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Additional buses running

Two additional buses now run on Mondays to Fridays at 1745 hours from Downswood to Maidstone and at 1811 hours from Maidstone Bus Station to Downswood.

• Ramp - Foxden Drive Park

  15th May 2023

  Bellway Homes has provided an update regarding work on the ramp at Foxden Drive Park. The work was originally intended to be carried out in February but this was delayed by MBC. Having checked the trees that are due to be removed, the ecologist has found nesting birds in one of...

• Foxden Drive Play Area/Ramp

  11th May 2023

  The following update was received from Bellway Homes this morning: 'We will be fencing of the ramp area to Foxdown Park to allow us to start building the new cycle ramp today, and tomorrow we will be removing trees that have been agreed that need to be removed to accommodate this work, there...

• Report Anti Social Behaviour on British Rail

  11th April 2023

  How to report anti-social behaviour on our rail networks. Traveling without paying, anti-social behaviour and other risk taking behaviour is becoming an increasing concern for us all on our rail networks. It also leads to increases in these behaviours in areas where young people meet, but...

• Mallards Park

  6th April 2023

  Mallards Park MBC informed the Parish Council some months ago that work is due to be carried out at Mallards Park. Having chased this up, DPC can advise that a project budget is now available to MBC and they will start drawing up a specification with the following aims for the lake and...

• Deringwood Drive/Willington St Traffic Lights Update

  5th April 2023

  DPC has been advised that due to the ‘dip’ in Willington Street at the junction with Deringwood Drive, KCC Highways have decided that it would be unsafe to put any form of traffic signals in this location. This meets the requirements from the Planning Inspector of ‘appropriate junction...

• Kent Bus Service Changes Bulletin - March, April, ,May and June 2023

  4th April 2023

  Bus services in the UK operate in a de-regulated (privatised) environment outside of the control of KCC who do not license or contract operators or their services. Bus operators are able to change or cancel or any service by giving 70 days’ notice to the Department for Transport. Operators...

• Notes from meeting with Bellway Homes 18.01.23

  9th February 2023

  Notes from meeting Bellway Homes 18.01.23 Note re pile driving.  DPC was subsequently advised that the pile driving has been delayed as is now due to start week commencing 13.02.23 ...

• No 4 Bus Timetable (19.02.23)

  30th January 2023

  The revised Number 4 bus timetable commencing 19.02.23 is below: https://api.arrivabus.co.uk/ro... ...

• Temporary Footpath Closure

  27th January 2023

  Notice of the intention to make an Order to temporarily close Public Footpath KM86 in the Parishes of Otham and Downswood(Public Footpath KM86) Kent County Council intends to make an Order the effect of which is to temporarily close Public Footpath KM86 between Church Road and...

• Closure of Church Road

  4th January 2023

  Notice of Road Closure.  Important update: Due to the short notice received, the closure of Church Road will be delayed by one week. This will now commence on 16 January 2023, with a completion date of 7 February 2023. The Parish Council was informed today that Church Road will be...

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