Contents

  Council Members

  Agendas

  Minutes

  More about the Parish

  Location Map

  Walks and Footpaths

  Memorial Hall, Wainscott

    Upnor Residents' Association

  Upnor Castle

  Local Links

Welcome to the website of Frindsbury Extra Parish Council. We look after the interests of the parishioners in the villages of Upnor and Wainscott, including other outlying settlements and the important Medway City Estate where many small businesses are located.

>>> Next Parish Council Meeting ~ Thursday 25th June 2009 <<<

The parish of Frindsbury Extra is a part of Medway Council, a unitary authority in north-west Kent. Our parish area covers 9.29 square kilometres and has 4,544 persons on the electoral roll as at May 2007.

Noticeboard at Lower Upnor riverside                               New Wainscott sign

The website provides information about the Parish Council and other activities within the villages. There is a list of local Councillors, contact details for the Parish Clerk, Parish Council meeting dates, times and locations as well as the Minutes. Information is also provided on local clubs, organisations and amenities.

~~~ Latest Updates & What's On ~~~

Click here for the June 2009 Parish Council Meeting Agenda.

Click here for the June 2009 Parish Council Planning Committee Meeting Agenda.

Click here for the May 2009 Parish Council Planning Committee Meeting Draft Minutes.

Proposed Development at Lodge Hill, Chattenden

Land Securities plc have produced an information pamphlet about the proposed development.  Click here to open a copy in Adobe Acrobat Reader.  [File in PDF, needs ]

Thursday 23 April from 4pm to 7pm at The Lodge, top of Lodge Hill Lane, Chattenden, ME3 8NE
Friday 24 April from 5pm to 8pm in the Main Hall, Hundred of Hoo School, Main Road, Hoo ME3 9HH
Saturday 25 April from 10am to 3pm in Chattenden Community Centre, Swinton Avenue, Chattenden ME3 8PH
Monday 27 April from 10am to 1pm in All Saints Parish Hall, Church Green, Frindsbury, ME2 3HE
Monday 27 April from 4pm to 7pm in Higham Halstow Memorial Hall, The Street, High Halstow ME3 8SG
Tuesday 28 April from 4pm to 7pm in Stoke Village Hall, Mallard Way, Lower Stoke, ME3 9ST

Any enquiries about the public consultations or exhibitions, please call 0845 683 2544. From Thursday 23 April, visit the web site at www.lodgehill.info

For the latest Out and About newsletter and details of all the bus excursions available, click here.

A poppy wreath from the Parish Council was laid near the memorial tablet within Wainscott Memorial Hall on 11 November 2008. Click here for more information and photographs.

Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator Wins a Safer Kent Award

Wainscott's Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator, David Miller, has been awarded a Safer Kent Award for his dedication to our local community.  At an awards ceremony held earlier in September 2008 at Leeds Castle, Kent Police Chief Constable Mike Fuller congratulated David and presented him with a framed certificate.

David Miller (3rd from left) holding his certificate presented by Chief Constable Mike Fuller (2nd left)

The citation giving more details of David's role was read out at the awards ceremony.  It said... "David has been a Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator in Wainscott for many years. He always goes about his work in a quiet, unassuming way that cannot be underestimated. David oversees a number of Neighbourhood Watch schemes and makes regular reports to Frindsbury Extra Parish Council on current crimes, scams and trends. He is deeply committed to Neighbourhood Watch, preventing crime and making sure Wainscott is a safe and happy place to live."

Leeds Castle where the Safer Kent Award ceremony was held
 

The Chairman, Councillors and Clerk of Frindsbury Extra Parish Council all congratulate David on his well deserved recognition. To visit the Wainscott Neighbourhood Watch web site co-ordinated by David, please click here.

For the time being, the Parish Council is providing website space to host the Upnor Residents' Association website.

Click here to visit it. 

Click here to visit our new web page about T.S. Arethusa and The Shaftesbury Homes.

Lower Upnor Riverside Project

Exhibition

May 2009 Update ~ the outline application has been resubmitted to Medway Council, following withdrawal of objections by the Environment Agency.

An exhibition showing the Masterplan for this Project was held on FRIDAY 4th and SATURDAY 5th JULY at the CHURCH of St PHILIP & St JAMES UPNOR ROAD. Click here for more information.

The Memorial Hall, Holly Road, Wainscott is the place where Ladies Keep Fit Medau sessions are held at 8.00pm every Thursday evening during term-time. For more information, please telephone 01634 719 276.

Maree Collie from Melbourne, Australia has contacted us in her quest for infomation. 

Maree writes: "My mother was born in Frindsbury Extra up on Haven Road in 1925 to Richard and Margaret Divey.

I came over there last year and found a lovely lovely place.

The family lived many generations in and around Frindsbury / Stood.

I am guessing that there will still be relatives living there, but I don’t really know how to go about contacting them.

So I am wondering if [the Parish] have a ‘notice board’ or community news letter on which I might be able to post some information and see if any relatives or persons knowing them are still in the area.

Wouldn’t that be exciting!

Thank you so kindly

Maree Collie"

If you have any information to help Maree, please email: clerk@frindsburyextra-pc.gov.uk

Are you searching for old parish records?  Researching your family tree?  Interested in local history?  Then click here for more information.

Memorial Hall Refurbished

Frindsbury Extra Memorial Hall, Holly Road, Wainscott has been refurbished inside and a disabled access ramp installed. An ideal venue available for meetings, receptions, parties and other gatherings. 

For more details and to hire, please contact the Memorial Hall booking clerk, Freda Atkinson on 01634 719426.

Click here for an aerial view of Frindsbury Extra parish.

Parish Allotments

The Parish Council provides a small allotment site in Wainscott.  From time to time, allotment plots become vacant.  For more information on how to apply, click here.

Local Walks and Footpaths

The Parish, being mostly in a rural setting, has a good number of marked public footpaths. This web page has a map and ideas for walks along the footpaths.

Please inform the Webmaster in advance of any parish or community events to be listed here. Email: webmaster@frindsburyextra-pc.gov.uk or telephone 01474 822676.