Holywell Primary School - AGM

You are warmly invited to attend the AGM of the Parents & Friends of Holywell School on Monday the 10th of September in the school hall at 7:00 pm.

Please come along to meet the committee and find out about all the exciting things that have been happening this year and also about all the monies raised.

Upchurch Matters

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Local Needs Housing Sub-Group - Meeting Agenda

I give you notice that the meeting of the Local Needs Housing Sub-Group of Upchurch Parish Council will be held in the back hall of Upchurch Village Hall on Thursday 30th August 2012 at 7:30pm.

Dated this 22^nd day of August 2012.

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence

2. Notes taken from meeting of Sub-group held on 2nd August 2012

3. Notes taken from a meeting of the Chair and Vice-Chair held on 15th August

4. Voting form
      a) to consider arrangements for return of new voting forms
      b) to discuss the disposal of old voting forms
      c) to confirm dates for distribution of new voting forms

5. Public Forum – to consider arrangements for this meeting

6. Next steps – actions to be followed up

7. Confirmation of next meeting

Claire Attaway
Clerk to the Parish Council
33 Church Farm Road, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7AG.
Tel: 01634-363906 Email:  clerk@upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk

Upchurch Parish Council - Local Needs Housing

Four resident’s representatives have joined the Local Needs Housing Sub-Group of the Parish Council and will be meeting regularly.

The purposes and aims of the Sub-Group are to address issues that have arisen and to incorporate the representative’s ideas into the voting process and ‘drop-in’ event.

The Sub-Group has taken the decision to re-design the voting form. The arrangement for the distribution and collection of the new voting forms has yet to be confirmed.

Please note that it has become necessary to reschedule the ‘drop-in’ event that was provisionally arranged for Friday 21st September. It is hoped to hold this event within the next two months, please check:  www.upchurchpc.kentparishes.gov.uk  and the Parish Council Notice Boards for updates.

Claire Attaway

Clerk to the Parish Council

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The Three Tuns 2nd Annual Kentish Beer Festival

The Three Tuns Lower Halstow  (Map)  are holding their 2nd Annual Kentish Beer Festival this coming weekend the 25th, 26th, and 27th of August.

SATURDAY 25th

Doors open at Mid day for Hog Roast, at  2:00pm Chickory Tip play live, 6:00pm Curry Buffet for £6, 8:00pm live music with The Kulprits. Last orders 11:00pm.

SUNDAY 26th

Mid day doors open for Hog Roast, at 2:00pm the Chillbillies play live followed by Left of the Dial at 8:00pm. Sunday Roasts available from 12:00 - 9:00pm. Last orders 11:00pm.

MONDAY 27th

Mid day doors open for Hog Roast and at 2:00pm and we have a set from Long way Down.

Bar menu served 12:00 - 9:00pm every day, Stalls from The Seafood Centre and Taywell Ice creams.

There will be 15 REAL ALES plus 12 REAL CIDERS all from Kent.

All Food, Ales and Ciders are subject to availability so get in early to avoid disappointment !

Carol
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Kids Days Fun Day - Grand Total Raised

The grand total raised at the Kids Days Fun Day in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on the 17th of August was £500 !

Thank you to Dick Steadman whose generous donation made sure the total was a nice round number.

Nursery Days wish to thank everybody who helped out and came along to ensure the day was a great success.

Stephanie Oakham

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Upchurch Cricket Club 100 Years Ago in 1912

Upchurch Cricket Club 1912.

In 1912 Upchurch played at Holywell Meadow with the permission of farmer Mr. Stevens and had fifteen fixtures on their fixture card. Opponents included local village teams like Lower Halstow, Hartlip, Tunstall and Medway teams like the Army Service Core and MTE Chatham Dockyard. All matches were played on Saturdays as Sunday was regarded as a rest day. 

Holywell School headmaster Mr. J. H. Maltravers captained the team while George Holloway from Ham Green served as vice captain. The batting had been dominated by Mr Maltravers for some years but in 1912 Arthur Dartnell, a 21 year old shepherd who lived in The Street scored most of the runs. He was backed up by George Holloway and Alf ‘Snapper’ Clark from Ham Green, Edward Muggeridge from The Street and George Wildish from Rainham.

Arthur Dartnell and George Holloway dominated the bowling but Alf Giles a 34 year old farm labourer from Twinney also took wickets. He served as long term groundsman and character at the club and became affectionately known as ‘Uncle Alf ‘to the younger players. He went on to take many wickets for the club but was killed in an accident at Rainham Cement Works in 1923. Cecil Bishop also took wickets as a slow bowler and became a long serving player and official of the club.

Reverend Trew served as club president and Cecil Bishop from Forge Lane as honorary secretary while Alf Clark and Arthur Dartnell were elected on to the general committee in 1912. The main talking point of the year concerned a new pavilion with the hope that a small portable building could be purchased. After several local fund raising efforts by Mr Maltraver’s Minstrel troupe sufficient money became available for the purchase of a pavilion in early 1913. Without the facilities of the present village club a hand lawn mower was used to cut the wickets, the outfield was kept short by Mr Steven’s livestock that occupied the ground during the week and the club did not possess a roller so wickets were not as flat as today and scores were generally much lower than in modern times. 

Memories of Upchurch.

With a full fixture list Upchurch began the 1912 season on May 4th at Holywell Meadow with a good win against St Paul’s who could only manage 37 after Upchurch had set them 58 to win. Arthur Dartnell did most of the damage by taking five wickets. He also took seven wickets in the victory against St John’s Chatham, six wickets in the return match against St Paul’s and nine wickets in the two innings game against Hartlip. In the annual local derby against Lower Halstow Upchurch recorded their highest score of the season with 147. Arthur Dartnell scored 38 and George Wildish 27. In reply Lower Halstow could only manage 14 all out with George Holloway taking seven wickets.

With Upchurch winning the majority of their games at a time when league cricket did not exist, the men who played for the club had a welcome break from hard physical work they endured on local farms, in the cement works or in the brickfields where most worked.

About David:
David Wood was born and raised in Upchurch and is able to write from personal experience about many people and aspects of the village and of changes that have taken place over the years making ‘Memories of Upchurch’ a very readable book and a detailed historical study of the village. David's book ‘Memories of Upchurch’ is available direct from David on:  david3702001@yahoo.co.uk
price £12 + p+p £2.

David Wood
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