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Lights issue Cllr Balfour raised the issue of problems at the traffic lights, stating there was insufficient roomfor a roundabout and other engineering optionswere being investigated. He also confirmed that itwas the duty of the borough council, not KCC, tomonitor air quality. However, itwas stated that there is just one set ofmonitor- ing equipment in the borough. Cllr Simon Jessel said hewould look at the cost of the equipment and pollution records. Transport County councillorMa�hewBal- four referred to the rail franchise process, adding therewere three bidders and KCC officerswouldworkwith the franchise team. He also reported that Kent Highways had confirmed nothing could be done about the problems raised over speeding traffic in PizienWell Road as it is too nar- row. Signs The subject of overgrown vegetation on road signswas raised and Cllr Balfour said itwas the responsibility of landowners to ensure theywere kept clear. Sarah Hud- son said some road signs also needed cleaning and referred to the state of the Crossroads gardens.MichaelWilliams stated theWelcome toWateringbury signs were also dirty. Cllr Fisherwas not present but had stated he had contacted three con- tractors about cleaning the village signs,
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Hawthorn bush Itwas agreed that the work needs to be carried out by a qualified tree surgeon. Cllr Stewart offered to obtain quotes from local businesses, with a view to having the work done before the Heritage Day. Clerk vacancy Cllr Spooner had advised the clerk that she had spoken with a resident whowas interested in applying for the position, but nothing had been received. Street lights The clerk had met with Richard Emme from KCC to look at all the street lights.A survey needed to be carried out and a quote detailing options would be sent, possibly by September. Parsons Corner The light was not working and needed to be replaced.A quote had been requested from Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. As itwas likely to be cheaper to replace the light as part of the LED replacement project itwas decided towait until the KCC quote had been received. Drug debris CllrWalker said youths had
A VWGolf parked in Catkin Close, Aylesford,was vandalisedwith silly string and the rearwiperwas damaged. A residential property in Tyler Close,
EastMalling, had eggs thrown at upper and lower frontwindows. Five carswere broken intowhile parked
TWO cars in Bush Row, Aylesford,were broken into on the same evening. A handbag, cash cards and personal items were stolen from a Ford Fiesta left on a driveway, while cash and cardswere taken from a Saab 9-3 parked on the road. A whiteBMWX6was stolen from a
in a restaurant car park in Friars View, Aylesford.A VWPoplo had a sat-nav and a laptop taken fromit, a Honda Jazz and a Renault Clio also had sat-navs taken,while nothingwas taken fromthe Honda Civic and Fiat 500 thatwere broken into. A BMW116 parked on a driveway in
London Road, Ryarsh,was keyed. The rear number plate froma Peugeot
in Cherry Orchard, Di�on,when itwas broken into. Fifteenmetres of copper cabling and
Boxer van parked in StAndrews Close, Aylesford,was stolen. Itemswere taken froma vehicle parked
some chain link fencingwere stolen from Forstal Road, Aylesford. A boy, aged around 10,was seen
driveway in Lapins Lane, Kings Hill.A week earlier, a black car of the same model had also been stolen from Quindell Place, Kings Hill. ABMW318 convertiblewas stolen from
a residential driveway in New Hythe Lane, Larkfield. The tracker of a Mercedes Sprinter van parked in Briar Close, Larkfield, was removed and discarded before the vehicle was stolen. It contained a number of cordless tools. Three HP laptops, cash and jewellery
scratching a largewooden panel in a play area on Oxley ShawLane, Leybourne. Itemswere taken froma vehicle parked
in Falkland Place, Aylesford. An iPodwas stolenwhen a Land Rover
were stolen from aBMWX1 parked on a driveway in Spruce Close, Larkfield. A Toshiba laptop and surveying equipment were stolen when a steel cabin at a construction site in Tower View, Kings Hillwas broken into. A cocker spanielwent missing from London Road, Ryarsh. The dog may have escaped the property boundary and may have been seen being taken from the area in a silver car. A secured black Pegasus hybrid bicycle
Freelander parked on a driveway in Beadsman Crescent,WestMalling,was broken into. The vehiclewas not damaged, but other properties in the street also appeared to have been targeted. A vehicle parked on OrchardAvenue,
Aylesford,was broken into. Twomen broke into a HGV parked in
Holborough Road, Snodland. Several packageswere stolen, and the pair left in a white vanwhen they realised they had been spo�ed by the lorry driver. A HP computerwas stolen froma
in of a Ford Transit van in Falstaff Close, East Malling. A handbag containing cash, a mobile telephone, credit cards and a pursewas taken from a vehicle in Beech Road, Mereworth. Medical equipment was stolen from a
Hermes postal bag onMills Road, Aylesford. A Citroen C3 had its frontwindow
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Ford Fiesta parked in Eagle Close, Larkfield. A motorcyclewas taken from a property
smashedwhile parked outside its owner’s house inWoodlands Road, Di�on.
inWateringbury Road, East Malling. Clothes, a buggy, an XBox games console, controller and gameswere among
was stolen from a communal garden in Admiral Moore Drive, Aylesford. Marine equipment was taken when a Citroen Berlingo van parked in Medway Court, Aylesford,was broken in to. Power toolswere stolen during a break-
in of a van in Plover Road, Larkfield. A deWalt drillwas stolen during a break-
none ofwhichwere interested and hewas waiting for contact fromanother. Savings Borough councillor Simon Jessel stated Tonbridge andMalling Borough Council had to look at reducing its expen- diture by about 30%due to cuts in govern- ment funding. Parish charter CllrWells said KALC had objected to the time limit for comments on the parish charter being too short. This had been extended to October andwould be discussed at the nextmeeting. Cemetery car park Tonbridge andMalling Borough Council had confirmed that plan- ning permissionwas not required to re- move the hedge at the cemetery car park. Three quotes had been received and itwas unanimously agreed to accept that fromA & F Services for £1,286. PCSOWendy Stan- ley had reported amember of the public was concerned about evidence of drinking and possible drug use in the car park. PCSO Stanley had been updated on the re- moval of the hedge,whichwas a screen for anti-social behaviour incidents. Play areaA report fromRoSPA on the play equipment highlighted somemediumrisk issues. Itwas agreed the goal netwould be removed and not replaced. Plastic seat bars on the swing seatwere broken and needed replacing, the surface under the cableway did not confirmto EN 1176 and the swings
been seen by the stream in the field behind the church where drug debris had been found and that more youths had been in Birling Park, being noisy and leaving lier. She had reported the maer to the landscape PCSO and next time would also report it to 101.
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items stolen during a break-in at a property in GlentonAvenue, Kings Hill. Gold jewellery and cash were taken in a break-in at a house in CastleWay, Leybourne. A man, described as in his 30s with short
Di�on,was damaged. A parked car in LavendarWalk, East
Malling, had itswipers andwindscreen damaged. Awindowat an office in London Road,
in a farmyard in Church Road, O�am, was broken into. A garage at a residential property in
Church Road, Ryarsh,was broken into. Various traffic road signswere stolen
Di�on,was smashed. Cashwas stolenwhen a caravan parked
blond hair, caused criminal damage to a shop sign at a petrol station in Church Road, Addington, by kicking it. He was driving a purple Citroen Xsara estate. A house in Hall Road, Aylesford, was broken into, but nothing was taken and no damage was done. Two cars parked – one in Bell Lane and
Amoped parked on London Road,
the other in Oak Drive, Dion – had paint sprayed on them by vandals on the same evening. A car parked in Cobdown Close, Dion,
fromTeston Road, O�am. A ladderwas stolen froma property in
The Street, Ryarsh. A Georgian postboxwas stolen fromthe
front of a residential property in Church Lane, Tro�iscliffe, and a security lightwas also damaged. A vehicle parked in Old School Lane,
was broken into. A house in Sandy Lane, Oam, had a window smashed. Steel security gates at a farm were damaged in Adlington Lane, Troiscliffe, but nothing appeared to have been taken. Items were taken from a shed at a house
Ryarsh, had a stone thrown through its windscreen. A Ford S-Max parked on a driveway in
Clare Lane, EastMalling, had awindow broken. A le�er box at a block of flats in Booth
Close, Snodland,was vandalised. Vehicleswere damaged inMill Street,
EastMalling; one had its rearwindscreen smashed, anotherwas broken into and a thirdwas also damaged. A Dacia car parked on Bondfield Road,
Mereworth,was broken into. In TempleWay, EastMalling, a vehicle
in Snodland Road, Birling. A garage at a home in Orwell Close, Larkfield, was broken into. The outer panel of a double-glazed bedroom window at a house in Columbine Close, East Malling, was broken in an act of criminal damage. Seven windows at the same house in Bondfield Road, East Malling, were broken in three separate incidents. Stones were thrown at a parked vehicle
EastMalling,was damaged on panels and windscreen. A residential property in The Street,
in Swallow Road, Larkfield, causing damage. The wing mirror of a car parked on Woodpecker Road, Larkfield, was deliberately smashed off. Criminal damage was caused when keys
was damaged due to an object hi�ing it. Damagewas caused to a vehicle parked inMalling Road, KingsHill.
were run down the side of a Honda Civic, parked in a residential car park space in Shoesmith Lane, Kings Hill. The rear windscreen wiper of a Hyundai
i20 parked on Heron Road, Larkfield, was broken off. The same night, a Seat Leon
Allotments Regarding the quotations to re- turf two paths at the allotment site, it was agreed to give the clerk delegated authority to select a contractor and proceed with the works. Itwas resolved to give notice to allotment holders that the annual allotment rent would increase by 3% or £3. Grass cuing The mower had been received and would be kept at the Sports Park. Tree inspection works Itwas agreed to give the clerk delegated authority to select a contractor and proceed with the works. Sports park Itwas agreed to accept the request to place a portacabin at the Sports Park and that all costs relating to instatement and reinstatement would be met by the hirer. Open air cinema Itwas agreed to accept a proposal for an event at the Sports Park on October 29. The hire charge for this event would be £300. Salt bins Itwas agreed to accept the quotation for Landscape Services with regard to refilling the salt bins.
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parked on a driveway in the same road was broken into and cash was stolen. A Seat Alhambra parked in a supermarket car park in New Hythe Lane, Larkfield, had its rear window smashed in an apparent break-in aempt. A Mitsubishi van had its rear window smashed in Wren Close, Larkfield, but nothing was stolen. A Vauxhall Astra parked in Holborough
Road, Snodland, had a wing mirror damaged. The baery from a vehicle parked in Holborough Road, Snodland, was stolen. Several trees were cut down in a residential garden in New Hythe Lane, Larkfield. No access was gained in an aempted break-in at a residential property in The Brucks,Wateringbury. An insecure Nissan Qashqai in Beadsman Crescent, Leybourne, was entered and searched – but nothing was taken.
damagedwhen someone a�empted to break in, but no accesswas gained. Two tyreswere slashed on a Peugeot
Boxermotor caravan parked in Townsend Road, Snodland. Two carswere stolen on the same night
Garden play equipment and a tree were damaged in an open space in Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne. A secured back garden in Roundhay, Leybourne, was broken into but nothing was stolen and there were no signs of an aempt to get into the house. A waste bin belonging to the local council was moved on Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne, dragging with it the concrete post it was secured to.
residential dwelling in Town Hill,West Malling. A jetwasher, aMakita sawand a
portable radio/casse�ewere stolenwhen a shed and a garage at a home in Bream Close, Larkfield,was broken into. Number plates froma Vivacity 125cc
Peugeot scooter parked in a garden in Meridian Place,WestMalling,were stolen.
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when residential propertieswere broken into in Larkfield and the car keyswere removed. Cashwas also taken froma home in Carroll Gardens,where a 67 platewhite Mercedes 200was taken,while a 66 plate white VWGolfwas stolen fromBetjeman Close. A holewas drilled into awall at a
needed repairs. Itwas agreed to contact the relevant firms of Playdale,Abac and Park Leisure. DrayhorseMeadow The tenant had re- ported that although some repairs had been done, the stable roof still leaked. It was agreed to get quotes for newroofing. Insurance The chairman questioned whether the parish council should pay to insure the pavilionwhen the lease stated Wateringbury Sports and RecreationalAs- sociationwas responsible. Itwas agreed to contactWSRA for comments. Twinning The parish council had received an email request to twinWateringbury with Cresse in France. Councillors agreed that as the villagewas already twinned with Le Puy en Velay in France, they would decline the offer. Allotments Therewere two vacancies. Table Councillors agreed the picnic table in the play areawould be put back. Rat a�ack The planning commi�ee asked that before the demolition ofAbbeyfield Greensted Residential Care Home the issue of rats on sitewas dealtwith by the devel- oper. The site, in The Orpines,willmake way for 51 older person’s extra care units, with communal facilities. Councillors also asked thatworks vans should be accom- modated on the site and any external lights shielded tominimise light pollution.
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