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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.

• DPC April Meeting now 09.04.19

  7th March 2019

  Please note,  DPC will now be meeting on 9 April, not the originally advertised date of 2 April Apologies for any inconvenience caused. ...

• Tree/Pond Warden Required

  24th January 2019

  This is a voluntary position – although a small honorarium may be offered – with training and support available. Further information can be found at: https://kenttreeandpondpartnership.wordpress.com There are well over 140 Tree Wardens, and just under 100 Pond Wardens, currently in Kent....

• DPC 5 Feb Meeting

  5th December 2018

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• KALC Community Awards Scheme

  6th November 2018

  KALC Community Award.pdf ...

• Road Safety Meeting 20.11.18 at 8 pm

  24th October 2018

  20 November - 8 pm   Downswood Community Centre In response to concerns expressed by residents, our Kent County Councillor Gary Cooke has kindly arranged a meeting on Tuesday 20th November at the Downswood Community Centre to present different options for traffic calming within Downswood. ...

• New Arriva No 4 Bus Timetable

  6th August 2018

  New Bus Time Table. Arriva Service 4 has been revised and will run from Maidstone to Downswood via Ashford Road and Madginford instead of via Armstrong Road and Shepway. It will run every thirty minutes on Monday to Saturday. In Maidstone Bus Station, Service 4 buses will depart from Stop...

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  Colouring in competition

  24th May 2018

  We thought it would be nice to have a colouring in competition for the little ones at this years summer fete at the community centre. You can download and print the picture(Here on site) by right clicking or you can wait until the day where the Downswood Parish Council stall will have copies for...

• DPC Annual Meeting

  1st May 2018

  The Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will take place at 8pm in the Community Centre We look forward to seeing you there ...

• Communities Defeat Terrorism

  18th April 2018

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• Considerate Parking

  11th January 2018

  With parking in Downswood at a premium, may we respectfully ask that if forced to park on the public highway, you ensure there is plenty of space for emergency vehicles to pass – particularly on some of the smaller, congested side roads. Where applicable, try to keep vehicles off the highway...