Welcome to the St James, Isle of Grain Parish Council Website

This website is designed to provide you with information about your Local Parish Council. You will find documents containing minutes of meetings, as well as strategic documents and financial information.

Latest News

  

 

DAMAGE TO PLAY PARK

The Parish Council is now faced with a bill of £1,900 to repair the recent damage to the safety surfacing in the play park caused by mindless vandalism. A contract has been given to a local company but they have advised that there is a 6–8 weeks lead time for these repairs to be completed.

If you do see anyone damaging the play equipment and/or surfacing, please report it to the police.

 

COMMENTS ON EDINBURGH ROAD DEVELOPMENT

At the meeting on 16th July 2024, the Parish Council discussed Planning Application MC/24/1289 at length and agreed unanimously to oppose it.  The letter of objection dated 17th July can be viewed here.

 

AUDIT OF 2023/24 ACCOUNTS

The audit of the Parish Council accounts for 2023/24 will commence on Monday, 1st July 2024 by Mazars LLP. Full details are given on the Notice of Appointment of Date for the Exercise of Public Rights which can be viewed on the Financial Information page of this website.

 

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS 

Meetings of the Parish Council are held in the GP Surgery Waiting Room attached to the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to observe the proceedings. 

 

The date of the next Parish Council Meeting is 29th October 2024.  

The Village
St James, Isle of Grain is one of the eleven parishes within the Medway Unitary Authority area.

The village is situated on the North Kent Marshes and is the most remote village on the Hoo Peninsula, reached via the A228 and B2001. The village is bordered by the Rivers Medway and Thames and has a large industrial area on the landward side. The Medway Estuary and Marshes SSSI and South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI are adjacent.

The village has a primary school, a pub and a church. The Chapel is used as a public library (provided by Medway Council) and a resource and learning centre which is run independently.

Community Land
The Parish Council owns the freehold of land within the village including two playing fields and a coastal park, consisting of ¾ mile of foreshore bordering the estuaries of the Rivers Medway and Thames. All of this land is maintained by the Parish Council as public open space for the benefit of residents and visitors. There is a very active voluntary group called The Friends of Grain Coastal Park who carry out the maintenance of these public open spaces using equipment supplied by the Parish Council.

Within the public open space, the Parish Council provides and maintains a floodlit MUGA, skateboard ramp, children’s play area and outside fitness equipment.

Community Buildings
The Parish Council owns two community buildings – a Sports Pavilion and a Village Hall which are both well used.

The Sports Pavilion is used by local football teams and also houses a Youth Club run by Medway Council Youth Service.

The Village Hall is the main community building in the village and provides excellent facilities to hirers. It is regularly used each week by local groups and for private functions such as quiz nights, dances, parties, funding raising events and wakes. The highlight of the year is a Christmas Pantomime which is an original piece written and performed by a local theatrical group.

Attached to the Village Hall is a fully equipped doctor’s surgery which is leased to the local GP Practice. This clinic is also the parish War Memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives in two World Wars.