Issue 122 - the Pembury Village Website

SNIPPETSVacancy for Parish CouncillorsDue to the retirement of Sarah Clarke andRichard Crouch from Pembury Parish Counciltwo casual vacancies have arisen. Anybodyinterested in applying for the positions shouldcontact the Clerk of the Council, 6 The Grove,Pembury TN2 4BU, tel/fax 823193,email pemburypc@pembury.org as soonas possible for an information pack andapplication. A formal notice will be posted onParish notice boards on 17 June.Local electionFollowing the death of Borough CouncillorBruce Ballantine, an election is to be held on30 June for a third Borough Councillor forPembury, joining Paul Barrington-King andDavid Mills, our other representatives.Nominations closed on 3 June. Votingin elections is important; it is your chance toexpress an opinion so please think seriouslyabout taking part. Polling stations will be atPembury School and the Village Hall 8am to9pm. Applications for postal votes must bewith the Returning Officer at Tunbridge WellsTown Hall by 5pm on 22 June 2005.Folk Music EveningThe Friends of Pembury Parish Church areholding an evening of folk music at 7.30pmin the Upper Church on Saturday 25 June.No tickets are required but donations in aidof the Organ Restoration Fund would be verywelcome. Light refreshments will be available.We look forward to seeing you.Having a Burn-Up ...A little gentle reminder now that the growingseason is in full throttle to people whoregularly burn garden rubbish. Please consideryour neighbours who may be relaxing on aquiet Sunday afternoon in our very elusiveBritish summer, or have just put their niceclean washing out in the morning. Often it justrequires a little thought, a bit of give and take.Tunbridge Wells Borough Council gives thefollowing advice: “Bonfires are permitted ifthey do not give off black smoke or causenuisance to neighbours, so please beconsiderate. If you wish to complain about abonfire please call the EnvironmentalProtection Team on 554235 or e-mailenvprotection@tunbridgewells.gov.uk”’Nuff said!Pembury in BloomThe closing date for all categories is Monday,11 July 2004. Judging takes places shortlyafterwards and the winners’ names will beannounced at a special presentation tea to beheld at Notcutts. Entry forms are enclosedwith this Village News, also available fromPembury Parish Council (contact detailspage 38) and from Notcutts Garden Centre,Tonbridge Road, Pembury.A load of old rubbish . . .I received an email recently with the followinginteresting comment: “With the advent ofbrown bins and green paper boxes, I havenoticed that while the vast majority of residentsare considerate and do not leave their binsoutside on the street except on collection day,there are some homes, particularly aroundsome of the public rights of way at the edge ofthe village, where individuals just simply leavetheir bins and green boxes outside their housespermanently.While there was just one green bin, this wasnot too bad, although there was still the issueof someone interfering and emptying thecontents all over the place if they took a mindto. However, with two bins and a paper box,this is unsightly to say the least.”It probably hasn’t occurred to those leavingtheir bins out permanently that it could be aproblem for others. Has to be worth a quickcheck to see if your bin collection is impedingthe public rights of way or just looking a bitgrim to other residents and visitors ...Doggy doo-dooMost people would not relish having a publiclavatory for humans on the verge in front oftheir house with the attendant mess and smell.Neither should householders have to put upcontinued on page 1513