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Rivers Restaurant Valentines Dinner Dance at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Upchurch River Valley Golf Course
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Poolside Bar Music Nights - January & February 2017 at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Upchurch River Valley Golf Course
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Upchurch at War in 1917 by David Wood

With submarine warfare hitting British shipping and reports of more fatalities at the battle front, the New Year in Upchurch began with uncertainty.

The marriage of George Marsh from Forge Lane to Grace Hepton from Gore Bank at the village church brought some joy in January. George Marsh served in the army, won promotion to sergeant and survived the Great War, although his brother Henry died of pneumonia while serving in Canada with the Ist Canadian Pioneers in 1916.

Most of the war effort in the village took the form of money raising activities at Holywell School under the direction of headmaster Mr Maltravers and his wife Ethel. The children organised bazaars, concerts and sales of work, they went carol singing and arranged house to house collections for the relief of victims of the war. In total they raised £44/19/4d. Meanwhile, the Holywell School League of Young Patriots raised £6/19/5d from house to house collections for the Penny Bandage Fund for Wounded Soldiers.

According to the Holywell School daily record book pupils of Holywell School were given a week off school in April to stage the fairy operetta ‘Briar Rose’ for the second successive year. This proved successful and raised money for the War Memorial Fund. Up to May 1917 £12/11/9d had been raised for the fund.

The Infant’s School collected £5/4/9d for Lord Robert’s Memorial Fund, the Sailors Home at Bristol, the Overseas Club, the YMCA Huts and £4/1/7d for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. They also sent sweet smelling lavender bags to wounded British soldiers hospitalised in France and Belgium with a message informing them that they were not forgotten in their homeland. Reverend Dicker later supplied twenty three missionary boxes to twenty three homes in the village to raise money. The Upchurch Girls Friendly Society also worked hard in the war effort and sent knitted socks to wounded soldiers at Bath Hospital.

The parish council were active throughout the year with war related matters. According to the parish council minutes for May 1917 they applied for a speaker to address parishioners at a meeting about the War Savings Association, in June they discussed the formation of a Food Production Society in the village and in October they wrote to the local MP and to GCO Thames requesting that air raid warnings be stopped at the request of parishioners. They were informed that the warnings could not be terminated and the rules would have to be adhered to. They also discussed the possible installation of a public telephone in the village for enemy aircraft warnings and for general use. Although a threat existed Upchurch did not experience any enemy aircraft or zeppelin attacks during the war.

News from the Front revealed that the Germans had captured Richard Turner Seager from a shell hole and taken him to Germany as a prisoner-of-war. Villagers sent food parcels to him when they heard news of his capture. The Germans put him to work cutting down trees but according to the Upchurch parish magazine he suffered foot sore from wearing wooden shoes, weakness due to lack of food and loneliness because of an absence of British servicemen to converse with. The Germans freed him at the end of the war. Later in the year John Searstree became the second Upchurch soldier to be captured and taken to Germany. He also survived and was freed at the end of the conflict.

As the numbers of Upchurch soldiers killed at the front increased, the body of Henry Thurley, a 21 year old corporal in the Buffs, was returned home in February and buried in the churchyard with full military honours. John Packer and Walter Hatton from Otterham Quay, Percy Hales from Horsham Farm, John Allen from Gore Bank, Bill Clark from Poot Lane, James Brown based at Chatham barracks and Edward Faulkner from The Crown pub were all reported killed. Up to August 1917 twenty seven Upchurch men had lost their lives in the war.

From July 1917 the bell ringers tolled the tenor bell in the church three times five for a sailor and three times four for a soldier. The age of the deceased was then rung. Families had to inform the church sexton Mr Giles about a war related death and give him a small fee for the bells to be rung.

On August 6th Seymour Wakeley from Rainham held a special tea in Wakeley Brothers Otterham Quay Granary for wounded servicemen from the Fort Pitt Hospital in Chatham. About 100 people attended the event including Reverend Dicker and his wife. A committee led by Wakeley Brothers foreman Dennis Cheeseman organised it. After the meal sports events took place in the adjoining orchard followed by a hairdressing competition which apparently caused great amusement. After this songs, dances, music and games were held in the granary.

Annual events like the Empire Day celebrations in May continued to take place in the village. Unfortunately, in 1917 rain forced organisers to hold the event in the Infant’s School rather than on The Paddock. Ada Booty appeared as May Queen and Alfred Vant her consort. After pupils from the Infant’s School had performed dances, the flag was saluted and the National Anthem played. Mrs Hunter Dunn wife of the Bishop of Quebec then presented medals and certificates to pupils. She also donated £5 to the Memorial Fund. Later, on October 21st the Harvest Festival took place in the church when villagers contributed food items, mainly fruit, vegetables and flowers. Harvest offerings were given to blinded soldiers and sailors.

On December 16th 1917, the church held a memorial service for Tom Sifleet, killed on the Western Front while serving with the Buffs. Memorial services for Upchurch servicemen killed in battle were held in the church throughout the war.

According to the parish magazine of January 1918 decorations adorned the church at Christmas and carols were sung on Christmas Day afternoon and repeated the following Sunday evening as Upchurch residents prayed and hoped for an end to the war.

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 at: david3702001@yahoo.co.uk or from us here at Upchurch Matters. Price £12 + £3.50 postage and packing.

David Wood

UpARA - January 2017 Newsletter & Latest Schedule of Events

Sandy Tutt - Honorary Secretary UpARA

Tel: 01634 361516

Email: dylansnan@sky.com

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Upchurch Cricket Club Charity Football Match - Amount Raised and Thank You

With the support of all involved playing and those who came and supported, we managed to raise an amazing £600 for the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust.

It was a really enjoyable event and one which will be run annually. 

Big thanks to those who took the time and effort to organise the event and get so many involved playing, and we look forward to next year's game!

This year's match sponsors were R.H. Parker Ltd Plumbing & Heating.

Darren Wakefield

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Swale Weekly Planning List - 23rd December 2016

The latest list of applications received by the Council under the Town and Country Planning Acts.

You may inspect a copy of any application on our online planning database or at the Sheppey Gateway, 38-42 High street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1NL, or Alexander Centre, 15 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8NZ or Swale Borough Council, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT.

You can make your comments online or by email to: planningcomments@midkent.gov.uk or in writing to MKIP Planning Support Service, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone ME15 6JQ. Applications with the following suffix: ADJ, AGRIC, COUNTY, CPD, DEMO, SUB, TELNOT, TCA, NMAND, EIASCR or EIASCO are for information only. If an application is a householder application, in the event that an appeal is made against a decision of the Council to refuse to grant planning permission for the proposed development, and that appeal then proceeds by way of the expedited procedure under the written representations procedure, any representations will be passed to the Secretary of State and there will be no opportunity to make further representation.

Please be aware that any comments and your name and address will be placed on file, which will be available for public inspection and published in full on the Internet. We will not publish your signature, email address or phone number on our website. If you make any written comments we will notify you of the outcome of the application. We will not make a decision on any application referred to in this list before 21 days from the date when the application was registered as valid except for those with the following suffix: ADJ, AGRIC, COUNTY, CPD, DEMO, SUB, TELNOT, TCA, NMAND, EIASCR or EIASCO.

Application: 16/508246/TCA	Officer: Sara Potter
Grid: 601551/160971	Ward: Abbey Parish: Faversham Town
Address: 1 Station Road Faversham Kent ME13 8EB Proposal: Tree in Conservation Area notification to crown reduce Sweet Chestnut in rear garden to previous points
Applicant: A Bird Ltd Contact Address: C/O A. Bird Trees And Gardens Ltd 85 Middle wall Whitstable CT5 1BW

Application: 16/508384/LBC	Officer: Miss Alice Reeves
Grid: 604318/157276	Ward: Boughton And Courtenay Parish: Selling
Address: Brookes Croft  Vicarage Lane Selling ME13 9RE Proposal: Listed Building Consent for insertion of an additional rooflight to new conservatory lead roof and revised design to patio door.

Applicant: Mr Edwood Brett

Contact Address: C/O Lee Evans Partnership F.A.O Darren James St. Johns Lane Canterbury CT1 2QQ

Application: 16/508595/PNQCLA	Officer: Andrew Spiers
Grid: 606828/162858	Ward: Boughton And Courtenay Parish: Hernhill
Address: Monkshill Farm Monkshill Road Hernhill Kent ME13 9EH Proposal: Prior notification for a proposed change of use of agricultural buildings to 3 no. dwellinghouses. For it's prior approval to: Transport and Highways impacts of the development; contamination risks on the site; flooding risks on the site; noise impacts of the development; whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change as proposed; design and external appearance impacts on the building
Applicant: Mr David Botting Contact Address: C/O OS 10 Architectural & Planning Consultants 7 Hoath Farm Bekesbourne Lane Canterbury Kent CT3 4AB

Application: 16/508535/SUB	Officer: Heather Murton
Grid: 605783/159420	Ward: Boughton And Courtenay Parish: Boughton Under Blean
Address: 184 The Street Boughton Under Blean Kent ME13 9AL Proposal: Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition 3 - External Finishing Materials of planning permission 16/505747/FULL
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Payne Contact Address: C/O Mr Simon Edgington Edgington Architectural Services 12 Swale View Hernhill Faversham Kent

Application: 16/508412/LAWPRO	Officer: Sara Potter
Grid: 584248/165036	Ward: Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch Parish: Hartlip
Address: Fairway Mill Lane Hartlip Kent ME9 7TD Proposal: Certificate of Lawful Development (proposed) for enlargement of rear dormer windows and insertion of Juliet balcony.
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Broom Contact Address: C/O MRW Design FAO: Mr M Woodhams 8 Wilberforce Road Coxheath Maidstone Kent

Application: 16/508571/SUB	Officer: Paul Gregory
Grid: 589679/163459	Ward: Homewood Parish:
Address: Westlands Primary School Homewood Avenue Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XN Proposal: Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 10 - School Travel Plan

Applicant: Mr Sam Reymond

Contact Address: Kier Construction (Southern) Broadmean House New Hythe Business Park Bellingham Way Aylesford

Application: 16/508433/LAWPRO	Officer: Aaron Wilkinson
Grid: 589642/167691	Ward: Bobbing, Iwade And Lower Halstow Parish: Iwade
Address: 52 School Lane Iwade Kent ME9 8SE Proposal: Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for single storey side extension to existing dwelling with roof lantern
Applicant: Mr & Mrs D Dawson Contact Address: C/O Nigel Sands & Associates Wises Oast Business Centre Wises Lane Borden Sittingbourne Kent

Application: 16/508569/SUB	Officer: Paul Gregory
Grid: 587890/164316	Ward: Bobbing, Iwade And Lower Halstow Parish: Bobbing
Address: 18 Keycol Hill Bobbing Kent ME9 8ND Proposal: Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 4 - Windows to dormer, Condition 5 - Sections to Expansion, Condition 7 - Joinery or Other to Bi Folds
Applicant: Mr Darren Monk Contact Address: C/O DKM Consultants Mr David Meaney 82 Longfellow Road Gillingham Kent ME7b 5QQ

Application: 16/508549/SUB	Officer: Martin Evans
Grid: 591763/164329	Ward: Murston Parish:
Address: Document Warehouse Castle Road Eurolink Sittingbourne Kent Proposal: Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 2 (External Finishing Materials) Condition 3 (Details for Avoidance of Mud on Highways) Condition 4 (Construction Site Parking Arrangements) Condition 5 (Provision for Loading, Offloading or Turning On Site) Condition 9 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage Scheme) Condition 11 (Lighting in Accordance with Bat Guidance) Condition 13 (Soft Landscaping Details) Condition 20 (Sustainable Design Assessment) and Condition 21 (Archaeological Watching Brief) Subject to 15/509195/FULL
Applicant: Mr Daniel Rubin Contact Address: C/O Mr D Murray Directline Structures Ltd Kent House Station Road Ashford TN23 1PP

Application: 16/508532/NMAMD	Officer: Tracy Day
Grid: /	Ward: Not In Plus 6 Parish: Faversham Town

Address: Faversham Foundry, Seager Road,Faversham,Kent,ME13 7TJ Proposal: Non-material amendment for planning permission SW/07/1473 - Separation of commercial units 18 and 19 from unit 17 by one metre, and the installation of roof lights into units 17, 18 and 19.

Applicant: Mr Jon Gauld Contact Address: C/O Emma Hawkes DHA Planning Eclipse House Eclipse Park ME14 3EN

Application: 16/508023/FULL	Officer: Andrew Byrne
Grid: 592851/172917	Ward: Queenborough And Halfway Parish:
Address: 10 Western Avenue Halfway Kent ME12 3BS Proposal: Erection of new bungalow to include access.
Applicant: Mr Quinton Searle Contact Address: C/O MSD Architects FAO: Mr M Selden 111 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1DL

Application: 16/507810/FULL	Officer: Andrew Spiers
Grid: 600354/162065	Ward: St. Ann's Parish: Faversham Town
Address: West Faversham Community Centre Bysing Wood Road Faversham ME13 7RH Proposal: Variation of Condition (16) of Planning Permission SW/10/0982 (The hours of operation for the Community Centre hereby approved shall be 0700 to 2300 Monday to Thursday; 0700 to 2300 on Fridays; 0800 to 0000 Saturdays and 0830 to 2300 on Sundays and public holidays).
Applicant: Mr Nigel Kay (Chairman) Contact Address: C/O FDA Chartered Architects F.A.O Mr Barry Hunt 57 St Mary's Road Royal William House Faversham ME13 8EG

Application: 16/508539/TCA	Officer: Mandi Pilcher
Grid: 600935/161099	Ward: St. Ann's Parish: Faversham Town
Address: Honister St Anns Road Faversham Kent ME13 8RH Proposal: Tree in Conservation area notification - reduce deadwood of Sycamores by 50%
Applicant: Mrs T Chalmers Contact Address: 2 Manor Pound South Road Faversham Kent ME13 7LZ

Application: 16/508559/TCA	Officer: Mandi Pilcher
Grid: 600935/161099	Ward: St. Ann's Parish: Faversham Town
Address: Honister St Anns Road Faversham Kent ME13 8RH Proposal: Tree in Conservation area notification - reduce /cut back deadwood of Lime Oak back to previous pollarding points
Applicant: Mrs T Chalmers Contact Address: 2 Manor Pound South Road Faversham Kent ME13 7LZ

Application: 16/508570/TCA	Officer: Sara Potter
Grid: 600939/161129	Ward: St. Ann's Parish: Faversham Town
Address: 1 Manor Pound South Road Faversham Kent ME13 7LZ Proposal: Conservation area notification - reduce Lime Oak to previous pollarding points
Applicant: Mrs Terina Chalmers Contact Address: 2 Manor Pound South Road Faversham Kent ME13 7LZ

Application: 16/508588/SUB	Officer: Ross McCardle
Grid: 595015/171958	Ward: Sheppey Central Parish: Minster-On-Sea
Address: Scocles Court Scocles Road Minster-on-sea Kent ME12 3RU Proposal: Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 5 (Visibility Splays) Condition 8 (SUDS Details) Condition 10 (Programme of Dust Suppression) and Condition 16 (Provision of Parking and Turning Facilities) Subject to 15/510527/FULL
Applicant: Mr Abhaey Singh Contact Address: C/O Mr Adam Watts Nigel Bird Architects Henry Wood House 2 Riding House Street London W1W 7FA

Application: 16/508048/FULL	Officer: Thandi Zulu
Grid: 603483/170584	Ward: Sheppey East Parish: Leysdown
Address: Sheppey Beach Villas  Manor Way Leysdown ME12 4QQ Proposal: Construction of 4 no. 2 storey buildings accommodating 16 No. villas in total (4 villas per building) and areas of vehicle parking
Applicant: Mr T Mitchell Contact Address: C/O Cadscapes Limited 40 Knowle Road Penenden Heath Maidstone Kent ME14 2BB

Application: 16/508411/FULL	Officer: Paul Gregory
Grid: 601946/172160	Ward: Sheppey East Parish: Warden
Address: Warden Springs Holiday Park Thorn Hill Road Private Street Warden Kent Proposal: Variation of condition (ii) of planning permission NK/8/50/119 to allow 12-month occupation of 1 caravan for staff/warden's accommodation
Applicant: Warden Springs Caravan Park Contact Address: FAO. Miss Samantha Johnson Spring Lodge Warden Springs Caravan Park Thorn Hill Road Warden

Application: 16/508565/PNEXT	Officer: Miss Alice Reeves
Grid: 596398/164577	Ward: Teynham And Lynsted Parish: Teynham

Address: 9 Eastwood Cottages Conyer Road Teynham Kent ME9 9HD Proposal: Prior notification for a proposed single storey rear extension which: A)  Extends by 5.20 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling. B)  Has a maximum height of 3.95 metres from the natural ground level. C)  Has a height of 2.50 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.

Applicant: Mr And Mrs Rouse Contact Address: C/O Woodstock Associates 53 Woodstock Road Sittingbourne ME10 4HJ

Application: 16/507818/FULL	Officer: Miss Alice Reeves
Grid: 601489/160628	Ward: Watling Parish: Faversham Town
Address: 42 Preston Grove Faversham Kent ME13 8JY Proposal: Internal alterations to basement, changes to fenestration and doors and removal of rear boot room.
Applicant: Mr Ciaran Jennings Contact Address: 42 Preston Grove Faversham Kent ME13 8JY

Application: 16/507819/LBC	Officer: Miss Alice Reeves
Grid: 601489/160628	Ward: Watling Parish: Faversham Town
Address: 42 Preston Grove Faversham Kent ME13 8JY Proposal: Listed Building application for internal alterations to basement, changes to fenestration and doors and removal of rear boot room.'
Applicant: Mr Ciaran Jennings Contact Address: 42 Preston Grove Faversham ME13 8JY

Application: 16/508399/FULL	Officer: Mandi Pilcher
Grid: 590319/158890	Ward: West Downs Parish: Milstead
Address: 8 Robeshaw Rawling Street Milstead Kent ME9 0SD Proposal: Erection of front porch, two storey side extension, demolition of store and lobby and erection of replacement single storey rear extension with new access and drop kerb.
Applicant: Mr Martin Poole Contact Address: C/O Mr Ken Crutchley 67 Adelaide Drive Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XU

Application: 16/508441/FULL	Officer: Miss Alice Reeves
Grid: 591373/161297	Ward: West Downs Parish: Rodmersham
Address: Brownings Stockers Hill Rodmersham Kent ME9 0PL Proposal: Erection of single storey pitched roof garage extension.
Applicant: Mr Andrew Stears Contact Address: C/O Alpha Design Studio Limited FAO: Mr T Day 43 Park Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1DY

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