Temporary Road Closure - Vicarage Lane, Lower Halstow

Kent County Council has made an order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on Vicarage Lane, Lower Halstow from Friday 6th August 2021, between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00, with estimated completion by 8th August 2021.

The road will be closed adjacent to number 1 and number 2 Crouch Hill Court, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via School Lane, The Street and vice versa.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while pole replacement works are undertaken by Openreach.

For information regarding the closure please contact Openreach on: 0800 023 2023, who will be able to assist with the scope of these works.

KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181

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

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

Temporary Road Closure - Church Lane, Newington

Kent County Council has made an order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on Church Lane, Newington from Monday 2nd August 2021, with estimated completion by 13th August 2021.

The road will be closed between the junctions with Iwade Road and A2 High Street, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via A2 High Street, Boyces Hill, Keycol Hill, Key Street Roundabout, Sheppey Way, Stickfast Lane, Iwade Road and vice versa.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while ducting works are undertaken by Openreach.

For information regarding the closure please contact Openreach on: 0800 023 2023, who will be able to assist with the scope of these works.

KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181

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

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

NEW: Pick up Your Amazon Parcels Over The Counter at Upchurch’s Co-op

Get ready to Click & Collect your parcels

Upchurch’s Co-op is now an Amazon Hub Counter pick up location.

Never miss an Amazon delivery again by choosing to have your parcel delivered to the village Co-op store at 3 The Street, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7AJ.

Better still, you can also drop Amazon parcels off to us for return.

We are open from 6:00am until 10:00pm every day but advise customers to arrive no later than 9:45pm for collections in case technical issues occur.

For information about using Amazon Counter and to read about the benefits, visit >> https://amzn.to/3BDuq24

Nik

Manager - Upchurch’s Co-op

Improving NHS Services Surveys: Wheelchairs, Community Equipment and Technology Enabled Care Services

We always want to improve our services and make sure they work well for everyone who uses them.

We want to know what works well, and how can we improve what doesn’t work so well for people that have experience of the NHS Kent and Medway wheelchair service, the NHS and council community equipment services and the technology enabled care services.

Our aim is for the NHS, councils and other partners to work better together which could benefit and improve each of these services to meet people’s needs, increase independence and improve people’s quality of life.

We need to understand people’s experience of these services and hear the views and knowledge from people who have access to these services. So we invite people who have used any of these services directly or as a family member, carer, charity, advocate or as a professional stakeholder - to take part in the online surveys below.

The surveys are short - so won’t take long, and if you use one or more of the services we would appreciate it if you complete a survey for each of the services you have used.

The surveys start on 20th July and will close on 15th September 2021.

Wheelchair Service Survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/wheelchair

Community Equipment Service Survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/communityequip

Technology Enabled Care Service Survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/techcare

If you would prefer a printed copy or an easy read version or would like to give feedback over the telephone, please Email your request to: kmccg.engage@nhs.net

Please feel free to share this message and our website with others who you think may be interested in taking part as we would like to hear from as many people as possible across Kent and Medway.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback.

Ray Kemsley

On behalf of NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group

Emergency Road Closure - Mill Lane, Hartlip

It will be necessary to close Mill Lane, Hartlip from Wednesday 21st July 2021 for up to 8 days.

The road will be closed outside 2 Mill Cottages.

The alternative route is via Hartlip Hill, Lower Hartlip Road and Munns Lane.

This is to enable water mains repairs to be carried out by Southern Water.

KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks see: www.kenttraffic.info

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

Swale Borough Council - Leader Statement on End of Restrictions

Councillor Roger Truelove.

Following the ending of most restrictions brought in to combat the spread of Covid-19, the leader of Swale Borough Council is calling for people to use their common sense to keep each other safe.

 

Cllr Roger Truelove, leader of the council, said:

 

“We have to recognise that the Government has removed practically all of the regulations introduced to stop the spread of the Covid virus.

 

“However, we are acutely conscious that infection rates are rising rapidly, so that our latest figures for Swale were reported at 285 per 100,000 yesterday, and continue to rise.

 

“In many settings we need people to use their common sense and maintain the need for social distancing, wearing masks and following good hygiene practices.

 

“Whilst there are no enforcement powers, we know that many businesses will continue to request people take sensible precautions and I urge people to follow them as they are in place to protect their staff and customers. There is also a vital need to continue with good practice in health settings.

 

“We all need to stay cautious, not just for ourselves but for each other, and remember whether immunised or not, many people remain extremely vulnerable to this virus.”

Swale Borough Council