Dear Editor,

Re: Hawkinge becomes the newest town in Kent following historic Parish Council meeting

I am not informed enough to say whether I agree or disagree about Hawkinge now being a town.

However, I was amazed that such a major decision about our area was made without a full consultation process taking place, with every household leafleted and a full public meeting arranged.

The first I knew was the couple of paragraphs buried on page 34 of this week's Herald.

It isn't sufficient to just advertise it in the local press - not everyone reads that, and anyway, there wouldn't have been enough room in the public gallery for a representative number of residents to attend.

No wonder people are generally cynical about politicians and politics.

Yours

J James

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