The Parish Magazine of St. Peter & St. Paul, Shorne

June 50p 2015

www.shorneparishchurch.co.uk www.facebook.com/shorneparishchurch ST PETER & ST PAUL, SHORNE Priest in Charge Revd Dr Glyn Ackerley 822239 The Vicarage, Butchers Hill, Shorne DA12 3EB Fax: 824502 [email protected] (Not Available on Fridays)

Readers Mr. D. Usher 536662

Church Wardens Miss S Cackett 822927 [email protected]

Mrs Jacqui Olid 824061 [email protected] Deputy Wardens Mrs B Tuff 823391

Deanery Synod Mr D Usher 536662

PCC Secretary Mrs Jacqui Olid 824061 [email protected]

PCC Treasurer Mr L. Aspinall 825046 [email protected]

Gift Aid Secretary Mr P. Moore 824177 [email protected]

Bellringers Mr S King (Tower Captain) 823804

Church Flowers Mrs H Moore 822699

Church Electoral Roll Mr P. Mitchell [email protected]

Child Protection Mr J Bettey 079699555301

Magazine Editor Mrs S Muckley 824732 [email protected] Magazine Advertising Mr P Moore 824177 [email protected]

Magazine Sales & Mrs M Potter 822345 Distribution

For other village organisations see the inside back page THE PARISH MAGAZINE OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, SHORNE June 2015

Dear Readers Editor: Mrs Sue Muckley The recent Quiz Night in aid of the Church Roof fund was well attended and great fun. Some of the ques- (01474) 824732 tions were challenging but attendees had great banks [email protected] of knowledge and I think we all came away with some new facts in our heads. People were very generous Subscriptions: and there were many wonderful raffle prizes. A good £5.00 p.a for delivery time was had by all and the Church Roof Fund has in Shorne & Shorne grown. West—contact Mary Collecting for, and giving to, charities have been Potter 822345 prominent in the press recently. Giving alms to the poor and helping the needy are tenets of many reli- Published around gions. When raising money can be partnered with a n the end of every activity one enjoys, then people are happy to fund month except January raise. and August A couple of charity cycle rides have passed through the village in the last few weeks. Encountering cy- Next issue clists and horse riders can be a challenge on our nar- Copy deadline row roads and lanes and patience is called for. Fri 19 June Alarmingly, I met two impatient car drivers in one day. Overtaking cyclists on a blind bend is never a Printing good idea and overtaking a car and a string of cyclists Wed 24 June on a blind bend is even more dangerous. Stapling Surely it is better to arrive at one’s destination a little Fri 26 June late then to not arrive at all. My mother always told Published & printed me that patience is a virtue . It is still true today. by Shorne Parochial Church Council Kind regards, Sue Muckley

Parish church websites: www.shorneparishchurch.co.uk www.facebook.com/shorneparishchurch

1 VICAR’S LETTER

Dear All

My letter this month is the text of a sermon that I preached at Rochester Cathedral at Evensong on Pentecost Sunday, May 24th. It’s based on two readings Ezekiel 36:22-28 and Acts 2:22-38. You might like to read them yourself.

The sermon is on a theme close to my heart, that the church needs again to find holiness and obedience to God’s laws. This only can come by spiritual transformation and the Holy Spirit at work in individuals.

Forty years ago as a young adult I started attending my local parish church. Over the years I have seen the Church of England in decline.

Forty years ago, the Usual Sunday Attendance figure was approximately 1.25 mil- lion, in 2014 it was just under 785,000. However population increases mean that the percentage of English residents who attend church has halved, from three to 1.5 per- cent over this period.

You may think I’m being negative but actually I’m describing our situation. On the positive side we can point to real growth in contact with children and their parents through fresh initiatives like Messy Church but numerically its younger adults in the 20-40 age-group that were struggling to draw into the Christian church.

Something needs to change. As a Diocesan Director of Ordinands, I’m excited by the significant upturn in the last five years of those coming forward for ordination. We see fresh initiatives all over the country, reimagining of ministry for the future and exciting new ways to engage with the postmodern generation abound.

But you know unless people’s hearts are changed none of it will be of any use. I don’t know if you noticed but in both of our readings the heart is mentioned. God says through Ezekiel to the Israelites, “I will give you a new heart” and at the end of Peter’s Pentecost sermon we hear that those listening were “cut to the heart.”

This change in heart, this movement in people is the direct result of the Holy Spirit’s activity, his power. I first became aware of that power 40 years ago. I can tell you that to try and run the church without the power from on high is like trying to run a car without fuel. All the good ideas, new forms of worship, new songs, house groups, Christian stewardship, lay ministry – none of it is of any use without the power of the Holy Spirit and unless people’s hearts are truly changed.

I don’t know if you’ve heard it but there’s a lot of talk about ‘revival’ in the church today. True revival is a move of the Holy Spirit at certain times in certain places that results in hundreds even thousands turning2 to Christ almost spontaneously. If you listen to some people you might think that revival is an evangelical phenomenon that first appeared in the 1730’s but I think you’d be wrong. This sort of thing has oc- curred throughout church history. If for example you read between the lines of the life St Francis of Assisi and his followers you will see that what actually was going on was a revival in the church. There are of course many others I could list.

However, in many people’s minds revival has a bad name. My own study has caused me to examine this in depth. Alongside God’s genuine work I think there have always been counterfeit experiential centered expressions of revivalist religion. Let me give you an example. A few months ago I first viewed a video of a young high profile woman worship leader describing the Holy Spirit as being like the Genie of the lamp in Aladdin. How dare she speak of our Holy God like that? Of course what she was pandering to was the sort of religion that wants all of our wishes grant- ed, a consumerist religion, that’s about self-fulfillment not worship of the one true God.

What will bring true revival to our nation, what will change the heart of our nation?

Three things, I think.

First - Bible believing, Christ centered, cross centered preaching. Peter says to the Jewish crowd on the day of Pentecost. “Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Peter doesn’t pull any punches he tells them it as it is.

Second people being brought to true repentance. The result of Peter’s sermon is they were cut to the heart, they said what should we do. Peter replies repent and be bap- tised everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. I believe the church needs to be brought to true repentance, an awareness of the Ho- liness of God and the need for our sins to be forgiven.

Third I think our nation will ne changed by revival when they see our God-given holiness. As God says to the Israelites through Ezekiel and also to us. Ezekiel 36 26 A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinanc- es.

You know it’s not just some charismatic revivalists who are consumers of false religion. False religion usually involves turning from God’s laws to what we want, changing God’s laws to suit the thinking our Godless society is comfortable with. Again consumer religion.

My prayer is that the Power of Pentecost, the Power of the Holy Spirit will come to us and turn our nation around. Glyn Ackerley - Vicar 3

PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS

Parish Council Matters for June 2015

Annual Parish Assembly

The Annual Parish Assembly took place on Thursday 14th May at the Village Hall.

Chairman Robin Theobald reported on the death of Frank Gibson, our former Bor- ough and County Councillor. He led Gravesham Borough when it was formed in 1974 and was a member for Shorne, Cobham and Luddesdown. At one stage he was Chairman of the County Council.

Robin also reported the death of Peter Hornby, a former member of the Parish Coun- cil, who served for a number of years including as Vice-Chairman of our Planning Committee.

The Chairman also expressed thanks on behalf of the Parish Council to Roy Dinnis, who has decided to stand down from the Council after 5 years, to spend more time pursuing his tennis and other sporting interests. Although no longer a councillor, Roy intends to continue to play an active role in the local community.

Shorne Mead level crossing

As reported in the April issue, the Parish Council lodged an appeal against KCC’s ruling on the closure of Shornemead railway crossing. Our appeal was lodged with the Secretary of State for DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), The Planning Inspectorate - Rights of Way Section.

Our appeal included a considerable quantity of historical documentary evidence sup- porting our claim that the level crossing constituted a legal right of way, including maps and records dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries.

On 27th April, the Council received a letter from the Inspectorate enclosing KCC's response to our appeal and a full copy of the KCC evidence. KCC maintained their position opposing the Council’s application for a Definitive Map Modification Order, which would confirm the right of way. This was the first time the Council had seen a copy of the full text of the third party representations. The Council was invited to respond to the Inspectorate, and has responded including comments on the third party representations.

4 Green Belt Boundary Review

Gravesham Borough Council has responded to Shorne Parish Council’s letter in which we objected to the review of the Green Belt boundaries. Gravesham Borough Council states that the commitment to undertake a Green Belt review is now the adopted policy of the Council as set out in their Core Strategy, and they do not con- sider that there has been a material change in national policy to justify a change in their approach. The review of the Green Belt is currently underway.

This is a matter of serious concern, since Gravesham’s Core Strategy specifically identifies the Green Belt as a broad location for future growth, and states that the Green Belt boundary review will identify land for development.

It should be noted that Gravesham’s ‘Call For Sites’ resulted in developers putting forward proposals for over 9,000 properties in the Gravesham area, over 80% of which were on Green Belt Land. These included some 2,400 properties within the parish boundaries, as well as other large developments just outside the parish boundaries.

The Parish Council is committed to fighting to protect the Green Belt from unneces- sary development, particularly in the Shorne area. One view is that it will be difficult to defend the existing Green Belt without the boundary review.

Nevertheless, we are liaising with other parish councils to determine the next course of action, and to press Gravesham Borough Council to identify all brown field sites within the Borough, to ensure that they adhere to their own strategic objective to make the most efficient use of land by concentrating development on underused, derelict and previously developed land in the urban area of Gravesend and North- fleet.

Parish Council Vacancies

As reported in last month’s issue, two vacant seats need to be filled on Shorne Parish Council, one in Shorne Village Ward and the other in Shorne West Ward.

The Parish Council intends to fill the vacancies by co-opting suitable applicants. Any person interested in being considered for co-option to the Council should submit their application by Wednesday, 24 June 2015.

Please apply in writing to the Parish Clerk, Mrs Theresa Martin, at 70 Colyer Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8AY, or by email to [email protected], giving details of address, age, local interest, and experience relating to local council work.

Bob Lane Shorne Parish Council

5 Shorne Cottage Garden Society

Our next event is the Summer Show on Saturday 20th June at 2.45 pm in Shorne Village Hall. There will be plenty to see with seven cookery classes including jams, macaroons, cakes, 18 vegetable and soft fruit classes, 25 classes in the flower section with roses, sweet peas, clema- tis among them and flower arranging and craft exhibits. Cream teas will be available as well as a raffle and plant stall. Entry to the show is free.

Any contributions of excess plants for the plant stall would be grateful- ly received. Please contact Pauline Grace at the number below.

It only costs £5 for a year’s membership of the Shorne Cottage Garden Society and for that you get free entry to our four evening social events each year, several newsletters and the chance to enter our three shows. Anyone interested in joining who cannot make it to the Spring Show can ring our membership secretary John Grace on 01474 822647 or email [email protected].

Shorne and Thong Women's’ Institute (continued) during the year, and they were presented with flowers. Julie also expressed concern about membership. Although we have 30 members 42% are elderly so we really need to recruit some energetic Ladies.

Voting took place. Julie was re-elected President and all the ladies who put their forward for the Committee were elected. Julia thanked Marian and Janet from Chalk W.I. who acted as invigilators, and each received a plant.

There followed a Flower Arranging Demonstration by our good friend Paul- ine Atherton. The arrangements were stunning and four lucky ladies won them in the raffle. Pauline was thanked by Maggie Harris.

The Meeting closed with a welcome cup of tea and cakes.

Valerie Martin.

May Meeting

President, Julie Aspinall, welcomed members to the meeting. She was sorry to announce the death of former member, Barbara Murrell, aged 94. The funeral was to take place at the Medway Crematorium on May 18th.

An invitation has been received to join Harvel W.I. on their Garden Trail in July. Our Strawberry Tea will be held on June 4th, when we will host other Institutes in our area. Members were asked to contribute sandwiches and cakes.

On July 1st there will be a District Day at Lullingston Castle. Each W.I. is asked to provide a Scarecrow. Julie asked for ideas. After discussion it was decided to make ours in the form of an Evacuee. Kath Bone offered a pair of trousers of the right vintage, so it is to be a boy. Surprising what some people keep in their attic!

There will also be a District Meeting at Istead Rise on September 19th. There are to be a number of Craft Competitions and also a Food Tombola. Contri- butions are required, but please check the sell by date. Anita and Sylvia are delivering our knitted garments to the Hospital in June, so please bring any items that are ready to the June Meeting.

Birthday flowers were presented to Beryl, Jo, Jean and Helen.

A.G.M.

President Julie reported on the year’s activities, and mentioned that our Cof- fee Morning had raised £400. We had also decorated a Christmas Tree in the Church. Thirty local organisations had taken part and ours, mainly the work of Julie, received many compliments.

We have been represented at all the District Meetings and many other District events. The resolution that has been selected for discussion at the National Conference is Better Assessment of Care for the Elderly and Disabled.

Four ladies have stood down from the Committee. They are Beryl, Anita, Kitty, and Sylvia. Julie thanked them for their hard work and support

7 STAGES

(Shorne Theatre Appreciation & Group Entertainment Society)

STAGES Diary for June and July

Another full calendar of events for our members through June and July

Tue 2 Jun 2015 RPO concert at Cadogan Hall

Tue 9 Jun 2015 Gypsy at Savoy Theatre

Thu 11 Jun 2015 7 pm Stages Main Meeting Shorne Village Hall

Tue 16 Jun 2015 Borde Hill House &Garden

Tue 23 Jun 2015 Quex Park House and Garden

Wed 8 Jul 2015 Donnington Gardens and Provender House

Thu 16 Jul 2015 Diners Club At Kensington Roof Gardens

Mon 20 Jul 2015 Imperial War Museum Wartime Fashion

Tue 28 Jul 2015 Hampton Court Palace

If you would like to become a member then renewals of membership or applications from new members (annual membership is only £12), who must live in Shorne, Higham, Chalk or Cobham and be adults of any age, are welcome to come to one of our Main Meetings as adver- tised above, phone Adrienne our membership secretary on 01474 822875 or email [email protected]. Copies of our Newslet- ter will be available in the Village Stores from early each month.

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

Grim Gravesend – slums, disease and disasters in old Gravesend (new talk, but not illustrated) Speaker: Christoph Bull On: Monday 8th June 2015 At: Reliance Fish Restaurant, Queen Street, Gravesend Begins: 6pm for meal followed by the talk Price: £13 includes meal and talk Booking essential – Reliance Restaurant 01474 533593

Illustrated talk – “Dirty Dartford –Dartford’s story in all its glory” Speaker: Christoph Bull On: Sunday 28th June 2015

Starts: 6pm At: The Coach & Horses public house, The Hill, Northfleet Tickets: £10 – please contact Sharon Duffy to book on 07800 777955.

Monday 29th June 2015: Circular Evening walk along the Ebbsfleet Valley Meet: 7pm outside Sainsbury’s store entrance. Leader: Peter Willis 01474 534889

Guided walk – Grim Gravesend: the bad, mad and sad of the town from 1600 to 1930s with local historian Christoph Bull. On: Monday 13th July 2015 Meet: Community Square, Civic Centre, Gravesend At: 7pm Cost: £14 includes a ploughman’s supper and soft drink and tour of pub at The Three Daws public house, Gravesend afterwards. Booking: essential that you book (limited places) by contacting The Three Daws public house on 01474 566869. Information about the walk – Christoph Bull (your guide) on 07702287147.

Guided tour of St Botolph’s Church, The Hill, Northfleet followed by a cream tea On: Wednesday 15th July 2015 Guide: Christoph Bull (Local Historian) Meet at the church at 2pm Cost: £9 Tickets via Sharon Duffy c/o The Coach & Horse, The Hill, Northfleet on 07800 777955.

Sunday 19th July 2015: Circular walk from Greenhithe to Stone. Meet: 2.30pm in the car park at east end of Eagles Road, Greenhithe. Leader: Nicholas Miskin 01474 832301

9 NORTHFLEET & DISTRICT MEN’S PROBUS CLUB

NORTHFLEET & DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB

Our meeting on the 5 May 2015, was a ladies invitation meeting, when we ask our ladies to join us, and the topic was entitled 'THE LAST DORNIER', given by John Frank- lin. The presentation covered the raising of the aircraft from the sea bed in 2011, and was accompanied by a video of the plane on the seabed before lifting. The complex tech- nical difficulties were explained, and the enormous cost of the operation which is, of course, weather dependent.

THAMES RIVER TRIP

On the 13 May 2015, we had a social event on the M V Princess Pocahontas, when 60 members and guests took part, this time going upstream on the River Thames, into the more developed areas of Central London.

The Captain, John Potter, gave his usual comprehensive and interesting commentary on historic places as we passed. In addition, we saw some of the homes of the rich and famous, e.g. Jeffery Archer, from a different viewpoint.

The Captain sought, and obtained, permission to pass through the Thames Barrier, on to the O2 Centre, watching the courageous climbers scaling up the sides of 'The Dome' to the vantage point at the top. Very daring!

Teas and coffees were available (or something stronger if preferred!) and a substantial ploughman’s lunch was then served.

We passed under the magnificent Tower Bridge and had an excellent view of one of the most well-known landmarks in London, The Tower of London. Other well known landmarks passed on route were, The London Eye, the superb St Paul's Cathe- dral, The Tate Gallery and even the M V St Katharine, the ex PLA Yacht which was moored off shore at Gravesend for many Years. The yacht would take important Heads of State and visiting dignitaries on a cruise up the Thames into Central Lon- don, entertaining them in true diplomatic style, for which Great Britain is so well known. The yacht was subsequently sold and converted into a floating restaurant.

At Chelsea, we turned for the homeward journey, with a cream tea available for those that wanted it, arriving back at Gravesend Pier just after 5 pm.

A wonderful day amongst good company and with excellent sunny weather, made this a trip very interesting, showing historic London from a different viewpoint.

10 On the 19 May 2015, at our regular meeting, the topic was entitled 'The Heartbeat Years' presented by Roy Ingleton. Those of a 'certain age' may remember the Police TV series 'Heartbeat', and this presentation covered Policing Policy from the 1950s through to the 1970s. Roy also took us through some nostalgic moments when men- tioning, mods and rockers (who would admit to being one!) panda cars, Velocette hand change motorcycles and much more.

Roy specialised in 'Traffic Division', but was promoted to a managerial role, retiring as a Police Inspector.

Earlier in the meeting the Chairman Jim Hamilton, welcomed new member Mar- tin Fisher who then gave a brief background to his personal life, and his employment before retirement.

Congratulations were also in order to Charles Oliver, a Past President and Past Chair- man and now an Honorary Member of the club, who was recently invited to the Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Charles was recommended for his volunteer involvement with Cobham Hall, together with all his other public and charity work.

Further congratulations were given to member Peter Harvey, who received a presentation from the club in recognition of his Diamond Wedding Anniversary to his wife, Kathleen.

FUTURE MEETINGS

2 June 2015 A HISTORY OF AIRSHIPS - THE STORY CENTRES ON MYSTERY OF THE LAST DISASTEROUS FLIGHT OF THE GERMAN AIRSHIP, 'HINDENBURG' IN 1937. SPEAKER: SUSAN POPE.

16 June 2015 SUMMER LUNCHEON

30 June 2015 BACKSTAGE TO FRONT OF HOUSE SPEAKER: JOHN SHORT

14 July 2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Any semi or retired men interested, may come along to Shorne Village Hall, between 10am and noon on the 2 June 2015, (or any of our regular meetings) and join the members of this friendly group, by arrangement with club secretary, Tony Weller, on 01474 560230. For general PROBUS information visit www.shornevillagehall.org under the heading of 'Regular Users'

11 Shorne Cottage Garden Society

Summer Show Shorne Village Hall

Saturday 20th June 2015

Door Open 2.45 pm

Over 60 classes of exhibits 100s of entries – Cookery, Plants, Veg- etables, Craft

Plant stall Raffle Cream Teas

Entry Free

12 Shorne Flower Arrangers Events Programme

25th June. Practical, an all foliage arrange ment by Sheila Williams.

30th July. Demonstration by Jane Patterson, titled “Times are a changing”.

27th August. Demonstration by Linda Clatworthy. Title to be advised.

24th September. “Swop Shop” An Imposed workshop with a difference.

29th October. Club AGM followed by Harvest Supper.

26th November. A demonstration by Linda Hutcheon, titled “ With Christmas in mind”.

Shorne Flower Arrangers

Our meeting on the 28th of May was our annual competition night.

The meeting on the 25th of June is a practical evening using foliage only. It’s surprising how much colour one can get into an arrangement that uses only foliage. This evening will be run by Sheila Williams. There is a small charge of £3 which includes tea/coffee.

We meet on the last Thursday of each month. Further information about Shorne Flower Arrangers can be obtained from our Chairman, Linda Hutcheon (Shackleton), 01634 325540 or the club secretary, Mavis Jones on 01474 355386.

Arthur Clatworthy

13 STRICTLY DANCING WITH SHORNARA

Summer is almost here!

Dance your way to fitness and new friends. Join us at ShornARA Tea Dance in Shorne Village Hall on every last Thursday of the month at 2.00pm. . Whether you're a beginner or an experienced dancer, we have something for everyone with ballroom, Latin and sequence to great music.

Admission £4.00 including tea, biscuits and free raffle.

Next Dance 25 June

THE CHURCH IS OPEN ON SATURDAYS

Until now the church (St Peter & St Paul off Butchers Hill) has been locked between services. It is now open on Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm except when it is being used for services such as weddings. We hope this will give parishioners, and visitors from outside the village, an opportunity to use it for private prayer and devotion and also to look round our ancient church. There is a free guide leaflet available in the church and a more detailed guide book and history which you can buy.

14 Church Services in Shorne

Regular Church Services at St Peter & St Paul, Shorne

SUNDAYS 8:00 am Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)

10:00 am First Sunday in the month: All age worship A service for all the family without Holy Communion.

Second and fourth Sundays in the month: Parish Commun- ion. The service from Common Worship

Third Sunday in the month: Family Communion Holy Communion from Common Worship adapted for all the family

Fifth Sunday in the month: Specially devised service

St. Katherine’s

Roman Catholic Chapel – Shorne Mass is now being said in the chapel on the first Saturday of every month at 11:00am Everyone Welcome

15 SHORNARA Shorne Active Retirement Association

June 2015

Short Mat Bowls Wednesday 3, 10, 17 and 24 June in the Village Hall 1.45 - 3.45pm (Alpha Group) 4.00 - 5.30pm (Beta Group)

Ten Pin Bowling Friday 5 and 26 June at 1.15 for 1.30pm at AMF Bowling Graves- end Contact Audrey Dinnis 01474 824006

Walks Wednesday 10 June at 10.00am - Camer Park, Sole Street, DA13 0XT (Joint walk with Medway Ramblers) Route takes in Meopham and paths in Luddesdown Valley - 4 miles. For further info contact Ann or Peter on 01634 718895

Theatre trip Thursday 4 June - -Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre Contact Richard Waters 01474 560401

River trip Friday 19 June - Maidstone Museum and River Cruise on "Kentish Lady II" Contact Maureen Horsham 01474 3663285

Tea Dance Thursday 25 June at 2.00pm in the Village Hall (see separate item for full details)

Main Meeting Tuesday 30 June at 2.00pm in the Village Hall. Social afternoon which includes a strawberry cream tea and a surprise.

If you would like to become a member of ShornARA please contact our Membership Secretary Doreen Neighbour on 01474 324323.

16 North Kent Embroiderers’ Guild

May 2015 meeting

The morning session was “Sit and Stitch” – a chance to enjoy stitching your own individual pieces of work. A variety of styles of embroidery were worked on and it is always interesting to see someone else’s choice of threads and colours for a piece of embroidery. From 2pm our speaker was Eliza McCelland. Eliza is also an actress and began to embroider to keep occupied before theatre performances. Her talk was titled “Beadwork on Fabric”. Never having had a formal stitching lesson, Eliza uses patterns and designs found in architecture, floor tiles or paintings to generate ideas for her embroideries.

Eliza stitches her beadwork designs on beadwork canvas or waste canvas. The waste canvas is used to keep rows of beads “even” but once sprayed with water the canvas dissolves, leaving behind the completed beadwork design. We saw examples of beadwork used on cushions, handbags, ties and specta- cle cases. Not all the beads were the same size – old broken necklaces or old earrings can be included to give extra texture and variety.

Another use of beading is to directly embellish a pattern on to fabric by se- lecting the areas you wish to bead. Flowered patterns on fabric look amazing when beads are added using a variety of shades and sizes of beads. We had a really entertaining talk and were inspired by the many examples Eliza had brought along to show us.

On June 20th Kim Thittichai (www.kinthittichai.com) will be our speaker and on 27th June, Kim will be holding a day school on “Hot Textiles”. If you are interested in booking a place, contact [email protected] for details.

We welcome visitors, of all abilities, from 2pm at: The Community Room, Gravesend Library, Windmill Street, Gravesend, DA12 1BE. The cost for visitors is £4.00 for each of the first two visits. Visit our website, www.northkentembroiderers.co.uk, for information on our branch and our meeting programme, or contact 01474 324734.

June 2015

Tues 2nd evening (Cadogan Hall, London) STAGES. Concert by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Thurs 4th 2.00pm (Village Hall) WI Afternoon Tea

Mon 8th 6.00pm (Reliance Restaurant, Queen Street Gravesend). Meal followed by illustrated talk by Chris Bull Grim Graves end – slums, disease and disasters in old Gravesend.

Tues 9th evening (Savoy Theatre) STAGES. Theatre visit Gypsy.

Thurs 11th 7.00pm (Village Hall) STAGES. Monthly meeting. Speaker, Chris Bull ‘Dickens in Kent’

Tues 16th (Board Hill House and Garden). STAGES visit.

Tues 23rd (Quex Park House and Garden) STAGES visit.

Thurs 25th (Village Hall) Shorne Flower Arrangers. Practical session.

Mon 29th 7.00pm (Starting at Sainsbury’s Car Park, Northfleet). Circular Walk along the Ebbsfleet Valley led by Peter Willis.

July 2015

Thurs 2nd WI Garden Party

Wed 8th (Donnington Place Gardens and Provender House) STAGES visit.

Mon 13th 2.00pm (Village Hall) STAGES. Monthly meeting. Talk ‘The River Thames and its People’ . Speaker: Manuella Sowt er.

7.00pm (Community Square, Gravesend Civic Centre). Grim Gravesend: the bad, mad and sad town from 1600 to 1930s. Guided walk followed by ploughman’s supper at The Three Daws. Christoph Bull.

Wed 15th 7.00pm (St Botolph’s Church, Northfleet). Guided tour of St Botolph’s Church and The Hill, followed by cream tea. Christoph Bull.

Thurs 16th (Kensington Roof Gardens) STAGES. Diners Club.

Mon 20th (Imperial War Museum) STAGES. Fashion on a Ration.

Tues 28th (Hampton Court Palace and Gardens) STAGES visit.

Sat 25th 11.00am (Clock Tower Gravesend). Gravesend’s Victorian Dream: Guided tour of the Wellington Street area by Christoph Bull.

Thurs 30th (Village Hall) Shorne Flower Arrangers. Demonstration – Times they are a changing.

Weekly throughout year

Mondays 7.30pm (Village Hall) Slimming World

Saturdays 10.00-4.00 (Shorne Church). Open to visitors except when being used for weddings etc.

For entries on the Calendar, please send details of your event(s) by email, using the heading Parish Calendar, to [email protected]. These can be sent up to a year ahead. The Calendar will only contain basic details of date, time, venue and event title. If you want to publicise additional information about your event(s) you will need to send articles in addition directly to the Magazine Editor.

St Peter & St Paul, Shorne Sidespersons’ & Wardens’ Rotas June 2015

Please check with the church wardens for the rotas.

Clock winding June to July 2015

6th June Lawrence

13th June Kevin

20th June Andy

27th June Lawrence

th 4 July Kevin th 11 July Andy th 18 July Lawrence

th 25 July Kevin

20 Zeppelins over Shorne

Since the end of the 19th century people of all developed nations had been intrigued by the notion of powered flight. In 1895, the German nobleman Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patented a design for a rigid-framed airship which took his name. Zeppelins were initially used only for commercial purposes, and in 1910 Deutsche Lusftsch- iffahrts-AG (DELAG) became the world’s first commercial airline. By mid-1914 DELAG had carried over 10,000 fare-paying passengers on over 1500 flights.

The airship’s military capabilities soon became apparent, and with the outbreak of the First World War the German Army and Navy took over development. Zeppelins were throughout the War mainly used for reconnaissance missions, mainly by the German Navy, but it was bombing raids which were fairly limited in number, and had little real large-scale success, that captured both the British and German public’s imagination.

Apart from the English Civil War in the 17th century, the people of Shorne had not witnessed war at first hand since 1380, when French ships sailed up the Thames and raided and set fire to Gravesend and its surrounding area.

By June 1915 the Great War had been in process for almost a year and fought abroad. Apart from troop and supply movements which could be witnessed locally, particularly within and around Gravesend Barracks, and the distant rumble of artil- lery in France which it is said could be heard on otherwise quiet days, Shorne was a world away from this new form of mechanised warfare – but there was a heightened expectation that this was about to change.

The first air-raid by Zeppelins on England took place on Humberside and over Nor- folk on the night of 19/20 January 1915, and the Government and the population of south-east England expected their area to follow. The head teacher of Shorne School recorded in the school log book on 27 January 1915 that due to worries about Zeppe- lin bombing raids ‘Children were notified that no lights are to be visible until further notice’. On 12 February the Kaiser authorised the bombing of London.

On 9/10 May and again on 26/27 May 1915 Southend was bombed and anti-aircraft gun-fire could be heard, and the flashes seen in Shorne.

On 4 June 1915 the German P-class Naval Airship L10* (also sometimes referred to as LZ40) under the command of Kapitanleutnant Klaus Hirsch left its base at Nordhalz on the river Elbe with orders to attack southern England and if possible London. Airships were notoriously difficult to manoeuvre, and poorer than expected weather and high winds blew them off course. By the time they finally reached the Thames they were above Sittingbourne. After dropping some bombs there the Air- ship followed the Thames over Shorne to Gravesend.

By the time the Zeppelin reached Gravesend most people were in bed. Residents first

21 heard a peculiar noise not unlike a distant thunderstorm. Those who looked out of their windows saw what was reported by the Gravesend Reporter as ‘a large silver cigar’ hovering over Windmill Hill. Almost immediately a bright light lit up the area, later recognised to be a flare, and this was followed by a series of crashes, later real- ised to be three bombs being dropped on ‘the Hill’.

Two houses in Windmill Street, ‘Feldon’ and number v 100, were the first to be bombed. Two houses in Wrotham Road, numbers 48 and 50, were completely demol- ished and five people buried in the debris, and houses in Brandon Street suffered considerable damage as well as stables belonging to the Tilbury Laundry Company being set alight killing two horses and injuring a third.

Houses were damaged in Wingfield Road, Peppercroft Street, Wrotham Road, Wood- ville Terrace, Arthur Street and Cobham Street and windows were shattered over a much wider area.

The Zeppelin, which had been moving west, now turned north towards Gravesend railway station, and Tilbury Docks. More bombs fell on Bath Street, damaging nurs- es’ quarters at Gravesend Hospital and on the VAD Military Hospital that had been set up in the Gravesend Yacht Club buildings close to the riverside, starting a major fire which caused so much damage that it had to be subsequently relocated to Chat- ham.

When L10 passed over the river it dropped a bomb close to an ammunition ship with a full cargo. Had the ship been hit, it would have caused major damage to the houses in West Street and Clifton Parade, if not beyond.

As this was still early in the War, defences were not very well organised, and by the time aircraft were airborne L10 had escaped northwards over Essex, eventually flying over Ipswich, and heading back to Germany, crossing the English coast at Southwold.

Thus ended one of the first bombing raids on south-east England. The bombing of Gravesend (and Sittingbourne) was an error, as the Commander’s orders were to try to bomb London that night. It was just unfortunate that Gravesend was in the way! However, for all the damage done during the raid no one in Gravesend was killed and only six people were injured (three women, two men and a child).

Two days after the raid on Gravesend, on 6/7 June, the first Zeppelin was shot down by a 23 year old Royal Navy Air Service Sub-Lieutenant, Reginald Warneford, when he intercepted an airship returning from a raid on London over Belgium, and set it alight by dropping six bombs on it from his plane. All the crew perished, and Sub- Lieutenant Warneford was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. (Unfortunately his aircraft crashed, and he was killed, ten days later on 17June)

On 10 August 1915 an anti-aircraft battery on The Brent, Dartford, was the first to shoot down a Zeppelin (L15) by shell-fire. The crew claimed a £500 reward that had been offered by the Lord Mayor of London for being the first crew ever to do this. 22 In March 1916 the Shorne Parish Magazine refers to the new threat to Shorne due to its proximity to London of bombing raids by German Zeppelins. An appeal was started in Shorne to fund insurance for both the church and the school against bombing – at a cost of £9 a year for the church, and £1 for the school.

Incendiary bombs were again dropped on Gravesend in several raids in 1916, but Shorne continued to escape attack.

On 3 September 1916 the first shooting down of a Zeppelin by a fighter plane (a BE2c flown by Flight Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson) marked the end of Ger- man enthusiasm for them, although they did continue to carry out some raids until the end of the War. Machine gun bullets from fighter aircraft had up to this point proved useless against Zeppelins, but Leffe Robinson employed a new and effective mix of traditional and tracer shells in his guns. Leffe Robinson was awarded a Victoria Cross for his action. As a consequence people in Shorne were able to watch as three separate Zeppelins were shot down by fighter aircraft equipped with the new shell mix over south Essex on the night of 23/14 September.

By 1917 Gotha bombers had begun to take the place of Zeppelins, and the final bombing raid locally on the night of 31 October/1 November 1915, which damaged several houses in Prospect Place and Prospect Grove, Gravesend, but with no serious casualties, was carried out by them.

Now, one hundred years later, scars of the first Zeppelin attack locally can still be seen on the properties in Windmill Street and in other parts of Gravesend. There are three granite markers now on Windmill Hill which show the position of the first bombs dropped that night.

Ian Craig

*NOTE: At least one historical source suggest that it was Zeppelin L9 that bombed Gravesend on 4/5 June 1915. This seems to be an error.

Shorne Brickfield(s)

Does anybody reading this magazine know exactly where the Shorne Brickfield(s) was/were, have any information or photographs? I am aware that there was a/two Brickfield Cottage(s) in Thong. Do they still exist? Ex- actly where are/were they, and again, does anybody have photographs please?

Ian Craig 23

Poetry Corner

This month Philip Lakin’s poem The Whitsun Weddings is featured. It is a real fa- vourite of mine. When I close my eyes I can see the back streets of Hull as the train begins to pick up speed. As the train travels along the northern bank of the River Humber, it often feels that you are sailing through the river especially at high tide. I had made this journey when I set out for college. Low and behold, two weeks later, the first English assignment I was given was to critique this poem! After a couple of weeks of having fun and feeling independent, reading this poem gave me a small dose of homesickness. Several years later, I became one of the brides travelling south after her wedding although not at Whitsun and without the ‘uncle shouting smut’, just two tearful parents waving us off to our new lives.

That Whitsun, I was late getting away: Not till about One-twenty on the sunlit Saturday Did my three-quarters-empty train pull out, All windows down, all cushions hot, all sense Of being in a hurry gone. We ran Behind the backs of houses, crossed a street Of blinding windscreens, smelt the fish-dock; thence The river's level drifting breadth began, Where sky and Lincolnshire and water meet.

All afternoon, through the tall heat that slept For miles inland, A slow and stopping curve southwards we kept. Wide farms went by, short-shadowed cattle, and Canals with floatings of industrial froth; A hothouse flashed uniquely: hedges dipped And rose: and now and then a smell of grass Displaced the reek of buttoned carriage-cloth Until the next town, new and nondescript, Approached with acres of dismantled cars.

At first, I didn't notice what a noise The weddings made Each station that we stopped at: sun destroys The interest of what's happening in the shade, And down the long cool platforms whoops and skirls I took for porters larking with the mails, And went on reading. Once we started, though, We passed them, grinning and pomaded, girls In parodies of fashion, heels and veils, All posed irresolutely, watching us go,

As if out on the end of an event Waving goodbye To something that survived it. Struck, I leant 24 More promptly out next time, more curiously, And saw it all again in different terms: The fathers with broad belts under their suits And seamy foreheads; mothers loud and fat; An uncle shouting smut; and then the perms, The nylon gloves and jewellery-substitutes, The lemons, mauves, and olive-ochres that

Marked off the girls unreally from the rest. Yes, from cafés And banquet-halls up yards, and bunting-dressed Coach-party annexes, the wedding-days Were coming to an end. All down the line Fresh couples climbed aboard: the rest stood round; The last confetti and advice were thrown, And, as we moved, each face seemed to define Just what it saw departing: children frowned At something dull; fathers had never known

Success so huge and wholly farcical; The women shared The secret like a happy funeral; While girls, gripping their handbags tighter, stared At a religious wounding. Free at last, And loaded with the sum of all they saw, We hurried towards London, shuffling gouts of steam. Now fields were building-plots, and poplars cast Long shadows over major roads, and for Some fifty minutes, that in time would seem

Just long enough to settle hats and say I nearly died, A dozen marriages got under way. They watched the landscape, sitting side by side - An Odeon went past, a cooling tower, And someone running up to bowl - and none Thought of the others they would never meet Or how their lives would all contain this hour. I thought of London spread out in the sun, Its postal districts packed like squares of wheat:

There we were aimed. And as we raced across Bright knots of rail Past standing Pullmans, walls of blackened moss Came close, and it was nearly done, this frail Travelling coincidence; and what it held stood ready to be loosed with all the power That being changed can give. We slowed again, And as the tightened brakes took hold, there swelled A sense of falling, like an arrow-shower Sent out of sight, somewhere becoming rain.

25 Notes from the Choir Vestry

Notes from the Choir Vestry This month’s notes from the choir vestry will be brief. I am co-founder and administrator of one of the choirs which I sing with - The Cavendish Choir - and we are singing services at Salisbury Cathedral for Pentecost. This includes giving the world premiere of a new Mass setting which we have commis- sioned from the composer Edward Longstaff, in celebration of the choir’s twentieth anniversary. It’s all very exciting, but there’s a lot of work to do, as you can probably imagine!

So, I just wanted to mention that sadly for various reasons we have lost three of our regular church choir members here in Shorne in the last twelve months. We have gained a new choir member too, which is great, but our choir numbers are still getting rather low. I do hope that more people will come forward to join the choir, therefore. You don’t need to have any previous experience or to be able to read music – just have a love of singing.

Our next practice on Sunday morning is 14th June at 9.30am in church. If you would like more information then do contact me on 824177 or email [email protected] . Rosemary Moore

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Rosemary Moore 26 Obituary James Charles McCaul – died 19 June 1940

James McCaul was the first Shorne resident to die from enemy action in the Second World War – 75 years ago this month. His name is recorded on the Shorne War Memorial, and his grave is in the churchyard. Lance –Corporal 7011358 McCaul’s home, with his wife and children, was 46 Thong Lane, Gravesend (just inside the Shorne Parish boundary).

His obituary in the Gravesend Reporter (page 5) on 29 June 1940 read:

‘Lance-Corporal James Charle M’Caul (sic) of 46 Thong-lane (sic), Gravesend, the first military victim to be laid to rest in the Churchyard of Shorne Parish Church, was accorded a military funeral on Saturday. He died of wounds in a military hospital in England on June 19th. He was wounded at Dunkirk.

He had served for seven years with the Royal Ulster Rifles and for three years on the Reserve. He was 28 years of age. Six years ago he married Miss Gwen Burnidge of Gravesend. They had three children.

His last request was that his regimental badges and numerals should be saved and given to his sons.

His funeral service was conducted by the Vicar of Shorne (the Rev. E.J. Palmer) and the Rev H.J. Powell (Rector of Milton and Chaplain to the Forces). The coffin, draped with the Union Jack, was mounted on an ambu- lance, no gun carriage being available. A party of Royal Engineers acted as bearers and others formed a firing party. Buglers sounded Last Post and Reveille.’

Ian Craig

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