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Old Recreation Ground Play Area -

Many happy hours of fun, but now all gone

 

New Play Area

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FLY INFESTATIONS - there have been several reports of problems, let us know because we are trying to map the geographical spread to allow Environmental Health to track down the source.

Please email your address and contact , or call 01732 882880. Your details will be deleted on conclusion.

The swarms of bees outside the Baptist Chapel in the High St are harmless Miner or Ground bees and will be gone in a few days

 

BUS TIMETABLE VARIATION ROUTES 58 & 70 - Both buses will now start at Wrotham Square, and go through Borough Green Station and Platt to Wrotham Heath where they both continue their regular routes NEW TIMETABLE   

Next Parish Council meeting 1930 2nd October 2023 Borough Green Village Hall. AGENDA       

Notice of Vacancy due to resignation of Councillor.

         VENUES              - POTTERS MEDE                     BOROUGH GREEN VILLAGE HALL

 

BG SURGERY - Surgery Dispensary can now only be accessed by Reception on 01732 883161


    VOICE MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2023     (containing Village Events Diary)                  VILLAGE DIRECTORY                     

Borough Green Tearooms, Western Rd [more]                         NEW 60 PUB SLIDESHOW                                                         PARISH CLERK      CHAIRMAN     LISTED BUILDINGS     STREETNAMES

     KCC Highway Fault Reporting      TMBC Planning Search           PROW Public Rights of Way (kent.gov.uk)

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LIVE BANDS,   SILENT DISCO    KARAOKE

GEORGE EZRA TRIBUTE         HT-21 BAND

DJ LATEY       STREET FOOD         CINEMA

CIRCUS SKILLS                      INFLATABLES

FAMILY MUSIC FESTIVAL

TICKETS

PARISH ALLIANCE SHOPPER BUSES

                         USE 'EM OR LOSE 'EM

The Parish Alliance led by Borough Green PC have worked with Nu-Venture Buses to ensure a weekly "Shopper Trip" can be maintained on the 58 and 70 routes to West Malling Larkfield and Maidstone. We have obtained a grant from KCC and financial support from the participating Parishes. The success of the route depend on local people making sure all our elderly people are aware of the Services.

 TIMETABLES    70 Mondays   58 Fridays     

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Ray Chopping's Memorial Plaque now installed at the                   Barry's latest planter installed at the entrance to the

War  Memorial. donated by Stephen Gay Memorial Masons.         Western Rd Carpark. Plants donated by Greenacres

                                                                                                        Garden Centre

BERNIE'S AID TRIP TO UKRAINE     REPORT & PICTURES

One of the regular contributions to the Voice for many years were the humorous observations about village life and characters by Muriel Rurial, now sadly ended. But with the closing of "Kent Aloominum" Margaret, editor of the Voice has published an excerpt, one that bought tears to my eyes. Muriel Rurial 2007 

We heard the sad news today that Derek Freeman, the author of these humorous reflections on Borough Green, has passed away. I have posted a collection of his short off the wall stories on a dedicated page

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SALVATION ARMY

DONATE HERE  

DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE

- DONATE HERE

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IGHTHAM SANDPIT QUIET POOL

Hard to believe, underneath this idyllic scene lurks 250,000 tonnes of illegally dumped Toxic Waste

REPORTS    GROUND SURVEY

 

Remembrance Sunday Wreath Laying

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At 10am on a very gloomy morning a good sized group gathered to lay Wreaths on our War Memorial. By special invitation this year our two Ukrainian families laid a wreath to commemorate those fighting right now in Ukraine as yet again Europe joins together to fight against tyranny and oppression.

Roger Slade gave the Exhortation, and laid a Royal Navy Wreath, and his wife Jill for the British Legion, Natasha Shaw laid a handmade wreath on behalf of the Borough Green Primary School Children. Ian Simpson and Taylor Rothwell laid the BGPC wreaths, Tim Shaw and Mike Taylor the TMBC ones, and Harry Rayner laid his own wreath.

I have to commend Kings for their Remembrance Day Window dressing

LEST WE FORGET

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: 

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

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Our new Recreation Ground Perimeter Path was completely open 18th October.

We deliberately kept it "wiggly" so it doesn't become a dedicated running track and is available to all - kiddies on trikes, babies in pushchairs, the elderly keeping their feet dry, and I know Daphne is eagerly looking forward to a test drive with her walker.

But Please, no electric scooters or  cars.

PLATINUM JUBILEE PICTURES 

Basted Mill Public Open Space - Boundary map 

  PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY  MAP

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Many thanks to Nisa Stores for replanting Sandra's Memorial and the Village Centre Planters, with winter planting died back. They have also been diligently watering it as well.

And below - New Village Centre Planter, and War Memorial Cherry trees.

And Thanks and Merry Christmas to the Nisa staff who salt the pavement and alley when it's frosty

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 IF TMBC GET THEIR WAY, ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL FIELDS WILL DISAPPEAR UNDER CONCRETE FOREVER

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That forbidden view....

                       DO NOT LOOK

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