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Wye Farmers' Market returns to The Green, Saturday 6th June
Wye Farmers' Market will re-open on The Green on Saturday 6th June. Although the traditional setting for the market will look familiar, as the Covid-19 crisis is ongoing and the risk remains real, shoppers will be asked to follow several new guidelines. These restrictions include a one-way system and are necessary to minimise the risk to shoppers and the stallholders, and to meet recent government... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 30 May 2020 17:55 by Admin
'The crisis is far from over: things are not back to normal and we are still in the middle of a pandemic.'
In short, you are risking your life and the lives of others if you do not behave responsibly. Speaking on behalf of the Kent Resilience Forum, Director of Public Health at Medway Council, James Williams, warned that 'there is still a danger of spreading Covid-19 and it is absolutely vital that Kent and Medway residents, as well as anyone visiting the county's beaches and open spaces, continue to social... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 30 May 2020 16:30 by Admin
Hinxhill Road due to close from Monday 1st June
KCC Highways has issued another temporary road closure order for Hinxhill Road. This order runs from Monday 1st June to Friday 5th June, and is necessary to enable contractors to work on the new T junction off the Hinxhill Park housing development. The road will remain closed outside working hours. KCC Highways scheduled the latest construction works near the ambulance entrance at the rear of the William... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 27 May 2020 23:35 by Admin
Giant Sunflower Challenge 2020
Our Place Wye Giant Sunflower Challenge 2020
This is a long term challenge for everyone! Outside Wye Fire Station on Monday 18th May at 10.00 you will find 85 bags each containing a plant pot, compost and a wrapped giant sunflower seed (all packaged using PPE). We would like you to plant the seed, water it, protect it from slugs and snails and then at the end of August we will see who in Wye has grown... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 15 May 2020 22:45 by Admin
Road closure Olantigh Road, Godmersham
Network Rail has permission to close Olantigh Road at Godmersham between Monday 4th May and Friday 8th May 2020. This road closure is necessary for urgent repairs to the railway bridge, following the removal of vegetation which is causing brickwork displacement. The hourly train services are not affected. KCC Highways plans to make unrelated repairs to potholes and verges along Olantigh Road, Crundale... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:18 by Admin
Easter Day: no trains through Wye
Network Rail has planned engineering work taking place between Ashford International and Minster, via Canterbury West. Consequently the line through Wye will be closed all day on Sunday 12th April, Easter Day. Instead, replacement buses will run between Ashford International and Canterbury West (fast, and stopping at Wye, Chilham and Chartham). However, government advice is that:
...'you should only... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 19:14 by Admin
Wye Station ticket office is closed until further notice
Southeastern Railway has announced the temporary closure of Wye ticket office, and those at 58 other railway stations across the region. Southeastern targeted ticket offices that have been selling less than 20 tickets a day recently. In normal times Phil Coleman would expect to sell around a hundred 'walk up' tickets from Wye every morning. Clearly people are heeding the government's advice to 'only... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 22:15 by Admin
Wye Farmers’ Market goes online from Saturday 4th April
The medieval market square in Wye has seen many changes over the centuries, but Saturday 4th April will make history. The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing the Wye Farmers' Market producers to offer their range of local produce online. Instead of the normal market stalls, The Green will act as a collection point where customers can pick up their pre-ordered local produce at an allocated time - and then... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:34 by Admin
Newsletter 67 provides reassurance and hope for anxious residents
Cllr David Reece has written to all residents on the parish council's email mailing list. David said that 'at this very uncertain and worrying time, as the world changes and the country goes into lockdown and the unknown, please be assured that your Parish Council is working hard to support you as best we can, and keep our village going. To date the Parish Council has:...' (Please download David's... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 17:33 by Admin
Wye Surgery has switched to eConsult for patient consultations
Wye Surgery now provides an online health advice and information service via eConsult. This replaces the askmyGP telephone consultation system. There is no need to register or login to eConsult, or wait until Reception opens in the morning - just use the service whenever you need. Normally patients will receive a quick reply from one of the GPs the next working day or sooner.
Wye Surgery advises that... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:15 by Admin
