Newington History Group

Andrew Wood will talk about Old Kent Windmills at Newington History Group's meeting in the Methodist Hall, Church Lane, ME9 7JT, on Thursday, April 11th at 7:30pm.

It precedes next month's annual National Mills Weekend (May 11th-12th) when four of the county's remaining windmills and one watermill will open to the public.

The group, which meets on the second Thursday of the month, 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 the group through: www.newingtonhistorygroup.btck.co.uk

Or call: 01795 842711
Follow on: Twitter and Facebook

Richard Thompstone - Newington History Group

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Wedding Receptions at Upchurch Village Hall

Contact Booking Secretary, Mollie Harriss on: 01634 364859

Upchurch Village Hall - Management Committee
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Join The Great British Spring Clean - Upchurch

Upchurch Parish Council has once again pledged its support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, organised by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and supported locally by Swale Borough Council and Biffa.

The Great British Spring Clean is the country’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign and aims to bring together individuals, community organisations, businesses and councils to make a difference to the environment on our doorstep.

The campaign was first run in 2017. In 2018, despite the Beast from the East, more than 371,566 litter heroes (including more than 126,651 school children) collected over 630,000 bags of rubbish. In total 13,500 events were held over the campaign period and 300 local authorities took part.

2019

The 2019 campaign, which runs from March 22nd to April 23rd will see up to half a million people taking part to clean up streets, parks and beaches across the country.

Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton said:

“The Great British Spring Clean is an opportunity for the millions of people who care about the environment on their doorstep to do something positive that will make a visible difference.”

Please join us

Upchurch Parish Council is once again calling on all villagers to volunteer as litter pickers and clean up Upchurch!

Previous Spring Cleans have inspired many of our village groups and residents to take part in the litter pick. The tremendous village effort resulted in dozens of sacks of litter being cleaned up from our village spaces and the surrounding country lanes.

To volunteer, please meet at Holywell School, Forge Lane on Friday the 5th of April at 10:30am or at the Recreation Ground car park, Oak Lane on Saturday the 6th, where all equipment will be provided.

Thank you for your help and support.

To find out more, visit >> www.keepbritaintidy.org

#GBSpringClean

Councillor Tyrone Ripley: tyrone.ripley@yahoo.co.uk
Councillor Alan Horton: alanhorton@btinternet.com

Upchurch Parish Council
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Anniversary Celebrations at Upchurch Village Hall

Contact Booking Secretary, Mollie Harriss on: 01634 364859

Upchurch Village Hall - Management Committee
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Temporary Off Peak Road Closure - Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip

An off peak closure of part of Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip is planned for Tuesday 9th April 2019 for up to 1 day, between 9:30am and approximately 3:30pm.

Lower Hartlip Road will be closed in the general vicinity of Sweepstakes Farm, with no through access between the junctions with Mount Lane and Old House Lane.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via Mount Lane, The Street and Hollow Lane.

The closure is to allow access to the overhead phone cable network for works to provide a new service to be carried out by Openreach.

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

The Kent County Council Highways Helpline is: 03000 418181

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

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

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Temporary Road Closure - Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch

It will be necessary to close part of Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch, in the Swale area, planned from Monday 8th April 2019 with estimated completion by Sunday 14th April 2019.

Lower Rainham Road will be closed in the vicinity of the roundabout junction with Otterham Quay Lane.

Access to the remainder of Lower Rainham Road continues from the Rainham direction up to where the road is closed, but there will be no through access.

The alternative route for through traffic is via Lower Rainham Road, Station Road, A2 High Street (Rainham) and Otterham Quay Lane.

The closure is to allow surfacing works to be carried out to a previously installed sewer, being carried out by Mostrim Groundworks.

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

The works have been timed to be carried out during the school holidays, to reduce their impact.

Some delays are likely at times, especially at busier times, so it is recommended that motorists allow extra time for their journeys or consider using alternative routes during these works.

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

The Kent County Council Highways Helpline is: 03000 418181

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

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

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