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Sunday 4 July 2021

Upchurch Horticultural Society - Summer Show

SUMMER SHOW

Upchurch Horticultural Society will be holding their Summer Show on

Sunday 18^th July 2021 in the Barn to the rear of 97 Chaffes Lane

Open to the public at 2:00pm

Liquid refreshments only

Auction of exhibits

Ample parking

Toilets

A Covid risk assessment has been carried out.

Please wear a mask in the Barn and observe social distancing - thank you.

Sean Barry - Upchurch Horticultural Society

Friday 2 July 2021

Temporary Road Closure - Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch

Kent County Council has made an order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch from Monday 26th July 2021, with estimated completion by 20th August 2021.

The road will be closed from the junction with Otterham Quay Lane to outside number 21, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via Otterham Quay Lane, A2 High Street, Station Road, Lower Rainham Road and vice versa.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while gas main replacement works are undertaken by SGN.

For information regarding the closure please contact SGN on: 0800 111999, who will be able to assist with the scope of these works.

KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks see: https://one.network

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

Lower Halstow Poetry Festival

Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.

Following a difficult and dangerous sea voyage from the Mediterranean, Coleridge, one of Englands most famous poets, came ashore in Lower Halstow in August 1806.

Overjoyed at arriving safely back on dry land, he immediately gave his thanks at St Margaret of Antioch Church by the dock.

To commentate this historic connection with the village, we will be holding our first Lower Halstow Poetry Festival at the church on Saturday 21st August from 10:00am until 4:00pm.

Entry is free, and tea, coffee and cake are kindly being provided by the lovely ladies who help keep the church at the centre of our community.

Please come along and trace Coleridge’s journey, read some of his poems, watch our very own versions of the ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Kubla Khan’ and perhaps join in our open mic session at which you can recite your favourite poem. Local schoolchildren have also been working hard and have produced some lovely art and impressive poetry.

Please pop by the church and take in a little light culture, and explore our unique village church and creek dock area.

You can be sure of a warm welcome.

Feel free to contact me with any queries on: carinaj65@outlook.com or: 07899 951044

You can read more about the life and works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge on Wikipedia at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge

Thank you

Carina Jacobs

Seasonal Planters Return to add Beautiful Colour to Upchurch Village

Click the photographs to enlarge.

The beautiful seasonal cascading planter at the corner of Horsham Lane and the barrier baskets on the new Recreation Ground fence are once again brightening up the centre of Upchurch village.

Last seasons planters gave weeks of beautiful colour, and so Upchurch Parish Council ensured their return again this year.

Thank you

Upchurch Matters

Catalytic Converter Stolen - Upchurch

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/111811/21

Between 00:01 on Sunday the 20th and 23:59 on Monday the 21st of June, somebody stole the catalytic converter from a van parked in Breach Lane, 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

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