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repair. Soil around the gatewasworn away exposing the frame, whichwas a possible trip hazard. The clerkwas to contact the handyman. Shewas also to ask him for a quote for filling the rabbit holes. Car park Members of NADFAS had parked their cars in the car park and gone off on a coach trip. Nobody had been consulted on
this.Aleerwould be sent to NADFAS. Groundsman The clerkwas to ask the groundsman to move five-a-side goal posts into the lock-up and provide a key. Harbour play area The monthly check showed everything to be satisfactory or low risk. The security post had been replaced by the handyman. Peter Colemanwould complete theweekly checks. The Maidstone Council sign had been removed. Road closure The night closure of Chartway Street had not occurred. The clerk had asked why the parish council had not been updated as the closure had been advertised on the notice boards. RoadsAblocked gulleywas reported in South Lane and a potholewas reported in the High Street. Speed limit The clerk had contacted Kent Highway Services and asked for a meeting to discuss the positioning of signs and the promised gateways. Lighting The cost of replacing a heritage lamp in Rectory Lanewould be about £810 plus VAT. To replace a normal road lighting lanternwould be £370 plus VAT. Itwas decided to fit a normal lantern. War memorial The memorial had been cleaned and re-leered. BenchAbench had been proposed for between the old and new bus stops.A picture of a refurbished benchwas
AHOMEin Broomfield Road, Kingswood, was searched and the keys to a blue AudiA4 convertible, registration LV05 TKX,were stolen. The carwas then taken from the garage. The number plateswere stolen from a
white Transit at Oakdene Farm, Maidstone Road, SuonValence. AKubota mini diggerwas stolen from the garden of a home in Maidstone Road, SuonValence, causing damage to a wooden gate. Therewas an aempt to steal items including horse blankets from the Hop Garden stables, Tonbridge Road, Teston, but the intruders ran off when theywere disturbed. Two small business unitswere broken into at Gallants Farm, Gallants Lane, East Farleigh. Hand and power toolswere stolen from a
shed in the back garden of a home inWagon Lane, PaddockWood. Two trial bikeswere stolen from a property in Huntington Road, Coxheath. Jewellery and a Dell computerwere stolen
from a property in Goudhurst Road, Staplehurst. Jewellerywas stolen from another property in the same road at about the same
time.Awhite Land Rover may have been used in the thes. The hub capswere stolen from a VWPolo
in Orchard Bank, Boughton Monchelsea. Agreen Bruin 350 quad bikewas stolen
from a barn in LooseValley. Ared Siromer tractorwas stolen from the outbuilding of a home in Salts Lane, Loose, but later recovered. Damagewas caused during an aempted break-in at the library in Heath Road, Coxheath.
circulated – itwould cost £350 supplied and fi
ed.Adonation from a parishioner of £1,000was still available. Itwas agreed to go ahead with the bench. Tennis courts There had been a meeting between a parishioner and the school and it was agreed to move the fence and put in a kissing gate. Lambes Garden The clerk had been contacted by parishioners asking when the work on Lambes Gardenswould be completed. Thiswas being checked. Allotments Two plot holders at Bowhalls had been wrien to but no response had been received. The two plot holders contacted at the Harbour site had confirmed their agreement to bring their allotments back to a reasonable
condition.An allotment holder at Bowhalls had emailed to say they were laying their allotment to grass. School Lane bin The clerk had met with Maidstone Council regarding a dual purpose bin at the top of School Lane on the site of the previous bin. Maidstone Council had agreed to fund the new bin. The Stables The clerk had sent the invoice and agreement for the rent of the field to the owner in July and had followed up with a reminder in August. Crime report The following had been reported:Aburglary other than a dwelling in North Street, criminal damage in South Lane; the from a vehicle in Maidstone Road; two aempted burglaries in Rectory Lane; an aempted burglary in South Lane and a burglary in South Lane. Village hall Poyntellwas to look at a toilet door whichwas not locking. The handyman had looked at this and believed itwas the lock and not the door dropping.
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Teston LaneAresident asked why Teston Lane had not been resurfaced. The clerkwas to write to KCC for more information. Cllr Geoff Martin said the drains had been cleared but had been emptied on to the verge at the side of the road. Itwas noted that when it next rained thiswould be washed back on to the road, blocking the drains again. KCC Cllr Paulina Stockell said shewould discuss the issues with Kent Highway Services. Broadband Cllrs Bryan Merri and Geoff Martin commented on the poor signal. Cllr Stockell suggested a leer be sent to Cllr Paul Carter as KCC had received a grant from the government to ensure that villages received faster broadband. Christmas lights Members agreed to investigate the possibility of installing lights on the green. Itwas agreed to investigate. Lower Road railings Cllr King commented on the poor state of the railings at the junction of Lower Road and Teston Lane, whichwas more noticeable now that the vegetation had been cut back. The clerkwas to contact Rookery Estates. Pothole Cllr Chris Stockwell reported a pothole close to the Thatched House. Water pipes Cllr Merri said South East Waterwas to fit new pipes in Charlton Lane but intended to lay them across the village green. Therewere objections to this and the clerkwas to pass these on. Village green posts Cllr Merri said the posts needed replacing around the green and near to Smith’s Hall – about 36 in total. He said he had the posts and proposed that quoteswere obtained for installation. All were in favour.
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Anumber of outbuildings used by various businesses at Court Lodge Farm, Forge Lane, East Farleigh,were broken in to. Dieselwas syphoned from a vehicle and items including a socket set and a radiowere stolen.
Building materialswere stolen from a shed
in Huntington Road, Coxheath. Therewas an aempted burglary at a barn
in Forge Lane, East Farleigh. About 400 Kent peg tileswere stolen from behind an outbuilding at a property in Marden Road, Staplehurst. Diesel and butane gas boleswere stolen
from a fuel bunker at a property in Chickenden Lane, Staplehurst. Atractor and grasscuerwere stolen from
an outbuilding in Salt’s Lane, Boughton Monchelsea. The itemswere later recovered at the junction of Church Street and Haste Hill Road. The suspectswere described as three men of average build. Allwere wearing dark clothing with hoods or caps. Theywere using a Vauxhall Frontera. Cash, documents and a bagwere stolen
from a green Land Rover Defender on the drive of a home in Four Oaks Road, Hawkenbury. An air-conditioning unitwas stolen from
the kitchen of the Crown and Horseshoes in Suon Road, Langley. Power toolswere stolen from a red Ford
Transit van in the layby opposite the church in Lower Road, East Farleigh.
Ablack Hauck double pushchairwas
stolen from under the communal stairwell at Locks Yard, Headcorn. Apair of iron gateswere stolen from the
driveway of a home in Amsbury Road, Coxheath. Two windowswere removed and stolen
from a caravan at Medway Wharf Marina, Bow Bridge,Wateringbury. Ahandbag containing cash and bank
cardswas stolen from a conservatory in a property at The Green, East Farleigh. Two metal garden gateswere stolen from Linden Road, Coxheath. AKarcher steam pressurewasherwas
stolen from a shed at Pleasant Farm, Plough Wents Road, Chart Suon. Three aluminium sideswere stolen from a dropside lorry at E J Holmes&Sons woodyard,Water Lane, Harrietsham. AStihl disc cuerwas stolen from road
workers in Chartway Street, SuonValence. The satnavwas stolen from a Ford Transit van in Church Green, Staplehurst.
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