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Garland had promised. The parish clerkwas to contact Sue Kinsella of KCC. Various lights had needed maintenance, including one on the school side of Eyhorne Street. Parks report CllrWard said a gate leading into the playground had been bent. The foundations would have to be dug up and the gate post straightened. Cllr Benne said a notice on the Millennium Green about responsible dog ownership had disappeared. CllrWard said it had broken as the post had roed, but he would arrange to get it repositioned. Cllr Susan Bauerwas dismayed by the number of owners who failed to clear up after their dogs. Cllr Parvin said photographic evidencewas needed of the owner, the dog and the offence to bring about any convictions. Crime report PCSO Dave Rowley said 22 crimes had been reported, 17 of which had taken place at M20 Junction 8 services. There had also been one call relating to anti-social behaviour in the village. Asbestos survey The clerk said an asbestos survey report had been found for the Cardwell Pavilion and a quotation had been obtained for a further check. CllrWard recommended another company, so that prices could be compared. Cllr Bauerwas concerned that therewas a legal obligation to renew the asbestos survey report regularly. Air ambulanceArequest had been received for a donation of £250 to the air ambulance. Itwas agreed that this would have to be declined. Defibrillator The clerk asked whether it would be beneficial to have a defibrillator in the village, but itwas decided that it might not be helpful because the village is so spread out. Office printer Itwas agreed that thiswas not performingwell and the clerkwas to investigate buying a new one. Village sign Cllr Bauer said the signwas now back. The wooden postwas in good condition. Hollingbourne Property Services had erected the sign free of charge. Off-road motorcyclists These had been seen again and the council’s main concernwas damage to rare flora and fauna. Village precept Itwas likely that the council would have to raise the village precept next year, possibly by 50%. The clerkwas asked for details of progress with the council’s VAT returns as it appeared that no VAT input tax


AN intruder got in to the garage of a home in Grey Wethers, Sandling, but ran off when disturbed. He was described as a white male, 5ft 6ins tall and was wearing a dark hooded top and jeans. A laptop computer, games console, mo-


bile phone, bank cards and personal docu- mentswere stolen from a property in Allen Street, Maidstone. All four wheels were stolen from a Ford


Orion in Ashurst Road, Vinters Park . A Royal Mail post box was stolen from Caring Road, Leeds. About 1,000 litres of heating oil were


stolen from the tank of a property in War- ren Street, Lenham. Diesel was syphoned from two vehicles parked at Eclipse Roofing Supplies, Old Goods Yard, Station Approach, Lenham. A GPS navigation system was stolen


from a Toyota Corolla on the drive of a home in The Landway, Bearsted.Itwas later recovered and the suspect was ar-


had been reclaimed for several years. Cllr Ward said this had been done for 2013/2014, but had to be done for previous years.


Leeds


Highway issues KCC Cllr Gary Cook said the application to reduce theweight limit on the B2163 to 7.5t had been suspended, as it would mean diverting heavy lorries to Willington Street, increasing traffic there significantly. KCC believed itwas time for a single carriageway relief road for Leeds. Fundingwas available through the EEC and Local Enterprise Partnership. Workwas being undertaken on suitable routes. Bridleway Itwas reported that the bridleway KH260was impassable and a trench that had been dug had not been filled in. Cllr Cookwas to take this up with KCC. Playing fields Estimates had been sought to clear the tennis courts and install new nets. Therewere concerns over the state of the playing surface and the court might have to close until the asphalt could be replaced. In the meantime people used them at their own risk. There had been a number of repairs to the pavilion. Local plan Maidstone Councilwas still working on the local plan and consultation was likely to take place in January.Any further planned housing to the south east of Maidstone would create intolerable traffic problems in Leeds without a relief road. Special constable Kent Police had confirmed that the village had a special constable who had started the training programme. Recycling Therewas a lot of mess around the recycling bins in the church car park. Someone had left black sacks with clothing in. Residentswere reminded that if the bins were full, recycling should be taken to alternative bins or the main dump.


Lenham


Planters Resident Mr B Llong reported damage to the planters in GroomWay and asked for the daffodil bulbs to be replaced. Cllr Colin Gille said further discussions would take place, whichwould include replanting the trees. Planning Mr George reported planning notices from Maidstone Council with erroneous dates for application


determination and consultation on the parish notice boards. Lighting Mr Georgewas concerned about safety compromises due to KCC’s countywide project of switching off street lights to savemoney. Councillor co-opted Cllr Gille proposed, Cllr Nigel Godfrey seconded and itwas resolved to co-opt Paul Culver as amember. Telephone kiosk The clerk confirmed the recently adopted red phone box in the Square had been painted by BT in 2010 and would not require re-painting. TreesAquote would be sought for tree works atWilliam Pi field. Cllr Richard Greenwood had identified the owners of the GroomWay trees and would try to contact them regarding replanting options. Cllr Barr suggested replanting the bulbs and repairing the damaged planters would help to resolve the issue. Community centre Cllr Greenwood suggested a list of jobs for the landscaping should be undertaken and quotes sought for the work. Toddler swings Itwas resolved to replace the swings as the guard barswere missing. Christmas lights These would be switched on from December 7.


Ulcombe


Solar farms Itwas noted from the applicant’swebsite that the proposed Tong Farm plan had been revised to 26 hectares.A soil survey had been carried out by the applicant and soil grading revised from 2/3a (the best and most versatile) to 3b and 4 (poorer quality agricultural land). The land is either side of the Ulcombe Road north of Talebury Lane Village hall path The works on the path alongside the village hall had been completed, as had work to remove concrete bollards and replace wooden bollards around the car park. Pavilion The clerk reported that the external decoration of the pavilion had now been completed.Aworking party would be organised to clear and clean the inside of the pavilion. SpeedWatch SpeedWatch in Ulcombe had now been set up. Police would train volunteers in due course. There had been a reasonable response to the initial volunteer request but further volunteerswere needed.


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rested. Apair of Ray-Ban sunglasseswere stolen


from a black VW Golf on the drive of a home in The Landway, Bearsted. Red diesel was stolen from a shed in Bic-


knor. Cash and foreign currency was stolen


from a caravan at Swanton Farm, Swanton Street, Bredgar. Acar battery and gate hingeswere stolen


from a caravan in Pett Lane, Stockbury. Afront headlightwas stolen from awhite


Audi A3 in Betony Gardens,Weavering. Two saddles bridles other equipment


were taken from an outbuilding behind a home in Stede Hill, Harrietsham. The indicators and fog lights were stolen


from a Vauxhall Astra in Alkham Road, Vinters Park. A Hayter lawn mower, petrol strimmer ,


jewellery and metal were stolen from a home in Crumps Lane, Ulcombe. A red VW Golf was damaged in the car park in Wheeler Street, Maidstone.


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