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View the Church Magazine online:

February 2016

THE CHURCH MAGAZINE

Church Website: www.wouldhamchurch.org.uk

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Church Wardens

Baptisms

Weddings

Monuments &

Churchyard Enquiries

Prayer requests

Church Flowers

Church Treasurer

Church Secretary

Church Magazine Editor

Mrs Gwen Worcester. Tel. 01634 672060

Mrs Marie Rayner. Tel. 01634 681873

Mrs Gwen Worcester. Tel. 01634 672060

Mrs Catherine Gore. Tel. 01634 404742

Rev’d Mike Hayes Tel: 07964 697556

Mr Rod Murr. Tel: 01634 868075

Mrs Catherine Gore. Tel. 01634 404742

Mrs Nicky Grimes. Tel. 01634 864319

Mrs Rachael Harris

rachael@invosolve.com

Mrs Mary Davis. Tel. 01634 869650 zero.mexdavis247@btinternet.com

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PARISH OF BURHAM & WOULDHAM

All Saints Church, Wouldham

Rev’d Mike Hayes

Usual working days are on Thursdays, Fridays & Sundays.

Tel: 07964 697556

E-mail: mikejhayes@hotmail.co.uk

CHURCH WEBSITE: www.wouldhamchurch.org.uk

Unfortunately at present the Church must be kept locked but arrangements

for access can be made by contacting one of the Church Wardens:

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Dear Friends,

The Magazine wishes you a happy, healthy and successful

New Year.

Spirits can feel a bit low over the cold, wet, dark days of winter but

we can find plenty of activities inside the magazine for getting

together with others and keeping spirits up. It’s traditionally a time of

course for new resolutions so its a good time to make plans for the

spring and summer. Lovely plans can be made for summers holidays

and Sue (page 19) helps us to think about planning the garden for

spring and summer. It’s certainly lovely to think of spring arriving.

Of course this is a landmark year for Burham and Wouldham villages

and the valley. (page 8 ) The first residents will start to move into

Peters Village and new routes will open to us when the new road link

and Medway bridge open. This Magazine of course will be printing

more copies and so I shall be on the look out for people who will

deliver the Magazine and also welcome the new residents to the

community.

It’s exciting to see the plans proposed for the new school in

Wouldham. I can see that a purpose-built, modern building would

bring so many opportunities for the children’s education and of

course increase the intake of pupils. (page 4) I know that the

curriculum at the schools is very exciting and the children are having

lots of fun learning. I saw that for myself the other day when I went

into Burham School and saw what the children were doing. It’s great

to see. (page 11)

We’ll take the year month by month with the Magazine. I’m thinking

that 2016 is a year of change. Mary Davis

www.wouldhamchurch.org.uk

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BOOK CLUB

7.30pm, Wednesday,

17th February

Burham

Methodist

Church,

Church St.

MOBILE LIBRARY VAN

The Mobile Library visits Burham &

Wouldham every week on a Tuesday:

Wouldham, School Lane—

1.15- 2.15pm

Wouldham, Post Office-

2.20- 2.40pm

Wouldham, Ravensknowle-

2.45– 3.00pm

Burham, Village Hall -

3.05– 4.05pm

Use

it or

loose

it!

Coming soon on March 5th.......

An Evening of

Instrumental Music,

17th to 20th Century

In the beautiful setting of

All Saints Church, Wouldham

The De Mere Wind Quintet.

Wendy Bangbala on the violin accompanied by

Mary Tasker on the Piano.

The Concert starts at 7-30pm

Tickets can be obtained on the night or in advance

from Gwen, 4 Church St, Burham.

Adults £6-00, Children free.

Donations for refreshments in the interval.

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All Saint’s Church

Cleaning Rota

Please clean the Church by the

following Sundays:

7th February—Gwen Worcester

14th February—Marie Rayner

21st February– G & H Wells

28th February-Stephen Moriaty

Sunday, 7th February. 1 before Lent 9-00 am Holy Communion Burham Community Centre

10.30am, All Age Holy Communion All Saints, Wouldham

Wednesday, 10th February. Ash Wednesday 7-30pm Ash Wednesday Service All Saints, Wouldham

Thursday, 11th February

11.00am Winchester House Holy Communion

Sunday, 14th February. Lent 1 10.30am, Holy Communion All Saints, Wouldham

Sunday, 21st February. Lent 2 9.00am Holy Communion All Saints, Wouldham 10.30am Messy Church Burham Community Centre

Sunday, 28th February. Lent 3 10.30am, Holy Communion All Saints, Wouldham

FEBRUARY

Church of England Services

Burham & Wouldham

COFFEE MORNING

Friday, 26th February,

10.30-11.30am

ALL SAINTS CHURCH,

WOULDHAM

All welcome

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Wouldham All Saints Church of England Primary School

2016 has started in earnest and we have enjoyed an active January with

many exciting challenges. Our current themes are ‘Chinatown’ for our

juniors which has been very popular and has seen the development of

greater understanding of a different culture along with a little

introduction to the Chinese language! We will be ending the term with a

Chinese New Year celebration and possibly a chopstick competition!

The younger children have been ‘On the Farm’ with their learning about

animals and where our food comes from. They have enjoyed trips to the

Rare Breeds Centre near Ashford as well as visits from different ‘animal’

related people.

We hope you have seen the proposed designs for our new school building

to be located just off Hall Road. If not, these are available on the school

website. It looks very exciting and we are hoping that we will be able to

progress to a formal planning application in the not too distant future.

The school team are very excited at the prospect of having purpose built,

modern facilities to help improve what we do even more! The School

Parliament had a good discussion around the plans and made some very

good suggestions as well as raising important questions. We appreciate

that there are several uncertainties still to be worked through and we are

working in partnership with the local authority and other groups to make

sure that these are considered appropriately. The statutory notice for the

expansion of the school, subject to relocation approval, was published on

the 8th January The complete proposal is available on the KCC website at

www.kent.gov.uk/schoolconsultations. Any person may send in a

response supporting, objecting or commenting on the proposals to Jared

Nehra, Area Education Officer by email to

school.consultations@kent.gov.uk. The closing date for objections and

comments is 5 February 2016.

Dates for your diary

Friday 5th Feb Quiz Night – Come and test yourself!

Saturday 6th Feb Half time penalty challenge at Gillingham FC

Monday 8th Feb Chinese New Year

Tuesday 9th Feb Shrove Tuesday – Festival Day!

Wednesday 10th Feb Show ‘n Share – 8:30 till 9am. All classes.

Friday 12th Feb End of Term 3. Return on Mon 22nd Feb.

Learning Progress Meetings on Tues/Weds 23rd & 24th February

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THE CHURCH IN BURHAM (Methodist), Church St.

Minister:- Rev Tony Graff. Tel: 01732 871436 Stewards:- Eileen Smith, 01634 867022 & Joyce Brown 01634 864413

Trevor Smith 01634 867022. & Rod Murr 01634 868075

Requests for Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals to: Rev Tony Graff or Stewards.

Once a week we hold either an early morning (7:00—8:00 am) or evening surgery (6:30—7:30 or 8:30pm). These are to make it easier for those patients who work full time to attend the surgery. The days of the surgeries vary depending on which doctor is on duty and the times are posted on this website which are updated monthly.

SERVICES FOR FEBRUARY Sunday February 7

th 10.30am Morning Worship led by Sarah Crouch

Sunday February 14th

10.30am Morning Worship led by Elena Markova Sunday February 21

st 6.0pm Holy Communion led by Rev Noreen Daly-Lee

Sunday February 28th

10.30am Morning Worship led by Worship Team

AFTERNOON TEA This will continue as usual each Tuesday afternoon from

3.0.pm till 4.30pm. Everyone is most welcome to join us for a cup of tea, piece of homemade cake and a ‘Fun Quiz’ COUNTRY LUNCH This month’s Country Lunch will take place on Thursday February 11

th at 1.0.pm.

. All are very welcome to join us for a meal of home-

made soup, bread and cheese followed by fruit crumble and ice cream and tea or coffee for which we ask a donation of £2.50. . BOOK EXCHANGE Our Book Exchange will take place on Saturday February 6

th from 10.30am till 12.00pm. This is an opportunity to bring books you have

read and exchange for new ones while enjoying tea, coffee and a piece of cake. We ask for a donation of £1 for each book taken. FILM CLUB February’s Film Club takes place on Wednesday February 3

rd at

7.30pm when we will be showing ‘The Italian Job’ starring Michael Caine. Do join us to watch the film and share tea and coffee afterwards for which we ask a donation of £1. CHARITIES The money raised at the Concert in November together with the donations from November and December’s Film Clubs, Book Exchanges, Country Lunches and Afternoon Teas amounted to £400 and this was sent to BBC Children in Need. The collection at the Christingle Service amounted to £80 which was sent to Ac-tion for Children. £60 was collected at the Special Christmas Evening Service and this was sent to Maidstone Homeless Care. The money raised during January will be sent to the Rochester Branch of the support group for sufferers from Motor Neurone Disease. CHRISTINGLE ORANGES AND SWEETS. We would like to thank Mark Frost for once again donating the oranges and sweets for our Christingle Service. His generosity is very much appreciated.

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Tuesday

2nd February

7.30pm Wouldham Parish Council

Wouldham

Village Hall

Thursdays:

February 4, 11,

18, 25

10.30 -

12 noon Thursday Community Club

&

Hi Kent Hearing Aid Clinic

11th February

Old School

Community

Centre,

Burham

Tuesdays:

February 2, 9,

16, 23

2-4pm 60+CLUB

Social afternoon for the

over-60s

Waterman’s

Arms,

151 High St.,

Wouldham

Tuesday

February 16

7.30pm WI Meeting

Julie Davies:

War Time Cookery

Burham

Village Hall

Monday:

February 29

7.30pm Burham Parish Council Burham

Parish office

FEBRUARY MEETINGS

Phoenix Medical Practice 33, Bell Lane, Burham, Rochester. ME1 3SX

Telephone 01634 867982. Fax 01634 864513

Opening times Monday & Thursday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm

Dispensary Opening Times Monday & Thursday: 8:45 am - 12:00 pm 2.00 pm – 4:45 pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8:45 am - 12:00 pm 3:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Once a week we hold either an early morning (7.00-8.00am) or evening

surgery (6.30pm-7.30 or 8.30pm) These are to make it easier for people to

attend the surgery who work full time. The days of these surgeries vary.

www.phoenixsurgery-burham.nhs.uk

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PETERS VILLAGE COUNTDOWN FOR 2016 – MEDWAY IS BRIDGED AGAIN AFTER A GAP OF SOME 70 YEARS

Peters Village developer Trenport has confirmed that it will step back from

onsite construction there later this year, as planned, and a little over two

years since work began on the £50million project.

This year will also mark the return of a crossing at Wouldham: the

Medway’s banks were temporarily linked at that point by a Bailey Bridge

during World War II.

“Major infrastructure works on Peters Village by ourselves and our onsite

contactor BAM Nuttall will have been completed by late summer this year

and, without tempting providence at the 11th hour, have gone smoothly and

to schedule,” said Trenport Director Chris Hall. But he added that

remaining work this year did include some of the biggest elements in the

creation of the new 1,000-home community on the River Medway’s east

bank near Wouldham.

Largest of these is the all-new road bridge over the river – grander and

more permanent than the wartime structure. It is due to open to traffic in

late August and bears a new carriageway, linking with the Snodland-

Halling roundabout of the A228 west of the river. continued .....

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continued ....

“But this route also depends on completion of a new rail bridge spanning

the north-south rail line between the river and the A228, one of the last

elements able to be put in place.

Trenport’s project manager Paul Morris explained: “There is an ageing

brick and steel bridge over the railway, built simply for access when the

old cement industry was active, but inadequate for a modern day road link

carrying the sort of volumes needed here. “However, with the train

timetable taking priority, ‘windows’ of opportunity for building a

replacement were few, but BAM Nuttall now has an agreed programme

with Network Rail and has started building embankments and boring

holes for piled foundations needed to bear the new rail bridge.

“Work should then be completed at around the same time as the Medway

crossing and allow demolition of the old bridge over the railway. Both

new bridges will include footways and cycleways.”

He added that another major job in hand is completion of the east bank

riverside walkway: “It will be a showpiece landmark for the entire

development, with timber and composite riverbank cladding and block

paviors for the walkway/cycleway. A crane is needed to manoeuvre the

cladding into place, so the walkway surfacing itself has to come after that

element is completed or risk damage from the crane’s movements.

All work on services – water, gas, electricity and telecomms – are nearly

complete and the footpaths programme in Court Road is a priority, due to

finish soon.”

Looking ahead, Chris Hall said: “We are delighted that our first house-

builder, Bellway, is now onsite and due to start construction this month.

“We anticipate announcements soon also for other housebuilders taking

up the further phases on what we believe is perceived as a premium

development, offering excellent jobs and communications potential for

residents and a high quality of life, with its own village centre and shops,

school, playing fields and other recreation facilities.

“The new Medway crossing is, of course, key to its success, offering easy

access to the Medway’s west bank and on to London and other important

destinations via rail and road.

“When completed, around 2024, Peters Village will mark a dramatic

transformation and improvement of a derelict eyesore, a brown field site

that once housed the former Peters Lime and Cement Works.”

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BURHAM C of E

PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPASSION, ACCEPTANCE, RESPONSIBILITY,

In the absence this month of our usual report, I put my reporter’s hat on to

find out about what pupils are doing at Burham School. I was able to make

a brief tour and get some interviews in between all the activities.

Of course this winter so far has been relatively warm and it is pointed out

to me that many of the children have never experienced snow. The

reception class have been wishing for a white Christmas and beyond but

there is still no snow to play in. In the meantime though they are really

enjoying some ‘wintery’ stories and learning about Iceland. Also I found

myself amongst some cheery snowmen mobiles that they’ve made which

definitely add to the ‘chilly’ theme in the classroom.

I sense the excitement of Year 1 and 2. They have been exploring the

world. In Year 1, I find myself discovering and marvelling again at ‘The

7 Wonders of World’ in the work that the children have done. Year 2

children have been off to the USA in their studies. Here to be seen is work

on the great symbols of America: the Statue of Liberty and of course

Uncle Sam. At the moment they are finding out about the Apache tribe

Indians and part of this has been having lots of fun making Indian tepees

on the field.

Year 3 were excitedly writing descriptions using all the senses of familiar

places for others to work out where they are. I see it as learning disguised

as a game! Also I was impressed by their comparing and contrasting a

written passage of Harry Potter with a clip from that part of the film.

Clever stuff!

It is explained to me that each year group plan and run daily worship at

assembly. Year 4/5 have been researching the inspirational life and work

of Mary Seacole which they intend to use at their worship time.

The Year 6 classroom is sporting some beautiful artwork of Stone Age

cave paintings as part of their Stone Age studies. I’m also told about the

science lessons and learning about electricity and how light bulbs work,

French conversation sessions (so we could exchange some formal greet-

ings) and some fun in maths ‘rounding’ figures. I was certainly impressed

by their ‘Enterprise’ in which they must come up with ways of raising

money to fund their end of year theatre trip to see Lion King.

Well, thank you very much for having me. I came away thinking that it is

exciting and fun being at school. Mary Davis

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Prescriptions

If you are unable to collect your

prescriptions and live in the Parish

of Burham & Wouldham, the

Church offers a collection service.

Contact:

Heather Lloyd: Tel. 863345

Volunteers collecting these

prescriptions need a minimum of

24 hours notice.

PARISH NEWS

Choir Practice Over the winter, as from Thursday

7th January Church choir practice

will be at 40 Downs View, Burham

on Thursdays at 7.30p.m.

All are welcome to join. Any

children wanting to join the choir,

please contact Heather Lloyd,

Tel. 01634-863345

New junior and senior members

are most welcome.

Halls for Hire Booking times up to 8.0pm in the evening.

Burham Methodist Church Hall

– 01634 867022

Burham Old School Community Centre – 01634 863322

Burham Village Hall –

07842883028

Wouldham Village Hall –

clerk@wouldhampc.co.uk

01634 864319

SATURDAY WASTE

COLLECTION Wouldham - 6th February

Village Car Park, Knowle Rd,

8.0am – 9.0am.

Burham –

13th February

Village Hall Car Park,

8.0am – 9.0am

Eccles –

6th &20th February

Bull Lane lay-by, 8.0am – 9.0am

TMBC Helpline 01732 876147

www.tmbc.gov.uk

All sites on the Saturday Service

have WEEE collection ie-Waste,Electical,Electronic,Equipment

& scrap metal items at the same

time that Veolia's vehicles are on

site. Do not leave waste unattended at the

collection sites or in advance of the

waste vehicles arriving.

Baptism Esther Pascale Masih 13-12-2015

THANK YOU

Margaret Valler and her

daughters Nicky and Tina

would like to thank everyone

in Burham and Wouldham

who came to John's funeral on

8th January at All Saints. The

family really appreciated the

support. May he rest in peace.

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Burham Parish Council Pam Saunders – Clerk

The Parish Office, Rochester

Road. Burham. ME1 3RJ

Opening times:

Mon-Frid 10am—2pm

Tel: 01634 685936

Email: pam@burhampc.co.uk

www.burhamvillage.org

Wouldham Parish Council wouldhampc.kentparishes.gov.uk

PARISH COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

We have some Wouldham

allotment plots available.

[Contact Ashley on 686859]

Community Warden, John Newton: 07813 712081

Police non emergency – 101

Parish Clerk—Nicky Grimes clerk@wouldhampc.co.uk

01634 864319

Poppy Appeal in the Villages Well done Wouldham

Thank you to all who generously donated for the Poppy Appeal in

Wouldham and thank you to everyone who gave their time to collect the

donations which totalled £837.76. Trish Rothwell

Well done Burham

Once again you did really well and raised £1036-88 for the British Legion

Poppy Appeal. I would like to thank all the helpers, schools, shops and

public houses for all their support and for a job well done.

Unfortunately I am stepping down as organiser but I hope that someone

else will step up and take this on, I will continue on as a door to door

collector and will give all the help and support they may need so please

contact me on O1634 862258 if you think you would like to take on this

very rewarding and worthwhile once a year commitment. Margaret Mather.

CHRISTMAS ‘THANKYOUS’..........Thank you to Frosts Garage

for donating oranges and sweets for the Christingle service at All Saints.

The church was beautifully decorated for Christmas with flowers that were

kindly donated and many where in memory of loved ones. The church was

open for three days before Christmas so that the flowers could be seen and

appreciated. Thank you for your generous donations. Also thank you for

the generous donation of the Christmas tree which was so beautifully

decorated and admired by the visitors and congregation.

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BURHAM PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

Welcome back after the Christmas break. I hope you all had a lovely

Christmas and best wishes for 2016. Police crime figures for the period 29 November 2015 to 11 December

2015. Five crimes ranging from damage to greenhouse (on the allotments),

interference to a vehicle, criminal damage to the school goal posts and a

dog incident. There were also a three incidents reported of anti-social

behaviour and other incidents of note.

As a reminder the national speed limit in the village is 30mph.

Although of course some areas, this limit is most definitely

inappropriate. Please be aware of your speed and keep it low. “Clean for the Queen” is a campaign to clear up Britain in time for Her

Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday, which will be officially celebrated in

June 2016. Burham will be carrying out a litter pick on Saturday 5th

March 2016, commencing at 10.30 am at the Village Hall Car Park. All

equipment will be available and we are looking for volunteers to help us.

All ages welcome. If you are interested in helping, please contact me

direct on the details below.

Recycling: Please remember to squash up your cardboard recycling,

so that more can be placed in the container. The Parish is now

charged for every uplift (£25, it used to be free), so let’s try and get as

much in as possible and to keep the number of uplifts to a minimum. The Parish Office has a small quantity of kitchen caddies available for

food waste. These are free of charge. They come complete with 5 liners

(further liners will need to be purchased). The Caddies are available from

the Parish Office during normal opening hours (Mon – Fri 10am – 2pm)

I will need to take your details at the time of issuing

Don’t forget to report anything suspicious including anti-social

behavior or criminal damage to the Police on 101. Obviously, if it is a

very serious matter then 999 should be called. Street lights: If you see a street light out or not operating properly, then

please report it to me. Don’t forget most of the street lights in the village

go off at approximately mid night and come back on at around 5.00 am. If you have any items that you would like the Parish Council to discuss, just

give me a call on my new number 01634 685936, e-mail me on

pam@burhampc.co.uk or come along to the monthly meetings, normally

held the last Monday of the month. The next meeting is scheduled for

Monday 29 February 2016, 7.30 pm The Parish Building, ROCHESTER

ROAD, BURHAM Pam Saunders -Clerk

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WHAT YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR

TMBC GREEN- LIDDED BIN The green-lidded refuse bin can be used for garden

waste, cardboard and food waste:

GARDEN WASTE: Grass cuttings

hedge clippings

flowers

prunings

thorny branches

weeds

Pinecones

fallen fruit

CARDBOARD brown corrugated cardboard (used for packaging around bulky

items like televisions)

flat grey cardboard (typically used in cereal and shoe boxes

and toilet roll tubes)

shiny cardboard (typically used around ready meals)

Some greeting cards. Pease do not add cards with metal or glitter

or plastic into the green-lidded bin.

FOOD WASTE: vegetables (cooked and uncooked)

meat and fish (cooked and uncooked)

bones

tea bags

coffee grounds

plate scrapings

DO NOT PUT THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR GREEN-

LIDDED BIN Plastic - this includes biodegradable or compostable plastic

biodegradable or compostable packaging (including corn-starch and

similar type bags) - much of this type of packaging does not compost

down as quickly at the composting facility, and it is difficult for the

collection crews to tell the difference between each type of packaging

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WOULDHAM PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council met on 5th January 2016 in the Village Hall.

SCHOOL CONSULTATION

The Parish Council discussed the plans for the proposed new school to be

built between Peters Village and Wouldham. There were some positive

comments and some causes for concern. The Council intend to meet with

KCC at the end of the consultation to discuss.

SINK CADDIES

The Sink caddies provided by TMBC were very popular. The Parish

Council have 9 left, contact the clerk if you want one, there is a chance we

could get more if the demand exists.

PLEASE PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG IN THE VILLAGE. I DO

NOT WANT TO KEEP HAVING TO WRITE THE WORD ‘DOG

POO’ IN THE PARISH MAGAZINE FOREVER!

BE CONSIDERATE TO OTHERS.

CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN

On the weekend of 4th/5th/6th March, to celebrate the Queens 90th birthday,

the Country (led by individual Councils, in our case TMBC) are going to

encourage individuals, volunteer groups, businesses and schools to do

their bit to clean up their own area. The Parish Council are supporting this.

Look out for posters on the notice boards.

YOUTH CLUB

Just a reminder that the Youth Club meet on Mondays (3.30-6pm) in the

Village Hall and Tuesdays (6.30-9.00pm) in their van on the Rec. Please

encourage everyone to come along, they recently had a trip to Jump Giants

in Essex which looked like great fun.

PARKING

We all know that parking in Wouldham is difficult, please be considerate

to other road users or risk being named and shamed on Wouldham

Connected!

Finally Happy New Year from The Parish Council to all of Wouldham.

We will continue to work hard to improve the village for everyone.

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE 2nd February

CONTACT DETAILS: wouldhampc.kentparishes.gov.uk

Parish Clerk: Nicky Grimes clerk@wouldhampc.co.uk 01634 864319 (also for village

hall bookings)

Chairman of Parish Council: Jenny Head jennyhead1@gmail.com

Potholes and street lighting 03000418181

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February in Your Garden

Blossom by Blossom, the Spring begins

As the promise of Spring being just around the corner

brings the hope of another successful year in the garden, it

is likely that spring bulbs are starting to put on their show.

The unusually mild weather in December has encouraged

some early growth, and the following cold snap may have

had an affected those early flowers, but hopefully it will correct the

seasons for the remainder of the year. The wet weather may have also

taken its toll on bulbs so if you have gaps where you should have flowers

then perhaps infill with a few spring bedding plants such as Bellis or

Primroses. Now is also the time to be potting up or planting out Allium

and Lily bulbs for early summer colour.

By now the Hellebores are also in full bloom, and their leaves can be cut

back to show them off to their full potential, and winter pansies can be

dead-headed to promote a fresh flush of flowers.

To keep the garden tidy for the forthcoming season, and if the weather

allows, then now is the time to prune winter flowering heathers by

removing the old flowers – a quick trim over with the shears should

suffice, and also removing old growth from ornamental grasses ready for

the new growth to emerge. Shrubs such as Cornus, Willow (Salix) and

Winter Jasmine can also be cut back to allow fresh growth ready for next

winters display. Hardy Fuschia can also be cut back to two or three buds

from the base to allow for new season growth.

In the vegetable garden it’s time to plant out onion sets, get early potatoes

chitting, and prune back autumn fruiting raspberries. Bare root fruit trees

and canes will also be available, and should be planted immediately so

make sure you have your spot ready for them to go straight in.

Other things to be doing this month:

Mulch fruit trees

Review seed supplies for summer annuals, and stock up

accordingly – there are often new varieties available

Wash empty pots so they’re clean & ready for new plants

Check over your shed and water butts for any damage to pipes &

guttering etc. & repair where necessary. If the weather is fine and

dry you can also spruce up the shed with a fresh coat of paint.

Keep bird feeders topped up, & hang fat balls in quieter locations

Sue Durrani, Secretary of the Allotment, Association, Wouldham

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BURHAM CHILDREN’S CENTRE have some exciting

new changes to the services on offer! ALL SESSIONS ARE FREE OF CHARGE

Monday– am. 9.15-10.45am. Stay & Play. Burham Children's Centre.

A play group for families with children aged 0-5years with many different

toys and activities available throughout the session.

Tuesday—am. 9:30am–10:15am. Active Tots– Royal British Legion

Hall, Aylesford – A fun interactive physical development group for

walkers to 5 years.

Tuesday—pm. 1:00pm–3:00pm. Well Baby Clinic.— Burham

Children’s Centre. Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month– come and

have your baby weighed and speak with a member of the Health Visiting

team. A soft play area is available while you wait.

Wednesday- am 10:00am-10:45am. Music Mayhem - (Term Time

Only)– St Marks Primary School, Eccles – For families with children

aged 0-5 years who love to sing and dance.

Thursday-am – 1.30pm-2.30pm. Baby Sensory. For non-mobile babies.

Come and let your baby explore and learn about their senses in a soft and

relaxing environment.

Thursday- 3.00-4.00 Baby Massage Courses - For non-mobile babies.

Come on a 4-5 week course to meet other new parents, learn baby

massage for the five areas of the body. Among other things this can help

with bonding and colic. Please call to book.

You can now register for the children’s centre online:

www.kent.gov.uk/ccregistration

Did you know you could also be eligible for Free Funding for 2 Year

olds for more information go to www.kent.gov.uk/freefor2

Website www.kent.gov.uk or email tmcc@kent.gov.uk

Burham

Children's Centre

Bell Lane, Burham.

ME1 3SY

Tel: 03000 418008

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CHILDREN’S GROUPS

Burham Pre-School. Burham Village Hall. 'Outstanding' Ofsted inspection - March 2011.

We welcome children aged 2 -5yrs.

Sessions:

Mon - Fri am 9.15 - 11.45. Mon - Fri Lunch Club 11.45 - 12.20

Mon - Fri* pm 12.20 - 2.50. *Fri pm is for rising 5's only.

Optional ‘early bird’ drop off at 9am.

Come along and visit to see if we are right for you!

Visit our website: burhampreschool@weebly.com

Supervisor - Tracey Beechey Tel: 07920599287

Email: Burham.pre-school@hotmail.com

Jelly Beans Pre-School, Wouldham Village Hall. Our Ofsted inspection found Jellybeans provision to be ‘good’

Sessions run Monday to Friday 9.15am – 11.45am, and Tuesday, Wednesday

and Thursday afternoons, 12.25pm – 2.55pm. For all children aged from 2yr.

We now also open on a Monday afternoon and we have an early drop of option.

We also now run a lunch club, Tuesdays to

Thursdays, 11.45am –12.25pm,

Feel free to visit at any time, no appointment is necessary. For any further infor-

mation, please contact Mrs Donna Cook, Supervisor, on 07581 661525 (out of

session time) or 07855 041496 (during session time)

WINCHESTER HOUSE, WOULDHAM We hope everyone had a lovely Christmas, it was very busy

here at Winchester House with lots of shows and festivities!

Residents were delighted when children from both Burham

Church of England Primary School and also Wouldham All Saints Primary School

came to sing carols. After their performances, the children spent time chatting with

residents and everyone enjoyed refreshments.

Our annual carol service was a truly amazing event thanks to Rev. Mike Hayes

and the All Saints Church Choir and also our wonderful guests, the Mayor and

Mayoress of Tonbridge and Malling, Owen and Christine Baldock who joined in

with the carol singing.This year’s pantomime Beauty and the Beast was performed

by Tickled Pink Productions, it was a huge success with families and friends

joining residents for fun and laughter, made all the more special by all the children

that attended! We would like to thank Gwen and Dennis Worcester and all the

volunteers for all their help and support throughout the past year and we look

forward to more exciting projects and events planned for the coming year.

On behalf of Sue Simmonds and all the residents and staff at Winchester House,

we would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year!

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Editor: Mary Davis, 132 Rochester Rd, Burham. ME1 3SH.

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