Paddock Wood Town Council

30/10/2026

🌿 **WE’RE HIRING! Gardener/Estates Operative**

Do you enjoy working outdoors and take pride in keeping your local community looking its best? 🌼

Paddock Wood Town Council is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated **Gardener/Estates Operative** to join our small Estates Team, helping to maintain the town’s green spaces, planters, playing fields and other council-owned sites.

📅 **Closing date: Friday 20 November 2026**

Interested? Head to our website to find out more about the role, read the job description and person specification, and learn how to apply.

🌐 **www.paddockwood-tc.gov.uk**

Please share to help us find the right person to join our team! 🌱

30/10/2026

🚨🎄 CLOSING TODAY! LAST CHANCE TO ENTER OUR CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION! 🎄🚨

🎨 Ages 11–18 – this is your final call!

Bored at the end of half term? Grab your pencils, paints or camera and get creative! 🖌️📸

Paddock Wood Town Council is looking for festive and winter-themed artwork that could be turned into a real Christmas card and sold in our community to help raise funds for our Youth Hub. ❤️

Imagine seeing YOUR design on a Christmas card around Paddock Wood! How amazing would that be?

🎅 Draw, paint, photograph – whatever your style, we want to see what you can create. You can enter on your own or team up with friends.

⏰ ENTRIES CLOSE TODAY – FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER!

📩 Send your original artwork to [email protected]

⚠️ Remember: no AI-generated artwork or copyrighted images.

Don't leave it too late! Get creative, send us your entry and be part of something special in Paddock Wood. 🌟🎁

29/10/2026

🎨🎄 BORED THIS HALF TERM? WE HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU! 🎄🎨

Looking for something to do before the holidays are over? Get creative and enter Paddock Wood Town Council’s Christmas Card Competition! 🎅✨

If you’re aged 11–18, we want YOU to get involved! Grab your paints, pencils or camera and create a festive or winter-themed design. You could even team up with friends and make an afternoon of it! 🖌️📸

🌟 Your design could become a real Christmas card, sold in our community to help raise funds for our Youth Hub. How brilliant would it be to see your own artwork out there in Paddock Wood?

⏰ HURRY – ENTRIES CLOSE TOMORROW, FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER!

📩 Email your original creation to [email protected]

You can draw, paint, photograph or try something completely different – just make it your own! No AI-generated artwork or copyrighted images, please.

Don't spend the last day of half term scrolling – get creative and get your entry in! 🎨🎁

28/10/2026

🌿 WE’RE HIRING! Gardener/Estates Operative

Do you enjoy working outdoors and take pride in keeping your local community looking its best? 🌼

Paddock Wood Town Council is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Gardener/Estates Operative to join our small Estates Team, helping to maintain the town’s green spaces, planters, playing fields and other council-owned sites.

📅 Closing date: Friday 20 November 2026

Interested? Head to our website to find out more about the role, read the job description and person specification, and learn how to apply.

🌐 https://paddockwood-tc.gov.uk/notices/vacancy-gardener-estates-operative/

Please share to help us find the right person to join our team! 🌱

28/10/2026

🚔 **LATEST POLICE UPDATE FOR PADDOCK WOOD**

PC Louis Scudder and PC Connor Geelan, our local Kent Police Beat Officers, have shared their latest **Community Update**, covering recent incidents and the work being carried out to address local concerns.

The update includes information about:
🔹 Catapult incidents and action taken
🔹 Road safety and illegal parking on Commercial Road
🔹 Anti-social behaviour and ongoing enquiries
🔹 Reports of a suspicious male approaching residential driveways

📩 **Want to receive police updates directly to your email?**

Sign up to **My Community Voice Kent** to receive updates and information from your local policing team straight to your inbox.

👉 Read the latest update and sign up here:
https://www.mycommunityvoicekent.co.uk/Alerts/A/515634/Community-Update

Please continue to report concerns to Kent Police. Call **999** in an emergency or when a crime is in progress, or use **101** or Kent Police's online reporting service for non-emergency matters.

Dear Residents, I hope you are all well. Since Connor and I last updated you, we have continued to t...

26/10/2026

🎨🎄 HALF-TERM CREATIVE CHALLENGE! 🎄🎨

Looking for something fun to do this half term? Why not get creative and help Paddock Wood Town Council with a very special Christmas project! 🎅✨

🖌️ Design a Christmas card! Whether you love drawing, painting, photography or trying something completely different, we want to see your festive creations.

Your artwork could be turned into a Christmas card to be sold in our community, helping to raise funds for our Youth Hub and getting your creativity seen around Paddock Wood! ❤️

👧🧒 Ages 11–18
👥 Work on your own or team up with friends
❄️ Festive or winter-themed designs welcome

🚫 Remember: your entry must be your own original work — no AI-generated artwork or copyrighted images.

📩 Email your entry to [email protected]

⏰ Deadline: midday on Friday 30 October 2026

So, grab your pencils, paints or camera this half term and see what you can create! We can't wait to see your ideas. 🌟

26/10/2026

📚 Paddock Wood in Living Memory – Help Share Our Town’s Stories! 🏡

We’re pleased to share information on behalf of The Amelia Scott about an exciting heritage project celebrating the history of Paddock Wood and its surrounding rural communities.

Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Paddock Wood in Living Memory will collect and share the everyday memories, experiences and stories of local residents, helping to preserve our town’s rich heritage for future generations.

🌳 The project will include creative activities, oral history collecting, school workshops, family events, wellbeing walks and heritage talks.

💬 Have a story to share or an idea for the project? The Amelia would love to hear from you! You can take part in the survey by scanning the QR code on the poster and help shape the project.

📧 For more information, contact [email protected]

Let’s help celebrate the people, places and memories that make Paddock Wood special! ❤️

23/10/2026

Emergency Road Closure!

23/10/2026

Please note that, due to the yellow weather warning for wind, Foal Hurst Woods will be closed today.