Church Services….

1st Sunday    11:00am   All Age Family Worship

2nd Sunday    11:00am  Parish Communion

3rd Sunday    11:00am   Parish Communion (with Junior Church 
                                                               meeting in the school at 10:45am)

4th Sunday    11:00am   Parish Communion

5th Sunday   Joint Benefice service at 10:00am held in 
                   different churches in turn

1st Wednesday of the month there is a 9.30am said service of Holy Communion (modern language 30 mins). No hymns or sermon but a time of quiet for reflection.

Remembrance Sunday 11th November Wickhambreaux at 10.50am: Remembrance Service with the Royal British Legion and the uniformed groups will be led by Rev Nigel Hale. Littlebourne at 10.50am: Parish Communion will begin with the Act of Remembrance. Stodmarsh 6pm: Evensong with the Royal British Legion

Contacts during the vacancy

Church Warden: Karen Mount 01227 721908

Parish Office : 01227 721233

Lay Minister: Nick Henwood 01227 721791 nhenwood77@gmail.com

Website: www.littlebournebenefice.org.uk 

Term 1 sarts Monday 10 September

Mondays 10am & 1,30pm JAMTots

Wednesday Family Praise 3.30pm

Thursdays 10am Music Box

Littlebourne URC Chapel Nargate Street

For more information Fiona Clegg 01304 812911

Sunday 1.30pm in the WHM lounge.

This will be a social duplicate bridge catering for all abilities - the emphasis on enjoyment and fellowship no affiliations. Help can be given and queries answered to the best of the organisers abilities.
Table money £3 to cover hire and tea and biscuits.

Enquiries Tony White 721863

Meet second Tuesday of Month. 

All enquiries to Roz Arman 01227 721605

Next outing 9th October to Bently Priory Museum

members £20

non members £25

Few places left on our summer outing to Surrey on The River Way for a nostalgic narrow boat trip with cream tea onboard.

Next session Thursday 20th September at 2pm in the WMH

We plan to hold Bingo every third Thursday in the month

Funds towards disabled toilet refurb

Saturday 15th September

Littlebourne War Memorial Hall

(in aid of disabled toilt refurb project)

Doors open at 7pm, Quiz starts at 7.30pm

Bring your own food, drink, glasses, cutlery etc

£5 per person, max 8 per table

Raffle prizes greatly received

To book at table call Diane on 01227 721642 

Monday 24th September 08.30-10.30

Littlebourne Village Hall

Tickets £5 to include cereals, toast and jam, bacon or sausage roll, fruit jiuce and tea/coffee with refills.

Names and numbers in advance please if possible to Karen Weaver 728467 or sign up in Church.

Join us for a friendly and relaxed breakfast

In aid of the welcoming project

Sunday 15th July in The Barn from 10am till 4pm

There will be a Produce Show, craft and antique and collectable stalls, games, coconut shy, fancy dress competition for children. Cakes and refreshments will be available.

To reserve a space for a stall contact Irene on 722174

Profits will go to refurbishment of the tea room building.

In Littlebourne WMH lounge

Mondays 1.30pm on the following dates;

17th September

8th October

29th October

19th November

3rd December

17th December

£2.00 per singer to cover costs

Gill Betts will now take the group in Adrian Bawtree's absence

We shall sing for an hour with tea/coffee and biscuits afterwards

Next branch meetings 11th September and 9th October at 8pm in Littlebourne Recreation Club.

We are looking forward to our Beef Pudding Supper night at The Haywain again in the spring.

A team of supporters are usually at work on the site on a Sunday morning between 10.30am and 12 midday. You are welcome to wander around the reserve during this time and see what is happening.

We have started to put news and photos on the Littlebourne Nature Reserves web site, which is part of the Parish Council site. Do have a look and send in your village nature photos for inclusion to, Pamela Evans on pamelaevans4@btinternet.com 

Littlebourne WMH
Wed zumba 10-11am £5
Wed Zumba Gold (60+) 9.05-9.45am £4

Jen 07905 945218

Littlebourne WMH
Tuesdays 7-8pm

Call Sam 07749 377846

Littlebourne WMH
Every Tuesday 10-11.15am
Call Lisa 01303 278764
lisa.kerry@tesco.net

Littlebourne WMH
Yoga with Roy is a one hour class suitable for all levels including beginners.

Working on three areas of mind, body & spirit using Hatha yoga, Asana and Pranayama.

Mondays 7-8pm

Thursday 10-11am

Contact Roy 07927 416363

sunflower.yoga@vfast.co.uk

Classes are £8.00 for drop in and £7.00 per class for block of 4 classes

TO FIT TO BE TRUE BOOTCAMP

Designed to build strength and fitness
through a variety of group training intervals
over a 1-hour period of time.

No Equipment Needed

Starting date will be the 19.05.18 every Saturday from 8am-9am

price per person is £5.00 a session 

Littlebourne Recreation Ground

TO BOOK CONTACT GAVIN CONNOR 07909 562 484
toofittobetrue@gmail.com

Ready-to-eat Pizzas

This is to let you know that we have a new arrival on Thursdays in the Car Park by the Shop in Littlebourne.   You will be able to buy ready-to-eat Pizzas between 5.00 and 8.30 (unless they run out earlier !!).  

You'll soon be able to see a typical Menu on the Hall outside-noticeboard, but it looks interesting.

You will also soon be able to telephone ahead to order your Pizza, which will be handy..

We have verified that the Owner, Barney, has all his Certificates and Insurance, so you can be sure of the cleanliness and professionalism with this venture, which we hope will be much enjoyed by the residents of Littlebourne and beyond.

THE QUEEN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION  ON THE RECREATION GROUND
The Parish Council were pleased to put on an event for Villagers to enjoy, while marking the Queen’s 90th Birthday and Prince Philip’s 95th Birthday.
The weather forecast wasn’t great but we were fortunate that we only had one fairly short burst of rain after the start of the event.    The Bouncy Castle and Bungee Run were very popular and it was good to see them in use all the time.    The birds of prey were exciting to watch, and the Keepers were happy to give information to those who were prepared to get up close !     
The Roving Magician was clever with his tricks and illusions, interacting with all and sundry -  Very impressive.   Lots of compliments about the music by Steve Paterson and his Group, and it was pleasing that we were able to have a local group play.  Great music.

There were 18 tables set up in and around the Hall, selling Arts and Crafts, wonderful and unusual items.    Daphne Kelk and her team were selling coffee and cakes in the Lounge, and were very pleased to have raised £    for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, for which they received a lovely ‘thank you’ letter.

The Brownies ran Name the Teddy and had recruitment items on display, as did the Scouts, both of which apparently went well, with some new children signing up.   We ran a few Children’s Competitions, even though it was quite hard to keep them from the Bouncy Castle, but we managed some welly-throwing, a quiz etc.

The Raffle of a wheelbarrow of drink did very well and the money raised went to the Pilgrim’s Hospice in Canterbury.
The Recreation Club seemed to do a roaring trade on their BBQ, which was good to see, even though it caught fire for a short while, but it added to the atmosphere !

We had some visitors from Wimille, our Twinned Village, and they were very impressed with all the acitivities.   We provided them with lunch in the Lounge, finishing up with a beautiful cake (made and very kindly donated by Daphne and her team).   This was topped by iced Union Jack and French Flags – much appreciated by the visitors and Councillors alike!
The Parish Council offer very grateful thanks to everyone who helped,  too numerous to mention !!

The new roudabout is now in place at the play park on Littlebourne Recreation Ground. This piece was requested by one of our residents and following successful applications for funding we are delighted to have been able to intall this item that can be used by wheelchair bound and able bodied children together.

Thanks to a grant of £5733 from Vogt Solar and contributions from Cardy's Construction and The Littlebourne Community Fund this project could go ahead.

There’s a new number to call if you have a power cut
105 is a new number that you can call to report or get information about a power cut. It will put you through to your local electricity network operator – the company that manages the cables, wires and substations that bring electricity into homes and businesses in your area. 
 
105 is a free service for people in England, Scotland and Wales, and you can call the number from most landlines and mobile phones. It doesn’t matter who you choose to buy your electricity from - anyone can call 105.
 
You can also call 105 if you spot damage to electricity power lines and substations that could put you, or someone else, in danger. If there’s a serious immediate risk, call the emergency services too.
 
Don’t be left in the dark.  Call 105. 
 

Stephanie Farrow retired from her role as Brown Owl after 30 years last week. A farewell party was held on Saturday 15th July in Littlebourne WMH.

New telephone numbers for general contact 03000414141 and to report Lights out and potholes 03000418181 They prefer you pinpoint pot holes on their website and indeed any reports this way, but they will obviously take reports by telephone as well but do have clear concise locations for pot holes and lamp numbers for lights.

Any accidents you witness/notice on the A257 to Cllr Cate Reid. The Parish Council are keeping a log of any accidents that occur and passing the data onto Kent Highways as not all accidents are reported through.

Please let Cate know of any details on hallbookings@littlebournevillage.com or 01227 721831. many thanks for you help

Bonfires are not an environmentally friendly way to get rid of waste, and they may fall under the Environmental Protection Act if they are a persistent nuisance.You should always dispose of your rubbish responsibly. You can get rid of garden waste and household waste at the recycling centre in Vauxhall Road, Canterbury. If bonfires are causing a frequent problem, speak to the people responsible - they may not know they are causing an issue. If this does not resolve things, keep a record of the dates and times of the bonfires and Inform Environmental Health Team Canterbury City Council who will then look into it further.

Parish Council Request with regard to Parking in Littlebourne The Parish Council have been alerted by a number of residents of parking problems in the Village. 
One of the major difficulties that we face is that on street parking in a number of roads in the Village is reaching saturation point and other vehicles and their drivers are having greater difficulty in negotiating a way through. In particular service vehicles, such as the weekly rubbish collection and potentially emergency vehicles are affected. These are not all large vehicles but parking on both sides of a narrow street can make it difficult for cars and vans to drive through. 

All of our roads are common property and everyone has a right to drive along them, irrespective of the type and size of vehicle. Inconsiderate parking can be seen as obstruction in the worst of cases or, at best, a great inconvenience to others. No-one has a right to stop traffic or hinder its passage; neither do they have a right to a parking place on the road outside their house. 

It is not possible to build car parks since we have neither the resources nor the land. 

The message from the Parish Council is simply this, when parking please give more thought and consideration to other road users so that the widest part of the road is unobstructed (ie not across the road from another parked vehicle) and be prepared to leave your vehicle some distance from your house if necessary. Acting in this way could help the situation and reduce the necessity for future parking restrictions to be considered. 

The Parish Council thanks you in anticipation of your cooperation.