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AS we went to press, villagers were being asked for their view on a plan for the parish’s largest ever housing development. Alarge turnoutwas expectedfor


the meeting hosted by Thurnham Parish Council, which has been keen to gauge opinion and repre- sent the interests of residents to the application byQuinn Estates. The proposal is for 1,750 homes


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


CHAIRMAN:Daniel Skinner CLERK: Sherrie Babington 01634 867173


Festivewishes THURNHAM Parish Council wouldlike towishresidentsof the parish a very happy Christmas and New Year. Villagers are re- minded that the monthly meet- ings of the parish council, which start at 7.30pm, are open to the public. They are held at theMar- riottTudor ParkHotel on theA20. Details of the meetings for 2019 will be published on thewebsite, www.thurnham.org.uk


on thewar-time airfield atDetling, within the Kent Downs Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty.


The plan is nowwithMaidstone


Borough Council, which will de- termine the outline application. The council is aware that this is a


large application and is, therefore, keen to hear from those who live nearby. It had booked a larger room in anticipation of a high turnout of villagers. Stockbury and Detling parish


councils have beeninvitedto speak at the meeting. It is believed they are opposed to the development, especially the prospect of more


Christmas Day service


VILLAGERS are invited to come together for carols at the parish church of St Mary the Virgin on Christmas Day. Rev PaulKitewill lead the serv-


ice, which starts at 11.30am, fol- lowed by Holy Communion. Regular services are on the first


and third Sundays of the month at 11.30am. The first service of the month beingmorning prayer and the secondHoly Communion. In other news, the pastoral care


of Thurnhamis being transferred from the vicar of Bearsted, John Corbyn, to the Rev Paul Kite, the team vicar of the Pilgrims’ Way churches of Boxley, Detling, Hucking and Hollingbourne. Rev Corbyn said: “This is a


small re-arrangement of responsi- bilities. The close relationship with Bearsted will continue, in- cluding the Lent Lunches and parish magazine and events and initiativeswe celebrate jointly.”


traffic on theA249. Quinn Estates has beenworking


hard to persuade planning officers of the merits of the development, which is not included in the bor- ough’s Local Plan. Incentives include a park and


ride site; £50m of road improve- ments to the A249, including a two-level junction and underpass near the Binbury Lane site and at J7 of the M20; a new entrance for the showground; medical centre; jobs and a school.


Awards date THURNHAM Parish Council is looking for applications for its 2019 HeritageAward. Last year’s award went to the


Campaign to Protect Rural Eng- land (CPRE) for its work to pro- tect rural areas. Applications are welcome for community projects byApril 30, 2019. Send an outline of your project


to thurnhamparishcouncil@sher- riebabington.co.uk or by post to 4 Birkhall Close, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent,ME5 7QD.


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