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Local Information
Services
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Greatstone is served by route number 102, with an hourly service southwards to Lydd and northwards to New Romney and on to Dover. |
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| Stagecoach, Bus Station, St George's Lane, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2SY |
 0845 600 2299
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| Dentists |
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01797 364330
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| Mayden Dental Practice, George Lane, New Romney, Kent TN28 8BS |
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| Doctors |
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| Church Lane Surgery, Church Lane, New Romney, Kent TN28 8ES |
0844 477 3385
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| Oak Hall Surgery, 41-43 High Street, New Romney, Kent TN28 8BW |
01797 362106
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| Electricity Emergencies |
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0800 783 8866
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| Gas Emergencies |
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0800 111 999
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| Police |
Neighbourhood policing teams
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New Romney Coast Ward
ie Dunes Road and to the north of Dunes Road
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PCSO John Gorham
PC Will Glennie
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07772 225957
07870 252955
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Lydd Ward
ie South of Dunes Road
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PCSO Mandy
Kimpton
PC Lee Jordan
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07772226095
07870252473
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| Greatstone School |
Primary School |
01797 363916
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| Baldwin Road, Greatstone, Kent TN28 8SY |
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Greatstone Website
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01797 369182
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 email |
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www.greatstone.net
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| Lifeboat Station |
01797 362127
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web page |
| Coast Drive, Greatstone, Kent TN28 8NR |
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| Lydd Town Council |
01797 320999
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Mobile Library Service
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07740 183768
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The Kent Libraries mobile library visits Greatstone every Tuesday between 10.40am to 11.40am. It parks outside the Jolly Fisherman. |
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| New Romney Town Council |
01797 362348
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| Railway |
RH&D Railway |
01797 362353
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web page |
| Romney Sands station |
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| Shepway Districy Council |
01303 853000
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Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2QY
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| Water |
0800 731 1933
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| Folkestone & Dover Water Services |
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Car Parks
There two pay and display car parks in Greatstone adjacent to the beach. One is in Coast Drive opposite to Clark Road and the second, a long term pay and display car park, in The Parade with its entrance opposite to the Post Office. (see the Greatstone Map).
Footpaths lead directly on to the beach from both car parks.
Charges apply 10am to 8pm on all days including Sundays and Bank Holidays. Maximum stay is 24 hours
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Car Park Charges
Charges wef 1 April 2010 are:
Up to 1 hr - £1.10
Up to 2 hrs - £2.10
Up to 3 hrs - £3.20
Up to 4 hrs - £4.20
Up to 5 hrs - £5.30
Up to 6 hrs - £6.30
Up to 7 hrs - £7.40
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Toilets
There are public toilets adjacent to the car park in The Parade. They are open 8am to 7pm from 1 April to 30 September, and 8am to 5pm from 1 October to 31 March.
Dogs on the Beach
Dogs are allowed on the beach anytime from 1 October to 30 April each year. Please clean up after your dog and use the many litter bins available,
From 1 May to 30 September dogs are banned from the areas of beach, south from the footpath from the car park nearest to the toilets (north end) to the footpath opposite to Seaview Road, some 250 yards before the Romney Sands Hoilday Park. There are appropriate signs adjacent to both footpaths.
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Walking
Greatstone is a great area for walking, be they short walks on the beach or a long ramble in the nature reserve.
When planning to walk you dog on the beach, please take note of the restrictions for some months of the year. See Dogs on the Beach.
A nice short walk that takes in both the north part of the reserve and the beach and dunes is the Greatstone Shingle Trail.
Waste/Refuse Disposal
Shepway District Council provide a weekly recycling service and a fortnightly household and garden waste service to homes in Greatstone.
Home refuse collection/recycling
The services operate on the same day each week/fortnight. To find out the days when you put out your home, garden and recycling refuse please click here.
If you are unsure as what type of waste is applicable for what service, then please click here for more information.
Larger Domestic Waste
If you have larger items of domestic waste you can take them on a Saturday or Sunday to New Romney or Lydd where you can leave them.
Lydd Station Road, Lydd - near the railway line
Open 9am to 4pm Saturday
9am
to 12noon Sunday
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's
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New Romney Church Road, New Romney - in the car park
Open 1pm to 4.30pm Sunday
Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New
Year's Day
Lydd Airport
Lydd Airport is a small local airport that lies to the south west of Greatstone with regular flights to Le Touquet on the North French coast.
The airport has submitted plans for increasing its capacity, which many people in Greatstone and the surrounding area feel will severely impact on their quality of live. For more information about these plans and their affect on the Romney Marsh area, please see here.
Report a Local Problem
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Do you know of a local problem like graffiti, unlit lampposts, abandoned beds, broken glass on a cycle path;
in fact anything like that that could be usefully reported to your council to be fixed? If so you can report, view, or discuss it at www.fixmystreet.com.
Just click on the link or the picture and then enter a nearby GB postcode, or street name and area, locate the problem on a map of the area and then enter details of the problem. You can also add a photo if you have one.
The website then sends it to the council on your behalf.
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To see a summary of previous reports to our local councils, please click on the appropriate link:
Shepway District Council
Kent County Council
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