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Temporary Overnight Road Closure – High Street, Wye, Ashford – 9 April 2020
An overnight closure of High Street, Wye, Ashford, is planned for Thursday 9 April 2020 from 7.30 pm through until approximately 6.00 am.
High Street will be closed in the general vicinity of number 34, with no through access between the junctions with The Green and Olantigh Road.
The alternative route for traffic is via Upper Bridge Street, Bridge Street and Church Street
The closure is to allow permanent... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:53 by Parish Clerk
Are you concerned about the future of Wye?
Do you care about your community? If so, you could make a great parish councillor. The role is unpaid, but very varied and it involves contributing to decisions on local policies and issues that affect residents. Between the monthly council and committee meetings there are less formal working group meetings. The role of a parish councillor includes being actively involved and accountable in grass roots... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:00 by Admin
Disruption affects Wye and three rail lines into Ashford
Following a day of heavy rain on Thursday two landslips near #Bearsted on Friday afternoon closed the Maidstone East to Ashford line. Consequently, train services to and from Wye are still disrupted. Network Rail reports that track clearance and repair work at Bearsted is 'currently running ahead of schedule' and expects trains to be running on the Maidstone East line from Monday morning.' Charing... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 21:30 by Admin
Naccolt Road will close again from Monday 2nd March 2020 for about nine weeks.
Kent County Council Highways has made another Order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on part of Naccolt Road. This latest road closure is necessary for safety reasons to enable South East Water's contractors to install a new water main in the vicinity of Pottery Cottages, and Herons Brook. These works will not deal with the separate problems of surface water flooding and drainage from the former... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 20:30 by Admin
Wye level crossing: temporary traffic light controls from Sunday 1st March
There will be no trains through Wye on Sunday 1st March. Kent County Council has issued a permit for temporary traffic light controls at Wye level crossing between Sunday 1st March and Wednesday 4th March. KCC Highways' warning to drivers is 'delays possible'. Network Rail needs access to the track via the Wye level crossing for road-rail vehicles (RRVs), and the materials it needs for planned track... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:30 by Admin
Public Meeting to design the new Sensory Garden
Wye Community Warden Richard Sinden has called a Public Meeting to involve residents in the design of a new sensory garden. Spring is coming and the 2nd Wye Scouts aim to clear the land for the sensory garden in Little Chequers during March, ready for planting. The Public Meeting will be in the Reece Pavilion at 10.00 Thursday 27th February 2020. The Eden Project based Sensory Trust provides design... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:07 by Admin
Urgent Road Closure - The Street, Brook
The road will be closed on Tuesday 25th February between the junctions of Amage Road and Troy Town Lane. KCC have advised that closure will be between 09:00 and 16:00.
Posted: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:08 by Parish Clerk
Wye now has more Flood Wardens than Tonbridge
After a Flood Warden training session run by the Environment Agency Flood Resilience Team last week, Wye now has more Flood Wardens than Tonbridge. Participants found the training highly informative and heard much practical information on this important role. Flood wardens are volunteers who are trained to help before, during and after flood events, and support people who live in places that are at... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 23:15 by Admin
Wye Level Crossing Closure
Temporary Road Closure – Wye Level Crossing, Wye, Ashford – 22-24 February 2020
A closure of Wye Level Crossing, Wye is planned from Saturday 22 February 2020 at 11.00 pm continuing through to 24 February at approximately 4.00 am.
Bridge Street will be closed in the vicinity of the Level Crossing.
~ There will be no direct access between the A28 and Wye during these works ~
The alternative... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:11 by Parish Clerk
Homes in the TN25 postcode area are in the dark again
A power cut first reported this morning at 07.07 is still affecting an unknown number of homes in the TN25 4 postcode area over thirteen hours later. This postcode covers the parishes of Boughton Aluph, Eastwell and Westwell, and is a large and mainly rural area between Bilting and Kempes Corner and East Mountain Lane, north to Challock and west to Sandyhurst Lane and Westwell. The postcode also includes... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 20:15 by Admin
