Village News
STURRY PUBLIC TOILETS.....Following a petition, signed by over 600 people, to keep the public toilets open the Parish Council negotiated with Canterbury City Council to take over the maintenance of them. As a result the Sturry Public toilets, in Mill Road, Sturry are now maintained (from 1 April 2011) by Sturry Parish Council. New signage has been put in, refurbishment and painting of the doors has been completed, as well as, the installation of new emergency lighting and the Council will be setting aside money to refurbish/redecorate the inside of the toilets.
OUTDOOR GYM..... Following the results of a survey in the Parish the Parish Council has received a grant of £10,000 from the BIG Lottery and £1,075 from Kent County Council and has now installed an eight piece outdoor gym on Park View Playing Field.
The Youth Shelter, next to the Outdoor Gym has been re-painted and a litter bin has been installed between the two.
TODDLER CLIMBING FRAME ..... Parents and Grandparents asked the Parish Council to install an extra piece of toddler equipment in the children's play area on Park View. As a result of this request and a survey in the Parish Council magazine the Parish Council has obtained the above grants and installed a "Crazy Mazy" climbing frame in early April 2011.
NEW MULTI USE GAMES AREA AT PARK VIEW ..... The new games area was completed on 14 May 2010. The games area includes football goals and basketball nets and will be floodlit.
ELECTORS DONATIONS COMMITTEE ..... The Parish Council asked members of the public to participate in awarding grants to local clubs and organisations. The Committee first met on 28 April 2010 and awarded £4,000 in total in Parish Council grants to Broad Oak Play Group, Sturry Colts Football Club, Sturry Football Club and Sturry Pre-school. This year donations for equipment were given to the Sturry Pre-School and Hersden Under 5s and the Hersden Neighbourhood Centre was awarded a donation towards a family Christmas event.
COMMUNITY WARDENS
Community Warden - Angela Pullen - Sturry - Mobile phone: 0781 1271 257
Ken Campbell - Hersden - Mobile 0796 9583 916.
POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER (P.C.S.O.)
PCSO Chris Ward-Davis - Hersden & Sturry Mobile: 0777 211 3193
STURRY COMMUNITY POLICEMAN
P.C. Robin Macalpine-Downie - Sturry and Broad Oak - Mobile 07980 770584 or answerphone: 01227 868 130.