COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------Present: Cllr. R Evison (Chairman); Cllr. B. Fitter-Harding; Cllr. A. Cover; Cllr. T. Hulks; Cllr. N. Cronin and D Horswell (Clerk).

Also present: Ward Cllr. G. Metcalfe; County Cllr. Robert Thomas and twenty two residents.

Apologies for Absence: Ward Cllr. Amy Baker.

The Chairman opened the meeting by welcoming everyone to the Parish Assembly.

An update was given by Paul Leary (KCC Highways Officer) on the traffic survey which had been carried out by KCC on Hill. This had been conducted on 27th November 2018 and had recorded data on the stretch of the road from Calais Hill to Giles Lane. The average speed of the traffic had been found to be well within the 40mph speed limit, however, Members of the Parish Council pointed out that the rush hour traffic obviously skews the average speed. Residents had the opportunity, through the Chairman, to ask questions and voice their concerns to Paul. Suitable measures which would be allowable for traffic calming were discussed and KCC were asked for recommendations that could be put before the Parish Council for discussion. The problem of the narrowness of the footpath on Canterbury Hill and a suggestion of the hedges and vegetation being needed to be cut back and removed to allow for extra width for the safety of pedestrians was expressed. Paul is to take all the issues and suggestions by the Parish Council and residents back to KCC for implementation. The Chairman gave thanks to Paul for his attendance at the meeting. Many of the residents left the meeting at this point unhappy at the seemingly lack of solutions to their concerns over highway matters in the village.

(1) MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING: The minutes of the Parish Assembly March 2018 were agreed as being accurate and signed as such by the Chairman.

(2) CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: Cllr. Evison The Chairman gave his Annual Report (printed below), of the Parish Council’s work over the last year, copies of which have been circulated to all Councillors:

The Chairman of the Parish Council’s report to the Parish Assembly, 14th March 2019

The Council has met on its customary six occasions over the past year, considering the particular matters pertaining to the parish which are its responsibility; These are the highways, footpaths, street lighting, safety and security, and the conservation area. The Council continues to enjoy good working relationships with the City Council and with other bodies and individuals serving the community in the parish.

HACKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------The Council has used its training budget to send the Clerk to training and updating conferences designed to update Clerks generally. The Council is always represented at the Canterbury Area Committee of the Association of Local Councils and at the Rural Area Members Panel meetings of the City Council. The City Council has introduced a much more open format to its discussions at the Panel meetings which Parish Council representatives welcome. The Council still awaits the publication of a revised version of the Parish Charter.

Perhaps more than usual, Highways and road traffic matters featured prominently in the Council’s work, the topics having been raised by residents both in correspondence and at meetings. The Council recognises and shares the concerns expressed by residents and does all that it can to influence decisions which would improve safety on our roads and footways. The Council has invited residents to recognise the advisory capacity in which Council members work. Yellow lines have been installed along both sides of the whole length of Link Road following numerous incidents of the road being blocked due to parked vehicles. Whilst the lines have been respected for the most part, occasionally workmen’s vehicles have been parked and blocked the road. Whilst most of the Parish roadsides are clear, Canterbury Hill, Calais Hill and Tyler Hill Road are invariably strewn with litter thrown from cars. We have invited the District Council to help us resolve this matter.

With the government’s austerity programme continuing, the Council has continued with its plan to increase our annual precept on ratepayers up to 2020 by 7%, slightly more than it has in the past. This is approximately 31p/ year increase for a Band D property. The council has always been prudent in its management of our finances and it will continue to be so. It continues to be realistic in its management of the services it provides for our residents. The Council’s finances were approved at audit and show a healthy working balance.

The proposed Resilience Plan for the village has somewhat stalled whilst we are waiting on clarification about the legalities of Data Protection on the information held on volunteers to the scheme. It is hoped that the scheme will be completed before summer this year.

The Parish has again enjoyed a year in which there were very few crimes committed but sadly the speed indicator sign was vandalised and the lithium battery stoled again. We have replaced the lithium with a cheaper material. The Council is grateful to Robin Whiting for his work as Neighbourhood Watch reporter for the village. Robin, despite his wish to give up this role, has continued with it. Our PCSO meets with our Clerk regularly and we are pleased to note that his active service has not been required in the village. Although the proposal a for semi-detached pair of buildings to replace Hillside Cottage was lost at Planning last year nothing yet is evident that the proposal is to be realised.

HACKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------We are pleased to note that planning applications refer to our Design Statement which summarises our expectations of those who are seeking to change buildings, add to buildings, or create new buildings in the parish. In almost all instances the applications acknowledge the importance of our Conservation Area status and the advice in the Design Statement The Council continues to welcome commentary on the Design Statement. The text is available on the Parish Council’s website www.hackingtonpc.kentparishes.gov.uk.

The Tyler Hill Meadow Local Nature Reserve, which has ben in place for more than 10 years, has again benefited from the voluntary efforts of the management team and some of their families who have tidied the Reserve. During the year a team from the Kentish Stour Project again returned to the Reserve to undertake a clear-up of all parts of the Reserve. It is now restored to its former appearance. The Management Team continue to look for local people to join in the surveys especially of invertebrates, mammals and birds.

Footpaths in and across the parish continue to be very well used. The footpaths to the east, which are mainly in our woods, continue to be well used and were in very good condition throughout the dry summer of 2018. Kent Footpaths have removed the old ramshackle stiles from footpath junctions and have installed in their place ‘kissing gates’, steel curved barriers which have internal swinging arms. They are not as attractive in the countryside as the former wooden stiles but they are maintenance free, sturdy and allow easy use by dog walkers. The banks of the Sarre Penn stream both in our own and neighbouring are in a poor state. Over 50 years, trees growing close to the banks have fallen in and across the stream making the official line of the footpaths unwalkable. It is proposed that Kent Footpaths be invited to undertake a major improvement scheme for the environs of the stream along its whole length.

We repeat, as we do annually, that the Council has placed the following documents on its website: The Parish Design Statement is available for scrutiny and commentary. A document called ‘Who we are and what we do’ is a statement about the The Parish Council’s constitution and activities. Agendas and Minutes of all Parish Council meetings Minutes of the management committee for the Tyler Hill Meadow Reserve. The Annual Report to the Parish Assembly.

The Council again wishes to thank and congratulate all those members of the community who have generously given their time and efforts to enhance the appearance of the village in the flower beds at the junction of Hackington Road and Summer Lane, on the ‘village green’ near the village sign, around the entrance to the Memorial hall and in the attractive ‘Greening’ projects. It is also pleasing to report that the Council has been offered the free advice of a trained horticulturalist on the enhancement of the three flower beds at the heart of the village

HACKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------Members of the Council again wish to record their thanks to their Clerk, Mrs Denise Horswell, who is retiring at the Annual General meeting in May of this year. Her service to the council has been outstanding. She has been efficient, considerate and enormously helpful to Councillors and electors alike. The whole parish is very grateful to her for her dedicated service.

During the year the Parish Councillors have taken the following lead responsibilities Footpaths Ray Evison Highways Ben Fitter-Harding Street Lighting + Security Nigel Cronin Liaison with the Memorial Hall Annie Cover committee and with KALC Conservation and stream, river and Trish Hulks riparian matters

The Council is grateful for the advice it receives from the Chairman of B, H & T H Society, Penny Reilly, and from the Tree and Pond Warden, Lynne Evison

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Cllr. Evison said that it would be his last report as Chairman and wished to thank his wife Lynne for her support and time she has allowed him to devote to the role over the years as the role does require time and commitment.

(3) NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH REPORT: Cllr. Cronin NHW and Village Security: The year did present a number of localised incidents of burglary in properties within the village, something that warranted the Parish Council raising this as an issue to residents and suggesting greater awareness of such risks relating to the security of properties at all times of the day. Further afield, the excellent work of the PCSO services in the District was commented on during the year by the Council in response to a high level of criminal activity linked to rural properties and particularly the farming community. Our continued thanks go to Robin Whiting once more for providing information via the HPC website in the event that circulate anything of potential interest.

(4) ACCOUNTS REPORT: Clerk Accounts Report 2018/2019 Following the Internal Audit, the Annual Governance Statement and Annual Statement for year ending 31st March 2018 were approved and recorded by resolution by the Council (minuted 15.3 and 15.4 respectively - 10th May 2018). No Annual Return had to be sent to the External Auditors as Hackington Parish Council was exempt due to having transactions below £25,000 Concurrent Funding received from CCC for the year 2018/2019 was £2,225.69 (of which, THHMC received £1,518.50 for the upkeep of the recreation ground). The remaining £707.19 was for the Parish Council to pay for the grass cutting on Tyler Hill Green, Grassed area/Calais Hill/Wood Hill and the upkeep of the Tyler Hill Meadow.

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Precept The Precept received for 2018/2019 was £56218.59 and the grant allocation from the government of £63.41. At the 8th November (item 10.3) meeting it was agreed to set the precept for 2019/2020 to £6,597.00 (which equates to an increase of 25p per year for a Band D property). Vat refund received for 2017/2018: £113.04 Predicted Reserves as at 31st March 2019: £9,700

(5) PLANNING REPORT: Clerk Planning Report 2018/2019 There have been 6 planning applications with no objections by HPC and all granted by CCC. There were several different applications for 3 Link Road of which HPC responded accordingly. Concern has been raised to Planning Enforcement by HPC about an alleged breach regarding 6 Link Road. We are awaiting the result.

(6) FOOTPATHS REPORT: Cllr. Evison Footpaths Report In my Chairman’s report I have already mentioned that the last year was a good year for walking due to the very fine summer and autumn weather and that as a consequence all the paths were in a good state of repair. Over that last year I have walked every path in the parish that is walkable*, some a dozen times or more and I am nearly always struck by the range of habitats that the paths traverse and the abundance of wildlife and especially birds that can be observed.

It is particularly pleasing to note the number of locals, mainly dog-walkers, who use our paths but also the number of groups of walkers undertaking longer distances who use them.

I have mentioned that Kent Footpaths have replaced the old, somewhat dilapidated styles with metal ‘kissing gates’. Dog walkers prefer these sort of links as they are much easier for their animals to negotiate.

The path alongside the Sarre Penn stream [CB14] in our own and in neighbouring parishes has not been walkable for decades. The actual path has not been maintained for more than 50 years. Because of the number of stream-side trees that have fallen and the overwhelming amount of bramble and small saplings that have grown between them the stream is hardly visible. Nowhere along the entire length of the path is it possible to walk on the actual path and for yards at a time the route taken by walkers is 30 yards from the actual path. In the present circumstances the land owners are losing a considerable amount of productive land and walkers are not able to enjoy views into the stream or observe creatures in the stream bank.

The land on either side of the stream is in multifarious ownerships and the restoration of the path and its future maintenance will need to be well planned and then co-ordinated. I have therefore submitted to Kent Footpaths the clearance of the banks of the stream as a major long-term project.

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I propose that we write to and Broadoak Parishes, through which the stream also runs, inviting them to join us in our bid to Kent Footpaths.

Ray Evison

14th March 2019

*CB40 between Wood Hill and CB38, below Park Farm, is not walkable and in my view no longer viable.

Cllr. Hulks said that the farmer has fenced off fields on CB14/CB12. Cllr. Evison has written to the University suggesting they put it on their agenda for their next meeting.

(7) STREET LIGHTING REPORT: Cllr. Cronin Street Lighting: Once more we have experienced the usual infrequent number of lighting failures within the village boundary over the last year and the on-line reporting system continues to appear a very cost efficient and straightforward means to resolving short term lighting failures. On that basis, we should remain satisfied that we are served well in this regard.

(8) HIGHWAYS REPORT: Cllr. Fitter-Harding Highways

Much concern has continued to be expressed by residents about speeding through the village of Tyler Hill, particularly on Hackington Road and on the hill up to the University where the pavement is narrow. The Parish Council have engaged Kent County Council once again to explore options and this work is ongoing; the Parish Council welcomes the energy of residents to press for change and is optimistic that it can be a catalyst for this.

The Parish Council has also successfully requested a pavement parking ban on Hackington Road, to be installed later this year. Whilst some cars parking on Hackington Road can actually help calm the traffic flow, an increase in vehicles parked on the pavements has, at times, made the pavements impassable for some users, forcing them out into the carriageway. It is hoped that these changes will effectively remedy this situation.

Improvements to highways in the Parish since I joined the Parish Council are now numerous. One permanent and one moveable speed indicator sign, an improved chicane/crossing point, double yellow lines on Link Road and now the pavement parking ban all add up to a comprehensive set of measures that address the requests residents have made. I hope that in future years the Parish will be able to continue its productive relationship with the County Council highways department and our new County Councillor, Robert Thomas, to make incremental and, where necessary, substantial improvements to enhance safety within the village.

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Potholes and other defects in the highway continue to be reported directly to Kent County Council via their website, either directly by residents or via the Parish Council clerk.

(9) KALC REPORT: Cllr. Cover Our meeting which was to be on the 22nd January was postponed and re-scheduled for Tuesday 5th March when the guest speaker Doug Rattray from Canterbury City Council presented the detailed report on ‘Brexit Planning and Rural Enforcement’ which will affect all of our Rural Parish Councils. The report which he has produced covered Traffic issues on parking and working with the police, and Environmental issues including littering and fly tipping which is getting worse especially in rural areas. All these matters were widely discussed and suggestions put forward with queries raised as to whether the charges now imposed by SERCO through C.C.C. and K.C.C. are increasing fly tipping with the inevitable costs to councils being the end result.

Community Assessment was another aspect of his report and the assurance that key areas such as N.H.S. are able to provide the services we need. Linked with this is the inevitable concern of traffic being increased causing problems for ambulances being able to get to patients in an emergency and then to hospital.

Confidential documents have been sent to all Rural Parish Councils giving information relevant to these issues, and village halls will be the designated areas used in the event of emergencies.

Cllr. Fitter-Harding thanked Doug Rattray for attending the KALC meeting

(10) CONSERVATION AREA REPORT: Cllr. Hulks One of the aims of Hackington Parish Council is to endeavour to maintain a pleasant and green environment around our village and this it can do only with the support and assistance of local residents and Canterbury City Council.

Greening: Over the past three years the Blean, Hackington and Tyler Hill Society with the support of the Parish Council has have obtained grants to improve the overall environment of the village. This Greening Project was driven mainly by the efforts of the late Dr. Mike Goggin and the planned works are now all in place. The Blean Hackington and Tyler Hill Society will continue to maintain and plant up troughs and tubs around the village.

Something of concern in the Parish is the conversion of front gardens to provide additional parking spaces. The need to park cars off the road is understood, but completely concreting gardens over erodes the green ambience of the village through loss of hedges, lawns and flowerbeds. The Parish is still a Conservation Area and its Design Statement places heavy emphasis on the pleasant feel of trees, gardens and hedges around the village. Some residents have, with a little

HACKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------forethought, managed to provide hard parking spaces in their gardens and yet left some shrubs or greenery to provide this ambience. It is sometimes felt that Canterbury City Council pays scant attention to the removal of trees and hedges when planning consent is sought. The Parish Council generally makes clear in its comments to C.C.C. regarding planning applications that removal of trees and hedges should be avoided where possible and replanting should be undertaken.

Village Flowerbeds and Verges: The village flowerbeds are being well maintained by a few residents who would welcome some more assistance, particularly from younger people. The Parish Council has been offered help from a professional horticulturist, Anemone Jones, who has looked at the beds and suggested some additional planting. There is a grant of £100 available for plants and she can also do the work for the Parish, probably in the autumn. Thank you to all those who help to keep the flowerbeds colourful and tidy.

Tyler Hill Meadow: Volunteers from the village and their families have carried out maintenance work in the Meadow again this year and surveys of flowers and dormice have been undertaken. Irene Pellet has continued to keep a very valuable photographic record. No-one has been found as yet to carry out surveys of small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. The Stour Valley Group has carried out their regular visits to cut and clear grass and vegetation . Thanks are in order for their work in the Meadow and also to everyone else who has helped to maintain this valuable site for flora and fauna. More volunteers and visitors would be very welcome.

Abandoned/Unroadworthy vehicles: These have not been such a nuisance recently and the two or three vehicles which appear to have been dumped in the car park were reported and removed fairly promptly.

Litter: Litter on the roads remains an on-going problem and much of it comes from passing cars. Litter signs are in place along Calais Hill and Tyler Hill Road but their effect seems to be minimal. There have been a couple of occasions when domestic litter has been piled up outside the flats in St. Johns Crescent but this has been cleared when reported the

HACKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------EKH . Late or missed wheelie bin collections have brought a lot of complaints from residents and people find it very difficult to actually speak to any staff from SERCO, although reporting online through SERCO's website usually works. Rubbish spilt whilst bins are being emptied is also a nuisance. Some residents regularly 'clear up' after refuse operatives but often small amounts of rubbish or left lying around, making streets look rather uncared for.

In general, however, Hackington Parish remains a pleasant area in which to live.

Cllr. Fitter-Harding said that two lots of fly-tipping had been reported to CCC and had been removed. He also said that free replacement bins for any that are damaged are available from the Serco depot which is behind Morrisons at .

(11) MEMORIAL HALL REPORT: Cllr. Cover Our last meeting was on Monday 4th March when matters were discussed in connection with the impending hall maintenance and internal decorating. It is hoped this will start later this month and be fitted in with the hires already booked. It will be a major refurbishment including some new internal doors, electrical work, plumbing and outside drainage work. Our treasurer, Phil Ashdown has provided us with detailed costs.

The official opening of the new Boules Court will be on 10th April and subject to weather conditions we are hoping it will be well used during the season. Bonfire night arrangements are being started to make sure things are in place and ready for the event.

A working party for general work needed in the hall and outside is on Sunday 17th March and offers of help from residents would be much appreciated.

Our next meeting is on Friday 15th March which is our A.G.M. starting at 7pm followed by our scheduled monthly meeting.

COUNTY CCLR. REPORT: Cllr. Thomas KCC Brexit Preparedness. All services have been reviewing their business for contingency planning – adult social care, children’s services and external business support. Many people will be more familiar with the Highways review and Operation Brock, replacing Operation Stack. Central Government have provided funding towards the preparations. Libraries – a new tiered structure has been agreed. The exact details are due to be finalised in consultation post local elections. An extract from the press release states ‘All 99 of Kent’s libraries will be retained as part of the strategy. Library services continue to be available outside of the physical buildings too https://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-andcommunity/libraries/library-services-direct-to-you

The Libraries, Registration and Archive Service will now look to implement the strategy which includes new marketing and branding, development of the service’s digital offer and working in partnership to maximise the use of its buildings across the county’.

HACKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------Household Waste Recycling Centres will be progressing with charging for rubble and hardcore. Arrangements on site will be put in place to cater for this change. This has come in part due to pressure from west of our county. Essentially Kent tax payers have been subsidising other authorities who already have this charge in place. Until 1st April those residents from neighbouring authorities could come to Kent and dispose of these items for free. Flytipping has been raised as a concern as a potential unintended consequence. KCC officers have been to neighbouring authorities to check all these matters out. We need to be vigilant. I know CCC will be looking to use the latest and best digital equipment to help those who flytip any items (not just hardcore and rubble).

Nationally 44% of buses are subsidised. Kent has agreed £6.1m for 2019/20. There are ongoing discussions to get the best outcomes with the limited funding available. Stagecoach are currently undergoing a trial on smaller interlinking services to see if routes can be sustained but in a more efficient way. My Role Dealing with KCC Highways is a large part of the role. Issues around road closures, pot holes, public rights of way, street lighting and vegetation clearance etc will always need reporting and resolving.

Members Grant – I’m working with a large number of organisations to understand their work and provide some funding to assist. One of the local organisations is the Kent Community Oasis Garden based at the University of Kent and supported by Kent Enterprise Trust. Do go along if you get chance. I’ve provided support for Mental Health Awareness week and a “Thinking Tree” project. Extra activities Active Life. After 17 years of independence from the council Active Life, CCC and Fusion Lifestyle are embarking on a new future which should see over £11m invested into the leisure centres. The news report on this can be seen at https://news.canterbury.gov.uk/merger-unlocks- investment-in-districts-leisure-facilities/ I’ve been attending the Canterbury in Bloom steering group. Having had a year off it’s hoped to be bigger and better next year. I’ve also provided funding for a project ‘Canterbury’s Nature – Lost Words’. Full details on this project can be read on Canterbury BID’s website. The Future KCC £80m savings to be found over the coming financial year or two.

I’m committed to ensuring better road safety in Hackington, Blean and with various discussions with the Kent Highways team. The role out of the Highways Improvement Plan with parish councils will be key moving forward. There's a commitment to work with Blean Parish Council to consult on the mitigation measures for the A290 Casualty Reduction programme which has secure funded from Government. Blean school has been awarded national funding to allow it to have Gigabit broadband. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-than-100-rural-schools-to-get-gigabit- speedbroadband Shops in household recycling centre is something I’ve pushing for along the lines of the TV show ‘Money for Nothing’.

I’ll be joining a KCC Select committee on Housing in September. I’ll look to use experience at CCC to help shape KCC’s input. I have a meeting 28th March to further understand Kent flood risk in my division including the Sarre Penn. I shall revert back with details where appropriate.

HACKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------WARD CLLR. REPORT: Cllr. Fitter-Harding I would like to extend my thanks to Hackington Parish Council and its chair, Ray, in particular, for Hackington’s continued proactive involvement with Canterbury City Council.

This last year has seen the primary meeting between councils change from the Rural Area Member Panel format, based on standard Council procedure, to a new, more informal Rural Forum, and Hackington’s support and involvement has been greatly appreciated.

I continue to help residents with day to day problems, from yellow lines, planning applications and parking spaces through to fly tipping - two incidents of which I was very pleased to have cleared within 24 hours of being reported to me.

I have been watchful and, where appropriate given my position within the district council, engaged in the University of Kent’s masterplan, and am pleased with the working relationship that it has managed to create with various stakeholders including the Parish Council itself.

With an election looming and big changes to waste collection and street cleaning on the horizon, the Parish’s continued willingness to work as a partner with the district council to support its rural residents will be more valuable than ever.

PCSO REPORT: Enclosed is a report for the rural areas for March 2019.

REPORTED CRIME INCIDENTS.

Blean, & Tyler Hill Bike theft at the University Attempt burglary- Tyler Hill

Upper and Lower

Chartham & Chartham Hatch

Petham, ,Waltham,Bossingham,Upper & , , Anvil Green and Garling Green.

Bridge,,, Kingston, Theft from a motor vehicle-Areodrome Road, Bekesbourne Criminal damage, Bramley Lodge- Bridge Criminal damage, Yew Tree Cottage- Bekesbourne Burglary, Highland Court Farm- Bridge Burglary, Hode Lane-Bridge

Barham, , ,Womanswold,

HACKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES OF HACKINGTON PARISH ASSEMBLY HELD AT TYLER HILL MEMORIAL HALL AT 7.00pm ON THURSDAY 14th March 2019 ------Criminal Damage, The Street- Barham

Littlebourne,,Ickham, , Grove Ferry and . Criminal damage, Trenley Park- Criminal damage, Howletts Oast- Littlebourne Theft of a motor vehicle, St Vincents Close- Littlebourne Vehicle crime, The Green- Littlebourne

There has been a lot of thefts and burglaries in the rural of late and with the night’s drawing in there could be a lot of activity, so please keep doors and windows locked. Please report anything to the Police on either 101/999. Also there has been a large amount of smashed windows in cars in Canterbury which has recently spread to some rural areas in shop car parks, please don’t leave any personal belongings in you cars and leave them unattended.

Also there appears to be a lot of scams, one impersonating Police officers asking for money and other various scams asking for details of pin numbers and also money. If things don’t appear right to you then please let Action Fraud know via their website https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ and ring it in to the Police.

I understand speeding is still a concern for many rural communities. If anybody wishes to volunteer to start a Speedwatch group then please e mail me at [email protected] and I can put you in touch with our Speedwatch co-ordinator.

Regards

Gavin, Amy and Emma

Resident Penny Whiting gave thanks to all the volunteers who maintain the village.

The Annual Assembly closed at 8.25pm and was followed by the Parish Council meeting.