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Correspondent: Lorraine Jones, 36 The Street, Adisham, CT3 3JL Tel: 01304 840005 lorraine.j.jones@btinternet. com Church: Services, Holy Innocents, 11am, Sunday 24 Holy Communion. Midweek Benefice Holy Communion is held each Wednesday, 10am, St Johns Church, Barham. Little Kickers: This activity takes place at the village hall for children from 18 months to 7 years. For details please contact Thomas Biddle 0208 3038711 or tbiddle@littlekickers.co.uk Village Hall: To hire please call Roger 07782 173776, or take a look at the new Facebook page for more details. There are two disabled parking bays available. Jazz: An evening of Jazz with Ian Miller on saxophone and Dominic Spencer on the piano. Sunday March 10, 8pm, village hall, £10 per ticket, available from Roger 07782 173776. Village Summer Fete: Sunday July 7, this will include the Church Strawberry Tea in the village hall. Stalls and more information to follow. Keep Fit: Tuesday, 7.308.30pm aerobics and conditioning, last Tuesday of the month is circuits £4 per class. Friday 5.40-6.30pm, legs, bums and tums, £3.50. Both classes run by Kelly just turn up at the village hall. Big Breakfast: Saturday March 2, 10am-12pm, last orders 11.30am. Pop along to the village hall for a delicious breakfast or just a coffee catch up with friends and neighbours while raising money for our village hall. Volunteers also needed for serving, setting up and clearing up please contact Sue 01304 842009 if you are able to help for an hour or two. PARISH COUNCIL: A Meeting of the Parish Council was held on Monday January 14 2019, Adisham village hall. Present: Councillor’s Dr. Elizabeth Collins, Mr Roger Pring, Mrs Fiona Paterson, Mr Nick Berry, Mrs Siobhan Hamilton, Mrs Jean Swan and Kent County Councillor Michael Northey. Apologies received from Cllr Ian Mackenzie. Cllr Collins proposed and Cllr Hamilton seconded that the apologies were accepted. The minutes of the meeting held on November 12 2018 were agreed as a true record by all Cllr’s present. Proposed Cllr Hamilton and seconded by Cllr Berry, resolved and signed by the Vice Chairman. Matters arising and an update of resolutions/actions from the meeting held on October 8 2018: I. Plan for Highways reference further traffic calming and B2046: The Clerk met with Hazel Walters, Canterbury District Manager and Paul Leary Schemes Project Manager. Paul will review the Parish Councils Plan and come back with suggestions and costings. Regarding the B2046, Hazel will be looking into improving the safety on the stretch of road where the field drops away and the road markings. Regarding the bollards on Pond Green it was agreed that they will reinstate the bollards with a view to changing the layout in the future. II. Caravan in the woods along Woodlands Road: The Clerk has flagged this with Enforcement again. The reference ENF/18/00496. Awaiting outcome of investigations. III. Fencing behind the school: awaiting the updated quote with metal posts from Chris Pring. IV. Land behind the School: A breakdown of the £1000.00 legal fees was received. V. Youth Shelter: Approval has been received from the insurance company to instruct Caloo to remove and replace the youth shelter. Clerk to arrange and advise on instalment. VI. Final Precept request: The request to increase the Precept by £5000.00 has been sent. 4. Declarations of Interest by Councillor’s Cllr Pring, village hall. 5. Meeting adjourned for public questions and comments (on agenda items only; 15 minutes maximum). 6. Reports. School, Cllr Collins reported that a change of Head Teacher is planned. An e-mail was circulated in December regarding The Lost Words book, there is a local campaign to donate a copy to every school in Kent. The Parish Council asked the school if they would like a copy for the library which they would. Village hall, Cllr Pring reported that work has started on the stage area. There are plans for a Jazz in the villages event on March 10, this will be advertised on Face Book and in the Kent Messenger. The Summer Fair is in the planning stage. Application to use the recreation ground to be completed. Concerns have been reported regarding dogs off lead or out loose and unattended. A257 Group, Cllr Hamilton will be attending the next meeting this Saturday. KALC New website, members need to apply for a new log in. KCC Cllr Michael Northey, Cllr Northey raised the Libraries consultation noting the deadline for comments being January 29. The following is a report as supplied from Mike Whiting. Drainage: We are putting additional resources and recruiting more drainage engineers to ensure our 250,000 drains are kept as clear as possible. Footways: I have asked for a programme of works to be set out in the coming 12 months specifically to clear footways of overgrowth and other incursions. These incursions narrow pavements and make them impossible for those with pushchairs, wheelchairs or mobility scooters to navigate them safely. This work will also highlight those areas in need of repair. We are employing more highways inspectors in the coming months to better ensure that repairs to highways are done to a good standard. Brexit: We have been successful in gaining £29m in one off grant funding from the government to assist in preparing Kent’s highways for a no-deal Brexit. Works to a range of major routes on our network, including the A20, A299, A256 and A25, will be carried out between now and March 29 to help ensure they are in the best possible condition to deal with any additional traffic that may use our roads as a result of a no-deal Brexit. Particular thanks to our Director Simon Jones for his efforts in securing this funding. The DFT has carried out test runs with approximately 100 HGVS this morning from Manston Airport to Dover and I await feedback on these trials from DFT, Highways England, Kent Police and our own officers. New pothole blitz contracts are being awarded. We will start a running total from January 1. To note receipt of income as listed below: To authorise payments as listed below: Clerks wages December Chq1774(s.112) Clerks wages January chq 1776(s.112) Royal British Legion chq 1775(s.137) Gardner Croft chq 1777(s.112) £289.60 £289.60 £ 25.00 £1200.00. Cllr Collins proposed to authorise payments, Cllr Paterson seconded. Council to confirm payments of the above outgoings and to note the monthly Budget Monitoring Report distributed with the Agenda. 8. Application Reference 18/02490 18/02491 Woodlands Water Tower. Proposed installation of 2 no. microwave dishes. Application for listed building consent ref 18/02490. CA//18/01948 Land at Highland, Court Farm, Coldharbour Lane, Bekesbourne CT4 5HN. Hybrid planning application for mixed use development for leisure, commercial and tourism uses comprising: A detailed planning application for a centre for sporting excellence (to include sports pitches, changing rooms, clubhouse and floodlights), business innovation centre, food and drinks hub and leisure hub; with access and associated highways works; An outline planning application (with all matters reserved) for 12/11/2018 Extension approved. 1114 Business uses, food and drinks hub, innovation centre, home farm centre, artisan offices, mixed use court and holiday homes; plus associated access, landscaping, parking and drainage infrastructure. Appeals ENF/18/00496 Woodlands Road, Adisham, CT3 3LG. Stationing of static caravan. Update requested. Currently being investigated. CA//17/02838 Manor Farmhouse, 1 The Street, Adisham CT3 3JJ. Proposed insertion of 4 no. timber windows to gable ends. To discuss nominations for KALC community award. The Chair explained the pay scale. Currently the Clerk is on scale 15, as at starting employment with Adisham PC, this equates to £9.02 per hour and the clerk works 32 hours a month. The Chair proposed the scale is increased to scale 18 to increase hourly rate to £10.16. Cllr Pring seconded the proposal. The Parish Council agreed April 8 for the Annual Parish meeting and May 13 for the Annual Council meeting. The Parish Council discussed the use of Libraries in general and the value of the Mobile Library that still visits the village. They agreed that Cllr Collins would complete the consultation on the Parish council’s behalf. Chair to complete. This was a successful event and well supported. The amount raised this year was £230.00, to be donated to Pilgrims Hospice. Chair to arrange donation. Cllr Berry reported that himself and Cllr Pring are in the process of filling in the forms. The area to be included was discussed by the Parish Council it was decided to include the whole village; the geographical scope will determine the no of coordinators required. The Parish council discussed the possible nominations and will finalise the decision by e-mail. Cllr Hamilton raised the possibility of organizing something for the youths in the village. Cllr Hamilton expressed an interest to lead this, she would like to start by asking the teenagers what they would like. Waste: Collection times are now between 6am-6pm. Household and food waste will be collected Friday February 22, March 8 and 22. Recycling, garden and food waste will be collected Friday March 1,15 and 29. Please make sure your bins are collected from the highway and pavements after they have been emptied. Information can be found at canterburycitycouncil.gov.uk A calendar can be requested from Serco Library Van: This will be outside the school Friday February 22, 1-1.45pm

Ash

Correspondent: Jean Ryan, Old Barn Cottage, Hoaden, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2LG Tel: 01304 812148 jeanryan42@gmail.com Ash Society: Please note there has been a change in the speaker for the Society’s meeting, Thursday February 21, village hall, 7.30pm. Chris Talbot, Communications Manager for Dover Harbour Board, will be talking about the development programme plus the impact of Brexit. Ash Guides: Meeting on Tuesdays (term time only), Ash village hall, the group take girls aged 10-14 years, who either live in Ash or the surrounding villages. Currently some places are available, so if your daughter would like to join or if you know someone who might like to, then please contact Davina Andrews firstashnxtswichguides@outlook.com Saturday March 2, the Ash Brownies & Guides will be hosting the Community coffee morning, village hall. This is to raise funds towards a PGL activities holiday which allow the girls to experience several challenging outdoor pursuits. Big Hall Quiz: There are still some tables left for the annual fundraising quiz in aid of your village hall, Saturday March 2. To book a table for 8 people, contact David Greaves 01304 813010 or email david2greaves@gmail.com Spring Heritage Talk: Thursday March 7, village hall, 7.30pm, Peter Ewart & Cressida Williams jointly present an illustrated talk on Bygone Ash, revealing some of the fascinating stories to be discovered in the records created by Church and parish over many centuries here in Ash. Cressida (Cathedral & City Archivist) and Peter (local historian) are both founder members of the Heritage Group and aim to bring alive the contents of some of these historic local archives. All are welcome, you don’t need to be a Heritage member to come along, admission £3. Proposed Art Group: Recently moved into Ash is an experienced Art Tutor looking to start up a new class at the village hall. For more details contact Teresa on 01304 812056 or email teresatannerartist@gmail.com Vacancy: If you would like to be correspondent for Aylesham, please contact us by email: kmgvillages@thekmgroup. co.uk

Badlesmere

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Barham

Correspondent: Diana Forrest, Derringstone Hill House, Barham, Canterbury, CT4 6QD Tel: 01227 831304 diforrest@vfast.co.uk Shop Shareholders Meeting: There will be an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Nailbourne Community Store Association Ltd, Thursday February 21, Grabham Room, village hall, 7.30pm. This is a reminder to all shareholders to come along and vote. Pancake Races: Tuesday March 5 is Pancake Day when once again the shop will be organising races from 3.30pm in the car park outside the village hall. Bring along your frying pan and show your skills at tossing, or watch the fun and cheer the competitors. Barham Bowls Club Jumble Sale: Saturday March 16, 10am-12.30pm, village hall. Admission 50p. Donations of clean jumble may be deposited at the village hall, Mondays, 6.30-9pm or on Wednesdays, 1.30-4pm when the Club holds its bowls short mat sessions. Choir at Cathedral: The choir of St. John’s Church, together with the choir of St. Mary’s Walmer, had the honour of singing Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral last Monday. If you missed hearing them on this occasion they will also be singing Evensong in the Cathedral on Monday April 8. Horticultural Discussion Group: An informal meeting will take place at the Duke of Cumberland, Tuesday March 12. Further information from Liz Dallison 831596. Benefice Services: Sunday February 24: Barham: 9.30am Holy Communion; Kingston and Adisham: 11am Holy Communion. Pensioners’ Lunch: Last Saturday’s Pensioners’ lunch in the village hall was a great success with more participants than in the previous year. Entertainment was provided by the Evergreen group and involved some audience participation. Many thanks go to Linda Davis and her family for organising the event.

Bekesbourne

Correspondent: Jill Thomas, The Gatehouse, Old Palace Road, Bekesbourne, CT4 5ES Tel: 01227 832573 s.thomas.jt@gmail.com Diary Dates: Village hall meet up, Wednesday March 13, 10am-12pm. Wine and Wisdom, Saturday March 9, 7.30pm, village hall. BREW new name for the weekly Thursday meeting at the recreation ground, Thursday February 28, 1-3pm. Sunday March 3, pancake racing and eating from 11am, Church field. Recreation Ground AGM Thursday April 4, 7.30pm in the pavilion. If you have an item concerning Beltinge, please contact the correspondent above.

Bishopsbourne

Correspondent: Malcolm Mitchell, The Old Cottage, Bishopsbourne, CT4 5HT Baby Baptised: Baby Inigo, the son of villagers Will and Bryony Dutta, was baptised at St Mary’s Church on Sunday February 17. With no service at St Mary’s on Sunday February 24, members of the congregation are invited to attend any of the following services in the Barham Downs group: 9.30am, Communion, St John’s, Barham; 11am Communion, St Giles’s, Kingston; 11am, Communion, Holy Innocents, Adisham. The village church’s electoral roll is being updated. Anyone who wishes to have their name added should contact parochial Church council secretary Judith Mitchell 01227 830645 or email mandj@ twomitchells,plus.com Do Drop In: Beautiful double snowdrops planted in memory of a horse will be on show at Charlton Park on Sunday February 24. 10am2pm walkers of all ages (and well-behaved dogs on leads) will be able to enjoy the mass of 200-year-old double snowdrops planted in the wood next to Charlton Place manor house. Coffee will be available and a minimum donation of £2.50 is being sought which will go towards the upkeep of Bishopsbourne’s historic St Mary’s Church. Haunting Story: More than a ghost of a smile will be raised by the scary tale of The Canterville Ghost, Charlton Park, Friday February 22, 7pm. Tickets at £15, £12 (concessions), £10 (child or group of six or more), £40 (family of two adults and two children) can be booked at 01227 831355 or info@charlton-park.org

Blean

Correspondent: Tamsin Parry Mob: 07791 400367 tamsinblean@gmail.com Blean Gardeners: Thursday February 28, 2pm, village hall. The guest speaker will be Hugh Ragget talking about the life of Sir Thomas Hanbury and his garden at La Mortola (part 1, part 2 will be the subject at the July meeting). In later life, this gentleman bought the Wisley site and gifted it to the RHS. At the meeting, Carol Blackmore will be taking names for this year’s two outings. The first will be on Saturday May 11 to Scotney Castle at a cost of £12 to National Trust members and £24.10 to non-members. The second outing is on Saturday August 3 to the RHS Garden at Hyde Hall where there will be an RHS Show on the day. The cost of this trip is £13. Deposits of £5 per person are required for both outings. A few tickets remain for the Spring social, Thursday March 28, 7.30pm, £5 per person. As always new