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Saturday 8 June 2019

Newington History Group - Low-down on Smugglers

Tales of smuggling that was rife in Kent between the early 1600s and mid-1800s will be told at Newington History Group's meeting on Thursday, June 13th in the Methodist Hall, Church Lane ME9 7JT at 7:30pm.

Peter Ewart's illustrated talk will tell of violence and treachery, and about the local creeks and buildings that notorious gangs used for their contraband.

The history group's Facebook page includes videos of last month's Iron Age and Roman excavations and its website has details of other projects.

The group meets on the second Thursday of the month. It seeks to unearth, preserve and promote the history of the village and neighbouring areas. Annual subscription is £15 and guests (£3) are welcome.

For more details, contact the group through: www.newingtonhistorygroup.btck.co.uk
Or call: 01795 842711

Follow on: Twitter and Facebook

Richard Thompstone - Newington History Group

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Kentish Village Life in Victorian Times by Helen Allinson

Local historian Helen Allinson will give the talk to The Sittingbourne Society in Room C6, Phoenix House, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne on Monday 10th June at 7:30pm.

Members free - non-members £3 - HRGS members £1.

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Wednesday 5 June 2019

Daks over Normandy - 75th D-Day Commemoration

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FLYING OVER RIVERSIDE

More than 35 Douglas DC-3/C-47s took to the skies today to fly across the English Channel for an airborne parachute drop over the original 1944 drop zones.

Today will most probably be the very last large commemoration of this historic day.

More information at: www.daksovernormandy.com

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Temporary Closure of Public Footpath ZR33

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Section 14 (1), As Amended By The Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991.

Kent County Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to temporarily close Public Footpath ZR33 between its junction with Public Footpath ZR32 at Twinney Wharf and the steps into the former brickworks (NGR TQ 8594 6742) from the 24th June 2019.

The path will be closed for a maximum of six months, although it is expected that it will reopen by mid August 2019.

The path is closed because works are planned on or near it.

The alternative route is via public footpaths ZR32, ZR35, The Street and the southern end of ZR33 to meet the link to Church Path and will be signed for the duration of the closure.

For detailed enquiries please contact Michael Ellis. Contact Centre no: 03000 417171

Kind Regards

Mr William Barfoot

Definitive Map Team | PROW & Access | Countryside and Community Development | Growth, Environment & Transport | Kent County Council

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Tuesday 4 June 2019

Latest POLICE.UK Crime Data for the Area - April 2019

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

Here is a brief summary of the crime information for the past 2 months:

	March 2019	April 2019
All crime	27	36
Anti-social behaviour	5	18
Bicycle theft	0	0
Burglary	0	0
Criminal damage and arson	3	3
Drugs	0	1
Other crime	0	1
Other theft	2	1
Possession of weapons	0	0
Public order	1	1
Robbery	0	0
Shoplifting	0	0
Theft from the person	0	0
Vehicle crime	3	2
Violence and sexual offences	13	9

Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.

Lower Halstow and Iwade

Here is a brief summary of the crime information for the past 2 months:

	March 2019	April 2019
All crime	19	11
Anti-social behaviour	8	6
Bicycle theft	1	1
Burglary	0	0
Criminal damage and arson	2	1
Drugs	0	0
Other crime	0	0
Other theft	1	0
Possession of weapons	0	0
Public order	0	1
Robbery	0	0
Shoplifting	0	0
Theft from the person	0	0
Vehicle crime	3	1
Violence and sexual offences	4	1

Please visit: www.police.uk for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.

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