Destiny Africa Children's Choir Concert

Come along to St. Mary's on the 2nd.

The concert will be full of energy and colour and includes African drumming and dancing as well as singing. The children are all orphans who have been rescued from horrific situations and now live at Kampala Children's Centre in Uganda. The smiles tell the story.


Don't miss this exciting evening ! 7pm Sunday the 2nd of October at St. Mary's Church Upchurch.


Tickets £5 or £3 for uder 12s. To book tickets in advance Contact:  rosie.liddell@talk21.com  Any remaining tickets will be available on the door.


Website:  www.destinyafrica.org


Rosie Liddell
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Produce Sale at St. Margaret's

Come along on the 17th for the final sale of the summer.

St. Margaret's Church Lower Halstow is holding its final Produce Sale and Crafts of the summer on Saturday the 17th of September from 10:00am to 12:30pm.


Join us for a wide selection of home grown and home made produce, books, plants and local crafts.

Refreshments available and a warm welcome.


Elizabeth Mouland

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carocol.weebly.com

Please visit David's new site.

Local author and Upchurch resident David Wood has a new website  carocol.weebly.com  The site is made up of 15 of his travel stories from around the world covering the period 1980 to 2011.

You can also access 50+ photos at the bottom of the homepage although eventually these will be replaced with better quality pictures of similar size.

All the sories are based on David's real life experiences.

Upchurch Matters

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Friends of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin

The trust launches on the 8th of October.

A small group of like minded people have come together who share a common view that this historic church should be maintained for the benefit of generations to come, as it has been for over 700 years.

Where historic buildings form part of our heritage it is desirable to sustain and enhance them – this is certainly true of this church. By doing we will seek to contribute to our knowledge and understanding of local history and the past by capturing evidence from the church and making this information more publicly available.

The small group have therefore formed a charity for this purpose which I will refer to as ‘The Friends’. We shall be launching the scheme in the church on Saturday the 8^th of October from 9 am – this will coincide with the regular porch sale. Current members of the Trustees will be available to explain the charity and give mini guided tours of the church. Accompanied children will be able to take part in a quiz. Refreshments will be available.

We would like YOU to become a member of “The Friends” charity through annual membership. Further details including a membership application form can be obtained from me on:

Tel: 01634 366113 or Email: lewing135@tiscali.co.uk

Gerry Lewin - Chairman of ‘The Friends’
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Upchurch Best Kept Garden Competition 2011 Results

Well done to Mr. & Mrs. Panter.

Winners in each category are:

Flowers                                92 Chaffes Lane    Mr. & Mrs. Tandy & Mr. Bass

Flowers/Shrubs                   16 Wilkes Close    Mr. & Mrs. Panter

Hanging Baskets/Troughs    31 Forge Lane      Mr. & Mrs. Pollard

The overall winners of the Barbara Webb Trophy for 2011 are Mr. & Mrs. Panter.

The awards will be made at 3:15 pm during the Upchurch Horticultural Society September Show in Upchurch Village Hall to be held on Saturday the 3rd of September which opens to the public at 2:00pm.

Mrs. Christine Madden, sister of the late Barbara Webb has kindly agreed to present the awards.

Judging took place around the 23rd of July of the gardens that could be seen from the front of houses in every part of the Parish.

This year prizes were sponsored by Upchurch Parish Council.

Gerry Lewin on behalf of the competition committee

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Upchurch Twinning Group Sports Day

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The Upchurch Twinning group welcomed 48 residents of our twinned village of Ferques last Saturday 27th August together with a good contingent of Upchurch people, either to play the sports and games or as spectators at our Recreation Ground and Scout Hall.

We also enjoyed a lovely barbeque at lunchtime and the French finally left us about 3:45pm, having been in Upchurch since 9:30am.

The day was appreciated very much by the French people who have sent their thanks to us and said how much they enjoyed their day in Upchurch.

Sue Rossiter

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