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Offenders work with council to tidy village


Market blow


MAIDSTONE BoroughCouncil has highlighted that additional licences are required for traders to sell at Market on the Green, a long and costly process. In order forBearstedParishCoun-


cil to run the May market, it will have to cordon off the area around the stalls and charge visitors a nom- inal entry fee (10p for adults) to make this legal.All proceedswill be donated to Kent Wildlife Trust, which has a stall regularly at the market. BearstedParishCouncilwill work


withMBC and a new market man- ager in a bid to keep the event free for residents.


Parishmeeting


THE annual parish meeting takes place at Madginford Hall from 7.30pmonMay 30. Newly-elected chairman Michael


Bollom will report on the year and finish the evening with the Mynn Awards for communitywork. Members of the public are wel-


come to attend and refreshments will be served afterwards.


Dementia plan


BEARSTED Parish Council is keen to make the parish “dementia- friendly” and will invite local busi- nesses and residents to attend information sessions. These will take place at Madgin-


ford Hall at 2.30pm on June 13 and King George V Memorial Hall at 2.30pmonJune 25.To register, email deputy@bearstedparishcouncil.gov. uk, call the parish office or go to www.dementiafriends.org.uk.


Bloomsponsors


THE sponsor of the Bearsted in Bloom competition is Notcutts gar- dencentre,notBarretts as incorrectly stated in the last edition of Downs Mail.BarrettsofMaidstone are spon- soring the Playscheme.


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BEARSTEDhas teamed upwith a rehabilitation service to give of- fenders the opportunity to carry out useful work in the parish as part of their sentences. The parish council has entered


into a partnership with Kent, Sur- rey & Sussex Community Rehabil- itation Company (KSS CRC) on a number of environmental im- provement projects. TheKSSCRC’sCommunity Pay-


back (CP) team began the work in earlyMay. A community order can be im-


posed for offences that are serious, but not so serious as to warrant a custodial sentence. It means the punishment can be carried out in the community, instead of in prison. Acommunity order ismade up of one or more requirements that the


A recently-tidied grass bank


court can order an offender to do. In Bearsted, the projects include


clearingweeds behind Smarts Cot- tages andMallingsDrive aswell as clearing rocks and blocks at the top of Bell Lane. These are just the first of many


areas thatwill benefit fromgeneral tidying. Councillor Geoff Bennett, who


has been instrumental in getting this partnership up and running,


said: “KSS CRC’s service users are making restoration to the commu- nity under the Community Pay- back scheme. “Additional CP workers are


available at weekends and there is no charge to Bearsted ParishCoun- cil. The workers will return every week until all works are com- pleted.” A council spokesman added: “It


is a very worthwhile scheme to be involved in as it allows users to give something back to society and the parish benefits at no extra cost to the taxpayer.”  Do you knowof a project that could benefit from Community Payback? Contact deputy@bearst- edparishcouncil.gov.uk. Formore information on KSS CRC and Community Payback please visit http://ksscrc.co.uk/


Councilmission


NEWLY-elected chairmanMichael Bollom has put together the mis- sion statement and action plan for 2018/19 with full agreement from the council. Bearsted Parish Council’s Mis-


sion Statement reads: “The parish council is committed to maintain- ing Bearsted parish and to improve the quality of life for parishioners.” A list of key objectives appears


under the Mission Statement on the council’swebsite. The action plan will lead the


council in areas of development and commitments for 2018/19. This document can also be found on the parishwebsite.


Meet the PCSO THE village’s new PCSO officer Zoe Turner introduced herself to the parish council’s May meeting. She hopes to run one-to-one sur- gerieswith residents in the library. Dates for thesewill follow.


Return is filed THE parish council submitted its annual return on May 16. Results from the external auditor PKF Lit- tlejohn will be published in the comingweeks.


Council Office: Madginford Hall, Bearsted Telephone: E-Mail: Chair: Clerk


01622 630165


clerk@bearstedparishcouncil.gov.uk Michael Bollom Sarah Lewis


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