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St Stephen’s, Canterbury

Correspondent: Shirley Hagger, 69 Broad Oak Road, Canterbury, CT2 7PN Tel: 01227 456602 brightberries69@gmail.com Coffee Morning: The League of Friends of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, St Stephen’s and St Dunstan’s group recently held a coffee morning at the home of the Group Secretary. It was supported by many neighbours and friends, it was a morning well spent, as just over £300 was raised for the League. The next fund raiser will be held on the evening of Saturday April 27. Details from the secretary 01227 457905.

Staple

Correspondent: Margaret Ann Russell Mob: 07818 401048 pipmccredie@hotmail.com Bingo, Bangers & Beans: We had a fantastic evening which was enjoyed by all those who attended and a huge sum of £890 was raised for Great Ormond Street Hospital. Amendment Quiz Night: Please note that the date for the Quiz Night has been changed to Saturday April 20. Teams of up to 8 people, it’s bring your own food and drinks. £5 entrance starting 7.30pm. All enquiries, and bookings to Trevor Bartlett 07980 300084, or email cllrtrevorbartlett@dover.gov.uk Parochial Church Meeting: St James the Great, Sunday March 10 after the 9.30am service. The AGM will start 10.45am.

Stelling Minnis

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Stodmarsh

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Stourmouth

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Sturry

Correspondent: Barb Dice, 6 Pleydell Crescent, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0LQ Mob: 07421 029548 Tel: 01227 710218 Wine: A virtual journey through France, tasting wines, matched with some nibbles. A wine expert will be present, March 23, School House, Fordwich, 7.30pm. £15 per person. This event is organised by the Aire-surLa-lys Sturry/fordwich Twinning Association. To book please contact 07811 393345 www.sturry-fordwichtwinning.co.uk W.I: Jumble sale, March 16, Broadoak village hall. Entrance 20p. 2pm. For collection of jumble contact 01227 711402 or 01227 712707. If you have an item concerning Tankerton, please contact the correspondent above.

Teynham

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Upstreet

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Waltham

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Westbere

Correspondent: Lisa Laws, 20 Westbere Lane, Westbere, Canterbury, CT2 0HH lisalaws@btinternet.com Events: ABBA Party Evening, many thanks to all who supported this event which raised £195 for the village hall maintenance fund. Forthcoming Events: Tuesday March 12: Charity Lunch Club, 12.30pm, Yew Tree Inn. Tuesday March 19: Parish Council Meeting, 7.30pm, village hall. Tuesday March 26: Annual Electors’ Meeting, 7pm, village hall. Saturday March 30: Churchyard Clearance. Good Friday, April 19: 11am, Good Friday meditation, All Saints Church, Westbere. Easter Sunday, April 21: 11am, Easter Eucharist, All Saints Church, Westbere. If you have an item concerning Whitstable, please contact the correspondent above. If you have an item concerning Wickhambreaux, please contact the correspondent above. If you have an item concerning Wincheap, Canterbury, please contact the correspondent above.

Wingham

Correspondent: John Grand grandjp@talktalk.net Charity Quiz Night: Village hall, Saturday March 9, 7pm for 7.30pm. Tables of 8, £6 per head. BYO food/drink. In aid of Limpopo Nursery design and build project. Contact Karin 01227 720325 to reserve a table. WI: Guest speaker Amanda Burrows will be talking about the life of a Lancaster Bomber pilot. Lloyds Mobile Bank: Visits the village hall car park, 1.302.45pm. Police Surgery: Meet your PCSO by Wingham Primary School, 2-3pm, Friday March 7. Mobile Library: Visits the village March 7, 9.30-10.30am. Doctors Surgery: Open Tuesday 8am-6.30pm, Thursday 8am-2pm, Friday 8am-6.30pm, doors close 6pm.

Womenswold

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Wychling

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Art in Bridge The Art in Bridge committee is pleased to invite all photographers to exhibit in the Art in Bridge Photographic Exhibition to be held in Bridge village hall, High Street, Saturday-sunday March 30-31. Anyone living, working or studying within 5 miles of Bridge, in a rural parish, is invited to submit up to three framed photographs. Children and young persons are especially encouraged to exhibit. Entry forms are available from the website artinbridge.org. uk and from our sponsors: The Bourne Gallery, Bekesbourne, preferential rates for exhibitors and from Colebrooke Sturrock & Co., Estate Agents, High Street, Bridge. Full entry requirements are set out on the website. For further information contact John Corfield 01227 830976.

Canterbury Afternoon Townswomens Guild With Spring just around the corner we met with enthusiasm and a disregard for winter temperatures. The competition this month was ‘A pretty button’ and the results were as follows, Jeannie 1st, Ruth N 2nd and Jean Tyler 3rd. There will be no competition for March but keep your eyes peeled for April. ‘What’s on the Bookshelf’ continues, enabling guild members to pick a free book from our wide choice. A date for the diary is ‘A snack and craft morning’, Thursday March 14, Salvation Army hall, 11am-2pm. It offers the opportunity to learn some new skills and meet up with other guilds which is always a pleasant experience. The meeting followed with a lively discussion on recycling with diverse views but with a similar aim. Our next meeting will be March 13, 2pm, Canterbury Baptist Church. Everyone is welcome. Contact Jeannie Newman 01227 463543 for more details. Canterbury Film Makers Club A Club to encourage filming for fun. The Club meets in the morning of the 2nd Friday each month. The notes of the last meeting are on the website now. The next meeting will be March 8, it will be a club visit to the Museum of the Moving Image in Deal (https:// www.kentmomi.org/). The next at our usual venue will be April 12, All Saints Church, Military Road, Canterbury CT1 1PA. We hope this location will make it easy, for all, to get to us. Our website www.canterburyfilmmakers. club Contact cfm@ canterburyfilmmakers.club Why not come along and meet us, a warm welcome awaits new members in a friendly atmosphere.

Canterbury Photographic Society Members were honoured to have Premier Judge Kirsty Ralfs cast her experienced eye over the club’s Annual Print Panel Competition. Each of the 24 panels submitted consisted of three images which were to form a cohesive forth image when viewed together. Kirsty offered very valuable critique in the form of praise and constructive advice to members and added a great sense of humour to the evening. It was good experience for those considering distinctions with the Royal Photographic Society when 10 or more images are required to complete a panel. Sarah Vinall was the overall winner with a beautiful creative panel titled ‘A Touch of Nature’ and she was presented with a shield to keep for one year. Kirsty also awarded 4 Highly Commended certificates. Steve Presnell for ‘Flow’ Wendy Kennett for ‘Nymphs in the Moonlight’ and Bill Grinney was awarded 2 Highly Commended certificates for ‘Lunch Time’ and ‘Two Strikes One Down’. The next meeting will be a digital projected image competition with the set subject ‘Rain’. New members and guests are always very welcome to come along to the meetings. For more details of our programme and events please visit www. canterburyphotographicsociety. com or phone Wendy Kennett 07540 519182.

Elham Area Church News Sunday March 10, Lent 1: 8am Holy Communion (CW), Elham; 9.30am Holy Communion (BCP), Acrise; 9.30am Café Church, Elham; 11.15am New Day Service, Denton.

Herne Bay Historical Records Society Mike Bundock, chairman, gave a very interesting and comprehensive illustrated talk at our last meeting which concentrated on the description of everyday life in Herne Bay during the Victorian era. Through the use of excellent images he was able to describe the shops Victorian residents would have used, their various modes of transport well before the introduction of motor cars as well as many aspects of their domestic life and use of their leisure time including local entertainments, such as the early cinema visiting military bands and seasonal concert parties. Another special part of the evening was the presentation to Mike Bundock by Martin Blatt Chairman of Herne Bay Allotments Association of the results of a photographic project which had been undertaken by some of their members involving the recording of over 1100 digital images of many aspects of life in Herne Bay taken as a snapshot during 2018. Mike thanked Martin for the donation and said that these would prove to be a valuable asset to the society’s archive for the use of future generations. Our next meeting will be at the Lower Hall United Church, High Street, Herne Bay CT6 6NG (next door to the Fire Station), Thursday March 7 when Margaret Burns will be giving an illustrated talk on The Modern History of Studd Hill. Doors open, 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Members free, visitors £2.50. For more details contact heritagecentrehbhrs@gmail.com

Herne Bay Photographic Club We welcomed Isle of Thanet Photographic Society to the club this week for a friendly, interclub battle. This is the first time we have met, and it was great to have so many of their members come along. The competition was split into two sections, print and digital, with each club providing 0 images in each section, and there was no set subject. Our judge for the evening was Jack Taylor EFIAP DPAGB. Starting with the prints, Jack began by complementing both clubs on the quality of their images, and acknowledging that it would be difficult to separate them when it came to the marking. Herne Bay’s two top-scoring images were “On a Breezy Day” by Clare Edmonds (which scored 20) and “Walk on By” by Steve Roberts (which scored 19). When the scores were added up, Isle of Thanet was just in the lead. After the break, Jack was presented with the digital images to critique and score. Unfortunately Herne Bay couldn’t make up the difference and Isle of Thanet were the victors. Well done to them, we look forward to meeting them again next year for a rematch. March 12, we have a critique evening for digital Reculver Beacon W.I Members met for the second time of the year and it was a great night. The talk was “A School Girls War by Mary Smith” very interesting and visual talk. To take part in ‘Show The Love’ members made hearts for their competition and the winner was Jean Raines. Next month the ladies will be making an egg cosy. Should you wish to have more information please contact Secretary Claire Hallett 07718 772238.

St Stephen’s WI During the past month the walking group have been out along the North Downs Way while the Ravenous Readers have been reading ‘Small Island’ by the late Andrea Levy. The Pop-up book group have recently read ‘The Keeper of Lost Things’ by Ruth Hogan. The Craft Group and the Film Club continue to meet during the month. St Stephen’s WI meet on the 3rd Monday of the month, St Stephen’s Church hall, Hales Drive, 7.30pm and would love to welcome new members. If you would like further details please contact Julie Board 01227 453158 or come along to our meeting.

Whitstable Sugarart Tuesday March 19, Natasha Shomali will be demonstrating an anemone. Visitors are always welcome to our evenings, which are held on the third Tuesday in every month, with the exception of December, 7.30-9.15pm. These meetings are held at 15a Castle Road, Whitstable, no previous experience is necessary, just come along and enjoy an evening of demonstrations of sugarcraft with a group of friendly people.

Newsdesk: 01227 475985 www.kentonline.co.uk Thursday, March 7, 2019 Kentish Gazette (KG)