Join The Great British Spring Clean - Upchurch

Upchurch Parish Council has once again pledged its support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, organised by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and supported locally by Swale Borough Council and Biffa.

The Great British Spring Clean is the country’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign and aims to bring together individuals, community organisations, businesses and councils to make a difference to the environment on our doorstep.

The campaign was first run in 2017. In 2018, despite the Beast from the East, more than 371,566 litter heroes (including more than 126,651 school children) collected over 630,000 bags of rubbish. In total 13,500 events were held over the campaign period and 300 local authorities took part.

2019

The 2019 campaign, which runs from March 22nd to April 23rd will see up to half a million people taking part to clean up streets, parks and beaches across the country.

Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton said:

“The Great British Spring Clean is an opportunity for the millions of people who care about the environment on their doorstep to do something positive that will make a visible difference.”

Please join us

Upchurch Parish Council is once again calling on all villagers to volunteer as litter pickers and clean up Upchurch!

Previous Spring Cleans have inspired many of our village groups and residents to take part in the litter pick. The tremendous village effort resulted in dozens of sacks of litter being cleaned up from our village spaces and the surrounding country lanes.

To volunteer, please meet at Holywell School, Forge Lane on Friday the 5th of April at 10:30am or at the Recreation Ground car park, Oak Lane on Saturday the 6th, where all equipment will be provided.

Thank you for your help and support.

To find out more, visit >> www.keepbritaintidy.org

#GBSpringClean

Councillor Tyrone Ripley: tyrone.ripley@yahoo.co.uk
Councillor Alan Horton: alanhorton@btinternet.com

Upchurch Parish Council
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Anniversary Celebrations at Upchurch Village Hall

Contact Booking Secretary, Mollie Harriss on: 01634 364859

Upchurch Village Hall - Management Committee
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Temporary Off Peak Road Closure - Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip

An off peak closure of part of Lower Hartlip Road, Hartlip is planned for Tuesday 9th April 2019 for up to 1 day, between 9:30am and approximately 3:30pm.

Lower Hartlip Road will be closed in the general vicinity of Sweepstakes Farm, with no through access between the junctions with Mount Lane and Old House Lane.

The alternative route for any through traffic is via Mount Lane, The Street and Hollow Lane.

The closure is to allow access to the overhead phone cable network for works to provide a new service to be carried out by Openreach.

There is a chance that the works may over run for such reasons as adverse weather conditions or unforeseen engineering difficulties.

The Kent County Council Highways Helpline is: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks, see: www.roadworks.org

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

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Temporary Road Closure - Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch

It will be necessary to close part of Lower Rainham Road, Upchurch, in the Swale area, planned from Monday 8th April 2019 with estimated completion by Sunday 14th April 2019.

Lower Rainham Road will be closed in the vicinity of the roundabout junction with Otterham Quay Lane.

Access to the remainder of Lower Rainham Road continues from the Rainham direction up to where the road is closed, but there will be no through access.

The alternative route for through traffic is via Lower Rainham Road, Station Road, A2 High Street (Rainham) and Otterham Quay Lane.

The closure is to allow surfacing works to be carried out to a previously installed sewer, being carried out by Mostrim Groundworks.

Due to the nature of these works, it will not be possible to re-open the road outside the working hours.

The works have been timed to be carried out during the school holidays, to reduce their impact.

Some delays are likely at times, especially at busier times, so it is recommended that motorists allow extra time for their journeys or consider using alternative routes during these works.

There is a chance that the works may over-run for such reasons as adverse weather conditions or unforeseen engineering difficulties.

The Kent County Council Highways Helpline is: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks, see: www.roadworks.org

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

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Temporary Road Closures - Bull Lane and Church Lane, Newington

It will be necessary to close sections of Bull Lane and Church Lane, Newington, planned from Monday 8th April 2019, with estimated completion by Friday 19th April 2019.

Bull Lane and Church Lane will both be closed in the general vicinity of their junctions with the A2 High Street.

The closures are in conjunction with temporary traffic lights on the A2.

The alternative routes are:

Bull Lane via A2 High Street and Playstool Road.

Church Lane via A2 High Street, Boyce’s Hill, Keycol Hill, Sheppey Way, Stickfast Lane and Iwade Road.

Due to the nature of the works, all restrictions will need to remain in force outside the working hours.

The closures are to allow water mains and sewer repair works to be carried out on behalf of Southern Water.

Some delays are likely at times, especially at busier times, so it is recommended that motorists allow extra time for their journeys or consider using alternative routes during these works.

There is a chance that the works may over-run for such reasons as adverse weather conditions or unforeseen engineering difficulties.

The Southern Water Customer Services Team phone number is: 0845 278 0845

Website: www.southernwater.co.uk

The Kent County Council Highways Helpline is: 03000 418181

For details of roadworks, see: www.roadworks.org

Kent County Council - Highways, Transportation & Waste

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Upchurch Village Hall Management Committee - AGM

Wednesday 10^thApril 2018 at 7:30pm

In the Rear Hall

 (Please use the kitchen entrance)

The Village Hall affairs have been well publicised recently and support for its fundraising efforts is very much appreciated.

The Committee is a group of volunteers drawn from village organisations who give up their time (and peace of mind!) to maintain and run the Village Hall on your behalf. It would make their job so much more worthwhile if village residents showed their appreciation of this work by attending the AGM.

A new committee will have been formed and its work in the coming year will be so much easier if it knows it has the backing of the village residents. So, please come to hear the reports and its aims for the future. 

Please put the date in your diaries and try to attend. 

Thank you

Upchurch Village Hall Management Committee

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