Thurnham Parish News
Call for hydrant help Opposition to
VILLAGERS are being asked to help Kent Fire and Rescue Serv- ice by reporting faults with hy- drants and suggesting supplies of open water, like swimming pools, that might be used in the event of a fire. The request for help was
Meetings normally held on the third Monday of each month at the Marriott Tudor Park Hotel. Public welcome.
CHAIRMAN:Daniel Skinner CLERK: Sherrie Babington 01634 867173
Tree help needed THE council has warned that less will be spent on new trees for Averenches Road, unless neighbours help plant them. Vice-chairman Richard
Smith said no offers of help had been received by the coun- cil, despite an appeal from members. Cllr Smith said the reality
wasthatmoneyfromthe budget for the trees would have to be used to pay a firm to do it, if no one stepped up. Anyone interested in helping should call council clerk Sher- rie Babington on 01634 867173.
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made by the service’s Chris Wheal and water services man- ager Steve Lewis as part of an ongoing awareness campaign. Steve Lewis told the meeting
that the 28,000 hydrants were checked every four years by a team of three inspectors, but with the public’s eyes and ears, any problems in between could be resolved. He said: “There are subtle dif- ferences between a fire in an urban and rural setting, not just
Junction hazard COUNTY councillor Jenny Whittle has agreed to ask if new signs would help on the A20 where it meets Caring Lane, after concerns about the junc- tion’s safety from members. The comments followed the closure of the A20 for several hours after an accident involv- ing a police vehicle and a car leaving Caring Lane. Cllr Ruth Duncan said it was
the second accident at the junc- tion in six months.
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the sensitive issue of response times. In the town, hydrants may be 50 yards away, whereas in remote rural areas they could be up to 300 metres apart and water pressure was often lower. He said: “We would like vil-
lagers to report any issues with rural hydrants so that they can be acted on straight away. We want to hear from people if hy- drant signs have been damaged by hedge cutting or are covered over, or if there is a leak, that sort of thing.We would also like people with pools and open water, or mini-reservoirs to let us know where they are.” To help in this campaign, call
KFRS on 01622 692121 ext 2391 or email
water.services@
kent.fire-uk.org.
Church trust THE possibility of forming a trust to take on the running of the parish church of St Mary’s was to be discussed this month. Cllr Richard Smith, who
will be involved in the talks, told members that several useful meetings had been held with various interested volunteers from the village, and that safeguarding the fu- ture of the church was the primary concern.
warehousing THE council has objected strongly to fresh plans for an in- dustrial estate on farmland off the A20 at Hollingbourne. It believes the proposal for a 56,000 sq m light industrial es- tate, with warehousing, a crèche and café south of the A20 near junction 8 poses as big a threat to the area as KIG. Thurnham Parish Council
vice chairman Richard Smith was joined by county council- lor Jenny Whittle in flatly op- posing the plan, which they believe would lead to unbri- dled development in the area, and flies in the face of the plan- ning inspector’s ruling on KIG. Cllr John Horne said he felt
the potential implications of the planwere such that the bor- ough’s full council should view the proposal, not just the plan- ning committee. Cllr Whittle said she hoped it would be called in by the plan- ning inspector.
Road repairs CARING Lane will finally be re- surfaced next year. Cllr Michael Stark said he
had discovered from the High- ways Agency that the long- overdue work would be carried out and, in the meantime, the potholes in the road would be patched.
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