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HAWKINGE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING – 10Th April 2018 HAWKINGE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING – 10th April 2018 Minutes of the Hawkinge Annual Town Meeting held on 10th April 2018, at Hawkinge Community Centre, Heron Forstal Avenue, Hawkinge. Councillor J Heasman, Town Mayor, was in the Chair. Present: Councillors J Heasman, G Hibbert, D Pascoe, G Ward, A Csiszar, L Palliser, P Martin, G Ward, D Godfrey, D Callahan. In attendance: Mrs T Wiles, Town Clerk; Mrs J Abbott, Financial & Project Officer and Miss L Cook, Administrative Assistant. There were 47 members of the public present. The Chairman opened the meeting and welcomed the guests and members of the local community. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Cllr S Manion, Cllr S Peall. MINUTES The Minutes of the Annual Town Meeting held on 11 April 2017, were submitted and approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. REPORT OF THE TOWN MAYOR OF HAWKINGE The Town Mayor Councillor John Heasman presented his report, copy attached at APPENDIX 1. REPORT OF KENT COUNTY COUNCILLOR Kent County Councillor Susan Carey delivered her annual report, and copies were distributed to those present. Copy attached at APPENDIX 2. REPORT OF FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS The Report of the District Councillors was presented by District Councillor David Godfrey, copies were distributed to those present. Copy attached at APPENDIX 3. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Questions raised to Susan Carey, Kent County Councillor: Q. The HGVS are making to road unsafe to use, would it be possible to have a restriction on high and weight of the A260? A. Unfortunately, this a main route that HGVS are directed to use therefore restrictions would not be approved. 1 Questions raised to David Godfrey, Folkestone and Hythe District Councillor: Q. Had consideration been given to the infrastructure changes required in respect of the Otterpool Development? A. The published masterplan can be found on the Folkestone and Hythe Website, which shows the details of the proposal. Q. Who is responsible for the land the travellers are currently on at the bottom of White Horse Hill, Hawkinge? A. During the next week an inspection is to be carried out regarding the location. The land belongs to the highways, Folkestone and Hythe Council are liaising with the Police. Q. The parking in Hawkinge has got worse, what can be done regarding this. Especially by the church along Canterbury road? A. With the increase within the population, it has meant that the average number of cars per household has increased. The parking by the church is being investigated, to find a suitable outcome. Q. The flowerbeds along Canterbury Road, Hawkinge are not particularly well looked after, what is going to be done to change this? A. This is being investigated, the flowerbeds all have plants and greenery planted in them. It is being looked to improve the flowerbeds, however the financial is not always available. Q. Are there yellow lines to go along ‘Page Road’? A. There are plans for yellow lines along ‘Page Road’. Currently it is difficult it move in and out of ‘Page Road’ due to the way people are parking and leaving vehicles. This is making it unsafe to move around the road. Q. Will there be a bus service along Pannell Drive? A. There will be a service running along to Atkinson Road, the funding for the bus stops will be assisted with a 50/50 by KCC. Stagecoach are running the service therefore when the service starts is under their control and discussion with them are taking place. Note: The Chairman presented awards in respect of Hawkinge Hero Award Scheme and the Town Mayor’s Charity funds. After the meeting the Chairman opened the meeting to the networking session. The list below shows the local Hawkinge Organisations which were present at the networking. 2 ORGANISATIONS listed below were represented at the meeting to talk to residents and promote the work they do as well as encourage new membership: • Hawkinge Baptist Church • Hawkinge Community Centre • Hawkinge Allotment Society • Kent Community Wardens – Andy Hawkins • Hawkinge Village Hall Management Committee 3 Appendix ONE Town Mayor Councillor John Heasman’s report to the Hawkinge Annual Town Meeting I was elected as Mayor in May 2017; the past eleven months have been a productive and busy time. I have attended many functions, these were both here in Hawkinge and within the local area. We have been able to promote Hawkinge and all the wonderful things the town has to offer. We have held numerous charity fundraising events during the past year and I would like to thank all those who have supported me. I would also like to thank the Village Hall Committee for their assistance with such a successful quiz night. The land behind Hawkinge Community Centre belongs to the Town Town Mayor Councillor Council, the Council has a master planning working group, which is John Heasman and considering use for developing the land. The Town Council Mayoress Pat Heasman. continues to support Hawkinge Community Centre, who are making fully use of the new reception and bar area. Hawkinge Community Centre has recently started a café during the day offering a menu with many choices. We would like to welcome the new Community Centre Manager Donna, who is working successfully with the Community Centre team. The Town Council continues to work closely with it’s different partners, the Hawkinge Allotment Society, Hawkinge Community Centre, Hawkinge Baptist Church, Hawkinge Village Hall and many others. These provide recreational facilities for the residents of Hawkinge. The outdoor gym equipment which was installed last year, which is located near the Community Centre. Has been well used by different members of the community, especially during the warmer weather. We are still working closely with Andy Hawkins, who is our Community Warden, he is here with us tonight. Dan Mills who is our local PCSO. The Annual Carol Concert organised with the Hawkinge Baptist Church and supported by the Harvey Grammar was a great success and the support from our three local primary schools. The event was well supported by the local community. Our thanks to Reverend Ali Boddington and Ann Usher for working with us to the organise of the concert event and we are looking forward to this year’s concert. I would also like to thank Reverend Ali Boddington and Ann Usher for their assistant with the Christmas Tree lighting. 4 The Town Council currently employs three officers to undertake the work of the Council. The Council has said goodbye to Marian, they have recently welcomed both Julie and Laura to the team. I would like to thank the Mayoress Pat Heasman, my fellow Town Councillors, our County Councillor Susan Carey and our District Councillors: David Godfrey, Stuart Peall and Phillip Martin for all the hard work on behalf of the Council over the past twelve months. This is much appreciated. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Town Clerk, Tina Wiles and her Assistants Julie Abbots and Laura Cook for their support during the year. Thank You Councillor John Heasman 5 Appendix TWO Dear Resident, Susan Carey, Member for Elham Valley, Kent County Council Kent is a great county and my Elham Valley division is one of the very best parts of Kent for beauty, heritage and of course the people. Last year you re-elected me to Kent County Council with the largest vote, biggest majority and the highest share of vote among the KCC candidates in our district. Thank you for your support. ‘What do I get for my council tax?’ is a question I’m often asked and inside this report you will see some of what KCC does on your behalf. Most of you will be concerned about speeding, dog mess and litter. Speed enforcement is the job of Kent Police but I am a big supporter of Speedwatch which helps the Police identify persistent speeders and trouble spots. Last year, I invited Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Scott to meet the Speedwatch volunteers in Lyminge Parish and press the case for more action. Please respond to Matthew’s regular consultations on Matthewpriorities Scott, for Kent Kent Police Police and Crime and Commissioner think about giving some time to one of our local withSpeedwatch Susan Carey and Groups. Speedwatch volunteers Both tackling dog mess and litter are District Council matters which I support through grants for litterpicking equipment for community clean ups (both adult and child size kits) and the Keep Kent Clean campaign. Community litterpicks and stream cleans in both Elham and Lyminge make a real difference to our environment thanks again to volunteers. The cold and snowy weather has left many potholes so I am very pleased with the news that the Government has allocated Kent an extra £3m to help fix these. Together with our own resources we now have £11m for the pothole programme. Please 6 report them at www.kent.gov.uk (search for ‘potholes’) or ring 03000 41 81 81 in office hours or 03000 41 91 91 for emergencies. Improving access to broadband and better mobile service for our rural areas is dear to my heart. At a time of great financial pressure KCC has invested £16m to matchfund the Government’s funding to extend broadband to rural Kent. 94.6% of Kent households now have access to superfast broadband. KCC is working on a subsidy scheme to help the remaining households either individually or as community groups improve their access. Our MP Damian Collins has also been of great help in getting the mobile phone companies to look at solutions for the ‘not spots’ in this area.
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