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26 August 2020 - Car  thief found sleeping in stolen vehicle in Swanley  jailed
20 year old man jailed for 3½  years after stealing car from New Ash Green.  Police found him asleep in it at Swanley.
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27 July 2020 - This is  where you can use the Eat Out to Help Out scheme in Gravesham and  Dartford
Local restaurants registered  with the scheme where diners get 50% off meals up to £10 discount are:  Hartley Country Club, Costa Longfield, Spice Village and Royal Oak New Ash  Green
Gravesend  Messenger

Parish   Council: Councillors

10 councillors were present for   Zoom meeting, along with Helen Boden (clerk), Cllr Brazier (KCC) and 1 member   of the public.  There were no declarations   of interest       

Parish Council:   Covid-19

The Amenities Committee of 7 July had voted   to hold off opening the Manor Field Pavilion except for access to the toilets   for the Cricket Club.  Following   Government and Action on Communities in rural Kent advice they decide to open   the Pavilion, but not the kitchen or changing rooms.  Signage to be followed and a maximum of 6   (or instructor plus 3) to use it, hirers to wipe clean surfaces touched,   follow signage and police use of toilets to ensure social distancing.  As the cricket club were the only ones   using the pavilion at the moment they thought once a week clean was   sufficient but paid Dartclean an extra £8 to sanitise surfaces.  The clerk confirmed that they are covered   by insurance as long as they follow official guidelines.  (2) Regarding playgrounds as well as   government and ACRE advice they had heard from Association of Play   Industries.  They felt the government   guidelines were not feasible in particular providing stewards, booking system,   cleaning daily, provision of hand sanitiser, relocation of equipment and new   exit/entries.  They decided to take a   "pragmatic" approach and open all three playgrounds but tell   parents they are responsible for cleaning equipment and sanitising their   children's hands.  (3) Parish Office   arrangements of clerk working from home and assistant clerk from the office   thought to be working satisfactorily       

Parish Council:   Data Protection

Their current GDPR officer is leaving   the area so they agreed to pay Satswana £150 to provide the service in   future.       

Parish Council:   Website

They discussed the measures needed to meet   the government Website Content Accessibility Guidelines by September   2020.  They have problems with agreeing   terms with the contractor they had agreed upon.  However now their curent provider reckoned   they can do this free of charge.  They   agreed to proceed on that basis but allowed the appointment of one of the   other original bidders if this doesn't work.   

(26 August 2020) As well as publishing the annual list of top 100 names for new born boys and girls, the Office for National Statistics now give statistics for the top 100 by local authority area for 2019.  The national winners Oliver and Olivia did well locally, but in Dartford and Sevenoaks George was the winner.  Olivia was the top girls name in Dartford and Sevenoaks but in Gravesend Amelia came out top.  Ava was 4th nationally but didn't feature at all in Dartford top 100.

                                                                                                        

Boy's   Name	Dartford	Gravesham	Sevenoaks	National
Oliver	3	1	2	1
George	1	4	1	2
Noah	3	23	8	3
Arthur	2	11	2	4
Harry	6	1	5	5
Others	Henry   (5)	Leo (2); Henry (4)	Freddie   (2)
Percent choosing top   100   name	44%	40%	53%	49%
Girl's   Name
Olivia	1	4	1	1
Amelia	6	1	6	2
Isla	3	4	17	3
Ava	Not   in top   100	4	32	4
Mia	3	12	10	5
Others	Ruby   (1); Sophia (3)	Sienna (2), Eva   (3)	Isabella (2); Florence (3); Sophie (3); Daisy   (5)
Percent choosing top   100   name	35%	28%	41%	40%

  

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Parish   Council: Councillors

All 12 remaining councillors   were present, plus Cllr Brazier (KCC) and 2 members of the public.  There were no declarations of interest.  No-one has requested a bye-election for the   vacancy and they have one applicant so far.       

Events: VJ   Commemoration

Due to Covid this can only now be   attended by the Rector and some members of the council       

Roads:   Footpaths

Council to ask in next newsletter whether   there should be a review of footpaths as soon no more claims relating to   pre-1949 paths will be allowed.       

Amenities:   Cricket

NAG & Hartley CC plan to restart cricket   on 25 July and want to use the pavilion.    This led to lengthy discussion based on 5 documents - checklist for   reopening, notice for reopening, risk assessment, special conditions of hire,   hirer's risk assessment.  Council to   add hand sanitisers, Cricket Club told they must clean all surfaces used and   explain how they will police use of toilets.    Council to allow hire on a case by case basis.       

Parish Council:   Covid-19

So far they have spent an additional £1,743   mainly on new computer equipment and loss of Manor Field income.  But expenditure is £2,867 less mainly youth   services, cleaning, playground inspectors.        

Finance:   Payments

Payments of £16,256 for July were agreed   

04 July 2020 - Hartley RC Church   Reopens
Under government advice they can only seat 31 and people must bring track and trace form
Church   website

09 July 2020 - Blaze at storage unit in Ash Road, Hartley, causes thousands of pounds' worth of damage
Fire occurred on 4 June.  Police treating it as suspicious
Dartford Messenger

27 July 2020 - This is where you can use the  Eat Out to Help Out scheme in Gravesham and   Dartford
Local restaurants registered   with the scheme where diners get 50% off meals up to £10 discount are:   Hartley Country Club, Costa Longfield, Spice Village and Royal Oak New Ash Green
Gravesend   Messenger