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Sabora’s Summer Event: Tickets now on sale
Our annual summer celebration is coming together in every sense! Once again we are working with Sturry Church with the support of Sturry Parish Council. Just like last year we are spreading the events over two days. Friday 17th and Saturday 18th of July. We kick off on Friday night with a performance from popular…
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Update on Broad Oak Reservoir
Councillors and representatives of local organisations, including Sabora met recently for an update on the progress of this major project. The document below was distributed at the meeting. (Apologies, the page order is jumbled – IT is working on it!!) Please email comments to info@sabora.co.uk or use the form below
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Kinn McIntosh memorial service
Many local residents will know that Kinn McIntosh, a local author who not only wrote fiction but was passionate about the history of our area, passed away last December. She was hugely respected by the community, not only for her support of all things local, but her legendary summer strawberry tea events! Below is an…
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Sturry Fundays Weekend 2025
After the success of last year’s Sturry Sunday Funday we are being more ambitious this year and are planning events from Friday 13 June to Sunday 15th. With the support of Sturry Church and Sturry Parish Council, we will be holding an arts and crafts-themed fair on the Saturday, a classical guitar concert by the…
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A meeting with councillor Keji Moses
Some members of the Sabora committee had a meeting on the 6th February with one of our two local Canterbury City Councillors. We had lots of questions, and we received some answers. too! You can follow the topics we covered in the report of the meeting below. As you will see, there are some things…
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Our first leaflet for Sturry and Broad Oak
Thanks to some concentrated funding and the dedicated help of our committee and volunteers, Sabora has now distributed 2000 welcome leaflets across Broad Oak and Sturry. We apologise if we didn’t get to your house, but here is a pdf version for you to read online. Our original leaflet contained a mistake. Sturry Library holds…
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Election Hustings announced for Sturry and Broad Oak
As you may already be aware, Sturry and Broad Oak are no longer in the Canterbury Parliamentary Constituency. We are now part of Herne Bay and Sandwich. We encourage everyone to vote on July 4th, and as a residents’ association endeavour to remain non-political. We want the best for our area and have organised a…
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SABORA’s response to the Local Plan proposals
Unfortunately, Sturry Parish Council disbanded its planning sub-committee a few months ago. As a result, SABORA has put together a response that we hope fairly represents the views of our local community. Please let us know what you think, either in the publicly viewable comments below, or by email at info@sabora.co.uk Extending the platforms at…
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No 7 Bus Survey
Please fill in this survey, put together by our city councillors, Keji Moses and Harry McKenzie. They will arrange another meeting with Stagecoach at some point to go over some details and further discuss reinstating the Number 7 bus. In preparation, they have created this survey to gather thoughts, points, and questions related to the Number…
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Local Plan: How to respond
On Friday 10 May over 50 people attended a public meeting where just some of the details of the local plan were put before the audience. Also in attendance were some of our parish councillors, our two city councillors and leader of CCC, Alan Baldock. At the end of this article you can see outline…
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Find out how it will affect you!
We are holding a public meeting about the local plan. Where will the disruption be? What are the benefits for Sturry and Broad Oak? Come and have your say. Everyone welcome!
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Local plan proposals for Sturry and Broad Oak
We have extracted the relevant pages that propose development areas in Sturry and Broad Oak. Please ensure that you send any comments to info@sabora.co.uk
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A complete guide to recycling from CCC
Harry McKenzie, our local Canterbury City Councillor, has put together this comprehensive guide to recycling and household waste procedures. New Bin Collection Arrangements Information: Below we provide some answers to some frequently asked questions on waste collection in our district – if you require further information, there is more information on the council website below…
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Sturry and Broad Oak Walking Group
Sabora are pleased to announce that our Walking Group is now up and …err…running! Would you like to join a mindful walking group? Many of our walks will be suitable for most people and children, dogs etc lasting an hour, but some will be more of a stretch, for example walking to Blean Woods to…
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Flyover update
Our city councillors have been in a meeting (albeit time-restricted) with KCC regarding the progress of the flyover, the essential component of the Sturry Link Road. Here is their report. Please email us your comments to info@sabora.co.uk Sturry Viaduct Briefing Recently, Cllr Harry McKenzie (CCC) and Cllr Keji Moses (CCC) met, alongsideCllr Alister Brady (KCC)…
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The letters KCC didn’t want you to read…
When asked why KCC did not publish all the public comments on the application to build the new Link Road and flyover in Sturry, the reply was along the lines that it would be ‘more efficient’ for the committee to read a summary, rather than all the individual points made by local residents. Here are…