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Sellindge Village News August 2019 SELLINDGE VILLAGE NEWS AUGUST 2019 Edition 664 ROAD CLOSURES Plain Road Smeeth / Stonehill Sellindge Road closed from Monday July 29th for up to 14 weeks. As we go to print we hear this may be postponed but not confirmed. A261 Hythe Road, Pedlinge This is the road to Hythe from Newingreen, where you go down Hythe Hill. Road closed from Thursday August 8th to approx. August 11th. M20 Closures between junctions 10 and 11 Both London bound and coast bound full closure. This is to install overhead gantries and resurface the Motorway. Closed Friday August 2nd 10pm re-opening at 6am Saturday August 3rd. The motorway will be open all day on the Saturday but will close again Closed Saturday August 3rd 10pm re-opening at 6am on Mon Aug 5th. The M20 will again be closed both London and Coast bound This is a full weekend closure. Closed on Friday August 16th from 8pm and will not re-open until Monday August 19th at 6am. DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES SELLINDGE COMMUNITY BBQ – On Sunday September 1st in and around the Durling Hall CRAFT and COMMUNITY FAIR – On Sunday September 15th at the Village Hall from 10am to 2pm MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING – On Tuesday September 24th at the Village Hall SELLINDGE GARAGE SAFARI 2019 Sunday SEPTEMBER 15th 2019 9am - 1pm or ‘whenever you decide to stop’ Sell your unwanted items without the hassle of loading the car. Simply put or lay your items in your garage or on a table on your driveway or even your lawn. This year, homes in outlying areas of the Village such as Moorstock and Coopers Lane are invited to set their garage sale up in the Village Hall Car Park if they wish. To be added to our Garage Safari Map contact Sellindge Parish Council on 01303 813 271, or e-mail [email protected] or fill in the form below, take to the Sellindge Parish Council office at the rear of the Village Hall by 5pm Friday September 6th. There is an entrance fee of £5 (more if you wish). Homes taking part will be given a small sign and some balloons to place outside their home. Maps, showing all the garages taking part, will be on sale for a donation the week before from Parish Council Office and on the day in the Village Hall car park. Coffee ‘n’ Chat will be open offering Coffee’s, Tea’s etc. The entrance fee to be paid in at the Parish Council Office by Friday September 6th, which is open Tuesday 9am to Noon and Friday 3pm to 6pm or if you wish a Parish Councillor will come to you to collect your entrance fee, if arrange in advance with the Parish Council Office on 01303 813 271, e-mail [email protected] Entrance fee and map fees all in aid of The Sellindge Community Fund Charity. .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Sellindge Village Garage Safari Application Form Name of Householder:_________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Home or Village Hall car park (please delete) Tel number: e-mail Disclaimer – The views are the views of those making the submissions and is not necessarily the views of the Editor or Parish Council SELLINDGE PARISH COUNCIL www.sellindge-pc.gov.uk As normal your Parish Council met at the beginning of July to consider items on an agenda. There are the usual heading, planning, finance etc. Below is a short precis of the meeting; the minutes will be placed on the website after they have been agreed. This report will also include issues that have been raised by various members of the public that have caused concern. Under planning decisions, the detailed application for the second phase of the Taylor Wimpey development was agreed by the District Council. I hope you will be pleased to hear that all of the issues raised by the Parish Council when inspecting the plans, prior to approval were considered by TW and implemented. The applications that were considered for comments were Y19/0697/FH, Holly Cottage. Erection of a detached garage and this was supported, and Y19/0562/FH, Horton Priory. Which was objected to on the grounds that the work had already been carried out and the application should have stated that is was a retrospective application. The other concern was a possible increase in the number of traffic movements. Under the finance headings the Clerk read out the report from the internal auditor and this was adopted. If you would like to see a copy it can be viewed in the office. Your Parish Council also discussed ways in which they could assist the Church in maintaining their graveyard, after which it was agreed that with the anonymous donations of two amounts of £300 the Parish Council would match this with another £300, making a total of £900 towards having the graveyard cleared to start with and then looking at ways it can be maintained for nature, but also with visitors in mind. More information will follow either from Rev. Chris or the Parish Council as the project progresses. There was no correspondence to consider as everything that had been sent to your Clerk was forwarded to each Councillor by email, as information only. Carried over from the last meeting or your Parish Council, was the subject of Susan and Jenny’s contribution to the Newsletter each month. A Parish Councillor had been approached by a member of the public, asking for this to be placed on an agenda, as they felt it was politically biased. The discussion that took place was very detailed; the outcome was that both these reports should continue. They were well received by Sellindge residents who found them useful to keep up to date with the work that both Susan and Jenny do within the village, and at both the District and County levels. As a reminder please note that parking on the pavements and verges should not take place. The road calming was put in as requested by a large number of residents when the TW development was being considered. It is hoped that these new verges can be planted with wild flowers later in the year to brighten up the village in the spring and summer to encourage bees, butterflies and other insects. You will note that the editor has placed on the front page the dates for the Motorway closures for the coming weeks. These are a mixture of complete closures in both directions. Your Parish Council has been having meetings with Highways England on a number of occasions recently and due to these meetings we have been able to obtain improved diversion routes. It is hoped that the increased signage will encourage more vehicles to avoid the village. The next meeting of your Parish Council is on 13th August in the Durling Hall at 7pm, as always do come along if you have any questions you would like answered or alternatively rather than wait for the meeting each month you can email, phone or write to the Parish Clerk who will respond directly. From Linda Hedley – Parish Council Clerk. For more information please visit our website – www.sellindge-pc.gov.uk SELLINDGE LADIES LUNCH CLUB Next venue is on Wednesday 28th August the venue will be The Castle Hotel, The Green, Saltwood . If you would like to join us please ring June on 01303 814 676 by 21st August 2019. We look forward to seeing you. COFFEE ‘n’ CHAT – in The DURLING HALL Open – Mondays and Tuesdays from 9am to 12 Noon Come into the friendly, relaxing atmosphere of Coffee ‘n’ Chat for a nice cup of coffee, or tea if you prefer, cold drinks are also available and various snacks, meet friends, make new friends. There is a good selection of books, all at 20p, which is regularly re-stocked with new titles. VILLAGE HALL BINGO – Every Tuesday from 2 – 4pm in the Durling Hall Tues 13th – Hi Kent the Kent charity for the deaf, for advice, servicing hearing aids etc in the Meeting Room from 1.45pm to 2.45pm. ‘It would be appreciated that as many people as possible should get batteries and attend to hearing aid problems on this date, batteries are no longer available at other times’ Tues 27th – East Kent Foot Care will be at the Village Hall (in the Committee Room) from 9am to 1pm. ‘The cost is £20 for Toe nail cut and £25 for more complex foot care’. Internet Access – Photocopying – Free WIFI 2 Disclaimer – The views are the views of those making the submissions and is not necessarily the views of the Editor or Parish Council FROM YOUR FOLKESTONE & HYTHE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS Jenny Hollingsbee and Susan Carey, Ward Councillors for North Downs West, F&H D C [email protected] 01303 812 066 [email protected] 01303 670 561 We want to highlight two issues in this month’s report. The first is a grant scheme for new boilers, insulation or heating improvements set up under the Government's Energy Company Obligation scheme by the District Council. The grant can cover up to 100% of the cost and if your annual income is under £30,000 a year (after the cost of mortgage or rent) you could be eligible. For more information call Aran Services on 0800 587 795 or email [email protected] The second issue is the welcome news that Folkestone & Hythe and Dover District Councils have won £422,000 Government funding for a joint initiative to help the homeless across both districts.
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