Latest POLICE.UK Crime Data for the Area - April 2019

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

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

	March 2019	April 2019
All crime	27	36
Anti-social behaviour	5	18
Bicycle theft	0	0
Burglary	0	0
Criminal damage and arson	3	3
Drugs	0	1
Other crime	0	1
Other theft	2	1
Possession of weapons	0	0
Public order	1	1
Robbery	0	0
Shoplifting	0	0
Theft from the person	0	0
Vehicle crime	3	2
Violence and sexual offences	13	9

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 2019	April 2019
All crime	19	11
Anti-social behaviour	8	6
Bicycle theft	1	1
Burglary	0	0
Criminal damage and arson	2	1
Drugs	0	0
Other crime	0	0
Other theft	1	0
Possession of weapons	0	0
Public order	0	1
Robbery	0	0
Shoplifting	0	0
Theft from the person	0	0
Vehicle crime	3	1
Violence and sexual offences	4	1

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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UpARA - June 2019 Newsletter & Latest Schedule of Events

John Wishart - Chairman

Tel: 07971 511956

Email: john@togthedog.co.uk

Website: www.upara.club

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Join The Adventure at 1st Upchurch Scout Group - Come and Meet the Team at Upchurch Village Fete

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New recruits and volunteers are always welcome to join the adventure at 1st Upchurch Scout Group.

Come and meet the team on our stall at Upchurch Village Fete at Holywell School on Saturday 22nd June between 12:00pm and 4:00pm.

We look forward to meeting you!

For more information, please Email: 1stupchurchscoutgroup@gmail.com

Do more.

Share more.

Be more.

#SkillsForLife

Julia Richardson

Group Scout Leader - 1st Upchurch Scout Group
Tel: 01634 389836

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9th Annual Lower Halstow Novelty Dog Show

Saturday 8th June at the Memorial Hall Green, Lower Halstow

Registration 9:00am - Judging starts at 11:00am

All monies raised will be contributed to the over 60's Christmas function

Keith Howard Challis MBE

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A thank you from ex-Borough Councillor Gerry Lewin

Alison, Gerry and Sarah Lewin.

I have had the pleasure to represent Hartlip & Upchurch originally and then Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch as a Swale Borough Councillor since 1991, when I stood for election for the first time in my life. I was then re-elected at every subsequent borough election until this year when my name did not appear on the May 2019 ballot paper, a decision I had made in 2017.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the kindness and support that I have received in those 28 years. I am also happy to acknowledge that you all have offered me enormous amounts of advice at one time or another - most of which I was happy to listen too!

Thank you also to the many who have wished me a ‘happy retirement’, but you should know that I intend to continue to be active in the parish of Upchurch in which I live.

It goes without saying - but it needs to be said - that I owe a considerable debt of gratitude to my late wife Dianne and our daughters Alison and Sarah for their support which enabled me to spend a third of my life as an elected Councillor.

Gerry Lewin

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New Charges at KCC Household Waste Recycling Centres

Kent County Council will begin charging for the disposal of some non-household waste materials (soil, rubble, hardcore and plasterboard) at its 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) from Monday the 3rd of June 2019. in line with the non-household waste charging policy.

Even if produced at a domestic property, these materials are to be treated as non-household waste in accordance with the Controlled Waste Regulations 2012.

Non-household waste already charged for at HWRCs includes tyres from cars and motorcycles.

KCC HWRCs do not accept waste emanating from a business.

Plasterboard and tyres have designated recycling containers.

Other chargeable materials noted below must be placed in the soil, rubble and hardcore recycling area.

The list below details chargeable materials:

• Ceramic Bathroom and Kitchen Items (including baths, bidets, cisterns, shower
00trays, sinks, toilet pans, wash basins)

• Breeze blocks and bricks

• Cement (set and powder)

• Concrete

• Drainpipes (ceramic types)

• Flagstones

• Granite

• Hardcore, rubble, gravel and rocks

• Marble

• Plasterboard

• Sand

• Slate

• Soil and stones

• Tiles (ceramic/clay/slate)

Please note that tyres (car and motorcycles etc) are already chargeable on site.

Vehicle restrictions were implemented at HWRCs in 2012. If you wish to check restrictions, please see KCC’s vehicle policy regarding vehicles that require vehicle vouchers.

Chargeable waste should be brought to site in appropriately sized bags; no larger than a standard black sack.

Items such as sheets of plasterboard, paving slabs and sinks that don’t fit into bags will be charged per item.

A daily limit on soil, rubble and hardcore, in-line with current restrictions will apply - a maximum of 5 bags/items (a bag can be up to the size of a standard black sack). The policy to limit these materials was introduced in 2012 to prevent trade waste abuse. 

Site staff decisions are final.

For more information, visit: www.kent.gov.uk/waste-planning-and-land/rubbish-and-recycling/waste-charging-guide

Upchurch Matters

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