Temporary Road Closure - Sheerness Road, Lower Halstow

It will be necessary to close part of Sheerness Road, Lower Halstow, from Monday 18th September 2023, with estimated completion by Friday 22nd September 2023.

Sheerness Road, Lower Halstow, will be closed in the vicinity of Little Barksore Farm, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route is The Street (Sheerness Road), Breach Lane, A2 Hartlip Hill, London Road, Boyces Hill, Keycol Hill, Key Street Roundabout, Sheppey Way, Stickfast Lane, Iwade Road (School Lane), Basser Hill and vice versa.

Pedestrian access will be maintained during the works.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while main laying 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 these works.

KCC 24hr Contact Centre: 03000 418181

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

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

St Mary's Church Fundraising Sale

Saturday 12th August between 10:00am - 11:30am

Homemade Cakes, Jams, Pickles, Scones and Savouries

Also Puzzles, Books, Bric-à-brac and sometimes Plants

Something for everyone!

Refreshments

Please help support this ancient building - Thank you

🍰 🍓 🧩 📚 🎨 🪴 ☕️ ➕

Upchurch Matters

Changes to Chalkwell 326/327/328 Bus Services from 29th August 2023

The timetable for 326/327/328 bus services between Sittingbourne and Chatham is changing from Tuesday the 29th of August 2023.

A key reason is changes to school finishing times, both in Sittingbourne and Medway, which have been particularly challenging, whereby one bus can serve multiple schools, which change their finishing times independently of each other.

This September, Chatham Grammar is finishing later than previously, whereas Rainham Mark Grammar is finishing earlier. Operator Chalkwell Coach Hire has tried to achieve a reasonable compromise, given the varying school finishing times.

The Saturday 326/327 service will be reduced, but buses will be timed to enable better connections with the 334 service between Sittingbourne and Sheerness.

The new timetable can be found at >> https://chalkwell.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/326-8-chalkwell-timetable-wef290823-web.pdf

For further information on bus times, Call: 01795 423982 or Email: coachhire@chalkwell.co.uk

For travel information on routes, times, tickets and fares, visit: www.chalkwell.co.uk/bus-services

Upchurch Matters

RESCHEDULED: Temporary Road Closure - Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch

It will be necessary to close part of Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch, from Saturday 16th September 2023, for up to one day, between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30.

Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch, will be closed between Otterham Quay Lane and the Medway boundary to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route is via Otterham Quay Lane, A2 High Street, B2004 Station Road, Lower Rainham Road and vice versa.

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

For information regarding this 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 Homes in The Paddock for Birds, Bugs and Bats

When Cllr Pan Denny met children from Holywell School last year, they gave her plenty of good ideas for the new woodland trail in the Paddock, including a wooden trim trail and boxes to encourage more wildlife to take up residence in the area.

Upchurch Parish Council installed the trim trail balance equipment the children requested in December 2022, funded by a collective grant from Queenborough Fishery Trust and Swale Borough Council.

And more recently, bat boxes were hung high from the large trees around the perimeter of the Paddock, adding to the bird boxes and bug hotels that have already been fitted in the wooded area.

The new boxes will hopefully encourage children to use this area to play and explore more, which will be educational.

Thanks to Phil Newbery for building the boxes for the parish council and to Les Oxley for climbing high to fit the bat boxes.

We are fortunate to have the Paddock as a lovely green space in the heart of our village, so why not take the children to go and explore there during the school summer holiday?

Please supervise them while they play safely and ask them not to disturb the birds, the bugs and the bats - Thank you.

Upchurch Matters

Changes to Chalkwell 326/327 Bus Services: 6th - 11th August 2023

The A2 Keycol Hill, Bobbing, will be closed from Sunday the 6th to Thursday the 10th of August while UK Power Networks and Southern Water carry out new connection works.

This temporary road closure will cause considerable disruption to the 326/327 bus services.

All 326/327 buses will operate from Sittingbourne to Key Street, then via the A249 and M2 to TESCO at Rainham Mark, where they will resume their usual route to Medway Hospital and Chatham, Waterfront Bus Station.

The reverse will apply to journeys towards Sittingbourne.

In order for residents of Upchurch, Lower Halstow and Newington to receive a basic level of service, a minibus will operate at the following times and use the diversion route:

Ottherham Quay - 09:24

Upchurch Church - 09:30

Lower Halstow - 09:36

Newington - 09:45

Sittingbourne Bus Hub - 09:56

Sittingbourne Bus Hub - 12:30

Newington - 12:41

Lower Halstow - 12:50

Upchurch Church - 12:57

Otterham Quay - 13:03

For further information on bus times, Call: 01795 423982 or Email: coachhire@chalkwell.co.uk

For travel information on routes, times, tickets and fares, visit: www.chalkwell.co.uk/bus-services

Upchurch Matters