NOTICE is hereby given that a vacancy has occurred in the membership of Iwade Parish Council. Persons wishing to be considered for this appointment should apply in writing to the Clerk to the Parish Council as soon as possible but no later than 5th June, 2012. Written applications should be made to the Clerk at the following address: P.O. Box 588, Sittingbourne ME10 9ET. Or by e-mail: iwadepc@blueyonder.co.uk

Rural Kent have asked IwadeVillage.co.uk to share two vacancies with you, one for a Welfare to Work Advisor and one for Administrative Support. Click on the links for details.

Iwade's Angela of Puddle Ducks East Kent would like to offer Iwade residents and new customers a chance to join for a 'mini-term' of swimming lessons at a heavily discounted price. Check out the Puddle Ducks advert in the IwadeVillage.co.uk Directory for contact details. Have fun!

A blue Leyland DAF and LDV Convoy Commercial Tipper lorry and 3 engines and 20 wheels inside the vehicles were stolen from Willow Bank Industrial Estate Old Ferry Road Iwade between 8:25 pm 28th April and 3am on 29th April 2012. The blue Leyland DAF vehicle was later recovered in School Lane Bapchild. If you have any information, please contact Kent police, on telephone number 101.

A red Vauxhall Vivaro van is believed to have been involved in the removal of 4 copper cylinders and copper piping at a site in School Lane Iwade on Thursday 19th of April. If you have any information, please contact Kent police, on telephone number 101.

Apologies from Swale BC Printers who have unfortunately printed a batch of our May Observers with 4 pages from a previous issue. On behalf of the Observer team please accept our apologies if you have received one of the duff Observers. Meanwhile you can read the all present and correct May Observer online... Swale are running off a batch of correct editions so that we can replace any that have not gone out yet and we'll do our best with Swale to make sure this does not happen again. If you're a volunteer deliverer and you've not already delivered your batch please check them for incorrect editions and let us know at observer@iwadevillage.co.uk how many copies you need and hold fire on the delivery. Thank you for your patience.

Television Digital Switchover in most of Kent begins on 30th May and runs until the end of June. Find out when you switchover by putting your postcode in the Digital Switchover website.

The second stage of Swale’s consultation on its local plan proposals has opened with a Public Consultation closing on 18th May on the document entitled “Bearing Fruits”. To have your say on the impact on local facilities of additional housing click here or click on the image.