Lower Thames Crossing
	Village Shrub Areas
	Report Fly-Tipping
	History Group Meeting
	Board Game Club
	Beating the Bounds Walk
	Litter Picking
	Volunteer Support Warden Scheme
	Food Safety Training Course
	Country Eye
	Love Higham - A Plan for the Village: An Update & Survey
	Higham Neighbourhood Forum
	Community Warden and Councillor Drop-In Dates
	Faster Broadband
	Volunteer Drivers Needed
	Youth Club Starts 20th September 2017
	Highcliffe Medical Practice
	Kent Police Local Contact
	Phone Scam
	HiARA
	Thames Estuary Partnership
	Parish Allotments

Report Illegal Fly-Tipping

Unwanted rubbish, dumped builders rubble, old furniture, discarded sacks -- these items spoil our lovely village and countryside.  If you see flytipping, please report it directly to Gravesham Borough Council:-

• by telephone 01474 337000
• online www.gravesham.gov.uk/home/street-care-and-cleaning/fly-tipping/report-fly-tipping

Beating the Bounds

The ancient tradition of “Beating the Bounds” takes place around Gravesham every year with the Mayor walking around the Borough perimeter - that’s about 30 miles! 
 
This year the event will take place over the weekend of 7 and 8 October. There are refreshment stops along the way and you can join in for all or just part of the walk. You can book a place on the walk online at www.gravesham.gov.uk for a paper copy email jackie.denton@gravesham.gov.uk or phone Jackie on 01474 337725. You can collect sponsors or make a donation to help raise funds for the Mayor’s Charity Fund.

As our Mayor this year is Higham’s very own Gravesham member - Harold Craske - the Parish Council is organising a "bit of do” on Sunday 8th October 2017 when the walkers will be covering the Higham boundary. Harold will take a detour and call in at the Village Club at around 11.30am. Residents are invited to join him for some musical entertainment with the local Eukele Band and a Ploughman’s Lunch - drinks will be available to buy in the Club.

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Volunteer Support Warden Scheme

Calling all passionate community-driven people for an exciting new volunteer role.

Kent County Council is introducing a new volunteer role working alongside existing Kent Community Wardens. As a Volunteer Support Warden you’ll make a difference to residents and create resilient neighbourhoods. The role will be challenging at times but rewarding and you’ll be improving the well-being of the residents in your local area.

For more information and to find out which areas this role is being launched visit www.kent.gov.uk/communitywardens.

Report on a Previous Village Litter Pick

Another successful Litter Pick last Sunday, 2nd October 2016. A BIG thank you to our 13 volunteers who collected 20 bags of rubbish, plus a hub cap, 2 balls, a red pole, 20 glass bottles and several other strange objects from School Lane, Church Street and some surrounding roads, hedges and grass verges plus the Recreation Ground.

There is no doubt there is less litter around the village and thanks are also due to anyone who picks up litter in their area on a regular basis - that makes a huge difference.
 
Just need to find a way of reducing the number of people who drop litter - any ideas out there - legal methods only!!
 
Watch this space for the details of the next session - if you would like to become a volunteer just message the Parish Clerk or email sue3906@gmail.com and we'll add you to the list.
 

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Dates for Higham Parish Council Meetings in 2017

Mondays:-
 

3rd July

11th September

9th October

20th November (Budget and Finance only)

27th November (Christmas Meeting with the Mayor of Gravesham).

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Country Eye -- Helping Keep the Rural Community in Kent Safe

Country Eye has been built to help Kent residents, farmers and countryside users receive rural information and to report information quickly and efficiently. The mobile phone app allows users to record and share information on crime, suspicious behaviour and damage in their home community or whilst out and about. 

The Country Eye app is now available to download for free on iPhone and Android.

Visit www.countryeye.co.uk.

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Love Higham - A Village Plan
  

From all the comments gathered at the Love Higham Day, it is obvious that you would all like a safe, healthy, clean and tidy village. The rural environment is important to you as is the community spirit. Most of you love living in the village and its sustainability is the key to the future.  Here is an update on our activities (PDF file opens in new browser window).
 

To help us identify your priorities we would like you to complete a 10 minute survey either online using the link below or on paper, copies of which can be found, at and returned to Higham Library, the railway station, the surgery and the greengrocer.

The link is https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/highamvillageplan and the survey will be available from the 26th August to 30th September.
 

By completing the survey you could win a £50 shopping voucher.
 

Many thanks for your time.
 

To find out more about Love Higham and to chip in with your ideas, please email, text or phone.
 
       Email: information@lovehigham.co.uk or Phone: 07480 518493 www.lovehigham.co.uk

A Love Higham day was held on Saturday 4th February 2017. See some photographs...

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Higham Neighbourhood Forum

The Neighbourhood Forum for Higham is a range of local people plus representatives from Parish Council, the Kent Police and the Community Warden.  We meet quarterly to discuss any concerns about the quality of life or community safety issues within the village. SPEEDWATCH is one of our activities.  Regular reports and liaison with the Parish Council, Police, Community Warden and other key partners allow free and frank examination of things that may be of concern.  At our past meetings we have had officials from Gravesham Borough Council and Kent Highways who advised us and assisted in discovering solutions to local issues. 

If you have a concern about your local neighbourhood or have ideas that would improve your quality of life in Higham then do either come to a Forum meeting or a Parish Council meeting to speak your mind.  For more information, please visit our new Forum website at http://www.spanglefish.com/highamneighbourhoodforum  
 

 
Meetings are planned usually for the first Tuesday in March, June, September, and December, normally at 7.30pm in Higham Library, Villa Road, Higham.  All are welcome to come.

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Higham Parish Council & Neighbourhood Forum are pleased to tell you a limited supply of free dog waste bags are available at Higham Library. Initially only 1 roll at a time per dog owner. Please help us make our village a cleaner place to live. [October 2014]

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Highcliffe Medical Practice

Our local GP surgery has a web site ( www.highcliffemedicalpractice.nhs.uk/ ) to provide patients with useful information about the services available.  In addition they are also looking to recruit younger local resident to join our patient participation group.  Please contact:

Kevin Creasey
Practice Manager
Highcliffe Medical Practice
Higham Surgery
Hermitage Road
Higham
Rochester, Kent
ME3 7DB

Tel: 01474 823841
Fax: 01474 824155

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Kent Police Local Contact Point Dates

Need to speak to a neighbourhood police officer? Visit one of the Police Contact Points, available in nearly 200 locations across Kent, including Higham. Police vans stop at a prominent location for one hour per visit; come along to talk to a neighbourhood officer about any policing concerns you may have, to get safety advice or to collect a free crime prevention item.

To confirm the times and locations of the Police Contact Points near you, visit www.kent.police.uk/policecontactpoints. Our local venue is on Wednesdays outside Higham Library, Villa Road (car park), Higham ME3 7BS.

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Unwanted Mail

By registering with the Mail Preference Service you can reduce the amount of personally addressed junk mail received.
You can register by writing to:

The Mailing Preference Service
DMA House
70 Margaret Street
London
WIW 8SS

or calling 0845 703 4599 or logging on to: www.mpsonline.org.uk

Unwanted Telephone calls

You can reduce phone calls from companies offering to sell goods or services by registering your telephone number with the Telephone Preference Service.

Write to:

The Telephone Preference Service
DMA House
70 Margaret Street
London
WIW 8SS

or call 0845 070 0707 or logging into www.tpsonline.org.uk

Silent Callguard Service

If you receive a phone call and when you pick up the receiver there is nobody speaking, you may be receiving calls generated by automatic dialling equipment that dial more numbers than there are operators to take the calls.

You can reduce these calls by registering with the Silent Callgard Service on 0844 3722 325.

Telephone "Yes" Scam Alert

Information from Swale area shows how a simple phone scam can catch people out.  Read more and how to avoid being scammed.

Parcel Scam Alert

Kent Police Neighbourhood Watch are aware of a warning Royal Mail have put out. They have advised that there is currently a scam happening due to Christmas fast approaching.

A Card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 09066 611911 (a premium rate number).

If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed for £315 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details then contact Royal Mail Fraud.

Royal Mail's website has very helpful details in relation to Scam mail.  Please make all family and friends aware that there may be many other scams similar to this. If you are ordering online and getting deliveries, confirm who your item will be delivered by/to.

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101 is the Police Non-Emergency Number

101 is the national non-emergency number to contact Police in your area. Residents in the Kent policing area should call 101 to contact their local officer, make an enquiry and to report non-urgent crimes.

Examples when to use 101 are:

• if your car has been stolen,
• if property has been damaged,
• if you suspect drug use or dealing,
• to report a minor traffic collision,
• to give information about a crime or criminals in your local area.

Each call will never cost more than 15p. Callers will be put through to Force Control Room in Kent and not a national call centre.

As always, dial 999 in an emergency when life is in danger or a crime is in progress.

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Thames Estuary Partnership

The Thames Estuary Partnership (TEP) is a forum for local authorities, national agencies, industry, voluntary bodies and local communities to work together for the good of the Thames Estuary. The Partnership is a charity which co-ordinates projects and holds events and workshops to provide information and to gather feedback. 

The threat of climate change and increased flood risk is an ever present feature of the Estuary, yet many local people are not aware that plans are already being developed to help those responsible to adapt to these threats.  More detailed information can be found on the TEP website, www.thamesweb.com

Viewable Thames Estuary & North Kent flood risk map - click here.   format, needs .

Environment Agency flooding risk & advice - click here.

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Contact us by email: enquiries@higham-kent-pc.gov.uk