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Any Witnesses?
Damaged wall in Brewery Lane Betweem 9am and 9.45am last Friday morning, something (probably white, from the paint marks left behind), knocked down this wall, but didn't hang around long enough to admit to it.

Did you see anything? If so, please let us know.

Bridge Place Country Club to reopen
Peter Malkin has announced his intention to reopen the Country Club in late July, on the 41st Anniversary of the original opening - 1967, when Chris Barber and his Jazzmen headlined.

On Monday, the licensing panel of Canterbury City Council granted him a license, with slightly reduced hours from the original application and with several conditions agreed upon by himself, the Police, Parish Council and the City Council. These conditions mean that the club can be run as Peter intends it to be - a Jazz dinner venue for the more discerning and probably more mature clientele than previously catered for. It is thought that these conditions and the assurances made by Peter's lawyer will allay the fears of those villagers living nearby.

There will be a strict dress code (Jacket and tie, "No mohican haircuts or 'love' and 'hate' tattoos"!), classical music played upstairs and jazz music and a "discotheque" downstairs. For those not dining, there will be a £10 admission charge after 9pm. There will be no alco-pops and no drinks served in bottles without a glass.

The hours for Friday and Saturday night were cut back by half an hour (2am closing, 1.30am last drinks)

Some of the conditions imposed were:

  • Last entry: 11.30pm
  • Free taxi phone
  • Designated taxi waiting area within the grounds
  • No cheap drinks promotions (No "Happy hour")
  • Gate closed at Brewery Lane entrance with signage
  • Door staff positioned to stop people leaving via Brewery lane
  • Negotiations with Kent Highways to put sign at High Street end of Brewery Lane
  • Guests requested by staff and by DJ to leave quietly
  • Guests requested to drive away from club up Bridge Hill, not through village
  • No drinks to be taken out onto the patio (the smoking area) after 10.30pm
  • "Chill down hour", of softer music ("romantic and love songs") for the final hour
  • Direct phone number contact for Parish Council
Peter's lawyer gave an assurance that if this venture fails, it will be his last. The club will never reopen in its old format. Commercially, there are now too many clubs in Canterbury for another "head-banging" club for youths to get "bladdered". (The words in quotes being those used by the lawyer)

The village, and the district, needs a place where the older generation can go and dance without having their ears stoved in. Hopefully this venue will become an asset to Bridge.

For those interested in some of the history of the club and some of the big names that played there visit this site

Bridge In Bloom
The contest is on again. Judges will be out and about in early July looking at hanging baskets, tubs, pots and planters. There will be awards in three classes, so get planting!
Drinking and Driving really does Wreck Lives
Victims of Drunk Driver
Couple of weeks ago, the owners of these two parked cars became the innocent victims of a drunkard who climbed behind the wheel of his company van and failed to negotiate the slight bend on the High Street.

Luckily, no-one was injured as a result, but lives are still affected. The blue car belongs to one of the bakers, who now cannot get to and from work. The silver car belongs to a new resident, he's only had it a week. The drunk driver himself was taken away by the Police. He'll lose his license and quite possibly his job too.

Be a friend. If you're in the pub, club or at a party and one of your friends decides to drive while drunk, be a friend to them and stop them.

More on Pot Holes
Kent Highway Services The newly revamped Kent Highway Services are currently undertaking an intensive campaign to fix potholes caused by winter's weather. Earlier, we reported that between last September and the end of March, they fixed 3038 out of 3192 reported potholes, but they wanted the public's help in reporting even more potholes.

Well, the response was amazing - in just four weeks (up to 26th April), they repaired 9,791 pot holes!!! Of those, just over 7,000 were reported by the public.

The blitz is continuing, so if you know of a pothole that needs repairing, please contact KHS on the web, by email, or by phone (08458 247 800)

Canterbury City win the Cup
3-2
Canterbury City FC logo CCFC beat Holmesdale Reserves 3-2 at Corinthian to win the County Cup.
Match Report

St George's Day Parade
Bridge School St George's Day Parade. (Photo Roger Mardon)
Beating the rain, children from Bridge and Patrixbourne Primary School made a colourful sight parading around the village.
Photo by Roger Mardon
Bridge Youth Group
Youths having fun Due to decreasing numbers, the Youth Group has ceased meeting. Bridge is not alone in seeing a dramatic drop-off in the numbers of youths wanting to attend an organised youth group.
Nailbourne Horticultural Society
Bravely the Horticultural Society held their Annual Spring Show on Tuesday 1 April. It was however no "April Fool". The verdict of the judges, Mr and Mrs Sudell, on the show as a whole was "very enjoyable" and they remarked especially on the large number and high standard of the entries in the class for miniatures.

For those who like a bit of detail, there were more than 120 exhibits. Two cups are presented at the Spring Show. The one for the "Best Bloom in Show" was won this year by Una Smith and the cup for "Best Flowering Pot Plant" went to Audrey Kolhoff.

The hall looked very spring-like and cheerful with the long tables filled with exhibits and it was encouraging and pleasing to see a large number of exhibitors as well as villagers who had popped in to view the show. The committee would like to thank everyone who exhibited or came along to enjoy this long established village event.
A Divine Visitation?
Kent Police It seems we have some bogus callers in the area again. One pretends to be from a water company (an old trick), but the other is a character who turns up with a copy of the Parish News, claiming to have been sent by the Vicar.

If you've had a visit from either of these people, please could you let our PCSO, Sue Radcliffe, know on 0777 222 6190.

Please check on your neighbours and don't forget that a genuine caller will not mind you checking with thier head office (get the number from the phone book, not a number they give you).

Great Cricket on your Doorstep
For many years, St Lawrence and Highland Court have played their cricket in the idyllic setting of Higham Park, one of the prettiest cricket grounds in the county. The Club has grown dramatically in the recent past and now boasts over 250 members with a further 100 children playing Kwik Cricket on Saturday mornings.

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Anyone for Badminton?
Badminton John Copsey, from the Nailbourne and Swingfield Badminton Association writes:

" We are a newly established and are working with clubs and interested parties (including Badminton England) to promote the playing of this competitive but social sport.

"Whilst we can point people in the direction of existing clubs and can offer instruction to newcomers, we are also trying to find out if there is enough interest in Bridge, Bishopsbourne, Kingston and Barham to set up a new club.

"I would be very pleased to hear from ex-players and anyone interested in taking up Badminton for the first time, this regardless of age or potential ability."

If you are interested, please contact John:

Work: 01303 840098
Home: 01303 840588
Mobile: 07942 133 024
Email: Click here

Take up Badminton! Meet nice people and keep your fitness levels up this winter.

A History of Bridge - in Print
Last May, Bridge hosted the annual conference of local history societies. As part of that conference, our own History Society produced a History Booklet. This 36 page booklet covers many aspects of Bridge's history, with pictures - and specifically mentions many individual houses in the village.

This booklet is available from the Post Office, or Mervyn Gulvin's office at just £3.50.

Aerial View of Bridge
Thumbnail of Aerial View of Bridge

Microsoft have got a rather nice zoomable view of Bridge (and surrounding areas - and indeed, the whole world!). Click here to take a look.

The images seem to be from around 2001 (anyone identify the date more accurately?). The Health Centre had not been built and the allotments are in the old location. There is a much more up-to-date image from Google Earth (seems to be 2007), but that requires downloading and running a program.

Affordable Housing
Possible design for affordable housing in Bridge

Could your children afford to buy a house in Bridge when they grow up?

Could you afford to retire here?

With house prices in Bridge running at something like 20% above the local average, it is hard for young people to get onto the property ladder... or for older people with limited means to have a place of their own. This is where affordable housing schemes come in. For more information Click Here

NEW!
You can download a Register of Interest form from the Affordable Housing page
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Parish Poll
Poll 7 (May 07):
Parking in Western Avenue. How long should people be allowed to park in the lay by?
As long as they like7%7%
20 minutes39%39%
1 hour54%54%
2 hours0%0%
4 hours0%0%
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