St. Mary Hoo Parish Council
News & Announcements
| Community Grants Available | If you are part of a charity, voluntary or community organisation working in Medway and are supporting people who are over 18 years of age and are not employed to access learning or employment then you can apply for a grant of up to £12,000. Application deadline dates are: Friday 17th February 2012; Friday 24th August 2012, and; Friday 11th January 2013. See an information flyer
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| Speech & 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 (including the St James Childrens Centre, Grain). 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 |
| Improve Local Services Competition | Help People Help Each Other - A Public Competition Kent Connects are running a competition for members of the public to come up with ideas on how to improve public services. Do you have an idea on how to make your local area a better place to live using technology? Do you want to win the chance for your idea to be turned into reality and win up to £3000 in prizes? This competition is to stimulate collaboration between public services, entrepreneurs and communities to develop innovative ways of using technology to improve their neighbourhoods…and we need your ideas! Here are the two sub-challenges: 1. Help people help each other in your neighbourhood 2. Make it easier for you to report issues to your council To submit your idea and for a lot more information: Go to http://bit.ly/submityouridea |
| Allhallows Life Magazine | The February 2012 edition of the Allhallows village magazine -- now with St Mary Hoo news -- is available to read here. Needs a PDF reader and opens in a new page. The copy and articles deadline for the February 2012 magazine is 15th January. To submit an article or advert for the magazine, please email the editor: allhallowslife@gmail.com or phone 01634 271026. |
| Conservation Area - Five Year Management Plan | The purpose of the plan is to provide guidance for the management of the site over the next five years from 2010-2015. Of primary importance is to maintain the arboreal interest of the site, whilst also improving the site’s biodiversity through increasing the variety of available habitats.
The plan aims to provide initial conservation area site information and an evaluation of the important biological and human factors affecting the site, with potential objectives for the future management of the site aimed at increasing its wildlife importance. |
| Village Conservation Area and Pond - Wildlife Survey Report | 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).
View the report. Needs a PDF reader and opens in a new page. |
| Proposed Development at Lodge Hill, Chattenden |
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: Wednesday 25th November 2009, 10am to 1pm – Cliffe Men’s Social Club, Symonds Road, Cliffe,
Kent ME3 7SS See the Consultations Poster. Any enquiries about the public consultations or exhibitions, please call 0845 683 2544. |
| Bus Timetables | 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 |
| St Mary Hoo Walk Report | 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. 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 - |
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. |
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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 <|> |
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Needs click here to obtain it. |
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 <|> |
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The Peninsular Neighbourhood Police Team can be contacted
on 01634 792346, email here. |
The Villager Rural Bus Service
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The Villager community transport scheme has two fully accessible minibuses with seating for up to sixteen passengers, including space for up to three wheelchairs. It runs regular excursions to a range of destinations and offers low cost minibus hire for local community and voluntary groups. For more information and to see the latest excursions listed in Medway's Out and About newsletter, please click here. Bookings can be made
by calling: 01634 336336 or by |
. To obtain an application form or to find out more about Community Grants please contact:
If you want your public event added here, please email either clerk@stmaryhoo-pc.gov.uk
or webmaster@stmaryhoo-pc.gov.uk
