2021 Annual Town Meeting Cancelled, but an Ambitions & Achievements Event and Town Hall Tours to Take Place in July 2021
While the government’s Road Map out of the Covid pandemic prevents the Annual Town Meeting being held on its scheduled date of Tuesday, 1 June, the Town Council has approved the staging of an entire...
His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Tenterden Town Council would like to convey our sincerest condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh today, 9th April 2021. The loss and sorrow ...
Local Rewards Chat with Maybe*
Calling all Ashford & Tenterden based businesses! 📢 Ashford Borough Council have partnered with @maybetech to offer 1000 FREE sponsored accounts to local businesses for 12 months! Start learning al...
Picnic Tables and an Extension to Free Parking as Pandemic Eases
The purchase of large picnic tables for the High Street and Recreation Ground and an extension to the free parking scheme are among the initiatives highlighted by the Town Council’s Covid 19 sub-com...
Elections 2021 - Apply for Postal or Proxy Votes
Residents go to the polls on 6 May to cast their vote for our next Kent Police & Crime Commissioner and also in Kent County Council elections. In addition to voting in person at a polling station, you...
The votes are in! It's Beacon Oak Roundabout
The new roundabout on the A28 Tenterden-Ashford Road is to be called Beacon Oak Roundabout. Recently, Tenterden Town Council asked local residents to suggest a name – 52 people wrote in or emaile...
Council backs traffic management survey for Oaks Road, Golden Square & East Hill
Kent County Council (KCC) is to carry out a major traffic survey and suggest options for traffic management in Oaks Road, Golden Square and East Hill, with a possible recommendation of making it a one...
Post-pandemic Tenterden - your ideas are needed!
With the first steps being taken to ease lockdown and a clear roadmap out of the Covid crisis, Tenterden Town Council’s Covid sub-committee is to meet early next week to discuss ways of supporting t...
Shed thefts and phone scams on the rise
A spate of garage and garden shed break-ins, stolen pet dogs and the continued incidence of phone scams, were highlighted by PCSO Kate Richards in her monthly report to Tenterden Town Council last nig...
Solar Panels to be fitted as first step towards making Tenterden a carbon-neutral Town
Tenterden Town Council last night (Monday, 8 March) authorised the fitting of solar panels on the upgraded maintenance block at the St Michael’s Recreation Ground. It is a first step towards the ...
Census 2021
**CENSUS 2021 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION ** Every household in England and Wales will receive a letter at the start of March which invites them to take part in the census. This letter will have the Royal...
TENTERDEN RANKED NUMBER THREE IN MAJOR SURVEY OF 1,000 SHOPPING DESTINATIONS ACROSS THE UK
Throughout the pandemic, Tenterden has been particularly active in supporting its local retailers – and now a major survey of 1,000 shopping locations across the UK, has ranked the town at number th...
Census 2021 Information
Click here for details on Census 2021 taking place Sunday 21 March 2021.
MORE FREE PARKING HIGHLIGHTED IN POST-PANDEMIC PLANNING
Tenterden Town Council has been researching the potential availability of new, free, parking spaces as part of its post-pandemic planning. Discussions are continuing with Ashford Borough Council (A...
KCC Proposed Signal Controlled Pedestrian Crossing outside The Spires, A28 St. Michael's
To see the Consultation Poster click here: KCC Proposed Signal Controlled Pedestrian Crossing A28 St. Michael's Poster To see the Consultation Documents click here: KCC Proposed Signal Control...
Re-submission of Town Hall Re-ordering & Extension Planning Application –21/00003/AS & 21/00004/AS
Following discussions with the Planning Officer at ABC, we have been asked to provide more information regarding the history of some of the ground floor walls and the implications of their removal or ...
Aldi Supermarket Turned Down, and New Plans for St Michael's Recreation Ground
An approach from retail giant Aldi to build an 1,880 square metre supermarket with 126 parking bays on St Michaels Recreation Ground was unanimously rejected at last night’s (Monday, 8 February) mee...
Consultation to be Launched on Tenterden's Neighbourhood Plan
A major public consultation and information campaign is to be launched in Tenterden in the spring to canvass views on the local Neighbourhood Plan (NP), which sets out bespoke planning policies intend...
Town Council moves to Protect 300-Year-Old Oak Tree
Tenterden Town Council is moving to protect an oak tree, believed to be more than 300 years old, on the buffer zone between the Kiln Field nature reserve and the 100-home estate being built by develop...
Community Engagement Officer for Tenterden Social Hub's new Community based Facility
Job Title: Community Engagement Officer Recruiter: Tenterden Social Hub Description: This is an exciting new position which will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of a new community based...