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03/02/2012 11:15:16
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Staplehurst expansion?
Dave Staunton-Lambert
Posts 42
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Just to add info for those (like me) that are relatively new to Staplehurst:
In 2009, Maidstone Borough Council set the following guidelines for maximum housing figures for certain fields around Staplehurst:
Fields just to the west of Lime Trees: 260 dwellings
Fields just to east of Fishers Road/Hurst Close (ie. Fishers Farm): 160 dwellings
Fields just to south of Oliver Road: 65 dwellings
As mentioned, just how many houses and where they will be built is being decided now by MBC and I guess that Staplehurst will not necessarily be fully developed to the capacity identified. Any building is planned to be completed by 2018, according to the 2009 report.
Things will likely be changing all the time at the moment, you can find more info on the MBC site
http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/environment_and_planning/planning/local_development_framework.aspx
and here:
http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/environment_and_planning/planning/local_development_framework/shlaa_2009.aspx
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01/02/2012 13:55:44
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topic:
Highgrove Coffee morning Friday 16th March
kelly
Posts 1
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I'm holding a 'put the kettle on' coffee morning at Highgrove garden centre on Friday 16th march from 9 till 12 for the 'Steps' charity to raise awareness of hip dysplasia my daughter was born with hip dysplasia and has had many months of treatment including over 5 months in cast from chest to ankle,we were lucky this was picked up early. I really want to raise awareness of hip dysplasia as if its picked up at birth it can normally be treated quicker and without the need for surgery.We dont know if our daughter will face further casts or surgery she is now 3 and catching up well.We will be holding a raffle on the day and would be very grateful of any donations of prizes or cakes.Hope to see lots of you there on the day.
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31/01/2012 16:45:19
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topic:
any one know of any jobs going?
jonboybam
Posts 17
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long shot i know, but;
Does anyone know of any jobs going?
I am a 30 year old man, with a very hard working body and mind.
I have a lot of time spent in property maintenance, construction, quality assurance and time spent as a picker and packer in a distribution center.
Any leads to jobs would be very helpfull.
Thank you Jon
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30/01/2012 19:42:08
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
scooby
Posts 274
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VI, a group virtual group hug is a good idea. Of course we can all have different views etc, but when I went back through the postings only two actually said what they thought about the questions being asked in relation to my orginal posting, the rest appeared to me to go off beam. I wanted to know what other posters thought of being asked irrelevent questions when filling in a questionaire, which seems to be a common trend. I very much like the forum for the robust views as you say, but occasionally I do come away thinking what was that all about!
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30/01/2012 17:52:11
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Village Idiot
Posts 181
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I hope because people have different views and disagree in a robust way that it doesn't mean that they fall out ? I don't think anyone has been vindictive, rude or personal.
Group hug everyone.
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30/01/2012 17:08:42
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topic:
Staplehurst Calendar 2012
Ron Hegarty
Posts 316
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Ken Collins, the creator of the Staplehurst 2012 calendar, presented
cheques to the churches in Staplehurst on Sunday 29 January following
the 'Churches Together in Staplehurst' combined evensong service for
Christian unity.
The calendar, the eighth annual production created by Ken, achieved
sales of 370 having been launched last October at the United Reformed
Church Art and Craft Exhibition where 83 were sold over that weekend.
Village business also sold the calendar during the remainder of the
year, in particular Martins the Newsagents with 40 sold and the High
Street post office selling 100. Other sales were achieved at village
events and Christmas fairs; some sales being made to overseas clients as far away as China and the USA.
Thirteen sponsors assisted with the production costs; each of the
village businesses sponsoring the cover and a page in the calendar. Each month page included an illustration of a Staplehurst footpath created by Ken with his reputation as a local artist.
Financially the calendar received £1626 in sales; this amount shared
between the three churches: the parish church of All Saints, the United Reformed Church and Staplehurst Free Church, each receiving £542. The sales for this calendar was the best achieved in the eight years that Ken Collins has been involved in his project; each calendar sold in aid of local organisations and charities.
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See picture on Facebook - Staplehurst Picture Book
- follow the link from the Village Photo Gallery
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29/01/2012 20:16:56
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Dave Staunton-Lambert
Posts 42
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Yes, apologies Scooby. No offence meant - made my point rather too wide-ranging.
Dave
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29/01/2012 20:00:40
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
scooby
Posts 274
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Crikey! I only voiced the experience I had when filling in the questionaire and asked if anyone knew why the last lot of questions were relevent to refuse disposal, I didn't expect you all to fall out with each other over it!
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29/01/2012 10:46:01
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topic:
Staplehurst expansion?
Dave Staunton-Lambert
Posts 42
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A study was made by Maidstone Borough Council in 2009 to identify possible housing sites - some were rejected in principle but some were identified to be up for development.
You can see the fields they have ear-marked for Staplehurst here:
http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/pdf/SHLAA0509/09%20-%20Appendix%205c%20-%20Settlement%20maps%20pt%202.pdf
You will see that there is enough space for around 150 homes on Fisher's Farm to the East and about the same on Hen & Duckhurst Farm to the West.
I have done some rough maths and compared the available areas around Staplehurst to the other villages that will get lots of houses built too, namely Harrietsham, Lenham, Headcorn and Marden.
Out of the 1130 or so new dwellings that will be built in the next 14 years in these villages, the proportions by area available-to-develop are:
Staplehurst - 275 dwellings; Marden 250 dwellings; Harrietsham - 245 dwellings; Headcorn - 245 dwellings; and, Lenham - 115 dwellings.
Of course, this is not necessarily what will happen as you could build high-density dwellings in one village to fit more in but I hope this provides a layman's insight to what Maidstone are possibly planning on at the moment.
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29/01/2012 09:57:37
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Creative_Dynamo
Posts 41
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VI,
You have completely misunderstood my posting, so it would have been nice if you had read it more carefully before letting me have it with both barrels!
"Are you suggesting that people who post things on here that you do not agree with or dislike should be driven away ?"
In a word, no. I'm suggesting the very opposite. Dave thought that hijacking of threads contributed to the low number of forum contributors. I said that the best way to drive contributors off the forum would be to make it uninteresting, and that the best way to make it uninteresting would be to over-sanitize it. By "best" I meant "most effective", not that I approve of the idea - I assumed that nobody would be in favour of driving contributors away from the forum.
"As a tax / council tax payer and therefore contributing at least as much as you towards the cost of running this forum, why do you feel that what you think is relevant or interesting has any more value than what anyone else does ?"
I don't, and said nothing to indicate that I did.
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28/01/2012 18:31:46
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topic:
Mozart by Candlelight
Katie Higgins
Posts 5
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I am delighted to announce our next concert 'Mozart by Candlelight' 7.30pm, Saturday 10th March, at All Saints church, Staplehurst.
We have invited a string quintet and a wonderful clarinettist as well as two fabulous opera singers and we are presenting an evening of Mozart, Mozart and more Mozart...!
Expect some familiar arias and duets interspersed with sublime chamber music and a few surprises.
Our singers are the wonderful Heather Shipp (direct from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) and the equally marvellous Simon Thorpe. Our clarinet soloist, performing the clarinet quintet, amongst other things, is the legendary Steve Dummer.
Our plan is to flood All Saints church with nothing but candlelight to create a magical setting for what promises to be a wonderful evening.
Tickets are £15
available by emailing staplehurstconcerts@hotmail.co.uk
or call 01580890570 to reserve your places.
Proceeds will go to All Saints Church and Chapel Lane Pre School
I do hope to see you there
Katie Higgins
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28/01/2012 14:25:11
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topic:
egg thrown at Happy Valley
speedy001
Posts 15
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After coming back from 5 days break, i found someone/persons thrown an egg at the chinese takeaway shop window, if the person or people spend their energy on finding work or pursuit something more intellectual challenging other than causing annoyance to local businesses, they will well on their way in life! Out of all the shops in the centre of staplehurst, my shop is the only one to be targeted. To be honest, i expect the mentality of the today's youth to be like that, it only takes one bad apple to ruined this lovely village.
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28/01/2012 12:32:24
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topic:
Staplehurst Village Correspondent for the KM
Ron Hegarty
Posts 316
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It is three months since I gave up being Village Correspondent for the Kent Messenger – after a 38 years stint. Since then, despite heading the column on Community News pages that there is a vacancy for Staplehurst, no one has come forward.
This week I note that the KM placed a quarter page house advertisement in their Weald edition to seek new correspondents for several villages.
Is there a student among our 6000 plus community who might like to earn a few pounds pocket money each week? On the village notice board at The Parade today I noted nine events that could well have been promoted on the KM village pages this week – I would have used them.
Come on someone – give it a go. Contact Debbie Edwards, Villages Manager, on:
messengervillages@thekmgroup.co.uk
to find out what your duties will be.
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27/01/2012 21:22:36
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Tom
Posts 7
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The Daily Mail may well have the biggest circulation in the UK (I will take your word for it) but that doesn't put me in the minority. I imagine that the number of people who don't read that paper outnumber those that do chum.
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27/01/2012 19:33:26
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Village Idiot
Posts 181
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Tom. Do you mean the Daily Mail which has the "Worlds biggest newspaper website" and the paper with the biggest circulation in the UK ? Enjoy your life in the minority chum. I know what it is like.
Dave Staunton Lamberton. As has since been pointed out, this section is entitled "have your say". I inferred from Scooby's post that she wondered why these personal questions were relevant. I offered my view. Had my say if you like. Sorry if you didn't like it. Next time if you see a post with Village Idiot next to it exercise some self control and don't read it. Much better than torturing yourself by ploughing through my drivel so you can then write and complain about it.
Creative Dynamo. Are you suggesting that people who post things on here that you do not agree with or dislike should be driven away ? As a tax / council tax payer and therefore contributing at least as much as you towards the cost of running this forum, why do you feel that what you think is relevant or interesting has any more value than what anyone else does ?
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27/01/2012 10:25:36
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Creative_Dynamo
Posts 41
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Sorry Dave, but I can't agree with you there. This forum was recently subdivided and there are other areas (not to mention other parts of the PC website) dedicated to "useful information posts". This thread is in the section entitled "Have Your Say" so, even if you don't like what people are saying, you can hardly argue that it is an inappropriate place for them to be saying it.
IMHO the best way to drive contributors away from the forum would be to make it uninteresting, and over-sanitising it would go a long way towards that.
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27/01/2012 10:00:06
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Dave Staunton-Lambert
Posts 42
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This is another example of a useful information post being hi-jacked by some to discuss wider topics that are completely irrelevant to the original subject. It happens all the time - you can raise any concern; traffic, supermarkets, smells, schools and all you will get is a load of irrelevant tosh about gays or the EU or immigrants or townies. No wonder the forum has very few contributors.
There are thousands of outlets on the web to discuss whatever you want with like-minded individuals. I suggest considering posting there first, or just do what most people do - go down the pub and opine there.
Regards,
Dave
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27/01/2012 08:33:30
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Tom
Posts 7
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I don't mean groups being targeted in a discriminatory way, I meant that advertising/information can be targeted towards the groups (male, female, christian, muslim, hindu, straight etc) that don't use the available facilities.
Of course I could be completely wrong and there could be some darker meaning to the questions but if the council wanted to know anything about the make up of the residents (apart from sexual orientation) then why not just use the census results?
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26/01/2012 21:40:35
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
scooby
Posts 274
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I have answered the questions honestly until the last one where I did not declare any personal information. Whether I am male or female, who I go to bed with (the sexual orientation question) or whether I am christian, muslim, hindu, buddist or whatever are totally irrelevent regarding rubbish disposal. If a council used this info and then decided that one of the above groups did not come up to the standards required, I would assume that they would then be in trouble for discriminating against that group. As the above groups and others mentioned in the questionaire are the same ones that more often than not shout 'discrimination' when they do not comply with the rules the majority comply with, I can only think there is something else behind these questions.
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26/01/2012 21:11:00
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topic:
KCC Consultation Household Waste Recycling Service
Tom
Posts 7
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I think those questions are asked so if a certain group is shown not to use the available facilities then information can be targeted towards that group to increase their use.
Have we got a Daily Mail journalist in Staplehurst us as that last post could have been taken directly from that newspaper?
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