THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 TEMPORARY ORDER JANUARY 2025
South East Water works.
To allow new service connection works to be carried out, Kent County Council has made an Order to temporarily prohibit through traffic on part of Beaver Road, Ashford.
A closure is planned from 28th January 2025, with estimated completion by 30th January 2025, or where stated on a valid Permit (EB009-53883701-01 – South East Water). The scheduled dates may vary for these works with appropriate signage displayed on site and the works will be displayed on One.Network Beaver Road will be closed outside Stars, to the extent indicated by signs and barriers on site.
The closure is required for the safety of the public and workforce while new service connection works are undertaken by South East Water. The alternative route for any through traffic is via Beaver Road, B2229 Beaver Lane, Jemmett Road, Bond Road, Beaver Road and vice versa.
Pedestrian access will be maintained during the works.
Our comprehensive guide to Council services over the Christmas period
Ashford Borough Council
Ashford Borough Council services at International House
If you need to contact ABC during the festive period, opening hours during Christmas and New Year are as detailed below. The main switchboard number to call us on is 01233 331111.
Date
Opening hours (for visits in-person)
Opening hours (for phone lines)
Monday 23 December
9.00am to 4.00pm
8.30am to 4.00pm
Tuesday 24 December
9.00am to 2.00pm
8.30am to 4.00pm
Wednesday 25 December
Closed
Closed
Thursday 26 December
Closed
Closed
Friday 27 December
Closed
Closed
Monday 30 December
Closed
8.30am to 4.00pm
Tuesday 31 December
Closed
8.30am to 4.00pm
Wednesday 1 January
Closed
Closed
Thursday 2 January
9.00am to 4.00pm
8.30am to 4.00pm
Friday 3 January
9.00am to 4.00pm
8.30am to 4.00pm
Waste collections
Please ensure your bin is presented prior to 6am.
Normal Collection Day
Revised Collection Day
Monday 23 December
Monday 23 December
Tuesday 24 December
Tuesday 24 December
Wednesday 25 December
Friday 27 December
Thursday 26 December
Saturday 28 December
Friday 27 December
Monday 30 December
Monday 30 December
Tuesday 31 December
Tuesday 31 December
Thursday 2 January
Wednesday 1 January
Friday 3 January
Thursday 2 January
Saturday 4 January
Friday 3 January
Monday 6 January
Monday 6 January
Tuesday 7 January
Tuesday 7 January
Wednesday 8 January
Wednesday 8 January
Thursday 9 January
Thursday 9 January
Friday 10 January
Friday 10 January
Saturday 11 January
Normal recycling, refuse and food waste service resumes Monday 13 January.
Garden waste collections will also be suspended for the weeks commencing Monday 30 December and Monday 6 January and will resume on your normal day of collection from Monday 13 January.
Missed bin collections
Missed bin collections can continue to be reported via the usual Report It channel.
Please note that any missed bins need to be reported the day after your collection was due, but no later than 48 working hours thereafter.
Once you have reported your missed collection, please leave your bin outside at the usual point of collection.
Contact Centre staff are available to take emergency calls only on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27 December and New Year’s Day. If your enquiry is not urgent you will be able to contact KCCfrom 9am on Monday 30 December and Tuesday 31 December. It returns to our normal hours from 2 January.
Kent Support and Assistance Service is closed from 3pm on 24 December until 9am on 28 December. They are also unavailable on New Year’s Day and will reopen on 2 January. If you need urgent assistance during this time, contact the Social Services line on 03000 41 91 91.
Ashford Gateway Plus and Library
Date
Hours
Monday 23 December
9am – 5pm
Tuesday 24 December
Closed
Wednesday 25 December
Closed
Thursday 26 December
Closed
Friday 27 December
9am – 5pm
Saturday 28 December
9am – 3pm
Monday 30 December
9am – 5pm
Tuesday 31 December
9am – 4pm
Wednesday 1 January
Closed
Thursday 2 January
10am – 6pm
Friday 3 January
9am – 5pm
Saturday 4 January
9am – 3pm
Ashford Household Waste and Recycling Centre
Before visiting you must book a slot, entry without booking is not permitted.
Come along, be informed, have a chat and maybe meet other parents and carers of SEND children!
Are you a parent and/or carer of a child or young person who has special educational needs and/or disabilities or you believe may require additional help? Are you looking for services in your area that can offer extra support for your child as they go through their education journey? Then Ashford Family Hubs would like to invite you to our SEND Information, advice and guidance event for Ashford.
There will be a short presentation at the start to introduce the services in attendance, followed by your opportunity to visit their stalls and find out how they can help.
Refreshments will be available and some toys can be provided in case you need to bring little ones.
16th July 2024 10 am -12 noon or 1 pm – 3 pm
Ashford North Family Hub Mabledon Avenue Ashford TN24 8BJ
Consultation opens: 19 July 2023 Consultation closes: 13 September 2023
Kent County Council (KCC) has launched an eight-week Family Hub services consultation which sets out proposals on the future of young peoples’ services.
Family Hubs brings together and integrates support services for children, young people and families, so that they are easier for people to access. By being focused on building better, strong relationships with families, we can work with multi-agency services, reducing the need for families to tell us their stories more than once and allow them to access help and support how they chose to i.e., from a physical building, outreach in the community or online/virtual. The consultation sets out the range of services that would be available under the Family Hub model, and the different ways they could be delivered.
KCC was one of 75 local authorities successfully awarded Department for Education (DfE) funding to design and implement a three-year Family Hub model in Kent, following the September 2020 review by Dame Andrea Leadsom MP focusing on improving outcomes for babies and the first 1,001 days of a child’s life.
The findings of that review enabled the DfE and Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) to develop a framework to support successful and ambitious local authorities to work with health partners to develop a Start for Life concept and Family Hub model.
Kent has been awarded Trailblazer status; one of only 14 authorities awarded the honour of becoming a national leader for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
the DfE Family Hub model fits perfectly into the Framing Kent’s Future strategic vison for children, young people, and families, as well as supporting the wider national and community challenges following the Covid-19 pandemic.
just read the summary document which gives an overview of the proposals .
KCC are keen to hear your views on our proposals and how any changes may affect you.
Attend an activity event over the summer across Kent to find out more and ask your questions.
Events in Ashford
Date
Time
Address
Come and meet the team at the Bandstand, find out about your local youth services and join in with some activities!
Tuesday 8 August
12pm to 3pm
High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SA
A family event providing practical advice, information and support including healthy eating on a budget, looking after yourself and your bank balance! Lots of local organisations offering additional support services, benefits advice, free school meals and healthy start vouchers and other schemes. Come along and find out more.
In March 2021, the government published a new National Bus Strategy which sets out a framework for recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and a vision for future bus service improvements across the UK.
The strategy places a requirement on all Local Transport Authorities and Bus Operators to create a Bus Service Improvement Plan, which will act as the vision for how they are going to try to improve bus services in Kent in the next few years. This will then be used to help create Enhanced Partnership Schemes with bus operators, which will set the standards for all bus services running in the county.
Kent County Council’s (KCC) first version of the Improvement Plan must be published by the end of October and their Enhanced Partnership Schemes need to start from April 2022.
KCC need your help!
KCC are excited about the opportunity this presents and want to ensure that our Improvement Plan reflects the views of Kent residents.
First of all they want to know what would make bus travel more attractive to you. Answer two quick questions to tell them your thoughts.
Your feedback will help them create proposals for the Plan. They will be shared later in the Summer.
Kent’s Strategy for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 2021-2024
Opened: 02 December 2020 Closes: 04 February 2021
Kent County Council and the NHS in Kent and Medway are keen to hear your views and opinions about their new special educational needs and disabilities strategy for children and young people in Kent.
The strategy sets out our ambitions to make sure that all children in Kent have equal access to support and education that meets their unique needs and that they and their families are supported to live their best life.
It also explains how we will shape our services for children and their families in a way that improves wellbeing, resilience and learning in our communities.
The strategy has been prepared jointly by Kent County Council and the NHS in partnership with children and young people, parents and carers, Kent PACT and other key stakeholders.
We recommend you read the draft Strategy before completing the questionnaire using the link at the bottom of the post.
Consultation Questionnaire The consultation questionnaire should be completed online via the ‘Respond to this Consultation’ section below. Alternatively complete this Word version and return by post or email.
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) will open from Friday 15 May for essential use.
It’s important for you to limit use of these restricted slots, as they should be used for emergency waste disposal.
To be able to visit a HWRC you must book a slot in advance. Please note that booking slots are very limited to maintain social distancing for staff and visitors.
Booking will be available from Wednesday 13 May 2020
Note that the demand is high: there was a queue of 17500 to get on to the online booking form at Wednesday lunchtime; there is likely to be a long wait time on the phone.
Who can visit
You will only be able to book one trip in any 4 week period to ensure everyone can use the site safely.
Please note that the restricted vehicle and voucher scheme still applies. If you have a restricted vehicle you must apply for a voucher.
See our previous post for links to KCC and ABC pages giving information about other council services.
