Upchurch Horticultural Society - Quiz Question Answer at Upchurch Afternoon Tea

Nobody visiting the Upchurch Horticultural Society stand at Upchurch Afternoon Tea in the Village Hall on Saturday 21st August was able to answer the quiz question correctly.

Question: Which vegetables are on display?

The answer: 3 x Onions and a Gherkin... a Marrow is much larger than that!

Thanks to everyone who had a go at answering.

Sean Barry - Upchurch Horticultural Society

Have Your Say on Booking to Visit a KCC Household Waste Recycling Centre

Booking to visit a KCC Household Waste Recycling Centre

Kent County Council is seeking the views of residents about the future of the booking system for visits to its Household Waste Recycling Centres, sometimes known as the 'tip'.

Access to KCC’s HWRCs has been through an online booking system since Coronavirus restrictions meant KCC had to allow for social distancing throughout the pandemic.

Now, the council would like to understand whether residents think it should be retained for the council’s 18 HWRCs.

Currently, residents can book slots scheduled every half an hour through the council’s website. Customers without internet access or an Email address can call KCC’s contact centre.

The booking system has evolved in response to customer feedback and surveys, as Coronavirus restrictions have eased, and they are now looking at whether residents would like to continue using it in the future.

The consultation is now open and runs until Thursday 30th September.

To have your say on KCC's HWRC booking system, visit: https://letstalk.kent.gov.uk/wasteconsultation

Upchurch Matters

Urgent Road Closure - Munns Lane, Hartlip

It will be necessary to close Munns Lane, Hartlip from Monday 23rd August 2021 for up to 1 day.

The road will be closed outside Shirley.

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

It is planned that the road will be closed between 08:00 hrs and 18:00 hrs.

This is to enable pole replacement works to be carried out by Kelly Traffic Management.

KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks see: www.kenttraffic.info

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

FREE Fuel and Water Home Adviser Service

FREE Fuel and Water Home Adviser Service helping households save water, energy and money!

My name is Stevie Pettitt and I am the Fuel and Water Adviser working out of Children and Families but paid for by Swale Borough Council.

This project has been funded by Swale Borough Council as part of their action on climate change and CO2 reduction.

The aim of this project is to tackle fuel and water poverty across the borough and reduce CO2 emissions, saving householders money and energy, improving the health of the household and improve the householders understanding of energy efficiency.

We are working with families that are in fuel poverty, these households live in the most deprived areas, the properties are generally privately rented or in a poor state of repair. We are working with the most vulnerable groups, children, the elderly, the disabled and families on low incomes. We are giving FREE energy packs to householders who book a free consultation (chat) with me that contain swell gels, timers, LED light bulbs, draught-proofing, radiator panels, humidifiers, waste caddy bags and water hippos, to encourage householders to take further steps to save fuel.

This project is open to all households, not just households considered to be in fuel and water poverty.

I work with households to switch tariff, apply for grants and support with utility debts. We give money-saving and energy-saving advice.

We are trusted partners of Southern Water and Southeast Water and work with both water companies to ensure households are on the correct water tariff and are having great success working with the water companies and householders to reduce water debt as well as usage.

On average most householders save a minimum of 20% on their annual water bills and switching tariff saves the householder approximately £190.00 a year.

As energy prices are set to rise in September and the warm homes discount is opening in October it is important that as many households as possible are informed of the help and support that is available to them before the energy price hike.

For more information on how to access our Fuel and Water Home Adviser Service please contact:

Stevie Pettitt - Fuel and Water Home Adviser

Tel: 01795 889233 / 07862 158783
Email: spettitt@children-families.org

Website: www.children-families.org/fuel--water-home-adviser.html

Address: Children and Families Ltd | Seashells, Rose Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1AW

Latest 2021 Police Surgery Dates in Upchurch

PCSO John Cork holds regular Police Surgeries in Upchurch so residents can speak to him about any local policing issues they may have.

John's Police Surgery dates in Upchurch will be:

Saturday 18th September 2021 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Snaffles

Saturday 23rd October 2021 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Snaffles

Saturday 27th November 2021 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Snaffles

Friday 17th December 2021 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm at Snaffles

If residents need to contact PSCO Cork before these dates, they can ring the 101 number or John's mobile: 07772 226217

PCSO John Cork

Vehicle Tyres Damaged - Upchurch

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/148082/21

Between Saturday the 7th and Saturday the 14th of August, nails were found embedded in the tyres of a vehicle in Grenadier Close, Upchurch.

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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