Burglary in Church Farm Road

Between 11:15 pm on the 4th of March and 7:15 am on the 5th of March 2012, entry was gained to a property in Church Farm Road Upchurch, and a Samsung mobile phone, a laptop computer and a Vivitar camera were stolen.

If you have any information, please contact your local police, on telephone number: 1 O 1, and state you are a member of Neighbourhood Watch.

Thank you, that was message: 2 8 1.


Kent Police Neighbourhood Watch.
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Make Kent Quicker

Register your demand for broadband to make Kent quicker.

KALC is working with Kent County Council to encourage people to register their demand for better broadband. Before broadband providers will invest in improving the network, they need evidence to show that this is what people want. It is important therefore that people register their demand.

Funding has been secured to transform the broadband network in Kent and Medway.

The Government, through their agency Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), has made £9.87 million available to upgrade Kent and Medway’s broadband infrastructure in line with their targets of securing superfast broadband for 90% of properties within each county and delivering a service of at least 2mbits/s for the remaining 10%. Kent County Council has committed a further £10 million to make this project happen and it is anticipated that the network operator who wins the right to build the network will contribute the remaining funding required for this £43 million project.

To make it happen, people need to say they want it. Before broadband providers will invest in improving the network, they need evidence that this is something the people of Kent want to see.

Kent Association of Local Councils is working with Kent County Council to encourage people to register their demand for better broadband through the ‘Make Kent Quicker’ campaign.

It only takes five minutes so please:

 sign up to register your demand at:  www.makekentquicker.com

 encourage your neighbours to register their demand

 consider whether you can display a poster to raise awareness in your community

 contact Action with Communities in Rural Kent on 01303 813790 if you are interested in becoming a local broadband champion to encourage greater sign up in your area.

If you have no broadband access, please register at a KCC library or Gateway or contact the Kent County Council Contact Centre on: 08458 247 247.

Terry Martin
County Secretary
Kent Association of Local Councils

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Upchurch Women's Institute - News

Upchurch Women's Institute meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the Village Hall.
Our March meeting is entitled "Molluscs & Me" by Helen Howard. Do join us on March the 13th. Then on April the 10th we have Margaret Lewis with a talk entitled "How to trace your family tree". Both meetings start at 7:30pm.

On Friday May the 11th why not book a table for our Quiz night ? Tables of 6 cost £5 a head, with a plouhgmans supper included. Bring your own drink. Starts at 7:30pm.

To book a table, please ring Joyce Gilbert: on 01634 232346.

Gillian Holland

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An Invitation To A Sherry Reception

The “Friends of the Church” Trustees invite you all to a reception they are hosting in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Upchurch on Saturday the 21^st of April from 6:30pm until 8:30pm. The evening provides an opportunity for the Trustees to introduce themselves also Frank Osborne has kindly agreed to give a brief talk on one of the major restoration projects undertaken in the Church.

The “Friends of the Church” scheme was launched in 2011 to raise funds to support the upkeep of the historic Church building.

Gerry Lewin – on behalf of the Trustees

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Upchurch Twinning Group - News

Upchurch is twinned with Ferques-Elinghen in Pas de Calais, France.

Try the Holywell School website:  www.holywell.kent.sch.uk  or Upchurch Matters:  www.upchurchmatters.co.uk  for our news as well. In addition, visit:  www.ferques.fr  for interesting stuff! 

Firstly, a thank you!

Quiz night – Thank you to all those stalwarts who turned out on a very snowy evening to support us on 4^th February.  Because of the weather numbers were down a bit, but we all had a good time and we are pleased to say that we raised nearly £470 for our funds.

2012 is looking busy for the Twinning Group.  Here are some dates you may be interested in:

March – Holywell School trip– the children of years 5 and 6 will be visiting one of the schools in Ferques this month.  They will spend the morning with the French children in class and then visit the Nausicaä Sea Life centre in Boulogne. 

Sunday 15^th April 2012 – Upchurch Choral Society trip - Our Choral Society will be giving a concert in the church in Ferques.  It is due to start at 6pm and end about 7.30pm.  Afterwards, there will be a reception in the Mairie before we all come home.  The choir is going by coach and we hope some of you might come along and listen!  There may even be one or two spare seats.  Do contact us for more details.  It would make a great ending to a day out in France.

Thursday 17^th May 2012 – Annual General Meeting – at 7.30pm in Holywell School.

Saturday 14^th July – Bastille Day in Ferques – We will be having a stall at the street fair as usual, but no bric-a-brac this year.  We will be plying everyone with English food and beverages so it’s worth a visit for that and to see if you can pick up any bargains on the other stalls!

Saturday 25^th August. 2012 – Sports Day – this is now an annual affair and this year will be in Ferques.   We will be arranging a coach so think about a day out with lots of sporty fun in France that day.  This is always most enjoyable and well supported so register your interest as soon as possible.

October – Anniversary Event – Originally planned for March, this will now happen in October and will take the form of an outing somewhere in Kent.  Watch this space!

Jim Harman (Chairman): 01634 235420 & Sue Rossiter (Secretary): 01634 234780

Sue Rossiter

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The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

Celebrations are planned for the weekend of 2nd - 4th June.

On behalf of the Parish Council a committee is now progressing and developing plans for a weekend of public celebration to mark our Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and below is a brief idea of what is planned at present:

Saturday evening 2nd June – musical entertainment evening at the Village Hall.

Sunday 3rd June – All day – exhibition in the church of Coronation Day 1953 memorabilia.

Late morning onwards – a Jubilee Jolly at the Village Hall – stalls, games, fancy dress, food – something for all and for organisations to run stalls etc.

Mid-afternoon – a Service of Thanksgiving for everyone in the church.

Monday 4th June – Possible beacon lighting during the late evening.

In addition, the Parish Council hopes to plant a tree in the Paddock and also to give a commemorative mug to all primary school aged children in the village.

In respect of the mugs, we would be delighted to collect the names of all children of primary school age who live in Upchurch, but do not attend Holywell School. Please let one of the committee know so that they will receive one.

Sara Tucker tel: 01634 388971   Pat New tel: 01634 374220   Sue Rossiter tel: 01634 234780

Sue Rossiter

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