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Woodchurch is a Kent village, the largest civil parish in the Borough of Ashford. It is centred 6 miles (9.7 km) from the market town of Ashford and 4 miles (6 km) from the Cinque Ports town of Tenterden, in Kent, South East England. The village became firmly established in the 13th century with the erection of the large All Saints church which still boasts a 13th-century chancel. The windmill that overlooks the village from the north commands extensive views over the Walland marshes to the English Channel coast.
Woodchurch Hub is a not-for-profit organisation whose main objectives are to promote the wellbeing of Woodchurch residents and to bring together local social groups and charities within the Woodchurch area. The HUB provides community support through The HUB building six days each week and at other times by phone and email. As well as a central information helpline, in cojunction with the Tenterden Social Hub we organise the “Meals on wheels” service within Woodchurch and, in conjunction with Woodchurch Surgery and the Jean Mealham Centre we assist with transport and prescription collection.
The Parish Council meets on the 4th Thursday of each month. Please check noticeboard or website for agenda and to confirm meeting is taking place at 7.00 pm in the Memorial Hall Annexe. Anyone from the village is welcome to attend these meetings, which include an Open Forum where matters that you would like to be considered by the Council can be discussed.
What's New In Woodchurch
- Elections on May 4th
Voter ID
General Information
Voter Authority Certificate application:
– Download a paper copy
– Online Application Form - Parish Council Elections
– 2023 Parish Nomination Papers download
– 2023 Parish Nomination Guidance download - WPC Response to the proposed footpath diverson – AT204 behind the Rare Breeds Centre
- Hardship Help for Families in Kent
If you are experiencing hardship, especially during the current cost of living challenges, please download this ‘Help with Hardship‘ guide. This includes the universal support available across England / Kent, as well as district-specific support.
Events in Woodchurch
Upcoming events throughout the year
Woodchurch HUB on Facebook
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If you are concerned about 5G and wireless technology or perhaps would like to understand why we should be, this is a brilliant opportunity to hear Ian Jarvis speak. He is travelling down to Kent for a one day presentational talk in The Memorial Hall in Woodchurch this Sunday 10 - 4pm (with a break so bring your own lunch). Free, but donations to cover hall hire & travel expenses appreciated.
5g! I’d just like to actually get a reliable 3G stable connection working!
There is excellent Wi-Fi coverage in the Hall, so accessing the online resources Ian will mention during his talk using your laptop or smartphone shouldn't be a problem.
Next week David Icke...
As a counterbalance, I'm also a degree level qualified Radio Frequency design and development engineer who spent my whole long career working with, (and in), high level RF fields. 5G is just another low-level Radio Frequency field in the relatively low Gigahertz frequency range of non-ionising electromagnetic radiation, currently deploying up to c. 3.8GHz in the UK, with proposals for high band usage up to 28Ghz. Any possible hazards have been heavily researched innumerable times over my 40 year career. You will not find any genuine convincing scientific evidence that non-ionising electromagnetic radiation such as used for 5G has any harmful effect on human tissue, just meaningless anecdotal and unscientific scare stories, especially from the 'tin foil hat' brigade. Just to put it in perspective - you know when you are warming your hands, (or whatever), in front of your woodstove or electric fire, you are bathing your bits in VERY high levels of electromagnetic radiation at frequencies of c. 300 Gigahertz to c. 400 Terahertz, (that is what infra-red radiation is and this radiation is converted to heat in your body tissues..). If you go out in the sun you are exposing your body to even higher levels of non-ionising wideband electromagnetic radiation, (up to c.1000 Watts per square metre), at very much higher frequencies still, (that is what visible light is), and don't even get me started on UV sunbeds that some people foolishly expose themselves to... These are indisputable facts. In comparison, 5G frequencies are not only very low energy, (non-ionising), but are also relatively minuscule in power level. There is no genuine, scientifically proven health hazard from 5G or Wi-Fi radiation. As soon as some people hear the word, "radiation" they immediately think of Chernobyl and that irrational fear is exploited by those with an axe to grind. Unfortunately there are individuals and pressure groups that play on general public ignorance in this highly technical field, a field that I have worked in all my life.
Woodchurch Village Life Museum is open this weekend • The museum is open every weekend and bank holiday from 10am to 4pm until the end of October. • Only a short walk from the Green, past the church and down Susan's Hill. • Free admission, bring family and friends to this unique gallery of local artefacts. • Visit the museum over the bank holiday weekends and bring a picnic to eat in our lawn garden. • Wheelchair accessible and accessible toilet facilities - as reviewed by AccessAble • Children can enrol in the 'Wheels of Time' scheme and collect a badge. • New exhibition with a 1/18th scale model of Woodchurch Windmill. • Find out about the model's story and the many more amazing facts about the characters and places where you live.
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Thank you once more to our “ Busy Bees” 🐝. Working so hard again ! I just love those swathes of wild flowers
A month today, 9th July, will be the Woodchurch 10,5&1 mile running event. It’s on a Sunday, it’s in the village calendar, in fact you are all probably very aware of it. I’m looking for wonderful people to join our happy throng of volunteers to help marshal the event on the day. It involves meeting up at about 8am and going out to stand, direct and cheer on the runners along key points of the route. I’m also looking for someone to sell ice creams for me. I have an offer from Simply Ice cream, (a supplier to Woodchurch Vineyard) to sell a cool box load of ice creams. Please contact me directly if either role appeals to you. I’d much appreciate the support and the event will benefit hugely by having your ‘hands on deck’ help. Both activities are a sure way to enjoy the fantastic running event. Please message me or phone me on 07967817327 The event is generously sponsored by the Bonny cravat pub and Woodcurch Vineyard. The race logistics company is Nice Work.
Paul Isaacs
June Raley
Parish Council Notices
| Document Date | Document Link |
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| 20 May 2023 | |
| 18 May 2023 | |
| 16 Apr 2023 | Agenda Parish Council Meeting- 27 April 2023 Honorary Freedom Award |
| 16 Apr 2023 | |
| 05 Apr 2023 | Statement of the persons nominated for election as a Parish Councillor for Woodchurch Ward. |
| 22 Mar 2023 | |
| 22 Mar 2023 | |
| 22 Mar 2023 | Notice of Election- Election of Parish Councillors
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| 18 Mar 2023 | |
| 26 Feb 2023 | |
Your Parish Council discussed the proposed diversion and extinguishment of part PROW AT204 within the environs of the Rare Breeds Centre and agreed to submit an objection statement with a suggested solution. The PROW & Access Service Department, Kent County Council’s (KCC) proposals are illustrated below and have been added to the Parish Councils web site. At your Parish Councils request, the submission date for comments has also been extended to 4th of March. We constantly recommend that those interested parishioners who have not already responded to Mr Michael Tonkin of KCC, and would like to do so, that you email KCC as soon as possible using the following contact details:
Michael Tonkin PROW & Access Service, Kent County Council, Invicta House, Maidstone, Kent.
Telephone: 03000 41 03 25
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| 22 Feb 2023 | |
| 06 Mar 2023 | Proposed diversion of AT204 (Part) and Extinguishment of AT204 (Part) |
| 01 Feb 2023 | |
| 09 Jan 2023 | |
| 20 Dec 2022 | |
| 23 Oct 2022 | |
| 20 Nov 2022 | |
| 27 Jan 2022 | |
| 20 Aug 2021 | Planning Comments – 01284 Land between, 82-120 Front Road, Woodchurch |
| 24 Jun 2021 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | |
| 23 Jul 2021 |
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