A road closure is planned for Friday, January 29 for maintenance to Sandwich Bridge. A specially commissioned gearbox spline will be installed – a component unavailable ‘off the shelf’ when the bridge reopened in December. As previously publicised, these works are required to maintain operation of the swing bridge. The road closure is for one…
Sandwich toll bridge has officially reopened today (Friday) after essential maintenance work by Kent County Council. The Toll Bridge has been shut to traffic and pedestrians since September 21 while major restoration work and mechanical renovation was carried out. KCC Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport Michael Payne, who was joined by dignitaries from Sandwich…
Do you want to get involved in volunteering at The 149th Open, learn new skills with like-minded individuals, and give a warm welcome to Kent? Key partners have launched the exciting new Event Makers programme to promote and coordinate volunteering opportunities as The Open returns to Royal St George’s in Sandwich. The programme follows the success of the…
Essential maintenance work on Sandwich Toll Bridge has been postponed. The works to repair the swing bridge were due to begin on February 17 and last seven weeks. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond Kent County Council’s control, the emergency works by Southern Water have now been extended. It had always been intended that the closure…
The town of Sandwich is set to benefit from a £100,000 windfall from The Open Legacy Fund, an initiative run by The R&A to leave a positive and long-lasting impact on the local environment and communities in which The Open is staged. The R&A has agreed to provide £75,000 in funding towards the redevelopment of…
Essential maintenance work on Sandwich Toll Bridge will begin next month (February). The works to repair the swing bridge will last seven weeks and are expected to begin on February 17. The works and the closure of the bridge will not happen until the A256 is reopened. The work by Southern Water is continuing on…
A decision was made by Kent County Council in February 2016 to sell Wayfarers Care Home in Sandwich as a going concern and a purchaser has now been selected. Using the services of a specialist agent who is experienced in selling care homes, multiple offers were received and evaluated by senior staff in Kent County…
There is still time to catch a glimpse of an original Magna Carta as celebrations on the 800th anniversary continue. The free exhibition will be in the Jury Room at the Guildhall, Sandwich from Thursday (September 24) to October 6. Its final destination will be Lady Chapel, Rochester Cathedral between October 10 and December 6. A…
A previously overlooked Magna Carta belonging to Sandwich Town Council has been discovered in the archives at KCC’s Kent History and Library Centre (KHLC), in Maidstone. The document is an original Magna Carta from the issue made in 1300 by King Edward I to the borough of Sandwich, one of the Cinque Ports. Since then…