New Wooden Trim Trail Balance Equipment in The Paddock

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Upchurch Parish Council has installed new wooden trim trail balance equipment in The Paddock funded by a collective grant from Queenborough Fishery Trust and Swale Borough Council.

Cllr Pam Denny hopes to eventually create a woodland trail in the wooded area of The Paddock. Pam met with children from Holywell School earlier this year. They gave her lots of good ideas, which included adding bug hotels, bird boxes, bat boxes and the new trim trail.

If anyone has some of these items they can donate, they will be very gratefully received - thank you.

A trim trail is balance equipment of varying forms. In The Paddock, there are now balance beams, a wobble beam and a wobble bridge leading to the wooded area, which will hopefully encourage children to use this area more to play and explore, which could be educational.

The latest equipment in The Paddock is in addition to the swings, rocker, space saucer and new benches, which the Parish Council installed along with the adult exercise equipment on the Recreation Ground, also funded by grants.

Thanks to Pam for the information.

Why not take the children to go and explore The Paddock this holiday?

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Upchurch Matters.

Thank you for all the support you have given the website throughout the year.

This Christmas, we think of those struggling with the cost of living crisis and the brave people of Ukraine.

To peaceful and more affordable times in 2023 🥂

Santa illustration courtesy of Nick Thompson-Moore.

Thank you, Nick 🎅🏼

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Christmas Services at St Mary's, Upchurch

Christmas Eve

Saturday 24th December

Crib Service at 4:00pm 
Carol Service at 7:30pm 

Christmas Day

Sunday 25th December

Sung Communion at 10:00am

Sue Rossiter

Website: www.thesix.org.uk

Vehicle Broken Into - Newington

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number:  46/241571/22

At around 08:00 on Saturday the 17th of December, somebody broke into a Nissan Micra parked in Wickham Close, Newington and stole the radio and a socket set.

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

News from Maidstone Road Surgery Rainham, including Upchurch Surgery

Maidstone Road Surgery Rainham, including Upchurch Surgery.

Changes to Upchurch Surgery Opening Hours over Christmas and New Year 

Upchurch Surgery will be closed on Monday the 26th of December 2022, and Monday the 2nd of January 2023. Otherwise, the usual opening hours apply.

Covid and Flu Vaccinations

Covid and Flu vaccinations are going well. Patients should contact the Rainham Surgery if they have not been called in for their vaccinations yet.

Repeat Prescriptions

Patients that use a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone are requested to use Patient Access to order their repeat prescriptions.

Collecting Medication

If you are collecting medication from Upchurch, please write the word 'Upchurch' in the box at the bottom, and submit your requests at some point over the weekend prior to the week you require your medication. Thank you.

Blood Test Results

Patients can also view their blood test results on Patient Access

Practice Website 

The Maidstone Road Surgery Rainham website is: www.maidstoneroadsurgeryrainham.co.uk

Ray Kemsley

Chair - Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham

Email: raykemsley@btinternet.com

Uplift: Christmas Story Service at Upchurch Village Hall

Uplift is celebrating Christmas with an action-packed re-telling of the Christmas story on Sunday the 18th of December at 10:30am in the village hall.

Come and join us as we begin enjoying this amazing time of year.

Come and join us as we celebrate this amazing act of love.

Come and sing carols and eat mince pies.

Come and feel the joy.

God is with us.

'Jesus' 

God's precious gift, given because he loves each and every one of us.

All are welcome, the young and the young at heart, and those in between.

Gill Gay