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Diar 3rd 5th 9th 10th 11th 16th 17th 18th 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 27th 28th 30th or a uar 200 Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Health and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7.30pm Caring and Sharing, 13 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 Shari ng, Bridge Vicarage 7.30pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane, Bekesbourne 8pm Ears and Beers, Plough 6: Harrow, Bridge 7.30pm The Works, Bridge Village Hall 10am Caring and Sharing, 37 High Street, Bridge 7.30pm Horticultural Society AGM, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Lower Hardres and Nackington PCC Meeting 7.30pm Lower Hardres Church Supper, John Baker White Hall 7.30pm Bekesbourne Jumble Sale, Bekesbourne Village Hall 10am Caring and Sharing, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Forthcoming Events — Bekesbourne 3rd March Wine and Wisdom Methodist Church Services J an/ Feb 200; Jan 1st Miss Jean Hall J an 8th Rev. Barbara Hether (Covenant Service) Jan 15th Rev. David Marshall Jan 22nd Mr Michael Baybutt (B.Sc DMS. C.Eng) Jan 29th Rev. Donald Lugg Feb 5th Rev. Barbara Heather 10 as "W95 -I:-_,.,,‘_, Rev Paul I Filmer @- d.‘*‘@ 69,, The Vicarage 6* °‘“ Brid e .~ 5,, 5 if (9 % CT4 512 A !_ , { Office: 01227 330250 ya (£,,:‘l\"1.,\i ‘fifi Mobile/Text: 0796? 083551 °s3., " *1? vicar@bricIgechurch.co.ul<. www.bridgechurch.co.ul< The Area Dean's Letter Dear Friends With the rush and excitement of Christmas behind us, we greet a new year. Each of us has a history unique to ourselves which has brought us to the year 2006 and will affect our future. Perhaps it is as well that whilst we plan for the future, we have no idea how it will turn out or what lies ahead for us! What is certain is that our future is affected by those around us, as we are created to live in community rather than isolation, so the decisions I make in my life will have an effect on the lives of others. That's a responsibility we often neglect and yet is so vital. The Magi, whose arrival at Bethlehem we celebrate on 6th January, took their history with them when they presented their gifts to the Christ Child, but in so doing they changed their future and ours for ever. In acknowledging the infant Jesus as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, they demonstrated that Christ is for all people. How will your actions and decisions affect those around you in the coming months? One thing for certain is that life will be different for Paul cit Judy Filmer and the parishes of the Bridge Benefice, as they prepare to move on to a new home and ministry. We are grateful for their leadership of those parishes and for the many ways they have contributed to the life of the deanery these part years, and we wish them every joy and blessing in whatever God has for them. Please also pray for the Churchwardens and clergy who will continue the life of the parishes during the interregnum, and those responsible for choosing a successor, that God's will for His church may continue to grow and blossom. Happy New Year! Rev David Roper Your {Parish {Matters Funeral 14/ 1 1 Barham(B) Margaret Garland 25 / 1 1 Bekesbourne Josephine Reynolds Paul's Last Sunday Paul will take his last services with us on Sunday 29th Ianuary. In order for the whole church family to be involved we have made the following arrangements. There will be a Benefice Communion Service at Patrixbourne Church from 10~11am and a Benefice Family Service at Bridge School from 2-3pm. Between these services, everyone is invited to a Bring and Share lunch (contact Pat Dunderdale 830668 for details) at Bridge School at 12 noon. This will be our official opportunity to say goodbye to Paul, Judy and Kate and we would encourage as many parishioners as possible to take part. Children's Christmas Workshop Thank you to ALL the helpers and of course to all the children for coming. It was a FUN time. Lower Hardres Coffee Morning We had a lovely time with a mini—Christmas Fair in November. Pip the Clown was fantastic with both the children and adults, especially Canon Dukell We raised £300 and had a very happy fun time. A very Happy New Year to you all. Margaret 12 Health and Healing The meeting this month is on Thusday January 5th at 7 Windmill Close at 7.30pm. If by any chance we [get severe arctic weather and the meeting will have to be cancelled, there wil be a notice put up on the Bridge Church notice board. The rayer cycle is continuous as regular members know. Prayer is so vital and the eed back this past month has been very uplifting. It is so comforting for those on the prayer list, to know that so many people are praying for them. Please keep sending in your requests, and if you can come in person, you are assured of a very warm welcome. Kath Pierce 830844 Eish News As ever, the Coffee Pop—In is on the second Wednesday of the month, January 11th from 10am to 11.15am. This month we also have the Winter Warmer Lunch on Wednesday January 25th in Bridge Village Hall. A Very Happy New Year. GARAGE SALE Where: The Vicarage, 23 High Street, Bridge When: Saturday 21st January 10am - 3pm Why: 1 . Due to downsizing from the Vicarage when we move to Walderslade we have lots of items we are unable to take with us. 2. All money raised will be given to our daughter and son—in-law (Sam and Matt) who are spending two months next year working at a Mission Hospital in rural Kenya. They will be funding themselves. Woodgggkers Nursery "Bob the Builder Project: Build It" We have been working on a topic in conjunction with a com etition on a theme of "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" as run by the Bob the Builder "Project: Build It". In the new series of the programme Bob has moved to construct a new ecologically friendly community in a valley called "Sunflower Valley". We told the story to the children and sent a letter home about the project askin the parents to help the children to create a building for our own "Sun lower Valley'' from the contents of their recycling bin. The results were fantastic! It all came together during a "Bob the Builder Week" at the Nursery. The children discussed what we would need in "The Valley'' and each day worked together to construct things for it. There were houses, a village duck pond, farmhouses, a school, a wind farm, a play park and a Christmas tree. The Children and Parents were very interested to watch as each day "The Valley" grew. At the end of the week we took photographs of "Sunflower Valley" and sent them off to enter the competition. We could win an artist in residence for a day workshop, Bob the Builder tool boxes, books, DVDS and toys and even a visit from Bob the Builder himself. So the children are waiting in anticipation for the results in the New Year! Angie Sheppard 01227 831159 14 Bridge Shopmobility Scooter The Bridge Caring and Sharing Group, a group of local women who meet informally during term time, has raised funds to purchase an electric mobility scooter. This is available on short term loan to any resident or visitor to Bridge with a mobility problem. It may be that someone would like to try the scooter before purchasing one. There is no charge but donations towards the upkeep of the scooter would be most appreciated. For further details please ring Mrs Peggy Pryer on 01227 832058. Nailbourne Horticultural Society The Society's AGM will be held on Tuesday 24 January at 7.30pm in Bridge Village Hall. This is of course the time to renew subscriptions, which we agreed to raise last year to £3 for single membership and £5 for a family. T e names of those renewing on the night will be entered in the draw for 2 tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show. The brief business part of the evening will then be followed by a short talk - watch out for more details nearer the time - and refreshments. Bridge with Patrixbourne Women‘ s Institute Mr Greenville Harmer returns to Bridge to start off the 2006 programme with a talk entitled "A Walk Around Dover" to be held on Tuesday 17th January at the usual time of 7.30pm in Bridge Village Hall. The competition this month is for an article beginning with the letter "J". Kathy Walder Poppy Appeal This year our wonderful collectors have raised another record sum - ‘$1870.24. As I do every year, may I express my very sincere and grateful thanks to every individual, to every pub and every shop who contributes annually to our cause. While it may be invidious to mention individuals, I would, nevertheless, like to pay a particular tribute to the staff of Bridgeway Store who regularly return three full tins. This year their total was nearly £200 — a truly magnificent sum, especially when the RBL is only one of several charities they support. It is a fact that these unmanned static points contribute about half of our annual total. Thank you so much, everybody who collected or donated - or, indeed, counted the final takings. The Royal British Legion depends entirely upon these contributions and is extremely grateful. B Whiting Bekesbourne Christmas Bazaar _ There was a real Christmassy atmosphere at the bazaar, with various stalls selling gifts, plants, product and home made cakes. The brownies served refreshments throughout the morning and had lovely hand made door wreaths, gift tags and Christmas cards for Sale. The first prize in the raffle of a hamper was won by J oy Smith. Many thanks to everyone who generously donated gifts, helped on the morning or attended the bazaar. 13396 was raised for Church funds. Carols at the Unicorn ' It was a full house at the Unicorn on Wednesday 14th December for an evening of carol singing. The singers were led by David Cutting on the piano and Stuart Field on the violin. A raffle on the night raised £93 for Church funds. Many thanks to Cheryl and Clive for a very enjoyable evening. Bekesbourne Wednesday Walk Group The sun shone on the Wednesday walk group in December as they made their way from Shalmsford Street to Denne Woods and back via Garlinge Green, Perry court and St. Augustine's Downs. After the two hour walk the group enjoyed lunch at the Unicorn. In the New Year, as an experiment, the group will meet to walk on the third Thursday of the month as well at the first Wednesday to enable people who are not available on Wednesday mornings to Join in. The next walks will be Wednesday 4th January and Thursday 19th. Meeting at Bekesbourne Village Hall at 9.45am. All new walkers welcome. Telephone Joan Atkins for details on 831127. Bekesbourne Bingo Nights For over 30 years Bob Freelove has organised bingo nights at the village hall. The entrance cost is only 50p. These are always fun social evenings with tea and biscuits served in the interval. They are held alternate weeks and the next bingo night is Thursday 5th January. Just turn up, you will be made welcome. If you would like more information contact Bob on 01227 456854. 16 F riemls Qf BeIre.s‘b0urne Clmrch % JUMBLE SALE Saturday 28 January 2006 10 am Bekesbourne Village Hall (1111 is 3 im 2 5 p 17 YOGA IS BACK IN BRIDGE! It's a sad fact and a reflection perhaps on our human weaknesses that despite all our noble intentions at the start of J anuar so many of our fir-mast resolutions have fgone up in smoke (no pun intended) by the end of February- or even earlier i we're honest. Vet we'll probably all make the same mistake again this year - setting goals for ourselves that are simply unachievabIe_ lg .1r‘}l‘iiiIsIksp1Lti)3cLi§ $1/’(r);(l‘l familiar then maybe this New Year would be a good time Starting in Bridge Village Hall on Wednesday January 11”‘ , from 7- 8.30 pm will be a special beginners class aimed at those new to Yoga. A great opportunity to start 2006 with a program that will keep you supple, relaxed and in good general health, (just ask your GP!) and all for only £5 a week! The class is taught by Caroline Bindon—Blood, who explained what first attracted her to Yoga. “I began Yoga because I was careering towards the big 40 at a rate of knots and felt that I should be taking more care of myself as I hated any form of exercise. I found that not only did my body respond positively but I found out unexpectedly that it sorted my brain out too! its never too late to start, age is unimportant. But I wish I’d actually started sooner” She says that she wanted to teach so that others could reap similar benefits. Caroline stresses the appeal in the simplicity of Yoga compared to other disciplines. “There’s no laying out money for gym memberships and expensive clobber. All you need is a mat (available cheaply at Boots, Argos, TK Maxx etc) and for relaxation any old blanket that you might have knocking around would suffice. That’s it! Caroline is also keen to stress that there is no competitive element to Yoga. As she puts it “You must leave your ego at the door”. She went to explain that Yoga is not a religion. “You don’t have to chant all night and burn incense! Although it does have a philosophical side if you want to broaden your own interest. It is basically a holistic approach to health that originated in India thousands of years ago by ancient sages. It was actually introduced into this country by people like Yehudi Menuin and the Beatles in the sixties who bought with them Indian gurus.” “The posturesthat one associates with Yoga have been modified for the western world and whilst still beneficial, they are more suited to our way of life. And more importantly to our climate.” So why not make a promise to yourself to start Yoga in the New Year, its here in your village and you may not even need to get the car out! That great new beginning might only be walking distance away. “It’s not a miracle” says Caroline “it will take more than a few weeks to notice the change but you will notice the change! And it’s a great chance to meet some very lovely people! You needn’t take my word for it — everyone from Albert Einstein to Madonna practised Yoga at some point!” “Because you can and because it will really make a difference — give it a go!" YOGA at BRIDGE VILLAGE HALL -— every Wednesday 7 — 8.30pm For details contact Caroline Bindon— Blood 01227 720 061 Qualified Yoga For Health instructor Kent & lllledway Bioloqical Records Centre needs your help! The aims of the Biological Records Centre are to collect, store and ive out wildlife information about Kent. You can contribute to this work by te ling the KMBRC about the wildlife in your garden. Gardens are a valuable source of records, attractin a great variety of wildlife, from insects and spiders to birds and mammafls. Don't worry if ou aren't on expert, If you would like any advice about identif ing and recor ing wildlife, contact the Records Centre who will be happy to he p with any of your queries and will try to aid the identification of any mystery species you come across! KMBRC has designed and produced the Kent Wildlife Recording Calendar 2006 (see ima e) to help you to record in your garden. Uniquely designed with two sets of ates for each month, you can keep one as your every day appointment reminder and use the other to write in the wildlife you see in yourgarden, which can then be sent back to KMBRC. Local artist and KMBRC Recorder, Edward Walters, has drawn six illustrations for every month of the calendar from his own garden. Hopefully these will provide inspiration for you to look more closely at the wildlife in your garden and get recording! Introducing the Kent 8: Medway Biological Records Centre’s Kent Wildlife Recording Calendar 2006... Use the lower set of dates to record the wildlife you have seen each month, then iii! in your details on the back and return your records to KMBRC. This calendar has been specifically designed to help you record the wildlife species you see in your garden. This unique calendar can be purchased from KMBRC for just £8.00 (plus postage). As a gift or for your own use and enjoyment, make a difference to Kent’s wildlife by supporting your Biological Records Centre (Registered Charity No. 1110163). To place your order, contact KMBRC at: Tylana Barn, Sandling, Maidslone, Kent ME14 3BD Tel: (01622) 685646 I 685780 E-mail: info@kmbrc.org.uk 19 CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY MONTEVERDI VESPERS CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL SATURDAY 215" JANUARY 7.30 pm Thenfirst concert for 2006 by Canterbury Choral Society will be Monteverdi's Vespers on January 21st in Canterbury Cathedral. Monteverdi‘s Vespers is an outstanding work in terms of religious music, with a richly scored setting for the service of Vespers. Suited to vast acoustics Canterbury Cathedral is the ideal setting for the many expressive solo passages and haunting music. London Handel Orchestra will accompany the choir by playing period instruments based on those from Monteverdi’s time at the beginning of the 17th century. There are six soloists who are Alice Gribbin, Julia Doyle, Benjamin Hulett, Nathan Vale, Richard Burkhard and Colin Campbell. Born in 1567 in Cremona, Italy, Monteverdi studied with the maestro di cappella at the cathedral, his first piece was published when he was fifteen. in 1592 he gained a position at the court of Vincenzo l, Duke of Mantua as a viola player and singer, touring the continent, free to hear the musical trends of the time. His wife died in 1607 and this tragedy caused him to have a nervous breakdown, he was dismissed from the Court and a fire destroyed the manuscripts of twelve of his operas. In 1613 he was appointed head of music at St Mark’s in Venice, the most prestigious church appointment outside Rome in 1632 he took Holy Orders, seemingly more content in the service of God than the Venetian courti. The opening of the first opera house in Venice in 1637 inspired him in old age to write five remarkable operas. 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Barbara Heather Feb 12th Mr John Ellis Feb 19th Rev. David Marshall (Holy Communion) Feb 26th Rev. Donald Lugg 1f'\ as ‘W499 -95, _ Rev Paul I Filmer *4: The Vicarage as 9 5?‘ K %_ Bridge - - an a 512 is A3 % .9 Office: 01227 830250 \\ Mobile} Text: 07967 088551 0"’ ii *6’ vicar@bridgechurch.co.ul< Doesn't Time Fly? It only seems like yesterday that I began my ministry here in the Bridge group, but its actually 6 years since I came to Bridge and 9 years since I started work in Lower I-Iardres and N ackington. In that time a lot has happened and we have come a long way together. I've made a lot of friends, celebrated marriages, births and baptisms, and shared the grief of saying a final goodbye to those God has taken to himself. I’ve seen some pro'ects fly high and others sink without trace. Nothing ventured, not ing gained - such is life. It has been a privilege to share your highs and lows over the years, and to work with the many people who demonstrate their faith through everyday acts of kindness and generosity. In particular I have valued the companionship of Margaret Clarke aka Munchkin as a colleague and friend in what can be (surprisingly) a lonely ministry. I am also grateful to our team of volunteers in front of and behind the scenes who ensure that the church continues to do what it exists for — to declare the gospel of Christ by word and deed to all who will listen in each new generation. Any minute now (remember that God sees a day as a thousand years) the 5 churches will formally become a benefice under the leadership of a new vicar. I pray and trust that God will guide those involved in the choice of my successor, and wish him / her every joy in their new appointment. May God bless you all. PAUL FILMEK 11 Yam’ ‘Parish {Matters Funeral 19 / 12 Barham(B) Phyllis Matilda Lewis 30/ 12 Barham(B) Rebecca Lam lnterregnum As you will see from the service grid this month, we're trying to keep things as close to normal practice as possible. Of course this will not always be possible and we would ask for your patience as inevitable alterations or hiccups occur. During the interregnum please Contact your local churchwardens in the first instance for any parish matters and our Area Dean, Rev David Roper (01227 831340) if you have an urgent need to talk to a vicar. Paul By the time you read this Paul will have held his final. services. We do wish him, Judy and Family every blessing and happiness in his new venture and calling to be a University Chaplain. We are grateful for all he has done for us and our prayers go with him. BIKE RIDE TO SAVE OUR CHURCHES! Friends of KenT Churches will be holding Their annual Sponsored Bike Ride on SaTurday SepTember 9"“ 2006. I am looking for someone in Bridge To Take on The posT of local organiser for This evenT. IT'S noT Too Time consuming excepT on The day! - if you Think you could help, please will you conTacT Muriel Cullen (Area Organiser) 24 High STreeT, Bridge: Tel. No. 01227 832694. 19 Health and Healing The next prayer group meeting will be on Thursday February 2nd — Candlemass Day, at 7.30pm at 7 Windmill Close. It is vital to keep the circle of prayer unbroken, so please let me have your petitions for sickness, bereavement, anxiety or any other situation. Better still, do come in person, you will receive a very warm welcome. God knows our needs before we ask but is good to share our concerns and to receive C-3od's healing power. Kath Pierce 830844 Eish News Are you a Fish Scheme volunteer driver? If so, you will know how satisfying it is to be able to help around the villages. Could you please ask someone else to do the same? You know it doesn't take much time and when you can't help that is completely understood. thank you for making our villages a good place to live. The next Coffee Pop-in is on Wednesday February 8th between 10am and 11.15am in Bridge Village Hall. Do come. The ChildJ:en's Society Fund Raising in Bridge In 2005 Raised Home and Shop boxes £543.39 Sundry donations 35.00 Christingle Service collection 445.00 . Total {$1023.39 Gift Aid envelopes will enable more to be claimed by the Charity Sadly Mrs Pam Francis, a long time sup orter of the Children's Society, died on 12th October 2005. Mr Francis kind y forwarded contributions given in lieu of flowers, totalling a wonderful sum of £980, to this Charity, in her memory and to help with its work for needy children. 4 A sincere thank you to all who made these results possible. In 2006 In Feb/March boxes will be opened, when convenient to holders. Kathy Eynon (Tel 830466, 19 Bridge down) will be in touch. Please contact her if you have any queries. Your support is greatly appreciated. K. Eynon 13 NAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCETY On Thursday 23'"d February at the usual time of 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall, Mrs Janet Curd will be giving a talk and demonstration on 'Flowers for Every Occasion‘. It is hoped that members will pick up tips and be inspired to enter the floral art classes at the Society's Spring and Summer Shows. Mrs Curd will be doing three arrangements for us, which will be raffled afterwards to help to cover the cost of the flowers. As always, members and non members will be made very welcome. BRIDGE WITH PATRIXBOURNE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE On Tuesday 215* February there will be an illustrated talk on ‘The History of Dreamland‘ by Mr N Evans. The competition for the February meeting is for an article beginning with the letter "E". BRIDGE HISTORY SOCIETY Our next meeting is on Thursday 16 February at 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall. Heather Newton will be speaking to us as the director of Canterbury Cathedral 5tonemasons' Vard. She is a practising and skilled stonemason and has a great and infectious enthusiasm for her work. Heather will describe for us the nature and challenges of caring for the stone of this world—renowned heritage site and will doubtless bring with her some of the stones and tools of her trade. She is willing to answer our questions and will prepare us for our visit in March to the 5tonemasons' Yard. (The March visit is now fully subscribed but it would be possible to arrange a second visit if this is desirable.) Meriel Connor (830487) COUNCILLOR‘ 5 SURGERIES. Canterbury City Councillor John Anderson, representing the North Nailbourne Ward, consisting of Bridge, Bekesbourne, Patrixbourne and Bishopsbourne, would like to remind all residents that owing to the low uptake of the regular venues, and for their convenience, that he is now holding surgeries by appointment. Normally these are held on Saturday Mornings between |0am—- Noon, but other times and venues can be arranged. Phone on 01227 830260 or by e-mail johnanderso n@canterbury.gov.uk to make an appointment. 1/! 15" BRIDGE RAINBOWS. Where else can girls, aged between 5 and 7, go to enjoy a fun packed hour on Wednesday evenings? Well, of course, 15* Bridge Rainbows. Rainbows are part of Girl guiding UK and is open to girls, aged between 5 and 7, regardless of faith, nationa ity, etc. Our evenings are based around a particular theme, which changes every week. We ”chat" about a given topic i.e. what is the significance of the Poppy, do some craft work (making poppies from red crepe paper) and play games. Our spring and summer evenings may often involve trips to the recreation ground or walks through the lanes looking at blossoms, trees or animals. We often have . special events such as a trip to the Christmas panto in the Marlowe or this year we had a very memorable trip to the London Aquariumll R Our Rainbow programme is well balanced providing enjoyment for every girl and the involvement of every girl valued. It is a great environment to develop social skills, friendships and understand the world around us. If you would like further information, please contact Sarah Wetherall — 830319. Nailboume Scouts Christmas Post Once again the "Scout Mail" was a great success. The Scouts would like to thank all residents who supported them by using their post service. A total of £56.06 was received in donations - which go towards Scout funds. 15 BEKESBOLJRNE NEWS Wine and wisdom Every year the Friends of Bekesbourne Church hold a wine and wisdom evening in the village hall. This year's event will be on Friday 3rd March, 7.30 start and £3.50 per person. . Last years winning table have agreed to set and ask the questions. If you would like to book a table contact Gill Moon Tel 832134. *'k*****‘k** Elower Eestival Can you believe it is 10 years this summer since Bekesbourne Church last held a flower festival! We are planning a flower festival for this year, the dates will be, 22nd 23rd and 24th September 2006. If you are a keen flower arranger and would like to volunteer to help with the displays we will be pleased to hear from you. We will be planning a meeting for the flower arrangers in March. Alternatively you can help us nearer the time by donating home made cakes, helping serve teas over the week end or take cuttings from your garden in the spring and growing on plants which can be sold on the plant stall. We look forward to hearing from you. Please contact Zan Clifford 830328 or Gill Moon 832134 ‘k'k**'a\"k**** MATTHEW LOMBART fuI1d—raisir1g Concert supporting KM Gazette’s CLIC Sargent appeal (Caring for Children with Cancer) featuring local and national guest artistes at SIMON LAN GTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS Langton Lane (off Nackington Road), Canterbury CT4 7AS Saturday 4 February 2006 at 4:00 pm Please phone to reserve a seat: 01227 479337 fit Could you be our new Parish Clerk? The Parish Council of Bekesbourne-—with—Patrix— bourne is looking for a new Clerk to take over from the current Clerk who has held the post for seven years and now wishes to step down. it is an interesting and varied job which would suit a retired person or a parent who is looking for a job which can fit in around caring for children. The position is part—time working from home for an average of 6 hours a week. Duties include: dealing with parish council correspondence; keeping the parish books; organising the bi-monthly parish council meetings; taking minutes; and following up a wide variety of other matters as instructed by the Council. The annual salary will rise to £2434 from April 2006. For more information, contact the Chairman, Cllr John Ash, on 01227 830214 or the current Clerk, Jill Thomas, on 01227 832573. Jan 2006 1'7 Woodpecker: Nursery "Bob the Builder Project: Build It" Last months ‘On The Nail’ featured an article about our ‘Bob The Builder Project’ entry into a competition. I am now able to tell you of our great excitement as we have WON! The Children are now looking forward to a visit by ‘Bob The Builder‘ and an artist in residence workshop. Watch out for a further report. Angie Sheppard. ROYAL BRITISH LEGION LITTLEBOURNE <31 DISTRICT BRANCH 19 members were present at the monthly meetin on 10th January 2006, Chaired by Bernie Guyatt. He welcomed Davi Brazier, John Lord and John Marsh from Shepherdswell branch which is now in suspense. Good wishes went to George Mills and John Berry with health problems. Our Annual Dinner is on 24th February at Canterbury Golf Club. For details please ring the Branch Secretary on 01227 472023. Other events coming up — our Games Ni ht on Tuesday, 21 st March at the Recreation Club, and a Quiz at the Hay ain (date to be arranged). 2006 is the Branch's 85th Anniversary. We hope to have some kind of celebration later in the year and details of this will be announced. Can I mention once again that we would be delighted to welcome new members to the Branch. We are a friendly bunch and our meetings are quite informal. Anyone interested can contact the Secretary on the abo_ve number for information. At the end of meetings a member ives a short talk on a subject of their choice. This month Bernie Guyatt ta ked to us on his hobbies, one of which is carriage restoration. Our next 2 meetings will be on Tuesdays, 14th February and 14th March ~ both at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne at 8pm. 18 CANTERBURY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS TABLE BOOT FAIR Bridge Village Hall SaTurday 18Th March 2006 10am - 12.30pm Large Tables £8 if booked in advance or £10 on The day Small Tables ‘E6 - To book a Table and for more details conTacT Janef Horsley 01227 830923 Open Gardens in Bridge On 25Th June a group of villagers will be opening Their gardens To raise money for our local churches. Please can you save a few of your cuTTings and planTs for our planT sTal| which will be siTed in The Churchyard, we will also be selling refreshments. This is a new venTure which we hope will be a success. More deTails will be given nearer The Time buT put 25Th June in your diary now. T BANGER5. BINGO AND BEETLE EVENING This evenT is being organised To coincide wiTh our Japanese viséTors from Tenryu. They have a packed iTiner-ary whilsT sTaying wiTh hosT families in The village. We ThoughT a social evenT for Them To meeT oTher villa ers would be a good idea, if you would like To come please conTacT Evelyn An rews 830960 or PaT Dunderdale 830668 for TickeTs or more informaTion. 5aTurday 25Th March 2006 Bridge School Hall 5.30pm - 7.30pm TickeTs £5.00 per family or £2.00 per adult £1.00 per child (This includes a delicious meal of bangers and mash) The Timing is suiTed for families of younger children — buT all ages welcome! ‘IO 'F0l.K.1'N THE BARN’ J"/lN—FEB NEWS Thanks to all of you who have supported Folk in the Barn throughout 2005. The Autumn‘ Winter series Of concerts was brought to an end by the amazing Welshman Martyn Joseph, who gave a powerful and emotional performance at the Clagett Auditorium on Dec 16"‘. Its is great to see so many more local people coming along and discovering these brilliant but relatively unknown Artistes. Please keep coming in 2006 and we'll keep the music flowing. On that note..... I'm very pleased to announce that we have BBC2 Folk Awards 2004 - MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR -Martin Simpson coming to play at..... The Canterbury Cathedral International study Centre on Friday 17th February 2006 — Tickets £13 6: E11 (concs) "One of the finest finger pickers and slide players of our time". — Guitar Magazine. His live performances alternate between great subtlety and ‘feel’ and driving botteneck blues, keeping alive the original country bluesmen like Blind Willie Johnson and McTel|. This man is a genius and just HAS to be heard. “His guitar playing, tempered by years of accompanying vocalists, has an eloquence that need recognise few peers" - Folk Roots. Martin Simpson is one of the most visible examples of the relationship between the Celtic folk of the UK and American music such as country and me blues, - one of the most technically gifted guitarists alive today. I know that this will be another wonderful evening in the shadow of the awesome Canterbury Cathedral. Email or ring me if you want to come along and share it Debs 01227 831493 folkinthebarn@foxinsocks.freeserve.co.uk FMAIDSTONE ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY Maidstone Symphony Orchestra. Conductor, Brian Wright, will perform on Saturday 4”‘ February 2006 commencing at 7.30pm at Mote Hall, Maidstone Leisure Centre, Mote Park, Maidstone. The pro rarnme consists of three works ~ Mendelssohn - Overture Ruy Blas. ~ Tc aikovsky- Violin Concerto Soloist Omar Guey and Schubert-Symphony No.9 ‘Great C major’. MSO introduce Omar Guey, a superb Brazilian violinist out of New York, to play Tchaikovsky's popular concerto. Poisoning and adultery are the themes of Victor Hugo's play 'Ruy Rlas, to which Mendelssohn added inimitable musical elegance in his overture to open the concert. Last up in the evening's programme are the extensive ear|y- romantic glories of Schubert's 9*“ Sym hony, the ‘Great C major‘. Concert bckets £10, £15 and E20, seats for chil<:ll"en and students with a student card £5, available from Membership Secretaries on 01622 736392, id for and collected on the concert evening at Mote Hall, or from Mote Hal Box Office 01622 761111 when payment can be made by credit card. 20 ArtDay-School In the pleasant rural surround of Petham Village Hall (ample free parking) Sun 12”‘ March 1 Oarn-5pm Painting & Drawing Tuition by Professional Fine Artists: David AIb1lS (Pen 8: Ink/Watercolour) Rebecca Harty (Oil/Pastel/Mixed Media) Beginners to advanced all Welcome! Two-course lunch of line organic fayre & glass of wine plus refreshments throughout the day. £70 For further details/to book a place please contact: Louise Ventura: 01227 459575 louiseVentura@hotmail.com 91 NOTES FROM BRIDGE PARISH couNcIL 8. PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETINGS 12"‘ January 2006 BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Ms Renuka Chinnadurai was welcomed by the Parish Council as the new Head teacher at Bridge & Patrixbourne CE School. Ms Chinnadurai said that she hoped the school would become more involved in the community of Bridge. Mr Chris Lewis -— Development Control Manager. Canterburv Citv Council addressed the meeting. He explained the planning process and the procedures for enforcement and consultation with planning officers. He answered questions from councillors and agreed that planning officers should write to the parish council to explain the reasons for decisions which went against parish council recommendations. Bridge Parish Plan -Mr Bill Oakey presented the Bridge Parish Plan to the meeting. In accepting the plan on behalf of the Parish Council, Cllr Hill congratulated the plan committee for their excellent work over the past two years in producing the plan. Recreation Ground- It was reported that moles were an increasingly serious problem. The parish council are to seek advice from relevant agencies in an effort to find a more effective method of controlling them. Sports Pavilion — Cllr Gulvin reported that the sports pavilion had again been the target of vandalism; guttering and windows had been broken and it had been claubed with graffiti. The Bridge Village Sports Trust was arranging for repairs to be carried out and the damaged picnic bench would be repaired at the same time. Slip Road over the A2 - It was reported that Kent Highways’ sub contractors had discovered that the damaged balustrade was sub standard and they would therefore have to replace the full length of the balustrade with a higher specification alternative. The sub contractors would inform the parish clerk when the repairs were to be carried out. Parish Newsletter - A draft copy of the Parish Newsletter was circulated for comment. It is hoped to distribute the Newsletter round the village by February. Cllr Hill thanked Cllr Corfield for his work in compiling the Newsletter. Repair of the kissinq ciate near CB302 — Cllr Hill had made temporary repairs to the gate. It was agreed that a working party of councillors would make a permanent repair on Saturday 215* January. The precept requirement for 2006/7- There would be a shortfall of approximately £420 on concurrent funding from the city council. This and other commitments would be reflected in the village precept. Cllr Hill thanked Cllr Esdale for his work on the budget. Redundant Road Signs - it was agreed that Cllrs Esdale and Lewis would walk round the village and identify redundant road signs with a view to having them removed. 22 Corra|l’s Fuel Store — Concern had been expressed over safety issues following the Buncefield Depot explosion last year. it was agreed that Cilr Esdale wouid contact Corralls and the Fire Service to ascertain what emergency plans were in place in view of the fuel store’s close proximity to housing. He would also investigate any future plans for the site when Corrall’s current lease ends. Zebra crossing outside Bridge Pharmacy — it was agreed that this crossing was made dangerous because of cars being parked on the zigzag lines, thereby restricting visibility. The parish council had fought hard to have the crossing put there initially and the problem lay not with the crossing but with motorists who persisted in parking illegally. The Parish Council wili continue to work to find a solution to the problems of illegal and dangerous parking in the village. Patrixbourne Rd -It was reported that the pavement on Patrixbourne Rd was very uneven and frequently flooded by large puddles. This was a danger, especially to pedestrians walking to Bridge Health Centre. it was agreed to ask for emergency repairs to be carried out. Christmas trees — Cllr Hill thanked Cllr Esdale, other councillors and parishioners for their work in taking down the 56 Christmas trees in the village. Many favourable comments on the Christmas trees in the High St. had been received this year. The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council will be on Thursday 9”‘ February at 7.30 pm in Bridge Vi|lage'Hal|. All parishioners are very welcome to attend. Members of the public are invited to address the Council between 7.30 and 7.45pm. BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL'S PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING CAl05l01477/BRl — Erection of three two-storey dwellings with associated works (Revised) —- land on the corner of Bering Rd. and Filmer Rd. This application was passed at the Development Control Committee on 10”‘ December 2005 with the conditions that developers carry out an ecological study into the area's wildlife and secure the implementation of a programme of archaeological work prior to any development taking place. it was also noted that the following planning applications have been granted; CA/05/01400/BRI 5 Ford Close, Bridge, CT4 5LX Dormer window to rear of dwelling CA/05/01435/BR! Trees, Bridge Hill. Bridge, CT-4 5AX Single—storey extension to side of dwelling CA/05/01416/BRI 14 Riverside Close. Bridcie Conversion of one dwelling into two dwellings (Revised scheme) CAAO5/OOO5'llBRl Red Lion. 75 High St. Bridoe CT4 5LB Display of advertisements to public house. The next meeting of Bridge Parish Councils Planning Committee will be on Thursday 9*“. February 2006 at 7.15pm in Bridge Village Hall. Ali parishioners are weicome to attend. The agendas and minutes of the Parish Council meetings and the Planning Committee are posted each month on the Parish Council notice boards at the White Horse and Bridge Down. ’)'2 Priest-in-Charge: Revd Paul Filmer , The Vicarage, 23 High Street, Bridge (830250) Loy Reader: Mrs. Margaret Clarke. (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE 6'/rurchwarde/75 Dr. AM Nicholson, Riverside Cottage, Potrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Pritchcird, 2 St Mary's Rd, Patrixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunderdole, 37 High St, Bridge (830668) 7 Mr D Latham, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge. PC'C'5ecre fary PC'6Treasurer Mr L Andrews, 120 New Dover Road, Canterbury (765773) 6/'ff/lid 0fficerMrs J Ellis, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge (832955) Orgamst (Pcirfrixbourne) Mrs RM Stacey, Joslet, KeepersHill, Potrixbourne (830205) BEKESBOURNE Churchwordens Mrs J Gillonders, Colo, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne Mr J Cowons, Distant View, Adisham Rd, Bekesbourne (831029) P66‘ Secretary Mrs J Miilyord,1O De Hovillonds, Bekesbourne (830256) P66‘ Treasurer Mrs Zan Ciifford, Ocikleigh Lodge, Bekesbourne (830328) 0l"g0!1I3'1" Mrs RM Stacey, J oslet,Keeper-s Hill,Pcitrixbourne (830205) Captain of the Ringer5'Mrs Gill Moon, The Haven, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne (832134) On The Nail Advertising-: Mrs E Andrews, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge (830960) Items for On The Nail should reach Laurence Dunderdoie by the 15th of the preceeding month. lllhbc New Build Extensions Only the right wood types for a non-spit Conversions I Modernisation wm.mfi,.£. & 3 died" chimney’ St'”°t”’al Repairs 2.5 cubic meters £90.00. 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Diary for March 2006 2nd 3rd 6th 7th 8th 11th 13th 14th 20th 21st 25th 27th 28th 29th l-lealth and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7.30pm Women's World Day of Prayer, Bridge Methodist Church 11am Friends of Bekesbourne Church Wine <3: Wisdom, Bekesbourne Village Hall, 7 for 7.30pm Caring and Sharing, 20 Lanfranc Gardens, Harbledown 7.30'pr’n 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 Patrixbourne with Bridge PCC Meeting, Methodist Church 7.30pm League of Friends Coffee Morning, Bridge Village Hall 10am — 12 noon Caring and Sharing, 22 Riverside Close, Bridge 7. 30pm Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 2pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Caring and Sharing, 16 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 Bangers, Beetle & Bingo, Bridge School 6.00pm Caring and Sharing, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm Bekesbourne Annual Parochial Church Meeting 7.30pm Eorjhcoming Events - Bridge 17th June Bridge Village Fete 25th June Garden Opening Event Eorfithcoming Events - Bekesbourne 21st May Rogation Sunday Walk 1st July Snowdown Colliery choir concert 15th July Boot fair 22nd-24th Sept Flower Festival Bridge Methodist Church Services - all at 11am March 3rd Women's World Day of Prayer, all welcome Bridge Methodist Church 11am March 5th Michael Baybutt B.S-:. DMS C.Eng March 12th Mr Ron Chadwick _M.A.- DMS March 19th Rev. David Marshall March 26th Mrs Marjorie Beckwith 4I'\ 6,99 'B"°9° -pa, _ The Parish Office 3“ ”'*<*o,,, 23 High Street 55‘ %' Bridge 5; (3 ____\ is Canterbury ii if m Q \\ '1"‘».,f\ do Office: 01227 330250 9 0, W fix-,«;° office@b1-idgechurch.co.uk 09° Group °‘Q www.bridgech.urch.co.ul< People On the 12th February I took Evensong at Naclcington Church. It should have been in Lower I-lardres but redecorating is happening! The Gospel Reading was about the leper who begged Iesus to heal him. In Jesus’ day lepers were sent out into the wilderness to live alone or with other lepers. Families would throw food and clothing to them. Jesus was incensed because of this treatment and naturally cured this nameless leper. This law was enforced because it was in the Book of Leviticus. It did seem that rules were more important than PEOPLE and to Jesus PEOPLE mattered. All were loved and all are loved by GOD. YES - PEOPLE MATTER. God said ”I will not forget you. See I have engraved you on the palms of my hands". As I looked around at the congregation I felt very moved because it is those people who make up the Church - they are the Church and there they all were, singing lustily. As I gazed down from the pulpit they all wore different colours. They were of different ages! They had different personalities. They were all unique! Today, 13th February, Paul and Iudy are actually going! The Interregnum has begun! In many ways Paul is stepping into the UNKNOWN and so are we. We know we will have a new Vicar but We dorft know when, but we do know he/ she — will be different. So until then we will go on loving and caring for each other because that is what God’s Kingdom is all about. Then surel we will be ready to greet him/ her and accept the changes which doubtless will take lace and make no comparison with Paul. We pray that the rig t choice will be made. So until then God bless and take care. And I said to the mm: who stood at the gate of the year: ”G-foe me 5: light that I may tread safely into the zmknozvrz. ” And he replied: “Go out into the almkhess and put your lzzzna’ into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than L1 krzowrz tony. Margaret Clarke Vicarage éiarage Sale Thank you to everyone who helped us raise funds Towards Sam and Matt's mission to Kenya. The final total was £170. Dear Friends ' Paul , Judy and Kate have arrived safely in Chatham and are now busy unpacking. We want to say a great big thank you to everyone who took part in our farewell: Through cards, messages, the Benefice services and lunch on our last Sunday, the generous gifts and "testimonial" collection. Although saying good bye was hard, we hope you enjoyed our last Sunday as much as we did and we thank God for this demonstration of all that is good in the Bridge Benefice. May he continue to pour out his blessings so that all that is planted may grow to his glory. Paul , Judy and Kate Filmer Your Parish Matters Funeral 27/01 Barham(LH) Reginald James Hambrook 3/O2 Barham(B) Dorothy Ethel Royel 8/02 Barham (B) Albert Edward Backholer Interregnum As you will see from the service grid this month, we're trying to keep things as close to normal practice as possible. Of course this will not always be possible and we would ask for your patience as inevitable alterations or hiccups occur. During the interregnum please contact your local churchwardens in the first instance for any parish matters and our Area Dean, Rev David Roper (01227 831340) if you have an urgent need to talk to a vicar. I he New Close I would like to introduce myself to the local community. I have just joined The New Close residential home as an activities co—ordinator. Firstly, I must congratulate all the residents and members of staff for winning a prize in the "Christmas Decoration Competition" (our of 22 homes), a tremendous achievement. Secondly, I would like to thank all the local people who have supported The New Close over the years. Please feel free to pop in and see me with any fund raising ideas or call me on 01227 780070. Linda Miles Children’s activities in March 33'' UI Q% - Please come from 9.15 on March 5th at the Upper Room at the Plough and Harrow. Wear a coat —» we may be out on a trail in the wilderness — whatever the weather! :.r'K El 3 !',‘.\ F -333:4’ E SORRY! There will be NO WORKS this month —— as March 26th is Mothering Sunday with $3,.» special services at Bekesbouime and Lower Hardres —~ hope to see you there instead! It’s the beginning af Lent. Colour this picture of Jesus in the wilderness. Circle the things that do not belong! Ezsgiting News at Lower Harclres March & April are proving to be very exciting months. On 5th March little Hannah is being baptised at the 11 am FAMILY COMMUNION at Lower Hardres. Children & Adults will participate . The Rev John‘ Thackray will be officiating - do come to welcome Hannah into God's fami y. On 19th March our usual FAMILY SERVICE at 10 am. On 26th March MOTHERIN6 SUNDAY There will be a special Mothering Sunday Service when we thank God for Mother Church, our own Mums and Grandmas (whether the be on earth or in heaven) and ALL who care for us, male or female. Obvious y posies of lowers will be given out. On 9th April PALM SUNDAY our Evensong and palm crosses will be given out at 6pm. 14th April GOOD FRIDAY our Easter Workshop. Details in next month's magazine. 16th April EASTER DAY 10 am. Bishop Stephen is coming to officiate at our FAMILY COMMUNION. This is very exciting and children and adults will again take part. Then, of course, our Easter Egg Hunt. Perhaps the Bishop will hunt also. Please come and make it a very joyfu occasion especially after 40 days of Lenten fasting and discipline. You are most welcome at ALL the services. God Bless Margaret BIKE RIDE TO SAVE OUR CHURCHES! Friends of Kent Churches will be holding their annual Sponsored Bike Ride on Saturday September 9*“ 2006. I am looking for someone in Bridge to take on the post of local organiser for this event. It's not too time consuming except on the day! - if you think you could help, please will you contact Muriel Cullen (Area Organiser) 24 High Street, Bridge: Tel. No. 01227 832694. Health and Healing The next prayer group meeting will be on Thursday 2nd March at 7.30pm at 7 Windmill Close. Please let me have your requests, either for a sick person or bereavement, or for any other situation. Prayer is so vital and God knows our needs before we ask, but it is good to share our troubles and 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. God bless you all. Kath Pierce 830844 fit News The next Coffee Pop~in in Bridge Village Hall will be on Wednesday March 8th. You are all very welcome. Church Elags Hilary and I have often thought it a shame that we no longer see the Union or St. George's flags flying at the mast head outside St. Peter's Church. It is sad, but inevitable, that the task has really become too much for our revered village patriarchs, so we thought it time to do something about it. On inspection we find that existing flags have lost their colour and become exceedin ly fragile, if not downright tattered around the edges (rather like us, really.) We have replaced them both at an a|l—in cost of £88. Hilary and I would welcome donations to help off—set this expense, so plan to hold two or three coffee mornings in the course of the next few weeks in the hope that we can raise the bulk of this sum We will publish dates later. We look forward to your support. H <3: B Whiting flailbourne League of Eciends of Canterbury Hospital A Spring Coffee Morning is to be held on Saturday 11th March, 10am — 12 noon, in Bridge Village Hall. There will be a brief AGM and of course the usual Raffle, Cake stall and Bring and Buy. Please do come and support this very worthwhile cause. gurplus to Requirements! Paul and Judy have moved out of the Vicarage to their new home in Walderslade. In modern terms they have been "down sizing". There are some items of furniture — sofa bed, bunk beds, units, a bicycle, cycle helmets, dogs baskets and various "odds and ends" that they did not need any more, but may be of use to others. If anyone is interested in viewing/taking any of these (never to be repeated) bargains, please contact Laurence Dunderdale (830668) to arrange a time to visit the Vicarage. Anything left at the end of March will be disposed of. 15 This is for Everyone! 24/7 Prayer in the Deanery. We have a special opportunity this month to be part of something happening in the diocese, country and across the world! Leading up to the Easter Monday Youth Pilgrimage to the Cathedral, each Deanery has been invited to 'take on the 24/7 prayer‘ for a designated few days in Lent. This is for all ages from the youngest to the oldest of us! This begins for our deanery in Bridge with a launch service in St Peter's at |l:OOam on Sunday March 12th. It is wonderful that our church is already open every day for anyone to go in and pray. During this time, in church we hope to create special focus areas for prayer including opportunities for quiet, creative art, bible meditation, lighting candles and other activities. From midday onwards on Sunday 12th the church will be open as usual, and heated for a period of time - we're not sure how long yet! Please look out for more details and take this opportunity to pop in for half an hour — you may end up staying longer! If you are not able to get to church but would like to know more to be able to join in with 24/7 prayer at home that would be wonderful! Please contact Ruth and Tony Washington, tel: Bridge 831156. Open Gardens in Bridge On 25th June a group of villagers will be opening their gardens to raise money for our local churches. Please can you save a few of your cuttings and plants for our plant stall which will be sited in the Churchyard, we will also be selling refreshments. This is a new venture which we hope will be a success. More details will be given nearer the time but put 25th June in your diary now. WELCOME HOME ....... .. By the time you receive this edition of ‘On the Nail’ both the organ and bells at Bekesbourne Church will have been fully restored and in working order with the bells safely re—hung in the tower. Work on the organ was completed in January and Dr. David Flood was very pleased with its restoration when he visited the church on 9"‘ February. The bells were returned on 2"” February, ferried up Church Bank from the road to the edge of the churchyard with a forklift and trundled back across the grass to the tower where they remained for the weekend. The church was opened between 11am and 3pm on Saturday 4"‘ February and a steady stream of people took the opportunity to come and see the bells at ground level with their smart new headstocks and shining brass plates. Each plate was inscribed as follows:- Bell No. 1 ‘This bell was restored with the help of The Friends of Bekesbourne" 2005 Bell No. 3 ‘This bell was restored with the help of Local Donations’ 2005 Bell No. 6 ‘This bell was restored with the help of The Kent County Association of Change Ringers’ 2005 Bell No 2,4,5 ‘This bell was restored with the help of The Heritage Lottery Fund’ 2005 To celebrate the successful completion of a project which has been a marvellous achievement, an Open Day and Service of Thanksgiving has been arranged for the last weekend in April. More details will foliow in the next issue of ‘On the Nail’. 17 FRIEELDS OF BEJLESBOURNE CHURCH Jumble Sale There were plenty of bargains to be snapped up at the Friends of Bekesbourne church annual jumble sale. Our Thanks go to ever one that donated such good uality "jumble" which enabled us to raise £3 6. The unsold clothes were onated to the British Humanitarian Aid for the Ukraine and the Pilgrims hospice shop. Thanks also to the many helpers on the day and to everyone for coming and supporting the event. E.|oweJ'_l=e_sit_i\ra|_ We are still in need of volunteers to help with the flower festival we are plannin for the 22nd 23rd and 24th September. There will be a meeting at the en of March. Contact Zan 830328 or Gill 832134 for more details. A heart-felt ‘thank you‘! During the Bekesboume Church open day for the bells in February, Mrs Emmy Watts from Seaton contrived to lodge her car on one of the tree stumps by the ford ................. .. She has written to thank 'Joan Atkins, Bob and his lady and the hero in the landrover-' who eventually pulled her off! She asked if we would put something in our magazine to so what "truly wonderful people/ neighbours" came to her aid, in her hour 0 need. NAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY The Societ ‘s Annual Spring Show will be held on Tuesday 4 April in Bridge Villa e Hal. The hall will be o en from 6 pm for members to stage their exhi its prior to judging, wit the presentation of prizes at .30 pm. Refreshments will be avai able during the course of the evening and there will also be a raffle. It is hoped to run a plant bring and buy stall for which contributions will be very we come. For those of you who received daffodil bulbs for the Chairman's Challenge class way back in the autumn, please remember to bring along your best bloom for entry in the Show. As last year, we shall be takiggl names at the Spring Show of those members who want to take part in the " airman's Challenge‘ at the Summer Show. Our Chairman Ro er Austin, will then distribute a young plant in a pot for members to grow on t emselves and then enter at the Summer Show. Please give your name to one of the Committee members at the Show or as soon as possible afterwards. A reminder that you need to be a member to exhibit at the shows, but you can actually join on the day. Membership this year costs £3 for a single person and £5 for a family. Finally, show schedules for both shows are available now from Committee members. Bridge with Patrixbourne Women‘ s Institute The March meetin on the 21st in Bridge Villa e Hall at 7.30 pm will be a talk by Mr G Allen on Upstairs Downstairs New ond Street and Cartier'sf'. Mr Allen will also bring along to show us actual articles which he describes in his talk. The competition this month is for an article beginning with the letter "R". l(\ BANGERS BEETLE AND BINGO EVENINQ 1 to be held in Bridge School on Saturday 25th March 6.00pm start £5.00 for a family ticket or £2.50 per adult, £1 .00 per child This event is being organised to coincide with our visitors from Tenryu who will be stayin with host families in Bridge from 22nd - 27th March. A full few ays of activities have been organised and this Saturday evening event is for those villagers who wish to join us and spend time playing games and, of course, eating supper with them. This is an ideal family evening, please contact Roz Beeching on 831027 or Sue Briant on 832084 for more details e Pe e at Paul It must have been the summer of 19999, when the reverend Paul Filmer met Dr. Peter J Johnson, in the porch of Hastingleigh Church, after morning service. They were on the same wavelength straightaway as Peter shared with Paul his lecturing in Theology in Kenya, East Africa. Peter was lecturing in New Testament Greek, amon other specialities, and Paul had always wanted to learn NT Greek was gaping for some lessons and disappointed when Peter told him he was soon back to Ken a. Peter's Theological lecturing continues: he is in constant contact with the students and so aware of their needs. Just now he is teaching, among others, two young lady students from Ethiopia, one for an NM. and the other a B.A. for July 2006. A friend in England was from last May providing for their needs but she had sadly had to curtail her help: now Elizabet and Etyanne are in need to ay their rent (£25.00 each) and for their food (£25.00 each) roughly £100.00 per month. (They are refugees from Ethiopia, currently at war I understand) and so have no likelihood of any support from their Government. If anyone reading this feels they would-like to~3:_aintrib__te to their needs and/or those of _p1~her¥stui_dents, please contact Peter‘ __ 7 en Barbara Austen on 01227700191 or write to her c/0 ord l3astur'€es, Waltharn, Canterbury, CT4 5RY, where for some years we were privileged to have Paul as our Vicar too. Thank you in anticipation. 10 6-urn e ‘Ve.==;t«er'im3r‘yl P*raec:t‘i<:e« 20 years veterinary experience Committed to quality care Relaxed atmosphere Value for money Straight forward pricing Open 7 days a week Convenient parking 24 hour‘ emergency service Chalkpit Farm, Adisharn Road, Bekesbourne, Nr. Canterbury Kent CT4 SEU (Opposite Nippers and Essentially Hops) e— mail : i1:1fc)(éi'jgl_:J_oL.1rn_ejrets.<;:o.uk Web : www . be u._rri<:'vet.~3. co nu..Ii~: 01227 332322 Bourne Veterinary Practice is a new small animal veterinary practice opening on March 6th at Chalkpit Farm, Bekesbourne (opposite Nippers and Essentially Hops). The practice is run by Rob and Rachel McMeeking who are both vets and both grew up in Kent. The provide a friendly and reliable service that genuinely cares for your pets. T e practice will be open 7 days a week for your convenience and is set in a relaxed rural setting with lots of parking. The practice will provide veterinary care for all your pets from bud ies, rabbits and hamsters to cats and do 3. As well as caring for your pets when they are sick, preventative and healt care facilities are also available alongside our- ran e of treats and ifts for your best friend! There are full surgical and me ical facilities avai able with in-house blood testing for rapid results. Poorly animals can be hospitalized and there is 24 hour emergency care. For more information please call 01227 832322. 20 The Village People Preseni ick h ltti ngto n By John Morley T wunl ossingham Village Hall March 30*“/315" 3. April 13* at 7pm I in 5:--mlll E lllllllllllllllll lllw-"" llluu % 1 0CD Tickets: Stelling Minnis Stores 709204 Beth Fuller (School) 709496 Adults: £5 Children: £3 leHUllDl2€D(* After The resounding success of its first venture — The performance of The children's play, TOM THUMB — The Hundred Shows is pleased To announce its next event. The Very Big Penguin Band will visit Petharn Village Hall on March 18. This is a small band with a huge reputation at home and abroad. Evoking a European cafe atmosphere, They will explore a vast array of music. Jazz classics are played alon side French folk music. Cuban Tango and haunting Irish melodies are all part o The exciting mix. A whole variety of instruments are involved. Come and listen, Tap your feet, or get up and dance. There's something for everyone in This lively event. Join The March of The Penguins! 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 at Petham Village Hall. A bar will be open. Tickets — €7.00. Please ring: (01227) 700327 or 700847 " The African Mass will be sung by choirs from the Diocese and conducted by David Flood at Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday 4 March 2006 at 6.00pm Join us to celebrate our commitment to Fairtrade You can book a p/ace (5) online at: wwwcanterbury.anglican.org/missaluba An evening full of energy and inspiration as we fill Canterbury Cathedral with African songs and sound. Diocesan children will welcome us with song and drums, there will be speakers about Fairtrade and Massed Choirs from churches and church schools in the Diocese will sing the beautiful African Mass 'Missa Lube‘ (The soloist will be Angeline Kanagasooriam). There will also be an opportunity to learn some African songs. This will be led by Music for Change. This is at Canterbury based charity which promotes understanding and respect between peoples and cultures through music. The evening will also feature the premier performance of a work written especially for this event by Anita l\/lemmott of the Maridadi Singers. Central to all this will be elements of worship foltowing the structure of the 'Missa Lube’. You can book a place (3) online at: wwwcanterbury.anglicanorgimissaluba For further details and tickets please contact Fiona Taylor 01227 595667 Fiona@meteors.cleomon.co.uk 222 What was your funniest thinq you saw in 2005? Mine was definitely the bizarre, two—man version of "Importance of Being Ernest" which was part of the Canterbury Festival. If you missed it can you even imagine how two male actors can perform a play with a cast of nine who are often together on stage? It was so ridiculous that the whole audience were rocking with laughter. And my most sublimely beautiful was the candlelit performance by Tenebrae in the Cathedral. This was also part of the Festival pro ramme. The most poi n_ant was Michael Nlorpu_rgo's short play with one exce ent actor recount- ing is life star including his act of defiance in the trenches, which led to his execution to w ich he marched off as the audience dried their eyes. The festival pro rarnme in 2005 had such a rich mixture of theatre, music humour and dance t at it was the most successful for years. I even missed the walks and exhibitions. Are you sure of havin a seat before they go on public sale? Will you have the best seats in 2006? ou must already be a friend of the Festival, as I am. If not join b emailing svlviane@canterburyfestival.co.uk or writing to Canter~ bury Festival, Christ Church Gate, The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent. CT1 2EE or phoning on 01227452853. Festival dates this year are 12th to 28th October, and brochure will be mailed pjutk Lo Friends at the beginning of July with Priority booking. ic unt s "!Il':|I\gf Ian: . an Gill‘-fii'd’lN'vIIl‘<.ll'O nrunlxl .-msuum.-i-;u.r.-.-..a...u-.« -/ . .. ..,..i...(..n.ii........,,...i,.=..—,.. Idll .., ,-,,--i.:uy|m.n4lD.w! mmii. F Coffee Morning In Aid oJ.‘Aninosly International 1 vnotiscr " THE . "W4" A M N EIS§'I"I’ l'\ [IRMA {|L!.\'1iI ‘F—1JI.P‘V Saturday 25th March 9.30-12.00 noon Bridge Village Hall Everyone Most Welcome .4...‘ —_—~ '-‘-a*q&:::‘—|\12-;¢.‘v.-;a 1.4;. . .:.. .:. ..-L:—..._..-a—_.—a—=-=.~.e;4. . . .,., J a-.-.-.-.ai..-..‘--.-..«.-..n...... nu.-..-e. Children ~ decorate a cake or biscuit Balloons! Draw or colour :1 Teddy! Fresh Homemade Cakes Filter coffee available »- Lv-h<-=i-I-Hnqra-hi-v-v.n — W Everyone Welcome! 4.w.;er.-..a::..-.- - -—.;- // / HELP THE TEDDIES! < Please come and play the . *_r:.rv‘I.-\:V|\r¢%- -...-.... .___, ....,,.,,_ , game that will get us out -,-.-.-.—.-i-.i‘A,~.:x-u.-eu.~_;-; -, .. ,___ ,,,,,4_ // ..x-.u.-......a—a.-_- . For l'urlII::r d-.:lmls pious: cunmcl. Kim on U152? S3l52G nr Ruth -)1: (H227 831 E56 W: woilid be very g:ri:ti:f7=.il for doniifions of cli:-.un, iinwnntcd fcddicii in good condition. cc oflbrs to inakc ciaiics. Teddies can be taken lo 8|} Riverside Ciose or, 58 Western Art Thank you. .-..:.3.—_mxs:.sm -.1 _ . 4_ . _=:‘l\$vV>‘§'F%hC‘.IC%.‘B(l—'Ah-n . ‘a-my-mm.-..--.--.r.»..v-.= oFd$}"J"4l'J'\ .—:-..u--.-mi-. r‘IlI in.-..4 lawn“-‘J1 .«4 4.4: 4:.‘-..i KiIl=I" 'JLl5'lnl||lin'kO1Ari'ir . , l’;'u .» .. .i. .v u\:v~Inrw:.n4v">v* ..- wt-III-J’ ’)3 ‘*9. MAYORESS 52$ ~—~w~mV—%~~T—~m— CHARITY FLORAL EXHIBITION Saturday 8 April 2006 9am to 5pm Sunday 9 April 2006 9am to 5pm Odyssey ‘ 0Z{7"fl€ I5 I/mm /5 /2')?’ J .§ ., at Canterburfs Guildhall and at Tower House, Westgatc: Gardens Admission by ‘brochure priced £4.50 or on the door Brochures avaiiablc from Canterbuxy, Heme Bay and Whitstablc Visitor lnfornmtion C-entres or by telephone from Canterbury Bookings on 01227 378 188 or c-maii I3oxoffice@camerbury.gowuk (2 péicp charge of 509 will appiy) Concert and can-apés 7.30pm Saturday Tickets from the Lady Mayoress 01227 766 900 Auction of flowers 5pm Sunday Event in aid (JP The Lady May01:ess' Clmritg.-' for 2006 Registered chzmty rm M01549 =i[I)d§I;a:aa:<3‘;:FL 24 Wednesday March 22nd 2006 Dorothy L Sayers — Her Life and Work dc? In the Clagett Auditorium, International Study Centre, Canterbury Cathedral at 6.30pm. £7 per ticket The Reverend Canon John Thurmer, Canon Emeritus of Exeter Cathedral will share with us his knowledge of Dorothy L Sayers —— a poet who became a detective novelist, then in turn a dramatist with a strong theological interest, and finally a student and translator of Dante. Canon Thurmer will give a eneral sketch of her life and then will explore the extent to whic she uses her plays to illustrate Christian doctrine touching in particular on the two plays she wrote for The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral: The Zeal of Thy House in 1937 and The Devil to Pay in 1939. For tickets call 01227 865292 or send a stamped, addressed envelope with your cheque to The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral, 8 The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent CT 1 ZEE. The Vox Lirika Opera Company Presents Giuseppe l/era’/' '5' LA TRAVIATA A NARRATED AND SIGNED GALA PERFORMANCE WITH A BSL INTERPRETOR IN AID OF THE ROYAL SCHOOL FOR DEAF CHILDREN AND WESTGATE COLLEGE Saturday 18 March, 7. 30 pm Theatre Royal, Margate. Box Office 01843 293877 Tickets £18 £19 NOTES FROM BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL 6: PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETINGS 9““.February 2006 BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Bridge Youth Group - Neither of the current volunteer helpers is willing to continue with the youth group. The group's last session under the current arrangements will be on 28”‘ March 2006. It was therefore agreed to seek new volunteers willing to assist the City Council youth workers on youth group evenings. (At least two per session are required) It was also a reed to seek volunteers willing to act as members of the committee. A dea line has been set of 27”‘ February and an open meeting will take place on that date in the Villa e Hall for potential volunteers to come forward. If there is an insu ficient response, the council will abandon the youth project. If sufficient volunteers are found, it was agreed to suspend youth group meetings possibly until September, or until such time as the necessary police checks etc. have been completed. Affordable H_o__ifln_q — Members of the Affordable Housing Committee met with Jennifer Show of ACRK and Craig Savage, Senior Planning Officer, Canterbury City Council last month and considered fourteen possible locations within the village for an affordable housing development of up to eight houses. It was agreed that the Brickfields site in Mill Lane most closely met the requirements of an exception site and was the most appropriate for a local needs housing scheme. The council therefore agreed to ask Canter- bury City Council to release a portion of Brickfields for this purpose. Consideration of the criteria on which the affordable housing would be allocated was deferred until a later date. Meanwhile the council will try to ascertain how many applicants with close connections to Bridge are currently on the Canterbury City Council housing waiting list. Barking on DeL_nq Rd -The parish council agreed not to support a proposal from Canterbury City Council to put double yellow lines on Dering Rd. It was felt that this would exacerbate parking problems in other areas of the village. It was also pointed out that emergency vehicles could now gain access via Aunt Betsy's Hill as overhanging vegetation had been cut back. Patrixbourne Rd Flyover Noise - Inter Route have agreed to investigate the excessive noise from the A2 over-bridge at Patrixbourne Rd. but any remedial ac:tion will not be taken until the next financial year. Recreation ground The continuing infestation of males was discussed and councillors had carried out research into possible solutions. Expert opinion is that the situation should improve by Apri . It was agreed to continue to use Bounty Pest Control to treat the recreation ground regularly. It is the responsibility of individual sports clubs to decide whether it is safe to play matches on the sports pitches. Redundarit street siains - Several street signs requiring replacement or removal have been identified by Cllrs Esdale and Lewis. It was agreed to write to Canterbury City Council to ask for damaged signs t-o be replaced. 26 Wild flowers on the recreation ground - The parish council agreed that the recreation round should be developed as an environmentall sensitive area. It was reso ved to consult environmental experts to seek adliice on planting suitable areas with appropriate plants and installing bat boxes and nesting boxes. Kent Village of the Year Com Etition — It was decided not to enter the competition this year. Instea the council will strive to improve the village using the Parish Plan and competition criteria with a view to submitting strong entries in all categories in 2007 or 2008. The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Thursday 9”‘ March at 7.30. All parishioners are very welcome to attend. BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL'S PLANNING COMMITTEE Planning Applications Received; _The Planning Committee had no objection to the following applications: CAA06/00003/BRI Externally Illuminated Hanging Sign 26 High St Bridge _ _ Provided that the illuminated sign is switched off each evening at 11p.m. CA/06/00130/BRI Single storey extension to rear of dwelling 20 Union Rd, Bridge It was noted that the following planning application has been granted; CA/05/01477’/BRI Erection of three two-storey dwellings with associated works (Revised) L Land on corner of Dering Rd and Filmer Rd, Bridge The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council's Planning Committee will be on Thursday” 9"l'.March 2006 at 7.15pm in Bridge Village Hall. All parishioners are welcome to attend. 97 Priest-in-charge: Lay Reader: Mrs. Margaret Clarke, (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE C’/vurc/iwardens Dr. AM Nicholson, Riverside Cottage, Patrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Pritchard, 2 St Mary’ 3 Rd, Petr-ixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunderdale, 37 High St, Bridge (830668) Mr D Latharn, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge. P6'C'5ecrerar,v Mrs A Williamson-Powell, Beechrnount, Conyngham Lane Bridge 830399 P£ZTreasurer Mr L Andrews, 120 New Dover Road, Canterbury (7 65773) C-r'iffAid 0fficerMr5 J Ellis, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge (832955) l Organ/'57‘ (Parribrb-ourne) Mrs RM Stacey, Joslet, Keepersl-|i||, Patrixbourne (830205) BEKESBOURNE 6'/vurc/wardens’ Mrs J Gillanders, Cale, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourrie Mr J Cowans, Distant View, Adisham Rd, Bekesbourne (831029) PCZ‘ Secretary Mrs J Millyard, 10 De l-lavillands, Bekesbourne (830256) P66‘ Treasurer Mrs Zan Clifford, Oakleigh Lodge, Bekesbourne (830328) Orgamlsi‘ Mrs RM Stacey, J osle1',Keepers Hill,Pa’rr'ixbourne (830205) Capfain of fire R/'ngersMrs Gill Moon, The Haven, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne (832134) On The Nail Advertising—: Mrs E Andrews, The Purlins, Meadow (I lose, Bridge (830960) Items for On The Nail should reach Laurence Dunderdale by the 15th of the preceeding month. 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John Baker White Hall 7.30pm 11th Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 2pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm 12th Fish Scheme Coffee Pop-in, Bridge Village Hall 10-11.15am 17th Easter Monday Youth Pilgrimage, Dane John Gardens 10.30am — Cathedral 11am 18th Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm Bridge History Society, Plough & Harrow, Bridge 7.30pm After Eights, Fairview, Bekesbourne Lane 8pm 19th ‘Flag Fund’ Coffee Morning, 20 Conyngham Lane, Bridge‘10am—12noon 22nd Coffee Morning, The Deanery, Cathedral Precincts 11am - 1pm Bekesbourne Churchyard Working Party 10am 23rd The Works, Bridge Village Hall 10am 24th Caring and Sharing, 8 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm 25th Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm 26th Bridge <5: Patrixbourne P.C.C. Meeting followed by Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Bridge School, P.C.C. at 7pm, A.P.C.M. at 7.30pm 29th Bridge Vicarage Working Party 9am Bekesbourne Church Open Day 10.30am~4.30pm Eofilggoming Events - Bridge 17th June Bridge Village Fete 25th June Garden Open Event Eorihcoming Events -— Bekesbourne 21st May Rogation Sunday Walk 1st July Snowdown Colliety Choir Concert 15th July Boot fair 22nd—24th Sept Flower Festival Bridge Methodist Church Services - all at 1 lam April 2nd Rev. David Marshall April 9th Rev. Barbara Heather April 16th Rev. Donald Lugg (Easter Day — Holy Communion) April 23rd Rev. Barbara Heather . April 30th Rev. Barbara Heather May 7th Rev. Donald Lugg IO The Parish Office 23 High Street , Bridge 03 ‘:3 Canterbury §r CT4 SJZ Office: 01227 830250 office@bridgechurch.co.'uk www.bridgechurch.co.uk We are well into the season of Lent now. Did you promise to give up something? I am always faced with a dilemma at this point. What can I give up? The obvious choices are not available; smoking, alcohol, swearing, chocolates, tea / coffee. So what about giving up use of the car? Not feasible when there is little or no public transport? I suppose I could choose TV! Um. . The more I think about it, the more I reflect on why we feel we have to give something up. How do you feel when you fail to keep your promise — weak, a failure? How do you feel when you achieve it — self righteous, superior? I like to make it a more positive experience. To me Lent is about facing personal challenges as Jesus did when alone in the wilderness. Perhaps we need to use the contemplative time of Lent to reflect on our lives and make a positive change, one that will take us forward in our Christian lives. It may only be a small step- reaching out to a neighbour, offer time to a charity or community activity, put aside a grudge and build personal bridges. There is still time this Lent to make a change. What will yours be? Vat Kusel Your Parish Matters Baptism O5/03 Lower Hardres Hannah Rose Oayson Euneral 22/02 Barham(B) George Edward Brasier 23/O2 Barham(B) Albert Victor Stevens Interregnum During the interregnum please contact your local churchwardens in the first instance for any parish matters and our Area Dean Rev David Roper (01227 831340) if you ave an urgent need to talk to a vicar. Easter Monday Youth Pilgrimage The Easter Monday Youth Pilgrimage takes place on April 17th.- The theme this year is ‘Passion, Prayer, Pilgrimage and features input from the fast—growing, worldwide youth prayer movement known as '24—7 Prayer‘. The Procession from Dane John Gardens in Canterbury leaves at 10.30 am, led by the Archbishop. The Welcome Event begins at the Cathedral at.11.00. A contin- gent of intrepid souls from this benefice will be walking into Canterbury - the quick ones can go to Dane John, the more sedate will go straight to the Cathedral. Please be at Patrixbourne Church at 9 am. on the day with suitable clothin for walking and weather. You will need to bring a packed lunch. Refresaments are available at the Cathedral. All are welcome." Children's‘ Easter Workshop On Good Friday, April 14th, when joyful shouts turned to shouts of 'Crucify' we shall be holding our Easters ARTS 64 CRAFTS WORKSHOP at the John Baker White Hall, Lower Hardres from 9.15am to approx 11.30am. Then those children who are able will take the 'Results' and products to Bridge Church, where we will join all those from the WALK OF WITNESS for a short Benefice Service. Please book your PLACES NOW by phoning Julie Cox (788316) or Margaret Clarke (765598). Parents if your child is pre school age please stay with them — you will en joy it! Also it would be appreciated if you would donate £1 per child towards the cost of materials and of course the Hall. Please come! Easter Day -— Lower Hardres _ Our Family Service will be a Family Communion Service at 10.00am. Bishop Stephen is coming to officiate. This is very exciting! After the service there will be an Easter Egg Hunt. At this service Bishop Stephen will bless our stewardship envelopes (offerings). Do come and celebrate CHRIST'S RISING from the dead. A very Happy and blessed Easter to you all. God Bless. Margaret 12 CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 14 - 20 MAY 2006 Those red envelopes will be dropping onTo The doormaT once again as The Time for our house To house co||ecTion comes round. LasT year The Tremendous ToTal of over £1250 was raised and half of ThaT sum was "gifT aided", so The ToTal sum raised was nearly £1500 Remember, if you are a Tax ayer and indicaTe This facT on The envelope, Then an exTra sum equal To a mosT 30% can be claimed from The Tax man wiTh no fur-Ther effor-T on your parT! The ChariTy is dedicaTed To challenging The injusfices ThaT will frusTraTe long- Term developmenT in counTries where exTreme poverTy is an everyday realiTy. By supporTing ChrisTian Aid Week, you are among millions of people who Think poverTy is a scandal we do noT have To accepT. Vour acTions, commiTmenT and conTribuTions will bring abouT a beTTer life for people in poor communifies all over The world. DON'T FORGET — iT's never Too laTe To volunTeer To deliver a few envelopes To The houses round abouT where you live — The more helpers, The lighTer The load all round. My Thanks for your confinuing suppor-T. Chris BarneTT 832447 EasTer Li llies ST PeTer's Church. Bridge IT is Time To Think abouT EasTer and The decoraTion for ST. PeTer's, Bridge. Anyone wishing To donaTe money Towards EasTer Lillies is asked To conTacT Viv Brasier. The cosT is abouT £3 per sTem. All help welcome To arrange flowers on SaTurday15Th April aT 10am. ST Mary's Church. Patrixbourne Any conTribuTions Towards The cosT of The EasTer Lillies aT ST. Mary's ParTrixbourne can be senT To The Churchwardens, any Time beTween now and EasTer. Lillies donaTed in remembrance of loved ones help To ensure ThaT The Church is beauTifu||y decoraTed on EasTer Day. Thank you in anTicipaTion of your kindness once again aT This Time. The Churchwardens Bridge Vicarage and Garden 'Tidying' Weekend 29Th/30Th April We need To presenT The vi carage and garden "aT iTs besT" for prospecfive priesTs To view (early May). A working parTy is being organised for SaTurday 29Th April (and maybe Sunday 30Th), mainly for The garden buT also a liTTle "spring cleaning" inside The house. All welcome To help - as |iTT|e or as much Time as you feel you can spare. Please phone me if you can help and we can Talk Times, Tools eTc. Laurence Dunderdale, Churchwarden, 830668 (Bridge <5: Pafrixbourne PCC members noTe This is a revised daTe from ThaT announced aT PCC meefing). Health & Healing Concerns The next meeting is on Thursday 6th April at 7.30pm at 7 Windmill Close. It was good to see so many people at last month's meeting. Please keep your requests coming, whether for illness, bereavement, anxiety or any other circumstance. No one need feel alone in their trouble and you know you are very welcome to join us and find out for yourself, the loving, caring and spiritual support to be found there. Kath Pierce, 830844 Eish News If you are a gardener make a note of the Fish Scheme Fund Raising Coffee Morning on Saturday 13th May from 10am. We are famous for the qualit and quantity of our plants. So please bring some from your own garden and go l/lOl'l'l€ with something different - and a cake as well. The Cornelia Slavin Outing will be a little later this year on June 7th. The monthly Coffee Pop-in is on 12th April. The Children's Society Fund Raising in Bridge - Home and Shop Boxes The contents of 30 boxes emptied through February and March, yielded the excellent sum of £1,536.61, (mostly small change) for this Charity. Many thanks to all Box Holders for your support and generosity. Should anyone else like to have a box please contact Kathy Eynon (19 Bridge Down, Tel 830466) P.S. It has been a pleasure to help this worthwhile cause by being the Hon. Local Secretary for Bridge Parish for over 15 years, but anno domini is taking its toll! Is there a more youthful person in the village willin to take over? Please contact me, Kathy Eynon or Laurence Dunderdale or information. Thank you. Elying the Elag The Union Flag has had its inaugural hoisting on Commonwealth Day, (March 13th) and Barry would like to thank those people who kindly sent in donations and favourable comments! There will be a 'F|ag Fund‘ Coffee Morning at 20 Conyn ham Lane on Wednesday, April 19th. Come along any time between 10.00 on 12.00 and see the Union and St. George's flags, to which you will be donating. Any surplus till go to St. Peter's P.C.C. ' H.J.W. Happy Easter from Bridge Pharmacy Come and visit our emporium this Easter, as we offer a large choice of lovely Easter cards, eggs, checks, bunnies and much more. We also stock a wide range of gifts including Perfumes, Bronley, Floris and pure silk scarves for the perfect gift. 14 NAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY A reminder ThaT The Spring Show will be held on Tuesday 4 April in Bridge Village Hall. The hall wi I be a en from 6.00 pm onwards To allow members To sTage Their exhibiTs prior To udging, wiTh The prize giving aT 7.30 pm. There will be refreshmenTs available during The course of The evening and To help boosT socieT funds, There will as always be a raffle and hopefully a planT bring and buy sTa| for which, of course, conTribuTions will be very welcome. We are looking forward To a ood display of s ring flowers To brighTen up The hall as well as To some splendid enTries in The loral arT classes inspired by The evening Talk on flower arranging in February. Remember, Too, To bring along your besT bloom for The Chairman's Challenge class. One final reminder ThaT you need To be a member To exhibiT, buT you can join an The day. Membership is £3 for a single person and £5 for a family. Show schedules for boTh The Spring and Summer Shows are available now from CommiTTee members. Bridqe wiTh Pafrixbourne Women‘-s InsTiTuTe On Tuesda 18 April aT 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall Mrs WebsTer from UNICEF wi I give a Talk on "STreeT Children" in which she will deTai| The work done by The organisaTion To help These children. This monTh The compeTiTion is for an arTicle beginning wiTh The |eTTer "U". Bridge HisTory 5ocieTy HeaTher NewTon, The Head of ConservaTion aT CanTerbury CaThedral 5Tonema— sons’ Yard, came To Talk To our Februar meeTin , and her knowled e and enThusiasm kepT us fascinaTed. HeaTher escribedghow This large, in usTrial workplace, 'snugg|ed befween The sewage works and The council Tip’, receives The sTone sTraighT from The quarry in France (There being no naTural freesTone in KenT). For The iniTia| cuTTing of The sTone, The yard has all The mosT Technically advanced equipmenT necessary. The fine work is all hand Tooled. HeaTher demonsTraTed The damage done by waTer and polluTion. She described The cleaning process - including The necessiT of moving 'Tons' of pigeon muck and moss from The surfacesof The wals and Tracery. She recounTed in fascinaTing deTail how The sTone is repaired and replaced. How The 'loose' work of The Romanesque period is copied, working by eye as The original masons would have done, To avoid a mechanical appearance in The finished work. How a lime wash is used aT The finish, providing a proTecTive coaT, buT painTed on by hand, and coloured To have The appearance of sTone. Finally, HeaTher Told us someThing of The difficulTy of acquiring The besT possible sTone from France. Caen sTone is far superior To any English sTone, uT The besT Caen sTone The French (undersTandably, I suppose) keep for Themselves! This Talk was followed up in March by a visiT To The 5Tonemasons' Yard To see The acTua| process of cuTTin and carving, and The skill of The masons aT work. This visiT was oversubscri ed, and a furTher visiT is lanned - so leT us know if you would like To be included. Our ne>¢9n5i°f1S Only the right wood types for a nonfispit Conversions I Modernisation warmfire & 0 dean chimney’ Structure‘ Repairs 2.5 cubic meters £90. 00. Free Esiimates . 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Donald Lugg May 14th Rev. David Marshall May 21st Mr Michael Baybutt B.Sc. DMS. C.Eng. May 28th Mr Ron Chadwick M.A. DMS. ll(\ The Parish Office 23 High Street § Bridge é Canterbury E CT4 SIZ 3 Office: 01227 830250 office@bridgeclmrch.co.uk www.bridge<:hurch.co.uk ThaT's iT. EasTer is now behind us. MosT of The exciTemenT has passed. From The |asT Sunday afTer TriniTy unTil The Sunday afTer EasTer The church calendar seems like a whirlwind. The preparation for The birTh of ChrisT. The preporafion for The deaTh of ChrisT. The preparaTion for The resurrecfion of ChrisT. In each of These periods we are asked To do someThing. In Advent each week, we |ighT a candle and reflecT on a Topic. In LenT we Try To reflecT on ChrisT's own fasTing and prayer. On Good Friday we despair aT ChrisT‘s deaTh and on EasTer morning we are overjoyed aT his resurr'ecTion. Alleluia! ThaT's The plan anyway. LenT was a biT of a disasTer for me. My reso|uTion, To cuT back on The amounT of alcohol I consume (an occupaTional hazard) fell very early. Well acTually on The firsT day. Havin decided a cuT back was appropriaTe I discovered I had organised a raT er boisTerous lunch on Ash Wednesday. 50 Then I quickly re-ne oTiaTed m resoluTion. CUT back on all days excepT when I aTTended churc . WiThin ays I had re-consTrucTed my resolufion To allow me To do everyThing I did before LenT sTarTed. On Good Friday I realised ThaT whilsT I had inTended beTTer Things I had, in facT, done noT ing. Who was deceived? God wasn'T. Could I possibly Think I could be ThaT clever? The only one deceived was myself. There is a wonderful exhorTaTion in The Book of Common Prayer: “If we say ' we have no sin we deceive ourselves and The TruTh is noT in us". The TruTh was noT in me in LenT and I deceived myself. Someone in The village once explained To me The process of worship. She said you needed To do Three Things. You needed To say “please“, "sorry" and “Thank you". SomeTimes one oufweighs The oThers. BuT if I am earnesT in my desire To say “sorry" Then iT is never long before I can say “Thank you". And ThaT is one of The reasons EasTer is so special To me. On Good Friday I feel sorrow. The bleakness and despair. BUT There is The joy on EasTer morning when I can say “Thank you"! Chris Maclean 11 Your Taristl Elvlatters Funeral 20/ O3 Barham (B) Frank Maynard _2-41/O3 Barham (B) Elizabeth Merry Muir 28/ O3 Barharn (B) Violet Riley 29/ 03 Nackington Philip Michael Kirk Interregnum During the interregnum please Contact your local churchwardens in the first instance for any parish matters and our Area Dean, Rev David Roper (01227 831340) if you have an urgent need to talk to a vicar. Good Friday Workshop We had a busy workshop at the IBW Hall in Lower I-Iardres. Over 40 children came and we had a great time, as well as having Hot Cross Buns! Sincere thanks to all the helpers who Worked so hard, Brenda's cups of tea and coffee were wonderful! Thank you children for coming - your were great. We then went to Bridge church for a short service with those who had been on the Benefice ‘Walk of Witness’. Thank you all once again. Easter Day at Lower Hardres At 10 o'clock on this wonderful day we had an unforgettable FAMILY COMMUNION celebrated by Bishp Stephen. The service was joyful, meaningful and full of hope. It was a real joy to have Bishop Stephen and his family, even his grandchildren , and to welcome Canon Alan Duke his Chaplain, who is well known at Lower Hardres. Thank you to all who participated, children and rown ups alike. It made it all even more lovely. Afterwards t e children scurried round the churchyard in the sunshine searching for eggs! There were PLENTY, due to the generosity of so many people - Thank you. Our next FAMILY SERVICE at Lower Hardres will be on 21st May at 10 o'clock. Do come! You will be most Welcome. Margaret CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 14 - 20 MAY 2006 Those red envelopes will be dropping onTo The doormaT once again as The Time for our house To house collection comes round. LasT year The Tremendous ToTal of over £1250 was raised and half of Thai‘ sum was "gifT aided", so The ToTal sum raised was nearly £1500 Remember, if you are a Tax payer and indicaTe This facT on The envelope, Then an exTra sum equal To almosT 30% can be claimed from The Tax man wiTh no furTher effor-T on your parT! The ChariTy is dedicaTed To challenging The injusfices ThaT will frusTraTe long- Term developmenT in counTr-ies where exTreme poverTy is an everyday realiTy. By supporTing ChrisTian Aid Week, you are among millions of people who Think poverTy is a scandal we do noT have To accepT. ‘/our acTions, comrniTmenT and conTribuTions will bring abouT a beTTer life for people in poor communiTies all over The world. DON'T FORGET - iT's never Too laTe To volunfeer To deliver a few envelopes To The houses round abouT where you live - The more helpers, The lighfer The load all round. My Thanks for your confinuing supporT. Chris BarneTT 832447 HealTh and Healing The nexT rayer group meeTing will be on Thursday 4Th May aT 7.30pm aT 7 windmill C ose. Please leT me know your requesTs, eiTher for a sick person, or bereavement or for any oTher siTuaTion. 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 power. You know you are very welcome To come in person. KaTh Pierce 830844 Fish News CALLING ALL VILLAGERS As well as The monTh|y Coffee Pop-in on Wednesday 1OTh May please do noT forgeT The annual fund—raising Coffee Morning on 5aTurday13Th May in Bridge Village Hall. We need greaT quanTiTies of planTs, cakes and bric-a-brac. Please bring and buy. We need your support M The Cornelia Slavin Summer OuTing will go ahead on June 7Th and booking forms are available aT The Coffee Pop—in. We were very saddened To learn of The deaTh of BeTTy Muir, KaThy Walder's moTher. Only a few weeks before she gave The Address To The Haggis aT The Fish Burn's Lunch and did iT wiTh greaT charm. We will miss her greaT|y. 13 The Children’s i Society Charity Registration No. 221124 Re: THE CHILDREN‘ 5 SOCIETY FUND RAISING IN BRIDGE Our 30 box holders are very good aT Turning pence inTo pounds. However, a misprinT in April's On The Nail added an e>50565 FAMILY BUTCHER LAURIE WAKEHAM BRIDGE : Tel: Canterbury 830220 PRIME LOCAL ENGLISH MEAT : HOME-MADE SAUSAGES FRESH POULTRY : COOKED MEATS MEAT FOR FREEZERS www.fami|y-butcher.co.uk Would you like more information or like to give it a try? Care Home Then We "Out Reach Clinic" R°za gene for the older person 01227 331941 Devised especially for people who have difficulty in reaching local services. 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Dior 1st 5th 6th 7th 12th 13th 14th 15‘l'h 17th 19th 20th 24th 25th 26th 27th or u e 200 Health and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7.30pm Caring and sharing, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm After Eights, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge, 8pm Fish Scheme Cornelia Slavin Outing Caring and Sharing, 37 High Street, 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 Horticultural Society Visit to Hadlow College, Spring Lane, Cant 7pm Bridge Village Fete, School Grounds, 12 noon - 4.00pm Caring and Sharing, 20 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eights, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge, 8pm MOBY Camp, Kingston 5pm The Works, Quiet View, 146 The Street, Kingston 10-11.30am Bridge Open Gardens 2pm - 5pm Caring and Sharing, Elham Valley Vineyard, 7.30pm Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2.30pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm 1st July Snowdown Male Voice Choir Concert, Bekesbourne Church 7.30pm Eorthcognigg Events Bekesbourne 15th July Boot Fair 22nd-24th Sept Flower Festival 10 6,65 -Bridge -p_% The Parish Office * 23 High Street 6* 60°» ,2?‘ ‘ 1°. Bridge 5 _ . E Canterbury '5. - "’ 5 S S i e CM 512 ‘=2, s a :3? go ‘Lift 4? Office: 01227 2330250 % ‘P office@bridgechurch.co.uk 9 Group "‘ _ www.bridgechurch.co.ul< When my daughter, Mary, went to University she met a lovely girl called Emma and they became great friends. Sadly she had cystic fibrosis but she was full of life and love. She had a deep faith and became a deacon in the church. However, she had to finally go to Papworth and have a transplant - heart and lungs. My whole family visited her and during the conversation, I asked if she was sleeping. "Oh No” she replied, ‘Tm too excited - I'm alive". I am convinced that when she went to Our Lord, one year later. She would still be saying, "'1 am alive”. Wonderful words! ”I am alive”. Those surely are the words Jesus spoke to his disciples when he came back to LIFE when God raised him from the dead after his hideous and sadistic death. “Feel me”, he said, "I am truly alive - I have life”. As the little boy excitedly said, "'It’ s all right — Jesus didn't stay dead!” BUT Jesus also said, "I have come that you might have Life and that you might have it more abundantly - that you may have it to the full". What did He really mean? He didn't mean just the breath we breathe. Surely he was telling us that materialism is a temporary satisfaction - there is more to life. Jesus is telling us to listen to Him and find in Him alone the life which is overflowing. Life in all its fulness, a life which gives fulfilment. Jesus’ love of life was overwhehning. His chief concern was and is, us, and so His Gift of LIFE is free and we need to allow His life to come into us and change us. If He is the centre and source of our lives, his life will influence our whole being and then our lives, too, will be strong, vital, full of love and exciting. On Whit Sunday, Pentecost, Jesus sent His Holy Spirit, Himself, into his disciples, into the world to strengthen and sustain them and us now. You know Easter goes on for ever. We are EASTER People. Jesus is alive with us NOW. He departed in death, but returned as the Risen Lord for ever. 011 Easter Day He said "I AM ALIVE”. We too can say that and really, really mean it - not just now, but in the world to come. 41 Alleluia. He is risen! He is risen indeed. Alleluia. God Bless. Margaret Clarke Your cvarzsfi ‘Matters 22/ 4 Bridge Sutnon Farnham and Cleure Brasier 29/ 4 Lower I-Iardres Simon Green and Sarah Mummery Funeral 7/ 5 Bridge Royce Henry Payne Interregnum During the interregnum please Contact your local churchwardens in the first instance for any parish matters and our Area Dean, Rev David Roper (01227 831340) if you have an urgent need to talk to a vicar. LOWER HARDRES AND NACKINGTON FAMILV B.B.Q. Saturday 2nd July 2006 12 noon at The John Baker White Hall Adults £4 Children £2 Contact Jo Mckeever O1 227 785614 Carol Mounce O1 227 83 1 963 Margaret Clarke 01 227 765598 12 THANK YOU 'AMNE5TY INTERNATIONAL Many thanks to everyone who supported the coffee morning for Amnesty International back in March? We raised £242.12! A special thanks also to everyone who helped on the clay, to those who made cakes, and to Traidcraft and Phoenix Cards for their contribution. Thank you, Kaz Russe|l—Graham HEALTH AND HEALING The meeting with month will be on Thursday 1st June at 7 Windmill Close at 7.30pm. 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 feel alone when you share your troubles and anxieties. Look forward to seeing you in person on the 1st June. Kath Pierce 830844 Fish News Many thanks to all who supported the Annual Plant and Cake Coffee Morning on May 13th. A very useful £480 was raised. In June we look forward to the Cornelia Slavin Outing on Wednesday 7th and to the monthly Pop-In at Bridge Village Hall from 10 — 11.15am on Wednesday 14th. Do come. Flag Fund Hilary and Barry Whiting express their thanks to the twenty six friends of the Church who so kindly su ported our Flag Fund either through attending the coffee morning or via in ependent donations. As a consequence we collected the unexpected sum of £171 — sufficient to purchase more than two banners, if thought worthwhile. In addition, our thanks must go to Mr Robert Ludlow for his gift of a Kent Invicta Flag which we hope to fly on non—celebrator'y days. 1''! MOBY CAMP Saturday 24”‘ June I At The Quiet View (146 The Street, Kingston) -- t T‘ from 5pm [MOBY : Members Of Bridge Youth is our Benefice Youth group open to all young people of secondary school age - new members very welcome. Contact Ruth and Tony Washington te|:83‘l156] WOPA-w Sunday 25"‘ June From 10-11:30am At the Quiet View SPECIAL FAMILY EVENT - Explore this amazing garden - Outdoor craft activities - Prayer Trail - Worship together in the open air Contact Ruth Washington tel:831156. Bridge History Society — On the Nail — June 2006 On 13th May, some of our members attended the annual Kent History Federation Conference at Darent Valley, listening to talks in the morning and participating in a guided tour during the afternoon. This was of particular interest to the Committee this year, as in May next year we will be hosting the annual conference in Bridge. On Saturday 20 May, members enjoyed a day— visit to the Museum of Kent Life at Cobtree, combined with a cruise on the River Medway in the afternoon. Just one event remains for this season. On Saturday 24 June, Jenny and Martin Vye will lead a midsummer evening country walk around parts of the parish boundary of Bridge, visiting local beauty spots and finishing at a local hostelry. The walk will be a maximum of five miles and will last no more than two hours. Walkers should meet at the Bridge Recreation Ground Car Park at 5 pm. All are welcome and the event is free, so do come along and join in. Mariel Connor Art in Bridge Autumn Exhibition 215‘ 8: 22"” October 2006 Anyone living or working in or near Bridge is invited to exhibit up to three works of art. Children and young people are especially encouraged to exhibit. 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 1|: FRIENDS OF BEKESBOURNE CHURCH SNOWDOWN MALE VOICE CHOIR CONCERT SATURDAY 1ST JULY 2006 7.30PM TICKETS £6 TO INCLUDE A GLASS OF WINE AND NIBBLES TO BOOK IN ADVANCE TELEPHONE 832134 WEEKEND OF CELEBRATIONS It was a bus weekend at St. Peter's Church, Bekesbourne for those involved with the bel s and organ restoration project. In ceiebration of the successful com letion of the project an Open Day was held on Saturday 29th April and a re— edication service on Sunday 30th April. On Saturday rain showers threatened durin the morning while a bell simulator (known as a 'womble') was being erecte near the church's North door. However by the time a visiting band of ringers arrived to start proceedings, the sun broke through and it wasn’t long before the 'womble' was being ‘rried by many visitors of all ages. It was a great success and our thanks go to Peter Dale from Dover for bringing and supervising this unique piece of equipment. Inside the church display boards showed the different stages of organ and bell restoration with written information, pictures and photographs. Leaflets were available to take home on the history of the Bevington organ and another on Bell Ringin . A delightful booklet was produced for the occasion entitled ‘Bells and Bel Rin ing from St. Peter's Church, Bekesbourne (a few copies are still available rom the church) The organ was played by several visitors who were complimentary on its refurbishment. Some visitors came to listen to the organ and bells which could be heard throughout the day and at the same time en joyed a welcome cup of tea or coffee. The weather held again on Sunday afternoon for the Festal Evensong at 3.30pm. The service was led by Rev. John Shorrock and the preacher was the Right Rev Michael Turnbull, former bishop of Rochester who welcomed everyone to the church on a beautiful spring afternoon. The church was full, many visitors had come by invitation and some had come quite a distance to celebrate a special achievement. All those who had contributed in one way or another were thanked by Bishop Michael who then congratulated the small community of Bekesbourne on a successful project of which we should feel justly proud. Delicious homemade cakes, tea and coffee were served after the service. Romany Cowans 17 Bridge Village Fete In aid of Bridge Primary School St Peter’s and St Mary’s Churches Saturday 17"‘ June 2006 12 noon - 4.00pm Sealed Knot Re-enactment Society, BBQ, Beer Tent, Lunches, Teas, Coconut Shy, Candy Floss and other new attractions! To be held in Bridge School Grounds (Parking in Recreation Ground) A fun packed day for all the family Donations of the following wouldbe greatly appreciated: Plants, Cakes, Groceries, Gifts, Puzzles, Toys, Books, Bric a Brac, Videos and CD5, Bottles for the Bottle Tombola Please leave donations at: Bridge School ~ 37 &38 High St, Bridge — 24 Bridge Down — The Purlins, Meadow Close «- 8 Dering Rd -~ 51 Union Rd — Riverside Cottage, Patrixbourne — 8 Bifrons Rd, Bekesboume 18 NAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY We have been fortunate in arranging an evening visit to the Horticultural Unit of Hadlow College in Spring Lane, Canterbury. This will take place on Thursday 15th June, meeting at the college at 7.00 pm prompt. If anyone requires help with transport please call Kathy Walder on 830057 (evenings). The Unit was not tended for a short period of time and only over the last year has it started to be brought back into shape. It will therefore be interesting to see what has been done and then perhaps return for another visit to see the further progress that has been made. Hopefully we shall have a warm summer's evening to walk round and enjoy the grounds and greenhouses, with refreshments provided, and perhaps even the chance to buy some plants, at the end of our visit. I should also like to remind members that the Summer Show will be held this year on Saturday 29 July at Bridge School. If you have not already got a Show schedule, these are available from any of the committee members. We hope to see more exhibitors and more exhibits than ever this year. Bridge with Patrixbourne Women's Institute On Tuesday 20 June at 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall, the WI will be holding its Birthday Party. Guests have been invited and entertainment will be provided by "Wings of Song". Members should remember to bring the items they promised for the supper. There will be no competition this month. THE NEW CLOSE This year The New Close will be having a stall at the Village Fete to be held on 17th June. This opportunity has given both the staff and residents somethin to work towards. They are really lookin forward to the day and will be se ling plants and other items that the residents have made. From approx 2pm - 4pm Mr B. Betts will be available to answer any questions you may be having with your arden plants regarding pests and diseases and bugs in general — a new idea or the fete so find him on their stall and ask him a few questions. We all hope the day will be a great success for everyone and look forward to making new friends. Linda Miles EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE ELHAM VALLEY TWINNIN6 ASSOCIATION The weekend after Easter the first visit from EVTA's new twinning partners in the Southern Beaujolais region of France took place. A This is a community linking six villages in a wine producing area. They have called their association Elham en Beaujolais. 31 French guests, including a number of children, were hosted by families in E lham, Barham, Kingston and Bekesbourne. After a short visit by coach to London from Ashford International, the weekend's programme proceeded with a choice of local visits to Canterbury, Dover Castle and the coast, first impressions being enhanced by the sunny weather and the spring flowers. The day was rounded off by an English meal and a barn dance in Elham Village Hall, where hosts and guests entered into the spirit of things and "entente cordiale" aboundedl The French expressed interest in meeting people with common interests in our area: such as tennis, golf, brass band playing, singing, gardening, language learning, and in particular forging contacts between school age children. To facilitate these links members on both sides have already started to learn each other's languages with great enthusiasm. Anybody interested in finding out more about the EVTA, the area where the French come from, our activities or how to join look at our website: www.EVTA.org.uk. 21 You're Invited to Poppy's and Family Open Garden on Sunday 23rd July at 92 The Street, Kingston Cake Stall, Plant Stall, Raffle Tea and coffee Entrance £1 .50, children free In aid of Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre, Canterbury ********************* WOMENSWOLD GARDEN OPENING 1st and 2nd July 2pm - 6pm The gardens in Wornenswold will be open again under the National Gardens scheme. We hope the weather will be kind — there will be an interesting exhibition by Roger Bone entitled ‘Tablets of Stone — Stories behind 51' Margaret‘: Memorials‘ . There will be the usual plants for sale and the home made cakes for the tens. The proceeds from the plants and teas will go towards the maintenance of St. Margaret‘ s Church with the proceeds from the entrance to the National Garden Scheme charities. We hope to see you then. 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The guided Walks to hidden parts of our City and countr side are always overbooked and, last year, more than 50 artists threw open t e doors to their homes and studios to welcome visitors. You really need to keep the second half of October (12th to 27th) clear in your diary. But to ensure that you get tickets to your chosen events, become a Friend of the Festival now and you will be sent the programme in July, two weeks before public booking begins. You can order tickets with some discount and guarantee that you get the best of seats even to those events that sell out. Contact: Sylviane Martell Tel:O1227-452853 or email: sy|viane@canter-buryfestival.co.uk BOTTLE BANK I am happy to continue collecting bottles for those unable to get to the bank. I would however, ask you to remove all bottle and jar lids please. Maurice Smith 831075 The Kingsbourne Players (amateur) present: ANYONE FOR BREAKFAST? 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Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm 4'rh Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm Afier Eighfs, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge Spin 6'rh Healfh and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7.30pm 10TH -Caring and Sharing, 13 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm 11+h Holy Communion, Churchill House, Bridge 2pm Affer Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm 12’rh Fish Scheme Coffee Pop—in, Bridge Village Hall 10=11.15am 15‘rh Bekesbaurne Booi Fair Iierns for Aug/sepi ‘On The Nail’ io Editor 17th Caring and Sharing, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge 7.30pm 18th Holy‘ Communion, Highfielcl House, Bekesbourne 2p‘m Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm Women's Insiiiuie, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm After Eighfs, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 8pm 23rd The Works, Bridge Village Hall 10am 241*h Caring and Sharing, 8A Conyngham Lane, Bridge 7.30pm ‘ Z51*h Afier Eights, 58 Wesiern Avenue, Bridge 8pm 29lh Horiioulfliral Socieiy Annual Summer Shaw, Bridge school 2pm ihgi E venis.:_B§_k§§h9.L-{mg 22nd-24fh Sepi Flower Fesfival 6th Ociober Fashion show Mefhadis? Church services all at 11am July 2nd Rev. Barbara Heafher July 9Th Rev, Donald Lugg July 16fh Rev. David Marshall Holy‘ Communion July 23rd Mr Michael Baybufi 3.5:.-. DMS.C..Eng. July 30ih Rev. Earbara Heaiher Aug 61h Miss Jean Hall 10 fie '9-'“‘-3“i‘é“-‘* we '"l"l1e .l'”’et*iel1 I‘.IT)f’:l"iee *3?” M M 1 W _‘_ fi.§?"’fi F liar? 23 High S.-ntreet \_ “g [sedge u __..,..mu " W; ,.." I ‘ r ' ‘IF ; 4! $1. L..ii1tcrlzl.a:i..rhg,u 333’-’ ‘‘‘‘‘ <§"I"4 f.3liL'F‘”. 2; ‘* f :5 e._ X; e: ah ‘i‘\;«.,,_ ‘“'Q,_‘\. P (.ltfi~ce: 01227 8.’-3i};!.5l} ‘x -n. , H ,, ____ _. em i ?#«,'x"5*# cilrticeieibr1~c:lgechu.rel1.co. ula. ‘ “mu? °‘ w ww. bridgechu rch.eo. ul: As; I write this, the World Cup has just begun. When you ‘read this the eempetitioii. will be rea<:hi..n.g its eli.ma:~<. Tl‘tE.' thing that Iliee s;tr*uelro'ughT up Two sons who now boTh live away. Not i.ii_$il',‘il21._!-‘l_<1ill|_i’l: I am one of a group of local people who are taking part in a WEA project to find out more about men commemorated on the war memorials in some of the local villages. We are working towards an exhibition which will be held in Petham Village Hall on Remembrance Day this November and which will feed into village Remembrance Services. David Harrison is researching the Naokington memorial. David can be con- tacted on 01227 458892 or you may spot him mowing the grass around the memorial. Barbara Hunt is researching the Littlebourne memorial ~ you may have seen her letter in the Gazette a few weeks ago. Barbara can be contacted by e--email to Barbara.hunt4@btopenworldcom (See also her re art on the Qritish Legion Activities on page 00.) I am researching the ekesbour-he memorial and, if time permits, 1: plan also to look at Patrixbourne. You can contact me on 01227 832573 or by e-mail to cobhamcourt@btinterne't.com We'd be pleased to hear from relatives of the men honoured on these memorials or from anyone else who might have information to share. I would also be pleased to hear from anyone who can tell me the first use of the poignant epitaph on the World War II memorial which reads ‘Precious pieces in the mosaic of Victory‘. I can trace it back to a tombstone in the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, but I feel that it must have come from a literary source such as a speech or a poem as it has been widely used on other ‘memorials throughout the world. 7 Other villages included in the research are Bossingh.arn, Crundale, Godmer- sham and Petham and if you know anything about any of the men commemo- rated on these memorials we can pass it on or put you in touch with the relevant researcher. The names on the Bekesbourne Memorial for World War I are listed below. They are identified on the memorial only by initials, but I have added in brackets what I believe their Christian names to be. Private A. (Arthur) Bean, Lance Sgt S. J. (Sydney) Bushell, Private C. E. (Charles) Cage, Private W. (Warwick) Gibbs, éuhner Wfl”. (William) Goldup, Private H. (Henry) Hoare, Captain W. (William) Howard, Private F.W.. (Frederick) -Kirigsford, Private J. (James) Khigh"r, Private J. (John) Mepstead, Gunner P. (Percy) Moore, Private W. ‘C. V. (Charles William Victor) Newport. The names on the Bekesbourne World War II Memorial (which is inside the church) are: Hugh Carey, Walter Hammond (known as Jim), Charles Tiley and James Austen. Bou.il.e‘s at fl'|f%..L}hl¢0i"?1 _ Cheryl and Clive are hosting a boulles tournament at The Unicorn Sunday 9th July at midday. This will riot clash with the World cup final which kicks off at ;?'0.00 the some day. This is always a fun event to raise funds for The Friends Of Eekes» bourne Church. ~ There will as usual be delicious local sausage hotdogs and a raffle. If you intend to eat remember to book in advance. 14 On The Mail IMPORTANT INFORMATION The next edition of On The Nail will be combined Augusi and September magazine Will all contributors please note that items for August ,g_n_,g_ September should be submirred 1'0 Laurence Dunderdale by The weekend of Saturday 15’rh/ Sunday 16Th luly e mail is acceplfabilev |aurence.clu'nderdale@b+in’rer'ne’r.com Thank you for your assisfance Have a pleasam‘ summer! Laurence Dunclerdale Churchwarden % Bekarsbourne: Aerodrome Residenfs Asfscacicnicn are holding a GARDEN SAFARI cm Sunday 2nd July Zpim To 4.30pm ' Visvr Ioveiy gardans in The neighbourhood cf Bekesbourne Aerodrome. Follow ‘rhea signs in Aevodroma Roadifo buy your erfrrance "ri-cl-R‘TZl:CUl.TUi2AL. seam The Horticultural Annual summfer Show will be held on Saturday 29 July in Bridge School Hall, Conynghorn Lone. The hall will be open from 8.00 am to allow exhibitors time to stage their exhibits!" prior to __juc%‘1glng which will begin at ll .00 am The Show itfsell will be open from 2.00 pm with the preisentotion of prizes at 4.00 pin. There will be re‘Fre.shrnent:‘3 with home-mode cohesy oi raffle ond :1 bring and buy plant stall to raise funds for the Society. Show schedules are available now from oornrnit'tee members. Entries should be submitted by Tl1Ul‘§Cl(iiY 217 July‘ at the latest for all closrses other than the ' drclen entries: which should be in by Friday 21 July. If you volurwtiaered for <:1ni':l cave" been given a. plant to look after, don't forget to enter it in the Chairman's Chollienge class‘. A r‘ei"nihder', as ever, that you have to be 6! member to exhibit, but it is never too late to join! . For the Show to be a su_cc:e2is;. we need lots of" e-xliibitors and lots of entries. Please do not be put off‘ from showing because you are unsure what to do or feel that Your entrie:s_moy not be good enough. Bring them along and there will always be :1 friendly person on hand to help and advise you on the morning of the show. Biiidgo with .Potrixtbourn;e .WoI11ein' 5 Institute On Tuesday '18 July at 7.30 pm in Bridge Village l-l_il‘ve.ster" will be giving a talk on ' Atlciris Lovender_Co" and ohowing oft her products. The competition this month is for on article beginning with the lett‘eri "A‘. RNLI...House~* 1*:o—- l—-louse. Collecliori This‘? year's village collection topped lasit years ~ the result amounting to £Ei42—-26. The oyercill sum collected for Conmrlczury and district was <1 ggrclnd total of EEl,El0”9—45i2. As you are‘. aware, the RNLI is; efantirl-ely funded by voluntary cohtribiltifons. Many tlmhks to my gcillnnt loonol of collectors and to everyone who colntribtitoid. Joan Hill Vi l loge C!o~~ordl notor ii"? Go Wild in Kent with KMBRC! Bioliczal l Records Centre The Kent <5: Medway Biological Records Centre (KMBRC) in partnership with Kent County Council is pleased to announce the second annual Big Recording Weekend on the 5th and 6th August 2006 at Shorne Wood Country Park, just off the A2 near Gravesend. ‘Kent goes Wild!‘ is a free event aiming to engage and inspire adults and children to take pride and take part in their local environment. Over the weekend, the public will have the chance to see, participate in and learn about surveying for a wide range of wildlife species including small mammals, reptiles, moths, dragonflies and bats. Kent county species experts will be present to identifyspecimens, photos and wildlife artefacts and to chat with the general public. ‘Kent Goes Wild!‘ aims to: - Increase the public's awareness of wildlife and wildlife recording: ~ Promote Kent's biological and geological recording groups; - Promote Natural Heritage and increase the list of species recorded at Shorne Wood Country Park. ‘Kent Goes Wild!‘ is an eclectic celebration of biological recording at all levels, which helps to protect the county's wildlife and safeguard the countryside in the Garden of England. For further information go to www.kmbrc.o'rg.uk/kentgoeswild or call KMBRC on 01622 685646/780. Stmrne Wmd Ccauntry Pam; juat Gaff the A22 near C-§rra‘vL:s.=.»..«“.set3rr<:i% Fm" rziemiis zaeez. www. km hm. mg Mk/kentgmzeswiléd czrr c+::>r*ataar3t KIWSRCI. an D‘l6;2:;Z essmetas/mas 19 The Kingsbourne Pilayere (amateur) present: ANYONE FOR BREAKFAST? A comedy by Derek Benfield on July 6th, 7th and 8th at 7.30pm in Borham Village Hall Tickets available from Valerie Caless 01227 831630 (Barham) Maureen Cox 01227 830120 (Kingston) Art in Bridge Autumn Exhibition 215* & 22”“ October 2006 Anyone living or working in or near Bridge is invited to exhibit up to three works of art. Children and young people are especially encouraged to exhibit. Now is the time to plan your exhibits Fuller details will beannounced in September but if you require any further information please see the website www.arl:inbridge.or_g.uk or Contact John Corfield 01227 830976 THE HAND MAELE OPERA coMPAN;vicH.RIsTENs PETI-lAM'5 New sTA_§_E There was something for everybody at the first performance on Petharn Villae Hall's new stage on Saturday, where the Show Committee of the Hun red Association presented the Hand Made Opera company to an enthusi- astic audience of over 100. 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Diary forflctober 2006 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 8th S 9th 10th 11th 16th 17th Caring and Sharing, 22 Riverside Close, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, The New Close, Bridge 3pm Cathedral Open Evening 5.30pm — 9.30pm After Eights, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 8pm Health and Healing, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 7.30pm Friends of Bekesbourne Fashion show, Giles Lane, Canterbury 7.30pm Saxon Lodge, Bridge, Open Day 10am-4pm Harvest Lunch, Bridge School 12.30pm Caring and Sharing, 37 High Street, 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, 24 Western Avenue, Bridge 7.30pm Holy Communion, Saxon Lodge, Bridge 3pm After Eights, 7 Windmill Close, Bridge 8pm Women's Institute, Bridge Village Hall 7.30pm » 21st/22nd Art in Bridge Exhibition, Bridge Village Hall 11am-5pm 24th Holy Communion, Highfield House, Bekesbourne 2pm After Eights, 58 Western Avenue, Bridge 8pm 28th An Evening of Mozart, St Peter's Church, Bridge 7.30pm 30th Caring and sharing, 31 The Street, Kingston 7.30pm 31st Light Celebration, 6pm Village Hall Eorthgoming Events - Bekesboume 25th Nov Christmas Bazaar if’: ‘T "E/1e~ E3’a:'isI': ffliffim 2.3 Iiigh Street iiirsid ge Canterbury C"I‘=l =3,-.-,jju!‘=-.s'_£§; . , _ iwgi ' CJff%i::':a:»: lJ‘1l"12?' 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Bel-zesbourne Daniel Sheppard 5: Alice Draper ! Bridge John HergesT <3: Sheryl Rayfielcl 05/ 8 NackingTon Mark Kennard :8: Sara Wilkinson 26/8 Bridge Ben Colleypriesi 61 Sarah Johnson O2/9 Bridge Hugh Larkins 6!: E|izabeTh Walder limeml 20/7 Barham(Bridge) Korrhleen (KiTTy) Ridgewell 18/8 Barham(Bridge) Isobel (Bunfy) RoberTson 31/8 Barham(Bridge) Edward Taplin 7/9 Barham(Bridge) Charles Edward BurTon 8/9 Barham(LH) Joan Pearson 12/9 Barham(LH) EdiTh Amelia Busby 15/ 9 Bekesbourne Jason Toby Duffield Imerregnurn During The inTerregnum please conTacT your local churchwardens in The firsT insTance for an parish maTTers and our Area Dean, Rev David Roper (01227 831340) if you ave an urgenf need To Talk To a vicar. Benefice HarvesT Lunch on 8Th OcTober aT Bridge CEP School. All very welcome. Following The success of The All Souls Memorial Service |asT ear, The Benefice service aT Bekesbourne on Sunday 29Th OcTober will be esi naTed as an All Souls Memorial Service. If you infend To be an The service an would like someone's name read ouT in memory, lease give deTails To a churchwarden or The Parish Office (830250) by 24Th cfober. Children's HarvesT Celebrations aT Lower Hardres Our nexT Family Service is our HarvesT Thanksgiving on OcTober 15Th, when |oTs of Things are happening. Do come and bring a |iTTle GIFT FOR AGE CONCERN, please! LasT year all The gifTs were greaT|y appreciaTed. On SaTurdoy morning The children (wiTh help!) will decoraTe The church! Any offers of greenery, flowers, fruiT and vegefables are very welcome. Choir Practice will be en 10.15am on 5aTurday 14Th buT during The morning I hope many children will enTer our Har-vesT Competiflon beTween 9.30-11.00am. There wil be 2 caTegories. 1 An Animal made from vegeTables 2 ArTwork - picTure, collage or phoTograph 50p per enTry - name and age please. Age — beTween 2 - 8, and over 8 - and on, and on! This will be a VERY BUSY morningll God Bless MargareT -I55 Farewell from John and Jane Shorrock "How sad we are to be leaving you all, after 14 very happy years in the parishes of Bekesbourne and Patrixbourne with Bridge. But we will never forget the love and friendship shown by so many, and so warmly expressed at the splendid tea party in Bekesbourne Village Hall on the 25th August. We will always Treasure the beautiful carriage clock you so kindly gave us. We have so much enjoyed our time amongst you and the opportunity to be involved in so many church and village activities, and for John the ability to exercise his ministry among you all. We leave you now to live near our daughter and her family on the south coast of Harnps ire, where any visitors to that part of the world will always be welcome; our address is 55 Brook Gardens, EMSWORTH, Hants. PO10 7JY, phone 01243 389 430. God Bless you all, John and Jane Shorrock." St Peter's Bridge - Produce Sale A successful Produce Sale was held in the Churchyard on 16th September. The weather was fine which tempted lots of people to visit. Thanks pa to everyone who contributed produce, cakes, chutneys, gifts etc and to a l those who supported the event. The morning raised £150 towards general funds of Patrixbourne and Bridge churches. Pat Dunderdale 13 L‘ ARCHE CHRISTMAS PUDDING5 Enjoy them yourselves or give them as presents. The Ultimate Plum Pudding Company makes delicious gold medal winning Christmas puddings for sale in aid of L'Arch'e homes for the disabled both in this country and in Africa. Please consider bu ing some this year at £5 for the lib size which serves 3 to 4 people and 9 for the 2|b size. Order them now from Anne Rooke on 830298 for home delivery. Thank you. BRIDGE WITH PATRDCBOURNE WOMEN’ 5 INSTITUTE On Tuesday 17 October at the usual time of 7.30 m in Bridge Village Hall Mrs M Burns will be giving a talk on "The Four B5 of Faversham" (Buildings, Barges, Brewing and Bangsl). HEALTH AND HEALING The prayer group will meet on Thursday October 5th at 7.30pm at 7 Windmill Close. The prayer group has been, and still is, a vital part of God's ministry on so many people have been grateful for our prayers and support in times of need. So please let us have your requests, ring me on 830844. Better still, why not come in person? You know you will get a warm welcome. Kath Peirce FISH NEWS Do you need to get out and about but have difficulty using public transport? Kent Karrier is a fully wheel chair accessible dia|—a-ride service that takes its members from their door to Canterbury shopping areas and K <3: C Hospital. Our villages are served on Wednesdays and Fridays. The first pick—up is at 10.00am and the last return pick up is 1.00pm. For an application form telephone 01227 862436. The next Coffee Pop-in in Bridge Village Hall is on Wednesday October 11th when there will be a helper from the Hi—lim&mee hrJi'nrg} mmrn platsey m;ascfi:;:iing giélmmem, :a=n:d drLini<=s TF€A.l£3:CRA FT 4.53‘ TAM. Thixr. new-.an%t M mrygaaraised by %F’:~zt:*ixb:3urrm with Sri-dge PGC an m:hmi1*mf=t!~m Bridgw €f.‘~3;r**:my:~% mi! §%r~i$€F%m 15 FRIENDS OF KENT CHURCHES |’CN50l2lED The Annual Bike Ride Took place on 9Th September. The weaTher was good and many cyc|isTs visiTed The churches wiThin our Benefice. The respecfive organisers would like To Thank all Those who Took parT by cylclinfl, Those who sponsored The cyc:lisTs and The helpers who were af The c urc es To reeT The c clisTs. 9 Y The final amounf raised is noT yeT known as monies aresfill being collecTed. IT is hoped To publish The Tcrral funds in a fuTure ediTion. _EdiTors noTe I would like To apologise To The local organisers Thaf noT all The relevam‘ informafion appeared in The AugusT/SepTember of "On The Nail" re|aTing To This event Laurence Dunderdale EdiTor/Chur-chwor-den CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL OPEN EVENING Tuesday 3rd October 2006 5.30pm to 9.30pm See many interesting displays showing behind the scenes at the Cathedral FREE ENTRY, FREE ACTlVlTlES FREE GUlDED TOURS 5.30pm Choral evensong 6.15pm —- 8.40pm Displays & activities 8.40pm Concert by the Choristers 9pm Compline EVERYONE WELCOME -- BRING FRIENDS AND FAMILY For information call The Friends’ Office on 01227 865292 4|! You are warm/y inv/‘fed to (flame anh %ing Lfloraoe of 52* Fe fer‘ '5', Briafge on Suncfay, December 17”’ and, more articularly, to join us in the Bridge Choir, which will be specially augmente as usual for the occasion of the Coral Service! As in previous years, the chair 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 0 Little One Sweet (arr. Bach), The Cherry Tree Carol (arr. Shaw), éaudefel (arr. Lee), Mary's Boy C‘/11'/d (arr. Miles), On This Dan/(Stewart) and Bef/1/e/tern Don/n(Warlack). 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 t_he 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 14th 7—8.3O p.m. Friday, December 15th 7’-8.30 pm. Sunday, December 17th 4-530 p.m. Music will be available in advance and for private study! If you are able to join us, please let Bi//' 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 :5: best wishes Martin Miles 1?’ The Frfencfs ef" Bekesimurrre flhurch Friday 6 October 2005 The Franciscan International Study Centre j Giles Lane Canterbury ,3, 7.30pm prompt start Try on and buy on the night major high street stores bargains ’ Tickets £5 including a glass of wine and nibbles T " In advance from 01227 831897 T AN EVENING OF MOZART WITH BETTINA AND FRIENDS at 51'. Pe’rer's Church, Bridge OH Saturday 28th October 2006 at 7.30pm ' featuring BETTINA FARLEY Soprano DERRY MARTIN Tenor TONY ELDRIDGE Bass MARY MACLEOD Clarinef PETER CAMERON Piano Wine and fruit juice during irrrerval There is no admission charge to the Concert bu? there will be a retiring collecfion in aid of The Church Building Fund for the re-ordering project 10 RESTORATION OF OLD STREET AND HOUSE NAMES Thank you to everyone who has supplied information about the old street and house names. I now have an interesting list of house names for Bridge. The street names are still being investigated. Any enquiries please ring me on 830514. Barbara Beinder SAXON LODGE RH LTD 30 WESTERN AVENUE BRIDGE, KENT CT4 5LT Invite you to their Open Day on Saturday 7*“ October From 10am-—4prn To celebrate the recent extension dc refurbishment of the family run home, which was established 19 years ago. We can now accommodate 23 residents, 12 with en—suite toilets. We cater for permanent, respite, holiday stays, rehabilitation and -day care. For further information Contact Wendy Richards (Manager) on 01227 831737 or wenclyrieh@btinternet.eom 20 Exhibition Saturday & Sunday 215* & 22"“ October 2006- 11.00 am — 5.00 pm Bridge Village Hall Entrance free — refreshments available Anyone living or working in or near Bridge is invited to submit up to three exhibits. All abilities are welcomed. Children and young persons are especially encouraged to exhibit Exhibits to the Hall on Friday 20”‘ October Exhibitors must complete an Entry Form available from Colebrook Sturrock & Co, Estate Agents, High Street, Bridge or from www. artinbridge . org .uk Further information on the web site or from John Corfield 01227 830976 91 1st Bridge Guides Six years ago Louise Cockle, Guide Guider was valiantly supporting 1st Bridge Guides whilst running her own unit in Canterbury. This Thriving and happy unit in great need of many resources was passed on to me and an amazing team of already busy working mums. With a constant supply of eager, lovely Guides 1st Bridge is now stronger than ever and continues to support our community. Acknowledging their support and guidance over the years I would like to thank senior (in experience!) Guide Leaders Maggie Field, Wendy Dyer, Teresa Philpot, Muriel Ritchie, Alison Dean, Helen Millard, Diane Belsey and Amanda Duckett. I would like to thank my leadership team Louise Coleman, Joan Masterson, Lynn Risbridger, Ann Nicholls, Father John Thackeray, Pam Doyle and Stephanie Farrow for all their support, creativity, fun and sheer hard work in developing the unit we see today. _ Rooted deepl in Guidin traditions with a modern approach we have all enjoyed watc ing irls evelop new skills, overcome fears, shine. and grow within a culture o acceptance, trust and friendship. We've done camping, cooking, abseiling, singin , horse riding, cheerleading, skiing, canoeing, line dancing and much more. T ank you to all the Guides we have known, you have all been wonderful and it has been a privilege to share those times with you. I would also like to thank all of our husbands Simon, Gerry, John :5: Terry who have supported the unit both on and behind the scenes. A rapid response to "quick I've forgotten the wobbly eyes" or similar, has often saved the day. Back breaking work fetching and carrying, pitching and striking our marquee in all weathers, we've done so much and we couldn't have done it without you. I'm delighted to be handing over the unit to yet another team of amazin busy mums (and their husbands) Carole Mounce, Gena Skinner, Catherine Aslgwdown and Carol Walker. Building on the existing strengths of the unit 1st Bridge will thrive and grow maintaining a strong Guiding tradition in Bridge. So it is with great hopes for your future and wonderful memories I now say goodbye. Using the words from a traditional Guiding song, to 1st Bridge Guides "Go well and safely, the Lord be ever with you" Gill Perks 22 THANK VOU I would like to thank all my loyal customers and friends for your support over the last 19 years. Without you and my fantastic staff the business would not be t e success it is today. Now that i have decided to step down after almost 30 years in the trade it is time for me to bid you all a fond farewell and send you all my very best wishes. I am delighted that Joe has decided to take over from me as she has been with me since she was 15 years old. I would like to wish her all the very best of luck and hope you will give her the loyalty and friendship whic I have enjoyed so much. Thank you all again! Kindest regards Nick James ROYAL BRITISH LEQION LITTLEBQLJRNE 8: DI§T_RICT BRANCH 15 members were present at the August monthly meeting. The stall we had at Bramling Fete raised almost €100 for the Poppy Appeal and we had a nice dry afternoon which was a relief. Our darts team played well at the recent Group 4 games night, and although we did not win, we did not disgrace ourselves! We have a Beef Pudding Supper booked for Tuesday, 24*“ October at the Unicorn, Bekesbourne. €7.50 per head, time ~ 7.15 pm for 7.45 pm. We have a few places left so anyone interested should ring 01227 721237 to book. Our Remembrance Service (yes, it comes around very quickly) will be held at Wickhambreaux Church on Sunday, 12"‘ November. While we are talking about Remembrance — anyone who can spare a little time to collect for the Poppy Appeal will be welcomed. Ring 01227 472023. Our next monthl meeting will be on Tuesday, 10*“ October at 8pm. Our November monthly meeting will be on Tuesday 14"‘ November and will be preceded on the some night by the Branch AGM. We will therefore be starting at 7.30pm that night. Both these events will be at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne. 0'3 figgingion Vicarage Vocations (iust for the day) Tost~°;c_Day - Saturday 7th October 2006 Not sure about Complementary therapy??? Have you questions you would like to ask in a relaxed environment??? The Vicarage Vacations team invite you to come to a "Easter Day’. You can just di into part of the programme or stay for the day (please bring your own Lunchg There will be talks on some of the therapies that we offen- grolinatheropy, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Hopi Ear Candling and en I and a chance to ask lots of questions. There will also be the opportunity to experience a therapy for yourself with a treatment from a Christian Therapist. Darryn Payne from Meadows Oils will be with us for the day to chat about his products and to offer them for sale. The Vicara e has a Labyrinth and a Sensory room and there will be time to explore bot of these areas. fieneral information There is no charge for the day. Vlacationers will be free to try out the various therapies that appeal/' interest 1‘ em. Individual treatments will be available at a charge of £5.00 per treatment. If ou are going to be around at lunchtime, please bring something to eat. Co fee and tea will be provided throughout the day. If you would like to walk the Labyrinth during the day please bring suitable shoes. For further information and to book a ‘Taster Treatment‘ please contact Helen on :- telephone: 01304 840271 email: helen.therev@virgin.net L‘:l9J1in91§.t1.Vico1:oge 8: ghurch — D_i_i:ection.§ From the ‘motion with the A2 & the B2046 to Aylesham and Wingham. If you are trpve ing on the A2 from Canterbury this exit is also signposted C annel Tunne . Take the B2046 towards Aylesham. Take the first right signposted Wornenswold, Snowdown <5: Nonington. Follow road to a ‘T’ junction and turn left. Follow road through fields, past Showdown Colliery and into Nonington. Drive through Nonington — where_|you will see playground on the right, a pub and very soon appear on the left ( he Royal Oa ) Take the left turn immediately after the pub — signposted ‘To the Church‘. Drive past about 6 bungalows. The Vicarage is the big house on the right — there IS a Vicarage sign on the open gate. If you get as for as St. Mary's Close you have gone too farl! Grid Reference: 255521 24 iHUllDD€DC “ DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! Calling all pigeornfanciers, bus-lovers and children 3 years and up! Come to Petharn Village Hall at 2.30p.m. on Saturday, October 7 for a show full of fun, frolic and feathers. Don't miss the opportunity to see a production that has been acclaimed in the U.K., America and Canada. The bus driver is given a warning - Don't Let the‘ Pigeon Drive the Bus! But is he a match forthe clever, comical, mischievous, determined bird who even sings a song in the hope of getting his way? Featuring original music and audience participation, this lively show is a must for children of all ages. The Pigeon Has Landed in Petharn. En joy. Presented by the Hundred Shows Tickets — £4.00. (adult) £2.00. (concessions) Please ring‘. (01227) 700327 or 700847 CHARITY '\_r.:m1':ta:L_'J' Cakes for Christmas (including sugarcraft demonstrations by Canterbury Sngarcraft Guild) St Peters Church ' meet at 6:06pm at -' Bridge Village Hall bring contributions for shared tea and dress brightly? at 1 ‘scam’ 1 pm and 2309"‘ {prize for the most dazzling outfit!) Saturday 4 November 2006 :':iirni|ar to last yca.r'.s ‘Ali e.‘E§aint's: trail‘ -— we will go 1 1 am to 4pm out in giro ups around the viliage. This year we _ have added a worship celebration at church The Gulidhall. St Peters Place. Canterbury before returning for tea Eli‘ the Village Hal‘|. 8:00pm finish, alt Cakes for sale #3 Crafts far sale Help needed - please lei’ me know _ if you would be happy for as to coil at your house 5* Chnstmm’ Cake raffle or if you would like to help with re.froslimen1s. Contact Ruth Wlnsliington for more info: 831155: Tickets available on door: £3 which includes tea./coffee. Home made cakes available. ")3: NOTES FROM BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 14"‘. September 2006 Teen/Vouth Shelter — Cllr Beesty reported on the meeting to carry this forward held on 7*“. September. The six most popular shelter designs have been chosen and an action plan drawn up. A site meeting will be held at the recreation ground on 17"‘ September to identify possible sites. There will be a public consultation on Saturday morning 14 October outside Bridgeway Stores. Residents of Bridge will be asked to choose their favourite design and also choose one from 3 sites identified for the shelter. A proposal will then be put to the parish council for its approval. Leaflets about the meeting will be distributed the week before the meeting. All residents are urged to make their views known. Restoration of old street and house names — Cllr Beinder circulated details of her on-going research into old street and house names. It was agreed that she would investigate the possibility and cost of having street signs made up giving ' some of the old street names. The parish council cannot fund name plates for individuals who wish to restore the old names to their houses. Wild Elower Meadow - There will be a public meeting on 28"‘ September at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. The Manager of the Kentish Stour Countryside Project will give a presentation and there will be discussion as to how to take forward plans to develop wild flower areas on the recreation ground. All parishioners are welcome to attend and put forward their ideas. Bridge Parish Plan - It was decided to ask Canterbury City Council to formally adopt the Bridge Parish Plan. Once the plan has been adopted it will become supplementary planning guidance. It was hoped that this will prevent further applications being approved by Canterbury City Council's Plannin Department t at contravene the recommendations set out in Bridge Parish P on. 45 High St — It was reported by City Councillor John Anderson that in his opinion the building is dangerous. The matter has now been referred to the Environment Agency. It was therefore agreed to write to Cllr Anderson asking for a progress report. Bridge in Bloom — Cllr Edmonds reported on this years competition. Cllr Bennett will take over responsibility for next year's competition Patrixbourne with Bridge PCC - It was a reed to donate £500 to the appeal for funding for the provision of water on toilet facilities at St Peter's Church Bridge. Bus shelter —— It was agreed to obtain quotations for the repair of the roof of the bus shelter in the High Street. . 2005/6 Audit The audited parish accounts for 2005-6 were agreed and signed. The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council will be on Thursday 13”‘. October 2006 at 7.30pm in Bridge Village Hall. All parishioners are welcome to attend. 26 NOTES FROM BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING 14"‘ September 2006 The Planning Committee noted the following applications approved during August; CAL/OMOOO7?/BRI 41 High St, Bridge Single~storey extension to rear of dwelling CA/06/00960/BRI 4 Riverside Mews, Bridge, CT4 5TW Single storey extension to front of dwelling The Planning Committee had no objection to the following applications: CA/06/01084/BRI The Burrden, 2 Conyngham Lane, Bridge, CT4 5J U Two-storey and single storey extension to dwelling Cllr Lewis objected to the use of cladding in the design for this extension. , CA/06/01164/BEK Waylands, Town Hill, Bridge , Bekesbourne Replacement shed with greenhouse and erection of new detached shed CA/O6/01177/BRI Oast Cottage, Great Pett Farm, Pett Hill, Bridge CT4 5AN Erection of shed The Planning Committee noted the following applications had been granted: CA/06/00699/BRI Bourne Lodge, Bridge Hill, Bridge Installation of wall, railings and gates to front of dwelling CA/06/00740/BRI Old School House, Patrixbourne Rd, Bridge Conversion of existing dwelling into two dwellings CA/06/00847/BRI - 20 Conyngham Lane, Bridge Installation of solar panels to roof of dwelling CA/ 06/ 00545/' BRI 8 Brewery Lane, Bridge, CT 4 5LD Conversion of garage into two dwellings The committee expressed its disappointment at the lack of support from Brid e‘s City Councillor in its objections to this development, which has resu ted in a further loss of commercial premises in the village. The next meeting of Bridge Parish Council's Planning Committee will be on Thursday 13"".October 2006 at 7.15pm in Bridge Village Hall. All parishioners are very welcome to attend. 0'7 Pries‘r—in—Charge: Loy Reader: Mrs. Morgorel Clarke. (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE C‘7orc/Wardens Dr. AM Nicholson, Riverside Cottage, Polrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Prifchord, 2 5+ Mary's Rd, Pofrixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunderdole, 37 High ST, Bridge (8 30668) Mr D Lofhom, 16 Riverside Close, Bridge. PC'C'.Secrefory PC'CTreosurer Mrs A Williornson—Powell, Beechmounl, Conynghom Lane Bridge 830399 Mr L Andrews, 120 New Dover Road, Canterbury (7 65773) 6i‘frA.r'o’ 0fficerMrs J Ellis, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge (832955) Orjqamsz‘ (Pafnlxboornej Mrs RM Sfocey, Josief, Kee-persHil|, Polrixbourne (830205) BEKESBOURNE Cfiurchwordens Mrs J Gillonders, Colo, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne Mr J Cowons, Dislonl View," Adishom Rd, Bekesbourne (831029) PCC Secrefory FCC" Treasurer Organist Mrs J Millyord, 10 De Hovillonds, Bekesbourne (830256) Mrs Zon Clifford, Ookleigh Lodge, Bekesbourne (830328) Mrs RM Stacey, JosleT,Keepers Hi[l,PoTrixbourne (830205) Captain of the RfngersMrs Gill Moon, The Haven, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne (832134) On The Mai.’ Advertising-: Mrs E Andrews, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge (830960) Items for On The Mail should Laurence Dunderdole by The 15Th of the preoeeding morrrh. 0 New Builds 0 Extensions 0 Conversions Tel: 01227 831 410 Mobile: 07734 101382 www.a|lisonbui|ders.com Allison Builders Knights School of Motoring Friendly professio;na.l tuition Learn fast or at owil pace Good with nervous people Student discount P353; Plus, refresher courses Tel 07970 417435 Seasoned Logs O.nI_v Ike righ! wood types for o mm-spit wormfire & a clean chimney, 2.5 cubic meters 1‘ 90. 00. 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D.M.S. C.Eng 10 ., 'E*"“9‘* ‘at, The Parish Office ‘?‘°l also 23 High Street ~ <9 fa Q‘. Bridge 1- _ % 5 5 Canterbury c r 5132- cm 512 3 :2? ,3 ‘P, V Office: 01227 830250 ‘be Qgxe Vicarage@Bri dgeChurch.co.ul< 9'0“? °l www.bridgechurch.co.uk On the news and in the media at the moment is all the hype surrounding Jack Straw’s comments about Muslim women and the wearing of the veil. This has led to quite a lot of discussion within my family about how we value the individual in our society. It is a much broader discussion than religious differences and to what extent we allow people to follow their faith. Jack Straw was objecting to not seeing people’s faces. This is a basic human response because as human beings we ex ress so much through our facial expressions. Should he therefore have said that ’hoodies’ and sunglasses set up barriers, too? Is it to do with our security and the feeling of being threatened because we cannot relate to the ’masked’ person and worry about what is being hidden? We live in a multi—cultural society where difference should be celebrated. In schools we aim to value difference and develop tolerance and acceptance, whether the difference is culture, skin’ colour, disability or intellectual ability. Small children, although they may be aware of differences, do not see differences as a problem and are very accepting of everyone. Unfortunately this attitude disappears all too quickly as they learn from the society around them. We are all different; we are all individuals. In education the push is for individualised learning but this should not isolate people, as it is to take place within a group, a society» school or college. More and more We are developing a society that lacks tolerance and understanding of others. As Christians this sets us a challenge to spread the message that we are all made in God's image and should love our neighbour. God bless us ALL Pat Kusel Your Parish Matters Baptism 8/10 Lower Hardres Hannah Louise Williams Funeral 20/9 Barham(Bridge) John Marshall Davis 5/10 Bridge Elizabeth Joan Goff Interregnum During the interregnum please contact your local churchwardens in the first instance for any parish matters and our Area Dean, Rev David Roper (01227 831340) if you have an urgent need to talk to a vicar. Benefice Harvest Lunch 70 parishioners from across the benefice joined together on Sunday 8th October for a lovely lunch. Lower Hardres Harvest Thank you so much for all the gifts that were donated at this lovely service, Age Concern were very appreciative. The children did so well and the choir sang beautifully. A big THANK YOU! to all. The competition for animals and artwork were fantastic. Lower Hardres Family Service is on November 19th at 10am. Everyone is welcome. Lower Hardres Christmas Fair November 25th at JBW Hall from 10 till 12. Do come there will be lots of exciting things for children and adults. Remembrance Day As well as a number of events on Remembrance Sunday 12th November (see November Service Grid) we will this year in addition have a short Act of Remembrance on Saturday 11th November at 10.50am at St Peter's Bekesbourne. (If transport is required please contact Margaret Clarke on 01227 765598, in good time). 12 Christmas Workshop at Lower Hardres On Tuesday 19th 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 have fun. Installation of Rev Simon Rowlands The installation of the Rev Simon Rowlands as Vicar of the Bridge Benefice will take place at Bridge Church on Wednesday 3rd January 2007 at 6.00pm. Congregation by invitation only. On Sunday 7th January 2007 the normal pattern of services will be replaced by a Benefice Service to welcome Simon, Gail and Joshua. The service will be at Patrixbourne Church at 10am. This will be followed at 12.30pm by a bring and share lunch at Bridge School. All welcome but please tell your Churchwardens by no later than 31st December 2006 if you will be attending so that catering arrangements can be finalised. (We regret that we will not be able to accept notification after 31st December 2006). Royal British Legion Littlebourne and District Branch 19 members were present at the October monthly meeting. We are sorry to learn that Ernest Smith is having ongoing health problems and we send him our good wishes. Our coffee morning went very well and raised £286.21 for the Poppy Appeal. The Group trip to the Imperial War Museum is to be on Sunday 26th November — ring 01227 472023. As mentioned last month, our Remembrance Service will be held at Wickham- breaux Church on Sunday, 12th November. Our next monthly meeting will be on Tuesday 14th November and will be preceded on the same night by the Branch AGM. We will therefore be starting at 7.30pm that night. Both these events will be at the Recreation Club, Littlebourne. Health and Healing The prayer group will meet on Thursday 2nd November - All Soul's Day - at 7.30pm at 7 Windmill Close. So many people have been grateful for the support received from the prayer group this past month. So please keep sending in your requests, for sickness, bereavement, depression or any other situation. Better still, do come in person. Vou are sure a a warm welcome, and praying together can be very rewarding and comforting. Kath Pierce 830844 is eiboul I See The next Coffee Pop-in will be on Wednesday, November 8th in Bridge Village Hall, and will include the AGM of the scheme. Bridge and Patrixbourne CJ§.P. School Salvation Army Carol Concert Our annual Carol Concert with the Salvation Army Band will be held this year on Monday 4th December, 7.30pm in Brid e School Hall. Refreshments will be served. Entrance £2.00 - pay at the oar. Transport can be arranged if necessary, please telephone Bridge School on 01227 830276 to arrange it. This is a lovely way to start the Christmas festivities so please come along. Se ior Citize A er oo o ertai en The Staff and Pupils of the school invite you to an afternoon to watch, listen and join in with the children singing. Please come along on Tuesday 12th December, 1.30pm - 3.00pm. We serve a delicious tea and transport can be arranged. Please telephone Bridge School on 01227 830276 if you wish to come and also if you require transport. 14 gO@@@W@@@@W@@@@@@@@W@W@@@@@@@@@@@®?@@@®§ §HUnDP€D(* AN EVENING WITH MR.MOZART Saturday, November 4 at 7.30p.m. Petham Village Hall Celebrate the 250"‘ anniversary of the birth of Mozart to discover what is so unique and magical about this revered composer. Enjoy an ideal overture to the wilder symphonies of Bonfire Night. NICHOLAS CLEOBURY, a conductor of international renown, will capture the essence of Mozart’s genius. The cornposer’s visit to Canterbury while still a child inspired Nick to lead a Mozart composition course in the city. You are invited to share in the fruits of that enterprise and to learn how the unfinished Requiem was completed after the composer’s untimely death. This is a must—see event for any music—lover and an opportunity to hear about the reconstructed Requiem that will receive its performance in Canterbury Cathedral on December 5. i NICHOLAS CLEOBURY, formerly of Petharri, has conducted major E I r orchestras, choirs and operas all over the world. He broadcasts regularly on the BBC and Classic FM and has a wide discography from Mozart to Maxwell Davies. Founder of the Britten Sinfonia, he is also Artistic Director of the Oxford Bach Choir and a Professor at the Royal Academy of Music. Nick was Director of the highly successful Sounds New 2006. TICKETS Adults — £6. Under 163 — £3. PHONE 700 847 or 700 327 %@?@@@@@W@@@?W@@@@@W?W@@@WWWW?@??WWW@?@@ FA‘; 14 § i t “Not just a name” Saturday, 1 1"“ November, 10am to 4pm Petham Village Hall An exhibition on Remembrance Day of the findings to date from the ongoing WEA course in Petham Village Hall. With the aid of on “Awards for All" grant, participants have been researching some local village war memorials, including those of Petham, Littlebourne, Bekesbourne, Bossingham and Nackington. This has involved perusal of the archives and visits to cemeteries in northern France and Belgium. Come and learn something of the personal stories of those men who left our villages to fight in two World Wars and whose names are carved in stone - "lest we forgeff 16 FRIENDS OF KENT CHURCHES 0 an on :9 : 9| V‘ ""’|‘|"D FRIENDS or KENT CHURCHES SPONSORED BIKE RIDE Bridge Derek Prior reports that Bridge riders raised the magnificent total of £193, particularly bearing in mind the young people who cycled. Special mention to Chris Barnett, who divided her sponsorship equally between Brid e and Patrixbourne Churches, the Cramer family, the Briant's and the Leggatt s. Patrixbourne Riders raised £328.76 in sponsorship, thanks to Chris Barnett, Josh Relf, Jack Hillier and Pauline Pritchard. Bekesbour-mOnce 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 £320.50 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 servin refreshments. (Many thanks to John and Janet for doing the brass as well? Last but not least a big thank you to all the sponsors for their invaluable support. Well done all! Jill Gillanders Catwalk Connections The Catwalk Conections Fashion show held on 6th October 2006 was a great success and raised the sum of £503.00 for The Friends of Bekesbourne Church, who would like to thank all those who supported this event. Many thanks. Pat Nicholls ni'1\ NAILBOURNE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY The next meeting of the Nailbourne Horticultural Society is on Tuesday 5 December when there will be a talk entitled “Gardens Great and Small" by well known local speaker Dick Bolton. More details to follow. BRIDGE WITH PATRIXBOURNE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The Annual General Meeting of the WI will be held on Tuesday 21 November at the usual time of 7.30 pm in Bridge Village Hall. The competition this month is for an article beginning with the letter Seasons Greetings A reminder of the new feature offered this year of sending your season's greetings to friends and family in the parish via “On the Nail". Short personal Christmas messages (maximum 20 words) will be published for a modest charge of £10, the proceeds to be split equally between the Church and the Nailbourne Scout Group. Messages will be published in the December issue of the magazine and your wording, which will be subject to approval, and payment (cash or cheque made payable to Patrixbourne with Bridge PCC.) should be sent to the editor, Laurence Dunderdale, by no later than 15 November. A contact name and telephone number (which will not be published) must be included in the event of any queries. Greetings received will also be posted an the Parish website. Please note that this is in addition to the Christmas card delivery service offered by the Scout Group. BRIDGE HISTORY SOCIETY Our next meeting is on Thursday 23rd November. Harold Trill, a collector of old films, will be showing a selection of short, rarely seen films of local interest, including among others Witch Charms found in Charing and the History of Bat and Trap! The meeting is at the Village Hall, Bridge at 7.30pm. Members €2.00; non- members £3.00. Meriel Connor NAILBOURNE GROUP OF THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF CANTERBURY HOSPITAL Thank you to all who supported our Pimms, Pies and Pudding Evening at Charlton Park in July, £695 was raised. These funds and further monies raised will be going to the new Skin Cancer Care Centre at Canterbury which is to be called The Friends Dermatology Centre headed by Catriona Irvine. Our next event will be an Advent Lunch on 1st December at Lower Hardres Village Hall. Please call Elizabeth Stewart on 830344 for more details. Thank you for your support. 19 THE WORLD'S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING Hilary and Barry Whiting would like to thank all those people who came along for coffee, and Those who gave a donation, in support of the MacMil|an Nurses. Their unstinting generosity raised £128.00, which we think was pretty amazing! It is remarkable how generous folk are in this village, when ou think that there is some charity "do" almost every week, and it may we I be the same people who turn out or put something in envelopes for the street collections. On behalf of the MacMi|lan Fund—raiser for East Kent — many thanks again to everyone! ART TLJITION Interested in Art — then the following may be of interest: 0 35 years professional experience 0 former Head of art at grammar school 0 tuition to a Level standard and above 0 college port—fo|io preparation 0 contact 01227 831625 A Message of Hope Send a seasonal “A Message of Hope" to a prisoner of conscience. Sign a card for Amnesty International at St Peter's Methodist Church, High Street, Canterbury, Saturday 2"‘ December. ’\f'\ {$- AMNESTY I.\ TE‘.lv‘.l\':¥I‘l.(,I?~'-".-‘Vii. : AM NESTY l‘\"l' E.RN.1'flf_)N-all. 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In 1984 Alan reTired from Wiggins Teape, CharTham, and This allowed Joan and Alan more Time To Tend Their lovely arden, walk The boxer and help wiTh The grand children as Howard by now hag 3 young daughTers, Emma, KaTe and Luc . Joan was a preTTy ood cook I remember many a fabulous Sunday lunch aT an AnTon, named a Ter The famous gardens in MalTa, an accomplished fruiT cake baker and she was also a very professional l/age Grctup D,.;.e*"'°v Vicarage@ BridgeChurch.co.uk www.bridgechurch.co.uk A few years ago Archbishop Carey remembers vividly going to preach one Christmas Day in a city church. Em lazoned in lights outside were the words, “Glory to God in the Highest", the words the angels sang to the shepherds at Christ's birth. However the ‘e’ in highest had gone out and it read, “Glory to God in the Hi h st." The churchwardens apologised profusely, but the Archbishop tol them to leave it because the message it gave was powerful not only to the church, but to the community. Surely it's the same dynamic messa e now, in December 2006. It is true, isn't it that we should brin Glory to C-Soc? in our streets, our villages, our cities, our country, our world? e do this by how we live: by what we do and by what we say - speakin out for our Lord in private and in public. Are we too willing to accept the ‘e ging out‘ of Christian principles. there are fewer Christian Christmas cards; diluting them with Season's Greetings. Christmas is Christ. There can be no Christmas without HIM. At the weekend, Archbishop John of Vork challenged those who showed contem t for Britain's Christian values. He was a man who was persecuted for his fait in Uganda. He says we must stand u for our beliefs — Our Lord. It's not that he or we are against other faiths. WE: respect and love them but over the years it is we who have become 'wishy—washy' in our beliefs and justice. Have we watered down those things we were once proud of? Have we become so engrossed with ‘political correctness‘ that we have undermined our God? . As Advent approaches the Church ives us time to prepare for Christmas — to greet Christ on Christmas Day on is Birthday. Perhaps we can try and make this Christmas different by being strong and upholding what we truly believe in. Oh, it's not easy and I find rn self being weak constantly and letting Jesus down! But I will make an Advent esolution. The whole Christmas sto is mind—bog ling. God Himself comin to earth as a human—bein I God Himsel ‘tabernacerling with us as John's ospel records! God Himsel being born in a miserable dirty old stable — FOR US! To all our Benefice and especially to those who are sick, those who are anxious and those who do not relish Christmas because perhaps they have lost loved ones, I wish you all a peaceful, blessed and happy Christ-filled Christmas. May 200;! bring peace, joy, love and justice to our beautiful and yet battered W0!‘ . God Bless Margaret Clarke CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY FAMILY CAROLS CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL MONDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2006 7.00pm Canterbury Choral Society have a stunning set of concerts for 2007 and as usual have been invited to participate in this year's Canterbury Festival with Beethoven Missa Solemnis. Their first concert of the 2006/7 season will be Family Carols at Canterbury Cathedral on Monday, 11th December, a wonderful start to the Christmas Festivities. The chair will be accompanied 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 corals is their simplicity and many of them have withstood the passage of countless centuries. Many of the most favourite Carols will be included during the evening. The Society is grateful to their sponsors Pharon Independent Financial Advisers whose generosity allows t em to keep ticket prices to a minimum. The season continues with , Poulenc Gloria and Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols on 20th Januar , Bach St John Passion on 24th March and Britten Spring Symphony on 23r June. Last year an Award Scheme was launched to invite young tenors and sopranos aged between 14 - 23 to sing with the Society. A developing musical ability, a good singing voice and commitment to regular rehearsals and concerts was the ‘criteria. Five young people received awards of up to £200 last year and there are a further five awards available for this year. Further information can be obtained from Tony Meire on 07836 566440. Tickets for Family Carols can be purchased from the Canterbury Bookings on 01227 378188 or by email on boxofficeg@canterbury.gov.uk Full information about the Society including ways to join can be found on their website wwwcanterburychoral.co.uk. many of the invited guests are able to ‘oin us. If you would like to attend (subject to seating availability) please a d your name to the list in Church by mid-December. On Sunday 7th January there will be a Benefice Service to welcome Rev Simon Rowlands to the Benefice. It will be held at 10 am at Patrixbourne with a shared lunch afterwards (12.30 pm) at Bridge School EVERYONE IS VERY WELCOME, but please add your name (with number of people coming) to the list in Church by no later than 31st December. This is to allow for catering arrangements. (It will not be possible to accept late notification of attendance at the lunch). fiifii”i'§""iS§i-ti {iiéil-ii$Ti.iii.% §iii%ii”_i $§.S€C.:$i§l_ENT S€QiI;s§E"i"”t’ i~iEl'~“—‘{i*«.iE EM!’ 8. Bl$RaiiZ“.‘;”i”“ BRANCH =www.ea:::tusp!ant.oo.iik MEETINGS ARE HELD EVE RY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE RED CROSS ROOMS EAST STREET, HERNE BAY FROM 7.30PM 'i NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME -D ., ‘v*.‘-‘ I I I I In ~. " Bekesboume Calendar _ _ c ‘ “ -1tt_.¢»~ Vt‘ 2007 Copies available from “A; Handcrafted: aagr§3a.é«aal;;are * Essen-|-jg||y Hops 5 £10.95 ~ I C3 or. A -' 3 Chalkpit Cottages - 830915 Every copy sold E1 will be donated to Church funds .14’ (o(o5tr:.:;: T _ _ Sue Nyirenda 83091 Ideal Christmas present (It. NOTES FROM BRIDGE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING 12"‘. October 2006 Wild Flower Meadow —There had been a well attended consultation meeting on 28*“ September. Cllr Beinder will draw up a business plan to present to the Kentish Stour Countryside Project contact prior to seeking funding. Patrixbourne Road liaht - Kent Highways have costed the provision of the light and this will now be considered against other applications. A decision is likely in early 2007 Concurrent Fundinq- The Concurrent Funding bid for 2007/8 was approved 2005/6 Audit The audited parish accounts for 2005-6 were agreed and signed Recreation Ground Maintenance - Following the tender exercise, it was agreed to award the contract for the maintenance of the recreation ground to Kent Landscape Services again for 2007. Bifrons Path — As the result of a complaint from a local resident, it was agreed to ask the landlord of the White Horse to cut back the trees from the pub garden that were obscuring the light in Bifrons Path and making the area dark. It was also pointed out that leaves on the path were a problem and Cllr Lewis was thanked for his voluntary action in sweeping the path to clear them. It was pointed out that Serco is responsible for removing leaves from the path. Bridqe Villaqe Football Club —The agreement for the lease of the football pitch between Bridge Village Football Club and Bridge Parish Council for the 2006/?’ season was signed. The Wa/der’ Family wish all their friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Anton and Julia Rowntrcc wish our friends in bridge a very Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year Peggy, David, Beverly and Rhiannon of Fairwinds, Conyngham Lane, Bridge send Christmas Greetings to all their friends and neighbours I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my friends and the caring people who have become friends, from the village, and surrounding area, of Bekesbourne, (the kindest village in the country!) who have been such a help to me since my husband had a severe stroke last year. I don't know how I would manage without them! They are Anne and David Gilmour, Vickie and John McPherson and family, Joan and J oe Atkins (get well soon J oe), Anthea Godden, Ra er and Pat Nichols, Jenny and Brian Skinner, Margaret Clarke, Rut and Derek Dawson, Zan Clifford and Shirley and Brian Moat. I hope I have remembered everybody, but please accept my sincere apologies if I have forgotten anyone. Thanks also for the prayers said every week for my husband, we are very grateful for all the support. So, I would like to say a big "thankcyou", and to wish them all a very Happy Christmas and a 600 and Peaceful New Year. from Pat and Wilf Skinner and family Priest—in~Chorge: Loy Reader: Mrs. Margaret Clarke. (Tel 765598) PATRIXBOURNE WITH BRIDGE C/zurchwardens Dr. AM Nicholson, Riverside Cottage, Patrixbourne (830947) Mrs P Pritchord, 2 St Mary's Rd, Potrixbourne (830685) Mr L H Dunderdole, 37 High St, Bridge (830668) Mr D Lothom, 31 The Street, Kingston P€C'5ecre7‘ary Mrs A Wil|iomson—Powell, Beechrnount, Conynghcim Lone Bridge 830399 PC'6Treosurer Mr L Andrews, 120 New Dover Rood, Canterbury (7 65773) <9/'ff/l1'd Off/'cerMrs J Ellis, 32 Riverside Close, Bridge (832955) Organ/sf floafrixbournej Mr J Harris 1 Riverside 6'/ose, Bridge (831631) BEKESBOURNE I Churchwardens Mrs J Gillonders, Colo, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne Mr J Cowcins, Distant View, Adishom Rd, Bekesbourne (831029) P66’ Secretary Mrs J Millyord, 10 De Hovillonds, Bekesbourne (830256) P66’ Treasurer Mrs Zon Clifford, Ookleigh Lodge, Bekesbourne (830328) Organisf Mr J Harris 1 Riverside Close, Bridge (831631) Capfam of the /2ingersMrs Gill Moon, The Haven, Aerodrome Rd, Bekesbourne (832134) On The Nail Advertising: Mrs E Andrews, The Purlins, Meadow Close, Bridge (830960) Items for On The Naiishould reach Laurence Dunderdole by the 15th of the preceeding month. 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This is a lovely way To sTarT The ChrisTmas fesTiviTies so please come along. Senior Cifizens Affernoon of EnTer1'ainmenT The STaff and Pupils of The school inviTe you To an afTernoon To waTch, lisTen and join in wiTh The children singing. Please come along on Tuesday 121'h December, 1.30pm - 3.00pm. We serve a delicious Tea and TransporT can be arranged. Please Telephone Bridge School on 01227 830276 if you wish To come and also if you require TransporT. Evelyn Andrews An- Established “5 DIGITAL AERIALS AND SATELLITE TV—FM AERIALS & SATELLITE TV SYSTEMS MULTl—SVVtTCH!NG DIGITAL DESTRIBUTION FRENCH 8. EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES STORM DAMAGE INSURANCE REPAIRS FULL CHANNEL CHOICE AT ANY TIME 12 MONTHS GUARANTEE FULLY INSURED SERVICE & REPAIRS O1 227 8132229 NEWBRIDGE HOUSE THE sTReEr i K[iIges7TON' SARAH de Plastering (City 8: Guilds/C.S.C.S.) . Interior Plastering . Cornice Repairs RENOVATION . Exterior Rendering AND UPHOLSTERY CITTIS P0539‘? 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