BIRCHINGTON CELEBRATES VE DAY 80
Events being held in Birchington to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe.
We would like to see as many people as possible dressed up for the occasion in 1940’s fashion!
Monday 5th May 2025
United Services Club, 93 Station Road – Indoor Street Party for members and guests from 2pm – bring your own picnic – entertainment provided by DJ Andy.
Wednesday 7h May 2025
Birchington Residents Association Lunch for members and their guests.
Thursday 8th May 2025 VE DAY 2025
Royal British Legion Flag Raising on Dog Acre at 09.45am and at The Square at 10.00am
Church Service at All Saints Church at 10.15am.
Veterans Afternoon Tea organised by the Parish Council – at The Centre, Birchington (2.30pm–6.30pm)*.
Nationwide Church Bell Ringing – All Saints Church Bells will be rung at 6.30pm.
Beacon Lighting Event organised by the Parish Council – Epple Bay (6.30pm – 10.00pm) (Dress up in 1940’s fashion, bring your chairs, picnic blankets and your
voices!). The Birchington Silver Band will be in attendance.
9.30pm Nationwide singing of ‘I Vow To Thee My Country’ followed by the lighting of the Beacon.
Saturday 10th May 2025
Royal British Legion event: The Railway Swing Band in concert at The Centre at 7.30pm. (Tickets £10.00 each available from Chris 07711 938373 email: chris.buffrey@btinternet.com).
*Veterans Afternoon Tea – There will be spaces for 80 people for this event. This is free event and tickets will be available from the Parish Council Office, 2 Albion Road, CT7 9DN from Monday, 7th April on a first come first served basis. This event is open to veterans, their spouses, veterans widows/widowers and wartime evacuees.
Also, during May, Birchington Heritage Trust will be exhibiting archive material from the War at their museum in the Burley Gallery at Birchington Library. There will also be a related talk on the 29th May – more details to follow.
The Parish Council would like to put together a montage of wartime photographs that residents may have of themselves and/or their families. Please email them to the Parish Office (clerk@birchington-pc.gov.uk). Alternatively, please bring them into the Parish Office at 2 Albion Road, Birchington (Monday-Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm) and we will take copies of them.
Football returns to the Birchington Memorial Recreation Ground
On Saturday, 14th September 2024, we witnessed a historic occasion as football matches returned to the Birchington Memorial Recreation Ground (BMRG) after an absence of over 10 years. Our new home under 14 football team, River Sports, had a resounding victory over their opponents Canterbury Colts.
The return of football has generated a lot of interest from other clubs who want to play at the BMRG which can only be good for the village .
To get to the stage of holding football matches has involved much hard work, time and commitment from our Parish Councillors, volunteers and contractors. This included preparing the pitch, cutting the grass, disposing of waste, marking out the pitches and car park and installing a compound to store equipment. Thank you to Brian Faulkner and Dave Wall for giving up a lot of their time especially at weekends to ensure the ground was ready, plus Connor O’Reilly of Corworks, Parish Councillors Max Houghton and John Tiley who led on the project and who were ably supported by Councillors Neville Hudson and Jim Moore.
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