Party lasts four days as village celebrates
HOLLINGBOURNE went Dia- mond Jubilee crazy, with four days of events in the village. The celebrations began at midday on the Saturday,with a village fete and dog show at the LanceMemorial Playing Field. Four current and former Hollingbourne residents who were born in 1952, when the queen came to the throne, judged the best stall, children’s fancy dress, and other events. The day also included a clas-
sic car show, the Hollingbourne Olympics, Zumba dancing, a rounders match and a tug-of- war competition, which was won by the lower village side. The car park was manned by representatives of the Holling- bourne Meadows Trust, who collected money for their char- ity. Any surplus proceeds from thefetewillbeusedtopart fund a solar-powered speed sign through the village. A free concert took place on
the playing field that evening, featuring Atlantic Currants. Fit- tingly, the rain held off until the show had finished. A special church service took
The Queen couldn’t make it in person, but she wasn’t forgotten
place the following day. Pil- grims from St Martins-in-the- Fields, London, passed through
Mary Tapsfield and Barbara Gibbs on the cake stall
This way for Jubilee fun!
A GRANITE directional tablet was in- stalled on the triangle of land at the junction of pedestrianised Spot Lane/OldChurchRoad inDownswood. The tablet was jointly designed by
theparish councilandlocalwardmem- ber Cllr Gordon Newton, who also do- nated it. RevDavid Bond unveiled themarker
in an opening ceremony where he also gave a speech. He said: “I was not ex- pecting something as striking as this. Diamond Jubilees of English queens don’t come around very often – this is a one-off event – and events like this need tobemarkedwith something tan-
gible. Lighting beacons and holding fetes are lovely, but this will act as a permanent reminder.” Members ofMedwayValley Country-
sidePartnershipwere present toassist the Madginford Junior School Garden- ing Club with the planting of native species to retain the woodland land- scape. The project was also assisted by an
environment projectdonation from Len Valley Action Group, which was re- centlywound up. The ragstone usedwas “rescued” by
aparish councillor from the current De- ringwood Drive roadworks.
out for big day A DANCING display, skiffle group and morris dancers pro- vided the energy as villagers in Lenham enjoyed an afternoon of fun at the Tithe Barn. A generally dry day enticed hundreds of people to the barn, off The Square. Children were well served with free tea, a Punch and Judy show and other games, while a singer pro- vided a nostalgic 1950s flavour to proceedings. A tug-of-war contest and dog
Hundreds turn
A ride-on steam train kept children of all ages amused
show brought together local residents, who also made the most of themany stalls on offer.
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CarolineWhite’s Bunny, judged prettiest girl at the dog show
Residents Jane Deaves, HilaryWood, Pamela O’Sullivan and GrahamWood were chosen to judge many of the talent shows.
the village in the afternoon. A village picnic took place
on the Monday afternoon, along with a softball cricket tournament, with equipment supplied by Hollingbourne Cricket Club. That evening, a
beacon was set alight above Eden’s Hole on the North Downs. The weekend’s events con- cluded on Tuesday morning, with a walk organised by the Hollingbourne Society.
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