Gill Gay will be Collecting for Swale Foodbank Again - Also Pop into the Church for 'A Cuppa and a Chat'

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for the tremendous support we have received on behalf of Swale Foodbank so far.

I will be collecting again at the bus stop opposite the Church in Horsham Lane on Wednesday the 13th of April, between 10:30am and 11:30am.

Please come along with your donations (in carrier bags would be helpful) and put them into our open car boot.

We will then deliver your donations to the Swale Foodbank Warehouse, part of the Trussell Trust.

All donations are helpful providing, the food is long life and well within date.

Everything is needed but their top 6 most needed items are:

■ Tins of Meat

■ Tins of Fruit

■ Tins of Veg

■ Tinned Chopped Tomatoes

■ Jars of Cooking Sauces (Curry, Pasta etc)

■ LHT Milk

Thank you again for your continued and amazing generosity, especially when there is so much uncertainty with our own energy, fuel and food costs. Bless your Godly kindness.

For every single donation - we are very grateful ♥️

And while you're there, why not pop into the church for a warm-up and 'A Cuppa and a Chat' in the Lady Chapel.

We will have the kettle on between 10:00am and 12 midday, and on every second Wednesday of the month.

A warm welcome awaits you. Just pop in, and we will be happy to see you.

Gill Gay - Foodbank Co-ordinator
Email: gilliangay99@yahoo.co.uk

Upchurch Players: Pinocchio - Auditions

Saturday 7th May

12 midday - 4:00pm

Upchurch Village Hall

Contact us via our Website or message us via Facebook for audition details.

Upchurch Players

Knitting Group Decorate Upchurch Village for Easter

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The ladies from the Knitting Group and their partners have decorated the centre of Upchurch village with more wonderful Spring flowers and traditional Easter characters.

New Easter Chicks have appeared amongst the hundreds of brightly coloured Spring Daffodils on the railings at St Mary's Church.

Easter Bunnies pose facing outward around this year's new post box topper.

And beautiful posies of Tulips with ribbons of Daffodils have been added to the bus shelter and the railings at Upchurch Post Office.

The group decorated the village for Mother's Day and Easter for the first time in 2021 to help bring some much-needed cheer during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Thank you, ladies, you have brightened up the centre of the village once again!

👍🏼 😀 🐣 🐇 🌷 🌼 🌹

Go and take a look  👀

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Sally Butcher, Your Local Co-op Member Pioneer for Upchurch and Bobbing

“Hello, I’m very happy to introduce myself to the community.

It’s my goal to help raise as much for our lovely local area.

If you have any ideas on how we can do this or if you know of any areas that need help then please get in touch.

I am based at our local Co-op in Upchurch.”

Contact your Co-op Member Pioneer Sally Butcher on: sally.butcher@coop.co.uk

Sally Butcher

E-Scooter Stolen - Newington

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/63038/22

At around 00:30 on Monday the 4th of April, somebody stole an E-Scooter from a residential property in Watling Drive, Newington.

If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent Police on telephone number 101 and quote the relevant crime number above.

For more information on crime prevention visit: www.kent.police.uk

Kent Community Messaging

Public Access Defibrillators Installed at the Doctors Surgery and Upchurch Village Hall

Two additional Public Access Defibrillators have been installed in Upchurch and are available to use 24 hours a day, located outside of:

Maidstone Road Surgery

56 Oak Lane
Upchurch
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME9 7AU

and

Upchurch Village Hall

The rear of the Crown Public House

The Street

Upchurch

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 7EU

Both Defibrillators were partially funded by grants awarded by Swale Borough Council through their Defibrillator Grants Scheme and significant contributions from Upchurch Parish Council and UpARA.

What is a Defibrillator?

An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.

Modern AEDs have been designed to be simple for the layperson to use.

In a medical emergency

In a medical emergency, you must dial 999.

The 999 operator will assist and instruct the user, particularly with CPR, and provide the unlock code to open the Defibrillator Cabinet.

No training is required to use the Defibrillator. The Defibrillator will talk to the user giving them instructions on how to use it.

The 999 operator will also dispatch an ambulance.

Parish Council Public Access Defibrillators are also available to use 24 hours a day, located outside of:

Snaffles Equestrian & Country Store

2 - 4 The Street

Upchurch

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 7AJ

and

The Park Office

Beckenham Residential Park

Otterham Quay Lane

ME8 7XF

Holywell Primary School has a Defibrillator inside the school building, which is available in an emergency only when the school is open.

If you notice a problem with the Defibrillators outside the Doctor's Surgery, Snaffles or the Park Office at Beckenham Park or if you have had to use them, please let Upchurch Parish Council know as soon as possible so that they can be made ready for future use - Thank you.

Tel: 07798 600696

Email: clerk@upchurchparishcouncil.gov.uk

If you notice a problem with the Defibrillator outside Upchurch Village Hall or if you have had to use it, please let Upchurch Village Hall know as soon as possible so that it can be made ready for future use - Thank you.

Tel: ​07368 461507

Email: enquiries@upvh.co.uk

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