Join the Free Family Event to Celebrate the Launch of The Mill Skatepark - Sittingbourne

People can join in with a free family event with workshops, tutorials and giveaways to celebrate the launch of The Mill Skatepark - Sittingbourne.

The event, run by Swale Youth, takes place at the skatepark on Friday, 27th August from 11:00am to 5:00pm.

The purpose-built skatepark that has rails, grind banks, jump box, stair set and a rotate platform ditch bowl opened to the public last year.

Cllr Richard Palmer, cabinet member for community at the council, said:

“We’ve contributed £20,000 from our communities fund to support Brogdale CIC in their running costs for the skatepark for the first two years and we’re excited to celebrate the official launch.

The skatepark is a wonderful place for young people to get active and practice their skills and we encourage families to head down to the launch event this week and get involved in the workshops and giveaways.”

Rebecca O'Neill, Managing Director at Brogdale CIC, said:

“We had to postpone our launch party last year and now we are excited to be able to officially launch the skatepark and celebrate our first year of opening.

We’ll have the Far Academy leading the displays, competitions, tutorials all day, and a screen-printing workshop.

Graffiti Stars will also be running a design a board workshop and we have an Altar x Deathskateboards complete board prize draw giveaway.

Funday Kent will be providing refreshments, as well as a Miss Softee Ice Cream van and a Games trailer.

Entry is completely free, all you have to do is sign up for the day on arrival.”

For more information about the day, visit: www.swaleyouth.org.uk/news/launching

The Mill Skatepark: Lloyds Wharf, The Wall, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 2XD

Swale Borough Council

Emergency Road Closure - The Street, Upchurch

It will be necessary to close The Street, Upchurch from Tuesday 24th August 2021 for up to 8 days.

 

The road will be closed outside 13 The Street.

 

The alternative route is via The Street, Twinney Lane, The Street and Forge Lane.

 

This is to enable water pipe 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

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