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KENT County Council is to be asked for a copy of its monitoring log on work to provide Virgin services to homes in Thurnham and Bearsted. It follows a string of complaints


from residents about noise, dust, traffic congestion and “below stan- dard” work by the contractors. Cllr Mick Stark told Thurnham


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NETWORKRail is to be asked why it failed to notify residents that con- tractors would be working on the bridge in Crismill Lane. Cllr PeterWaite said: “As a public


right of way, we should have been alerted that this work was being carried out. About 10 walkers and a couple on horseswere caught out by this andwere confronted by the possibility of an hour-and-a-half detour.” A report will also be sent about


the overhanging trees shielding the low bridge sign inWare Street.


parish councillors that further chaos had been caused when two sets of traffic lights to control traffic around the pavement works were


THURNHAM councillors have ac- cused Bearsted Parish Council of “kicking the issue of dangerous on- street parking in its parish down the road like a can”. It follows complaints from Thurn-


ham councillors about cars parked on Ware Street at a vital crossing point for pedestrians. Cllr Richard Smith said: “We had


been assured Bearsted was looking into this issue, but in many months we are no further forward with a so- lution, other than that a committee has been formed to look at the issue.”


Thurnham Parish Council, which borders the parish, has suggested


both showing red. He said: “Virgin Media digging


up the road has been causing ab- solute chaos in the area. I reported the shambles caused by the lights to the police in the end. They said itwas a highways matter and asked if Iwanted KCC’s number. “I thought theywere supposed to


be concerned about safety, and the attitude of the police really irritated me.” Cllr John Horne, who lives in Bir- ling Avenue, said: “The tarmac


Call to act on parking ‘danger’


double yellow lines as a potential remedy to the problem, which regu- larly sees pedestrians forced towalk in the path of oncoming traffic to avoid cars on the pavement. It has also offered to help with the cost. Councillors agreed to write to Bearsted Parish Council again call- ing for action. Cllr Smith added: “It seems crazy


that on a Sunday morning several carswere plastered with £60 parking fines for having edged on to yellow lines outside the shops on The Green; but they were not creating a hazard. What we’re proposing is to save serious injury; it seems priori- ties are all wrong here.”


used to reinstate the pavement out- side my house is of poor quality and has already sunk 5mm; what will it be like in a couple of years when it will fall to taxpayers to cover the cost of resurfacing the en- tire pavement, not this commercial outfit?”


Councillors agreed to write to the county council asking for a report on its monitoring movements and how it intends to ensure all “mak- ing good” is to the standards re- quired.


Church news


APOSITIVE meetingwas held with Detling Parochial Church Council regarding the future of Thurnham Church. Cllr Richard Smith said parishionerswere also pleased to learn that Rev Paul Kite – a former tax inspector – would take up the post as Team Vicar for the PilgrimsWay parishes, which include Thurnham. He will live at Holling- bourne vicarage with his wife Karen and family. Aservice will be held at Box-


ley Church to welcome him to the parish on September 25.


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