Meeting to be held at Four Elms Village Hall on Tuesday 10th May – 7.00 pm Planning Meeting and 7.30 pm Annual Meeting.
Author: Rachael (Page 14 of 26)
Sevenoaks District Council (SDC) will be making payments to eligible residents, who pay their council tax (Bands A to D) by direct debit, during next week. The guidance relating to the rebate scheme applies to those liable for the council tax from April 2022, in addition the rebate should only be payable once the first payment, or installment, of council tax has been made in relation to this financial year.
As those circumstances are now being met, SDC aim to get payments out to everyone that is eligible (and pays council tax by direct debit) during May.
For those council tax payers that do not pay by direct debit, SDC will begin contacting them from 23 May with details about how to claim.
Information for residents is available on the council website at https://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/info/20005/council_tax/624/council_tax_rebate
A unique draft 25-Year Environment Plan written by South East Water now needs feedback from local residents on its strengths and weaknesses before it is published.
South East Water is the first UK water company to produce such a plan, following an intensive period working with its customers, employees and other environmental organisations to shape it. The appeal for feedback from local communities is the final stage before it is published in summer-2022.
Not only does the plan set out how the company will limit its own impact on the environment, but more importantly, how it will improve the overall health of the environment and increase its resilience to the effects of drought, flooding and growing demand for tap water.
Supplying drinking water to 2.2 million customers across the south east, the company maintains 83 water treatment works and 9,000 miles of underground pipes, as well as 33 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, two local nature reserves, Lullington Heath National Nature Reserve and numerous Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The water supplier also works with farmers, landowners and other water users to protect the quality and quantity of the rivers and underground aquifers which are used to produce an average of 520 million litres of tap water each day.
The company is now looking to expand the work of its in-house team of environmental experts to work with other local companies and individuals to improve the environment within a generation.
The consultation runs from 1 to 30 April. Read the plan and have your say on South East Water’s website – southeastwater.co.uk/25YP.
Easter refuse collections
Following the Easter bank holidays, there will be changes to rubbish, recycling, garden and commercial waste collection days across the District.
Revised collection days are:
Good Friday, 15 April – this collection will take place the next day, Saturday 16 April
Easter Monday, 18 April – all collections this week will be one day later than usual until Saturday 23 April.
Residents are asked to put their sacks out at 7am on their collection day to help prevent attracting animals and the build-up of litter.
Garden waste customers will need to put their bin or sacks out by 6.30am on their collection day.
We have been asked by the Kent Resilience Team if we could circulate the message in blue below to residents:
Local communities should prepare for potential disruption on the roads this weekend (8-10 April) as the Easter getaway gets underway.
With P&O Ferries cancelling all services this weekend and potential for poor weather conditions, tourists and hauliers using cross-Channel services from Dover and Folkestone are being advised to allow extra time for their journey and to be prepared for long delays.
Traffic management is in place for cross-Channel freight traffic which must join the queue on the M20. HGV drivers are advised that enforcement is in place across the Kent network to deal with queue jumping and they will be sent to the back of the queue.
Inevitably, this is having a major impact on local traffic. Local diversions are in place, but please allow extra time for your journey. Arrangements are also in place to filter HGVs making local deliveries
Keep Britain Tidy
Several community Litter Picks have been arranged across the Parish. Come and join in it is great fun, with free refreshments and great exercise. If possible, please bring own gloves and wear appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear. All other equipment provided.
Litter Pick dates are as follows:
Four Elms Village Hall – Saturday 9th April 9.30 am
Markbeech – Saturday 9th April 2.00 pm
Hever Village Hall – Friday 15th April 9.00 am
Due to the last date being cancelled, the Bulk Refuse Freighter will now be in the Parish on Saturday 26th March 2022. Details are as follows:
09.15 – 10.00 FOUR ELMS Village Hall
10.15 – 11.00 HEVER bottle bank area next to Henry pub in coach car park
11.15 – 12.00 MARKBEECH Village Hall
The Freighter cannot accept white goods, washing machines, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, cookers, cast iron boilers or baths, long metal poles, building materials, manure, large parts of engines or vehicles or hazardous waste or compostable garden waste.
Hazardous waste now includes items like fluorescent tubes, televisions & computer monitors, batteries, oil tins and filters, paint and paint tins and chemical containers. These items cannot be accepted on the Saturday Freighter service and must be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Please do not leave any rubbish unattended. Please DO NOT arrive early or leave items on site, otherwise will be classed as flytipping and information passed to the police, thank you.
This is a service free to residents, funded by Hever Parish Council and provided by Sevenoaks District Council.
The final Minutes from the January meeting and draft Minutes from the March meeting are now available to view.
We have a vacancy for a Parish Councillor, Four Elms Ward. Please see the attached advert and contact clerk@hever.org for further information. The closing date for applications is 14th April 2022.
| We have received notification that Kent County Council (KCC) is currently consulting on proposals to make savings by reducing the money they spend on providing some bus services that private bus companies cannot afford to run, and which are no longer cost effective. They are carrying out this consultation to listen to your feedback.
This consultation closes at midnight on 20 April. Please visit www.kent.gov.uk/bussavings to find out more and participate in this consultation. The communication came from KCC’s Engagement and Consultation Team |