Talent Show and Barn Dance

Step up and show off your talents in this extravaganza of live entertainment by our very own, or simply come and enjoy watching the talent we have in our midst, interspersed with barn dancing. In Scotland they'd call it a Ceilidh.

Saturday 12th September 7:30pm - 11:00pm in the Village Hall.

Tickets now available:
£6 adults
£3 children

Bring your own drink and buffet type food to share. Proceeds to be split between St. Mary's Church, Upchurch and Kampala Children's Centre in Uganda.

For tickets please contact Ralph on: 01634 375481 or Email: ralphliddell@talk21.com

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UpARA - September 2015 Events

David Powell - Chairman
Email: davidrpowell5@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: 01795 843550
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Poolside Bar & Courtyard New Years Eve Party Night at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Upchurch River Valley Golf Course
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Rivers Restaurant New Years Eve Party Night at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Upchurch River Valley Golf Course
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Graffiti on Ancient Church Walls

The picture shows a face (on the right, facing towards your left with a long nose bridge) in
the chancel of Newington parish church.

While graffiti on buildings is regarded as an eyesore and the work of vandals, historians are discovering graffiti dating from medieval times in many Swale churches - including Upchurch, Newington, Lower Halstow and Stockbury.

Their research is revealing that, in the days before spray paints, people would etch images and text into stone buildings.

This medieval graffiti seems generally to have been of a religious nature - figures and symbols - as memorials and thanks for prayers, though eager Victorian restorers managed to destroy many examples.

Graffiti has been found on pillars and walls in many of our local churches.

Historian Alan Anstee, a trustee of Fort Amherst, Chatham, and one of a small number of enthusiasts helping to survey the graffiti, will reveal some of his remarkable findings to Newington History Group on Thursday, September 10th, in the Methodist Hall, Church Lane, at 7:30pm.

The group meets on the second Thursday of each month for anyone interested in the history of the village and the surrounding area. Entry for guests is £3, with members free.

For more details contact: 01795 842711 or Email: thelma@newingtonhistory.co.uk

Richard Thompstone

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Latest POLICE.UK Crime Data for the Area - July 2015

A brief summary of crime information for the past 2 months:

	June 2015	July 2015
All crime	30	36
Anti-social behaviour	6	7
Bicycle theft	0	1
Burglary	5	6
Criminal damage and arson	4	8
Drugs	0	1
Other crime	0	0
Other theft	5	4
Possession of weapons	0	0
Public order	0	1
Robbery	0	0
Shoplifting	0	2
Theft from the person	0	0
Vehicle crime	7	1
Violence and sexual offences	3	5

Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.

Upchurch Matters
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