101 launches in Kent for non urgent Police calls

Kent Police have announced a new nationally recognised number for the public to call to report non-urgent crimes, access services, make enquiries or contact their neighbourhood officer.

101 will launch in Swale on November 14th and will replace 01622 690 690. The number can be used 24 x 7 and is hoped to help reduce abuse of the 999 emergency number.

In an emergency, or if a crime is in progress, dial 999. For non-emergencies dial 101.


Email:  csu@swale.gov.uk


Website:  swalecsp.co.uk 


Twitter:  twitter.com/swalecsp


Telephone: 01795 417193

Issued by the Swale Community Safety Partnership
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Grand Opening Event and Fireworks at the Brown Jug Tonight !

Come along to the Grand Opening Event with Fireworks !

There is a Grand Opening night tonight at the Brown Jug Upchurch with Fireworks and hot food served from 7:30pm till late !


The Brown Jug is under new ownership and Kate, Dan and Rachel welcome all old and new customers, assuring them of a warm and courteous reception. We look forward to a long and happy relationship with you all.


• New selection of Beers and Lagers
• Good range of Wines to cater for all tastes
• New exciting Menu coming
• Covered smoking area
• Warm friendly atmosphere


Starting soon... Traditional Sunday Roast Dinners !


Upchurch Matters
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Hillbilly Hoedown Barn Dance

Come along the 19th.

Time to dust for Upchurch Players Hillbilly Hoedown Barn Dance. Saturday the 19th of November 2011 at 7:30 pm in the Village Hall.

The chuck wagon will be serving sausage, bacon, beans & jacket potatoes.

Please bring your own drinks, glasses, crockery & cutlery.

Tickets price £7.50 from Andrea Candy, 6 Bradshaw Close, Upchurch. Tel: 01634 361040

Dave Candy

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Upchurch Players Present Sleeping Beauty

Village Pantomimes are always fun for all the family.

Upchurch Players proudly present their 22nd Annual Family Pantomime Sleeping Beauty by Alison Lewin and Kate Walters.


At Upchurch Village Hall on:

Thursday the 1st of December 2011 at 7:30 pm 

Friday the 2nd of December 2011 at 7:30pm

Saturday the 3rd of December 2011 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Tickets are obtainable price £5 from Andrea Candy, 6 Bradshaw Close, Upchurch.

Tel: 01634 361040

Dave Candy

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Upchurch Christmas Farmers Market

A fun day for all the family.

Upchurch Christmas Farmers Market takes place on Saturday the 19th of November from 10:00am - 4:00pm at Upchurch Village Hall.

There will be some 30 stalls providing a wide range of local produce, services and crafts including many with a seasonal flavour. Also for your enjoyment: 

A Hog Roast.

Musical Entertainment.

Children’s Amusements including a Bouncy Castle and Face Painting. 

There will be free visitor parking in the Paddock.

Affiliated to KENT FARMERS MARKETS ASSOCIATION.


Dave Candy
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Upchurch Family Fireworks CANCELLED !

Friday 3rd Nov 2011 - 22.00

Upchurch Scout Group regrets to announce that this year's Upchurch Family Fireworks Display has been cancelled. The site field is already very wet and with heavy persistent rain forecast between Thursday night and Saturday, the conditions in the field, particularly in the car parks would make it difficult to enter and exit the field safely. The very wet ground poses a potential safety issue in terms of access for emergency vehicles and a logistics issue for our deliveries. Those that came last year will recall the problems to traffic flow that the wet field caused. This year the field is already as wet and it is highly unlikely to dry out in time even if the weather did clear on Saturday as some are forecasting.

In 2008 we suffered losses for the first time in our history due to the poor weather. As a charity we could not justify risking the outlay required for the 2009 display. We came back in 2010 with an agreed set of procedures to minimise the risk to the group and its funds. During an emergency committee meeting tonight, it was decided, based on those procedures and the potential safety risk, to cancel the 2011 display and minimise the potential losses to the group by taking an early decision.

Upchurch Scout Group would like to apologise to our customers, stall holders and sponsors for any inconvenience caused. A vast amount of people give up their time to make this happen and because of the amount of volunteer work involved, it is not possible to reschedule the event.

It’s a very sad decision for those of us who have spent months working on the display but we hope you understand that we have a duty to ensure the safety of the display and also to protect the funding of the group.

We hope you will come back and support us again in the future. We’d be pleased to hear any comments you have on our Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/upchurchfireworks

Mike Powell

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