The New Parade, Eastry July 2008
Eastry Village Local Time |
The Parish Council hopes you enjoy your visit. The aim of the website is to inform both residents and visitors alike about the activities of the Parish Council, local Clubs and Societies, local businesses and local people - whilst at the same time giving potential visitors to the village a little insight into Eastry and the warm and friendly welcome you can expect.
The village of Eastry is situated approximately 2½ miles South-West of the Cinque Port of Sandwich, Eastry’s main post town; 4½ miles North-West of Deal; 12 miles East of Canterbury and 86 miles from London. It may be considered a large village by today’s standards having something over 1000 homes within its boundaries.
Until the end of 2004 Eastry was one of the only villages (if not the only village!) remaining in England to have a “butcher, baker and candlestick maker”.
(a "candlestick maker" was someone who made candles from tallow - NOT the candle holder itself!)
Eastry enjoys having a huge range of local businesses in its locale; from traditional crafts and equestrian equipment to tyre sales . It has a selection of hostelries providing good accommodation, food, beers and fine wines, a chemist, a fish and chip shop, a Chinese "take-away", a butcher, a baker, ladies hair stylists, an active Village Hall as well as a local convenience store, newsagent, post office and a wealth of local clubs, societies and activity groups.
Kent Trading Standards draw your attention to Bogus Ticket Websites. Please read the warning here...
Sandwich Area Neighbourhood Forum comes to Eastry on 16th July. read more on the poster here or our News Page here...
The Kent Film Office are running a competition with the opportunity to win a tour of Pinewood studios, DVDs and tickets to local attractions. More details of the Close Encounters Competition on our News Page here...
The summer 2009 edition of White Cliffs Country Tourism Newsletter has just been published. View or print your copy here...
Eastry residents now have their chance to nominate a group or individual for the Safer Kent Awards 2009. More on our News Page here...
Success in Ramsgate elections for ex-Chairman of Eastry Parish Council. More on our News Page here...
Wine and Wisdom to help Dave Lee's charity. More here...
DDC Tenants' Group meet soon in Eastry. Full details on our News Page here...
Eastry Horticultural Society celebrates 130 years! More on our News Page here...
Traffic and speeding through the village is always a contentious issue. A report has been issued by Kent Highways. More on this on our News Page here...
The Parish Annual Meeting report Pack is now available for download from our Minutes of Meetings page here or direct by clicking here...
Find new friends and a new you with Nikki! More about Nikki's Yoga Class on our News Page here...
"Feel Alive!" at events organised by Active Dover. The last of which is Saturday 18th July in Dover. Read more on our News Page here...
The Parish Council urgently wish to draw your attention to the Planning Application for a Composting and Recycling site at Venson Road, Tilmanstone. Please read the detail on our News Page here...
The July/August edition of the Eastry Village News is available here. Remember this is a very large file and may take several minutes to download dependant upon your connection speed...
Eastry Village Hall Committee has now published dates for events up to December 2009. All these events, including the popular "Bangers and Bingo" and the Craft Fair are now in our Diary Page here...
Nonington Colts Cricket begins its new season! If you have children aged between 7 and 15 years who are interested in cricket read more on our News Page here...
Eastry Hospital Development is in the spotlight once again! Read the News item here...
Read about Project Kraken and Kent Police's part in it here...
What was Eastry like at the turn of the 20th Century? Please visit our "Views" page here...
Eastry Parish Council Accounts are available for public inspection. Please read more in our News Page here...
Are you licensed to drive? Surprisingly thousands of us are not and risk a £1000 penalty! Read more on our News Page here...
Worried about how you are going to meet you mortgage repayments? A new guide has been produced to help. See our News item here...
Small Business? Find out about Small Business Rate Relief on our News Page here...
Get 'ICED' with you friends and family! You may save a life... read more here...
Details of the new "Crime Mapping" section of the Kent Police website are to be found on our News Page here...
Eastry Scouts Country Craft and Produce Market is held every Wednesday from 9am - 12:30pm. More here...
Want to know more about "SuperFast" broadband or the digital radio switchover? Then take a look at our News page here...
Help keep Kent beautiful - join the Clean Kent Campaign. More on our News page here...
Look here for the latest information on the National CCTV Database.
Workplace regulations update available here - including Noise at Work and Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide.
Kent County Council have recently published information regarding to travel to local hospitals. Copies are available here...
Keep abreast of latest road works and closures by logging onto the new Kent County Council "eLGIN" website at http://www.elgin.gov.uk.
Are you throwing money away - paying too much Council Tax or rent? The Kent Benefits Partnership are there to help. Find out more here or call 08453 450310
A copy of the Shoreline Management Plan is now available for download. You can obtain your copy here...
Don't forget to check out our "Sales and Wants" page! This is a free service to all Eastry residents...
Those of you with a hearing aid may like to know that the Hi-Kent Hearing Aid Re-Tube Clinic comes regularly to Coffee Break at the Village Hall. Batteries are also supplied; please bring your Battery Book with you when you come. This service is for NHS aids only.
"Coffee Break" is held free of charge each Friday morning from 9:30am until 12:00 noon in the Village Hall, High Street, and is an ideal opportunity to meet other Parishioners and members of the Parish Council to discuss local issues; or simply to meet over a coffee (or tea) and a biscuit or home-made cake! Children are always welcome, with an accompanying parent, and the Parish Council hope that as many as possible will attend - particularly those who are new to the village.
Are you aware of your responsibilities if a Public Right of Way exists next to your property? Overhanging vegetation can be a problem... read about it here.
You can find contact details and web-page links for both District Councillors here. Councillor Manion also has his own "blog"; which you can see here.
Kent Archaeological Society have prepared details of the memorial inscriptions in St. Mary's church. This could help you find details of your ancestors! Full details can be found here.
Want the latest Dover-Deal Diamond Bus Timetables? Then click here.
"Kent Village of the Year 2005"
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