During April I have been dealing with various issues including a long running housing matter which seems to be on the home straight thanks to the hard work of the officers at the council.

I have met with residents to discuss planning applications and also issues around littering and dog fouling. I have spoken to the enforcement team, and they are due to visit the affected areas.

It’s been good to hear so many people are responding to the new draft local plan, please continue to do so the deadline is 3rd June.

It has also been AGM season, I enjoyed attending Adisham which had lots of groups and organisers giving reports and project updates that the parish council are working on.

I attended the Ickham and Well AGM where a very interesting talk from the RNLI took place, plus reports from groups, clubs, councillors and councils. It was great to catch up with residents and my reports for each parish can be found in the minutes from their meetings.

I had a very busy month at work so didn’t make it to as many village social events as I had hoped to but it was great to catch up with residents where I could, to chat and discuss topics of interest and take things away to work on.

I’ve been chasing my old list of trees and ground works reported to me, that are already in the system, in order to get updates for residents and parish councils.

April had fewer council meetings due to the full council and Mayor making in May, which therefore gave me time to catch up with residents, visit and discuss correspondence that I have received and of course is great when matters are resolved. I can only help when you get in touch so, please continue to email or message myself.

There is a known problem with the new residents permit account setup for some addresses, blue badge and residents’ rates, please email the parking team or give them a call they are working hard to resolve all the issues.

In May I will be at Wickhambreaux and Bekesbourne with Patrixbourne annual parish meetings, there is also a full Council with Mayor making and I have planning and licensing meetings.

May marks a full year since my election and I want to thank residents, parish councils, officers and fellow councillors for all of your support over the last year.

Moving forward I will continue to work hard to represent, help and support the residents of Little Stour and Adisham.

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