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but said nothing further could be done. The resident would be advised that the streetlightwas for the benefit of the entire community andwas needed especially in view of the number of recent burglaries. Fitness trailAgrant for £500was agreed for East Peckham School PTAtowards a fitness trail costing more than £7,000. BudgetAdraft precept of £110,274 for 2015/16, representing an increase of £1,164 or 1.07%was placed on thewebsite for consultation. Milestone Information had been supplied by the Milestone Society. Itwas resolved that while the maintenancewas the responsibility of Kent Highway Services, thiswas rarely seen as a priority and the parish council could restore it for a relatively low outlay. Maintenance would include clearing vegetation around it and fixing a nameplate so that itwas a more visible feature. Dog fouling The parish council agreed to join the Keep Britain TidyWe AreWatching national campaign. Ten posters at a total of £20 and 20 bin stickers at £5 each would be ordered, with a budget of £200 set aside to fix the posters at prominent locations.
Kings Hill
Preventative maintenance Cllr Alexander Board agreed to liaise with the sports park manager about further action. Confirmation of thewarranty period for the kitchen appliances and fiings would be emailed to the commiee. PavilionAn updatewas given regarding thewater damage due to leaks from the plant room. One final quotewas awaited
A PRESSURE bowserwas stolen from a commercial compound in Forstal Road, Aylesford. A car parked on a grass verge in Temple
Way, East Mallingwas damaged. An outbuilding in Friars View,
Aylesford belonging to the Scoutswas broken into and camping equipment, including a generator,was stolen. The driver’s side door of a Skoda Fabia
was damaged by graffiti in Twisden Road, East Malling. Beacon lightswere stolen from the top of
a vehicle in Bull Lane, Eccles. A window of a property in Howard
Road, East Mallingwas smashed. Toolswere stolen from a Citroen van on
a driveway in Mackenders Lane, Eccles. A flour-like substancewas poured over
two vehicles outside a property in Temple Way, East Malling. The wheel nuts on one wheel of an Iveco
Daily truckwere tampered with in Mackenders Lane, Eccles, damaging the wheel and the vehicle. Therewas an aempt to burgle a property in Dion Place, Dion but the alarmwas activated which may have deterred the intruders. Therewas a break-in at a property in ChatfieldWay, East Malling. A tyre was slashed on a vehicle on the
driveway of a home in Primrose Drive, Dion. A horse rug and a feeding bucket were
stolen from a field in Old School Lane, Ryarsh. The side window of a carwas smashed
in Columbine Road, East Malling. Nothing was taken.
prior to submiing the insurance claim. The landlord had agreed to investigate aspects of the original specification and report back to the council. The up-to-date snagging list had still not been submied. Therewas concern that contractors continued to arrive at the sports park unannounced. Itwas decided to contact the landlord to ensure that this did not happen. Sports park Therewas a report on the possible school use of the
facilities.An off- peak local community hourly ratewas approved. Trophy cabinet Approvalwas given for a year. The cabinet would be bought by the hirer who would insure it and its contents. The glass must be toughened and the cabinet would be secured to thewall by sports park staff at the hirer’s expense. Only trophies could be displayed, no advertising was allowed and if the parish council felt at any time that it should be removed, the hirer would remove it and make good the damage. Archery eventsAproposal for two events at the sports parkwas agreed. The plan to move a local archery club to the parkwas welcomed in principle. Sports bar Therewas concern about the carpet which needed replacing urgently.A leer would be sent to the landlord.
Snodland
BudgetAt the policy and resources and full council budget meetings, therewas a full discussion regarding the budget for 2015 to 2016. Although councillors would have preferred not to have to increase the council tax, itwas evident that a small increase
would be necessary to take into account inflation and salary increases, together with the need to start work on the extension of the cemetery. Itwas agreed unanimously that there would be an increase of £1.07 per year based on BandDproperties. This equates to just more than 2p perweek.
Wateringbury
Budget Councillors approved the 2015/16 budget which showed a small increase in the precept to reflect the cost of the overflow car park for the playing fields on land at Drayhorse Meadow. Crime Therewere no reported crimes in the village in the previous month. Thanks Cllr MichaelWells and his wife were thanked by the chairman for their hard work in clearing the ivy and tidying the area at the junction of Pizienwell and Tonbridge Road. Borough maers Borough Cllr Simon Jessel reported on maers of local interest and was asked to look into the progress of the proposed landscaping buffer at the top of Canon Lane and a tree with a preservation order in Red Hill. Highways Items from the agenda for a forthcoming area highways commiee meetingwere discussed with Charles Stroud who represents the council. The chairman thanked Charles and his small SpeedWatch team for their work. Charles said that on average, 25 to 30 vehicleswere found to be speeding in any SpeedWatch monitoring hour. Planning The council had no objections to the application for a single storey extension at 101 Red Hill.
NeighbourhoodWatch Working to reduce crime. Call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 or local police Two horse rugswere stolen from a field
in Roughes Road, Ryarsh. Burglars tried to enter a building in Park
Road, Addington via an outbuilding. The back windscreen of a Toyota Corolla parked in a lay-by in Ryarsh Road, Birling was shaered with a half inch lead shot. Nothing was taken from the car. The rear window of a carwas smashed in Columbine Road, East Malling but nothing was taken. A windowwas damaged at a pub in
Ryarsh Road, Birling. Several other nearby propertieswere also damaged. The front number plate was broken off a
Peugeot 405 on a driveway in TempleWay, East Malling. The rear windscreen of a Ford Ka parked
on a driveway in Stangate Road, Birling was smashed. A post box and a wheelie bin were damaged at a property in Bush Road, East Peckham. Two carswere damaged on a driveway
in Marshall Gardens, Hadlow. The rear window of a carwas smashed in Carnation Close, East Malling. A quad bike was stolen from an outbuilding in Beech Road,
Mereworth.It was later recovered. An outbuilding was broken into inWater
Lane,West Peckham and bales of hay were stolen.
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Two menwere seen trying the door of a garage in Maidstone Road, Hadlow. They left when challenged. Some horse tackwas stolen from stables
in Swanton Road, Mereworth. A red Toyota 4Runnerwas taken from
the drive of a property in Carpenters Lane, Hadlow. Copper cablewas stolen from Lavender
Road, East Malling. Both side mirrorswere taken from a
lorry in a parking area belonging to a commercial company in Court Lane, Hadlow. Muggers used threats of violence to steal
an Iphone in Lunsford Park, Larkfield. A motorhomewas seen being towed
away fromWillowside, Snodland using a dark-coloured Land Rover Freelander. A home inWillow Road, Larkfield was broken into and two sets of car keyswere stolen. The carswere also taken. Therewas an aempted burglary at a property in Hendy Road, Snodland.
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