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.
23rd October 2020
Help keep Maidstone at ‘Medium’! Currently the COVID Alert level for Maidstone is Medium and Maidstone Borough Council is asking everyone to continue to socially distance, washing hands and wearing a face covering to stop the borough moving to a higher level. Martin Cox, Leader of Maidstone Borough Council said: “I know Maidstone residents have done really well so far in adhering to what can be confusing rules. “So we need you all to please continue to keep to the rules below and not get complacent, to avoid a local lockdown we are reminding everyone of these once again. “We really do not want to be put into a higher risk level and losing the freedoms we currently have.” To help avoid a local lockdown the Council is reminding everyone of the rules. ·When seeing friends and family you do not live with (or who are not part of your support bubble) you must not meet in a group of more than six, indoors or outdoors. In England, this limit of six includes children...
25th November 2019
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18th November 2019
Christmas Bazaar - 30 Nov 2 pm news article 2019 bazaar poster.doc ...
10th October 2019
Maidstone Borough Council will be installing a five meter cordon inside the wooden entrance gate at Mallards, close to the edge of the water. This is to keep people away from the wasps' nest that has been found there. Unfortunately it is not possible to treat the nest...
13th September 2019
Local Government Brexit Bulletin news article ·‘Get Ready for Brexit’, is running across television, radio, social media, billboards and other platforms and more information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/brexit. ...
7th August 2019
The wasps nest at Mallards Way has been treated and the area has been given the all clear by Maidstone Borough Council. ...
31st July 2019
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28th June 2019
Register with KCC and receive alerts about scams, doorstep criminals and doorstep sellers from KCC Trading Standards. https://kent.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ce287... Read the latest alerts Driveways & Gardening Scam Alert Doorstep Crime - Roofing scam HMRC Scams Scams awareness and how...
17th May 2019
Downswood Annual Parish meeting will take place on Tuesday, 4 June at 8 pm in the Lounge of the Community Centre This meeting is open to all residents. Please see the agenda for more information. APM 19.pdf ...
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. ...
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....
5th December 2018
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6th November 2018
KALC Community Award.pdf ...
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. ...
6th August 2018
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 J3...
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...
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 ...
18th April 2018
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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...
2nd December 2017
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18th September 2017
Congratulations to Councillor Kate Pearson and her husband, Mathew, on their recent wedding. Wishing you both every happiness! From now on, Kate's new surname is Alden-Morris. ...
1st March 2017
Our County Councillor, Gary Cooke, regularly attends Parish Council meetings. He is very active within our community and supports our residents in many different ways. Read his latest update here. ...
26th September 2016
We're so pleased that the new Foxden Drive play area is now finished and was officially opened on Saturday. Sophie Lawrie, now 15, wrote to Maidstone Borough Council 6 years ago about the condition of play equipment in Foxden Drive, even organising a petition! Finally, after much...
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