Burglary, Upchurch - Handbag Stolen, Newington

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: XY/032841/18

Between midnight and 7:17am on Friday the 1st of June, a burglary occurred in Forge Lane, Upchurch.

Crime Number: XY/033202/18

Between 9:45 and 12 on Sunday the 3rd of June, a handbag was stolen from Sittingbourne & Milton Regis Golf Club, Wormdale Hill, Newington. It was later found in the Ladies toilets minus any cash.

If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent Police on telephone number 101 and quote the relevant crime number above.

For more information on crime prevention visit: www.kent.police.uk

Kent Community Messaging

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Vacant Allotment Plots Available

Vacant Allotments Plots, recently cleared and ready for use have just become available to rent.

The Allotments are managed by Upchurch Parish Council and are located in Oak Lane opposite the Recreation Ground.

If you are interested in renting an Allotment, please contact:

Cllr Tyrone Ripley

Tel: 07702 222093

Email: tyrone.ripley@yahoo.co.uk

Cllr Peter Masson

Tel: 01634 365215

Email: peterfmasson@hotmail.com

Thank you

Upchurch Parish Council

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Poolside Bar & Courtyard Music Nights - July 2018 at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Jenny - Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Telephone: 01634 360626

Website: www.rivervalleygolf.co.uk

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Newington History Group

Hear some Tales of the (Medway) Riverbank from Dave Burton at Newington History Group's meeting on Thursday, June 14, at 7:30pm in the Methodist Hall, Church Lane. The Gillingham historian's illustrated talk will reveal his considerable knowledge of the Medway estuary.

If you're interested in researching your family history you can seek advice by visiting the group's tent at the village festival on Saturday, July 7, on the school field between noon and 6:00pm.

Come and share stories and memories of local life. You'll also be able to find out more about the group and its varied activities, including the Heritage Open Days (September 8-9) and WWI centenary commemorations (November 11).

Join us in unearthing, preserving and promoting the history of the village and neighbouring areas. Newington History Group meets monthly on the second Thursday and an annual subscription is £15. Guests (£3) are welcome at the meetings.

For more details contact Thelma Dudley on 01795 842711
Email: thelma@newingtonhistory.co.uk

Follow the History Group on Twitter: @newingtonhg

Richard Thompstone - Newington History Group

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Latest POLICE.UK Crime Data for the Area - April 2018

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

Here is a brief summary of the crime information for the past 2 months:

	March 2018	April 2018
All crime	39	41
Anti-social behaviour	7	2
Bicycle theft	0	0
Burglary	3	4
Criminal damage and arson	2	6
Drugs	0	0
Other crime	0	1
Other theft	6	3
Possession of weapons	1	0
Public order	3	4
Robbery	0	0
Shoplifting	4	3
Theft from the person	1	0
Vehicle crime	4	6
Violence and sexual offences	8	12

Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.

Lower Halstow and Iwade

Here is a brief summary of the crime information for the past 2 months:

	March 2018	April 2018
All crime	31	33
Anti-social behaviour	5	6
Bicycle theft	0	0
Burglary	7	0
Criminal damage and arson	2	1
Drugs	0	0
Other crime	0	4
Other theft	1	0
Possession of weapons	1	0
Public order	1	5
Robbery	0	0
Shoplifting	0	0
Theft from the person	0	0
Vehicle crime	5	7
Violence and sexual offences	9	10

Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.

Upchurch Matters

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Gordon Henderson MP Welcomes New Junction 5 Proposal

Gordon Henderson MP has welcomed today’s announcement by Highways England of their preferred option for a new M2 Junction 5 at Stockbury.

The new design, known as Option 4H1, benefits from a flyover, taking through traffic on the A249 over the existing roundabout. Work on the £85m scheme will start by March 2020.

Gordon Henderson MP said: “I opposed the previous design because it introduced more traffic lights to the junction and did not provide the through route for A249 traffic via a flyover. I have been lobbying government and Highways England for many months, as I know Kent County Council and others have, and I am delighted our voices have been heard.”

“The long overdue improvements will be welcomed by the thousands who currently queue there each morning. The new junction will also address the safety issues at the existing roundabout and on the approaches on the A249. The area has one of the worse safety records on the road network.”

Contact Information:

Gordon Henderson - MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Telephone: 0207 219 7144 Mobile: 07850 005258

Constituency Office:

Top Floor, Unit 10 Periwinkle Court

Church Street, Milton Regis

Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2JZ

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