Parish Council News

Headcorn’s new Community Liaison Officer Stuart Ellesmere would like to sincerely thank the community for the warmth of its welcome into his new post. He has been extremely busy in his first month and met many familiar faces, and a few new ones. He reports that everyone has been extremely receptive to his role and supportive of all he is tasked to do. The organisations he works with - Maidstone Borough Council, KCC and Kent Police to name a few - have too been enthusiastic and helpful from the start.

In addition to his regular duties providing support and care around the community this month

Stuart and Parish Chair James Thomas attended the ‘Multi-Agency Approach to Anti-Social Behaviour Conference’ on 19th March at the County Showground – this was a free event organised by the Kent Community Safety Partnership. 

There were several interactive discussions and speakers from around Kent (and beyond) including Kent Police Superintendent Peter Steenhuis and Matthew Scott – Crime Commissioner. There were valuable insights shared, including approaches to tackling homelessness and youth ASB via collaborative working. There were other talks on nuisance vehicles, Community Payback and mental health; trauma and their relationship with ASB. Most importantly, some excellent new networks were made and some good discussions around similar issues that other Parishes have been encountering with ASB – as they say, ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’.