Fighting J8 development
BEARSTED Parish Council is getting ready to do battle with the borough against develop- ment at Junction 8 of the M20. The council’s planning chair-
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Village vision RESIDENTS with an interest in the future of Bearsted are being invited to share their ideas for possible inclusion in the parish long-term plan. A steering group, headed by
Cllr Geoff Licence, will meet in the parish office at 7.30pm on Thursday, October 18. A number of ideas already mooted include running events with the Bearsted and Thurn- ham Society, inviting a speaker to the annual parish meeting and providing a new commu- nity centre.
Cllr Licence said: “We want to hear from anyone with ideas.”
man, Cllr Denis Spooner, said he was vehemently opposed to any kind of development at the site, as proposed in Maidstone’s Core Strategy document, and, if the borough pushed aheadwith itsproposals,itshouldbepre- pared for a fight. He suggested that the three borough councillors for the area – Cllrs Richard Ash, Val Springett and Mike Cuming, be asked to address the parish planning committee, alongwith
POLICE are on the lookout for vandals who keep targeting the lights on Bearsted’s Church Landway. The lights were repaired fol- lowing an initial spate of van- dalism earlier this year, but have once more come under at- tack, costing the parish several hundred pounds to put right. The lights cost the village more than £10,000 and half of them
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The council is facing another fight after helping to defeat the KIG freight proposal two years ago
KCC representative Paul Carter, if needs be. Cllr Spooner said: “If Maid-
stone Borough Council ignores the objections, we should join forces with the Joint Parishes Group and submit our united opposition.”
Throwing light on vandalism
were smashed in the first attack. Police have appealed for any information that may lead them to the culprits, and ask resi- dents who see anyone acting suspiciously in the area to con- tact them on 101. Parish council chairman Richard Ash said: “Whoever is behind this is costing the parish –and theresidents–alot of money. It needs to be stopped.”
Tea and a chat COMMUNITY warden Adam McKinley has launched a series of meetings for the elderly in Bearsted to get together for a cup of tea and a chat. The meetings will take place
at Madginford library from 10- 11am on Tuesdays from Sep- tember 18, and at Bearsted Library from 2.30-3.30pm on Thursdays from September 20. The drop-in sessions are being funded by Maidstone Borough and Kent County Councils.
Lifts at station TWOnew lifts for Bearsted rail- way station should be in place by 2014. Network Rail has as- sured the council that the lifts – one on either side of the track – will be of modern construc- tion, but encased in brick to blend in with the architecture of the station, which is in a con- servation area.
Play area update PLAY equipment on Bearsted Woodland Trust land is to have minor faults rectified at a cost of £325. A project to revamp the play equipment on the Green has been earmarked in the budget for 2013/14.
Council Office: Madginford Hall, Bearsted Telephone: E-Mail:
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Clerk: Helen Elstone
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