Notice Board

Thursday, 16 May 2019

Temporary Road Closure - Basser Hill, Lower Halstow

Kent County Council gives notice that Basser Hill, Lower Halstow will be closed to through traffic, on or after Friday 17th May 2019 for up to 1 Day.

The road will be closed at the junction with Iwade Road and Raspberry Hill Lane.

The alternative route is via School Lane, Ferry Road, The Street, Old Ferry Road and Raspberry Hill Lane.

It is planned that the road will be closed between 07:30 and 17:00.

There will be a gate marshall present for residential access.

Businesses open as usual.

The closure is necessary to enable carriageway repairs to be carried out by KCC Highways.

This Notice applies when the relevant signs and barriers are on site and is valid for a period of no more than 21 days.

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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Wednesday, 15 May 2019

An Invite to River Valley Hair Studio at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Jenny Giles - Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

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Temporary Road Closure - Chaffes Lane, Upchurch

Kent County Council gives notice that Chaffes Lane, Upchurch will be closed to through traffic, on or after Thursday 16th May 2019 for up to 1 Day.

The road will be closed at the junction with Oak Lane and Oast Lane.

The alternative route is via Oak Lane, Bishop Lane and Chaffes Lane.

This is to enable carriageway repairs to be carried out by KCC Highways.

This Notice applies when the relevant signs and barriers are on site and is valid for a period of no more than 21 days.

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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Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Part of Lower Halstow in Upchurch

Concrete posts with H carved on one side
and U on the other can still be seen in the area.

Did you know that the area covering Ham Green, Bayford and the lower part of Poot Lane down towards the river was once part of the parish of Lower Halstow. How did this happen?

During the early eighteenth century the body of a drowned sailor was washed ashore at Bayford.

When approached the overseers of Upchurch refused to allow the body to be buried in the churchyard but Lower Halstow accepted. This led to the owner of the land at Ham Green and Bayford presenting the parish of Lower Halstow a gift of 150 acres of land in the area. It was returned to the parish of Upchurch in 1882 but residents living at Ham Green from the house known as Greylag across to the lower half of Poot Lane did not have ecclesiastical rights in the village until the early 1960s.

Concrete posts with H carved on one side and U on the other can still be seen in the area marking the boundary between Upchurch and Lower Halstow.

These days all of Ham Green, Bayford and the area in the lower half of Poot Lane belong to the parish of Upchurch.

It's amazing what happens during the course of history.

David Wood

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