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News Flower arrangers raise roof


UP TO £400,000may be needed to pay for a newroof at the Holy Cross Church in Bearsted. Although the renovation is not


urgent, architects have informed Canon Rev John Corbyn the work cannot be put off. The Holy Cross Raise the Roof


Committee staged a flower festival on September 14-16, which fol- lowed the Christmas Bazaar last December. Rev Corbyn said: “Essentially, it


is a case of a Victorian roof coming to the end of its useful life.We have to do something pro-actively, sooner rather than later.” The festival had 16 exhibits, cov-


ering awide range of concepts and subjects, but all under the umbrella of All Kinds of Everything, a song by the Northern Irish singer Dana about the changing of the seasons. The festival programme ex-


plained: “We don’twant fund-rais- ing to be a chore.Wewant to see it as an opportunity to celebrate the church, its congregations and our


Fromleft, committeemembers Joan Curtis, Jane Tricker and Patricia Sutch friends and neighbours


in


Bearsted. “The committee would like to


thank all of the organisations who have contributed to the display and to theHolyCross flower-arranging team,who have not only provided displays on behalf of the church or-


Crowd singing in the rain


NEVERmind theweather, people got it together for this year’s rather wet Music on the Green in Bearsted on Sunday. Visitors to the third festival organ-


ised by Bearsted Events CICwoke up to a day of torrential rain. The soggy conditions failed to


ease until the evening of the festival. And while half of those who


bought tickets stayed away, about 2,000 turned out, inwellies,with rain- coats, an inflatable crocodile and gazebos to sing in the rain. Jo Conner – one of the five-strong


team which has spent the last year organising the event – praised those who braved the weather.


She said: “In our wildest dreams


we could not have asked for the event to have gone better, given the dreadful weather. “Everyone entered into the spirit


and “braced” as gazebos threat- ened to blow away and sported ponchos to dance in the rain.” The event is expected to have


raised £18,000, taking the total amount raised over the three years to £50,000. The Maidstone-based charities


that will benefit this year are: The Princess Project; BritishWireless for the Blind; Bearsted Korf Ball and The Young Lives Foundation. After some early thoughts of tak-


A HEDGE was damaged at a house in Church Lane, Bearsted. A vehiclewas broken into in Edelin


Road, Thurnham. A rear screenwindowwas smashed on a


ToyotaAvensis parked in a driveway in The Landway, Bearsted. A shed at a housewas broken into and a


log splierwas stolen in Hockers Lane, Detling. A passenger sidewindowwas smashed


on a Citroen C1 parked in the road in The Landway, Bearsted. AnAspectmountain bikewas stolen


froma garage in QuestedWay, Harrietsham. A housewas broken into inAshford


Road, Bearsted, and ismissing gold jewellery including: a bracelet, necklace, rings and a charmbracelet.A Playstation 4


ing awell-earned break fromthe fes- tivities, the organisers are now say-


ing that the show will go on again next year.


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and cashwere also stolen. A handbag containingmoney, cards, a


mobile phone and keys was stolen froma staffminivan in Lock Lane, Boxley. A BMW520 parked in a driveway in


PilgrimsWay, Detling was broken into. Someone broke into a shop and stole


branded clothing including “North Face” in Bearsted Road, Boxley. A sat nav and a pair of sunglasseswere


stolen froma vehicle in Peverel Drive, Thurnham. A shed was broken into and fishing


equipmentwas stolen inMonkdown, Downswood.


A Nissan Navara parked in the road in


QuestedWay, Harrietsham,was broken into.A box of tools and other items was stolen. A windowwas smashed on a Renault


Traffic van parked in the road in Lenham Forstal Road, Lenham. A VWPolo parked in the road in


Fairbourne Lane, Harrietsham,was keyed. A Ford Fiesta parked in the road in


Douglas Road, Lenham,was scratched on the driver's door. A vehicle parked in the road in Upper


Street, Leeds,was broken into and awallet was stolen.


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ganisations, but have also provided all the additional displays in the church.” The Bearsted and ThurnhamWI,


celebrating the organisation’s cen- tenary, has 98 members, and its display featured more than 100 knitted and crocheted flowers.


Bearsted Tennis Club designed a


window to capture the essence of lawn tennis in the summermonths, while ThurnhamCE Infants School provided a stunning display of paper flowers which adorned the central pillars of the church and drewmany admiring glances. The contributors to the festival


were: Bearsted & Thurnham WI; Holy Cross Flower Arrangers (for the bell-ringers);Holy Cross Youth Choir; Jean and SarahCorp (for the Mothers’ Union); Bearsted Tennis Club; Holy Cross Singers; Holy Cross Flower Arrangers; Louise Bollom (for Bearsted Parish Coun- cil); Holy Cross Flower Arrangers (for the parochial church council); Holy Cross Church Choir, Holy Cross Flower Arrangers (for the clergy); Thurnham CE Infants School, allotment holders,Madgin- ford WI and Bearsted and Thurn- hamSociety.


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