate to the actual children. If you have already collected shoeboxes, don't worry as we will take these. If you are able to continue supporting us, then we are very grateful to you indeed. Helping our impoverished families, the elderly, orphanages etc is so very important to us, but without your financ.ial support, we can do nothing. Once again, our heartfelt thanks to you and may God bless you." Rev. Tony Buddell Sept.05. You can contact them direct on the following tel. (warehouse) 01227 453434. Eound Left in Bekesbourne Church one grey fleece and one cycle helmet. If either belong to you, please get in touch with the churchwardens at Bekesbourne. (Address or telephone number in back of magazine). Jill Gillanders 18 pr.-.-M4: for sma ~I3e:ke.:6c‘urn¢* 19 fififitfifififififififififififififififififififififififififififi Patrudyovwne wifirv Erwlgex PCC E 2 $ 3 2 3 3 $ 4: $ 2 3 ’Br£dge\/Lllageflalb § Saturday 26fi’VNO‘V6WL1)6i" 3 10 any —- 12 ncrow E 3 a s 4 a $ a e 2 a $ a $ a 5 2 a $ 6 Cake Stall, Books and Puzzles, Bring and Buy Gift Stall Raffle ’i:?'~-T}*'““~: :5 ..,"'~.\*‘-.'=:k‘~ °u,. ‘ -«”' %esaaaaaasaaaaa¢saaaaaa¢¢¢a¢asaa fiflfiflflfiflflfifififi-P*D'-9-D‘-fi'WiD*-9'9"?-W*'9-ID-D'D-fl"%-IN?-1II*=P"h*'#'D'§'#'D=D=D'W*W*W'Wr=D-“D-H‘-HI‘ .Tat'Lia:&aLvmeuaitfi53Midge.‘P€(3 irudtegautajainuofia/L a Saturday 12th November Bridge Village Hall 7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start fficketo £5pe2LFzeadtainc€udea.‘7’Eau9finran1s Swppezt. fafifleoafigtaflemwwedazaduanoetig, pfiam'ng.‘7’at .‘Dunde:wla€e ( 830668) are Clndxea./Vicfia£oan(830947)-atnuceaanfieflp gaujamataéfewtdmaéeawantafleigflt. J. h In‘. _ fit‘. why Ls. l fir :_'_'~. 40'‘ "n. 1r i‘ -“ ’ ‘ "r*.x\M~‘«\ "-';.‘_‘:__‘,‘;»*' Patrixbourne with Bridge is a member of the Bridge Group of Parishes 21 NAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Advance notice of the Society's Social Evening to be held This year in Bridge Village Hall on Tuesday 6 December. The evening will start at 1.30 pm with a light-learted quiz on a ardening theme followed by a buffet supper. There will be an entry charge of 3 per person. Please watch out for further details nearer The time. Bridge with Pafrixbourne Women's Institute The InstiTute's Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday 15 November at 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall. There will be no competition This month. Bridge History Socienr At our November meeting, Michael Peters, the Secretary of The French Protestant Church of Canterbury, which meets in the Black Prince‘s Chantry in the Cathedral Crypt, will Talk about The immigrant community which arrived from The Low Countries and northern France at The end of The 16th century and beyond. The victims of reli ious oppression, and sometimes persecution, many Walloons and Huguenots led Their native land and established them- selves in southeast England, especially in Sandwich and Canterbury. They brought with Them Their skills in weaving and market ardening, and reintro- duced into The region the hops thaT were To become suc a feature of The local landscape and provided flavour and conservation properties into the local beer. Even the architecture shows traces of their presence. Michael Peters will tell us more about their origins and history. The meeting takes place on Thursday 17 November at 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall. Meriel Connor Bridge Annual Bonfire and Spectacular Fireworks Display Saturday 5- November Church Meadow, Bridge Gates open 5.30pm Family ticket £10, Adults £4, Children £2 *Avoid the queue - buy tickets in advance from Bridge School office * Hot dogs, mulled wine and other refreshments on sale New arrracrrbn This year -— fire ju_g_q/ers'./! OPEN GARDENS Sunday June 25th 2006 - put this date in your diary now. A number of keen gardeners are joining together to 0 en their gardens to raise money for Church funds. This is a new venture an anyone interested IS invited to join in. Our next rneetin is on 7th March 2006, 7.30pm at 37 High Street, Bridge. More details will ollow nearer the time. HOME PRODUCE CHRISTMAS CARDS EXCELLENT RAFFLE Tuesday 8"‘ November 2005 10am - 4pm Mount Ephraim, Hernhill, Nr. Faversham, Kent Admission £3.00 Lunch £7.00 Proceeds To: The Chiidrerfs Society, a voluntary society of the Church of England ’ charity registration No 221124 23 Nailbour e ea ue o ie ds of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital The annual newsletter will be coming through your letter box shortly. We greatly appreciate our local support. Your subscriptions and donations are used to purchase a variety of items of equipment for Canterbury Hospital. A date for your dia is 1st December, a talk by Professor Stuart Field entitled "The Kent on Canterbury is expanding - not closing down!" 7.30pm at Bridge village Hall with a light supper and wine. For tickets phone Elizabeth Stewart 830344 or Rosy Green 830204. Please support your local hospital. EVTA gommifiee members‘ exploratory visit to Cogny Representatives from Bekesbourne (Mark and Deborah Jenner) and Bridge (Kathy and Tony Walder) joined other committee members of Elham Valley Twinning Association (E.V.T.A.) recently on a visit to Cogny, in Beaujolais, to explore a potential new French twinning opportunity. The group enjoyed some excellent hospitality that included taking part in the annual 'vendange" (grape picking), a tour of local historic buildings and sites, some excellent local cuisine and a few glasses of Beaujolais wine. Future events and exchange visits are now being planned and new E.V.T.A. members are always welcome. For more information please contact Mark Jenner (01227 830019). Mark Jenner ROYAIJRITISH LEGION LITTLEBOURNE Q DISTRICT BRANCH 14 members were present at the October 2005 meeting at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne, with Doug Fenn in the Chair. He asked those present to remember in the Silence the victims of the recent earthquake in Asia. Nominations were taken for Branch Officers to be elected at the forthcoming Branch A.6.M., as fo|lows:— Chairman: Mr B Guyatt; Vice Chairman: Mr F Bennett; Hon Secretary: Mrs B Hunt: Hon Treasurer! Mr W J Hewett. Doug Fenn said that he wished to stand down as Chairman this year and thanked Mr Guyatt for agreeing to be nominated. Our Coffee Morning held recently has raised £270 for the Poppy Appeal and we are grateful to all those who helped us on the clay and those who came and supported us. Talking of the Poppy Appeal, we are grateful to those who have already offered to help with our collection this year, and we thank everyone - in anticipation — for supporting these "stalwarts" when they come round with the poppy trays. Our Remembrance Service is at Littlebourne Church this ear and we will form up outside the lychgate at 10.45am. We hope that many of’ you will come and be with us. Our next two meetings will be on Tuesdays, lst November (AGM), and 8th November -at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne at 8pm. Mac Millan Nurses Coffee Morning We would like to thank all those who enerously attended and donated money for the recent Mac Millan Nurses Cof ee morning, a grand sum of £72.00 was raised. Once again the residents of Bridge have been most generous. Hilary and Barry Whiting Staff at Bridge School also donated money during their coffee break and raised £90.38. 15* Bridge Guide Unit meets every Wednesday during term time at the Mill Centre. Girls can join Guides from the age of ten until their fifteenth birthday. m ' I ' ' Guides are members of a Patrol, “r g U‘ g have an elected Patrol Leader and plan many of their own activities. 15‘ Bridge Guides Every week Guides participate in games and challenges while work- ing towards awards called Interest Badges, Go For It's! and ultimately the Baden Powell Award. Guides also have the opportunity to camp at least three times per year. Following six years service the current adult leadership team comprising Gill Perks, Louise Coleman, Joan Masterson and Lynn Risbridger will be retiring in 2006. 1st Bridge Guides are delighted to introduce three new leaders: Carol Mounce, Unit Guide Leader, Gena Skinner, Assistant Unit Guide Leader and Catherine Ashdown, Unit Helper. Carole and Gena will shortly be commencin their Adult Leadership Qualification training and will work alongside us over tie next year to achieve a seamless handover. Carol and Gena are looking for another Unit Helper and a Treasurer to comfiliment their team. Both of these roles although invaluable to the function of t e Unit do not require regular attendance at weekly Unit meetings. These positions therefore may appeal to some one keen to be involved but with limited time resources. Please contact Gill Perks on 830 333 if you are interested. 1st Bridge Guides have promised to serve their local community and would be delighted to be involved in any suitable projects or events. Gill Perks Unit Guide Leader 15* Bridge Guides 25 NOTES FROM BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL & PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETINGS 13—T—*1October 2005 BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL'S PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING The Planning committee agreed that they had no objection to the planning application listed below: CA/O5/01161/BRI Land adjoining 2 Dering Rd Bridge Erection of detached dwelling and garage It was noted that the following planning applications are being granted: CA/05/01056/BRI 1 Dering Close, Bridge CT4 5ND Alterations to roof and extensions to dwelling CALO5/00096/BRI CA/O5/00961/BRI Red Lion, 75 High St, Bridge CT4 5LB Single storey extension 6: alterations to public house CA/O5/01022/BRI East Bridge House, Bridge Hill, Bridge CT4 5A5 Erection of detached garage, carport and fence CA/O5/01095/BRI West Barn, Old Renville Farm, Renville Farm Rd, Bridge CT4 5AD Erection of shed in rear garden It was noted that the following application has been refused: CA/05/01011/BRI 14 Riverside Close, Bridge CT4 5BN First floor extension 6: conversion of one dwelling to two dwellings The next meeting of Bridge Parish Councils Planning Committee will be on Thursday 10th November at 7.00 pm in Bridge Village Hall. BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Parish Council Vacancy Notices advertising the casual vacancy for a parish councillor have been posted on the village notice boards. Earish Audit The Audit for the year 2004/2005 was agreed and signed by the Chairman. The Concurrent Function Expenditure for next year was also agreed and thanks expressed to those councillors who had worked to complete it. Speed ll/_atch Cllr Esdale reported that an illuminated speed indicator for Bridge Hill would cost £1,750. He is investigating the cost of a solar powered indicator. Street Runner As no further volunteers have come forward to help with the Rural Street Runner, the council confirmed that it will pay Canterbury City Council to provide two outh workers to work with one volunteer at each session after city council unding ends in March 2006. Next year children will be asked to pa to attend each session and the remainder of the cost will be met from the vil age precept. Parish Plan The council agreed to contribute up to £500 towards the cost of the production of Bridge Parish Plan. Restoration oi old street and house names Bridge History Society has agreed to carry out some further research into the old names for streets and houses in the village, with a view to possibly restoring some of them. Reports from Representatives to Outside Bodies Cllr Beesty reported on the Kent Association of Parish Councils meeting on 12”‘ October 2005. Cllr Beinder reported on the Kent and Medway Structure Plan Meeting on 11*“ October 2005. It was agreed to write to the Strategy Division of Kent County Council to question the concept of the plan and the basis on which the questionnaires were drawn up. Use of Cars on the Recreation Ground Following recent complaints about cars driving across the recreation ground in a dangerous manner, it was agreed to insert a clause into next year's lease agreements setting down the conditions under which cars could be driven on the recreation ground and stipulating a maximum speed limit. Liaison with Bridge Primary School Miss Renuka Chinnadurai, the new Headteacher of Bridge Primary School, is to be invited to the next meeting of the parish council to meet the councillors. New Bench for the Recreation Ground The parish council agreed to buy a new bench to replace the one in memory of George Pratt, which could not be repaired. It was also agreed to repair the concrete sided bench near the health centre and repair one picnic table, which has been damaged by vandals. Bridge Football Club The agreement with Bridge Football Club for the hire of the football pitch for the 2005-6 season was signed. Christmas Trees It was agreed that the Christmas trees will be put up in the High Street on 3'6 December. The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council will be on Thursday 10*“ November at 7.15pm in Bridge Village Hall. 27 Priest—in~Charge: Revd Paul Filmer , The Vicarage, 23 High Street, Bridge (830250) Lay Reader: Mrs. Margaret Clarke. (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE Churchwardens Dr". AM Nicholson, Riverside Cottage, Patrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Pritchord, 2 St Mary's Rd, Patrixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunderdale, 37 High St, Bridge (830668) Mr D Latham, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge. PCC’.5ecr'e rary PCZTreasurer Mr L Andrews, 120 New Dover Road, Canterbury (765773) C-7/'ffA/‘a’ 0fficer=Mrs J Ellis, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge (832955) Organist (Parr/brbourne) Mrs RM Stacey, J oslet, KeepersHili, Patrixbourne (830205) BEKESBOURNE Churchwardens Mrs J Gillanders, Cola, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne Mr J Cowans, Distant View, Adisham Rd, Bekesbourne (831029) P66‘ Secretary Mrs J Millyard, 10 De Hovillands, Bekesbourne (830256) FCC Treasurer Mrs Zari Clifford, Oakleigh Lodge, Bekesbourne (830328) Organ/sf Mrs RM Stacey, Jos|et,Keepers Hill,Patrixbourne (830205) Capfaxh of the R/'n_qer5Mrs Gill Moon, The Haven, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne (832134) On The Nail Advertising-I Mrs E Andrews, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge (830960) Items for On The NOI7 should reach Laurence Dunderdale by the 15th of the preceeding month. 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JPM zmwmn Scum W T._MJ WW6 O 5 0 3 mm ma mm ma V W am”: 3; T; b 0.w.5K Omh OSK s fld.w.P Dos own. 8 ..1nLTu nU...W._.wa Diary for December 2005 1st Health and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7.30pm 3rd Bekesbourne Christmas Bazaar, Bekesbourne Village Hall 10am 5th Salvation Army Carol Concert, Bridge School 7.30pm 6th Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm Horticultural Society, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm 7th Ears and Beers, Plough 6: Harrow, Bridge 7pm 9th Flower Arrangers, The Archways, Conyngham Lane, 2pm 12th Caring and Sharing, Elham Valley Vineyard 7.30pm 13th Senior Citizens Afternoon of Entertainment, Bridge School 1.30pm Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 2pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm 14th Fish Scheme Coffee Pop-in, Bridge Village Hall 10-11.15am 19th Children's Workshop, JBW Hall, Lower Hardres, 9am Caring and Sharing, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm 20th Carols at Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Carols at The New Close, Bridge 6pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm 21st Carols at Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm Eorthcoming Events 2006 - Bekesbourne 28th Jan Jumble Sale 3rd March Wine and Wisdom ‘§3c\\l“9I0|’i . to me '*3”"9“-' ‘I=,3,_ Rev Paul] Filmer ‘z._«g~“’ '74- Th V- ,3. 9% e Icarage $ ‘ “X Bridge CT 4 5]Z 9Ujn0qggfia8 A R Office: 01227 830250 Q ‘g, '\'1\\&,, Mobile/Text:07967 088551 9 agfib 95.6 vicar@bridgechurch.co.'uk ° Group °‘ www.bridgechurch.co.uk Christmas is almost upon us. The Christmas lunch guest list is complete. I've booked the largest turkey in the county. Melanie is in charge of presents (NB Melanie wants that scruffy dog calendar but no chocolates). The children are largely grown up and there will be “partners" to cater for. It's a busy festival and there a great deal of anticipation, excitement and delight. After umpteen Sundays after Trinity we enter the new church year with Advent and the clock ticks rapidly down until Christmas. We all look forward to the outpouring of joy and love that symbolises Christmas. But Christmas can be a very difficult time for people. It can be lonely. It can be anxious. It can be confrontational. It can be disappointing. It can be intolerable. Here, in the pub, the visible manifestation of Christmas Spirit can often be a superficial veneer hiding some very sad stories. Whilst I delight in the warm embrace that is my family Christmas I am acutely aware that for many it will be a wretched time. Each year I try, with the best intentions, to make some gesture towards those to whom Christmas is a burden; the homeless, the elderly, immigrants and the sick. (Usually I end up bloated, on the sofa, watching Gone With The Wind.) This year is going to be very different for a great many of us. Maybe this is the opportunity to make it different for the right reasons. I want it to be different for me. I want to remember this Christmas not for the presents, or the TV schedule, or the excesses or the indigestion. I want to remember it because I did something right. Chris Maclean 11 Your Tarisfi Matters Funeral 20/ 10 Bridge Pamela Elsie Francis Dear Friends: It is with mixed emotions that I have to inform you that I have accepted the offer — subject to the usual procedures — to become a University Chaplain in Rochester Diocese with effect from 1st March 2006. This will involve working in the Kent campuses of the University of Greenwich and the University College for the Creative Arts, across both Rochester and Canterbury Diocese. I will finish work in the Bridge Group at the end of January, but until then, as far as I am concerned, it will be business as usual. I can assure you that along with our Churchwardens, PCCS, and associate ministers I will be working to ensure a smooth transition to my successor when appointed. I thank you for your encouragement and support over the past 5 1/ 2 years and hope that my successor is as happy here as I have been. Rev Paul Filmer Smartie Tubes Tubes given out at Harvest can now be brought back - full of small change — to any service at any church in the Benefice over the Christmas period and the proceeds will go to The Children's Society. (You can always buy your own tube and fill it!) We will give out fresh tubes for collection at Easter. Christmas Card Competition Children - please let me have a Christmas Card, made by YOU. There will be several classes; from very young to teenagers! Get them to me as soon as possible - early December would. be great. Thank you. Margaret Clarke Crib Service This will be on Sunday 18th December, 3.00pm at Lower Hardres. Refreshments will be served after the service. Dress up as a nativity character - if you want - there will be lots for you to do. Please if you can, bring a gift (any size) for children (any age). These gifts will be given to the Children's Refuge and they bring a lot of pleasure to those young people. can Christmas Week Christmas Workshop at Lower Hardres PLEASE NOTE MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER at 9.30am -noon at John Baker White Hall. Don't forget CHILDREN (details in November Magazine) Ring Margaret Clarke (765598) or Julie Cox (788316) for places please. Wednesday 21st December Carol Service at Lower Hardres at 7.00pm. Do come. There will be mince pies afterwards. This year we are holding a separate Carol Service from Evensong. We look forward to seeing you . Christmas Day Family Service at 10.00am at Lower Hardres. Again it will be a FUN service. Bring one of your presents ~ children and adults too! Then we can celebrate Jesus’ birthday. I wish you all a very Happy love-filled, peaceful Christmas and a ‘blessed’ New Year. God Bless Margaret What's Happening for Children and Youth at Bridge Church? MOBV If you're in Vear 7, 8, 9, or 10 come and gain us at MOBY (Members of Bridge Youth!) every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from .00 — 8.30pm. Changes fa dates‘ this man #1. Tuesday 6th NO MEETING (Hall Unavailable) Tuesday 20th CAROL SINGING OUTING — meet @ 58 Western Avenue 7pm. Looking Ahead: Friday January 6”‘ TRIP OUT tba For all information call Ruth or Tony Washington on 831156. THE WORKS No meeting in December - but we'll see you all at the Christmas Workshop at Lower Hardres on Monday 19*“. January Works Sunday 22"“ 10.00 -11.30am Bridge Village Hall. For all children of primary school age. THE UPPER ROOM Meeting as usual Sunday 4*“ December 9.15 The Plough and Harrow. Making things or Christmas. Fantastic to see so many children coming to the Upper Room — we're having a great time, there's still room for more - bring a friend! I'd like to say a big thank you to all the helpers! Have a happy Christmas! Ruth Washington 13 Health and Healig The meeting this month will be on Thursday 1st December at 7 Windmill Close, at the new time - 7.30pm. Please continue with your requeats. Prayer is so vital and God knows our needs before we ask, but it is good to share our concerns and to receive God's healing powers. You need never to feel alone when you share your troubles and anxieties. Look forward to seeing you on 1st December. Kath Pierce 830844 Eish News Don't miss the Christmas Pop-in on Wednesday 14th December in Bridge Village Hall. Our thanks 0 to all the volunteer drivers who enable the Fish Scheme to function. I you think you could help by giving lifts to the surgery and hospital, however occasionally, please do telephone Ann Medhurst on 830762. We always need new volunteers. Thank you. Patrixbourne Carol Service 235 December 2005 The St Mary's Patrixbourne Carol Service will be held, this year, on Friday 23"" December at 7.00pm. Any one wishing to join the Choir for the evening should contact Mrs Rosalie Stacey on Canterbury 830205. Choir rehearsals will be held in December. Elower Arranging There will be a meeting at The Archways at 2pm on Friday 9th December to discuss next years flower rota, and C ristmas decorations for St. Peter's Bridge. As always, the plea goes out for new members to join this band of flower arrangers, no experience necessary. 50 if you might be interested, pop along for a cup of tea, and see how little is involved. Viv Brasier SALVATION ARMY CAROL CONCERT This annual event will be held on Monday 5th December 2005 at 7.30pm in the School Hall Entrance £2.00 - pay on the door Refreshments will be served Transport can be arranged if necessary - tel 830276 Bridge & Patrixbourne C.E.P. School invite all Senior Citizens to an Afternoon of Entertainment on Tuesday 13th December 2005 at 1.30pm in the School Hall Afternoon tea will be served by the Year 6 pupils If you would like to come please ring the school on 830276 Transport can be arranged if necessary IA You are warm/y invited to (flame anh §7ing (flarale at Sr Pe fer ‘s, Br/‘dige on Sunday, December 18111 and, more particularly, to join us in the Bridge Choir, which will be specially augmented as usual for the occasion of the Carol Service! As in previous years, the choir will be supporting the congregational singing, and also adding another dimension to the familiar Christmas Readings with a varied, but not unfamiliar selection of short carols of their own. The present intention is to perform settings of Wake, 0 Wake! (arr. Bach), R/‘u, Piu, C‘/7/‘u (Flecha, tr. Mi es), Away in a Manger (arr. WillcQcks), Calypso Carol (arr. Miles), Eastern Monarchs [T/res Magi de éemtibusj (Lang) and Joy to the World (Handel, arr.Mason). We are looking for all voices (SATB) from all age groups, and hope to welcome back many old friends as well as gain a few new enthusiasts. Some experience and/or ability to read music is necessary for the harmony parts, but not vital for the top line. We will again keep rehearsals to a minimum, but for that reason it is crucial that most people can make both the main rehearsals as well as the Sunday! The rehearsals will almost certainly be held in Bridge Church as follows: Thursday, December 15th 7—8.30 p.m. Friday, December 16th 7—8.3O pm. Sunday, December 18th 4-5.30 p.m. Music will be available in advance and for private study! If you are able to join us, please let Bill Rose know as soon as possible on 830560. I can then assess balance and viability of programme! You can contact me directly on Canterbury 787994. With thanks 6: best wishes Martin Miles 15 BEl§E$BOURN§Family Service 4th December Advent Service with our annual gift collection for British Humanitarian Aid (good quality clothes, toiletries, tinned or dried food, pens, pencils and stationary, cash) our local Canterbury based charity. December 18th Benefice Nativity Service and 1st Bekesbourne Brownies Church parade. Collection of Smartie Tubes. If there are any children in the Benefice who would like to be a part of the Nativity Service; readers, actors, helpers etc. PLEASE contact me as soon as possible so I can plan accordingly. PLEASE NOTE; There will NOT be a service on the first Sunday in January. Our next Family Service will be in February. Please contact me if you have any queries about the above events. Pat Kusel, Authorised Lay Minister (ALM) Tel: 830272 Bekesbourne Church and Brownies Christmas Bazaar Come for a coffee served by the brownies while supporting the Christmas bazaar, Saturday 3"‘ December in the village hall at 10 o'clock. There will be homemade cakes, produce, tombola and various Christmas gift stalls to tempt you. Carol singing at The Unicorn Cheryl and Clive will be hosting their annual carol singing evening Wednesday |4th December at The Unicorn. Sin ing will be led by Stuart Field on the fiddle and David Cutting on the piano. T is is always a very popular and enjoyable evening. Please book in advance if you intend to eat a meal. Tel: 830210 Eriends of Bekesbourne Church Jumble Sale, The Friends are having their annual Jumble sale on Saturday 28*" January 2006. We would be very grateful for donations of good quality jumble. Contact Gill Moon Tel 832134. The Christmas Shop : ’ ,*. Christmas Demonstrations, Garlands, Wreaths, Hops, Dried Flowers, Berries, Arrangements & Gifts plus loads of traditional decoration ideas Xmas Trees available in December www.essentiallyhops.co.uk Chalkpit Faun, School Lane, Bekesbournc lNr I-Iowletts Zoo)Tcl 01227 830666 Open Monday-Saturday 9am~5pm Sunday opening August-—-I)ecemb<:r 12.30-4.30pm 151 BEKESBOURNE BROWNIE5. The 1ST Bekesbourne Brownies UniT meeTs every Tuesday evening during Term-Time aT Bekesbourne Village Hall from 6p.m. To 7-30p.m. Girls can join Brownies from The age of 7 yrs unTi| 10 or 11 years old. The uniT has 24 girls divided inTo 4 seTs of sixes. These are led by a sixer wiTh several years experience of being a Brownie. The seconder is her depuTy and assisfs in helping The younger Brownies wiTh The weekly acTiviTies. Brown Owl (Claire Chalmers) devises a varied :programme from The Brownies To follow, such as CrafTs, Games, Cooking, Working Towards InTeresT Badges and discussion groups. Several visiTs have already Taken place: for exam le The Marlowe TheaTre To see "Grease" and The PanTomirne plus a Trip To T e Fire STaTion aT CanTerbury. The Brownies regularly aTTend Bekesbourne Church's Family Service, where They presenT The UniT’s flag To be laid on The alTar. Please ring Brown Owl (Mrs Claire Chalmers) on 01227-700090 if you would like To puf your daughTer's name on The waiTing lisT, parTicu|arly if she is currenT y aTTending Rainbows. Bekesbourne Bells and Organ Pr-ojecf Those of you who have visiTed Bekesbourne church in recenT monfhs will have realised T aT work is progressing well, if slowly, on The bells and organ proJecT. By The Time you read This, we hope The resTored organ will be back in service and The bulky e|ecTronic organ removed from The from of The nave, giving us room for our ChrisTmas celebraTions. The bells were lowered in July, Trundled across The churchyard To a lorry on Church Bank, and Taken away To Oxfordshire for resToraTion. A liTTle laTer, They were senT To The WhiTechapel Bell Foundry, where They were casT over a hundred years ago, To be reTuned. In The meanTime, building work has been carried ouT in The Tower, inserTing sTeel beams To sTrengThen The bell frame and forming a new haTch in The ceiling. Local vo|unTeers ave cleaned ouT The bell chamber, de—rusTed and repainTed all The meTal work, and a specialisT company had TreaTed all The Timber for wood—worm. All is now ready for The reTurn of The bells wiTh Their new clappers and modern fiTTings. A ain resToraTion has Taken longer Than we expecfed and ET i_s unlikely ThaT we wi l have Them rehung by ChrisTrnas. However, we hope ThaT iT Wlll noT be Too far inTo The New Vear before The bells are again ringing ouT for services and oTher celebraTions. The PCC is exTremely graTefu| To all The local vo|unTee_rs who have helped wiTh The pro jecT and To everyone who has conTribuTed financially. We could noT have done iT wiThouT your help and we hope To have a service celebraTing compleTion of The resToraTion nexT year. Jane Millyard 1‘! NAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY A reminder that the Society's Social Evening will be on Tuesday 6 December in Bridge Villa e Hall. The evening will start at 7.30 pm with a light—hearted guiz on a gar ening theme prepared by our Chairman, Roger Austin, to be ollowed by a seasonal finger buffet supper. All this, not forgetting a raffle, for an entry charge of £3 per person. Bcidge with Patrixhourne Women‘ s Institute The December meeting will be held on the second Tuesday of the month, Tuesday 13 December, at 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall when Avril Woolf is to treat us to poems and songs with the title "Remember Joyce Grenfell". The competition this month is for an item beginning with the letter "N" and, in keeping with tradition, the evening will have a festive feel. Bridge History Society Our annual Christmas event this year is a a buffet-style hot and cold supper, including mince pies and mulled wine. Entertainment will be provided by the 'Barnstormers’, and will take the form of a 19405 musical evening — to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. It will take place in Bridge Village Hall, and the cost is £7.50 for members and £10 for non- members. Come and join in the fun! Enquiries to John Bishop: 832596 Meriel Connor ‘ Christmas Flower Arranging 2005 Demonstrations at Essentially Hops NO ADMISSION CHARGE Sunday 27"‘ November & Saturday 3"” December 2pm start for about 1-1‘/2 hrs, come and go as you please! “Festive Flowers” Leaim to i*a.el£.e j,mm* own. {:l.ili‘iSiiTl‘3iS *sWe;;aa‘iisii.,, sw:1g§_;s nmi l::ai"ile d€'.{l'€,§!":'ii’i(llIE§i iltiilitg fresh, i;ii*ied mid :;ir'I:ifici::i.l i'i1e§:ei'iiiis Chalkpit Farm, School Lane, Bekesbourne, Canterbury CT4 SEU Tel 01227 830666 info@essentiaIlyhops.c0.uk M96 www.essentiaIlyhops.co.uk 18 Nailbourne Scoufs ChrisTmas PosT. ‘/ou can use 'ScouT Mail' To deliver your cards within The village of Bridge again This ChrisTmas. From early December, posT boxes will be in The following locafions: The Plough & Harrow, The WhiTe Horse, Bridgeway Sfores, Nicholas James (hairdressers) and Laurie Wakeham (buTchers). The lasT collecTion will be aT midday on Thursday, 15*“ December and The cards will be delivered on SaTurday, 17*“ December. There is no charge This ear, buT if you would like To mal:ie a donaTion To The ScouTs, please pop iT in Tl'le posT box along wiTh your car s. Happy Holidays! Services offered at K & C H'ospiTal An Emergency Care CenTre is provided aT K d: C HospiTal. This TreaTs adu|T paTienTs wiTh acuTe medical illness (i.e. hearT aTTach or sTroke). There is also a minor injuries service for all age groups. The emergency Care CenTre is open 24 hours per day, 365 days a year. Full A & E is available at Ashford and MargaTe Hospifals. Children needing emergency TreaTmenT go To Ashford or MaragTe. IT is imporTanT ThaT we all know about The Care CenTre aT Canferbury. Barbara Beinder For the most fun that you will have all week. Join in with drums and tambourines too For further information call Chris on 01297 454070 we M©r@ Than Just A 1n CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY FAMILY CAROLS T CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL ,4; '13:’ MONDAY 12”‘ DECEMBER 2005 L‘: gi-‘E 7_00 pm re‘) 1"; 1,. ")9 What an exciting year Canterbury Choral Society have enjoyed with their very special January conceit where Elgar’s The Apostles was performed with The Philharmonia Orchestra and a CD made which will be available very soon. They are now looking forward to appearing at the Ca.nterbury Festival with Sir Willard White in A Child of Our Time. As usual their first concert of the 2005/6 season will be Family Carols at Canterbury Cathedral on Monday, 12”‘ December, which makes by a Brass Ensemble who perform solo pieces during the evening. Richard Cooke endeavours to make the evening enjoyable for the whole family with the children joining him to sing many of the Carols. The popularity of carols is their simplicity and many of them have withstood the passage of countless centuries. Some of the most favourite Carols will be included during the evening, which will again by sponsored by Pharon independent Financial Adviser, so that tickets prices can be kept to a m.inimum. The season continues with Monteverdi Vespers being performed on 215* January 2006, Handel Messiah (Mozart Version) on lst April and on the 17"‘ June there will be performances of Mozart Serenade for Wind in C minor, Dvorak Serenade for Wind in D minor and Bruckner Mass in E Minor. Tickets for Family Carols are priced at £6.00, £4.00 for children (under 16) and can be purchased from the Canterbury Bookings on 01227 378188 or by email on boxoffice@canterbury.qov.uk Full information about the Society including ways to join can be found on their website www.canterburychoral.co.uk or if you wish to join their mailing list telephone 01227 720050. 20 Eglk in Ihe Barn The sell out Miranda Sykes concert was a wonderful evening. Miranda has a beautiful clear, strong voice and her wide choice of material displayed her versatility. Mainly folky, with songs from Sandy Denny and Nanci Griffiths, but also a touch of jazz and blues styles. There are still tickets available for Martyn Joseph in the Canterbury Cathedral International Study Centre on Friday 16th December. A friend who is also a fan of Martyn recently said to me, if they had a week to live, and one performer to choose to see, it would be a Martyn Joseph concert. I can't say more than that really. I've only seen him 5 times, I have people coming that have followed him for 17 years and seen him hundreds of times. He is amazing, come and see for yourselves. 01227 831493 for info and tickets and to go on the Fo|kintheBarn mailing list. MAIDSTONE ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY "Maidstone Symphony Orchestra. Conductor, Brian Wright, will perform on Saturday 3rd December 2005 commencing at 7.30pm at Mote Hall, Maidstone Leisure Centre, Mote Park, Maidstone. The programme consists of three works Dvorak —= Scherzo capriccioso ~ Simon Proctor- Clarinet Concerto (World Premiere) - Soloist Emma Johnson clarinet and Rimsky—Korsakov — Scheherazade. The renowned clarinetist, Emma Johnson, returns to the M50 concert platform for the world premiere of a new work by acclaimed Maidstone composer Simon Proctor, and his new Clarinet Concerto. Expect something sparkling and accessible — equal watchworks for Dvorak, at his dancing best, with his Scherzo Capriccioso to open the programme, and for Rimsky— Korsakov, with his dazzling story telling Scheherazade from the Arabian Nights to complete it. Concert tickets £10, £15, and £20, seats for children or students with a student Card £5, available from Membership Secretaires on 01622 736392, paid for and collected on the concert evening at Mote Hall, or from Mote Hall Box Office 01622 761111 when payment can be made by credit card. This concert is sponsored by Annabel Luzzatto." Many thanks for your continued cooperation and support to the M50. NOTES FROM BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL'S MEETINGS L013 NOMEMBER 2QO5 Bridge Parish Council's Planning Committee was held on Thursday 10*“ Novem- ber 2005 in Bridge Village Hall. The Planning committee agreed that they had no objection to the planning applications listed below : CA/05/01400/BRI 5 Ford Close. -Bridge CT4 5BN Dormer window to rear of dwelling CA/05/01435/BRI Trees. Bridge Hill. Bridge . CT4 5AX Single-storey extension to side of dwelling The Planning Committee objected to the application listed below: CA/O5/01011/BRI 14 Riverside Close. Bridge CT4 5BN First floor extension 6: conversion of one dwelling to two dwellings (revised scheme) Representatives of local residents, including the Chairman of the local Residents’ Association, attended the meeting and expressed their objections to the application. The committee felt that, although the design of the dormer windows as been improved, the other significant objections of the Planning Committee have not been addressed. Canterbury City Council Development Services Dept will be requested to make a site visit. It was noted that the following planning applications are being granted: CA/05/01161/BRI Land adjoining 2 Dering Rd Bridge Erection of detached dwelling and garage CA/00362/BRI Land South East of Archways.Conyngham Lane. Bridge Erection of two detached dwellings with associated garaging (Resubmission) The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council's Planning Committee will be on Thursday 8”‘. December at the earlier time of 6.45 pm in Bridge Village Hall. Bridge Parish Council met on Thursday 10”" November 2005 in the Village Hall. Sue Radc|iffe- Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) visited the meeting and was welcomed by the Parish Council. She explained that her role is to deal with anti-social behaviour and low~level crime. Her area covers Bridge, Littlebourne, Adisham and Rural Canterbury. She may be contacted on 07969584289. The contact number and information about the role of the PCSO will be put on the village website. Affordable Housing Needs Survey Report -Jennifer Show of Action with Communities in Rural Kent answered questions from the council concerning the draft report on the Housing Needs Survey. A committee to take forward the affordable housing plans was formed consisting of Cllr Hill (Chairman), Cllr Edmonds and Cllr Esdale. Ms Show will arrange a site visit to Bridge with officers of Canterbury City Council's Plannin and Estates Departments and the Affordable Housing Committee to identi y a possible site. It was agreed that a maximum of 6 to 8 houses would be considered 22 Village Flood Map Cllr Gulvin has produced a new flood map giving more accurate detail than The Environmental Agency's map of houses at risk of flooding in Bridge. The council a reed that a letter will be sent to those property owners who are not in flood danger, despite being included on The Environment Agency's map, so that they can reassure possible house purchasers, insurers etc. that their houses are not susceptible To flooding. Adoption of Parish Council Environmental Policy -The policy was adopted by the council and signed by The Chairman. Christmas Trees — The Christmas Trees will be put up in The High St on 3"“ December. Volunteers are asked to assemble in Cllr 6ulvin‘s yard at 9.30a.m. Christmas lights will also decorate The yew Tree at The entrance To The church yard. Setting of Budget and Precept - The prece T for 2006/7 was agreed. It will include £2,700 to underwrite the costs 0 the Street Runner youth pro- gramme for 2006/7 and £2,000 to purchase an electronic speed sign for Bridge Hill. Concurrent Funding Function Cllr Esdale confirmed that the agreed Concur- rent Funding bid has been sent to the Canterbury City Council for action. The City Council will announce the allocation on 8”‘ December. Fish Scheme It was a reed to donate £150 from the Kent Village of the Year competition prize to t e Bridge Village Fish Scheme Co-option of new counci|lor- The meeting to announce the co-option of a new councillor will be held in the Hunter Room on Monday 21‘* November at 7.30pm. Annual Parish Meeting -The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Thursday 27”" April 2006. This later date will enable the previous year's parish accounts to be finalised before the meeting. . Parking & traffic calming - Cllr Esdale said that, as the church is now open during the day and pedestrians are using the narrow pavement outside, it is even more important to press for traffic calming measures on Bridge Hill. It was agreed to ask the City Council what specific actions were being planned to curb speeding on Bridge Hill. Bridge Allotment Association— F P 5avill's has advised that the lease for the allotments is not yet ready for submission to the Parish Council. They have also informed the Parish Council that the fence round the allotment area will not be erected until next Spring. Conservation Volunteers - Cllr Lewis reported that the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers is currently looking for suitable projects to benefit from grants for environmental activities. These might include tree planting schemes, hedge planting, tree/ pond surveys, creating wildflower meadows and pond restoration. The Parish Council would welcome any sug estions from parishioners for local projects which would benefit from such unding. The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council will be on Thursday 8""‘.December 2005 at the earlier time of 7.00 pm in Bridge Village Hall. 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