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Daughters, Jan and Jill
Jill Kean
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Thursday, 20 February 2020
Joan Hitchen 1931 - 2020
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Swale Borough Council Grants £20,000 Towards The Play Area at Newington Recreation Ground
Children of all ages will be able to enjoy the refurbished play area at Newington Recreation Ground later this year thanks to a £20,000 grant from Swale Borough Council.
The council’s contribution could help install a wheelchair friendly roundabout, a new trim trail and climbing frame, and create a picnic area for families to enjoy during the warmer months.
The play area already has a floodlit ball court with basketball hoops, teen shelter, slide, see-saw, climbing frame, zip wire, basket swing and four flat-seat swings, plus a sputnik roundabout and two cradle-seat swings for toddlers.
A survey of residents, carried out by the Friends of Newington Recreation Ground, showed people frequently used the popular park but would like to see it modernised with more options for disabled children and wheelchair users.
Cllr Richard Palmer, cabinet member for community at the council, said:
“The Friends of Newington Recreation Ground have been tirelessly raising money to carry out the improvements for the new play area and we are pleased to provide this £20,000 to help them reach their goal.
We make £1 million available every year for special projects around the borough, and important projects like this are a great example of how these grants can make a big difference.
We’re pleased to support the efforts of local people to deliver this project alongside Kent County Council, Newington Parish Council and Friends of Newington Recreation Ground.
This is a wonderful example of what we can achieve when working together as a team.”
Judy Haynes, secretary for the Friends of Newington Recreation Ground, said:
“We are delighted with the support from the council. We’ve raised £40,000 since the process began in 2018 and this additional £20,000 has given us a real boost towards our goal of achieving an exciting, modern and inclusive playground for the residents of Newington.
We asked people what they wanted to see in the play area, and they were clear with us - benches, an accessible roundabout and sensory items were a priority, and more than 50 per cent of survey respondents requested a zip wire.
The parish council installed the zip wire last summer, so we’ll use this money to go to tender and seek bids that can offer us the best solution for the whole village.
We hope the play area will be completed before the end of the year.”
For more information about applying for a grant visit: www.swale.gov.uk/grants
Swale Borough Council
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Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Neville Wildish 1932 - 2020
Neville sadly passed away on Wednesday the 29th of January 2020.
His funeral will be held at 3:00pm on Tuesday the 3rd of March at Garden of England Crematorium, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne ME9 8GZ.
Thank you
Susan Wildish
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Adrian Leppenwell at Church Lane Art Studio
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Adrian at Church Lane Art Studio in Newington with his stunning acrylic painting entitled “ View from the M2”. |
Local artist Adrian Leppenwell was born in Upchurch and later moved to Newington where he spent his childhood. It was here that Adrian's love for our countryside and painting landscapes developed.
After studying art at school, Adrian has continued to paint ever since; working mainly in watercolour, and sometimes with acrylics. After a long career serving the motor trade, he decided to become a professional artist and opened his own art studio around 3 years ago.
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Some lovely landscapes in watercolour painted at Adrian's workshop for Malling Art Club. |
In addition, Adrian runs workshops from his art studio in Newington where you can enjoy a full day painting under his expert instruction. These allow for highly-personalised tuition, not usually found at art classes and are open to artists of all abilities.
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Click the picture collage to enlarge. Adrian's passion for capturing local landscapes in case some disappear forever has led him to paint many of our local beauty spots. Pictured above: Horsham Lane, Upchurch - Barges at Funton Bottom, Lower Halstow St. Margaret's Church, Lower Halstow - Riverside, Rainham St. Mary's Church, Upchurch - Near St. Mary's Church, Newington. |
All Adrian's paintings are original, one-off pieces, sold unframed and are watercolours unless stated otherwise. If you would like to commission a painting or are interested in exhibiting Adrian's work, please contact him directly.
Viewings of Adrian's work, at Church Lane Art Studio, are available by appointment.
Adrian's website has details of his art classes and workshops with galleries of his own paintings to browse, including those available to buy.
Find out more at: www.adrianleppenwellsart.co.uk
'Like' Adrian on Facebook to be the first to see his latest work as it arrives and to find out about upcoming classes and exhibitions.
Viewings of Adrian's work, at Church Lane Art Studio, are available by appointment.
Adrian's website has details of his art classes and workshops with galleries of his own paintings to browse, including those available to buy.
Find out more at: www.adrianleppenwellsart.co.uk
'Like' Adrian on Facebook to be the first to see his latest work as it arrives and to find out about upcoming classes and exhibitions.
Follow Adrian on Twitter: @Adrianleppenwe1
Telephone: 07771 362177 or Email: adrian@adrianleppenwellsart.co.uk
Telephone: 07771 362177 or Email: adrian@adrianleppenwellsart.co.uk
Upchurch Matters
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Monday, 17 February 2020
Temporary Road Closure - Callaways Lane, Newington
The road will be closed in the general vicinity of Cromac, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.
The alternative route for through traffic is via Callaways Lane, Bull Lane and High Street.
Access for emergency service vehicles and pedestrians will be maintained at all times during the closure.
Traffic management operations will be on-site, to allow for residential access during the closure, using metal plates when it is safe to do so.
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
Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste
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Saturday, 15 February 2020
UpARA Valentine's Party 2020
The band packed the dance floor from 7:30pm until they finished playing.
The fantastic amount of £1,000 was raised towards the Village Hall Restoration Fund.
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