The Parish Council has installed a new defibrillator in Ryarsh Park, positioned on the rear of the notice board to protect the unit from direct sunlight and extend its operational lifespan.
Training sessions will be scheduled shortly for those interested in learning proper usage.
We extend our gratitude to KCC Cllr Sian for providing full funding, Trinity for granting the necessary permissions, and Lucia for her extensive support throughout this process.
In conjunction with TMBC, Ryarsh Parish Council have arranged the following public meeting for Saturday the 26th September 2026 in Ryarsh Village Hall.
Ryarsh Parish Council is pleased to announce that it is taking part in the Woman’s Shed Initiative. This initiative provides an informal meet-up group where attendees can come along for a cuppa or a coffee and a chat.
Location: Meetings will be held at the Duke of Wellington Pub.
Schedule: The group will meet every Friday morning.
Launch Date: The first session starts on Friday 18th September 2026.
Time: Each session begins at 10:00 AM.
Cost: There is a £2 donation to attend.
Support: To help the group get started, Ryarsh Parish Council will subsidise the cost for the first three months.
Refreshments and conversation are included for all participants. The Council extends its thanks to the Duke of Wellington for kindly hosting the Woman’s Shed.
For more information, please contact clerk@ryarsh-pc.gov.uk.
Ryarsh Parish Council is pleased to announce that it is taking part in the Men’s Shed Initiative. This initiative provides an informal meet-up group where attendees can come along for a cuppa and a chat.
Location: Meetings will be held at the Duke of Wellington Pub.
Schedule: The group will meet every Tuesday morning.
Launch Date: The first session starts on Tuesday 31st March 2026.
Time: Each session begins at 10:00 AM.
Cost: There is a £2 donation to attend.
Support: To help the group get started, Ryarsh Parish Council will subsidise the cost for the first three months.
Refreshments and conversation are included for all participants. The Council extends its thanks to the Duke of Wellington for kindly hosting the Men’s Shed.
For more information, please contact clerk@ryarsh-pc.gov.uk.
RYARSH PARISH COUNCIL
Dear resident
We have received a letter from Kent County Council today, further to a request for a scoping opinion to accompany a planning application for the proposed extraction of aggregate (sand) at Land West of Roughetts Road, Ryarsh (Reference no KCC/SCO/TM/0140/2023).
KCC has only a limited amount of time to adopt a scoping opinion and needs to hear from the Parish Council about whether the report and proposed scope of the environmental assessment (which would accompany any planning application) is satisfactory and assesses all the relevant impacts. The Parish Council must reply to KCC by 21 September 2023.
The Parish Council, and residents, will be formally consulted when an Environmental Statement has been submitted and the planning application has been validated.
Attached are:
1. A letter from Waterman Infrastructure and Environment requesting an Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion dated 29th August 2023.
2. The Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping report produced by Waterman Infrastructure and Environment Ltd dated August 2023
Please note a website has been set up https://landwestofroughettsroad.co.uk/
This will be discussed at the Parish Council meeting on 11th September. If you have any comments to make it would be helpful if you could email these in advance to clerk@ryarsh-pc.gov.uk so that the Parish Council has enough time to prepare a robust response.
This is not a planning application, but will lead to a planning application. Waterman Infrastructure and Environment have stated that a formal public consultation will be undertaken ahead of the submission of any planning application for the development.
From Ryarsh Parish Council
Nu Venture Bus Service
Kent County Council Support for buses 58 and 70 ended on 12th February 2023, and school-time buses 558 and 578 also cease to serve the Malling area.
However, until July 2023, Nu Venture will continue to operate a limited replacement daytime service on certain days of the week. Parish Councils are helping to fund this service. The 58 Bus Service for Ryarsh is on a Friday.
PLEASE USE IT OR LOSE IT
Continuation beyond July 2023 will be dependent on usage in coming months.
The number 58 Friday Bus Service leaves Ryarsh opposite Duke of Wellington at 10.08.
The service stops at Leybourne, West Malling High Street opposite Tesco, East Malling King and Queen, Larkfield opposite Wealden Hall, Hall Road opposite Sainsburys and Maidstone Town Centre.
The return service leaves Maidstone at 13.00 and arrives in Ryarsh at 13.48.
The full timetable is available at www.nu-venture.online/bus-times
For more details and updates, please visit the event on Facebook.
If anyone is interested, perhaps as a fun project with the kids, the Ryarsh Resource Room could do with some much needed TLC! It needs a tidy and a sort and some of the old bits removing. If you are able to help, please pop us a message or email andy.betts@ryarsh-pc.gov.uk. Thanks
We’ve had some of this pic printed on 75x50cm canvas with 2cm edge if anyone is interested @ £75 each. The original pic and one of the canvases still in its protective film attached. Comprised of a total of 27 images merged and stitched together, the resolution is effectively 180MB so a very detailed shot.
If you’d like to hang this stunning aerial sunset in your house, please email info@ryarshvillage.co.uk for more details.
