Patrixbourne Road Closure
Patrixbourne Road will be closed from 30th October until next Spring.
This is to carry out repairs to the A2 bridge.
There will be access from Bridge as far as the medical centre.
News
Dogs on the Rec
From the Chairman of Bridge PC
The District Council has launched a consultation around some proposals regarding dog protection orders. Their proposal relating to Bridge would remove protection from all of the Recreation Ground except for the fenced off Kiddy Play Area.
The effect of their proposal would thus be to allow dogs onto the rest of that area, where currently there is a football field, and where residents exercise and have parties and celebration events, and suchlike.
This matter was discussed by the Parish Council last October, and the unanimous decision of the Parish Council was that they would support the current position, i.e. that dogs should not be allowed upon the Recreation Ground.
There are many places where one might walk a dog apart from the Recreation Ground.
And so I ask that you give the District this message: retain the current Order for our Recreation Ground. You can do this by completing their survey.
We apologise that the part that refers to Bridge is to be found only on page three, but please, do persevere with their survey and tell them to retain the current protection for our Recreation Ground
Nailbourne Horticultural Society – Summer Show 2023 Report
The Nailbourne Horticultural Society held its Summer Show on Saturday 22 July in Bridge Village Hall and despite, as always, the vagaries of the weather, it attracted an impressive 31 exhibitors and 173 exhibits, up on last year in, and boosted by the large number of entries for the Chairman’s Challenge, 25 pots of trailing Fuchsia in different shapes and sizes! The many visitors to the hall certainly had an impressive array of colourful flowers to greet them as they came in.
The prizes were presented by John Hill, President of the Society, with Peter and Linda Ellis taking part again this year after a year’s absence and winning the majority of the trophies. Peter won the Champion Cottage Gardeners Cup for most points in the vegetable classes, the Tankard for his collection of three vegetables, as well as the Blee Cup for most points in show. He and Linda were awarded the Household Duo cup for most points as a couple whilst Linda herself won the Silver Rose Trophy for most points in the flower classes. The Sarah Louise Prestige Cup for most points in the floral art classes was shared between Julia Cooper and Rajini Dasan and the latter also was awarded the Handicraft Plate. The Fremlins Challenge Cup for most points in the cookery classes also had joint winners in Raj Dasan and Jill Gillanders. Margaret Falconer fought off keen competition to win the Whitten Spencer Cup for her splendid Fuchsia in the Chairman’s Challenge and the trophy for Best Photograph in Show was awarded to Jackie Thackray. The three garden classes were judged a little earlier this year in June. Both the Pewter Tankard for the Best Kept Vegetable Garden and the Silver Rose Bowl for the Most Picturesque Garden were presented to Linda and Peter Ellis and the Plate for the Prettiest Small Garden was won by Ann Poole, all worthy winners of these trophies.
Our judges for the majority of the classes this year were Peter and Jan Aplin. Thanks must also go to John Newell who judged the photography classes and to the team of Pam Dobson, Sue Walton and Helen Groves who gave up their time to judge the garden classes.
This report is never complete without showing appreciation and giving thanks to everyone who contributed to making the show a success in so many different ways: to the committee and their other halves who got roped in, to all those who entered and to our visitors and supporters on the day.
Parish Accounts 2023
Michael Stewart has done his annual review of the Parish Council account. They are available to view here
Taste of Kent – Bridge Winners
Congratulations to
The Pig Hotel
Kent Casual Dining Experience of the Year
and
Gilda Country Sourdough , Gilda Bakery
Kent Savoury Bakery Product of the Year
City County Election
Congratulations to Mike Sole who has been re-elected as our City Councillor.
The results for our ward (Nailbourne) were :
| HARRISS, Cerise Thea Olivia | The Conservative Party Candidate | 170 | 10.6% | |
| HOLMAN, Mike | The Labour Party Candidate | 86 | 5.4% | |
| SOLE, Michael John | Liberal Democrat | 1341 | 84% |
Total votes cast: 1607 (51.34% turnout)
Nailbourne Horticultural Society – Spring Show 2023
The Society held its Annual Spring Show on Saturday 1st April, with many visitors coming in to enjoy the fragrant display of spring flowers which brightened the hall. It was encouraging to see an increase in the number of exhibits, particularly in the cut flower classes, although it was disappointing that many of the narcissus bulbs for the Chairman’s Challenge had failed to come through.
President of the Society, John Hill, presented Linda and Peter Ellis with the Barbara Robbins Memorial Cup for most points in the cut flower classes, as well as the cups for Best Pot Plant and Best Bloom. Brenda Wood won the Whitten Spencer Cup for her pot of Narcissus Canaliculatus, one of few successful ones to bloom, whilst Rajini Dasan was successful in winning all three open classes and the trophy for “Best Photograph in Show”.
Judges were Peter Aplin and John Newell (photography and cookery).
Thank you to everyone who entered exhibits, to those who helped with the organisation on the day and to all who came to enjoy and support the event.
Parish Council Election
There will be no election for the Parish Council on 4th May, as there was not more than 9 candidates