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Tickets selling fast for fireworks spectacular
AN ONLINE-only policy for selling tickets for the annual fireworks dis- play has seen demand rocket, say organisers.
The parish council’s decision to Players arrive
REMEMBER Leonard Sachs and the Good Old Days on TV? If so, you may be interested in an Old Time Music Hall Show aimed at the over 70s of Bearsted. The parish council has arranged
for the Players Theatre Club to be at the WI Hall at 3.30pm on Satur- day, October 29. Details of ticket availability are
available via the Bearsted Parish Council website in the events sec- tion, where there is a link or by con- tacting the clerk for an application form.
Carols date
BEARSTED Area Churches To- gether will hold a Christmas carol singing event on the green on De- cember 14. The Carols on the Green service
will be held around the Christmas tree.
Rev John Corbyn will be liaising
with Bearsted parish councillor Jon Hughes regarding lighting, sound and power-sourcing for the evening, which starts at 7.30pm.
Dog bin plan
BINS for dog mess are to be phased out across the borough. These will be replaced with “co- mingle” receptacles but the exact location of these is still under consul- tation. Parish coun-
cil chairman Fiona Redman said the au- thority will monitor
progress of the replacement pro- gramme by Maidstone Borough Council.
Councils meet THE Kent Association of Local Councils (KALC) will hold its an- nual meeting on November 19 and Cllrs RichardAsh and Pat Marshall will attend on behalf of Bearsted Parish Council.
Classic cars return to Green
A DATE has been set for next year’s Classic Car Rally on Bearsted Green. It will be held on July 30, providing the date does not clash with the
cricket club’s fixture list. The 2016 event attracted hundreds of vintage and classic cars from around the world and thousands of visitors.
not issue paper versions resulted in about a third being sold with under a month to go. The popular event has a maxi-
mum capacity of about 4,000 and a council spokesman reckons that could easily be reached, given the current demand. Councillor Paul Young said: “Selling the tickets online is prov- ing very popular. With about a month to go we have already sold way more thanwe have done at the same stage in previous years. “Given that the majority of ticket
sales are in the final week, this is most encouraging. “We are advising people to buy
their tickets well in advance online to avoid the queues on the night
and make sure they get in, aswe do have a capacity of 4,000.” More than 80 family ticketswere
sold by October 11. A £15 family tickets allows two
adults and two children or one adult and three children. Children are 16 and under. Adults (over 16) are to be charged £6. Parish clerk Michelle Rumble
told members there had been “no complaints” from members of the public about the online-only strat- egy.
Cllr Richard Ash said late sales
were usually down to peoplewait- ing see what the weather might hold before making their purchase. The event, which starts at 6pm on
November 4, is, according to the parish council, “always a fantastic
display from Phoenix Fireworks and with burgers, hotdogs, soup, hot and cold drinks and even glo- sticks available from the Scouts”. Gates open at 6 pm and the dis-
play starts at 7.30 and lasts about 20-30 minutes. Last entry is at 7.15pm for safety reasons. Note: no personal fireworks, sparklers or glassware are permit- ted on site. Entrance will also be disallowed for unaccompanied groups of under 16s. All must be with a responsible adult. Church Lane will be closed so there will be no access to the car park. Pedes- trian entry is from Cross Keys or Church Landway. Tickets are available online at
www.wegottickets.com/Bearsted- ParishCouncil.
Hero awards
DO YOU know someone who de- serves a thank you for their service to the community? If so, there is still time to nominate
them for Bearsted Parish Council's Mynn Awards. The council is look- ing for local people who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of their neighbourhood. Past recipients have included char-
ity workers and volunteers, carers, sportsmen and women and sup- porters of local groups. The closing date is November 15.
Email details of the person and why you think they deserve the award to
clerk@bearstedparishcouncil.gov.uk or pop a letter into the Parish Office at Madginford Hall.
Have a say on future of village
BEARSTED’S first public meeting on the Neighbourhood Plan – which shapes the future of the parish in the next two or three decades – will be held at Madgin- ford Hall at 7pm on November 30. The area is one of 13 in Maid-
stone working on similar plans which can influence on aspects of life including traffic, transport, em- ployment and green spaces. Once adopted, neighbourhood plans enjoy the same legal status as
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national, regional and local plans. The public meeting aims to ex-
plain why Bearsted is adopting a neighbourhood plan, the commu- nity benefits, time scales and to canvass input from residents. A small steering group already
exists to drive the plan forward, but spokesman Cllr Paul Young says he would like to get “as many people as possible involved from the local community”. Cllr Young added: “Aneighbour-
hood plan cannot stop develop- ment, as this is led by Maidstone Borough Council’s Local Plan, but it does give us the opportunity to influence what type of develop- ment and where, plus the plan can include more aspects of life.” Aswell as amain steering group, volunteers will be needed to con- duct parishwalks to identify future possibilities, liaising with external partners aswell as looking at traffic and development issues, he said.
Council Office: Madginford Hall, Bearsted Telephone: E-Mail: Chair:
01622 630165
clerk@bearstedparishcouncil.gov.uk Fiona Redman
MEETINGS HELD SECOND TUESDAYOFMONTH (7.30PM) AND THE PUBLIC IS VERY WELCOME
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