I thought I would share with you a couple of extra photos. The children may look small but they did work very hard. They seemed to enjoy themselves. What came out most on that day was the sense of community. It was really lovely to see as in many ares today it seems to have gone for ever.
Yesterday, I braved the bad weather, and visited Deal . I went to watch the Old Comrades play. They are a band made up from retired Royal Marine musicians who live in or near Deal. They were formed in 2005 for a one off concert to play at the Memorial Bandstand. As they said, they went there to play (without rehearsal) to see if they could remember what they learnt while they were with the Marines. They expected just a few people to turn up but they ended with an audience of thousands.
There was a fantastic turn out of residents this morning in Spitfire Close, Princes Park. Many children, who attended seemed to enjoy helping with the clean-up which made the morning more enjoyable. This was a project completely organised by the residents, Matt and I just went to help and give our support. The pile of rubbish in the picture above was just the start. We ended up with garden benches, a bed, 40-50 bags of rubbish and of course a cuddly toy. The two collection lorries turned up about 12:30pm and we filled them both!
The probation services were out in force on Thursday starting to clear the piles of rubbish and fly tipping in Spitfire Close, Princes Park. These were the vanguard for the big clean up on Saturday. On Saturday we are hoping to see many residents out to help the big clean up. So come on, put on your old clothes, a pair of gloves and let us all get stuck in.
Matt and I were up at Capstone today with other Conservative councillors and supporters. We were there to gather continuing support for our petition to stop anyone developing Capstone Valley. Being up there today on a nice sunny day you can really appreciate the beauty of the valley. It has to be saved at all costs. There enough areas in Medway designated for building on, to cover what the government say we need to do, so there is no need to touch our beautiful valley.
I spent most of today up at Capstone Park. It was the second day of Kites over Capstone. Unlike last year, the weather was really good and the kites were out in all their glory. I tried to get some pictures of the main batch of kites, but my photography was not up to it. I know everyone who went had a lovely time and it was so nice to see so many families enjoying the simple joy of flying a kite. I remember flying kites with my parents when I was little, then the fun of kite flying with my own children.
A few weeks ago Anne Widdecombe MP attended a local constituency event to help raise money for future election campaigns.
Here are the latest planning applications for the Princes Park area.
Rear of Gatcombe Close/Princes Avenue
These applications date back the last four weeks.
posted by matt bright.
While I was out with the camera I caught this young lady cleaning off the graffiti in Coverdale. I know they are regularly in the area but I have never seen them working. When she finished this work with the brush she was out with the high pressure hose to clean the rest off. I did ask her if she enjoyed the working . She told me she used to work in an office but she found this work more rewarding. She could see the results of her labours and was making a real difference to the neighbourhood.
Matt and I met up with council officers this morning to discuss Princes Park issues. Afterwards we met up with Dave Saunders ,our neighbourhood policeman, and Brian Mooney, our Community Safety officer. I was there but no photo, I have more sense and stay behind the camera. Both meetings were very productive and we did get chance to talk to quite a few residents. Not all talks are negative people do seem on the whole to like living in Princes Park.
Boring Tarmac
Castle Proms
