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The smartening up of the area in front of the shops in Canterbury Road, Hawkinge came a step nearer with today's (6th May) turf cutting ceremony to mark the start of the improvements .

Hawkinge Parish Council Chairman, Dave Callahan, and Hawkinge Partnership Board Member, Anne Hutt, performing the turf cutting ceremony

The scheme will replace the existing flat grassed areas with raised beds surrounded by railway sleepers enclosing robust, colourful plants and shrubs. Also included is a bench, which residents, specifically requested so that weary shoppers could rest their legs and watch the world go by.

The areas that will benefit from the improvement work stretch from the Hawkinge Community Office to the Village Hall. Plans of the scheme are available to view in the Hawkinge Community Office.

Dave Callahan said, “It’s the start to bringing the village back to life”. Anne Hutt added, “It will look brilliant when it’s all finished”.

The scheme will take about three weeks to complete and is the result of consultation and collaboration by the Hawkinge Partnership, Hawkinge Parish Council, Kent County Council, Stagecoach East Kent and residents.