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1st Meadowfield Scouts opened in September 2023 to create a space for young people with special educational needs to explore and thrive. These Scouts (boys & girls aged 10-14) are a part of Meadowfield school.

Last Thursday Swale Borough Council organised a community planting day at Hugh Price Close, in Murston.

Domestic abuse charities will be able to provide vulnerable women and girls with a paid version of a personal safety app, thanks to Swale Borough Council.

Two Swale Councillors are set to emulate the stars of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing when they take part in a Wisdom Hospice dance spectacular called Strictly Dance.

Swale Borough Council (SBC) is asking the Government to extend a scheme that has helped more than 30,000 vulnerable people in Swale.

From Monday 25 March the new contract with Suez will see a fleet of brand-new vehicles collecting food waste, dry recycling, general waste and garden waste from more than 65,000 homes across the borough.

Swale Borough Council has ordered a new fleet of recycling, waste and street cleansing vehicles, ready for a new contract that starts at the end of March. To help make sure people were aware of the new contract, and to encourage recycling across the borough, the council asked the public to suggest names for the new vehicles.

This year was special in so many ways, firstly and most importantly it marks the 100th Anniversary of the of the Avenue of Remembrance. Each tree along the avenue was beautifully adorned with a red ribbon and giant poppy to commemorate the 182 local men who fell during World War One.

Swale Community Leisure has the perfect antidote to relieving children’s boredom this half term (Mon 23 Oct-Fri 27 Oct) with the Superstars Holiday Club – providing plenty of fun and value for money.

The leader of Swale Borough Council, Cllr Tim Gibson, will write to the Government to ask for help to combat the shortage of general practitioners (GPs) in the borough.