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the school had been stolen. The PostOffice was aware. Someone had been knocking on doors in The Street offering to repair drives. The PCSOhad been informed.


O�am


Local PlanAfter discussion itwas agreed to support a positive response to the plan, which Cllr Franklingwould submit. Although no onewantedmore housing, it was agreed that TMBC had done a good job considering the constraints. WarmemorialMike Rowe addressed the meeting and said that the name of Lt CommanderNicholsonwas not on the memorial.He asked approval for the PCC to formulate a plan to add his name to the memorial and obtain an estimate of costs. It was agreed that this could go ahead. Jazz event TheO�amSocietywas hoping to hold a jazz event in Cosgrave Field on June 23, 2019, in conjunctionwith the church. Therewere no objections. SteamRally This had been busy again, but did notmake amess of theGreen. Breakfasts at the village hallwere popular. Environmental enhancement Terraco�a colouringwas agreed for the junctions. GDPR Itwas agreed that Vision ICT should be asked to provide email addresses for parish councillors thatwere GDPR compliant. The clerkwould action this. The clerkwould downloadDropbox on to the parish laptop to store documents. Councillors should download it onto their own laptops or computers to share documents.Adata protection officer would not be appointed at this time. Council projectsAnother pond session was needed – Cllr Franklingwould arrange a date. CllrWilliams had obtained some wild flower seeds fromParishes in Bloom, which could be planted in The Pound in spring. CllrMarchantwould inspect the ivy to see if any further actionwas needed. Play areas CllrWilliams had carried out her regular inspections andwould arrange a sitemeetingwith other councillors to discuss actions. There had been no response fromTMBC about the request to


A STORAGE container in Buckmore Park Scouts' Campsite inMaidstone Road, Aylesfordwas broken into and items stolen. Security cameras at a stableshave been


damagedinTestonRoad,O�am. Amanwas seentrying to take scrapmetal


froma vehicle repair yardinForstalRoad, Aylesford.He left inawhite FordTransit van whenchalleneged. The side curtains of anHGVwere slashed


inBellinghamWay,Di�on. Awindowwas brokeninaLandRover


Defenderparkedinadriveway inWoodgate Road,Ryarsh. AVWTransporter vanparkedinapub car


park inTaylorsLane,Tro�iscliffewas broken into andtoolswere stolen. Ashedat ahousewas brokeninto inWell


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take down trees in the play area car park. The clerkwould contact themagain. Cllr Williams had planted bulbs around the oak tree and had bought and put in plants around Spadework.


Tro�iscliffe


Crime reportAvan parked in Tro�iscliffe Road,Addington had been broken into but nothingwas stolen. VillageHall Cllr Terry Baker had a�ended ameeting of the commi�ee and said that there had been complaints fromhall users about the lighting in the toilets. Thiswas to be addressed. Plough Inn Therewas no update fromthe TrosleyHeritageGroup regarding the community bid. The clerk had received proof of payment and receipts for the sum of £1,163 fromthe group and itwas agreed to pay this fromthe funds received from the Plunke� Foundation. GDPRMemberswere reminded to activate their newemail accounts. The clerkwould send out test emails once all accounts had been activated. M26 lorry park The plan to turn theM26 into a lorry park in the event of a no-deal Brexitwas discussed.Memberswere disappointed that there had been no consultation and felt it could have a damaging effect on local road networks. Building concernAmember of the public expressed concern that an outbuilding had been erected at CedarHouse in Church Lane on arable land. Itwas thought that planning permissionwas needed for the building and for change of use of the land. HighwaysMemberswere disappointed with the quality of the refurbishment of the white lines and road surface on Taylors Lane/The Street/Addington Lane. They felt thework had reduced the effectiveness of the humps. The clerkwas asked to report these concerns to KCC and to complain about theworkmenwhowere said to have been unhelpful and occasionally rude. Speed signs The clerkwas asked to enquire about extra signage to emphasize the 20mph limit throughout the village. Bus summitMemberswere pleased to


hear that a pilot service had been announced for the village, starting in June 2019. Thiswould provide a link to Tesco at Lunsford Park andwould be funded by developer contributions. Recreation ground The clerkwas tomeet with Four Seasons to see if they could help with any of theworks outlined by RoSPA. Cllr Shawwas speaking to theOutdoor Gymcompany about installing adult gym equipment on the recreation ground. Community farmMemberswere pleased that the farmcontinued to thrive. Pupils at the school continued to sell eggs to support the farmand there had been several class visits to the farm. Volunteerswere needed to share feeding duties.Wool fromthe fleece of the two alpacaswas being spun to knit items to sell for funds. The commi�ee was planning to hold regular open days as therewere still people in the villagewho were unaware of the venture.


Wateringbury


Speed indicator Cllr Balfour had offered to pay for a speed indicator device for the village.Hewas sorry to hear that the permanent speed sign at Canon Lane could not be repaired. The Speedwatch teamsaid theywere happy tomanage the newdevice but therewere questions to be answered. CCTVQuotes had been received from Chroma Vision for repairs to the CCTV at the village hall and the pavilion. Itwas felt the CCTV at the village hallwas nothing to dowith the parish council. Resident Sarah Hudson said the equipment belonged to the parish council. The chairman gaveMs Hudson the quote and asked her to pass it on to the village hall commi�ee for their comments. The cost of repairs to the pavilion CCTVwould be £2,754 plus vat and the cost of an annual gold service agreementwas £170. Itwas agreed to accept the quote and the service agreement. Sports association Cllr Stones and John Ibbs had sealed up the gap in the fencing between the overflowcar park and DrayhorseMeadow,where dogs had got through.


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Street,EastMalling. ABMWwas brokeninto anditems stolen


inAppleClose,Snodland. Brickswere thrownat the frontwindow


anddamage to the fence andwaterpipe in TylerClose,EastMalling. Bothnumberplateswere stolenfroma


ToyotaYarisparkedinthe roadinOaksDene, Aylesford. Acontainerwas brokeninto ona building


site inBrookLane,Snodland. Avehiclewas brokeninto andvarious


itemswere stoleninBeaconAvenue,Kings Hill.


Ashopwindowwas brokeninMartin


Square,Larkfield. Ahousewas brokeninto inHolborough


Road,Snodland.Apurse containing cashand personal itemswas stolen. AChristmaswreathwas stolenfroma


house inSwanStreet,WestMalling. AFordFocus inCoxsClose,Snodlandwas


brokeninto andcashwas stolen. Acaravanhas beenbrokeninto in


WindmillLaneWest,WestMalling. Ahousewas brokeninto inVelesRoad,


Snodland.Car keys andthe vehicles they belonged towere among the items stolen.


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