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News

  • News from UK Power Networks - Storm Ciaran

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    I am writing regarding our preparations for Storm Ciarán, which will come to the UK on Thursday 2nd November. As you may be aware...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 1 Nov 23
  • Closure of footpath Tunstall Road and Park Drive

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Section 14(1), As Amended By The Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 Kent County Council in...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 4 Sep 23
  • Keycol Hill Closures 6 - 10 August

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    MESSAGE FROM UK POWER NETWORKS: I am writing on behalf of UK Power Networks, the company which manages the electricity network which delive...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 29 Jul 23
  • Want help in reducing your bills?

    Want help in reducing your bills?

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    With the increased costs of heating, lighting and using appliances in the home, knowing how to reduce your energy use can help to reduce you...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 26 Feb 23
  • Coronation Street Parties

    Coronation Street Parties

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Kent County Council waives fees for coronation street parties Residents who want to arrange a street party to celebrate the King’s co...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 20 Feb 23
  • Interested in becoming a Councillor?

    Interested in becoming a Councillor?

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Free events being offered by the Kent Association of Local Councils

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 20 Feb 23
  • Becoming a Councillor - Swale Borough Council

    Becoming a Councillor - Swale Borough Council

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Prospective Councillor Event There will be Borough elections in Swale on 4 May 2023 with all 47 seats in 24 wards up for election. T...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 20 Feb 23
  • Meeting Updates

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    The meeting planned for tonight has been cancelled. We will post updates on our website when we have more information.

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 17 Oct 22
  • Meeting Updates

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    The meeting planned for 10th October has been reconvened for 17th October. The agenda is available on our website.

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 11 Oct 22
  • Next Meeting

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Following the appointment of temporary councillors, the parish council is holding its first meeting on 10th October 2022 at 7pm in the churc...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 3 Oct 22
  • Proclamation

    Proclamation

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    The Chair will be reading the proclamation on Sunday 11th September from 3.30pm across the parish. All are welcome. Meetings are cancelled ...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 10 Sep 22
  • Summer Holiday Traffic

    Summer Holiday Traffic

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Kent’s roads are getting busy now that the summer getaway has begun, and so it is even more important that you plan your route, be pre...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 25 Jul 22
  • Wrens Road road closure 20th June 5 days

    Wrens Road road closure 20th June 5 days

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Emergency Road Closure - Wrens Road, Borden - 20th June 2022 (Swale) It will be necessary to close Wrens Road, Borden from 20th June 202...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 21 Jun 22
  • Road Closure News

    Road Closure News

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Temporary Road Closure - Various Roads, Tunstall & Bredgar - 6th June 2022 (Swale District) It will be necessary to close various roads...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 6 Jun 22
  • HM the Queen's Jubilee!

    HM the Queen's Jubilee!

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    An invitiation.....

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 20 May 22
  • Off Street Party!

    Off Street Party!

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Come join the Off Street Party!

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 20 May 22
  • Tunstall Jubilee Celebrations

    Tunstall Jubilee Celebrations

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Tunstall Primary School 11th June 2022 from 1pm-5pm All welcome!

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 10 May 22
  • Oad Street Closures

    Oad Street Closures

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Oad Street closure - 25 April 2022  We’ll soon be starting work to widen Oad Street to allow ...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 23 Apr 22
  • My Community Voice

    My Community Voice

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    My Community Voice is a messaging service that helps Kent and Medway residents, businesses, and community groups to keep in touch with their...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 27 Feb 22
  • Police Surgery 17th Feb 2022

    Police Surgery 17th Feb 2022

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Come meet our new PCSO on 17th Feb at Tunstall Church!

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 4 Feb 22
  • News about Waste Recycling

    News about Waste Recycling

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    HWRC booking system to stay and on-the-day bookings introduced across Kent Booking to visit a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) is to...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 19 Jan 22
  • Draft Minutes

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    The draft minutes from January's meeting are now available on our website.

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 18 Jan 22
  • JANUARY ROAD CLOSURES

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    GAS MAINS REPLACEMENT HAS STARTED and the following road closures are expected: Hearts Delight Road, Tunstall Road and Bredgar Road from 03...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 3 Jan 22
  • Councillor Vacancies

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Tunstall Parish Council has vacancies for the role of councillor. Contact us for more details of how you can be involved.

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 11 Dec 21
  • Ruins Barn Road Closure

    Ruins Barn Road Closure

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Temporary Road Closure - Ruins Barn Road, Tunstall - 17th November 2021 (Swale District) It will be necessary to close part of Ruins Barn R...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 2 Nov 21
  • HAVE YOUR SAY!

    HAVE YOUR SAY!

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Our conservation area is under review. Check out the information from Swale BC for how you can contribute.

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 22 Oct 21
  • Highsted Park

    Highsted Park

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    HAVE YOUR SAY! 21/503914/EIOUT LAND SOUTH AND EAST OF SITTINGBOURNE ‘HIGHSTED PARK’ Tunstall Parish Council would like to d...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 26 Aug 21
  • Neighbourhood Watch

    Neighbourhood Watch

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    This is a message from Neighbourhood Watch to: Woodstock 46/79248/21: Between 9th and 10th of May, the windscreen of a parked vehicle ...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 17 May 21
  • Neighbourhood Watch

    Neighbourhood Watch

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    This is a message from Neighbourhood Watch: 46/78269/21: Between 5am and 6:30am on 9th of May, a burglar broke in while the residents we...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 12 May 21
  • Vacancy for a co-opted Parish Councillor

    Vacancy for a co-opted Parish Councillor

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Would you like to assist in making decisions that affect your community? If so why not apply to become a Parish Councillor Tunstall Parish ...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 12 May 21
  • Neighbourhood Watch

    Neighbourhood Watch

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    This is a message from Neighbourhood Watch: Modern slavery is the illegal exploitation of people for commercial or personal gain. It can i...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 15 Apr 21
  • Neighbourhood Watch

    Neighbourhood Watch

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    This is a message from Neighbourhood Watch Kent Police are recruiting! In West Downs; Teynham & Lynsted and East Downs For more info...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 15 Apr 21
  • NOTICE OF VACANCY

    NOTICE OF VACANCY

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    NOTICE is hereby given that a vacancy have occurred in the membership of Tunstall Parish Council. Under the Local Government Act 1972, ten...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 2 Apr 21
  • Neighbourhood Watch

    Neighbourhood Watch

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    This is a message from Neighbourhood Watch. West Downs Please keep a lookout for a small light-coloured van registration number PL17 FPG ...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 1 Apr 21
  • Neighbourhood Watch

    Neighbourhood Watch

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    This is a message from Neighbourhood Watch. West Downs 46/45349/21: Between 4:30 and 5:04 pm on 19 of March, a quad bike was stolen in Pa...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 22 Mar 21
  • Elections 6 May 2021

    Elections 6 May 2021

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Swale Borough Council is preparing to oversee the elections taking place on May 6, 2021. The Government delayed some elections scheduled t...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 22 Mar 21
  • Neighbourhood Watch

    Neighbourhood Watch

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    This is a message from Neighbourhood Watch to West Downs Ward. Census Day is coming, and Households across the UK are currently receiving l...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 17 Mar 21
  • Have your say on Policing and Road Safety

    Have your say on Policing and Road Safety

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    The Government is currently reviewing roads policing and what the future of traffic law enforcement may look like. Matthew Scott, the Kent P...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 17 Sep 20
  • Neighbourhood Watch ~ Woodstock Ward

    Neighbourhood Watch ~ Woodstock Ward

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Woodstock Ward 46/131261/20: At 4pm on 29th of July, a car was vandalised by a group of unknown suspects throwing fruit in Highsted Road Si...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 4 Aug 20
  • Temporary Road Closure – A2 London Road, Sittingbourne – 24th August 2020

    Temporary Road Closure – A2 London Road, Sittingbourne – 24th August 2020

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Kent County Council has made an Order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on A2 London Road, Sittingbourne from 24th August 2020 for up ...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 4 Aug 20
  • Notice of Vacancy

    Notice of Vacancy

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    TUNSTALL PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE OF VACANCY NOTICE is hereby given that two vacancies have occurred in the membership of the above Parish Co...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 22 Jul 20
  • Temporary Pedestrianisation – High Street, Sittingbourne – from 6 July 2020

    Temporary Pedestrianisation – High Street, Sittingbourne – from 6 July 2020

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    To help achieve social-distancing for economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, the pedestrianisation times for High Street, Sit...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 30 Jun 20
  • Temporary Road Closure – Swanton Street, Bredgar – 8th July 2020

    Temporary Road Closure – Swanton Street, Bredgar – 8th July 2020

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    To allow clearance works to be carried out on blocked ducts to facilitate spine cabling works, Kent County Council has made an Order to temp...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 29 Jun 20
  • Temporary Road Closure – Stockers Hill, Rodmersham – 5th July 2020

    Temporary Road Closure – Stockers Hill, Rodmersham – 5th July 2020

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Kent County Council has made an Order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on Stockers Hill, Rodmersham from 5th July 2020 for up to 1 da...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 23 Jun 20
  • Urgent Road Closure – High Street, Sittingbourne – 15th June 2020

    Urgent Road Closure – High Street, Sittingbourne – 15th June 2020

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Kent County Council gives notice that High Street, Sittingbourne will be closed to through traffic, on 15th June 2020 between the times 100...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 16 Jun 20
  • Discretionary Business Grants

    Discretionary Business Grants

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Discretionary Business Grants are primarily and predominantly aimed at: Small businesses affected by coronavirus that did not qualify for p...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 27 May 20
  • Could you improve children’s lives in Kent following Foster Care Fortnight?

    Could you improve children’s lives in Kent following Foster Care Fortnight?

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Kent County Council (KCC) needs to recruit new foster carers to provide safe and loving homes to vulnerable children and families in the cou...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 22 May 20
  • Death registration process is streamlined

    Death registration process is streamlined

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Changes introduced by the government to streamline the death registration process during the current lockdown have been successfully impleme...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 19 May 20
  • NHS and social care launch app to support people who care for others

    NHS and social care launch app to support people who care for others

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    Help to Care, an innovative new mobile phone app, has been launched to support people who care for others in Kent and Medway. The app, whic...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 12 May 20
  • Kent’s Household Waste & Recycling Centres to open

    Kent’s Household Waste & Recycling Centres to open

    Tunstall, Sittingbourne, Kent
    Article by: Tunstall Parish Council

    From Friday 15 May, Kent County Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) will open to the public for essential use. On Wed...

    Tunstall Parish Council   |  
    Posted: 7 May 20