High Bridge Cultural & Heritage Committee

• Members
• Meeting Time
• 2008 Goals
• 2007 Goal Accomplishments
• 2006 Goal Accomplishments
• 2005 Goal Accomplishments
• Annual Events
• Past Events
• Cultural & Heritage Project List
• 2007 Pumpkin Contest Photos
• 2007 Veteran's Day Photos
• Commons Movies 2008

A Cultural and Heritage Committee is herby established to advise the Borough Council on the cultural needs of the Borough of High Bridge. The Committee has 7 members that serve 3 year terms. The committee will nurture the citizenry to the legacy of High Bridge's past while collecting and preserving current items and history.

Members

1. Lynn Hughes (Council) - Term expires 12/31/08
2. Gail Wolczynski - Term expires 12/31/09
3. Sarah Swatsworth - Term expires 12/31/10
4. Emily Bruton - Term expires 12/31/08
5. Jim Murray - Term expires 12/31/10
6. Kristi Tinnes - Term expires 12/31/09
7. Eric Erb - Term expires 12/31/08

Robert Lee is appointed Borough Historian.

The Cultural & Hertiage Committee has two openings (we especially are looking for at least one more male) if interested contact Lynn Hughes at (908) 638-8887.

Meeting Time

Third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Borough Hall.

Cultural & Heritage Committee 2008 Goals

1. Continue the Pooch Parade.
2. Continue with the summer Movies in the Commons
3. Continue September Concert Series
4. Continue Memorial & Veteran Day ceremonies
5. Continue sponsoring : Pumpkin & Gingerbread Displays
6. Continue to look for cultural & historical grants
7. Continue to solicit High Bridge “stories of the past”  for newsletters
8.  Look into obtaining historic home markers
9. Petition County to obtain more Town Historic Markers
10. Plan a “historical tour” of our town
11. Be the caretakers of the Borough Hall Bulletin Board

2007 Accomplishments

1. Continued organizing the July Movies in the Commons.
2. Continued organizing the Pooch Parade.
3. Continued organizing the Sept. Concert Series.
4. Continued organizing Family activities: Pumpkin & Gingerbread Displays.
5. Continued to support Solitude House Museum activities.
6. Participated in a BBC radio interview. ( See town web site)
7. Did a Comcast information commercial for our annual events.
8. Solicited High Bridge “stories of the past”  to share in town newsletters.
9. Participated in the Community Day Parade.
10. Organized Veterans Day & Memorial Day events with Legion Post 188
11. Nominated Robert Batch’s Eagle Scout project at Veterans Memorial
       Park for Hunterdon County Planning & Design Award. It won!
12. Had Cultural & Heritage Committee shirts made.
13. Created a Cultural & Heritage brochure.
14. Updated Cultural & Heritage page on town web site.

Cultural & Heritage Committee 2006 Goal Accomplishments

1. Continued with the Movies in the Commons: purchase our own movie equipment with assistance from the Economic Development Committee.
2. Continued the Pooch Parade.
3. Continued Sept. Concert Series with the help of Economic Dev.
4. Continued to support Solitude House Museum activities.
5. Continued sponsoring Family activities: Pumpkin & Gingerbread Displays.
6. Continued to support Economic Dev. Com. with their town activities.
7. Applied for more Town Historic Markers, but did not get any.
8. Expanded the High Bridge activities calendar for all year.
9. Continued to look for cultural & historical grants.
10. Solicited High Bridge "stories of the past" to share in town newsletters.
11. Planned a historical tour of HB (couldn't borrow trolly to make it happen).
12. Made plans to "spruce up" Borough Hall conference room.
13. Completed "Special Events" application with Rec. Com.
14. Nominated an Eagle Scout project for County Planning & Design Award.

Cultural & Heritage Committee 2005 Goal Accomplishments

1. Pooch Parade: We planned, obtained financial support and ran our annual Pooch Parade: it was held earlier this year, June 2005.
2. Took over the organizing the September Concert series with help from the Economic Development Committee, September 10,17, 24 . Very well attended.
3. We supported various Solitude Museum Activities: Revolutionary War talk, the Ice Cream Social and the July 4th celebration.
4. Assisted the Recreation Committee and the I'm for HB Organization with the Halloween Parade.
5. Supported the Farmers' Market and Bike Race.
6. Supported Community Day with a C & H Committee display table.
7. Created and distributed summer activities calendar of HB events.

Annual Events sponsored by the Cultural & Heritage Committee

• May: Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park 
• June: Pooch Parade
• June/July: Movies in the Commons
• September: Saturday Concert Series in the Commons
• October: Carved Pumpkin Display on Main Street
• November: Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park 
• December: Gingerbread Houses on Main Street

Past Events

High Bridge BBC Radio Interview

On Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Lynn Hughes had the opportunity to be an ambassador between High Bridge, NJ and Highbridge England. BBC radio host Trevor Fry from calls towns around the world that have the same name as a town in England.

Click here to listen to the interview from Bristol, England. (7.7MB MP3 File)

2007 High Bridge Pooch Parade

2007 High Bridge Memorial Day Remembrance

High Bridge 'Mini Historians'

Congratulations to the 2007 High Bridge Mini Historians Zachary Fortier and Jennifer Hicks.

We are proud to honor the following fourth grade students from the High Bridge Elementary School for their efforts to learn and share our rich local history. They have been recognition by the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission as High Bridge 'Mini Historians' through their participation in the annual 'Most Historic Place in My Town' essay contest.

Gingerbread Houses on Display

Saturday, December 6, 2008  1 to 3 pm outside Borough Hall (The same time as Cookies with Santa) 

Help us create this holiday display. Bring your homemade gingerbread house for display. Sponsored by High Bridge Cultural & Heritage Committee.

Cultural & Heritage Committee Pumpkin Display

Friday, October 31, 2008

Pictures of Pumpkin Display 2006.

www.bantampress.com/pumpkinback.html

Cultural & Heritage Project List

To All Organizations & Residents of High Bridge:

High Bridge has many projects on our wish list. The following list is for the Cultural & Heritage Committee. This list is not all inclusive and do not prevent you from designing and working on an idea that does not appear on the attached. These community service ideas are being posted so that you can keep us in mind when planning a community service project.

Our committee would be happy to work with any organization, group, or individual that would be interested in taking charge of one of our "future projects". We are also open to other possible ideas that do not appear on this list. Additional ideas can be submitted via e-mail to info@highbridge.org.

• Create a video tour of historic places for the web site
• Plan a walking tour of historic places in town
• Create self guiding brochure
• Historic markers at sites throughout the town
• Run historic tour (yearly)
• Historic home markers (to show date built)
• Acting group: to portray people from our town's history

Please also see the Environmental Commission's Community Service Project List.

2007 Pumpkin Contest display Link:

 http://www.bantampress.com/hbpd07/

2007 Veterans Day Photos link:

http://bantampress.com/vetday2007/

Free Movies in the Commons

       Once again we will we offering our free Movies in the Commons series.
Held under the stars, the films will begin at dusk approximately around
8:30 PM.  All movies are rated PG.

The movie dates are:
Friday,  June  20    (raindate Sat. June 21)      Shrek the Third
Friday,  June  27    (raindate Sat. June 28)      Nanny McPhee
Friday,  July  11     (raindate Sat. July 12)        Singin’ in the Rain : The Classic                     

Friday,  July  18     (raindate Sat. July 19)        Nancy Drew

Movie Summaries:

 Shrek the Third
Rated PG; 92 minutes
When Shrek married Fiona, the last thing he had in mind was becoming
the next King, but that is exactly what will happen if he can not find
a suitable replacement for King Harold. Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots
find that their best candidate, rebellious Medieval high school slacker
Artie, proves to be more of a challenge than they bargained for in the
third of this phenomenally successful series.

Nanny McPhee
Rated PG; 97 minutes
Oscar winner Emma Thompson writes and stars in this adaptation of the
“Nurse Mathilda” books. Nanny Mcphee comes to the house of Mr. Brown
and his seven ill-behaved children. They have dispensed with seventeen
nannies before her and see Nanny Mcphee as no different. However, she
seems to have mystical powers that start to control them and lead to
startling consequences in this magical comedy.

Singin’ in the Rain; 1952
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor
Not Rated; 102 minutes
Considered by many to be the finest musical comedy of all-time, SINGIN'
IN THE RAIN is sheer delight. Betty Comden and Adolph Green wrote this
wonderful film about the time when movies were changing from silent to
talkies. The songs range from the hilarious "Make 'Em Laugh" performed
by O'Connor, to the delicate "You Were Meant for Me" and the
show-stopping classic "Singin' in the Rain" solo by Gene Kelly.

 Nancy Drew
Rated PG; 99 minutes
Nancy Drew travels to Los Angeles with her father and stumbles upon
evidence about the long-unsolved death of a glamorous movie star.
Nancy’s practical nature and resourcefulness are put to the test when
dealing with the self-indulgent, fast-living world of Hollywood.

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and relax in this lovely outdoor
venue. Popcorn sold by the High Bridge Recreation Committee. Candy and
soda can also be purchased.   For more information contact: Borough
Hall 638-6455 or Lynn Hughes 638-8887.