Local Causes Pickup £1000’s at the Co-op Community Celebration Day | Time to Choose a New Local Cause to Support

Co-op Community Celebration Day

Co-op colleagues are celebrating the £138 million their members have helped raise for millions of people in local communities across the UK since 2016.

The annual Community Celebration Day at Upchurch's Co-op on Saturday the 18th of November, paid out a whopping £3063.92 to the store's 3 previous local causes.

Co-op Member Pioneer Sally Butcher presented the funds to local causes chosen during the last round of funding in the Co-op Community Fund.

Upchurch Village Hall received £1015.09
SATEDA received £1015.23
1st Upchurch Brownies and Guides received £1033.60

Congratulations 😃

Become a Co-op member and choose a local cause to support

Becoming a Co-op Member is really simple and costs £1. You will get access to exclusive offers, discounts and events, and for every £1 spent, you will earn 2p for yourself and 2p for your local community.

Make a difference in your community!

Become a Co-op member at >> www.coop.co.uk/membership

Upchurch's Co-op has been paired with their store at Parkwood Green, Rainham, for this new round of funding.

Our 2 new local causes are:

Upchurch Village Hall
4th Gillingham (Rainham) Sea Scouts

Upchurch Matters

Commercial Property Damaged - Newington

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/198741/23

Between 17:30 on Tuesday the 7th of November and 02:30 on Wednesday the 8th of November, somebody damaged a commercial property in School Lane, Newington.

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

Kent Community Messaging

Upchurch WI | November Meetings - Craft Evening and New Age Kurling

Wendy Pitts

Secretary - Upchurch Women's Institute

Tel: 01634 362253 

Email: marwen.pitts@btinternet.com

Art Exhibition at St Mary’s Church with Proceeds Towards the Bell Tower Restoration Project

The art exhibition opens in St Mary's Church at 10:30am on Friday the 17th of November.

Local artists and sale of works

Tickets are £3 on the door - Children free

If you are an artist and would like to exhibit, please contact: elspethbaecke@gmail.com

Please come along and support this very worthy cause

A JustGiving fundraising page has also been published to help towards the restoration.

Please visit the link to donate: www.justgiving.com/campaign/upchurchbelltower

Charity Registration No. 606311

Thank you

Elspeth Baecke

Website: www.thesix.org.uk

Please Clean Up After Your Dog!

The age-old nuisance of dog fouling around the village has been raised with the parish council by residents angry at irresponsible dog owners for not cleaning up after their pets.

Dog waste poses a significant health risk to humans, particularly young children, as their immune systems are not fully developed.

Children are also more likely to come into contact with soil or sand that contains dog waste whilst playing in parks, gardens and playgrounds.

All waste contains bacteria that can cause stomach upsets, but the greatest risk is from Toxocariasis, which can pass from dog waste to humans through contaminated soil or sand. Children are at particular risk. It is rare, but it can sometimes cause serious health problems and even blindness.

Would you really want that on your conscience?

It is an offence to allow a dog under your control to foul a public place, and Swale Borough Council has the power to fine dog owners who do not clean up after their dogs.

You can receive an on-the-spot fine (FPN) of up to £100 if you do not clean up after your dog. 

If you refuse to pay the fine, you could be taken to court and fined up to £1000.

You can report dog fouling to Swale Borough Council at: https://bit.ly/2VA0csW

There really is no excuse for not cleaning up after your dog.

The parish council has provided litter & dog waste bins at locations around the village where owners can dispose of bagged dog waste, as well as TiksPac dispensers at the Recreation Ground and near the Paddock in Chaffes Lane.

Please bag your dog waste and put it in any public litter bin or take it home to your household green wheelie bin.

Allowing your dog to foul in a public place and not clean it up is antisocial and totally unacceptable to all residents.

Please leave our village spaces clean, tidy and safe for others to enjoy.

Thank you

Upchurch Matters

Attempted Break in - Hartlip

Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch Ward

Crime Number: 46/195481/23

Between 00:01 on Saturday the 28th of October and 14:00 on Wednesday the 1st of November, somebody attempted to gain access to a residential property in Spade Lane, Hartlip.

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

Kent Community Messaging