What’s On


Malling & district clubs, societies & activities


IT IS never too late to make a fresh start by taking up new activities or making new friends. The many clubs and organisations in the Malling Action Partnership area cater for a wide range of interests and offer a warm welcome to newcomers, so why not give them a try? Details of regular meetings are listed on this page. Trudy Dean collates our community diary with details of various groups and is also compiling a list of special events


in the area in 2020. So if you would like your group or event to be included, please send her all the information, includ- ing your contact details.


Please let her know as far in advance as possible so that it may be possible to avoid clashes and maximise the atten- dances at each event.


Details should be emailed to trudy.dean@kent.gov.uk or call 01732 843119.


The present situation means that events are changing quickly so please check beforehand if your event is still taking place. APRIL 4


CLARE LANE WORKING PARTY Meet 10am at Clare Lane car park entrance. Please bring hand tools like secateurs, loppers, shears, rakes and wheelbarrows. But please no power tools. The working parties will take place on the first Saturday of every month from April 4 onwards.


KNIT & NATTER. Every second Wednesday of the month


Bring your own knitting for a drink and a chat. The Malling Jug, West Malling, 7pm to 9pm.


EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER HELP IN YOUR AREA.


Several local volunteer groups are now helping out with such things as shopping, posting mail, picking up medical supplies and prescriptions, urgent emergency food requests, or just requests for a friendly telephone chat.


So if you, or anyone you know is in need of these services, or you can volunteer some time to help, please get in contact with one of the following West Malling Community Choir have a scheme covering People with postcode ME19, ME6 and ME20. Please ring


before 12 noon to catch same day delivery of shopping by calling 01622 791400


Leybourne Residents can contact Kirstie on Linkline 07565 586219


East Malling residents can contact Liz Simpson on 01732 846314 ( office) or 07463 222733, or Michelle Tatton 01732 521888 or 079957


Larkfield Residents should call 07563 196479 New yellow lines and parking restrictions


A NUMBER of proposals for yellow lines in the area have been approved.


These include round the junctions of Temple Way and Meridian Place, East Malling.


There will also be an extension to those in Brooklands Road, and a section of The Lakes, Larkfield, to prevent pavement parking. The yellow lines in Papyrus Way, New Hythe, are to be modified to allow overnight parking, except by lorries. A number of


residents expressed concerns about the spaces being misused by lorries parking overnight and Cllr David Thornewell warned the scheme might need to be reviewed if problems arise. A proposal to use Chaucer Way for overnight parking will not be pursued due to fears that displaced cars would move into the nearby closes instead.


All the schemes were subject to two rounds of public consultation and we now await the signs and lines to appear.


Road repair blitz


KENT County Council has agreed that it has enough money to repair the whole of Leybourne Way from the A228 to New Hythe Lane.


Last winter David Thornewell and Trudy Dean had a site meeting with road engineers and were told it was not bad enough to repair.


Plover Road is to receive micro resurfacing from Swallow Road as far as number 46 (that is a fast waterproof sealing


of the road surface by applying a mix of hot tar and chippings after filling potholes). and machine resurfacing is planned for:


A20 London Road from Castle Way to New Hythe Lane Leybourne Way from the A228 to New Hythe Lane; A228 from Leybourne Way to junction 4 M20 and; A228 Malling Road from the A26 roundabout to Blaise Farm Roundabout at Ashton Way.


Despite many written objections and local councillors’ arguments, TMBC has approved increases in car parking charges in West Malling from April. Shoppers will now pay an increase of 10p per hour. Long stay parking permit charges for the Ryarsh Lane car park increase from £175 to £255 per year. ( This car park remains free to the public without permits after


Borough Council approves higher car park charges 3pm every day.)


Introducing charges in Martin Square and Snodland were delayed pending surveys to establish who uses the parking. A similar survey in West Malling was refused. Borough Green car park remains free on Saturdays whilst Saturday charges remain In West Malling.


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