Village News

Police Surgery Bapchild and Rodmersham

NEWS JUST IN - Police Surgery change of date Monday 9th March 2020 11:00 - 12:00 at Rodmersham Coffee Shop - see news page for future dates. PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS IN PLACE OF THURSDAY 12TH MARCH 2020 - SEE BELOW

Swale Heritage Strategy 2020 to 2032

Draft Swale Heritage Strategy 2020 to 2032 and Initial 3 Year Action Plan: Public Consultation running from Friday 20th December 2019 to Friday 31st January 2020, inclusive.

Emergency Road Closure School Lane

School Lane to remain closed until 21st November 2019. This is an emergency road closure due to a cable repair being carried out by UK Power Networks.

Autumn Litter-Pick

Bapchild Autumn Litter-Pick Sunday 13th October 2019 meet at Bapchild Village Hall 9.30 am duration approximately 1 hour - all litter-picking equipment provided.

Water Mains Leak Panteny Lane Junction with School Lane

Today, the Distribution Manager for South East Water has been in direct contact with the Parish Council. The work to find the leak is ongoing and further engineers will need to be drafted in to resolve this issue as quickly and safely as possible. It is expected that the leak will be repaired by the middle/end of next week. Any updates will be posted on this page.

Charges for disposal of certain waste types from 3rd June 2019

From 3rd June 2019 charges apply for the disposal of certain non-household waste materials delivered to Kent Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Students quiz MP Gordon Henderson

Bapchild and Tonge Primary School Year 6 pupils talk politics with MP Gordon Henderson as part of a unit comparing democracy in Ancient Greece with today's parliamentary system.

Vintage & Makers Market shows off local talent

Today Zoe and I visited our first craft fair this year, the ever popular Vintage & Makers Market, which has become a regular fixture in Bapchild running periodically throughout the year.

Resurfacing London Road at the junction with Hempstead Lane

This is to let you know that, as part of the on-going maintenance and improvement of the highway network, Kent County Council will be resurfacing London Road at the junction with Hempstead Lane.

Always plenty to do in Bapchild

It has been more than 10 years since the Parish Council launched this website and during that time a lot has changed in Bapchild and inevitably some aspects of the site have become dated.