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PavilionA quotewas accepted fromAustin Electricals for a heater in the south room, booster switch and electric point to be installed. The firm would be asked to proceed with the work. Parish hall The new heaters had been installed andwere working well.A light in the hallwas not working so the clerk would contact the electrician. HedgeA complaint had been received regarding the recent cuing of the hedge along Bull Orchard. Members agreed that the hedge had been cut far too short and that Cllr Doe’s suggestion of a chestnut fence being installed to help the hedge recoverwas needed. The clerk would contact Kent Highway Services and Maidstone Council to ascertain who cut the hedge and whowas now responsible in


AWALLET and mobile phone equipment was stolen from a car in Melville Road. A radiowas taken from a vehicle in


Week Street. A windowwas smashed at a home in


Tufton Street. A wing mirrorwas taken from a vehicle


in Courtenay Road. Two mountain bikeswere taken from a


block of flats in Brockman Place. They had been secured to a metal bike rack. Jewellerywas stolen from a property in


Tufton Street. The front of a shopwas damaged in the


High Street. A windowwas broken at a flat in Upper


Stone Street. People were seen kicking a vehicle and damaging a wing mirror in Hayle Road. A doorwas damaged at a restaurant in Maidstone High Street. A Ford Fiesta parked in Kingsley Road


was broken into and searched. Nothing appeared to have been taken. Cashwas stolen from a Ford Mondeo parked in Basing Close. A Vauxhall Corsa and a Peugeot 207 in a


car park in College Roadwere broken into and searched. Nothing appears to have been taken. An Ipod Nanowas taken from a Ford Fiesta in the same road. A doorwas damaged in a break-in at a


home in Union Street. Nothing appeared to have been taken. A Citroen C3was broken into on a


driveway in College Road. Nothing appeared to have been taken. A carwas broken into in Brunswick


Street and a sports bag containing clothes was stolen. Itemswere stolen in a break-in at the garage of a home in CollegeAvenue. Therewas also an aempt to enter the house which failed. A vehicle in Upper Roadwas scratched. ABMW525 parked on a driveway in CollegeAvenuewas broken into. Nothing appeared to have been taken. The tyres were damaged on a vehicle parked in George Street. A Vauxhall vanwas broken into in Courtlands Close. Tools, including a Dewalt drill, a John Deer drill and a Metabo grinderwere stolen. A grey Ford Rangerwas stolen from a


farmyard in Tonbridge Road, Barming. The number plateswere removed from a


vehicle in Hart Street, Fant. Red dieselwas stolen from a yard in


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filling the gaps that had been created. Community awards Members formally adopted the Kent Association of Local Councils community awards scheme and agreed who from the local community would be nominated. Crossing Cllr Sandra Manser voiced her concerns about the beacons at the zebra crossing on Tonbridge Road –when it is foggy, you cannot see the lights, which could cause an accident. The clerk would ask the highways steward to look into the maer. AccidentA member of the public had fallen on a slippery pavement in Belmont Close and broken their arm and collar bone. The pavement had recently been surfaced. The clerk would report this to Kent Highway Services and suggest the steward visits the site to inspect it.


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Trees Loose had been awarded a highly commended certificate in the Kent Men of the Trees village competition 2015. Rita Hoodwas thanked for her help in taking judges around the parish. BikeA mountain bike had been left at the King George V playing field some time ago. Itwas agreed the bike could be re-housed if itwas not claimed by the next meeting. Bank Informationwas received on the new online bank account with Unity Trust and a transfer of £50,000was authorised from Barclays into the new account so that future payments could be made online. The Barclays account would remain open until all direct debits and payment authorisations had been transferred. McAlpine Works to the vegetation on the ragstonewall had been completed.


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Tonbridge Road, Barming. Petrol was syphoned from a Rover car in


Victoria Street. A pink bicyclewas taken from the front


of a home in Milton Street, Fant. The baerywas stolen from a Vauxhall


Astra in Bower Street. A Mini parked in Bower Lane, Fant had


its aerial broken off. A Mercedes carwas damaged in Bower


Street. A green and white mountain bike was


taken from Roseholme, Fant. A vehiclewas deliberately damaged outside a house in Hatherall Road. A Citroen vanwas broken into in Cooling Close. Two menwere seen driving off in a dark colouredVWJea. A car parked in County Road was broken into. Nothing appeared to have been taken. Itemswere stolen from a car in Camden


Street. Graffiti was wrien on the windscreen of


a vehicle in CliffordWay, Fant. A mobile phonewas taken from a property inWeek Street. The doors of a garage and a shed of a property in Glebe Lane, Fantwere damaged but nothing was taken. A carwas scratched in a parking bay in Wheeler Street. A hut at a property in Tonbridge Road,


Fantwas entered but nothing appeared to have been taken. A car windowwas smashed in Union


Street. A purple and green mountain bike was


stolen from a rack on the back of a Skoda in Fennel Close, Fant. A vehicle in St Andrew’s Road was deliberately damaged. Therewas a break-in at a shed on an allotment in Upper Fant Road, Fant but nothing was taken. A vehicle in Tonbridge Road was broken into. CCTV footagewas being assessed. Itemswere stolen from a vehicle in Tonbridge Road. A van parked in Holmesdale, Loose was broken into and tools taken.


Equipmentwas stolen from an outbuilding at a property in Tonbridge Road, Fant. The number plateswere removed from a


vehicle inWell Street, Loose. Glue was used to damage the front door


of a property in Egerton Road. A fencewas damaged at a property in


The Hedges. A vanwas broken into on the drive of a property in Sandling Lane but nothing appeared to have been taken. A carwas scratched in Arundel Street. Plants were damaged in a garden in


Perry Street. Power toolswere taken from a vehicle in


NorthWay. A Makita drillwas stolen from a Peugeot


van in Gladstone Road. A Ford Fiestawas scratched in Fisher


Street. A signwas taken from outside a premises in Staceys Street. A windowwas smashed on a van in Staplers Court but nothing was taken. Number plateswere taken from a vehicle


in The Hedges. Therewas a break-in at a garage in a


block in Bicknor Road, Park Wood but nothing appeared to have been taken. Fishing equipmentwas taken from a garage at a home in Thomas RiderWay, Boughton Monchelsea. Itemswere stolen from an unlocked car


in St Catherine’s Road, Park Wood and the ignition barrelwas damaged. A communal greenhousewas deliberately damaged in Northumberland Road, Shepway. A VWPolowas stolen from Bicknor


Road, Park Wood and later recovered nearby.


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