Noticeboard – Removed due to damage
Sadly the Parish Noticeboard at the Church Landway / Ashford Road has been damaged by a vehicle.
This has been removed and the area has been made safe.
We hope to repair and return the Noticeboard as soon as possible.
Deputy Mayor visit to Playscheme
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2″ display=”basic_slideshow” maximum_entity_count=”20″]Playscheme got off to a great start this week with fantastic weather and a visit from Deputy Mayor Cllr Fay Gooch.
The Deputy Mayor had fun with the children playing hockey, seeing crafts and also being questioned by some of our smallest members.
The Chairman of Bearsted Parish Council said ” The Playscheme has sold out this year and Bearsted Parish Council are very happy that the event has been able to go ahead providing much needed fun for lots of children that did not get a chance to return to school, as well as childcare for local residents. Having the Deputy Mayor visit was a real treat for the children”.
New Co opted Councillor
We are pleased to announce that Adam Powell, who has lived in the village since 2018 has been co opted onto the Parish Council. Adam is very excited at the opportunity of having a positive impact on the community and has joined the Communications Committee.
Tree inspections
Councillors were out this morning with Chris Colwell , a resident and an arboricultural consultant who has offered to give his time and expert opinion on works that will soon need to be carried out to some of the trees we have in the Parish. Our trees have not been looked at for some years and unfortunately there will be some trees that need to be removed at some stage due to them dying , some trees being crowned 2 m which pose a safety issue and some that just require dead branches removed to strengthen growth elsewhere. We will be replanting a number of trees to replace any removed as well as some additional ones for the environment of the village. Once permissions have been granted by MBC, we shall inform residents the tree works that are to take place in the Autumn as well as the planting of replacements. We very much appreciate Chris Colewell’s help in putting the plan together which has been well overdue.
The Green Play Area- STILL CLOSED
Our play area was due to open on Saturday 4th July but sadly we have had to delay this due to the amount of broken glass that has been deliberately shattered all over these play facilities.
A professional cleaning company will be attending on Monday to clean this area to a safe standard at which time we will be opening for the children that have missed this facility for such a long time.
Please be kind – Everyone deserves to play safely
Play Areas – Reopening
Ahead of our play areas opening we have been given guidance to follow to ensure everyone that wishes to use them stays safe. The guidance follows the Government advice and also The Association of Play Industries (API) recommendations.
Everyone deserves the chance to play safely and we ask for your co-operation with the following:
• The maximum number of users will be 10 within The Green play area and 20 within the Bearsted Woodland Trust play area.
• 1 family member to accompany 1 child
• Please retain 1m distance from other users e.g. pushing swings
• To enable as many children as possible to use the equipment please limit use to 30 minutes during busy periods.
• Use of hand sanitiser gel or wipes is advised when using the equipment
• When using equipment do not touch face
• Consumption of food and drink within play areas is not permitted
• Please use bins provided or take litter home
Bearsted Summer Playscheme 2020
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Bearsted Parish Councils Summer Playscheme will be running from Monday 27th July until Friday 7th August 2020 each weekday at Roseacre Junior School.
The Playscheme has been running a number of years and provides local people with childcare from 9am -1pm.
There will be a mixture of activities for children to take part in and will also give children the chance to make new friends from other local schools.
The Playscheme is for school age children up to 11 years of age.
This year there will be some changes due to COVID-19. At the moment we are planning to operate as follows but this is subject to change:
- Children will be put into small bubbles by age.
- Two types of tickets will be on sale a ‘week one’ and a ‘week two’ ticket. This is to help us group children and manage staffing levels.
- Tickets cover all five days of the week purchased. i.e week one ticket covers 27th July to 31st July and the week two ticket covers 3rd August – 7th Your child will be welcome to attend any of the days during the week you purchase.
- We would request that children do not attend if a member of the household is isolating,
- Each bubble will spend the week together moving from activity to activity during the day.
FAQs
Q- What’s the refund policy?
- Refunds are not possible.
Q- If my child only wants to attend for one day and not a full week can I buy a ticket for this?
- Sadly not this year as we need to plan and manage the bubble.
Q- Can I get a refund on the days my child does not attend?
- Sorry, we will not have the ability to part-refund a ticket.
Q- Can my child attend for just part of a week?
- Yes, if you child wants to attend for example Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but not Thursday and Friday that is fine.
Q- Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
- Please bring proof of your purchase either on your device or printed. Please show this when you drop your child off.
Q-Can I update my registration information?
- No, you cannot update any of the information once the ticket is booked and paid for.
Q- Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?
- Tickets (child’s place) are not transferable due to the information that the organisers need to capture about the child attending for health and safety reasons.
Q- Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration does not match the person who attends?
- No, tickets (child’s place) are not transferable due to the information that the organisers need to capture about the child attending for health and safety reasons.
Q- Is lunch provided?
- No, lunches are not provided so a suitable packed lunch and drink in a labelled bottle should be brought.
Q- Can my child be in a bubble with their friend?
- We will do our best to group children with a friend if you send this as a request to us.
Q- Do you accept childcare vouchers?
- We are not able to accept childcare vouchers.
Q- Where is Playscheme?
- Roseacre Junior School, The Landway, Bearsted ME14 4BL
Q- I have a question that is not answered here, who do I contact?
Bearsted Summer Playscheme 2022
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM OUR WEBSITE WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE AT 10 AM FROM OUR SHOP PAGE
Bearsted Parish Councils Summer Playscheme will be running from Monday 25th July until Friday 5th August 2022 each weekday at Roseacre Junior School.
The Playscheme has been running a number of years and provides local people with childcare.
This year we are pleased to confirm hours will be : 9am -3pm.
There will be a mixture of activities for children to take part in and will also give children the chance to make new friends from other local schools.
The Playscheme is for school age children up to 11 years of age.
We are not able to accept childcare vouchers as payment.
This year we will aim to put younger children into groups to help them settle into Playscheme and make friends of their own age.
- Two types of tickets will be on sale a ‘week one’ and a ‘week two’ ticket. This is to help us group children and manage staffing levels.
- Tickets cover all five days of the week purchased. i.e week one ticket covers 25th July to 29th July and the week two ticket covers 1st August – 5th. Your child will be welcome to attend all or some of the days during the week you purchase.
- Please do let us know if your younger child would like to be in a group with a friend. We will do our best to accommodate this as much as we can but we can not guarantee large groups will be together.
FAQs
Q- What’s the refund policy?
- Refunds are not possible.
Q- If my child only wants to attend for one day and not a full week can I buy a ticket for this?
- We will be selling weekly tickets at first and if there are tickets still available with two weeks to go we may be able to sell single day tickets. This is not guaranteed and will be managed nearer the time.
Q- Can I get a refund on the days my child does not attend?
- Sorry, we will not have the ability to part-refund a ticket.
Q- If I purchase a weekly ticket can my child attend for just part of a week?
- Yes, if your child wants to attend for example Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but not Thursday and Friday that is fine.
Q- Can I collect my child before 3pm?
- This will be possible but we ask you inform us in the morning so that we can have them ready for the time you need to collect.
Q- Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
- No this is not necessary.
Q-Can I update my registration information?
- No, you cannot update any of the information once the ticket is booked and paid for. If any information changes please contact us via the contact us page.
Q- Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?
- Tickets (child’s place) are not transferable due to the information that the organisers need to capture about the child attending for health and safety reasons.
Q- Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration does not match the person who attends?
- No, tickets (child’s place) are not transferable due to the information that the organisers need to capture about the child attending for health and safety reasons.
Q- Is lunch provided?
- No, lunches are not provided so a suitable packed lunch and drink in a labelled bottle should be brought. Water will be available.
Q- Do Playscheme provide a snack?
- Yes, fruit will be available at snack time.
Q- Can my child be in a ‘group’ with their friend?
- We will do our best to group children with a friend if you send this as a request to us.
Q- Do you accept childcare vouchers?
- We are not able to accept childcare vouchers.
Q- Where is Playscheme?
- Roseacre Junior School, The Landway, Bearsted ME14 4BL
Q- I have a question that is not answered here, who do I contact?
- Please contact us via the contact us page on our website.