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Local residents transform Mayfair

Over the past few months the Mayfair area of Strood North has been transformed from an eyesore estate with frequent reports of anti-social behaviour to a warm, welcoming and friendly place where children play safely and parents behave responsibly. A range of plants and colourful pots have been utilised to make the area look more […]

Mayfair Street Party with local residents Cllr Hall and Community Wardens

Horsted Valley Enhancements

As first discussed in our news article on this web site of 20th February, ward councillors have been participating in the formulation of a landscape strategy for the Horsted Valley which runs from the Luton end of Chatham right up and into our Rochester South and Horsted ward boundary which starts at Waterworks Hill, Walderslade […]

Cycling Corridor Improvements – Rochester

Similar to the works on the Chatham Maidstone Road, the ward has benefited from some investment from the Council’s Cycling Action Plan fund which has seen improvements made along the main cycling corridors in the Towns. On the western boundary of our Rochester South and Horsted ward, works were completed from the junction of The Tideway […]

Sylvia and Trevor at Little Delce Wood corner

Cycling Corridor Improvements on Maidstone Road

As we have reported previously, and as part of the Council’s Cycling Action Plan, works have been carried out on the existing sections of cycle route on Maidstone Road, Chatham as well as the upgrading of the signalised crossing at the Shirley Avenue roundabout. The end result is both safer and more user-friendly for pedestrians […]

The crossing to the eastern side

Barberry Avenue Resurfacing

With the heavily reduced central government funding for local authorities, it is increasingly difficult to have all the repair, maintenance and improvement works we would like to see occur across the ward. It was very pleasing therefore to be able to have the whole of Barberry Avenue on the Davis Estate completely resurfaced. Due to […]

Trevor and Sylvia looking north on Barberry Avenue post works

The Bridge Wardens, The Tideway

The Bridge Wardens pub on The Tideway is the western most building in the Rochester South and Horsted ward and sits on the boundary of all three of the Rochester wards. The pub closed down in September 2016 and there has been a planning application – reference MC/17/1923 – submitted to demolish the pub and build 2 x 3 […]

Kent and Medway Schools Korfball Tournament

Rochester South and Horsted ward councillors had the pleasure in attending the Kent and Medway Schools Korfball Tournament which was held recently at in the ward at The King’s Sports Centre (formerly Stirling Centre), Maidstone Road Rochester. The investment by The King’s School into the outdoor courts at the centre has made the venue an […]

Ward councillors undergoing vigorous Korfball training session

Road Safety Improvements, Highview Drive

An unfortunate by-product of the cycling corridor improvements along the stretch of Maidstone Road / Highview Drive at the Toys-R-Us roundabout following the widening of the footpath, which allowed bikes and pedestrians to more easily co-mingle on the southern side of the roundabout, was that vehicles began using it as a shortcut from Shirley Avenue. […]

Cllrs Clarke and Griffin with the bollard at Highview Drive