Mr H J Bragg

Hideaway House, 53 St. Georges Road

Sandwich CT13 9LE Tel: 01304 612364
E-mail: hjb5@canterbury.ac.uk
Mr B W Butcher
(District Councillor)
59 St. Georges Road Sandwich
CT13 9LE Tel: 01304 613908
E-mail: bernardbutcher@btinternet.com

Mr M W Moorhouse
59 Hazelwood Meadow
Sandwich CT13 0AR Tel: 01304 613882
E-mail: mark.moorhouse@btconnect.com
Mrs P Russell (Deputy Mayor)
(District Councillor)
Warren House, Buckland Lane
Staple, Canterbury CT3 1JY
Tel: 07818 401048
E-mail: Cllr-Pip.Russell@dover.gov.uk

Mr P I Carter (District Councillor)

5 Stone Cross Lees
Sandwich CT13 0BZ Tel: 01304 621959 Mr J P Scollard
E-mail: Cllr-Paul.Carter@dover.gov.uk
The Maltings, 40 Moat Sole
Sandwich CT13 9AU Tel: 01304 614349
Mr R A Daw
E-mail: johnscollard@btinternet.com
Old Downs Farm
Mr B A Scott
Guildford Road, Sandwich Bay
Sandwich CT13 9PF Tel: 01304 612159 5 Wantsume Lees
Sandwich CT13 9JF Tel: 01304 611074
E-mail: radaw47@yahoo.co.uk
E-mail: brian@scott.knowsbest.co.uk
Mrs J L Dunay
Old Waggoners
Mr J O Sneller
Marley Lane
1 Whitefriars Way
Finglesham CT14 0NF
Sandwich CT13 9AD Tel: 01304 612059
Tel: 01304 617150
E-mail: snellerjo@gmail.com
E-mail: jdunay@tiscali.co.uk
Mr M B Trussler
Mr P Graeme (Mayor)
76 Dover Road, Sandwich
Brooklands, Manwood Road
Sandwich CT13 9JU Tel: 01304 615081 CT13 0BY
Tel: 01304 612541
E-mail: paul@graemeandco.co.uk
Mrs S Laslett
104 St Georges Road
Sandwich CT13 9LE Tel: 01304 611619
E-mail: suelaslett@outlook.com
Mrs V Liote
Yew Tree Cottage73 Strand Street
Sandwich CT13 9HN Tel: 01304 614768
E-mail: verliote@gmail.com

Mr J J Watts
2 Knightrider Street
Sandwich CT13 9EW Tel: 01304 613772
E-mail: jeremy.watts1@tiscali.co.uk
Mr DMA Wood
105 Dover Road
Sandwich CT13 0DA
Tel.: 01304 615222
Email: dmawood@me.com

Sandwich Town Council, The Guildhall,

Cattle Market, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9AH
Tel: 01304 617197 Fax: 01304 620170
Website: www.sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk
Email: townclerk@sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk

Sandwich Town Council

ELECTIONS 2015
Your Vote Matters
With a general election and local government elections on 7th May 2015, its important that everyone eligible to vote has the opportunity to do so. To make sure
you dont miss out, you need to know that the way we all register to vote has
changed.
The new system is called Individual Electoral Registration. Previously, the head
of household was responsible for registering everyone who lived at an address,
but now every individual is responsible for their own voter registration.
90% of electors were expected to transfer automatically to the new register and all
electors should have received a letter in August 2014, telling them if they needed
to do anything. If you did not receive a letter, please register online at
www.gov.uk/yourvotematters. You will need a few details including your date of
birth and National Insurance number. Remember also to change your voter details
if you move house so you take your vote with you. If you have any questions or
concerns, please call Dover District Council electoral services on 01304 872344.
Want to find out more about being a councillor?
Ever thought about being a town or parish councillor?

You dont have to be a particular type of person to be a councilloranyone over

18 can stand for election, so long as they are a citizen of the UK, the European
Community or the Commonwealth. To stand for Sandwich Town Council you
would need to live or work in Sandwich or live within three miles of Sandwich.
The most important qualifications are a passion for local issues, a desire to represent local people and willingness to abide by the Councillors Code of Conduct.
You would also need to be willing to commit to being a member of the Trustee of
Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund (the Council is sole Trustee of the Fund).
Kent Association of Local Councils are running awareness-raising events across
the County for people interested in becoming town or parish councillors. Their
event for people in Dover district will take place on Wednesday 21st January 2015
in the Council Chamber at Dover District Councils main offices at the White Cliffs
Business Park, Whitfield (near Dover), CT16 3PJ. Refreshments will be available
from 6:30pm for a 7pm start, and the event is intended to end by 8:30pm. For
more information, please contact the Kent Association of Local Councils on 01304
820173 or email kalc@kentalc.gov.uk.

A new look for Sandwich Town Councils website

Sandwich Town Councils website has had a makeover. The new website is
easier to navigate and has pages of useful information about the Council,
Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund, the Guildhall Museum & Archive and booking the
Guildhall as a venue for weddings, parties and other events. Agendas, minutes
and grant application forms are all available at the click of a mouse.
As well as being easy to use and informative, the new-look website offers a
better shop window for Sandwich, with attractive photos of the town centre
and the Quay to give prospective visitors a more enticing preview of the mostcomplete Medieval town in England. There is also a dedicated page of tourist
information.

To see our new-look website, please visit

http://www.sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk.
New too! - Art Tours of the Guildhall
Have you ever been to an event at the Guildhall and wondered whose portrait
is looking down at you, which battle is shown in the set of panels in the Council
Chamber, who painted the Quarter Sessions scene in the Court Room?
Building on a series of successful tours offered as part of Sandwich Arts Week,
the Guildhall team are now pleased to offer art tours of the building, thanks to
research by our volunteer archivists and Council staff. Come and find out more
about our artworks, the artists who made them and the subjects they depict.
You may even hear a scurrilous story or two!
Tours cost 3 per person (minimum charge 10) and must be booked in advance. Please contact the Town Clerks office for further details.

Group, Organisation or Body

Contact

Phone Number

Sandwich Community Events Assc.

Sandwich Chamber of Commerce

Mr S Laslett
Mr K Wood

01304 611619
01304 617700

Army Cadet Force

Sandwich Centre for the Retired
Community Lights Committee

Mr S Jones
Clare Etridge
Ms S Matthew

01304 615262
01304 614237
01304 621726

Sandwich United Charity

Mr H J Bragg

01304 612364

Sandwich Townswomens Guild

Merry-go-round Playgroup
Sandwich Scout Group
The Sandwich Society
Sandwich Local History Society
Sandwich Festival Association
Honfleur Twinning Association
Gazen Salts Nature Reserve
Sandwich Youth Centre
Sandwich Town Football Club

Mrs R White
Anna Gardner
Mr C Tappenden
Mr J Hennessy
Mrs J Linning
Mr M Moorhouse
Mrs Sue Wallis
Miss K Potter
Mrs E Scott
Mr J Franklin

01304 617986
01304 614425
01304 812782
01304 619521
01304 614866
01304 613882
01304 613188
07889 866959
01304 611106
01304 617114

Sandwich Town Cricket Club

Ms J Beaumont

01304 617357

Sonsbeck Twinning Association

Ms M Youngman

01304 830303

Harbour Master
Rotary Club of Sandwich
Royal Air Force Association
White Mill Folk Museum Trust
Neighbourhood Watch
St Marys Arts Centre
Friends of St Peters Church
Deal & Sandwich WI Guild
Coffee Pot (Church Group)
SEDFAS
NADFAS
Sandwich Library
Sandwich & District Choral Society

Mr C Carr
Mr D Smith
Mr L Nower
01304 619268
Mr K Bates
Ms S Russell
Mrs A Evans
Mrs N Vallack
Mrs C Brown
Mrs E Brice
Mrs J Dunay
Ms S McAnaspie
Mr M Jones

07958 376183
01304 612171
01304 613241
01304 239544
01304 612465
01304 612888
01304 621554
01304 812039
01304 614120
01304 614710
01304 617150
03000 414426
01304 620811

Sandwich Library Guild

Janet Yapp

01304 612578

Sandwich Bowls Club

The Skip

01304 611100

Sandwich WI

Jacquie Walker-Kemp

07775 860205

SANDWICH TOWN COUNCIL INFORMATION

Speaking at a Town Council
meeting
The right to speak at Town Council
Meetings is available to any elector
whose name appears on the current
Register of Electors for the Town Council area. Written / emailed notice (or
notice in person) of the desire to exercise the right to speak, and of the topic
to be addressed, must be given to the
Town Clerk before 4.00pm on the Friday
before the meeting.
Electors will be heard in strict order of
notification, for a maximum of three
minutes each, and may speak on any
topic or issue which has a bearing on
the life of any one or more residents of
Sandwich, regardless of the Councils
power, or lack of power, to act upon the
topic or issue addressed.
For further information please contact
townclerk@sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk
or call 01304 617197.

Inviting the Mayor to your event

If you are planning a local event and
would like to invite the Mayor, then the
Mayors Secretary can help you.
The Mayor attends many events
throughout the year, so the more notice
you can offer, the better. Simply contact
the
Mayors
Secretary
at
mayor@sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk /
01304 617197 to make your enquiry. If
the Mayor will be available, you will be
asked to fill in a short form with details
of your event and what, if anything, you
would like the Mayor to do (eg. open
the event, make a speech). This helps
make sure that things run smoothly!

TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS

Town Council meetings are held at 7pm
in the Council Chamber, Guildhall. You
are welcome to attend and observe the
session.
Meetings of Sandwich Toll
Bridge Fund Trustees follow Council
meetings.
Council & Trustees Meetings
26th January 2015
16th February 2015
23rd March 2015
Committee Meeting Dates
12th January 2015: Council & Toll Bridge
Fund Finance Committees
14th January: Tourism Committee
19th January: Monks Wall Nature Reserve Management Committee, Museum
& Archives Committee
9th February: Halls Committee
11th February: Tourism Committee
2nd March: Council & Toll Bridge Fund
Finance Committees
23rd March: Events & Entertainment
Committee
Please contact the Town Clerks office for
information about times of committees.
Civic Functions JanMarch 2015
6th February: Curfew Ringers Dinner
13th February: Mayors Cocktail Party
18th March: Annual Town Meeting

Interested in how the Council works?

The Council approved updated Standing

Orders in October 2014. These are available to view online via the Freedom of
Information page of the Council website:
http://www.sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk,
click on The Council tab and then on
Freedom of Information.

Do you have an event coming up? Dont forget the Guildhall!

Sandwich Guildhall offers an ideal setting for many events. We have rooms
which vary in size and character from the Meeting Room, a small room used by
many community groups for coffee mornings, to the modern and spacious Main
Hall which has a pull-out stage and can take up to two hundred people, so is
ideal for anything from shows to craft fairs, wedding receptions to formal dinners. We also pride ourselves on the Court Room, built in 1579, which has
many interesting architectural and historical features and offers a truly unique
setting for a weddingor indeed, for any other civil ceremony.

For more information about our rooms, fees and

conditions,
please
contact
info@sandwichtowncouncil.gov.uk,
call
01304
617197 or visit our weddings website: http://
www.sandwichweddings.co.uk.

Town Team Update

Town Team affairs have been pretty hectic since summer thanks in no small
part to the impact of Lorry Watch. Data and pictures from Lorry Watch (such
as those below) captured attention and added considerable weight to our traffic safety campaign.

National Express tickets

Did you know that you can buy National
Express coach tickets in Sandwich?
Tickets may be bought (cash or cheque)
at Sandwich Tourist Information Centre
from April to October.
Fishing permits: Butts & Ropewalk

Unfortunately the driving force behind the Team, Cllr Sue Laslett, had to take
a back seat recently due to illness. However everyone has rallied together,
with Cllr Mark Moorhouse moving into the Chair on an interim basis despite
his many other commitments.

Fishing permits are available at the Town

Council Offices and the Tourist
Information Centre. They allow residents
of Dover District to fish on the Ropewalk
and the Butts free of charge. Nonresidents pay 6.00 a year. For further
information please contact the Town
Clerks Office on 01304 617197.

Tourist Information Centre: Sale of

Promotional Literature & Tickets
If you would like the Tourist Information
Centre to sell any promotional literature
and tickets advertising a town event
please put your request in writing to
Sandwich Town Council.
Please remember that the Tourist
Information Centre is only open between
April and October. Requests should be
made as far in advance of the event as
possible because the request can only be
considered at Council meetings.
For any queries please contact the Town
Clerks office on 01304 617197.

Among our activities and landmarks over recent months are:

Increased support from, and closer collaboration with, Sandwich Town

Council.
Helpful interventions from Sandwich's Kent County Councillor, Leyland
Ridings.
Enlistment of professional help to turn our generic ideas into practical
traffic management proposals.
Securing a promise for improved heavy vehicle signage on the by-pass
and roundabouts, together with refreshed road markings in the town
centre.
Approval of funding for the first phase of traffic calming, namely two
pairs of speeding tables.
Bridge-building with Kent Police - whilst acknowledging that severe
budgetary constraints will remain a fact of life.
First steps towards more cohesive PR, including direct access to the
Hello Sandwich website and local press links.
Political networking. For example Laura Sandys MP is showing a keen
interest.

At the time of writing, work has yet to begin on any of the agreed measures.
Furthermore, Kent County Council has so far committed only to half of our
recommended installations. So, whilst the Team is delighted that things are
finally starting to move, we are conscious that challenges still lie ahead. Our
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We would like to give you the opportunity to share your views and opinions on the
contents of this newsletter

..

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Please cut out and return this slip to the Town Clerks office at the Guildhall

Town Team Update cont.

Kevin CookSandwichs Town Crier & Town Sergeant
Mr Cook can be requested as Town Crier for any promotional events in the
town at no cost. He can also be booked (fee applies) to give his
entertaining talk at the Guildhall or elsewhere on the life of a Town
Sergeant, or to share his equally entertaining chauffeuring tales.
Please contact the Town Clerks office for further information.

Registering births & deaths

Kent County Council provides this service at Sandwich Library, 13 Market
Street, Sandwich, CT13 9DA.
Registration of births and deaths is by appointment only. To book an appointment call 0845 247 400. You can also make an appointment using the online
booking service which you can find on Kent County Councils website (http://
www.kent.gov.uk).

emphasis over the coming months will be in a number of areas:

To see the current promises through to implementation.

To press the KCC to make firm provision for the second phase of traffic
calming.

To campaign for a strategic, root-and-branch neighbourhood transport

plan that will build on the short-term changes.

To lobby other organisations who make up the traffic jigsaw, including

hauliers, the bus company and (by way of follow-up) the Police.

To revive and consider extending the 20's Plenty scheme.

Laura Sandys has offered some very welcome assistance in the form of a
Sandwich Transport Summit in the New Year. We hope it will focus minds both
on what is already on the table and what is feasible over the longer run.
Finally we should say that the Town Team's role is primarily to facilitate, on behalf of fellow townspeople, rather than prescribe. Consequently we look forward
to public consultation on the traffic calming measures and would urge residents
to respond with the whole community's best interests in mind.
Howard NortonSandwich Town Team

Sandwich Town Archives

Sandwich Town Archives are housed in the upper storey of the Guildhall. They
are managed and financed by Sandwich Toll Bridge Fund and are staffed by
volunteers. The Archives are open to members of the public by appointment on
Monday and Wednesday afternoons .
If you wish to make an enquiry, engage in research or visit the archives please
contact the Town Clerks Office.
Kent Highways

Sandwich Citizens Advice Bureau

To report faults regarding potholes,

broken paving, damaged signs and
broken street lights please telephone
03000 418181 or visit the Kent
Highways
website:
http://
www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/
report-a-problem

Situated at the Guildhall (near car

park) and open on Thursdays:
10am12pm (drop in for information)
12.30pm3pm (appointments only)
Advice & appointment bookings:
0844 848 79 78

Parking and driving on the pavement

The Town Council has received numerous complaints about motorists driving
and parking on the pavement. In a town like Sandwich, with narrow pavements
and streets, this is inconsiderate and could well be dangerous.
Please make sure that if you see anyone driving or parking on the pavement
you report it to Kent Police by calling 101.
Road Safety in Sandwich: You Can Help!
If you have had or witnessed a road traffic incident in the last three years which
resulted in a personal injury, the Town Council would like to hear from you. We
want to make sure that the Police and KCC are collecting the evidence needed
to take action on road safety.
If you have a road traffic incident in future, please report it to the Police. Please
make sure you get an incident number and named contact and if you don't receive a confirmation letter or hear from them in 28 days, get back in touch with
them. Together we can make Sandwich safer.

Police & Community Safety Update

Sandwich Town Tidal Defences Update

Thefts from vehicles that have not been secured are still occurring in the Sandwich area. Members of the public are reminded to make sure that they lock
their vehicles and not to leave anything of value in them.

Readers will know that tidal defence work has now been completed in the town
centre and that a formal Quay opening ceremony was held in September. The
new defences east of Richborough Road, Sandwich Marina, Stonar Lake,
Sandwich Quay, Gallows Field and the east side of
Gazen Salts recreation ground have all been completed. However, work continues on other reaches
of the tidal defences.

We are currently undertaking Operation Castle, which concerns burglaries.

Please be sure always to secure your property when you leave it and to consider taking extra security measures if you will be away for some time.

Lastly, if we should have snow, please be sure to stay safe and warm. Take
extra care when travelling and please be considerate of other peoplefor example if you have a snowball fight, please dont throw snowballs at passers-by
who arent joining in.
PCSO Doreen Lee
KCC Winter Service
Kent County Councils website has a great deal of useful information about
dealing with snow and ice this winter, especially when out and about on the
Countys roads. You can find out about gritting routes and snow clearance, locations of salt bins and building closures, as well as winter health advice and
details of the cold weather payment. For more information, visit http://
www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/what-we-look-after/winter-service.
Energy Deal is back
Dover District Council has announced that Energy Deal is back the collective
switching campaign developed by Dover and other Kent councils that aims to
help and support residents looking to reduce their gas and electricity bills.
Group buying offers a straightforward solution for residents to find out whether
they can get a better deal and benefit by saving money on their home energy
bills. The more people who register, the more interested the suppliers are in
winning them as customers, and so the better the deal they can offer.
Since the Energy Deal scheme was launched in 2013, 3,315 households have
registered. In the first round, the annual average saving was 93. The second
round saw average savings of 190. The October auction saw a unique market
leading tariff offered specifically for collective switching, with an average saving
of 221. To find out more about the scheme, please visit http://
www.dover.gov.uk/Environment/Energy-Advice/Cut-Energy-Bills.aspx or call
01304 872128. Please note that registration for the scheme closes on 2nd February 2015.

In October, steel sheet piling works started at Gazen Salts car park (see picture, left). So far, piles
have been installed along a 170m section of the river and a new flood wall has been constructed in the car park.
At Discovery Park, the existing flood defences are being raised by constructing
a new flood wall inside the existing brick wall. The new flood wall is complete
and the brickwork is progressing well. Erosion protection is being installed to
the north bank, north of Richborough Road, and works will include embankment
raising, creating a flood wall and replacing the existing access track.
Due to the recent wet weather and ground conditions, the planned schedule of
works near the Princes Golf Course, Monks Wall Nature Reserve, and behind
Highway Marine Boat Yard has been altered. Works will recommence in the
spring once ground conditions improve.
Footpath Restrictions
In October embankment works started at Reach 6 (Vigo Sluice to Black Sluice).
Again the recent wet weather and ground conditions have caused postponement of these works. Contractors are monitoring the conditions and will start
construction again when they improve. Unfortunately, the temporary footpath
closure will need to continue until further notice. There is also a temporary
footpath restriction in place from Richborough Road to Goshall Railway (Reach
1) until April 2015.
There will be another public drop in session in the New Year so that people can
find out more about the details of the works and more details about this will be
publicised shortly by the Sandwich Town Tidal Defences team. If in the meantime you have any queries about any aspect of the Sandwich Town Tidal Defences, please contact the Public Liaison Officer, Louise Sturgeon, on 07831
481398 or email her at SandwichTownTidal@environment-agency.gov.uk.
The Sandwich Town Tidal Defences scheme is delivered in partnership by Kent
County Council, Pfizer and the Environment Agency.