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Meetings normally held on the third Monday of eachmonth at theMarriott Tudor Park Hotel. Public welcome.


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CHAIRMAN Daniel Skinner had metwith a Bearsted parish council- lor to reviewparking inWare Street. He said: “Itwas agreed that there


were crossing problems at three points, but we failed to come up with any simple solution.” Describing the meeting as


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Council to help fund campaign


THURNHAMParishCouncil is to put £750 in theCPREKent’s fight- ing fund in an effort to protect land fromdevelopment near Junc- tion 8 of theM20. As one of the first parishes to re-


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spond to the request for financial backing for the legal challenge against Maidstone Borough Coun- cil and the inclusion of Woodcut Farmin its Local Plan, parishmem- bers unanimously agreed to sup- port the campaign. Cllr John Horne spoke out about


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“amenable” he hoped discussion would continue in this vein in an effort to find a solution. Hewas pleased thematterwould


be going back to Bearsted council for further consideration.


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the borough council’s failure to ob- jectively assess the need for the site, negotiatewith neighbouring coun- cils and its “cavalier attitude” to concerns over the generation of traffic and air pollution in the area. Cllr Peter Waite attended the


planning meeting at which the Woodcut Farm planning applica-


MEMBERS raised no objection to a proposal to introduce twomore let- ting units at the BlackHorse public house in Thurnham. Councillors heard the single ac-


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tion was approved, in spite of CPRE’swarning of legal action.He said: “I spoke with little expecta- tion of change andmy expectations were achieved.” Vice-chairman Richard Smith


said: “I support the idea of giving £750 and would urge other parishes to contribute.” Cllr Ian Shelley said he felt duty


bound, for the sake of residents, to support the call for cash. The Bearsted and Thurnham So-


ciety has also agreed to contribute. Full story, page 8


Nextmeeting THE parish council next meets at the Marriott Hotel on Mon- day, January 15, at 7.30pm. All arewelcome.


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THE issue of illegal parking on the grass verge opposite the Marriot Hotel on theA20was raised byCllr Ian Shelley. Chairman Daniel Skinner noted


the problem, adding that bollards may provide the only solution to the damage being caused and this would require county council con- sideration.


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whether a licence is needed from the county council for rumble strips tomeasure traffic are continuing. It follows a request to look at the


speed of traffic using Caring Lane. Aletter has been sent toGForces


asking them to remind staff of the speed limit.


Parish precept


MEMBERS agreed a 2% rise in the parish precept,whichwill produce an additional £448 for village ini- tiatives, and a total revenue of £17,366 for the parish council.


Writing onwall THE borough council’s enforce- ment team will be asked to look into the legality of a hoarding in a field alongside the London-bound carriageway of theM20, near J8.


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