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Linton Parish Council - Linton Kent
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Linton Parish Council welcomes you to its website. We hope you find it useful and informative.
NEWS RELEASE
28 May 2021
Traffic calming measures welcomed
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The completion of a traffic calming scheme to reduce vehicle speeds through Linton, near Maidstone, has been welcomed by the parish council.
Urgent Road Closure - A229 Linton Hill, Linton - 21st June 2021 (Maidstone)
It will be necessary to close A229 Linton Hill, Linton from 21st June 2021 for up to 7 nights.
The road will be closed between Stilebridge Lane and Redwall Lane.
The alternative route is via A229 Staplehurst Road, Maidstone Road, Cranbrook Road, Knoxbridge, Rocks Hill, Camden Hill, Wilsley Pond, A262 Sissinghurst Road, The Street, Biddenden Road, Sissinghurst Road, High Street (Biddenden), A274 North Street, Headcorn Road, Biddenden Road, Wheeler Street, Station Road, High Street (Headcorn), Maidstone Road, North Street, Maidstone Road, B2163 Plough Wents Road, Heath Road, A229 Linton Hill and vice versa.
It is planned that the road will be closed between 22:00 hrs and 05:00 hrs each night.
This is to enable carriageway patching to be carried out by Kent County Council.
Linton Parish Election
Following closure of Nominations, 4 were submitted, and the following were duly elected uncontested as Parish Councillors from 6th May 2021.
Bernard Cresswell - Julie Urqhuart - Pat Burden - Peter Lewis
There remain 3 vacancies - Details to follow
Due to Covid Restrictions and Government Regulation The Inaugural
Meeting of The New Parish Council and the AGM will be held
After 21st June - Dates to be Confirmed
PLEASE NOTE THE MAY/JUNE MEETINGS HAVE THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, all face to face public meetings have been cancelled For the time being. The Parish Council will now meet in virtual terms using Zoom.
Members of the public are invited to join the virtual meeting which will take place on Monday 10th May 2021 at 7.30pm.
Information on how to join this meeting is available by contacting the Parish Clerk for the meeting ID, members of the public are able to join by video or telephone.
Lintonpc@sherriebabington.co.uk
or by telephone on 01634 867173
Members of the public wishing to raise matters at the meeting must contact the Clerk and submit their enquiry/question by 4pm on the day before the meeting.
If joining the meeting, we must ask you to mute your device when entering the meeting and remain muted until you are asked to speak.
New Health Centre Coxheath
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Construction has started on the brand new medical centre for existing and future patients in Coxheath and the surrounding area.The number of patients registered at Greensand has steadily grown over recent years and around 1,000 new houses are expected to be built within the practice boundary in the next 10 years.
The Linton Walkers are walking again!
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New powers to penalise inappropriate and illegal lorry parking in Kent
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Temporary HGV Lane Restriction – A249, A299 & A256 – from 22 December 2020
MAIDSTONE BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN REVIEW REGULATION 18 PREFERRED APPROACHES CONSULTATION
For details, please follow the link below
https://www.hugofox.com/community/linton-parish-council-15276/maidstone-borough-local-plan-review/
Local Church Services
There will be no services held in our 5 churches during the lockdown but you are welcome to join the Zoom Service.