Teynham News Summer 2022

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Summer has definitely arrived in Teynham, our beautiful village is looking so bright and beautiful. Teynham Parish Council are thrilled to annouce the opening of the newly installed play equipment at The Meadow, with the new sports equipment due to finish next month. It is looking FANTASTIC and so great to see so many happy faces enjoying it The Picnic in the Park was a great success and enjoyed by so many of our community

to many more events in Teynham!

Teynham Parish Council

Did you know Teynham Parish Council are involved in a wide range of activities in the local area. If you'd like any further information please contact the Parish Clerk.

• Allotments 13 allotments are set aside to grow fresh produce.

• Car Park The car park by the Teynham doctor’s surgery is provided by the Parish Council

• Community Hall The Community Hall is a versatile venue with open hall, stage and kitchen. Available for hire. Contact the Parish Clerk.

• Community Information We manage the Teynham Parish Council website and are currently updating the community information section.

• Community Events From coffee mornings to celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee we organise a number of events.

• Frognal Lane Playing Fields 8 Acre site with football field and space to play grass based games.

• The Meadows Play Area Adjacent to the Village Hall, there’s space to play and explore With all new adventure play equipment

• Planning response The Parish Council responds to planning applications large and small with input from specialist advisors when required.

• Signage We are refurbishing the village sign and creating a new visitor map.

• Street Lights TPC provide and manage 90 street lights across the parish. For faults or request for additional lights contact the Parish Clerk.

• Teynham News - A quarterly magazine for the parish with news and updates. Delivered free in the parish or available via post for a small fee.

• A voice for our community Working together to create a collective voice. Interested? Come and join the Parish Council

TeynhamCouncil Parish Report

Summertime is here, the play area in the Meadow was up and running in time for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. What a great success it was too. A big thank you must go out to Princess Olga Romanoff for opening the event and Sarah from Just Dandy for bringing the princess in such style. Thank you also to all those who helped make the day something to remember, it was a real community event supported by so many. The remainder of the Meadow project (games area and exercise equipment) has started and will be completed very shortly. We must be the envy of many a village. You should all be proud of yourselves

There was a fantastic turnout for the lighting of the Queen's Beacon. Thank you to Christina Mcilroy and Brian Sharman, who as honoured freedom of the village, had the privilege of lighting the beacon

On 17th May, Lisa Simester was made a new member of Teynham Parish Council I’m sure you all join me in giving her warm welcome for future

I have also had the honour of bestowing upon Evelyn Winzar the Freedom of Teynham at the Village Hall on 28th May It was attended by family and many friends It is in recognition for all she has done over the years to make the village hall what it is today Well done Evelyn

On Tuesday 14th June a listening meeting was set up by CCG and Dr Nilan held at the Community Hall to explain the moving of the Medical Care Surgery to Sittingbourne Memorial, approx 150 patients in attendence. Further information and reports regarding this is still to be released.

Cllr Clive F Brodigan Chairman TPC

Co-opted Parish Councillor Vacancy

MAKE A CHANGE, BECOME A LOCAL COUNCILLOR

! Do you want to serve your Community?

! Do you have time or expertise which could benefit your Community?

! Do you want to make a difference to all those around you?

! Do you want to turn your ideas into action?

Do you want to represent the views of local people? If you would like to make a difference, and be involved in shaping the future of your local Community, why not step forward and apply to become a Teynham Parish Councillor?

Teynham Parish Council is looking for a new Parish Councillor if you are interested or would like more information please contact the Clerk, Hayley Steel at clerk@teynhamparishcouncil org

The successful applicant will be co opted to the Council at the next meeting To qualify to become a Parish Councillor a person must *be a British subject over 18 years old *be listed on the current electoral role *live in Teynham, or within 3 miles of its boundary, or occupy as owner/tenant any land/premises therein or have a principal place of work within the Parish *must not be disqualified from holding office as a Councillor

Teynham Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Picnic in the Park

We did it! A wonderful fun filled, community bank holiday weekend. So much to be thankful for...

The aim of the weekend was to stay local, have fun and give back to our neighbors So many from our community gave up their time, ideas, talents, produce and business towards helping to make our celebrations go off with a bang!

To name but a few

Sarah Wraight and her Just Dandy Boys, arriving in style

Princess Olga Romanoff opening the Play Area

Anna from Petals and Sweets for the incredible arch and ribbon

Angie from Angies Knits, Sew and Print for all her beautiful home made bunting

1st Teynham Scouts for the fun and games

Raffle Prize Donators

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Teynham Cake and Pudding Competion

We had a fantastic standard of cakes

on the day, it was a feast for the eyes and tummy!

Our cake expert judges: Princess Olga Romanoff, Rev Steve Lillicrap and SBC Cllr Lloyd Bowen had an extremely difficult job picking our 1st, 2nd and 3rd places It truly was an excellent standard of tasty treats presented for the competition All beautifully presented and decorated and what's more all exceptionally tasty!

1st Place went to Poppy Barber's Queens Trio Cake

Poppy is just 20 and lives in Honeyball Walk.

This delicious cake is 3 in one! Absolutley perfectly baked and looked SPECTACULAR

This should give you 3 different lovely cakes. I made mine all different sizes and stacked them all together and decorated mine with fresh flowers. Which is all very pretty until it starts to collapse like mine did! But the main thing is they all tasted delicious!

Chocolate and Biscoff Cake

50 g Cocoa Powder

6 tbs boiling water

3 Eggs

4 tbs Milk

175 g Self Raising Flour

Icing

300 g Sugar

125 g unsalted butter

250g Icing Sugar

150g Biscoff Spread

Method

Preheat your oven to 180, this recipe is for 2x 8inch cake tins.

Pop your cocoa powder and boiling water in a bowl and beat together do you have a chocolatey paste Chuck in all your other ingredients and beat together (make sure your eggs and milk are at room temperature so your cake mixture doesn’t curdle )

Grease and line your tins and split the mixture evenly and cook for 25 to 30 minutes If your cake isn’t done after around 25 minutes I tend to cover tinfoil over the top of the cake so it doesn’t burn

You can check your cake is done with a skewer, it should come out clean from the cake Or if you are like me and can never find a skewer, you can use something skewer like. I use a knitting needle, which is purely used for baking!

Let your cakes cool, out of the tins on a cooling rack.

Now that your cakes are cool, and make sure they are cool or everything will melt and slide and go horribly wrong

You can now start to make your buttercream

Beat your butter until it becomes paler, then gradually add your icing sugar in bit by bit, once that is all combined add in your Biscoff spread If you’re buttercream is too thick add in a tablespoon of boiling water at a time and beat until you form the right consistency

Assemble your cakes together however you fancy I like to pipe in my buttercream but I am a bit extra when it comes to stuff like that.

Strawberries and Cream Cake

I know everyone tends to have a sponge recipe that they like to use themselves so feel free to use your favourite and just layer the sponges with fresh cream and strawberries but if you are wanting a recipe then maybe try mine

Ingredients

250 g Butter

250 g Sugar

250 g Self Raising Flour

5 Eggs

2 tbs Baking Powder

Filling

250 mls Double Cream

Fresh Strawberries

Method

Preheat your oven to 180/ 160(fan). This recipe is for 2x 8inch tins

Beat your butter and sugar in a bowl until the butter appears pale and fluffy, next throw in the rest of your ingredients and beat together

Split between your tins and bake in the oven for around 20 to 25 minutes using the same tinfoil technique if needed

Once your cake is cool whip up your double cream until a spreadable consistency and layer double cream and strawberries in between the sponges.

Lemon Drizzle

Preheat your oven to 180/ 160 (fan) and grease and line two 1lb loaf tins (if you can get your hands on loaf tin liners do so, game changer!)

Ingredients

100 g Margarine

175 g Self Raising Flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

175g Caster Sugar

2 Eggs

4 tbsp Milk

1 grated rind of a Lemon

Topping

1 juice of a Lemon

100 g sugar

Method

I love this recipe as you quiet literally just put all your ingredients in a bowl and mix together until combined Divide the mixture between your tins and pop in the oven for 25 30 mins

While your cakes are cooking make your lemon and sugar mix

Squeeze one lemons worth of juice in with your sugar and mix (If you pop your lemon in the microwave for 10 20 seconds it gives you so much more juice)

Once the cakes are baked, leave in your tins and straight away poke loads of holes in the cakes and pour over your lemon and sugar mixture Then leave to cool in the tin once fully cooled you can remove from the tins (don’t do this while the cakes are hot or you will have a rather sticky situation going on)

I would normally just leave the cakes like this but if you where wanting to sandwich them together you can make some buttercream

Teynham Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Lighting of The Beacon

Organised and hosted by Cllrs Clive and Paul

A special thanks to Cllr Brian Sharman, Freedom of the Parish and Teynham Parish Councillor and to Christina Mcllroy, Freedom of the Parish With thanks also to Simon Edgecombe for the loan of the gas bottles and supplying the gas free of charge and to Teynham Village Hall for the loan of the safety equipment

We had a fantastic turn out on this chilly night. It really felt like a very special and momentous occasion A lovely start to our villages platinum jubilee celbrations.

Thank you to Ivan Mash for the spectactacular images

Conyer Fun Day

On Saturday 4th of June Conyer hosted a hugely successful charity event with all proceeds going to the RNLI. A whopping £3,627.92 was raised on the day. Well done everyone! A special thanks and mention to Ann, Sally, Alison, Anne, Dave, Joe, Emma and Robert for all their hard work and help on the day.

Lynsted with Teynham W.I.

Thank you to all who supported our Jubilee Coronation Coffee Morning on the 2nd June. The money raised will go towards a Community Project. A big thank you to WI members for their hard work and to Paul who provided the music.

The new play equipment on the meadow is very impressive, and even though a very cold day, the Picnic in the Park went well, congratulations to Teynham Parish Council.

We have had 2 interesting speakers, cartoonist David Chisholm, who is involved with the Whitstable History project, designing artwork to illustrate Whitstable history, a cartoon picture is eye catching and can create further interest Members were shown how to draw simple cartoons and produced good results

Our speaker in June was Richard & Theresa Emmett from Sittingbourne HRGS who gave advice on tracing your family tree how to start and sites to check out Richard stated it is time consuming, easy to get sidetracked and can be expensive It was interesting that certain details on documents, did not always tie up with the age or even the name when baptised was known by Such as John only known as Jack by all, Ethel aged 36 but really was 42 A great deal of painstaking detective work can be needed

We are visiting Provender House in July, the home of Princess Olga Romanov, who opened the Meadow playground for the Teynham Jubilee celebrations.

7th September our speaker will be Kevin Tooher on preparing the garden for Autumn. 5th October Parish Councillor Kate Barnett

We wish you a good summer. For further information please contact the Secretary on 01795 522428 Meetings held 1st Wednesday of the month 2pm at the Community Hall Lynsted with Teynham W I

DJ Paul jockying at the Jubilee coffee morning

Lynsted with Teynham WI meets the 1st Wednesday of every month at 2pm

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Contact details Mrs. Scott tel. 01795 522428

The WI the Perfect Ingredient For An Interesting Social Life!

News from Teynham Parochial CEP School

As we approach the end of the academic year we always reflect on the past year It has been wonderful to get back to normal especially with all the extra activities that we do. Year 1 and 2 went on a trip to London Zoo in April. For many children this was their first visit to London and they were very excited to spot all the London landmarks as well as the animals. Year R in July went to Wingham Wildlife Park and Years 3, 4 and 5 went to Kent Life to take part in workshops linked to their topics. We were also able to take our Year 6 on a residential to Carroty Wood for an adventurous activities’ week. This included high ropes, archery, bridge building, climbing, swimming and abseiling. It was amazing to see the children push themselves out of their comfort zones and have such fun.

We have also welcomed back parents into school. We held two very well attended Mother’s and Father’s day events where we invited relatives in for a drink and cake. Next year we want to hold more family events as it is so essential that parents and school work together.

We have also been thinking about the wider community. In Years 5 and 6 we have a Global Influencers club. They decided they wanted to support children in another country and have been raising money for a toilet twinning project. They held a wear blue day and a blue cake sale and raised £315. We are hoping to apply for the bronze Global Neighbours accreditation in the next few months.

We are currently looking at ways we can be more involved in the local community. If you have an idea or work with an organisation that could link with the school please contact the school office.

As we look forward to September we look forward to welcoming our new reception class In June and July, the children spent several afternoons with us getting used to the school environment and staff. We have a couple of places in reception for September, please contact the school office for more information.

At the other end of the school our Year 6 will be moving to a variety of secondary schools. This is an enormous change for them but they have all the skills needed to move on; resilience, growth mindset, curiosity and a love of learning. Everyone at Teynham C of E Primary wishes them well and we are sure they will all have a bright future.

E Pearson - Headteacher

Swale Borough Council Report

We continue to fight Swale Borough Council's Administration regarding its proposal to put 1,200 new homes to the west of Teynham. The council has not proved a need for the homes, which will only add to the pollution in the village, traffic on all the roads around the area and put more pressure local services.

We are helping the CCG in seeking new premises for the GP surgery following news that the Teynham Surgery building will close and patients moved to Sittingbourne Memorial We think that is unreasonable and are fighting for a better solution.

In Station Road, we are pushing Swale, KCC and the developers to get the car park completed and the old wall replaced to the rear of the properties in Station Road. Similarly, we are astonished it is taking so long to sort out a correctly spelled road sign for Nobel Close, and we're pushing Crest Nicholson for a solution to the land levels to the rear of properties further down Station Road.

The Council has taken the decision to sack the cabinet and replace it with a new Committee system. This means that back benchers like us will have a vote on important decisions affecting residents. Mike is on the Housing & Health Committee and the Policy & Resources Committee (which looks after the Local Plan) while Lloyd is on the Community Committee, Policy and Resources, Regeneration and Property Committee and the Standards Committee.

We both support this move as we believe it brings democracy closer to the grass roots with all 47 councillors involved, rather than have an elite group of 10 cabinet members making all the decisions.

We both support fully the Parish Councillors in their move to a 20mph zone in the village and are working with them to help achieve this. 20mph limits are common throughout Kent and we believe that Teynham deserves one too.

you have an issue or a question

do not hesitate to contact either or both of us.

KCC Council Report

Well, one year into the role and what a rollercoaster of a year it has been. So much so that the below was originally due to be my councillor update last month, but I couldn't find the time to write it.

A year ago when I was fresh faced and two weeks into my tenure, the first piece I wrote for our local parish magazines shared a few of the ambitions I had in mind for my four years in this role. Among them were 20mph limits and roadside verges Two areas which, at the time, I thought might be possible to make good progress on in my first year. Sadly these tasks both turned out to be more complicated than I had realised.

To get a change in speed limit there are a number of hoops to jump through, each of which can take several weeks. Progress has been slow, but I'm pleased to have assisted a number of parish councils to varying degrees in moving their requests forward Sheldwich will hopefully have a long overdue 20mph limit on Lees Court Road by the end of this year, and, if all goes well, other parishes won't be far behind.

Letting roadside verges grow long is another area more complex than I'd originally realised. Despite KCC's vocal support of No Mow May via their 'Kent's Plan Bee' campaign, many verges across our area were unnecessarily cut back during May 2021 and May 2022. In some cases there was a necessity to maintain sightlines for road safety, but in many more this wasn't an issue. KCC are in a tough position on this topic as public opinion is still greatly divided. Recent studies suggested that Kent has seen a 70% reduction in insect life over the past two decades, so we really should be doing all we can to try and reverse that worrying trend. I will continue to push for KCC to reduce their use of glyphosates and leave verges that don't impact on highway sightlines.

I would be lying if I said that my first year as a councillor hasn't been tough. My hair is now greyer and I've gained a few lines on my forehead and inches around my waistline. That being said, the second half of the year was far more enjoyable than the first. The incredibly steep learning curve I started out with is beginning to level off and I'm able to respond to many more enquiries without having to go round the houses to get an answer. More importantly, this knowledge has bolstered my confidence in dealing with KCC related matters.

Regardless of political leaning, our local authorities work best for everyone when opposition parties can provide strong and effective scrutiny of the administration. In February I submitted a motion at KCC's budget meeting which prevented the cost of school bus passes being increased for families with children in receipt of free school meals. This was voted through by the council and the cost of a pass for those families should remain frozen for the next three years

All things considered, my first year has been a case of finding out just how much I didn't know about local government, and then filling the gaps. I still have a lot to learn, but am looking forward to being more proactive as time moves on and I really get to grips with the role.

Rich Lehmann

I(rich.lehmann@kent.gov.uk)

f you have any questions about the consultation, please feel free to email me at rich.lehmann@kent.gov.uk and I'll be happy to help.

TEYNHAM WALKING GROUP

Teynham walking group meets on Tuesday mornings outside the Teynham Community Hall at 10.00 for departure at 10.10 to walk various routes around the footpaths and lanes in and around Teynham. Our sociable walks are moderately paced, and we aim to return to our starting point at around midday. If anyone feels like joining us you will be made welcome, just turn up (in suitable footwear for what can be somewhat muddy pathways given our changeable weather, and I would suggest bring a small drink of water, as we do not walk for long enough to stop for a drinks break)

In memory of Cllr Graham Redman

1950 2022

Councillor Graham Redman sadly passed away on Sunday 1st May 2022

Graham died age 72 of liver cancer at his home in Teynham with his wife Janet, daughter Catherine and son Michael by his side He was diagnosed with liver cancer in December 2021 Graham was raised in Chelmsford, Essex, and moved to Teynham when he started teaching in Sheppey

Graham was always a keen quizzer and even had a quiz book published. After retiring in 2009 Graham took up walking, which he loved, especially the pint afterwards.

Graham became a member of Teynham Parish Council in 2021 and had high hopes of been able to contribute to the village and make it an even better place with his vast experience and knowledge In the short time as councillor, he showed what a great asset the parish had acquired. Let's not forget that Graham was also seen every Christmas, as Father Christmas, delivering presents to children around the village. This was as a volunteer so that all donations would go to Demezla charity

Graham will be much missed by family and many friends. A well respected icredibly kind hearted and generous man.

5 REASONS TO GARDEN

1 IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD

2. IT TASTES GOOD

3. IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD

4. ITS GOOD FOR THE WORLD

5. IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD

Herbs

SUMMER GARDENING TIPS

Pruning

Prune annual flowers to give the plants a boost and encourage more blooms.Simply pinch off any faded flowers and seed pods from the plants, and soon they will be covered with flowers again.

Trim your herbs. Trim all your herbs regularly so they produce as long as possible!

Weeds

Struggling with weeds? Add a thick layer of mulch to try and help keep the weeds at bay.

Mowing

Raise your mower blades if the weather is dry. Taller grass is more drought tolerant, grows deeper roots, and helps shade the earth to prevent weed seeds from germinating.

HONORARY FREEDOM of the PARISH OF TEYNHAM

Evelyn Winzar

Evelyn moved from Sidcup to Lenham in 1969. She met Graham in 1970 and they got married in 1971 They moved to Teynham in 1975 due to Graham working in Sittingbourne settled here in the village

Evelyn helped at the Playgroup at the Lion Hall (behind Crispin’s Fish & Chip Shop) She then got a job around 1977 at Frognal Farmhouse where she helped unmarried mothers by looking after their children.

After her son John was born, she went to register John into the Playgroup at the Labour Hall (now the Community Hall) and ended up helping with the playgroup

In the years to come Evelyn has been involved in Women’s Institute, Keep Fit, Ladies Social Club which she ran with her neighbour Barbara Skilton Evelyn could also be seen fruit picking, apples, and pears in the local orchards for several years

Between 1985 and 2009, Barbara and Evelyn weekly delivered the free newspaper Sittingbourne Extra around the village and got to know a lot of the residents and what was happening around the village

Graham joined the Parish Council between 1984 and 1997 and was invopled with the production of the Teynham news They needed someone to deliver the magazine therefore Evelyn and Barbara took on the delivery along with the newspapers They also delivered to Conyer and Deerton Street.

In 1989 Graham became the Parish Council Representative on the Teynham Village Hall Fund Raising Committee Evelyn then joined the Committee rather than spending the evenings at home while Graham was out.

The Village Hall was finally built in 1996 and Evelyn along with Graham did the cleaning at the hall Evelyn took on the role of Booking Secretary a few years later Sadly, Graham passed away in 2009.

Evelyn has been doing the cleaning and open and lockups of the hall since along with the help of her children Louise and John and the Committee Members from the Village Hall.

Evelyn knowledge and enthusiasm for th hall and Teynham has meant that a lot o people have benefited from her willingn to help and she remains the most vital p of the village hall Even during the dark moments of her life when Graham passe away she remained committed to the h and remains so today. A testament to h personality and willingness to help

It is with all of this in mind that Evelyn w bestowed with the Freedom of the Paris by the Parish Council

Thank you Evelyn from The Teynham Pa Council

Evelyn accepting her Honary Freedom of the Parish from TPC Chairman Clive 28 May 2022.

Teynham Community Hall

The Community Hall diary is very busy with weekend party bookings. We also have regular hirers in the hall who run various classes such as Dancing Vibrations (adult Ballroom and Latin classes), Stay & Play, Friendly Faces, WI, Indoor Bowls, Tai Chi and Judo If you are interested in any of these classes please contact them on the below details:

Dance Vibrations (adult Ballroom and Latin classes) Lyn Staples lyn.staples2019@gmail.com or 07845 670573 Friendly Faces Lesley Nowell lesley@friendlyfacesofkent.co.uk or 07825 630108 WI & Tai Chi – Rose Ingram graningram2014@outlook.com or 01795 522249 Bowls Pete Tilbee pete.tilbee@outlook.com or 01795 475211/07941 339247

Judo Lorraine Millen loz316@hotmail co uk or 07939 656126 Stay & Play Lisa Simester lcsimester@yahoo co uk or 07725 912194

We are very proud of our Community Hall and grateful for your continued support. Teynham Parish Council Hayley Steel Clerk to Council

Pop into to our drop-in cafe 10am to 12pm and runs every other Friday (except bank & school holidays). We rely on volunteers to help set up the tables/chairs, serve teas & coffees and put table/chairs away after so if you are able to commit to helping please contact Hayley on 01795487063 or clerk@teynhamparishcouncil.org.

Dates are: 1st July, 15th July

The drop in cafe will be shut for the summer holidays recommencing 9th September.

Teynham Village Hall

The delayed 2022 Wine and Wisdom was held in May and 12 teams competed for the title of Wine and Wisdom champions The winners along with the trophy are in the picture:

The hall was decorated for the Queens Jubilee and we were delighted with the number of people who joined us at the picnic in the park over the Jubilee weekend.

Our booking secretary, Evelyn Winzar, was awarded the Freedom of the Parish by the Parish Council in May. An award that is richly deserved. You can read about that in a separate article

We will be holding a quiz later this year in November which we hope you will consider joining us at. The hall is maintained by volunteers and we need any funds we can raise so please come and help support the village hall, if you can

If you want to hire the hall please contact our booking secretary on 522291 and Evelyn will do what she can to help

You can also keep up with events at the hall and other news via our facebook page: https://www facebook com/TeynhamVillageHall

Lloyd Bowen Chairman Teynham Village Hall Management Committee.

Vandolism

As you may be aware the new play equipment in The Meadow has been vandalised on several occasions over the last few weeks.

The damage has been reported to the police along with descriptions of the individuals suspected to be involved. We are also looking at options for CCTV.

Please encourage younger members of the family to respect the community facilities

If you witness anyone vandalising the play equipment please report to the Police using their online form https://www.kent.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how to report a crime/.

On behalf of the wider community, the Parish Council are investing significant sums of money to help improve the facilities.

As a community we can work together to resolve the current blip of vandalism and create a fun space for everyone to enjoy.

Why not pop down and have a look at the equipment when you’re next out for a walk?

Paul Townson Vice Chair, TPC

The House of Black and White

The air was damp and misty

As I travelled through the night then all at once I saw it the house of black and white

light shone from every window clearly showing of its size I thought a building of its beauty surely must deserve a prize

I felt a power pulling me up to the iron gate but as I went to open it a voice told me to wait

Marilyn Edmunds

Teynham's Police Community Support Officer Report

Dear Residents,

I just wanted to give you a quick update on issues reported to police in your local area. Recently there have been reports of vehicle damage and number plate thefts. As crime prevention advice, I would suggest keeping your vehicle in a well lit area, near CCTV cameras or installing dash cam.

We have also received reports on the use of e scooters in the area, these are not permitted to be used on the road or path and only for use on private land. Anybody seen riding an e scooter will be issued with a Section 59 Warning of the Police Reform Act 2002.

Finally, there has been an increase of reports of nuisance youths in the area. Any youths seen causing anti-social behaviour will be dealt with accordingly.

On a positive note, I have had the opportunity to get out and conduct speed checks in the local area. If you have any suggestions on where you think speed checks may be beneficial, please do not hesitate to email me on jessica.stocks@kent.police.uk.

For any urgent or ongoing incidents, please report this via 101 or 999.

Kind regards,

PCSO Jessica Stocks

Teynham's Little Black Book

Church St Mary's Teynham ME9 9EU

Community Hall 89 Station Rd, Teynham, ME9 9DU

Defibrillator 89 Station Rd, Teynham, ME9 9DU

Tel: 522510

Bookings: 487063

Doctors The Surgery, London Rd, Teynham, ME9 9QL Tel: 521205

Library 131 London Road, Teynham, ME9 9QJ Tel: 521674

Meadow Play Area Belle Friday Close, Teynham, ME9 9TU Pharmacy 105 London Road, Teynham, ME9 9QL

Playing Fields Frognal Lane ME9 9DA

Tel: 521224

Post Office 137 139 London Road, Teynham, ME9 9QJ School Teynham C of E Primary School, Station Road, ME9 9BQ Tel 521217

Train Station Lower Road ME9 9DU; Village Hall Belle Friday Close, Teynham, ME9 9TU

Bookings: 522291

Co-opted Parish Councilor Vacancy

MAKE A CHANGE, BECOME A LOCAL COUNCILLOR

! Do you want to serve your Community?

! Do you have time or expertise which could benefit your Community?

! Do you want to make a difference to all those around you?

! Do you want to turn your ideas into action?

Do you want to represent the views of local people? If you would like to make a difference, and be involved in shaping the future of your local Community, why not step forward and apply to become a Teynham Parish Councillor?

Teynham Parish Council is looking for a new Parish Councillor if you are interested or would like more information please contact the Clerk, Hayley Steel at clerk@teynhamparishcouncil.org.

The successful applicant will be co opted to the Council at the next meeting. To qualify to become a Parish Councillor a person must *be a British subject over 18 years old *be listed on the current electoral role *live in Teynham, or within 3 miles of its boundary, or occupy as owner/tenant any land/premises therein or have a principal place of work within the Parish *must not be disqualified from holding office as a Councillor.