Notice Board

Monday, 12 June 2023

Poolside Bar & Courtyard - Jersey Boys and the Legends of Music Tribute Show at Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Jenny Giles - Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Telephone: 01634 360626

Website: www.rivervalleygolf.co.uk

Free Bus Weekend

A weekend of free bus travel across the county

Bus passengers across Kent and Medway will be able to travel completely free over the weekend of 24th and 25th June, thanks to a collaboration between Kent County Council and the bus companies, paid for with funding from the government.

This initiative has been coordinated to support the Kent Big Weekend, organised by Visit Kent, which is promoting more than 70 tourist attractions across the county with many offering free or reduced cost entry.

The Free Bus Weekend is funded by the Department for Transport through Kent’s Enhanced Bus Partnership Schemes.

Passengers can just turn up and travel for free on any bus within Kent and Medway up to 8:00pm on both days and it is hoped that as well as supporting the Kent Big Weekend, this initiative will encourage more people to use buses again following the pandemic, to discover new places, visit friends or family and to help reduce the number of cars on Kent’s roads.

KCC’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, David Brazier said:

“We are very grateful to the government for providing us with the funding to support our Bus Service Improvement Plan.

“Reduced use of buses and increased operating costs means that there is a real challenge for operators to sustain their services. This is one of a number of new initiatives that we hope can improve our network and encourage greater bus use helping to make services sustainable in the future.”

Richard Holden, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Transport, said:

“People up and down the country deserve a modern, reliable, and affordable public transport system. That is why we have allocated £35 million to Kent County Council for it to invest in its bus services.

“We hope that Kent residents can enjoy the free bus weekend and continue to use local services.”

For more information about the Free Bus Weekend, visit: www.kent.gov.uk/freebusweekend

For information about the venues and offers featured in the Kent Big Weekend, visit www.kentbigweekend.co.uk

Kent County Council

Temporary Road Closure - Breach Lane, Upchurch

It will be necessary to close part of Breach Lane, Upchurch from Tuesday 18th July 2023, for up to one day, between the hours of 09:30 and 15:30.

Breach Lane, Upchurch will be closed between Bricklands and Hartlip Hill, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.

The alternative route is A2 Hartlip Hill, London Road, Oak Lane, The Street, Forge Lane, Halstow Lane (Forge Lane), The Street (Forge Lane), Breach Lane and vice versa.

The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while overhead 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