Holywell School Welcome Children from Ferques

On Thursday 29^th June, Holywell School welcomed 30 children with several staff members and villagers from our twinned schools in Ferques-Elinghen. It was a lovely sunny morning and the visitors arrived just after 9am to the smell of bacon being cooked ready for their bacon sandwiches!

Holywell children from Years 5 and 6 joined the French children in the hall and made their introductions before tucking in to breakfast and making some new friendships and rekindling old ones from their visit to Ferques in October 2016. Staff from Holywell were joined by members of the Upchurch Twinning Committee as well as Mrs Heather Westby, one of the  language teachers from Borden School, who helped to translate for the children.

The day was fast paced with many activities, all planned by Holywell’s children with guidance from Miss Diwell and Mr Ball. The morning activities were great fun with children having to communicate with each other to achieve their goals in ‘Bilingual Bingo’, ‘Build a straw tower’ and ‘Chopstick popcorn’, to name a few.

After a break and some more friendship building, the children from Holywell joined the visiting children on a marathon around the school grounds, checking in at our huge 3D London landmarks such as St Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace and Houses of Parliament.

Lunchtime was an exciting time outside and the fun continued as the children joined together to play games planned again by Holywell’s Year 6 children, including games such as Basketball, Numberball and Extreme Rock Paper Scissors. 

At the end of the school day, the visitors prepared to leave and the children were addressed by Mr Callaghan, who thanked everyone for coming to visit us and for an thoroughly enjoyable day. He presented them with a small token to remember us – a Holywell School bookmark. We were then addressed by the Principal of Elinghen School who thanked us for an exciting day and for the lovely welcome. We were then presented with some gifts from the school.

It was then time for our children to wave the visitors off and prepare to go home, full of chatter about their new friends and a most enjoyable day. They look forward to visiting Ferques in October and to rekindling their friendships.

Miss Taylor - Assistant Headteacher

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Co-op Membership - Local Cause Applications Open

Co-op Membership - Earn rewards for you and your community

1% for your community

The Co‑op gives 1% of everything you spend on selected Co-op branded products and services from Co-op Group businesses, including their food stores and funeral homes, to community projects selected by Co‑op stores near your home. You can choose which cause your own 1% goes to. If you don't, it's shared out between the causes of your nearest Co‑op.

5% for you

When you buy selected products and services from Co-op Group businesses, including their food stores and funeral homes, The Co‑op put 5% of what you spend into your Co-op Membership account.

In April The Co-op celebrated giving a fantastic £9m back to 4,000 local causes.
Since then they’ve welcomed another 4,000 local causes and have been supporting them to make great things happen in their communities.

From today, Wednesday the 28th of June more local causes can apply for the next round of funding.

And this time it will be even bigger and better as members will be able to give their 1% for 11 months from November 2017 to October 2018.

That means more money for them and more time for the Co-op to get to know them.

How local causes can apply

Go to: www.coop.co.uk/causes. Closing date is Tuesday the 8th of August 2017.

Apply to be a Co-op local cause

To apply to be a Co-op cause you must have a project or event in mind that:
takes place in the UK or Isle of Man.
doesn't have religious or political aims (although you can still apply if you're a religious organisation).
meets the Co-op's values.
takes place or will still be running after October 2018.
benefits your local community.

The Co-op gives preference to projects run by small, local organisations.

You can't use money from the fund solely to pay for staff salaries or general running costs, or to make a donation to another organisation.

If you're successful

We'll let you know if you've been selected in October and you can start promoting your cause to our members from November.

You'll be paid a share of the funding every 3 months, with the first payment at the end of January 2018 and the last in October 2018.

How to apply

Enter your postcode here to check how much funding will be available in your area

To apply you'll need:

your organisation's charity or HMRC registration number, or proof you're an excepted charity, Scout or Guide group or registered Community Amateur Sports club.

a description of your project and how much you want to raise.
2 contact names, including email addresses.
basic details of your organisation and what it does, including approximate annual income.
your organisation's bank details - money from the fund can't be paid into personal accounts.

You can save your application at any time and return to it later. Applications must be completed by Tuesday the 8th of August 2017.

Our 3 current local causes are:

Upchurch Village Hall
1st Upchurch Scout Group
1st Upchurch Guides

To choose your cause and to become a member, please visit: www.coop.co.uk/membership

Upchurch Matters

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Attempted Burglary - The Street, Upchurch

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: XY/030388/17

Between Sunday the 25th and Monday the 26th of June there was an attempted burglary in The Street, Upchurch.

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

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3rd Odinn's Legacy Summer Fete at Westmoor Farm

Saturday 22nd July - 9:30am to 5:00pm

at Westmoor Farm, Otterham Quay Lane

Rainham ME8 8LU

Fun for you, your Pooches and Children

with something for Car lovers too!

Dog Show • Funfair • Soccer Darts • Swinging Boats • Face Painting

Go-Karts • A-Class Driving • Tea Cups • Pedigree, Novelty & Fancy Dress Dog Classes •  Swinging Chairs • Water Zorbing •  Summer Fete Games • Classic & Modified Car Show

All proceeds to the Odinn’s Legacy Charity, a non profit organisation set up by animal lovers who want to make a difference in the amount of animals finding their way on to social media sites or in classified ads for sale or free to a good home. Our aim with your help is to offer low cost or free neutering to bring down the number of unwanted accidental litters and help raise funds towards the high cost of veterinary bills. Odinn’s Legacy is based in Kent but we help people through out the UK.

“Odinn came to us from an advert on Gumtree, of all places. He was advertised as 3 years old and his owners were moving and unable to keep him. After we got him we found out, straightaway, that he was not 3 but 5. We did some research and found that in his 5 years he had been through 8 homes and was passed along from person-to-person, through no fault of his own. He was such a loving dog and nothing like other huskies, which in a way was sad, as he had all of the spirit knocked out of him. He was always ready to give a cuddle and when he passed he left a massive hole that can never be filled, This is his Legacy.”

Together we can make a Difference!

Tel: 07939 214 093

See the schedule for the day at: www.odinnslegacy.co.uk

Email: contact@odinnslegacy.co.uk

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/odinnslegacy

Upchurch Matters

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Boat Yard Burglary - Shoregate Lane

Two men have been arrested following a report of thefts from boats in Upchurch.

Officers were called to a boatyard in Shoregate Lane at 3:40am on Tuesday the 27th of June 2017 following a report of a burglary taking place inside a boat yard.

A number of boats had been reportedly broken into. Items including power tools, which were believed to be stolen, were recovered by patrols near to the scene.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of theft.

A 31-year-old man from Chatham and a 26-year-old man from Gillingham currently remain in police custody while enquiries are ongoing.

If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent Police on telephone number 101.

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

Kent Community Messaging

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UpARA - Brunch Breakfast

Sandy Tutt - Honorary Secretary UpARA
Tel: 01634 361516
Email: dylansnan@sky.com
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