Dumper Truck Stolen and Attempted Burglary - Newington

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/13979/20:

Between Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of January, a dumper truck was stolen by unknown means from Boxted Lane, Newington.

Crime Number: 46/17729/20:

At 8:37pm on the 27th of January, an attempted burglary took place at DJC Cars in Newington High Street.

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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Swale Borough Council Allocates Money Towards Sport and Physical Activity

Swale Borough Council allocates money towards sport and physical activity for the local community.

People are being reminded that they still have until the end of February to apply for a council sports grant.

Every year the council allocates £20,000 to support organisations that provide sport and physical activities for the local community.

Local gyms, sports clubs and schools have all been granted money this year to buy equipment, put on events and provide classes.

Cllr Roger Truelove, leader of the council and cabinet member for finance at the council, said:

“We have a number of grants that we make available to local organisations every year.

We offer sport and physical activity, environment, culture and heritage grants totalling more than £55,000 and we want to let people know they have until the end of February to put in a bid for money towards their events, equipment and general running costs.”

Cllr Angela Harrison, cabinet member for health and wellbeing at the council, said:

“This year we’ve allocated £13,754 to 15 different organisations in Swale and we still have more than £6,000 left to distribute.

We’ve contributed £1,000 to Sittingbourne and Milton District Scouts for a set of bubble football suits, £1,000 to Queenborough Weightlifting Club towards the cost to set up a new gym, and £1,000 to Park Run to launch a junior park run at Faversham Rec.

Any person, business or organisation that provides sport and physical activity for the local community could be eligible for a grant to help support their upcoming projects and events, so we encourage people to put in an application.”

For more information on how to apply for a grant visit: www.swale.gov.uk/grants

Swale Borough Council
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Urgent Road Closure - Chaffes Lane, Upchurch

Kent County Council gives notice that Chaffes Lane, Upchurch will be closed to through traffic, on or after Friday 31st January 2020 for up to 1 day.

The road will be closed at the junction of Oak Lane.

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

It is planned that the road will be closed between 08:30 and 17:30.

This is to enable KCC Highways to carry out urgent kerbing and patching repairs.

This Notice applies when the relevant signs and barriers are on site and is valid for a period of no more than 5 days.

The KCC Highways 24hr Contact Centre helpline is: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks, see: https://one.network

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste
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Special Mother's Day High Tea and 4 Course Sunday Lunch at The BarnYard

Please call the Restaurant to book on: 01634 235059

The BarnYard

Oak Lane, Upchurch, Kent ME9 7EZ

Telephone: 01634 235059

Email: restaurant@the-barnyard.com

Website: www.the-barnyard.com

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Welcome to Upchurch's Co-op

Welcome to Upchurch's Co-op

Manager David Davies and his staff at Upchurch's Co-op are very excited to be back in their newly refurbished store now and are looking forward to welcoming their customers back when they reopen at 7:00am on Friday the 31st of January 2020 - which is also Brexit Day coincidentally, you may have heard something about that?

Regular customers who rely heavily on the village store for their weekly shopping have been without this important community asset since a large fire at the premises forced it to close on Monday the 29th of April last year.

The store looks very smart now and is being stocked this week ready for Friday when children from Nursery Days will go across to take part in the official reopening at 9:00am.

Welcome back Upchurch's Co-op - we're pleased to see you 😃

Upchurch Matters
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Swale Heritage Forum & Conference

Swale Heritage Forum & Conference at the Appleyard in Sittingbourne on Saturday 21st March 2020 will examine all aspects of Swale's fascinating past, including landscape, environment, occupation and the industries that shaped our heritage up to the present day.

There will be stalls advertising local heritage groups & organisations and attendees will discuss Swale Borough Council's Heritage Strategy.

Tickets £5 are on sale at:

The Heritage Hub, The Forum, Sittingbourne ME10 3DL
Fleur de Lis Heritage Centre, 12 Preston Street, Faversham ME13 8NS
Blue Town Heritage Centre, 69 High Street, Blue Town, Isle of Sheppey ME12 1RW

Or from Eventbrite at: http://bit.ly/36sFhLp

Price includes morning and afternoon refreshments and a buffet lunch.

Please Email: events@historicswale.org.uk if you have any special dietary requirements.

Historic Swale is a volunteer group set up as an organisation to help meet the needs of its member organisations, as identified in consultation with current members. The overall aim is to aid members to collectively promote Swale as a Tourist destination.

For more information visit: www.historicswale.org.uk

Upchurch Matters

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