Some photos of the age-old Wassail ceremony at the Community Orchard , Eaton Lands ,a joint project between the Civic Society and the Hythe Environmental Community Group on Saturday 14th February . The ceremony is aimed at driving away any evil spirits to ensure a good harvest. Photos courtesy of James Willmott. Bearing in mind it was the only recent day where we had decent spells of sunshine our hope is this could be a good year.

Hythe Town Council Public Statement – Eaton Lands Tree Felling Works update The essential forestry works at Eaton Lands woodland to deal with the severe Ash Dieback are progressing well, with regular meetings taking place to ensure clear and constructive communication between Hythe Town Council and the contractors. The contractors – E’s Trees – have been working industriously – at one point being ahead of schedule –  and using some of their own time to chop and distribute log

Government has launched a consultation on the future number of councils in Kent and Medway and the areas they should cover. Government wants to hear views from Kent organisations, residents and businesses on the proposed biggest shake up of local government in 50 years. Government asked councils to come up with plans to create unitary councils in a process known as local government reorganisation (LGR). Under the current system Kent County Council (KCC) delivers some services