Kenward Trust transforms lives impacted by addiction & homelessness, offering rehab & recovery support. 🌟 Visit Kenward Place for family fun & alpaca experiences while supporting this vital work! 💚 Recently visited by MBC Leader, Cllr Stuart Jeffery 🔗 kenwardtrust.org.uk/
⚡ Drive Electric is coming to MidKent College Maidstone! ⚡ 📆 Fri, 17 Apr | 🕙 10am–2pm 📍 Maidstone Campus
Join us for a day of EVs, expert advice, live demos & more! 🚗🔌 🌱 Explore sustainable transport!
Find out more & book 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../drive-el....
#DriveElectric
We are sending out council tax bills by post and email 💻 📩 If you receive e-billing from us, check that the email address is legitimate and get in touch if you have any concerns. 📆 Billing dates will now be on the 1st, 7th, or 28th of the month.
#counciltax #maidstone
Food Waste Action Week | 9–15 March 2026! Join us and Love Food Hate Waste to tackle food waste at home. 🍽️ 60% of it happens in our kitchens, costing families and harming the planet. This year’s theme: Make Your Food Go Fuuuuuuuurther! 💚♻️🔗 www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/ #FoodWasteActionWeek
A woman with a litter picker and a green rubbish bag, picks up a piece of litter on a green field
A woman holds up a green plastic rubbish bag, filled with litter. A sunny field and path are in the background
A woman with a little picker, picks litter from a green bush
🌿 The Great British Spring Clean is back! From 13–29 March 2026, join millions of Litter Heroes to clean up our communities!
🧹 Downswood Spring Clean on:
📆 Sat, 14 March 2026
🕙 10am
📍 Downswood Community Centre
#GBSpringClean #KeepBritainTidy #LoveWhereYouLive #Maidstone
🎉 Last weekend, Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr Martin Round, & Cllr Dinesh Khadka celebrated Holi at Collis Millennium Park! 🌈 A day full of music, dance, and delicious food brought joy to all ages. Huge thanks to everyone who made it memorable! #HoliFestival
🌿 Maidstone wildlife boosted by our Nature Recovery Fund 🌿 Funding awarded to local groups to protect habitats & support priority species. 💚 Another funding round is now open. 🔗 news.maidstone.gov.uk/home/news/20...
#NatureRecovery #Maidstone
📸Cllr Tony Harwood & High Weald Swifts
🔔 It's Mayoral Monday.
The Mayor or Maidstone, Cllr Martin Round is back with a mini tour of Maidstone Town Hall!
#mayoralmonday #mayor #maidstoneboroughcouncil
What an incredible day! 🌟 Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay with Maidstone Borough Council & the Let’s Do Business Group. Inspiring stories, support, & a room full of talented women! Here’s to championing women in business all year round! 💼✨ #GiveToGain #IWD2026 #WomenInBusiness #Maidstone
💛 Maidstone honors the COVID‑19 Day of Reflection on March 8, 2026.
🌳 Visit Allington Memorial Woodland for a peaceful tribute.
📖 Share memories in our online Book of Condolence: bit.ly/40i7DXf
🖼️ Visit the “Remembering Covid” exhibition at Maidstone Museum ends April 4
🗞️ Have you seen the latest Borough Insight in your mailbox? Packed with positive news and community updates from Maidstone! If it hasn't arrived yet or you want to read it online, check it out here: 🔗 news.maidstone.gov.uk/home/borough... #BoroughInsight #MaidstoneBoroughCouncil
Cllr Stuart Jeffery, Leader of Maidstone Borough Council, spoke to KMTV ahead of the Covid Day of Reflection on March 8 at the Allington Memorial Woodland, which honors those we lost during the pandemic 🌳
#CovidDayOfReflection #MaidstoneBoroughCouncil
✨ Bearsted Repair Café is back! ✨
📆 Sat, 7 Mar | 🕐 14:15–17:00
📍 Madginford Hall, ME15 8LH
Bring your broken items our volunteers will help! Enjoy tea, coffee & cake too! ☕🍰
#RepairCafe #Bearsted
📣Senacre, Shepway & Parkwood residents, join us for community sessions to shape your neighbourhood!
🗓 10 & 20 March, 10am–1:30pm
📍 Triumph of Grace Ministries, 197 Sutton Rd, ME15 9BJ
Your voice matters! 💬 Participants get £100 in vouchers!
👉 Register: www.surveymonkey.com/r/TJN9VVG
Change is coming to Kent. Watch our short explainer video to learn about the proposals being considered and how you can take part in the consultation: bit.ly/lgrconsultat...
#localgovernmentreorganisation #maidstoneboroughcouncil
📣 We’re Hiring! Join Maidstone Borough Council as a Digital Communications & Engagement Officer! 🎉 Help promote our amazing events & support key council priorities. Full-time, hybrid role. Apply now! 🔗 ce0648li.webitrent.com/ce0648li_web...
#Hiring #Communications #MaidstoneBoroughCouncil
🌈 Join us for a FREE family-friendly Holi celebration in Maidstone! 🗓️ Sunday, 8 March, 12:30 PM 📍 Collis Green Park (opp. St Philip Church) 🎨 Colors on sale & generous raffle prizes! Everyone's welcome!
For info 📧 dkhadka024@yahoo.co.uk #HoliFestival
📢 Have your say on Maidstone’s Public Spaces Protection Orders! We're reviewing the Town Centre & Dog Control PSPOs. Your feedback is vital! 🗓️ Surveys close April 26, 2026. Share your thoughts: letstalkmaidstone.uk.engagementhq.com/ #HaveYourSay #Consultation #MaidstoneBoroughCouncil
Last week, Mayor Cllr Martin Round hosted the annual Mayor’s Quiz at Sutton Valence School 🎉, raising over £2,000 for local charities! 🙌 Huge thanks to all 32 teams that participated! Want the Mayor at your event? 👉 bit.ly/3ZXIS2w #MayorsQuiz #MaidstoneBoroughCouncil
🚨 Fly-tipping is on the rise! In 2024/25, local authorities in England reported 1.26M incidents. In Maidstone alone: - 4,013 incidents - £24,600 in fines. MBC have recently been interviewed for the evening news about our usage of drones to combat this! news.maidstone.gov.uk/home/news/20...
Cllrs have agreed a balanced 2026/27 budget focused on tackling poverty, regenerating the borough & protecting nature 🌱 Key investments include homes, town centre regeneration, climate action & community safety. 3% council tax rise = £9 a year (Band D) 👉 news.maidstone.gov.uk/home/news/20...
Cllr Stuart Jeffery shares why Maidstone is backing Option 3a for Local Government Reorganisation.
Your views matter – take part in the consultation 👉 bit.ly/lgrconsultat...
⚡ Drive Electric is coming to MidKent College Maidstone! ⚡ 📅 Fri, 17 Apr, 10am–2pm📍 MidKent College, Maidstone Campus
Join us to explore the future of transport with EV test drives, expert talks, live demos & more! 🌱
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drive-elec...
#DriveElectric
Veitch Land is a designated Local Wildlife Site, home to diverse habitats & wildlife. 💚 We've recently had issues with off-road biking & litter. Please help protect this area by sticking to paths, reporting issues, and taking litter home. Thank you! 🌱 #Maidstone #NatureRecovery
Just over 1 week to go until Business In Maidstone's International Women's Day celebration🍾 Maidstone Borough Council & Lets Do Business Group come together to deliver a day dedicated to celebrating local Women in Business. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maidstone-...
The Mayor of Maidstone Cllr Martin Round in attendance at the Lunar New Year celebrations that took place in Jubilee Square last weekend 🐲
Huge thanks to @cohesionplus.bsky.socialfor bringing this stunning, colourful celebration to the streets of Maidstone
#lunarnewyear
📣 Exciting news! Independent traders & landlords can apply for £5K-£10K grants via our Shopfront Improvement Scheme! Priority for conservation areas. Apps close 27 Feb 2026. More info: 🔗 maidstone.gov.uk/home/primary... 📩 ShopfrontImprovement@maidstone.gov.uk #Funding
Make sure you don't miss the Lunar New Year celebrations today (21 Feb) at Jubilee Square! 🏮 🕐 12:00 - 14:30
There will be vibrant performances, traditional music, and the spectacular dotting of the eyes ceremony that awakens the Chinese Lions. 🎉 🔗 www.visitmaidstone.com/whats-on/lun...
Let’s keep recycling happy in Kent! 😊 Remember to toss it in loose—no plastic bags, please❗
✅ Empty items
✅ Quick rinse
✅ Drop in the bin, loose
Loose = sortable = recyclable! #ShakeItOut
More info 🔗 www.kent.gov.uk/shakeitout #kentcoubtycouncil #greenerkent #recyclenow
The Government is consulting on future council services in Kent! We support Option 3a, a three-unitary council model that aligns with #KentPolice, #KentFireandRescue, and NHS boundaries for better collaboration. Share your thoughts: www.gov.uk/government/c...
