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Sarah joins as
assistant clerk SARAH Lewis has joined Tovil Parish Council as assistant clerk. She will work four mornings a
week alongside Alison Chew. Speaking to the Downs Mail after
her first meeting on September 1, the mother of three said: “I have a lot of interest in the history of the area, having spent a significant part of my life in Maidstone. “I am very excited to have se-
cured this role and am looking for- ward to becoming better acquainted with Tovil and its resi- dents, and becoming a valuable member of the team.” Sarah has an extensive clerical
and secretarial background, having worked for Calvin Klein. She said: “There are a number of strings tomybow, including a brief career as a midwife. I have ac- quired many valuable transferable skills and a large amount of com- mon sense.” Sarah, who moved to the area as
a teenager, lives in Bearsted with her husband Charlton and 18-year- old daughter Rebecca. In her spare time she enjoys cooking and trying new recipes.
CCTV talks
COUNCILLORS welcomed on- going talks to have CCTV cameras installed in some of the area’s crime hotspots. In the latest incident, youths
armed with sticks were reported acting in a threatening manner in Wharf Road. The parish council has- discussed putting a camera in the area, possibly on Tovil Footbridge. This will involve extending the height of the lamp-post. Failing that, they will be looking elsewhere in the immediate area. Cllr Derek Mortimer said: “We do
notwant to move the parish council camera at the Wharf Road/Church Road junction as this is doing a good job. So we have found three potential sites for anew camera and talks are quite promising at the mo- ment.”
Work starts to convert old school to flats
COUNCILLORS heard that re-development work is ex- pected to start shortly on the former school in Church Road, Tovil. Permission has been granted to charity Maidstone
Community Care Housing Society to convert the former school, which closed in 2011, into seven supported-living flats for young people with learning disabilities aged 18- 24. The setting will assist them in making the transition from living with parents or at residential colleges to in- dependence in the community. Councillors heard the development was expected to be open by next September.
Asbestos to be removed ‘quickly and safely’
THE parish council has agreed to remove asbestos found on land at Little Switzerland in the Lower Loose Valley at the earliest opportunity. The land was acquired in the
spring by Valley Conservation So- ciety to be turned into a green space after donations from Maid- stone Lions Club, neighbours, and Tovil Parish Council. Councillors agreed to call a spe-
cial meeting to consider the costs of the work, which will be shared by VCS, which is getting three quotes from professional removal compa- nies. It follows an analyst’s report con-
A REPORT will be sent to Maid- stone Joint Transportation Board about the condition of Nu Venture buses serving Tovil. It followed a complaint from a member of the public, who said: “The buses arrive on time and we have more services, but I can’t see whywe are paying the same fare as those sitting on fabulous eco- friendly buses elsewhere when ours are old V-registration vehicles.” County councillor Brian Clark
firming that corrugated sheets on site contained white asbestos. The area has been cordoned off
andwarning notices put up. Some members felt the council
and VCS, having been made aware that there was potentially asbestos on the site, should have negotiated its removal before agreeing a price for the land. However, Tovil Parish Council’s chairman, Cllr Glyn Charlton, said: “The landowner made it clear
Report on state of buses
said hewould look into KCC’s con- tractural arrangements with bus companies. Parish councillor Clive English
said it would be timely for com- ments from the public to be passed to the transportation board, which is reviewing the town’s bus serv- ices.
The parish council heard Arriva
is looking at the possibility of pro- viding a bus service through Tovil Green on Sunday.
THIS PAGE IS EDITED BY TOVIL PARISH COUNCIL
CLERK: Alison Chew, Parish Office, Rear of Tovil Working Men's Club, Tovil Hill, Tovil, ME15 6QJ TEL/FAX: 01622 675628 EMAIL:
tovilparishcouncil@btopenworld.com
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when the site was bought that he would not be accountable for the disposal of any potential asbestos andwe can’t change wherewe are. The issue now is getting the quotes as quickly as possible and calling a meeting to progress the issue.” KCC Cllr Brian Clark said: “I ac-
tually feel very assured that the land is owned by VCS and Tovil Parish Council; I see them as a safe pair of hands who will dispose of the material properly.”
Coffee break
THE parish council will be sup- porting a coffee morning for Macmillan nurses at Housing 21’s sheltered home at Tovil Green Court, off Burial Ground Lane, on September 26. The event will form part of the charity’s national coffee morning campaign. Coffee is served from 9.30am and
all are welcome. Contributions of cakes and biscuits will be gratefully received.
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