Page 7 - The Lyminge Newsletter - August 2022

District Councillors’ Update - August 2022

Closure of Broad Street Lyminge - KCC have planned to close Broad Street Lyminge
for 42 days from 25 July. Jenny is in contact with KCC, Damian Collins MP and Officers’ at
the District Council to try to find an alternative solution to 42 days complete closure. This
is a Kent Highways decision. Unfortunately, despite numerous emails and conversations,
it seems as though KCC will go ahead with the closure. However, updates are coming
through on a daily basis and Jenny was given this statement last night (18 July) from KCC
“ We are arranging for “Unsuitable for HGVs” signage to be deployed in order to protect
the shorter resident access diversion and will also be arranging “access to physical location” signs so that local residents can
pinpoint more precisely the location of the works.”
Otterpool Park - Otterpool Park LLP has teamed up with Strange Cargo to run some new free craft workshops at Westenhanger
Castle throughout the school summer holidays.
Otterpool Green Stars (OGS) is a new initiative that encourages young people to think about their environment and the future. The
events are the first of a series of OGS activities and will be held every Tuesday throughout the holidays, from 26 July, from 11am to 2pm.
They are suitable for children aged 4 and over.
Everyone attending will receive a Otterpool Green Stars membership card with their photo on it. There will be range of fun craft
activities, including:
• Create your own Otterpool Green Stars superhero and give them a superpower – reducing pollution and waste,
protecting plants and creatures, saving water and energy or make up your own!
• Make a clay pot and plant a seed to take home.
The workshops are free to attend, but places must be booked in advance through Eventbrite – just search for ‘Westenhanger Castle’.
Annual Canvass - Residents in Folkestone & Hythe are being urged to check their details on the electoral register are correct to
ensure they do not lose their voice on decisions that affect them. The annual canvass of all households in the district gets underway
this week as part of the council’s legal requirement to make sure the register is accurate and up to date every year.
Scams – there have been numerous internet, telephone and cold calling scams recently. If you are at all suspicious please call the
Police on 101 or report on line or if an emergency call 999. Please also report to www.actionfraud.police.uk or call 0300 123 2040 –
and/or report@phishing.gov.uk
Consultation on taxi tariffs increase - The public is to be asked about the first rise in licensed taxi fares in Folkestone & Hythe
for 10 years. The maximum fare that hackney drivers can charge while they are working in the district is set by the council. Following
34 representations from local drivers, Planning & Licensing committee members agreed this week (28 June) to increase the baseline
hackney tariff by 10% - the first rise since 2012. This will go out for a four-week public consultation and if no objections are received,
the new fares will come into force.
My Account – is so much easier to use. Residents are encouraged to sign-up or if registered already, to have a look at the new
‘front page’ as it has recently been updated. Users are able to see council information relevant to them all in one place - including bin
collections, benefits and council tax - as well as making payments and tracking the progress of reports made to officers.

Susan Carey (susan.carey@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 01303 670561) & Cllr Jenny Hollingsbee (Jenny.hollingsbee@
folkestone-hythe.gov.uk 07887918458) - your district councillors for North Downs West, Folkestone and Hythe District Council

A New Lyminge Association Website Is Just Around The Corner!!

The Lyminge Association is indebted to Phil
Dearson of Subsector.co (see page 18) for
designing this completely new website. It
complies with all the current legislation and
is formatted to be read on any device.
More fuctionality will be added as it evolves.
Please let us know if there are any specific
functions you would like to see on the
website. e.g. direct links from Newsletter to
advertisers websites.
The website will be launched in time for
the September edition of the newsletter.

Editor: pbarnes20@icloud.com 7 Tel: 01303 863737