Temporary Road Closure - Church Lane, Newington

Kent County Council has made an order to temporarily prohibit through traffic travelling on Church Lane, Newington from Wednesday 19th February 2020 for up to 3 days.

The road will be closed in the general vicinity of number 82, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via Iwade Road, School Lane, Bricklands, Breach Lane, Hartlip Hill, A2 London Road, High Street, Church Lane and vice versa.

Access for emergency service vehicles and pedestrians will be maintained at all times during the closure.

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

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while water main connection works are undertaken by Southern Water.

For information regarding this closure please contact Southern Water on: 0330 303 0368, who will be able to assist with the scope of the works.

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

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

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Sneak Peek - Inside Upchurch's Newly Refurbished Co-op Store

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Sneak Peek

Upchurch's newly refurbished Co-op store looks very smart and spacious inside now and is stocked ready to reopen at 7:00am on Friday the 31st of January.

So what’s new?

✔︎ A new look bakery section
✔︎ A new self-service till in addition to 2 regular checkouts
✔︎ A larger range of 'Free From' foods
✔︎ A greater selection of ambient foods
✔︎ Co-op Membership TV
✔︎ More 'Food on the go' - sandwiches and snacks to take out
✔︎ A larger selection of fresh flowers

Children from Nursery Days will go across to take part in the official reopening at 9:00am and a representative from Upchurch Village Hall will be presented with money donated by customers towards the refurbishment of the hall. 

Manager David and his team look forward to welcoming back all their customers.

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Memorial Service at St. Mary the Virgin, Upchurch

Do come and join us at our Annual Memorial Service on Sunday the 16th of February at 4:00pm to remember all those who have died recently or in the past.

During this service, there will be hymns, some time for reflection and prayers. Any names given to the clergy will be read out and remembered. There will also be an opportunity to light a candle in remembrance of those who are no longer with us.

This is a very special service and everyone will be made most welcome. Refreshments will be available after the service.

Sue Rossiter

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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

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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

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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

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