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Welcome to the Leigh Parish Website.
The Leigh parish includes the villages of Leigh and Charcott,
and the areas of Moorden and Powder Mills.
Leigh Play Event
The Family Fun Play Event will be held on The Green in Leigh on Friday 10th August, from 2pm to 5pm. In the event of wet weather, the event will take place in Jessica's Hall. This is a free event, and there will be lots of fun activities and games on offer. Refreshments will be served.
Bulk Refuse Freighter
The refuse freighter will visit on Saturday 29th September, stopping at Crandalls, Leigh, from 12.45pm to 1.30pm.
The Freighter cannot accept fridges, freezers, cookers, cast iron boilers or baths, long metal poles, building materials, manure, large parts of engines or vehicles or hazardous waste.
Hazardous waste now includes items like fluorescent tubes, TV’s & computer monitors, batteries, oil tins and filters, paint and paint tins and chemical containers. These items cannot be accepted on the Saturday Freighter service and must be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Compostable garden waste cannot be accepted. SDC operates a separate, fortnightly Garden Waste Collection Service. Paper garden waste sacks or a wheeled bin & an annual permit can be purchased for a small charge.
Please do not leave any rubbish unattended. Thank you.
Affordable Housing
Please see the results of the Leigh Housing Needs Survey on the Affordable Housing page.
Broadband
High Speed Broadband (BT Infinity) is now available from the Hildenborough Exchange and BT Openreach are now accepting orders for upgrades from some residents of Leigh village. If you would like to see if you are eligible for an upgrade, please see http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/.
Drainage and Flooding
The Parish Council is tackling Kent County Council about drainage problems, including blocked drains and gullies. We will update you when we have more information. If you would like to report any blocked drains or problem areas to the Parish Council for inclusion in the list of sites to be discussed with KCC, please contact the Clerk by email at Louise.leighclerk@hotmail.com. Please ensure that you give full details of the problem including the exact location.
Potholes
The recent heavy rains has caused havoc with our road network, and there are many potholes. Please either report these potholes to the Clerk, or go online at www.kent.gov.uk and report the fault on the interactive map.