Frindsbury Extra Parish Council Community Magazine

Oct ‘13 - Jan ‘14 Quarterly

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Welcome to the new quarterly magazine for the Frindsbury Extra Parish Council (FEPC) area.

We hope that you find the articles of interest in this, and future editions of the magazine. We welcome business adverts in the magazine.

FEPC also has a website which is normally updated on a regular basis and can be accessed online at www.frindsburyextra-pc.gov.uk We have a Parish Hall, situated in Holly Road, Wainscott, which backs on to the recreation ground between Holly Road and Miller Way. In the past year, a new hall has been added to the rear of the old Hall, which is now the Parish Council meeting room. In addition, a new kitchen has been completed. There is also a smaller meeting room upstairs.

The following local organisations are regular users the Hall: Girl Guides; Brownies and Rainbows; Medau

and Keep Fit; Weight Watchers; a Spiritualist Group; the W.I; Alcoholics Anonymous; Karate; Physic Fairs; Beekeepers Association; Temple Mill Play Group, a Pensioners’ Club; and Aerobics.

The Hall may be hired for parties: for children, during the day, and for adults, during the evening.

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PARISH

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Parish Brief This is the first of what is intended to be a regular section of our new magazine. We will aim to review the Parish Council’s activities over the last three months and inform you on our aims for the months to come.

As you will see elsewhere in this magazine, the main event has been the construction and installation of new play facilities within the parish, culminating in their opening on 2nd August by Mark Reckless, MP for Rochester and Strood and by Cllr Josie Isles, Mayor of Medway.

These facilities comprise new equipment designed for use by the under 5s in the playpark at Wainscott Recreation Ground, situated behind the Frindsbury Extra Memorial Hall in Holly Road; together with play equipment suitable for all ages and a multi use games area situated just off Hoo Road on Wainscott Fields.

Whichever site the equipment is on, everything is intended for use by all residents of the parish, their families and friends and indeed anyone who finds it attractive. I know that a family from Hoo has discovered the Wainscott Fields playpark and they love it. Nothing is for the exclusive use of any section or area of the community and was not provided as such.

Wainscott Fields? Where is that?

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encompasses the former MoD land on one side of Hoo Road and the former Church Commissioners land on the other side, included an area of public open space. The intention had been for this to be handed over to Medway Council in due course. However, when the Parish Council asked if they could site a multi use games area on this land, the developer offered the land to the Parish Council. Medway Council agreed to this and the open space has now been transferred into the Parish Council’s ownership. After some debate and much head scratching, it was decided to give this land the name of Wainscott Fields. The name “says what it does on the tin” and there won’t be any confusion with the developer’s marketing name for its housing development.

In the future the Parish Council wants to develop Wainscott Fields as an asset and as an amenity for parishioners and would welcome any suggestions or ideas. Obviously any plans will be long term and may not be implemented until Crest Nicholson have completed their building and have vacated the site.

The Parish Council is now occupying its new meeting room at the rear of the hall. This is bigger than the former upstairs meeting room, accommodating more members of the public and is now compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act. The Frindsbury Extra Parish Council

fact that there are no longer stairs to climb has been much appreciated by a councillor with new knees and another with a foot injury – apart from the members of the public who might previously have been unable to sit in on parish council meetings. I would like to thank Crest Nicholson for donating new tables and chairs.

Otherwise the Parish Council has continued with its usual work, commenting as a statutory consultee on planning matters to the local planning authority (Medway Council); maintaining its land and other property; letting its allotments (one plot is currently vacant) and generally conducting normal business.

During the winter there are plans to enhance the garden areas at the hall by re-turfing and planting a “tapestry hedge” round the fence at the back and by tidying up and doing some planting at the front. There will be additional planting on the village green at Lower Upnor. We will have to assess the new requirements for managing the land at Wainscott Fields and the plan is to amalgamate all the greenspaces jobs we have and to go out to tender for the first time for a single annual maintenance contract.

Parishioners in Upnor may remember we have plans (and outline planning permission) for the environmental enhancement of the riverside at Lower Upnor. Apart from some landscaping of the village green, so far nothing has happened. This is because the MoD depot site became available Frindsbury Extra Parish Council

for development and the scheme was put on hold until development plans had been approved. Any plans might impinge on our own plans and we need to see whether we could proceed with our original ideas or whether we will have to do a radical rethink.

What would you like the Parish Council to do? Please let us know and it will be considered. You can contact us either through the Clerk or by using the “contact us” section of our website or by getting in touch with any parish councillor.

All meetings are open to members of the public, who may observe proceedings. However, the Chairman will usually allow a suspension of the meeting for a member of the public to speak, for instance to explain a planning application that is under consideration and at the end of the meeting ask anyone in attendance if there is anything they wish to raise.

You are most welcome and we look forward to seeing you.

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Council Contacts Trevor Archer Val Archer Pam Coomber Gary Etheridge Peter Hicks Peter Martin Tom Mason David Miller Andrew Millsom Georgina Revell

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About Parish Councils in general and Frindsbury Extra in particular

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Under the Local Government Act of 1972 and its subsequent amendments, parish councils may only act within prescribed powers. They do not have the power, for instance, to sweep the streets. However, they may have an arrangement with their senior council to do this under a “devolved function”.

Some of Medway’s parish councils do in fact do this. Compare this with France, where the local commune (their form of parish council) can do anything, as long as it’s legal!

Parish councils are funded largely from council tax through the annual precept. The required amount is advanced by the senior council and recovered by them through the council tax. Parish councils no longer receive any business rates.

Frindsbury Extra Parish Council consists of 12 elected members, 3 of each representing each of 4 wards – north, south, east and west. It covers an area from the junction of Stonehorse Lane and Brompton Farm Road in the west to Lower Upnor in the east; from Four Elms Hill in the north to the junction of Parsonage Lane and Frindsbury Hill in the south; along the B2000 from Lee Green Road to the junction of Cooling Road and Bill Street. It encompasses the rural areas of Dillywood Lane and Islingham; the villages of Wainscott Frindsbury Extra Parish Council

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Parish councils are the lowest tier of government and were set up in 1894. They are civic bodies and have nothing to do with church parishes.

Originally most civic parish councils were based on the local church parish boundary, but over the 100 plus years since their formation, boundaries have sometimes changed. With hindsight it is a pity that the Victorians who came up with the name “parish council” did not think of another name for the body, as confusion reigns and many people think a parish council is a religious organisation. The name for the church body is “Parochial Church Council” or PCC. In some (civic) parishes, the parish council contributes to the local church parish magazine. This adds to any confusion!

In shire counties, the parish council is the third tier of local government, coming behind the county council and borough or district council. However, since Medway is a unitary authority outside a metropolitan area, uniting the functions of county and district council, the eleven parishes, of which Frindsbury Extra is one, form the second tier of local government.

In the recent Localism Act there is mention of “neighbourhoods”. The assumption is that where a parish council exists, it would be the local “neighbourhood”.

and Upnor and the industrial area of the Medway City Estate. In all there are over 2,600 dwellings and a population of over 6,500 (2011 census) with an electorate in November 2012 of 5167. The parish grew by more than 20% in the 10 years between 2001 and 2011 and is set to rise further with the dwellings currently under construction.

The Parish Council has put up two village signs, one in Wainscott and the other on Frog Island, between the two parts of Upnor. These were specially designed and we had to coax the designer of the Upnor sign out of retirement to create the Wainscott sign for us. We tried to reflect the history of the parish in these signs.

We have the mediaeval Frindsbury tithe barn with a cart to represent the “wain” of “Wainscott”, apples, pears and strawberries reflecting the fruit farms and a representation of bricks at the top of the post to commemorate the brickfields. For Upnor there is the castle with a sailing boat for the yacht clubs, the Arethusa training ship figurehead, an actual RSME badge kindly donated by them and frogs playing in reeds to symbolise Aid Comp stpond.

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However, the declaration by Natural England is subject to a pending Appeal and the outcome will be notified in due course. Clearly this does not prevent parts of the former brownfield site being brought forward for development on a piecemeal basis and each application for development will be considered by Medway Council on its own merits. This therefore means that some development could take place without the necessary improvements to infrastructure and community facilities as envisaged in the Lodge Hill masterplan, being brought forward. It may be some time, therefore, before a final outcome is available.

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New Play Facilities in Wainscott The new play facilities in Wainscott were opened on 2nd August by Mark Reckless MP and the Mayor of Medway. Sited on two recreation areas in the parish, proceedings started with Cllr Josie Isles, Mayor of Medway, cutting the ribbon on the new play equipment for toddlers on the Wainscott Recreation Ground at the rear of the Memorial Hall in Holly Road. Also taking part in the ceremony were Cllr David Coomber, Chairman of the Parish Council,Ms Christine Evans of National Grid and Mr James Moody, MD of Crest Nicholson.

Guests were then shuttled by The Villager community minibus to Wainscott Fields, the area of open space by the “Liberty park” development. A multi-use games area

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has been installed, together with a play area comprising equipment for children of all ages. Here the ribbon was cut by Mark Reckless, attended by the Mayor, Parish Council Chairman and the MD of Crest Nicholson, who all said a few words.

Park Leisure Ltd, the manufacturer, had engaged Francis Vu to entertain guests and members of the public.

He is a freestyle footballer and gave a demonstration and workshop with some of the local children who had congregated to see what was going on.

For some time the PC wanted to provide a ball court in the parish.

Unfortunately there wasn’t enough space on the Recreation Ground and the cost was considerable. A specific reserve could have been built up, but this would have taken some years.

We were made aware of a grant being made available by Sport England that was to promote the Olympic Legacy and 70% of the total fund was to be made available to parish councils. The Adizone Buzz multi use games area, or “MUGA”, was one of the items that could be bid for. Maximum bids for any project were £50,000. If we were successful, this meant the cost would be more attainable.

Having decided to try to go for it, the next thing that had to be resolved was the site. We knew that the Crest Nicholson development included a large public open space, which seemed Frindsbury Extra Parish Council

the ideal location. We therefore approached Crest Nicholson for permission to site the MUGA on this space. On meeting them, we discovered that the provision of a

ball court was part of the planning conditions, along with a play area.

The parish was then offered the entire public open space and this has now been transferred into the PC’s ownership. We have now named it “Wainscott Fields”. An application was made to Sport England for £45,000 with Crest Nicholson contributing £25,000 and the PC £5,000. At the same time the developer worked with the PC over the other play equipment, provided

by Crest as part of their planning conditions.

Separately the PC was also looking to install specialised play equipment for the under 5s in its play park on the Recreation Ground behind the Memorial Hall in Holly Road.

National Grid had a community fund and we were delighted when they awarded us the maximum of £2,000 Frindsbury Extra Parish Council

towards it. Crest Nicholson has kindly given £6,000 and the remainder of the cost has come from Medway Council’s Rural Liaison Grant and the Parish Council.

Using developer contribution money for community facilities the PC has been able to build a new parish room at the rear of the hall, which is compliant with the Disability discrimination Act, unlike their former room upstairs. Crest Nicholson has again helped us by funding new tables and chairs for the room.

The Parish Council has enjoyed the partnership

working with Footballer Francis Vu is one of the UK’s top the developer and football freestylers others and hopes that the new facilities, which have enhanced the provision for recreation in the parish, will be much enjoyed in the future. We have noticed young people playing on the new equipment already and have received good reports. We would now like to put some outdoor gym equipment on the Wainscott Fields site, but will have to start saving up. Any sponsorship would be most welcome.

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GIRLGUIDES

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Frindsbury & Wainscott Girlguides Frindsbury & Wainscott Girlguides meetings are held in the Wainscott Memorial Hall, Holly Road Wainscott The girls enjoy a wide range of activities including, cooking, hiking, sport, playing games, camping, Brownie holidays, going on trips, art & craft etc. On this page you will find meeting times for Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers, together with contact details and upcoming events.

We will be holding a bazaar, starting at 5pm on Tuesday 26 November, at Wainscott Memorial Hall in Holly Road, Wainscott.

We welcome new girls in all age groups: 5-7yrs - Rainbows 7-10yrs - Brownies 10-14yrs - Guides 14-25yrs - Senior Section which includes Rangers, Young Leaders & Leaders up to 25 yrs

The District will be bag packing in Morrison’s in Strood on Saturday 9 November

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We are always eager to have adult helpers (non-uniform) and Adult Leaders - already qualified or prepared to gain their qualifications.

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To Cherish

Worship

The word cherish is explained in the dictionary as to treat with affection.

To hold one close to comfort love and support them. To always treat them with tenderness and to treasure them. Keeping them fondly in mind almost like carrying a small locket of love close to your heart wherever and however you go. Cherish even means to nurse them foster and care for them. In other words to always be there to catch them if they should fall helping them to stand up straight and walk the line once again. Always relishing their company and making your love unshakable for them and knowing when to be that bridge over troubled waters if and when needed. Sacrifice is always the proof of your love you have for that person that reveals what they really mean to you. Often this quiet feeling comes from the shadows of darkness unexpectedly and often surprising many whenever trouble arises. Frequently this means revolting against others or causing rebellion even using great upheaval in the defence of that loved one you cherish.

Really turning the tide for your cherished one come what may overturning anything and anyone who gets in your way like a raging bull in flames which suddenly explodes into a fire ball from the gloom that comes rushing in without a moment’s thought for one’s own safety.

But like a burning flame that never extinguishes which always flickers with a warm orangey amber glow called love that will last forever always there always ready to guard and protect. This is what Cherish means.

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on the Peninsula and throughout the Medway Community Medway Business Award Finalists, Bluebird Care (Medway), continues to strengthen its support for the Medway community by expanding further from offices in Strood and Rainham while continuing to deliver their trade mark “Good Old Fashioned Service” of tailor made home care for local customers in the safety and familiarity of their own homes.

Respect and understanding for their customers, often with very unique requirements, from 15 minutes to 24 hour live in care lies at the heart of their success is driven by the passion that Director, Ms Charmaine Grech, first brought to the franchise over 2 years ago. She continues to instil this passion and determination among all her staff on a daily basis.

With customers ranging in age, from young children to those having celebrated beyond their 100th

birthday, the breadth of Bluebird Care (Medway) home care service, is truly complete enabling the application of their considerable experience to benefit new enquiries.

Drawing upon over 20 years experience gained in the UK and internationally within the health care arena, and with a foundation as a Senior Occupational Therapist, Charmaine explains confidently that: “Whether our customers and families require support in recovering from an illness, either short term or progressive such as Dementia, a physical injury or those advancing in age we will listen to each customers requirements before offering a flexible and tailor made care package to them.”

Enquiries to Charmaine or Andrew on 01634 780909

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EVENTS

The Memorial Hall, Meetings Groups & Clubs The Memorial Hall, Holly Road, Wainscott Mondays 9am-1pm Sure start Kids 7pm-8pm Aerobics 7pm-9pm Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesdays 7pm-9pm Girl Guides Wednesdays 9am-3pm Sure Start For Kids 4.45pm-5.45pm Rainbows 6pm-7pm Brownies Thursdays 1.30pm-3pm Pensioners’ Bingo 6pm-7:30pm Brownies 7:30pm-9pm Keep Fit Fridays 9am-11am Weight Watchers 4:30-5:30 Children’s Karate

Frindsbury Extra Women’s Institute An active WI meets at 7.30pm on the 2nd Monday monthly. For more information, please telephone Mrs Janet Jarvis on 01634 719116. New members and visitors welcome!

Remembrance Day 11th November In memory of The Fallen from Wainscott and surrounding area, a Wreath from the Parish Council is normally laid by Councillors at the War Memorial within the Memorial Hall.

Often, Members and Leaders from the Brownies and Guides also attend this important occasion.

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Children welcome from 2 years old New opening times from september

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The memorial hall may be hired for your special occasion, event, group or club.

To Book and check availability, please call Freda on 01634 719426

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We paint the chips - not the car

Professional quality repairs at a fraction of body shop costs 3Mobile or CarCare Centre 3Same day service 3We come to you • Bumper scuffs • Paintwork scratches • Minor dents • Small accidental damage • Interior trim • Alloy wheels y ll d fu e S te IR n PA RA Re uA g

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A free, no obligation, professional home consultation service to fit your busy lifestyle.

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Double Glazing Repairs

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Family run business with over 30 years’ experience • Burglary damage repaired • Double glazing locks on all doors & windows • Emergency service available • Misted & broken sealed unit replacement • No call-out charge • Patio door roller/handles & hinges

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First Guard

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Our service is available 24/7 – 365 days a year.

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COMMUNITY

TRANSPORT NEWS

Wainscott Neighbourhood Watch

Frindsbury Bus Changes

The Wainscott Watch covers more than 1000 households in the Wainscott Area.

The earliest record that I can find of its existence is that of April 1986 when Superintendent David Hatcher was the local police chief. The watch was split in to three areas - North, East and South, each having an Area Coordinator and several Street Coordinators. In overall charge was the Watch Coordinator.

Over the years the South and the East areas ceased to function. I became a Street Coordinator some time in the mid 90s, covering a few houses either side of mine and The Close.

The whole thing collapsed when the Watch Coordinator suffered from ill health. I was appointed Watch Coordinator in early January 1998 and managed to resurrect all areas.

Messages from the police were by telephone, written down by me in an incident book and then printed out as

At the end of July there were changes made to by service affecting the Frindsbury area services 172, 173, 174 and 175.

172/174 will generally run from Chatham/Strood via A2 to Salters Cross then to Rede Court Road, and Brompton Farm Road. There are some new additional bus stops along this route. “Easy access” buses will now be used on most journeys.

173/175 will generally run from Chatham/Strood to Frindsbury, Brompton Farm Road and Rede Court Road but most off-peak/ Saturday Journeys at Frindsbury will be provided by service 192. Please note that these services will no longer continue beyond Salters Cross via Watling Street/Old Watling Street to Earl Estate.

172/173 Between Chatham/Rochester, buses 172/173 will operate via Medway Street, High Street, and Rochester Station and will no longer serve Chatham station, A2 New Road, and Star Hill.

192 On Mondays to Fridays, a new timetable will operate, with more daytime buses for Lodge Hill. Bus 192 will now operate on Saturdays between Chatham, Frindsbury and Wainscott. Between Strood/Wainscott bus 192 will operate via Bill Street Road, Frindsbury The Ship, Cooling Road, and provide a new service along Hollywood Lane, where new

a news sheet, delivered to Area and Street Coordinators.

The plan was that the newsletter was passed from house to house within a designated batch.

This didn’t always work.

Communications improved with a computerised system COLIN and later it was all updated to its present form using email.

Again, over the years, changes happened and the newsletters became less frequent and distribution less organised. My thanks to all of you Street Coordinators who kept the system running for all those years and my apologies for failing to deliver in recent times.

THE WATCH NEEDS A NEW WATCH COORDINATOR.

Meanwhile keep looking at the web site for latest messages, although I am pleased to state that they have been few and far between as local crime continues to be reduced.

Watch Coordinator Mr. W. D. Miller Tel 01634 710144 | Fax 01634 327182 | email w.david.miller@blueyonder.co.uk Neighbourhood Watch www.wainscottnhw.btck.co.uk Parish Council www.frindsburyextra-pc.gov.uk Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111 Medway Neighbourhood Watch Office is at Medway Police Station, Purser Way, Gillingham ME7 1NE. 01634 792131 24

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bus stops are being installed. It will no longer serve Frindsbury Road and Sans Pareil. Between Chatham and Rochester, bus 192 will operate via Medway Street, High Street and Rochester station and will no longer serve Chatham Station, New Road, and Star Hill.

197 Chatham-Upnor (Lodge Hill) Instead of operating at different times on different days of the week, a standard timetable with an increased frequency and improved service to Upnor will be introduced. This will have six journeys each way, Monday to Friday, and four on Saturday. However, the one journey each way between Chatham and Medway Maritime Hospital will not operate. The one journey (Tuesdays and Fridays) each way to Lower Stoke is to be withdrawn due to poor usage. Lower Stoke will continue to be served by the hourly Service 191 These services are supported by Medway Council, and there has also been extra investment into new bus stops, and timetable cases along these routes.

Timetables can be downloaded from www.medway.gov.uk/buses or by contacting Traveline 0871 200 2233.

Paper copies are also available from Chatham Waterfront Bus Station Information Centre.

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TRANSPORT

TRANSPORT

Bus 197 | Chatham - Rochester - Strood - Upnor - Lodge Hill Mondays to Fridays

Service No:

Bus 197 | Lodge Hill - Upnor - Strood - Rochester - Chatham Mondays to Fridays

M M M M M M

197 197 192 192 192 197 192 197 197 197

M M M M M M

Service No:

197 197 192 192 197 192 192 192 197 192 197 197

Chatham Waterfront Bus Stn A4 0825 1030 1030 130 1230 1250 1330 1430 1555 1715

Lodge Hill Lodge Hill Lane

0730 .... 0900 1000 .... 1100 1200 1300 .... 1400 .... 1630

Rochester opp Rail Station E

0829 1034 1034 1134 1234 1254 1334 1434 1559 1719

Lower Upnor The Pier

0735 0900 .... .... 1100 .... .... .... 1320 .... 1500 1635

Strood opp. Canal Road E

0834 1039 1039 1139 1239 1259 1339 1439 1606 1726

Upper Upnor Upnor Castle

0738 0902 .... .... 1102 .... .... .... 1322 .... 1502 1637

Frindsbury English Martyrs Ch 0839 1044 1045 1145 1245 1304 1345 1444 1611 1732 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....

Neptune Bus Est R’bout 0846 Riverside Bus Est 0849 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....

Riverside Bus Est

.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....

1642

Neptune Bus Est

.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....

1645

Upper Upnor Upnor Castle 0855 1051 .... .... .... 1311 .... 1451 1618 1740 0857 1053 .... .... .... 1313 .... 1453 1620 1742 Lower Upnor The Pier 1156 1246 .... 1356 .... 1625 ....

Lodge Hill Lodge Hill Lane .... .... 1056

Strood opp. Canal Road D

0751 0915 0918 1018 1115 1118 1218 1318 1335 1418 1515 1700

Rochester Rail Station D

0756 0920 0923 1023 1120 1123 1223 1323 1340 1423 1520 1705

Saturdays

Service No:

NOTES

M M M M 197 197 197 197

Chatham Waterfront Bus Stn A4 0820 0930 1330 1610 Rochester opp Rail Station E

0824 0934 1334 1614

Strood opp. Canal Road E

0829 0939 1339 1619

Frindsbury English Martyrs Ch 0834 0944 1344 1624 Neptune Bus Est R’bout 0841 0951 .... ....

Riverside Bus Est 0844 0954 .... ....

Upper Upnor Upnor Castle 0850 1000 1351 1631 0852 1002 1353 1633 Lower Upnor The Pier Lodge Hill Lodge Hill Lane 0857 1007 1358 1638

Sundays & Public Holidays Service 197 does not run on Sundays & Public Holidays 26

M - This service is provided on behalf of Medway Council. If you have any comments or suggestions, please write to the Director of Regeneration, Community & Culture, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TR.

R’bout

Frindsbury op Eng Martyrs Ch 0745 0909 0911 1011 1109 1111 1211 1311 1329 1411 1509 1653

Chatham Waterfront Bus Stn 0800 0924 0927 1027 1124 1127 1227 1327 1344 1427 1524 1709

NOTES

Saturdays

M M M M

Service No:

197 197 197 197

Lodge Hill Lodge Hill Lane

0900 1010 1405 1640

Lower Upnor The Pier

0905 1015 1410 1645

Upper Upnor Upnor Castle

0907 1017 1412 1647

Riverside Bus Est

....

.... 1417 1652

When the Medway Explorer Tour is running, Medway Explorer Open Topper tickets are accepted on Service 197.

Neptune Bus Est

....

.... 1420 1655

Strood Canal Road D

0920 1030 1431 1706

Service 192 is run by Nu-Venture, 01622 882288 www.nu-venture.co.uk Arriva tickets are not accepted on this route.

Rochester Rail Station D

0925 1035 1436 1711

R’bout

Frindsbury op Eng Martyrs Ch 0914 2024 1425 1700

Chatham Waterfront Bus Stn 0929 1039 1440 1715

Sundays & Public Holidays

M - This service is provided on behalf of Medway Council. If you have any comments or suggestions, please write to the Director of Regeneration, Community & Culture, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TR. When the Medway Explorer Tour is running, Medway Explorer Open Topper tickets are accepted on Service 197.

Service 192 is run by Nu-Venture, 01622 882288 www.nu-venture.co.uk Arriva tickets are not accepted on this route.

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HISTORY

RUBBISH - RUBBISH RUBBISH We can clear your rubbish from your house, garden, garage etc. Concrete bases and drives removed. Also small demolition work done.

For more details and a free quote Phone Keith on 01634 268420 or 07881 476892 keithwaste@hotmail.com KCC REGISTERED & INSURED

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Garden Maintenance & Design

Upnor London Stones Until 1350, the English Crown held the right to fish the rivers of England and charged duties on those people it licenced to fish. In 1197 King Richard I, in need of money to finance his involvement in the Third Crusade, sold the rights over the lower reaches of the River Thames to the City of London. Marker stones were erected to indicate the limit of the City’s rights.

The older, smaller stone is dated 1204 and carries on its rear the inscription “God preserve the City of London”.

Apart from that, the inscriptions of both stones are merely the names of various Lord Mayors and years.

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rockstone

kitchens & bathrooms

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07453 297691

DO YOU NEED A NEW KITCHEN OR BATHROOM?

DAVID ‘N’ LLOYD PAINT RESOLVES

Car body repair shop Mobile unit for repairs at your home!

Please visit our workshop 07591 253381 Up to 50% cheaper than 07564 064380 most other body repair 01622 729435 shops - same great job

We Resolve Any PAint issues!

Furniture, machine panels, we paint anything!

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TAURUS LOCKS 24 HOUR LOCKMITH UK Locksmith Association Member

•Emergency non-destructive entry •Domestic & commercial work •Free lock surveys & estimates •Medway based •OAP discounts •All locks fitted, repaired & upgraded brianburr@tauruslocks.co.uk

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• Plastering • Carpentry • Flooring • Decorating

We are proud members of:

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event management • floristry • weddings

Our passion for floristry, and attention to detail shows throughout all of our floral arrangements, creatively combining colours, shapes and textures.

SP Wedding Events offers an excellent full floral design service in Kent, London and the South East, offering floral arrangements for any occasion.

Weddings • Funerals • Bar Mitzvah Engagement Parties • Christenings Corporate Events • Fashion Shows Charity Balls & Dinners Christmas & New Year Parties …to name but a few

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Bicker Bathrooms

Professionally trained bathroom installer, with excellent tiling skills.

From full bathroom installations, replacement showers & cloakrooms to simply tiling a wall or floor.

No job too big or too small…

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Specialist in disabled conversions

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• Kitchens • Bathrooms • Tiling • Plumbing

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FASCIACLAD PLASTICS

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• Soffits • Guttering • Cladding • Bargeboard

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Decorating, Tiling, General Household Maintenance and Refurbishment Free no obligation estimates All work fully insured

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LEISURE

Frindsbury Lawn Tennis Club All year tennis is available at the Frindsbury Lawn Tennis Club.

There are three grass courts open from May until September, six all weather floodlit courts and two mini tennis courts.

New members are welcome. A range of memberships are available: adult, student, junior, and coaching.

We have open club play Wednesday evenings 6:30pm and Sunday noon and run a range of teams in both the Kent and Medway leagues.

For further information go to www.frindsburytennisclub.co.uk Inge-Lise (Club Secretary) 01634 890137 or ingemawn@talk21.com Peter (Club Treasurer) 01634 250467 For coaching enquiries please contact our head coach Alex Woolmington 07921-713865 or awool999@gmail.com.

FUN FAMILY DAY OUT

Gravesend & Rochester Agricultural Association

Ploughing match and gymkhana ◆

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Park Corner Road, Betsham, Southfleet, Kent DA13 9LJ

TELL YOUR COMMUNITY about your events, groups and clubs email: info@communityad.co.uk

Licensed bar and Refreshments } LOCAL PRODUCE FOR SALE } COOKERY AND CRAFT COMPETITIONS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN } PLOUGHING COMPETITION CONVENTIONAL, VINTAGE, STEAM AND HORSES TRY YOUR HAND AT PLOUGHING facebook.com/graa ploughing match

www.graa.org.uk

Secretary: tom.french@btfpartnership.co.uk 01233 740077 Competitions: graacompetitions@gmail.com 01634 240492 Gymkhana: sue.batchelor@me.com 01634 255243 30

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Sales • Lettings • Mortgages

PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR SALE & LETTING IN WAINSCOTT, UPNOR & LOCAL AREAS 1% SALES COMMISSION INCLUSIVE OF VAT FOR ALL SEPTEMBER INSTRUCTIONS

HOO ST. WERBURGH £192,500 A very well extended Y NKE house in OLD B S T S JU popular location.

Featuring 2 large reception rooms plus kitchen/family room. 3 good size bedrooms. Off road parking and super garden. SOLE AGENT.

HOO ST. WERBURGH £210,000 An extended semi detached house which now offers 5 bedroom accommodation. Some building works require completion. A very good size family house. Great opportunity. SOLE AGENT.

HIGH HALSTOW £275,000 Requiring modernisation.

Spacious detached house in favoured location. Large entrance hall, cloakroom/wc, rear lounge, large kitchen/dining room.

4 good size bedrooms, garage plus parking. Recommended.

CLIFFE £316,000 Superb 5 bed detached family home. Spacious lounge, large conservatory, good size fitted kitchen/breakfast room and playroom/study. 3 bath/ shower rooms, garage plus parking.

Recommended.

HOO ST. WERBURGH £87,000 Mobile home set on a desirable plot within the ever popular Hoo Marina Park. The home has been completely re-fitted and is in super order. Large lounge, nice kitchen, 1 bedroom plus study.

Off road parking. SOLE AGENT.

Well maintained semi detached NKE house with LD BY O S T JUS garage and parking. Hall with cloakroom/wc, 2intercommunicating receptions rooms, nice kitchen, 3 bedrooms and modern bathroom.

No onward chain. SOLE AGENT.

ST. MARY’S ISLAND £725 PCM Ground floor apartment with estuary views.

Attractive lounge with balcony, a fully equipped kitchen, 1 large bedroom and luxury bathroom. Gas c/h and d/gl. Car parking. Furnished to a high standard. SOLE AGENT.

WAINSCOTT £750 PCM An impressive recently built Coach House with an attractive lounge and well fitted kitchen. 2 bedrooms, gas c/h and d/gl. Off road parking.

Convenient for motorway and rail network. SOLE AGENT.

HIGH HALSTOW £900 PCM An impressive recently built Coach House with an attractive lounge and well fitted kitchen. 2 bedrooms, gas c/h and d/gl. Off road parking.

Convenient for motorway and rail network. SOLE AGENT.

CLIFFE £185,000

www.northkentestates.co.uk info@ northkentestates.co.uk 4 MAIN ROAD, HOO, ROCHESTER, KENT, ME3 9AD Tel: 01634 256176 Maidstone: 01622 919191 Medway: 01634 913913 Gravesend: 01474 618618 Published by Community Ad Ltd 01843 834160 email info@communityad.co.uk web www.communityad.co.uk