My Shining Star Easter Eggstravaganza - Tickets Available

Good Friday 19th April will see the Easter Bunny making a guest appearance, bringing Easter treats and fun crafts with him.

The My Shining Star Easter Eggstravaganza is being held behind 97 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, ME9 7BD from 11:00am to 4:00pm.

There will be an *ice cream van serving cold drinks, ice cream and waffles. A *burger van serving hot food and drinks, *facepainting (adults can get involved too!) and the My Shining Star Marquee will be up selling merchandise and raffle tickets (£1 per strip)!

*All at an additional cost and not included in the ticket price.

Tickets must be pre-booked and include an Easter Egg Hunt with a FREE Easter egg prize, meeting the Easter Bunny and fun arts and crafts in the lovely decorated barn. Book now to avoid disappointment!

Tickets are limited and in high demand so please be quick.

Slots are every half an hour from 11:00am to 4:00pm.

Ticket price is £5.50 per child.

Book now at: www.myshiningstar.eventbrite.co.uk

Please come and support this not-for-profit local charity. Everything raised through your fun and activities will go towards supporting children and their families through the traumatic journey of childhood cancer.

We look forward to seeing you all in April!

Anita Marinelli - My Shining Star Children's Cancer Charity
Website: www.myshiningstar.co.uk
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Phonics Builders Medway - New Parent and Child Classes

Phonics Builders offers high quality, fun, play-based classes to introduce your child to letters and sounds. Each session is structured around the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, with the emphasis on communication and language, physical development, social and emotional development and literacy.

Each class will include songs, games and activities to help build the foundations for reading and writing, as well as activities to develop gross and fine motor skills required to support your child’s handwriting. When children play, they learn!

Book your free taster session today. Spaces are limited, so get in touch.

Phone: 07817 868857

Email: phonicsbuilders@yahoo.com

Message via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pg/phonicsbuilders

Lisa Masters

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The English Festival at Riverside Country Park

Celebrate with a trip to the beach at one of Medway’s award winning parks next month.

The English Festival returns to Riverside Country Park, Lower Rainham Road ME7 2XH on Saturday 20th April, between 11:00am and 5:00pm. The fun packed FREE festival marks St George’s Day with activities celebrating iconic English traditions.

The beach is back

This year the beach will be back so bring your bucket and spade and get ready for a range of traditional English seaside activities.

There’s plenty of cultural, historical and beach themed activities including: pirate workshops, building sandcastles, a helter skelter, shire horse displays, donkey rides, a bandstand, steam engines and tractors. George and the Dragon will also walk around the festival meeting visitors, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

The festival falls on Easter weekend so get ready for Easter egg hunts and much more!

Getting there

Park & Ride

£1 per Person (return). Children under 16 go FREE. From Greenwich University - look out for the yellow Park & Ride signs - running from 10:00am to 6:00pm.

Park & Walk

£3 per vehicle at Bloors Wharf (bottom of Bloors Lane, off Lower Rainham Road) and enjoy a pleasant 15 minute walk to the event along the river path.

Parking On-site

£5 (limited spaces available). Parking will be primarily for blue badge holders.

Look out for local roadsigns or check online for details of this year's parking arrangements. Riverside Country Park is covered under the Medway bus routes, however, the Saturday bus service does not enter the country park site.

For more information, visit >> www.medway.gov.uk/englishfestival

Upchurch Matters

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Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham - Rescheduled Upchurch Afternoon Surgeries

To accommodate GP meetings, the following regular afternoon Surgery dates at Upchurch will be replaced with morning sessions, between 10:00am and 1:00pm on:

Thursday 21st March
Wednesday 17th April
Thursday 23rd May
Wednesday 19th June
Thursday 18th July
Thursday 22nd August
Wednesday 18th September
Thursday 24th October
Wednesday 27th November

Please collect your prescriptions during the morning Surgery times above.

The Patient Participation Group meet on Thursday 18th April and Thursday 25th July.
The October meeting has still to be scheduled.

If you have any questions or suggestions on the local practice, please Email:

Jan Bunting - Secretary: janannbunting@outlook.com or 

Ray Kemsley - Chair: raykemsley@btinternet.com

Ray Kemsley

Chair - Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham

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Beach Clean at Riverside Country Park

Join the Medway Swale Estuary Partnership for our monthly Beach Clean in the park on Thursday 25th April, 9:30am - 11:30am.

Meet at Sharps Green car park, a short walk from the Visitor Centre.

All equipment provided, but please wear suitable clothing.

The Beach Cleans at Riverside are a monthly event and are open to all age groups. Everybody welcome.

Further information, Email: msep@medway.gov.uk Tel: 07803 625496

Belinda Lamb

Guardians of the Deep Project Officer

Medway Swale Estuary Partnership
Riverside Country Park, Lower Rainham Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 2XH

Guardians of The Deep: www.guardiansofthedeep.org

Medway Swale Estuary Partnership: www.msep.org.uk

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Temporary Road Closure - Susans Lane, Upchurch

Kent County Council gives notice that Susans Lane, Upchurch will be closed to traffic, on or after Monday 18th March 2019 for up to 1 day.

The road will be closed at the junction of Twinney Lane.

There is no alternative route. Every effort will be made to maintain access for residents whenever it is safe to do so, a gate marshall will be present to allow access to residents.

It is planned that the road will be closed between 7:30am and 5:00pm

The closure is necessary to enable KCC Highways to carry out carriageway repairs.

This notice applies when the relevant signs and barriers are on site and is valid for a period of no more than 21 days.

The Kent County Council Highways Helpline is: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks, please see: www.roadworks.org

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

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