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KCC guidelines on overhanging vegetation

KCC guidelines on overhanging vegetationEvery year throughout the spring and summer KCC Highways & Transportation receive numerous complaints regarding trees, hedges and other vegetation, which overhang the highway from private property. This matter can pose a number of problems for people trying to use the footways, especially if they are trying to pass with [more]

Art Society annual show to take place 24 - 26 May

Art Society annual show to take place 24 - 26 May Woodchurch Art Society comprises enthusiastic people from the village and surrounding areas who are all keen amateur artists. The yearly exhibition is staged to show the wide variety of subjects produced and mediums used by our 40 members who meet once a week to paint for pleasure. This year the [more]

New recycling and waste collection service

New recycling and waste collection serviceAshford has the lowest recycling rate in the country and we all need to do more to protect the environment and live sustainably. This is why we are improving our recycling and refuse service across the borough, with more opportunities to recycle for all. Working with the top refuse and recycling contractor in the country, we can [more]

Latest edition of Ashford Voice out now

The latest edition of Ashford Voice residents’ e-zine is now available online. The free monthly online magazine, produced by Ashford Borough Council (ABC), can be viewed via the council website, at www.ashford.gov.uk/voice. This month, the magazine gives readers a sneak peek inside the new luxury apartments in Charter House (now called The [more]

Job opportunity for Woodchurch resident

Woodchurch Community information Exchange CIC is looking for a Centre Coordinator to work 20 hours per week (50% full time) based on £15,500 pa plus Performance Related Pay. This is a new post and an exciting challenge for a person with the right skills and experience to work with communities and businesses in the Woodchurch [more]

Free entry to Cold Comfort Farm

Free entry to Cold Comfort FarmNews just in! Free admission to the screening of Cold Comfort Farm presented by the Woodchurch Film Society on Friday 10th May. As this film, made jointly by the BBC and Thames Television, was never released at the cinema, we have obtained a special "Non Theatrical" licence to show it. [more]

Welcome to the Woodchurch Community Website

Published by the Parish Council, the site is for everyone who lives and works here and for anyone who would like to find out more about our beautiful village.

The names and contact details of our Parish Councillors are listed on the Your Council page, where you can also find links to the minutes of meetings for the last two years and the agenda for the upcoming meeting, which is posted on the website just prior to the meeting. There is also information outlining our powers, responsibilities and finances.

You can read about our landmarks and institutions, including the church, windmill and museum in the Village section where there is also a guide to our history and information about our school and the Rare Breeds Centre. For information about the churchyard, weddings or funerals, please contact the church direct.

The What’s On section has details about the many clubs and organisations that make Woodchurch such an interesting and vibrant village to live in. If you would like your organisation or activity to be listed please email details to the web editor. The Services section has information about the surgery, community warden, waste and recycling. There is also information about the shops, pubs, and garages in Woodchurch and an A-Z listing of other businesses in the area.

The Parish Council welcomes your ideas on how to make this a useful website for the whole community. If you would like to get in touch please email the web editor or contact any of the Parish Councillors direct.

We hope you enjoy your visit
Woodchurch Parish Council