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HOME IN SIGHT FOR ERRANT BINS

The long awaited Hawkinge litter bins should be in their new homes within three weeks if there are no further holdups. They have been sitting in a Shepway Council depot for weeks while KCC arrange to install the dog mess and litter bins.

It is hoped the bases will begin to appear within the next week and the twenty new bins will all be in place and ready for use within three weeks.

With Pathfinder funding, the Hawkinge Partnership worked with Hawkinge Parish Council, Shepway District Council and Kent County Council to buy 20 new dog and litter bins.  They will be sited at locations which have already been suggested by residents.

Previously there were o­nly six bins for the village’s 5,500 residents.

Kent County Council will be installing the bins and Shepway District Council will empty them and maintain them.

Cllr David Callahan, Chairman of Hawkinge Parish Council, said:  “There will be no excuse for people to drop litter now.  There are enough bins within easy reach.  We listened to what local people wanted and I hope they will respect their village and use these new bins – that can be used for general litter and dog waste."

The new bins have been allocated to the following new locations:-

Canterbury Road - Heron Forstall Avenue - Killing Woods Green - Page Road/Haven Drive Green - Pannell Drive - Aerodrome Road Bus Stop - St. Lukes Walk, off Siskin Close - Aerodrome Road /Heron Drive - Blenheim Drive - Off Webster Way - Kettle Drive green - The Street - Millfield -  Stombers Lane Green