2 Maidstone Borough Council Free bulky rubbish service
Most weekends Maidstone council refuse lorries collect bulky household rubbish from locations in your area. Take your refuse to the Saturday Freighter Service at the times shown:
July 16
07.45am - 08.30am. Staplehurst. Poyntell Road 08.40am - 09.25am. Staplehurst. Church Green 09.35am - 10.15am. Staplehurst. Northdown/Marden Road
10.30am - 11.00am. Marden. Stilebridge Lane 12.00pm - 12.40pm. Marden. Stanley Road 12.50pm - 1.30pm. Marden. Chantry Road 1.40pm - 2.20pm. Linton. Wheelers Lane
July 23
07.45am - 08.30am. Teston. By the green 08.40am - 09.30am. Nettlestead. Bishops Close 09.45am - 10.25am. Yalding. Village Green 10.35am - 11.15am. Yalding. Lyngs Close 12.15pm - 12.45pmm. Laddingford. Cleavesland
12.55pm - 13.30pm. Collier Street. Church Farm
1.40pm - 2.10pm. Hunton Village Hall 2.20pm - 3.05pm. East Farleigh. Gallants Lane 3.15pm - 3.45pm. Coxheath Village Hall
August 6
10.05am - 11.00am. Headcorn. Thatch Barn Road
12.00pm - 12.30pm. Headcorn. Oak Lane 12.40pm - 1.30pm. Sutton Valence. South lane 1.40pm - 2.30pm. Kingswood Village Hall 2.45pm - 3.45pm. Langley. Shepherds Drive
Please note we no longer accept garden waste, very large bulky items and electrical or hazardous items.
You can dispose of these items through our paid for bulky collection service or at the household waste recycling centre at Burial Ground Lane, Tovil, Maidstone. It is open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 4.30pm, and Sunday and Bank Holidays, 9am to 4pm. For more information about our bulky rubbish services, including paid for doorstep collections, visit
maidstone.gov.uk or call the cleansing hotline on 01622 602162.
Hotfoot is good – official!
Hotfoot’s Bower Grove play scheme has received a ‘good’ rating from Ofsted inspectors for the second time. Particularly good features included - inclusion, the strong relationship between staff and children, children’s behaviour and safety, health and wellbeing including healthy eating, and active learning and enjoyment. This year’s summer play schemes will be:
• Eastborough Primary School. Monday, July 25 – Friday, August 12.. • Oaktrees Primary School. Monday, July 25 – Friday, August 12.
• Bower Grove School. Monday, August 1 – Friday, August 19.
• Sandling Primary School. Monday, August 1 – Friday, August 19.
Apply online at
www.maidstone.gov.uk/sports or call 01622 602222.
Carriage Museum reopens for summer
The Carriage Museum is now open for the summer. The museum, in Mill Street, Maidstone, is open until Sunday, September 4 - Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 4pm and on bank holiday Monday, August 29. Entry to the museum is free.
Borough Update This is your council newsletter, produced four times a year in the Downs Mail newspaper. It is written, edited and designed by the council's communications team, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ. Email:
pr@maidstone.gov.uk. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. It is typeset by aw design and printed by Newbury News. If you are visually impaired and would like the newsletter text in large print, please call us on 01622 602807, and we will be happy to send you a copy.
Front page, some of Maidstone’s Olympic hopefuls, from left to right Ed Harrison, Kelsie Gibson, Ian Payne, Martin Brockman and Luke Smallwood.
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www.facebook.com/maidstoneboroughcouncil Snap Club Nights
SNAP discos are a great night out for young people aged 11 to 17. They are staged in partnership with Kent Police and Crimestoppers as part of a 'say no to drugs' campaign. At SNAP dance nights, security is a top priority, so you and all your friends can listen to live music and meet new people in a very safe environment. Maidstone Leisure Centre, 7pm – 11pm, June 24 and September 23. Tickets are £5 and can be bought on the night.
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