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Your Maidstone Borough Council Newsletter
Marvellous Mela
Sunday 9 September, Mote Park
2 Maidstone Borough Council
Free bulky rubbish service
Maidstone council refuse lorries are out most weekends
collecting bulky household rubbish from locations in your
area. Take your refuse to the Weekend Freighter Service at
the times shown:
Saturday 11th August
0745 - 0845
Hollingbourne. Troys Mead
0900 - 1000
Harrietsham. "The Roebuck"
1015 - 1115
Harrietsham. Church Lane
1200 - 1400
Lenham. Honeywood Road
1415 - 1515
Lenham. Douglas Road
Sunday 12th August
1500 - 1600
Grove Green. Provender Way
Saturday 18th August
1130 - 1230
Senacre. Betsham Road
Sunday 19th August
1000 - 1200
Walderslade. Impton Lane
1245 - 1345
Vinters Park. Snowden Parade
Saturday 25th August
0745 - 0845
Vinters Park. Hampton Road
Sunday 26th August
1000 - 1100
Otham
1620 - 1715
Madginford. Merton Road
Saturday 1st September
1030 - 1130
Grove Green. Grovewood Drive North
1145 - 1245
Grove Green. Grovewood Drive South
1330 - 1515
Bearsted. Ashford Road
Sunday 2nd September
1200 - 1330
Bearsted village green
1415 - 1530
Platts Heath. Green Lane
1600 - 1715
Leeds. Brogden Crescent
Saturday 8th September
0745 - 0845
Sandling. Tyland Lane
0900 - 1100
Walderslade. Impton Lane
1115 - 1215
Bredhurst. Hurstwood Road
1300 - 1515
Detling village hall
Sunday 9th September
1300 - 1430
Frinsted Church
Saturday 15th September
0845 - 0930
Senacre. Woolley Road
Saturday 22nd September
1100 - 1215
Vinters Park. Marston Drive
1300 - 1515
Walderslade. Gleamingwood Drive
0745 - 0845
Lenham. Lenham Heath Road
0900 - 1000
Lenham. Ham Lane
1015 - 1115
Lenham. Warren Street
1215 - 1315
Wormshill. The Street
1330 - 1515
Grafty Green. Church Road
Sunday 23rd September
1000 - 1130
Stockbury village hall
Our household waste recycling centre at Burial Ground
Lane, Tovil, Maidstone is open Monday to Saturday, 8am to
4.30pm, and Sunday and Bank Holidays, 9am to 4pm.
For more information about our bulky
rubbish services, including paid for
doorstep collections, visit
DigitalMaidstone.co.uk or call the
cleansing hotline on 01622 602162
Maidstone council’s new offices in
King Street, Maidstone are being
built by a ‘considerate
constructor’ following best
practice in consideration towards
the public, the environment and the workforce.
Passers-by can see large posters setting out a code of
practice and a telephone number for the independent
resolution of any complaints about the construction.
Site monitors give advice on how the site managers can
improve the relationship with those who live or work near
the site. They help to make sure that the site is well
maintained for site workers and to reduce any negative
environmental impact.
Not every site is covered by the scheme. If you are
inconvenienced by a site which is not in the scheme or if
you are concerned about site safety, help could be at hand
on one of these numbers:
• Noise, smoke or dust pollution
Maidstone Borough Council - Environmental Health 01622 602202
• Planning matters
Maidstone Borough Council – Enforcement –
01622 602643
• Building Regulations and Unsafe Structures
Maidstone Bough Council – Building Surveying –
01622 602701
• Traffic and Highways problems such as mud on the road
Kent County Council - Highways Management Unit –
08458 247 247
• Parking problems
Maidstone Borough Council – Parking Control –
01622 751457
• Unsafe Practices
Health and Safety Executive – Information line –
0845 3450055
The council’s new offices will provide easy access to all its
services and a new Gateway, provided in partnership with
KCC, will provide access to county council services and
many other services.
The council will rent the new offices from the Mall
Chequers, Maidstone - surrendering leases on some of its
existing offices and selling the freehold of others in order
to afford the move.
Borough Update is produced up to six times
a year in the Downs Mail newspaper. It is written,
edited and designed by the council's
communications team, London House,
5-11 London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8HR.
Email: [email protected].
If you are visually impaired and would like
the newsletter text in large print, please
call us on 01622 602807, and we will be
happy to send you a copy.
Maidstone Council, London House, 5-11 London Rd, Maidstone ME16 8HR
Maidstone Borough Council 7
St John’s
cleans up
Year six pupils from St. John’s
Primary School produced leaflets
about keeping Maidstone clean and
tidy following a visit from Alison
Sollis, Maidstone council’s
environmental education officer.
They learnt about the importance
of reducing domestic waste and
the need to recycle.
Captain Clean was so impressed
with their work, that he made a
special appearance to present Ben
O’Donnell, Savannah Kuypers, Peter
Cooper and Daniel Redman with
special certificates and goody bags.
Operation Othello
When you’re young summer
holidays never seem to end but
sadly anti social behaviour can
increase at this time of year and
the holidays can’t end too soon
for some other people.
That’s why Maidstone Borough
Council is funding extra Police
patrols in the town’s parks and
open spaces throughout the
summer holidays.
Operation Othello is a Maidstone
council and Kent Police
partnership to combat the anti
social behaviour that has
sometimes occurred in the past.
Electoral registration
It’s time again to register to vote.
The annual canvass is underway
and every home should receive a
form by 27 August.
This year you can reply by post or
phone and for the first time by the
internet. So don’t delay, make sure
you keep your right to vote.
Your views on voting
How easy is it to vote in your ward?
What do you think about your
polling station? We want to know
your views, as part of a national
review of polling districts, places
and stations. Consultation ends on
10 September. Send your
comments to Registration Services,
London House, 5-11 London Road,
Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8HR,
[email protected] or
visit www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk
Maidstone Mela – bringing cultures together
This year’s Maidstone Mela will be another celebration of music, food and
dance. It will feature groups representing cultures from across the World.
All of the groups represent people from the borough such as the Nepalese
community group, which has strong links with the Ghurkha regiment in the
town.
The number of Nepalese families in Maidstone has risen to around 250,
after the government granted Ghurkha families permanent residence two
years ago. The group is planning to put on feasts and social and fundraising events throughout the year, including Dashera, one of the most
important festivals in the Nepalese calendar.
Dinesh Khadka, who helps with the organisation of the
Mela, thinks Maidstone is a great town in which to live:
“I love the wide range of activities and the people. The
Mela is a great way to bring together all the different
communities within the town.”
Find out more about the Nepalese community and
others at the Maidstone Mela at Mote Park on Sunday 9
September, from 12.45 to 6pm. Admission is FREE.
Involving YOU!
Maidstone’s overview and scrutiny committees act as a ‘critical friend’ to the
council and its partners. They consider decisions which have been made, or
are about to be made, and recommend ways of improving them. They are
keen to act on behalf of residents and look at issues that affect local people.
This year they will be looking at:
Last year they looked at:
• Council partnerships – what value • The image of Maidstone – what do
do they add?
you think about your Borough?
• Support for small businesses –
• Maidstone’s Market – is it in the
what more can be done?
right place, do you use it?
• The council’s budget - does it
• Direct access homelessness
match priorities?
provision
• Water shortages in the borough.
• Elderly people’s housing provision
• Making the most of the river.
• Dentistry
And they want to appoint interested members of the public to help with the
reviews and to submit written submissions via email or letter.
To get involved contact Angela Taylor or any member of her
team - email [email protected], telephone 602620 or
write to Maidstone Borough Council, 5-11 London Road,
Maidstone, Kent ME16 8HR. For more information visit
www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/osc.
Maidstone Council, London House, 5-11 London Rd, Maidstone ME16 8HR
8 Maidstone Borough Council
New season at
Hazlitt Theatre
This season’s acts are bursting with first rate comedy and top class entertainment.
Sean Lock
Thursday 13 September
8pm £15
Andy Parsons
Wednesday 17 October
7.30pm £12, £10 concs
Voulez Vous
Saturday 15 September
7.30pm £15, £14 concs
The Searchers
Thursday 18 October
7.30pm £16, £14 concs
Theatre trip to Grease
Thursday 27 September
5pm £50
Dance of Ireland
Friday 19 October
7.30pm £15, £14 concs
Tim Minchin
Thursday 4 October
7.30pm £12, £10 concs
Hazlitt Youth Theatre
Musical
Tuesday 23 – Saturday
27 October
7.45pm £6-12
Nashville Nights
Saturday 6 October
7.30pm
£13.50, £12.50 concs
Rat Pack
Thursday 11 October
7.30pm £14, £13 concs
Fairport Acoustic
Convention
Sunday 14 October
7.30pm £15
Pinocchio
Sunday 28 October
2.30pm £8.50, £6.50 concs,
£25 family ticket
The Bacchic
Wednesday 31 October
8pm £10, £8 concs,
£6 party
Uprockin’
11 August
Whatman Park 01622 602795
Busker Festival
11-12 August
Various town centre locations
01622 678777
Hazlitt Youth Festival
13-19 August
Hazlitt Theatre 01622 758611
Summer Slam CAFC Event
23 August
Mote Park 01622 602222
Military Odyssey
25-27 August
Kent County Showground,
Detling 01622 630975
The Haley Sisters
26 August
Bandstand, Brenchley Gardens
01622 602828
Family Fun Day
27 August
Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree
01622 763936
Don’t forget, you can save £1 on all seats booked and paid before
30 September, for this year’s pantomime, Sleeping Beauty.
Call the box office on 01622 758611
or visit www.hazlitttheatre.co.uk.
Leeds Castle Family Fun
Weekend
1-2 September
Leeds Castle 01622 765400
Heritage Open Days
6-9 September
Heritage venues throughout
Kent 01622 602169
Spoilt for choice
at museum
The fascinating FREE exhibition ‘The
Hidden Treasures of Kent’ continues
until 9 September, featuring
beautiful objects discovered in Kent.
A new, exciting and colourful
exhibition ‘Contemporary Gypsy’
about travellers in Kent starts on 22
September until 2 December.
There’s also a full programme of
activities during August and into the
autumn. Activities include
storytelling for the under 6s, hands
on stations to handle artefacts,
costume dressing-up and art
activities. Summer entertainment in
the forecourt presents belly dancing
on 11 August; Flint knapping on 18
August; and Morris Dancing on 25
August, all FREE! For more
information contact the museum on
01622 602838 or visit
museum.maidstone.gov.uk.
What’s On!
Heritage
Open Days
Celebrate Maidstone’s fantastic
architecture and culture with
Heritage Open Days. From 6-9
September buildings that are
normally closed to the public or
charge for admission will be
opening their doors and offering
FREE access to everyone.
Tours, events and activities will take
place all over Maidstone including
The Archbishop’s Palace, Maidstone
Carriage Musuem, Maidstone
Museum and Stone Court Hotel.
For further details contact the
Maidstone Visitor Information
Centre on 01622 602169 or visit the
Town Hall.
Maidstone Beer Festival
8 September
Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree
01622 763936
1920s Weekend
8-9 September
Leeds Castle 01622 765400
Hop Picking Festival
8-9 September
Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree
01622 763936
The Autumn Show
8-9 September
Kent County Showground,
Detling 01622 630975
Maidstone Mela
9 September
Mote Park 01622 602169
Peace One Day
15 September
Whatman Park 01622 602795
Maidstone Council, London House, 5-11 London Rd, Maidstone ME16 8HR