Town Talk
THIRTY residents at Berkeley Homes’ Hol- borough Lakes development in Snodland attended a meeting in a bid to foster a strong community spirit. The meeting was called by PCSO Kim Hughes, who has worked on the estate, which has a mix of social housing and pri- vate homes, since the first residentsmoved in six years ago. “What we are trying to do is build a com- munity and give all the people here the op- portunity to mix and help each other,” said Kim. “There was quite a big influx of new residents 12 months ago, and by getting everyone together they can hopefully get along and learn to live together. “We set up a suggestion box which al-
lowed people to give us their own ideas of what needs to be done locally. Several peo- ple showed an interest in setting up neigh-
Clothes skip raid
CLOTHES saved in a container by residents of Snodland for charity have been stolen. The container was in the car park at the community centre. Dave Keeley, chairman of Snodland Town Council’s amenities and recreation com- mittee, said the thieves put tyres underneath the container and used a vehicle to pull it over. “I gather these clothes are sold by weight,” he said. “They were put in there by res- idents to help charity and obvi- ously the charity has now lost money.”
bourhood watch groups, which is great, as many people experience the same prob- lems wherever they live and this is about building a strong community where people understand each other.” Kent Police has adopted a partnership ap- proach alongside the social housing provider, Southern Housing, towards noise and anti-social behaviour issues. Kelly Batchelor, Southern Housing’s anti-
social behaviour case worker, said: “We know that by working together with others we canmake a real difference.” Kim added that communication is key to
the role of a PCSO. “We can’t do anything ifwe don’t have the
right information.” Police contact points are being held every
two weeks on the entrance road to the es- tate and the next meeting is from 5pm to
Local news for Snodland and Halling Residents join forces to tackle local crime
6pm on Wednesday, October 23. The plan is to give residents the opportunity to air their concerns to the police and also the op- tion to have discussions in a confidential environment. Police surgeries are held once a month at Snodland Library, in the High Street, so that residents can discuss local crime or anti-so- cial behaviour. Confidentiality can also be arranged.
The next two meetings are from 12.30pm to 1pm on November 8 and December 6. We have been asked to tell readers that the police office at Holmesdale Technology College is not open to the public, as it is purely for operational purposes. Anybody who wants to contact the police must ring 101 for a non-emergency or 999 for a crime in progress. The nearest office is Maid- stone.
Chairman of PIPS, Debbie Alford-Smith, presents the cheque to Anne
Moloney, chairman of the town council
Parents raise cash for picnic table PARENTS Improving Play Areas in Snodland (PIPS) has raised £750 towards a picnic table in the recreation ground. The money was raised at a fun day at Holmesdale Technology College, Snodland Carnival and the fun dog show.
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Kent County Council 08458 247247
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Town getting festive THE Christmas lights in Snodland will be turned on by the Mayor of Tonbridge & Malling, Howard Rogers, helped by Father Christmas, on November 30. Father Christmas will travel round the town in his sleigh before picking up the mayor and taking him to the High Street, where members of Snodland Choral So- ciety will lead the carol singing. The Scouts’ market will be held in the car park off the High Street during the day and there will also be a market at the De- vonshire Rooms, Waghorn Road. Lights for Life on the Christmas tree will be available for £2 a light for people to re- member loved ones and this year’s char- ity is the Godden Trust.
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