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Your Parish Council wants to develop links to Community Services of value to you.
If you know some that we are missing, please let the Clerk know.
(Last updated March 2008)
- Library Services
- Schools
- UKVillages Website
- Planning Resources
- Emergency Services
- Local Societies and Organisations
- Neighbouring Parishes
- Government Services
Library Services
Opening times and resources of Libraries in Swale - including Teynham Library
There are fortnightly visits to Lynsted village and Batteries Close by the mobile library.
Other Library Services in Kent include:
- Full listing of our local Libraries
- UK Online Centres can be found around Kent (for example Sheerness and Isle of Grain have them). UK online centres will offer access and support in local communities, business and the high street to people who are new to the Internet and other technologies.
- Parents with school-age children might find the learning resources of the Guardian’s website called Learn.co.uk. There is some very good reference material for your children’s’ school work.
- Swale Borough Council has an on-line Library covering a lot of its services and leaflets to view or download.
Schools
The UKVillages Website is a mine of local information including events, contacts, and resources - http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages/ukvillageshome.htm or you can go straight to the Lynsted Page on that website.
Planning Resources
- Planning applications in Swale can be found on the on the UKPlanning Website - this includes the applications and their supporting drawings.
- The Lynsted with Kingsdown Design Statement can be downloaded (this is a large file (2.55 Mb) requiring Acrobat/PDF reader to view it) from Swale Borough Council site. Or order it from the Clerk - please give a postal address. Detailed enquiries about the Design Statement, its development and interpretation should go to Lis Heriz-Smith.
- Section 106 Restrictions - HMSO document
- Other Swale guidance can be found on their website
- You can check best practice on tree planting and aftercare (on-line booklet) through the BTVC organisation (BTCV Kent Pages here) that supports our Parish Tree Warden.
- If you have highways concerns, Kent County Council resources and contacts can be found here
Emergency Services
- Kent Fire Service run a very informative website.
- Police Website has a lot of interesting information: Our Community Policeman is Karen Johnson, he holds surgeries on the last Monday of each month (2-4 p.m.) in the Teynham Library and can be contacted via the West Kent telephone number - 01818 502025 or 01732 740055. In office hours, Sittingbourne telephone number is 01795 477055.
- Kent Air Ambulance Trust runs a good website that tells you what they are doing and how they do it.
- Dealing with unreasonable noise from industrial, commercial and residential premises in Swale. Noise control officers are employed from :
- Friday night 9.00pm to 1.00 am Saturday morning; and
- Saturday night 9.00pm to 1.00am Sunday morning.
- All other times - call 07881 812602
- Citizens Advice Bureau in Swale (CAB in Swale) offers a wide range of advice on matters affecting residents in Swale.
Local Societies and Organisations
Neighbouring Parishes
Government Services
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