Father Christmas in Newchurch
Friday 21st December
Father Christmas will be visiting
the Social Club/Village Hall
on Friday 21st December at around 7pm.
Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Romney Marsh who arranged this visit.
Please dig deep and add some spare change to their charity buckets.
Police Rural Crime Officers
There is now a rural crime officer on duty every day and a dedicated telephone number so that it is easier to make contact with the rural team for our area.
07980978202
The officers are:
PC Dan Perry PC Tim Moody PC Richard (Harry) Callaghan PC Michael Sutton Insp Dave Smith
Sgt Darren Walshaw
Road Salting and Snow Clearance
When icy conditions are forecast KCC will salt the main routes in Kent as a precautionary measure. Snow clearing operations will take place when heavy and continuous snowfall settles.
Beware of iTunes gift card scam
Criminals are tricking victims into buying iTunes gift cards as payment for various types of fraud.
The criminals tell the victim to buy the iTunes gift cards then give them the serial code on the card over the phone or send it to them. Once the serial code is sent the money is lost.
Never agree to requests to pay in the form of an iTunes gift cards. Hang up the call and report it.
Keeping your family and home warm and safe should be a top priority
Ensure you have your chimney swept and properly maintained, that way you can make sure it's free from debris and in good working order before you light it. This will help to prevent fires and structural damage to your property.
Click here for tips to help avoid a fire
Click here to sign up to the clean sweep alert system - an annual reminder system
Dog Fouling
Just because you live in the country doesn't mean you shouldn't bag it and bin it
Click here to report dog fouling
Click here to report that the bin is full
Type "Newchurch" into the search box and then choose the relevant address
Newchurch Award Nominations Required
Do you have a nomination for the Newchurch Award 2018? Click here for more information or email your nomination to nominations@newchurchvillage.org.
Closing date for nominations is Thursday 20th December
Sunday 24th December at 5pm
Christingle and Carols at St Peter and St Paul, Newchurch
EVERYONE WELCOME
Criminals target homeowners with bogus draninage fault
Criminals have been phoning residents claiming there is an issue with the drains outside their property and that they will fix it for free.
When the criminal arrives they claim the road behind them had the blockage which was connected to their property. They say they can fix it for £1500 to be paid in cash and they claim Kent County Council (KCC) wants the work completed.
This is a scam, the claim about KCC is untrue.
Please warn vulnerable family members, friends and neighbours.
If you feel afraid or threatened by a doorstep caller, phone 999.
For non-urgent calls, phone Kent Police on 101.
Mike Barclay
Kent Messenger Correspondent
Do you have results or something to promote? Or an upcoming event?
Contact Mike, the Newchurch correspondent for the Kent Messenger.
Email kmnews@newchurch.org
or call 01303 872376
Country Eye - Don't Ignore It, Share It
The country eye app is very simple to use:
Step 1: Take a photo of the suspicious behaviour
Step 2: Tell us where you are using your phone's built in GPS location.
Step 3: Describe what you can see, providing as much detail as possible.
A Guide to Reponsible Dog Ownership
Click here to read Folkestone & Hythe District Council's guide to responsible dog ownership.