Beach Clean at Riverside Country Park

Join the Medway Swale Estuary Partnership for our monthly Beach Clean in the park on Wednesday 13th February, 9:30am - 11:30am.

Meet at Eastcourt Drive, on your right, just past the turning for Eastcourt Lane (if heading towards Gillingham). Limited parking will be available on-site or alternatively parking at the park's Visitor Centre (approx 10 minute walk).

All equipment provided, but please wear suitable clothing.

The Beach Cleans at Riverside are a monthly event and are open to all age groups. Everybody welcome.

Further information, Email: msep@medway.gov.uk Tel: 07803 625496

Belinda Lamb

Guardians of the Deep Project Officer

Medway Swale Estuary Partnership
Riverside Country Park, Lower Rainham Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 2XH

Guardians of The Deep: www.guardiansofthedeep.org

Medway Swale Estuary Partnership: www.msep.org.uk

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UpARA - February 2019 Newsletter & Latest Schedule of Events

John Wishart - Chairman

Tel: 07971 511956
Email: john@togthedog.co.uk

Sandy Tutt - Honorary Secretary

Tel: 01634 361516
Email: dylansnan@sky.com

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Newington History Group

Spend an evening reviving memories or finding out about the past when Colin Harvey presents Kent Remembered at Newington History Group's meeting on Thursday, February 14th at 7:30pm.

Colin will show how mechanised farming, foreign travel and other events have helped to changed life in county. He'll stir memories of steam trains that brought holidaymakers to the coast and Cockneys who picked the hops and fruit.

The group, which meets on the second Thursday of the month in the Methodist Hall, Church Lane, seeks to unearth, preserve and promote the history of the village and neighbouring areas. Annual subscription is £15 and guests (£3) are welcome.

For more details contact: thelma@newingtonhistory.co.uk

Or call: 01795 842711

View the website: www.newingtonhistorygroup.btck.co.uk

And follow the History Group on Twitter: @newingtonhg

Richard Thompstone - Newington History Group

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Maidstone Road Rainham Surgery - CQC Inspection Report Overview - January 2019

Maidstone Road Rainham Surgery is located at 53a/b Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent ME8 0DP. There is a branch surgery at 56 Oak Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7AU. This surgery is more rural and is a dispensing surgery. The CQC visited both premises during their inspection.

The CQC inspection team was led by a CQC lead inspector and included a GP specialist adviser.

The report describes the CQC's judgement of the quality of care at this service. It is based on a combination of what they found when they inspected, information from their ongoing monitoring of data about services and information given to them from the provider, patients, the public and other organisations.

More information available on the Care Quality Commission website >> http://bit.ly/2GfdYuP

If you have any questions or suggestions on the local practice, please Email:

Jan Bunting (Secretary) janannbunting@outlook.com or 

Ray Kemsley (Chair) raykemsley@btinternet.com

Ray Kemsley

Chair - Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham

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Memorial Service in St. Mary’s Church - Change to Date Advertised

The Memorial Service in St. Mary’s Church will be held on Sunday the 17th of February at 4:00pm, and not on the 3rd of February as advertised in the Gabriel.

Please let any friends or relatives who are planning to come, and are not on Facebook know of the different date.

For those who are unaware of this service, it is for families or friends who have been bereaved, recently or in the past, to join with others to remember their loved ones in a sensitive and uplifting way, light a candle in remembrance and find comfort with others.

Pat New

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Temporary Road Closure - Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip

It will be necessary to close part of Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip, near Sittingbourne, planned from Thursday 14th February 2019, with estimated completion by 27th February 2019. 

 

Lower Hartlip Road (shown as Mount Lane on some maps) will be closed in the general vicinity of Mount View Lodge, with no through access between the junctions with Mount Lane and Cowstead Road.

The alternative route for through traffic is via Mount Lane and Warren Lane.

Local access to the remainder of Lower Hartlip Road continues from either direction up to where the road is actually closed.

The closures are to enable maintenance works to water mains to be carried out by Clancy Docwra, working with Southern Water.

Due to the nature of these works, it will not be possible to re-open the road outside the working hours.

There is a chance that the works may over-run for such reasons as adverse weather conditions or unforeseen engineering difficulties.

The Southern Water Customer Services Team phone number is: 0845 278 0845

Website: www.southernwater.co.uk

The Kent County Council Highways Helpline is: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks, please see: www.roadworks.org

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

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