News and Local Events Local Bus Service Changes Some details regarding bus service changes within the Parish area.
At all these stops Medway Council are just installing a bus stop sign, and small timetable case. If you require any more information about these changes, please contact:- Rob Carmen,
Transport Planner,
Integrated Transport,
Medway Council,
Gun Wharf,
Dock Road,
Chatham
ME4 4TR
telephone 01634 331254
or email: rob.carmen@medway.gov.uk
ACRK and British Gas working together to save you money Action with Communities in Rural Kent (ACRK) , a long established charity has teamed up with British Gas to offer eligible residents in the local area free insulation. This offer is worth up to £1,000 and includes the cost of materials and labour. Over 5 million homes in the UK have inadequate cavity wall insulation and over 7 million have little or no loft insulation! If yours is among them, you could be missing out on hundreds of pounds worth of savings on your energy bills every year. So why not take advantage? Insulation really is the best solution to start saving money on your energy bills. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parish Council secures £45,000 from sporting legacy fund The Parish Council received £45,000 of National Lottery funding to provide a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) at Crest Nicholson’s Liberty Park development in Wainscott. The new play area is set within 10 acres of open space at Liberty Park and includes a children’s playground. Furthermore, Crest Nicholson added to the funds and provided the play equipment, such as swings, a roundabout and a climbing frame. The multi-use games area opened in late 2012. Wainscott Village Sign
The long awaited village sign for Wainscott has now been installed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frindsbury Extra Womens Institute An active WI meets at the Memorial Hall, Holly Road, Wainscott 7.30pm on the 2nd Monday monthly. For more information, please telephone Mrs Janet Jarvis on 01634 719116. New members and visitors welcome! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frog Island Pond, Upnor -- An Update, May 2011 There has been a frustrating few months with the pond. Despite discussions with Medway Council and agreement on a plan of action starting in April, it appears the emails got lost. There has also been a reorganisation of the Greenspaces department with someone else responsible for areas like our pond.
I have resent the emails to them and had a site meeting in early May to discuss the pond and next steps. Now that we are moving from spring to summer it is not the best time to do anything that could affect the wildlife and Medway Council have some high priority work on their country parks that has to be finished first. The plan when this work is complete is :-
Longer term plans would be a path on the a shore line and a dipping stage – finance permitting. Chris Fribbins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Speech and Language Drop-In Sessions A series of free drop-in sessions are taking place across Medway. At the sessions, speech and language therapists from Medway Community Healthcare will be there to help and advise you. Parents who have any concerns about their children's speech and language skills are invited to come and meet local specialists at a series of free drop-in sessions taking place across Medway. At the sessions, speech and language therapists from Medway Community Healthcare will be available with valuable advice and tips on encouraging children, aged up to 5 years old, to develop their language and communication skills. "Communication skills are a critical part of every child's development and parents play a vital role in helping develop their children's skills. This is particularly important where parents may have concerns about their child's speech or language skills,” explained Pranali Shah, children's speech and language therapist at Medway Community Healthcare. This year, the National Year of Communication, has seen a focus on increasing the understanding of the importance for children and young people to develop strong communication skills. Each year, Medway Community Healthcare's children's speech and language therapy team support around 700 local children and their parents. The drop-in sessions, being held at Children's Centres in Medway (see link below), are an informal chance for parents and their children to talk through any concerns and discuss ways to help their children develop more confident communication skills. For more information, visit www.medwaycommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/speech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Better Medway Campaign Features Our Parish
A Better Medway is an exciting new campaign for everyone living or working in Medway to help us all make small but significant changes to lead healthier and longer lives. We are delighted that, as a part of the launch advertising, our parish locations (Wainscott allotments and a snowy Upper Upnor) with local residents feature on two posters. You can join in A Better Medway by pledging to make a small change that could make a big difference to your health and well-being at www.abettermedway.co.uk. There are grants of up to £5,000 available for voluntary or community groups in Medway who would like to champion an event or idea to make leading a healthier lifestyle easier. The activity would support communities in Medway to eat healthily, prevent and stop smoking, get active, drink sensibly or cope with stress. Maybe you would like to hold a roller skating party, cookery classes or tango classes. Email Manjit Sohal on manjit@kentcf.org.uk or call 07812 555024. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Medway Bus Operator's Timetable All of Medway’s bus timetables are now available in a new free booklet. This user-friendly booklet contains the timetable information for all operators’ services including Arriva, ASD, Chalkwell, Kings Ferry and Nu-venture. It
is available from all of Medway’s Contact Points and libraries. Timetables can also be downloaded at www.medway.gov.uk/buses.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Call to Arms The Medway Fuse Festival urban art production which involved the people and iconic sites of both Upnors in Summer 2009 is now available on the internet.
Carers’ Line Medway is a free service that is provided by Care First, an independent organisation, on behalf of Medway Council. Trained counsellors are available to provide support for carers who need to talk to someone about a range of issues connected with their caring responsibility, including family and personal problems, bereavement and health-related issues. Care First also has information specialists who can help with issues such as debt management, housing and consumer issues. The telephone counselling service is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Carers who want counselling support or who just want to talk about an experience or situation they are finding difficult to manage can contact the team of fully trained counsellors in confidence. Carers can talk to a counsellor on the phone or through a webchat facility from Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm. They can also receive up to six free sessions of face-to-face counselling, if needed. Carers living in Medway can access this service by phoning 0800 1974517. Counselling is also available online at www.care-first.co.uk. To obtain the username and password, please email counsellingforcarers@medway.gov.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed Development at Lodge Hill, Chattenden Land Securities plc have produced an information pamphlet about the proposed development. See the pamphlet in PDF format. [File in PDF, needs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plans for the proposed mixed-use development by Land Securities PLC of the previous MOD land at Lodge Hill were on public display for public consultation as follows: 10am to 1pm – Cliffe Men’s Social Club, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Kent ME3 7SS 3.30pm to 6.30pm - High Halstow Village Hall, High Halstow, Kent Thursday 26th November 2009 4pm to 7pm – Hoo Village Institute, 25 Main Road, Hoo St Werburgh, Kent ME3 9AA Friday 27th November 2009 4pm to 7pm – Sports Hall, Chattenden Community Centre, Swinton Avenue, Chattenden, Kent ME3 8PH Saturday 28th November 2009
See the Consultation Poster. [File in PDF, needs
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Click here to visit our informative web page about T.S. Arethusa and The Shaftesbury Homes. A list of the servicemen casualties from Wainscott during World War II (1939 - 1945) has been compiled. Visit it here. or telephone 01474 822676. More specific webpages of particular interest... ~~ Click here to go to... Community Safety and Neighbourhood Watch... ~~ ~~
Click here to go to... T.S. Aretheusa & The Shaftesbury Homes...
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