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Welcome to the Web site of Boxley Parish Council

Boxley is the largest parish of Maidstone, Kent's County Town.  The parish includes the village of Boxley, Grove Green, most of Weavering Street, Sandling, and much of Walderslade and Lordswood at  the top of Blue Bell Hill.  It also includes the Woodlands area of Vinters Park Estate and Forstal.  It has an Electoral Register population of 7,422  The parish is warded North and South and is served by fifteen councillors who are well supported by an active staff of Parish Clerk and Assistant Parish Clerk.

Boxley Parish Council was awarded Quality Status in 2004 and was successfully reaccredited in 2008

 

Boxley Parish Council          -          Chairman:  Martin Pepper

                              Clerk          -          Mrs. Pauline Bowdery

Parish Office, Beechen Hall, Wildfell Close,

Walderslade, Chatham, Kent. ME5 9RU

Tele/Fax: 01634 861237

E-Mail: bowdery@boxleyparishcouncil.co.uk

Pages updated:

12th May 2009 - "Agendas".

26th may 2009 - "What's Happening"; "PCSO"; "Committees"; "Annual report".

27th May 2009 - "Agendas"; "Minutes of Last Meeting".

5th June 2009 - "Minutes of Last Meeting";." Home page "; "What's Happening"; "Agendas"; "Links/issues"; "Planning"; "Youth/Community".

10th June 2009 - "Minutes of Last Meeting".

22nd June 2009 - "Minutes of Last Meeting".

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The Parish Council tries to produce everything in a simple and understandable way but if there is any information that you have difficulty understanding or have any questions about then please do contact the parish office or a parish councillor as the Parish Council is happy to supply clarification.  

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PCSO Jaime Martin is sadly moving on from Boxley to another job in the Police for job development purposes.  Her position is being taken over by PCSO Jennifer Baulf on 6th July.

"Dear Residents.  I would like to give a massive thank you to everyone in Boxley Parish for making me feel welcome and for all the support whilst I have been here.  I am taking up a 6 month secondment which will give me more experience and job development.  I have enjoyed working at Boxley and with the community and once again thank you." Jaime Martin.

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Speedwatch

 

The newly trained speedwatchers were out in Grove Green and observed drivers going over 45 mph in the 30 mph zone of Grovewood Drive South during the evening. “Don’t get your car registration number on the Police database” is the message from Martin Pepper coordinator and Chairman of Boxley Parish Council. “Speedwatch is about changing behaviour not necessarily getting more numbers in the data base, I hope what we are doing improves the safety and attitude to sensible driving speeds for the people in Grove Green.”

The registrations of the offending vehicles have been supplied to Kent Police and any other reports of speeding by the vehicles will result in action. 

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Fabulous fronts!Boxley Parish Council’s front garden competition.

Do you have a lovely front garden or do you want to create one?

 

 

The Parish Council is looking for entrants to a new competition being run in each of the communities of of Lordswood, Walderslade, Boxley, Sandling, Grove Green and Weavering/Woodlands/Vinters Park.

If you want to enter your front garden for a possible prize of a £50 garden centre voucher then you need to start preparing now! Entrants will be asked to submit photographs to show the beauty, colour or the unusual character of your front garden.  Photographs will need to be taken in July 2009 and submitted to the parish council for judging.

To register interest or to get a copy of the competition rules please contact Boxley Parish Council. 

 

Rules for Fabulous Fronts Competition.

All applicants must live with the boundaries of Boxley Parish.

Judges will consist of members of the Parish Council and their decision will be final.

A £50 garden centre voucher will be awarded for the winning front garden in each of the following areas

Lordswood,
Walderslade,
Boxley,
Sandling,
Grove Green
Weavering/Woodlands/Vinters Park.

Entrants will be required to submit a colour photograph of their front garden (this can be done by post or e-mail).  The name and address of the applicant should be included and judges will make a visit to the garden.  Front gardens must be able to be seen from an adjacent footway or highway. 

The parish office will decide (unless otherwise stated on the application) what area the front garden is in. 

Photographs must be taken in July 2009 and submitted to the parish office by 27th July 2009.  It will not be possible to return the photographs

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WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS.

The members of Boxley Parish Council would like to welcome any new person or family moving into the parish.

Details of the role of a parish council and specifically what Boxley Parish Council does are on this website but if you would like the information in the form of a pack or have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact the parish office on 01634 861237 or e-mail to above address

 

Our PCSO Jaime Martin will be running the following surgeries

25 June 2009 19:30 - 21:00

30 Jul 2009 18:00 - 19:30

13 Aug 2009 18:00 - 19:30

All at Beechen Hall, Walderslade

 

 

Web site produced and maintained by Vic Davies