Strategic Heath Authority

Kent and Medway Strategic Health Authority
Preston Hall, London Road, Royal British Legion Village, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7NJ
( 01622 710161; fax: 01622 719802; e-mail:
website: Kent and Medway NHS Trust
Responsible for overall strategic planning of health services in the Kent and Medway areas.

Primary Health Care Trust

Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust
Headquarters: Brook House, John Wilson Business Park, Reeves Way, Chestfield, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 3QT
( 01227 795050; fax: 01227 795025
e-mail (for complaints, compliments and advice):
website: Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust
The Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust (PCT) was formed on 1st October 2006. It is responsible for provision of local health services in the Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Deal, Shepway, Swale and Thanet district areas.

Doctors, Dentists, Opticians, Pharmacists

For details of local doctors, dentists, opticians, pharmacists, hospitals and other health service providers, see the NHS Services Search at
www.nhs.uk/root/localnhsservices/default.asp

Local dispensing chemists:
For chemists and opening times, see: www.nhs.uk/england/pharmacies/openingTimesSearch.aspx

Hospitals

Hospitals with 24-hour Accident and Emergency facilities:

The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital
Ramsgate Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4AN
( 01843 225544; fax: 01843 220048.

William Harvey Hospital
Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LZ
( 01233 633331

Minor Injuries Units

These deal with minor accidents and emergencies and the nearest are based at:

Faversham Cottage Hospital
Stone Street, Faversham (Map)
( 01795 562069
Open: 8.30am-5.30pm 365 days a year.

Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Address: Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3NG
( 01227 766877
Open: 24 hours 365 days a year.

Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital
Address: Bell Road, Sittingbourne (Map)
( 01795 418300
Open: 9am-9pm every day.

Whitstable Health Centre
Address: Harbour Street, Whitstable (Map)
( 01227 594560
Open: 8am-6.30pm Monday-Friday, closed Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays.

Ambulance Services

Kent Ambulance NHS Trust
Headquarters: Heath Road, Coxheath, Maidstone, Kent ME17 4BG
( 01622 747010; fax: 01622 743565; e-mail:

Advice and Information

NHS Direct
Free expert health advice and reassurance, available 24 hours a day.
( 0845 4647; website: NHS Direct Online

Surgery Door
Independent source of information on a very wide range of health and welfare topics. website: Surgery Door

Citizens Advice Bureau
Local Bureau: 43 Stone Street, Faversham (open for drop-in inquiries from 10am to 2.30pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). Telephone inquiries can be made from on .
( 0870 121 2109 (10am to 12noon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays)
national website: Citizens Advice Bureau

Connexions Kent & Medway
A free and confidential advisory service for all 13- to 19-year-olds (and also young people up to 25 with learning difficulties and disabilities). Covers a wide range of issues including housing, careers, relationships, sources of recreation and leisure facilities, local volunteering opportunities and job vacancies. Assistance is also available to parents and carers needing help on how to advise their children on qualifications, training and employment. The organisation has access points across the county and advisors attached to many Kent schools.
website: www.connexionskentandmedway.co.uk

Counselling Directory
Links to UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details.
website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk

Faversham Library

Newton Road, Faversham , Kent ME13 8DY
( 01795 532448 Fax: 01795 591229

Opening Times: Monday 9.30am-6pm; Tuesday 9.30am-6pm; Wednesday 9.30am-6pm; Thursday 9.30am-6.00pm*; Friday 9.30am-7pm; Saturday 9.30am-4pm.
(* extended Thursday opening for 9-month trial, starting February 2004)

Facilities: Level access, automatic doors, photocopier, fax, separate depts: Children/Ref/Local Studies, exhibition space, reader/printer, print magnifier.

Mobile Library Van

Visits Glebe Cottages, Eastling on alternate Tuesday mornings.

Eastling Parish Council

Usually meets on the second Wednesday of alternate months in Eastling Village Hall. For dates CLICK HERE.

For detailed information on the Council, go to the Parish Council page.

Swale Borough Council

Main departments: Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3HT ( 01795 424341.
website: www.swale.gov.uk
e-mail: info@swale.gov.uk
District office: Preston Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 8NY ( 01795 594444.

Ward Councillor (for East Downs): Councillor Colin Prescott, Cottleston Pie, Murton Place, Seasalter Road, Graveney, Faversham, Kent ME13 9DX (Conservative) ( 01795 590054. e-mail:

Kent County Council

County Hall, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XQ.
Main switchboard: ( 01622 671411.
Freephone helpline: ( 0800 225510
website: www.kent.gov.uk

County Councillor for Swale East Division (which includes Eastling): Andrew Bowles (Conservative), 27 Highfield Close, Canterbury, Kent CT2 9DX
( 01227 767423. e-mail:

Member of Parliament (Faversham and Mid Kent)

Hugh Robertson MP (Conservative), House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
( Constituency Office: 01622 850574
websites: Hugh Robertson's profile on official Conservative Party website;
Profile on independent "They Work for You" website.

Members of European Parliament (UK South East)

Daniel Hannan MEP (Conservative)
Flat One, Bristol Court West, !42 Marine Parade, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 1DF
( 01372 453678 (Secretary: Margaret Bottomley); fax: 01372 453741
Brussels: ( 00322 284 5137; fax: 00322 284 9137
Strasbourg: ( 00333 88 17 5137; fax: 00333 88 17 9137
e-mail: ; website: www.hannan.co.uk

Nigel Farage MEP (UK Independence Party)
1 Darwin Villas, Single Street, Westerham, Kent TN16 3AA
( 01959 570034; fax: 01959 575595; mobile: 07802 597692
e-mail: ;
websites: www.ukip.org and www.nigelfaragemep.co.uk

Niranjan Joseph Aditya Deva MEP (Conservative)
169 Kennington Road, London SE11 6SF
(: 020 764 28880; fax: 020 764 28879
Brussels: ( 00322 284 7245; fax: 00322 284 9245
Strasbourg: ( 00333 88 17 7245; fax: 00333 88 17 9245
e-mail:

Christopher Huhne MEP (Liberal Democrat)
Meadowview, 110c Dutton Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 6AB
( 020 7227 4319; fax: 020 7233 3959; e-mail:
website: www.chrishuhnemep.org.uk

Peter Skinner MEP (Labour Party)
Oakfield, Station Road, Staplehurst, Kent
( 01322 279867; fax: 01322 281553; e-mail:

James Elles MEP (Conservative)
UK Office: Elmhurst, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 9AA
( 01494 673745; fax: 01494 670428
Belgian Office: 47-53 rue Wiertz, B-1047 Brussels, Belgium
( 00322 284 5951 (Assistant: Claire Roberts); fax: 00322 284 9951
e-mail: ; website: www.jameselles.com

Ashley Mote MEP (UK Independence Party)
16 Kingswood Place, Knowle, Hants PO17 5FG
( 01329 830147; mobile: 07836 220223; e-mail:

Richard Ashworth MEP (Conservative)
4 Temeraire Heights, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3TL
( 01303 237736; e-mail:

Dr Caroline Lucas MEP (Green Party)
UK Office: Suite 58, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TY
( 020 7407 6281; fax: 020 7234 0183
Belgian Office: 46 Rue des Drapiers, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
e-mail: ; website: www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk

Baroness Emma Nicholson MEP (Liberal Democrat)
No. 2 Millbank, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW; and
4 Maunsel Street, London SW1P 2QL
( 020 7828 4991; fax: 020 7828 4992; e-mail:

Bus Services

Route 660 (Tankerton to Stalisfield Green, serving Otterden, Eastling, Painters Forstal, Faversham, Graveney, Seasalter and Whitstable).
Operated by Kingsman International Travel, 57 Bramley Avenue, Faversham, Kent ME13 8LP: ( 01795 531553/53630.

Swale Unified Network (SUN)

Kent County Council and Swale Borough Council's new transport service - the SUN Travel Club - serves a number of Swale's rural areas including Eastling, Painters Forstal and Stalisfield.

The service started at the beginning of June 2001 and offers a choice of:

• a dial-a-ride mini bus service AND

• a wheelchair-accessible hire car service.

Dial-a-ride buses for Eastling, Painters Forstal and Stalisfield operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays and take people from their door to Faversham or Sittingbourne. Pick up times are between 9am and 10am. The service has to be pre-booked (a day or more before) and the return fare is £1.10.

The alternative hire car service is much like a taxi, taking users wherever they need to go - one-way or return - and will be available Mondays to Saturdays 9am to 7pm. The charges are discounted by 15% on a regular taxi fare.

To qualify for the scheme, you EITHER have to live half-a-mile from a regular bus route OR have a disability that makes travel on ordinary buses or trains difficult. You also have to "sign up" for the services - by completing and returning an application form. Some people will have to pay a £5 membership fee. Full details and application forms are available from local libraries and council offices. Ask for the SUN Travel Club leaflet.

The new scheme is in addition to the existing 660 bus service which will continue to operate as usual.

Information: ( 01622 605349

Rail

Nearest station: Faversham, providing direct services by Southeastern Trains to London, Dover and Ramsgate.

Southeastern head office: Friars Bridge Court, 41-45 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8PG; ( 0845 000 2222.   website: www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/

National rail enquiry line: ( 08457 484950. website: Railtrack "on-line" journey planner.

Coaches, Ferries and Air Travel

For details of coach, ferry and air services, on-line booking services and other travel information, see the "Travel" links on the Internet Links page.

Refuse Collection Days in Eastling

The local refuse collection service is provided by Swale Borough Council. Collection days for Eastling are:

Mondays: Faversham/Eastling Road; Glebe Cottages; Meesons Close; Newnham Lane; Otterden Road; The Street.

Thursdays: Kettle Hill; School Lane/Kettle Hill Road.

Recycling

Waste paper and cardboard recycling skips are located in the carpark of Eastling Village Hall, Kettle Hill Road. Proceeds support the Hall funds.

Comprehensive free waste disposal and recycling facilities for use by householders are located at the Kent County Council's Household Recycling Centre, Salters Lane (off the A2 Canterbury Road), Faversham. Items accepted include: paper, cardboard, glass, textiles, plastics, cans and metal, garden waste, general household items, soil and hard core, engine oil, asbestos and unwanted d.i.y materials. Opening times: Monday to Saturday 8am - 4.30pm; Sunday 9am - 4pm.

Swale Borough Council's nearest recycling centres are located at:

• Faversham Central Carpark - with facilities for paper, glass, cans, textiles and books.
• Tesco store carpark, Crescent Road, Faversham - paper, glass and textiles.
• Coop store carpark, North Lane, Faversham - paper, glass and cans.
• Doddington, The Street (opposite Chequers pub) - paper and glass.
• Macknade Farm Shop carpark - paper, glass, cans and textiles.
• A2 London Road (layby to east of Norton Ash crossroads) - paper and glass.

The Recycling Guide. A national website offering advice and background information on recycling different materials at home, at work and in schools: www.recycling-guide.org.uk/.

Public Utilities

Gas