Access Birchington Parish Council Annual Report here

    Read the Birchington Guide here

Thanet Earth

The Managing Director of Thanet Earth writes:The Thanet Earth site has now been under development for six months and there has been a great deal of interest not just in the hi-tech features of the operation but also the archaological finds made during the earth moving process.

Our plan is that the site will be complete by the end of this year.  We recognise that the exposure of so much chalk does make an impact on the landscape but with much of the archaeology now mapped, we can complete the new levels and replace the topsoil.  At completion the whole site will be landscaped and we are currently consulting the community about their ideas and preferences.  Currently three greenhouses are under construction and these will be operational by December.  To remove all Thanet Earth traffic off the Seamark Road we are creating a new site entrance at the South end and our new access road has been named after the now famous "Barrow Man" discovered close by.

Our updated website will be going live within the next few weeks www.thanetearth.com  Any specific questions or suggestions for future newsletters please write to me directly at Thanet Earth, Barrow Man Road, Birchington CT7 0AX.

                                                                    Steve McVickers, Managing Director, Thanet Earth

Our Village Policeman

Our village policeman, Tim Weston, is moving on to new pastures at Westbrook and Garlinge.  His replacement is Simon Rolfe who is a Thanetian and returns here from Sittingbourne.  Simon`s mobile is 07772226174.  We would like to thank Tim for all his good work for the community and wish him the very best for the future.

Kentish Hoppers

More news from our friends in Faversham who are restoring the 2CV that was given to our village by well-wishers in La Chapelle.  They report that the work is progressing well and that they hope to run "some sort of organised" outing both to Birchington and La Chapelle in April or May.  To illustrate their message here are their latest photographs of work in progress.  Click on the pics individually to check them out properly.

Cemetery Bus

Visitors to this page are reminded that BPC organises a bus on the last Sunday of each month (except December) which runs between Minnis Bay, the Railway Station and The Square to the cemetery.  The bus waits for approximately one hour at the cemetery and then returns to the pick-up spots in the village.  Whilst the bus is paid for by BPC the driver is a volunteer so a donation of £1.00 per person is suggested.  The bus commences at Minnis Bay at 1315 hrs.

Birchington Residents Association

The Birchington Residents Association has been established for many years and has provided a forum for countless numbers of villagers to meet other people, enjoy their company and to participate in all the other activities that are organised by the Association for members.  If you wish to learn more then please click on our community page and then give Roger Walford a call..

      Information from the Past

If any visitors to this web site, especially from outside of Thanet,  have any queries about old family links to the village then our Parish Archivist, Jennie Burgess, would be only too pleased to try and help.  Please contact us through the link on the front page and we will pass your query on to Jennie.    We may consider adding a  heritage page to this site if there is sufficient traffic and demand.

    Planning Matters

Thanet District Council posts all planning applications on the web in PDF format.  You will find them at www.ukplanning.com  

last updated 3/06/08