Auction of Promises - Website Up and Running

Our website is now up and running. We have a wide selection of bids on offer from a football signed by Gillingham Football Club to a trip on the Edith May. Please take time to have a look.

www.upchurchpromise.eu.pn

We will be in the Paddock, Upchurch, on the Village Fete Day 28th June 2014 where we will have our promises on show for you to see and then at 2pm our Auctioneer will take the final offers.

Please take time to look at the promises and make a bid if you find something that you like.

Any queries please contact Brenda Kemsley

Tel: 01634 231585 or Email: brenda_ann@btinternet.com

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WW1 Centenary - Reflections of Lower Halstow - 1914

Reflections of Lower Halstow - 1914, in Words,
Pictures, Flowers and Music

August 2nd, 3rd and 4th at

St. Margaret's Church, Lower Halstow

Please join us in church as we explore life in the village in August 1914. We will have a display giving a brief history of the young, brave lads who volunteered from Lower Halstow.

St. Margaret's will be decorated with floral arrangements inspired by poetry and music written by those affected and with photos from the era. There will be a series of events in the church to mark the weekend.

The church will be open at the following times with daily events:

Saturday 2nd August 10:00am to 4:00pm  At 2:00pm Michael Mills will present a talk on the First World War, the talk will be aimed to suit children, so every one is welcome.

Sunday 3rd August 1:00pm to 4:00pm  At 2:00pm there will be singing from two lovely ladies known locally as 'Those Women', they will be singing popular songs known to us from the First World War. Afternoon Tea will be served afterwards, so every one is welcome.

Monday 2:00pm to 6:30pm  The Thames Sailing barge, Edith May, will be joining us in the parish dock. Our reflections will end with a short service at 6:30pm, concluding with Fred Slade playing 'Sunset' on the trumpet. After the service please stay for a glass of wine to reminisce, so every one is welcome.

There will be tea, coffee and cake available during all three days to welcome visitors and to enjoy the ambience of the church.

Please do come and join us as we mark the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War in this simple but beautiful way.

Liz Mouland

Friends of St. Margaret's Church, Lower Halstow

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Produce Sale and Crafts

Produce Sale and Crafts - Saturday 19th July and

Saturday 27th September, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

St. Margaret's Church, Lower Halstow

Please join us at arguably the prettiest location around for a wide range of home grown and home made produce and crafts including: Jewellery, Pens, Woodwork, Needlework, Cards and Honey.

Refreshments available and a warm welcome guaranteed!

www.thesix.org.uk

Liz Mouland
Friends of St. Margaret's Church, Lower Halstow

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Fire Brigades Union Strikes

The Fire Brigades Union have called 2 more strikes on the following dates:

Between 9:00am on Thursday 12/06/14 and 9:00am on Friday 13/06/14.

and

Between 10:00am and 5:00pm on Saturday 21/06/14.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service will continue to answer and deal with 999 calls, but will not be operating at the normal level of service, so it is important to take extra care.

Please take a few minutes for a few safety checks to keep your home, business and family safe and help reduce unnecessary calls.

Kent Community Messaging

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Upchurch Best Kept Garden 2014 - FINAL REMINDER

All gardens in the Parish that can be viewed from the front of your home will be judged on or about Saturday 19^th July. The judging takes place without interviews with the occupants – so if you are shopping or on holiday you garden will still be judged!

Prizes are awarded for:-

• xxxxxx
• • Firstly a garden which is predominately growing flowers,
• • secondly a garden which is mixture of flowers, trees and or shrubs,
• xxand
• • Finally for those with only a small or no front garden the judges will assess any
• xxhanging baskets or flower troughs.
• • The Overall Winner will look after the Barbara Webb Memorial Trophy for one year.

Prizes for the above will be presented at the Upchurch Horticultural Society Show during early September in the Village Hall. 

Last year the prizes were sponsored by the Upchurch Parish Council and The Brown Jug - if you would also like to be a sponsor [in cash or in kind] then please contact me.

Gerry Lewin

Tel: 01634 366113 or Email: lewing135@btinternet.com           

On behalf of the Upchurch Horticultural Society and the Parish Council

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Newington Festival

Richard Thompstone
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