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Plant a Tree for Jubilee
Celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 by being part of The Queen’s Green Canopy.
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum
Jubilee in 2022. Everyone across the UK is being invited to plant trees from October 2021, when the tree
planting season begins, through to the end of the Jubilee year in 2022.
Get involved
We would like to know if any of our residents have any ideas of where they would like to see some
trees around our village, together with what kind of trees you would like to see.

Any trees planted from October 2021 to the end of the jubilee year in 2022 can be
part of the QGC. Tree planting season is October to March – this is when roots are
dormant and new trees will have the best chance of flourishing.
We have been asked by a resident for one on the village green where the village sign is. Do you have a
view on this? Do please drop our clerk a call or an email so that we can get an idea of the interest and ideas
of everyone
Parish Council
Newington Parish Council Wendy Licence – Parish Clerk 14 Trapfield Close, Bearstead,
Maidstone, Kent. ME14 4HT, Tel: 01622 739324 Email: clerk.npc@gmail.com

Richard Palmer (Chair) Stephen Harvey Eric Layer
Planning Committee, Planning Committee (Chair) Cemetery Working Party (Chair),
Finance Working Party (Vice Chair) Amenities Committee, Friends of NRG rep Highways
KALC Area Committee rep, KALC Area Committee rep, Highways Amenities Committee (Vice Chair)
Village Hall rep, Friends of NRG rep, Elaine Jackson Planning Committee, Friends of NRG rep
Swale Area Committee rep Amenities Committee (Chair) HR Working Party, Allotment rep

Tony Mould (Vice Chair) HR Working Party (Chair) Steve Godmon
Amenities Committee, School Governor James Morgan Finance Working Party (Chair)
Cemetery Working Party, Highways Amenities Committee Planning Committee
Planning Committee, HR Working Party Planning Committee

Village Organisations
Newington Village Hall Newington Floral Art Group St Mary the Virgin Parochial Church Council
Contact: Mrs Kristin Julier Alison Fagg, secretary Mrs C Stevens Secretary
07985 711257 alisonfagg46@gmail.com St Mary’s Bellringers
Allotment Association 01795 843150 David Lane
Cherrill Matthews, Secretary Newington History Group laneatborden@btinternet.com
john.matthews57@yahoo.com Thelma Dudley 01795 842478
01795 844094 thelma@newingtonhistory.co.uk Walking Group
Bingo Group Newington C of E School Georgina Springall
Georgina Springall Mr S Krafft, Head of School Georgina.Springall2@kent.gov.uk
Georgina.Springall2@kent.gov.uk office@newington.kent.sch.uk 07969 583921
07969 583921 01795 842300
The Cherries Pre-school The Wickham Trust
Graham Dudley (Clerk
Jo Doherty Manager The Short Mat Bowls Club nwt@delucy.plus.com
thecherriespreschool@yahoo.co.uk Kate Beeby 01795 842711
01795 841131 07759 626 354 Mob 07790625501
Friends of Newington Recreation Ground St Marys Art Group
Judy Haynes Georgina Springall Ist Neweton Scout Group –Stephen Coulter
friendsofnewingtonrec@gmail.com Georgina.Springall2@kent.gov.uk (Group Scout Leader) Tel: 01795 475114)
Friends of St Mary’s 07969 583921 Newington Methodist Chapel
Tracy Jeffery St Mary the Virgin Church Christopher Chare (Treasurer)
Busy-bees@hotmail.co.uk Rev Julian Staniforth Priest newingtonmethodistchurch@hotmail.co.uk
01795 843268 julian.staniforth@gmail.com or christopherchare@gmail.com
Newington Concert Party 01795 227329 Newington Charities Mr David Parker
Derek Friday St Mary the Virgin Church (Sec)
fridayderek@outlook.com Rev Amanda Lane Associate Priest Tel: 01795 842143
01795873056 07985656486 laneatborden@btinternet.com Email: david.parker.n31 @gmail.com
Newington WI 01795 842478
Diane Lane, secretary
dianejlane@icloud.com