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ton gave the crime report for the ward. There has been one crime, a break in at Pickwick Motors. There had been some nuisance vehicle calls. The issue of house alarms was raised and it was advised that it is worth calling the police as patrols are sent out. The new MBC Parish Liaison Officer gave a brief presentation on her role, which is to aid communication. Large potholes in Forge Lane had been reported to KCC. Planning: 15/507736 Abbots Court Farm, replacement of temporary mobile home with the erection of detached rural worker’s dwelling – noted. 16/501012 land north at Blind Lane, erection of three pairs of semi-detached dwellings with associated landscaping, access and parking. A resident had written to the PC expressing concerns and it was noted that an objection had been sent to the original application. It was agreed to object to the application by resending the original comments. The parish council website upgrade was ready and it was agreed to trial it for six months with Cllrs Jones, Carr, Hales and the clerk as administrators. Next meeting: Wednesday, April 13 at 6.30pm. Correspondent: Simon Poulton, 9 Cayser Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone, ME17 3QD kingswood-km@ live.co.uk Village Coffee Shop: The village coffee shop will be in the village hall this Saturday 10-noon, serving teas/coffees. Sausage and bacon rolls/sandwiches and there big breakfasts. PJ’s of Sutton Valance will be selling veg and fresh bread. East Sutton Park will be selling plants and meat. There will also be various craft stalls selling their wares. There will be a raffle. Village hall fete: Kingswood Village Hall will hold a fete on Saturday July 2 from 10am-noon. If you would like a stall then phone Val on 843110 to book. Flower Festival: The friends of Leeds and Broomfield churches are holding a flower festival on June 24-26 and are after flower exhibitors. The theme is anniversaries. If you are interested and would like to exhibit then phone Jenny Hoy on 861280 to book your place. Freight liner time: The freight liner due to Kingswood village hall had the wrong time printed in the village magazine and is 1.40-2.30 on Saturday, April 30. This will be the last one to the village as the borough council will be stopping this service. PARISH COUNCIL: Excerpts from the meeting on March 21. Policing February 19 to March 19: March 6, criminal damage in Cayser Drive; February 24, burglary at Gravelly Bottom Road; February 23, burglary at The Walk; February 22, theft of vehicle in Gravelly Bottom road and nuisance anti-social behaviou on March 3 in Cayser Drive. The parish council was to contact the pre-school following its submission of a business plan, regarding contributions towards the rent of the village hall. Rubbish at Gravelly Bottom Road: Cllr Hoy had received correspondence about the amount of rubbish and, although in Langley parish, it was affecting residents. The handyman was asked to contact the new land agents and arrange clearance. The annual parish meeting and annual parish council meeting will be held on Monday, May 16. The next parish council meeting is on Monday, April 18. Residents welcome. Correspondent: Valerie Underdown Tel: 01622 843232 valerie95@ outlook.com Jumble sale: To be held in the village hall on Saturday April 2 from 11am-noon. Jumble to hall from 9am-10am. Admission 50p to include tea or coffee. Almshouses trustees’ meeting: Yalding Almshouses trustees met last Monday evening. Despite turbulent financial markets over the past year, expert financial administration has maintained healthy funds for the trust. Interior refurbishment of some of the properties was carried out in 2015, including the complete redecoration of one property prior to a new tenant arriving in November. The trustees were pleased to hear the new tenant has settled happily into her new home. They also discussed plans for further maintenance over the coming year. UKPN maintenance: UKPN has been carrying out essential repairs and maintenance to overhead electrical power lines in the parish. Letters informing residents of the planned power outage indicated that power would be restored by 4.30pm on the designated day. In some cases, however, residents were without until 7.30pm. Fast fibre broadband: The roadworks along Benover Road in Collier Street have been due to contractors installing fast fibre broadband. Frustratingly, nobody