Should there be more than one applicant, interviews will be held and the successful applicant will be co-opted at the next meeting of the Council on Wednesday 15 September 2010.

Applications should be made in writing, either by letter or e-mail, to the Clerk to the Council at the address below, accompanied by a brief CV and outlining why you are applying and what you can bring to the Council.

For further information or to discuss what is involved, please contact the Clerk

Roxana Brammer
Clerk to the Council

c/o 53 Capelands, New Ash Green, Longfield, Kent DA3 8LQ
Tel: 01474 871269
E-mail: clerk@stmaryhoo-pc.gov.uk

Kent Wildlife Trust was contracted in 2009 by St Mary Hoo Parish Council to undertake a wildlife survey of a Conservation Area, located off Newlands Road (TQ798 756) and the Village Pond, located off Hall Road (TQ804766).

 
The aims of the survey for each area were to:

--   Identify the main habitats present;
--   Provide a comprehensive list of plants found within each area;
--   Identify incidental species seen during the site visits such as birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and insects such as butterflies, bees and hoverflies.

View the report. Needs a PDF reader and opens in a new page.

Wednesday 25th November 2009, 10am to 1pm – Cliffe Men’s Social Club, Symonds Road, Cliffe, Kent ME3 7SS

Wednesday 25th November 2009, 3.30pm to 6.30pm - High Halstow Village Hall, High Halstow, Kent

Thursday 26th November 2009, 10am to 1pm – All Saints Parish Hall, Church Green, Frindsbury, Kent ME2 3HE

Thursday 26th November 2009, 4pm to 7pm – Hoo Village Institute, 25 Main Road, Hoo St Werburgh, Kent ME3 9AA

Friday 27th November 2009, 10am to 1pm – Stoke Village Hall, Mallard Way, Lower Stoke, Kent ME3 9ST

Friday 27th November 2009, 4pm to 7pm – Sports Hall, Chattenden Community Centre, Swinton Avenue, Chattenden, Kent ME3 8PH

Saturday 28th November 2009, 10am to 2pm – The Lodge, top of Lodge Hill Lane, Chattenden, Kent ME3 8NE

See the Consultations Poster.

Any enquiries about the public consultations or exhibitions, please call 0845 683 2544.
Visit the web site at www.lodgehill.info

All of Medway’s bus timetables are now available in a new free booklet.  The 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

 
The booklet has been put together as part of Medway's Local Transport Plan strategy, in partnership with Arriva, to improve public transport information. For more information, please email transport.planning@medway.gov.uk

Christoph Bull, Local Historian and Gravesham Library Manager has written a report about the local walk on 14th June 2009 organised by the Kent Wildlife Trust.

"After the success of the Winter Warmer Walk on 31st December 2008, I was contacted by St Mary Hoo Parish Council and the Kent Wildlife Trust who wanted a repeat of this and I agreed to do it.
 
The route is identical to the walks done on 17 September 2006 and 31 December 2008 –footpaths RS 341, RS22, RS4, RS19, RS55, RS17, RS14 from St Mary Hoo village via the marshes and Coomb Farm/Moat Farm back.

Former explosive storehouses near St Mary Hoo.

As usual the footpath RS14 was overgrown and clearly this is a poorly used route – all the more reason for it to be walked and recorded. I inspected RS14 on 9th May 2009 and found it badly over grown – a danger increased as the path is pitted with rabbit holes. I contacted Medway Council Footpaths Officer and again it was quickly and efficiently cleared within a few days.

The walk itself was on a glorious sunny day when the Kent Wildlife Trust sent two people to join the other walkers – a total of 25. Medway Council paid for a buffet afterwards at the Fenn Bell Inn in St Mary Hoo where we all ate and the Kent Wildlife Trust gave out questionnaires to those present about community views on open spaces.

It was a very good example of partnership working and a good time was had by all."

Thames Estuary Parnership -
2100 plan

The Environment Agency/Thames Estuary Partnership 2100 (TE2100) is a long term flood risk management plan for London and the Thames estuary.

Do we need a new Thames Barrier? Do we continue to build flood walls higher or try to make space for water? How do we ensure the diverse needs of communities are reflected in our future planning? These are the issues at the heart of the Environment Agency's Thames Estuary 2100 Plan.

To see the latest plan, the options for flood management and for how to make your comments, please click here.

St Mary Hoo Newsletter

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Editions of the St Mary Hoo Newsletter are available for viewing. Please click on the date to download and open it in Adobe Acrobat©. 

Autumn 2007 <|> Winter 2007 <|> May 2008 <|>

Pond Life Newsletter

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The Pond Life newsletter updates you on St Mary Hoo Village Pond activity and work.

Please click on the issue to download and open it in Adobe Acrobat©. 

December 2007 <|> Spring 2008  <|>

Police Neighbourhood Surgeries

The Peninsular Neighbourhood Police Team welcomes you to a Community Engagement Meeting at the Mobile Police Station on the following Wednesdays: 16 June, 14 July and 11 August 2010 at:

The Street Community Centre, High Halstow from 9am to 10am.

Pottery Road Community Centre, Hoo St Werburgh from 10.30am to 11.30am.

Firestation Forecourt, Chapel Road, Grain from12noon to 1pm.

All are welcome to come and discuss any problems or concerns on a one-to-one basis.

The Police Team can be contacted on 01634 792346, email here.

The May 2010 edition of Kent Police Policing Matters newsletter is available here. Opens in a PDF Reader in a new window.

The Villager Rural Bus Service