"leaves the proposed project with little chance of completion in the foreseeable future. The vast majority of local bus routes throughout Medway are centred upon the newly opened Waterfront bus station (replacing Pentagon bus station) in Chatham. Most bus routes are run by Arriva Southern Counties, which took over the locally owned Maidstone & District bus company in the 1990s. Other local bus companies including Nu-Venture provide certain services, some under contract to the local authority. Buses are numbered between 100 and 199 for local services, with buses numbered in the 700s to show Kent County Council subsidised services including"
"River Medway The River Medway is a river in South East England. It rises in the High Weald, Sussex and flows through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway conurbation in Kent, before emptying into the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, a total distance of . About of the river lies in Sussex, with the remainder being in Kent. It has a catchment area of , the second largest in southern England after the Thames. The map opposite shows only the major tributaries: a more detailed map shows the extensive network of smaller streams feeding into the main river. Those tributaries rise from"
"Medway, Massachusetts Medway is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a population of about 13,000. Medway (originally Midway) was first settled in 1657 and was officially incorporated in 1713. At that time, Medway began as a farming community of two hundred thirty-three. It was not long before the water power of the Charles River and Chicken Brook stimulated the formation of cotton and paper mills, straw and boot factories, and a variety of cottage industries. Medway demonstrates the central importance of the Charles River and the thriving town that grew alongside it. Today, the one-room schoolhouses are"
"but was unsuccessful. In 2010, it started to refer to the ""City of Medway"" in promotional material, but it was rebuked and instructed not to do so in future by the Advertising Standards Authority. Medway Council made a further bid for city status in 2012, when three cities were afforded the honour as part of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee civic honours competition. Ultimately Medway was unsuccessful with the eventual winners being Chelmsford (Essex), Perth (Perthshire), and St Asaph (Denbighshire). Medway Council Medway Council is the local authority of Medway in Kent, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers"
"Mayor of Medway The office of Mayor of Medway is the highest position in the unitary area of Medway, in Kent, England. The Office is currently held by Cllr Steve Iles, who assumed the post on 16 May 2018, The Mayor is elected annually from among the councillors and he or she presides over the meetings of the full council, is the first citizen of the district and the official representative of the Crown. Within the borough of Medway, the Mayor of Medway takes precedence, as determined by the Local Government Act 1972, over all other people except royalty or"
"entitled to wear certain items of Civic regalia and the Medway Coat of Arms. Mayor of Medway The office of Mayor of Medway is the highest position in the unitary area of Medway, in Kent, England. The Office is currently held by Cllr Steve Iles, who assumed the post on 16 May 2018, The Mayor is elected annually from among the councillors and he or she presides over the meetings of the full council, is the first citizen of the district and the official representative of the Crown. Within the borough of Medway, the Mayor of Medway takes precedence, as"
"Medway Council, administers the more densely populated remainder (192 km²). Together they have around 300 town and parish councils. Kent County Council's headquarters are in Maidstone, while Medway's offices are at Gun Wharf, Chatham. At the 2013 county council elections, control of Kent County Council was held by the Conservatives, which won 44 of the council's 83 seats. 17 seats were won by the United Kingdom Independence Party, 13 by the Labour Party, 7 were won by the Liberal Democrats, 1 by the Green Party and 1 by the Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association. At the 2007 local elections, control"
"Conway, Massachusetts Conway is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,897 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Conway was first settled by English colonists in 1762 as the southwest portion of the Town of Deerfield. The town was eventually separated and was officially incorporated in 1767. The town was named for General Henry Seymour Conway, a leader in the British House of Commons during repeal of the Stamp Act. (Conway, New Hampshire, as well as other towns across the country, were also named for him.) The town"
"Medway Council elections Medway is a unitary authority in Kent, England. It was created on 1 April 1998 replacing Gillingham and Rochester-upon-Medway. Since the first election to the council in 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor John Ward This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Councillor Dennis McFarlane This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour Councillor Bill Esterson This by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative Councillor David Craggs The by-election was triggered by the resignation of UKIP"
"such usage is known. Today, only one mill is working for a commercial trade. See Medway watermills, and Medway watermills on the upper tributaries, the middle tributaries and the lower tributaries for more details. Medway scenes: River Medway The River Medway is a river in South East England. It rises in the High Weald, Sussex and flows through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway conurbation in Kent, before emptying into the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, a total distance of . About of the river lies in Sussex, with the remainder being in Kent. It has a catchment area of , the"
"Medway, Maine Medway is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2010 census. One of the largest water powered sawmills then on the Penobscot River was built in Medway in 1820 by Gen. Boyd, who owned half the township. A second large mill was built soon after near what is now Medway Center, attracting settlers. Sawmills remained there as late as the 1920s. Boyd originally incorporated the town as ""Kilmarnock"", but the name was changed to Medway in 1854. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of"
"City of Rochester-upon-Medway Rochester-upon-Medway was a local government district in north Kent, England from 1974 to 1998. The district was formed as the District of Medway under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the municipal borough and city of Rochester, the borough of Chatham and most of Strood Rural District. The district council was granted a charter entitling it to be known as the Borough of Medway, and preserving the mayoralties of Rochester and Chatham. On creation in 1974 the new Medway Borough Council applied to inherit the city status of Rochester, but"
"Medway Tunnel to Medway Council pursuant to section 25 of the Medway Tunnel Act 1990 and make a payment to the Council of £3.648 million. The Medway Tunnel was the first immersed tube tunnel to be built in England and only the second of this type in the UK, the other being at Conwy, North Wales. The work, which was carried out by an HBM Civil Engineering/Tarmac Construction joint venture[1], started in May 1992 and the Medway Tunnel was opened by the Princess Royal on 12 June 1996. The Trust has also made grants for local good causes ranging from"
"a Medway town in Kent, United Kingdom; the address is Royal Oak, 53 Cooling Road, Frindsbury, Strood, Kent, ME2 4RP. It is north of Frindsbury's town centre and is around from Strood railway station, from Hilltop Primary School and from Strood Academy. It lies on chalk geology (Lewes, Newhaven, and Seaford chalk formations). The site of the pub covers to the east of Cooling Road, at the junction with Iden Road. It is one of four pre-Victorian buildings on the road following from a 20th-century clearance and it is one of the last remaining coach houses in the area. It"
"wards. The party political breakdown of the council following the 2015 local elections is: Parts of the unitary authority are parished, chiefly the rural areas. There are currently 11 parishes; This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Medway at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by ""Office for National Statistics"" with figures in millions of pounds Sterling. Many bands formed or were associated with the Medway Towns, particularly from the 1970s onwards. Chatham-born artist Billy Childish was involved or influenced many of these bands. Watling Street (the A2), the Roman road between the Port of"
"became apparent in 2002. City of Rochester-upon-Medway Rochester-upon-Medway was a local government district in north Kent, England from 1974 to 1998. The district was formed as the District of Medway under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, as a merger of the municipal borough and city of Rochester, the borough of Chatham and most of Strood Rural District. The district council was granted a charter entitling it to be known as the Borough of Medway, and preserving the mayoralties of Rochester and Chatham. On creation in 1974 the new Medway Borough Council applied to inherit the city"
"gone and the country stores have moved to the mall, but the open town meetings continue. After nearby Medfield was established as a town in 1651, an increasing number of newcomers settled on the land west of the Charles River. By 1712, this settlement west of the Charles had grown large enough to petition the Massachusetts General Court for the creation of a separate new town. That petition was granted, and the town of Medway incorporated on October 25, 1713. At its founding by Henry Garnsey, and for 170 years afterward, the town of Medway included the land that is"
"Medway, Ohio Medway is an unincorporated community in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Near are the adjoining communities of Crystal Lakes and Park Layne. The population of its ZCTA for ZIP Code 45341, which includes Medway, was 4,110 at the 2000 census. Medway lies within the Tecumseh Local School District, whose high school mascot is the Arrows. Medway Elementary is the primary center of education for grades k-5. When European explorers, namely French fur traders, reached the Mad River in 1671, they found an abundance of beaver pelt"
"Rochester and Strood (UK Parliament constituency) Rochester and Strood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kelly Tolhurst, a Conservative. Rochester and Strood constituency is an urban and rural area in north Kent situated alongside the River Medway, which joins the Thames Estuary, becoming a wide salty and sea-like waterway at its northern river mouth. It spans two of the five Medway Towns: Rochester and Strood, and the villages in Strood Rural Ward and on the Hoo Peninsula. Medway (or Medway Towns) is the collective name for the municipal area, one"
"state-of-the-art learning resource center, incorporating a library with teaching space and ICT facilities. Medway may be a location name, but it is actually an administrative area comprising the various towns as they are known locally, namely Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham and Strood and takes its name from the strategically placed river set halfway between London and the Channel ports. In the early days the River Medway and its banks saw Roman Legions and 8th Century visits from the Danes. The Normans then fortified Rochester giving them control of the river. The area then became a major shipbuilding port and Chatham Dockyard"
"Medway NHS Foundation Trust The Medway NHS Trust is one of four hospital trusts in Kent, in southeast England. The trust employs over 3500 staff. The trust's main focus is running Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham, Medway. Medway Maritime Hospital was originally a Royal Naval Hospital, opened by King Edward VII in 1905 and was acquired by the NHS in 1961 A proposed merger with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was called off in September 2013. In July 2013 as a result of the Keogh Review the Trust was put into special measures by Monitor. In November 2013 it was"
"Strood Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, South East England. It lies on the northwest bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town. Strood was part of Frindsbury until 1193, but now Frindsbury is considered part of Strood. Strood's history has been dominated by the river, the bridges and the road and rail links they carried. It is now a mainly residential suburb of Rochester, and a commuter town for London. Strood comprises several named areas, notably Earl Estate and Marlowe Park. Strood was"
"this when they discovered that Rochester was not on the Lord Chancellor's Office's list of cities. Medway applied for city status in the 2000 and 2002 competitions, but was unsuccessful. In 2010, it started to refer to the ""City of Medway"" in promotional material, but it was rebuked and instructed not to do so in future by the Advertising Standards Authority. Medway Council made a further bid for city status in 2012, when three cities were afforded the honour as part of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee civic honours competition. Ultimately Medway was unsuccessful with the eventual winners being Chelmsford (Essex),"
"Medmenham Medmenham {pronounced /ˈmɛdənəm/} is a village and civil parish in the Wycombe district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about southwest of Marlow and east of Henley-on-Thames. The toponym is derived from the Old English for ""middle-sized homestead"". An alternative explanation of the name is from the Saxon leader Meda, whose followers were known as Medings, hence Medin'ham, Medham, or Medmenham. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ""Medmeham"". The village includes some old timber framed brick and flint cottages and some estate workers cottages built at the beginning of the 20th century"
"Conwy Conwy ( (northern accents), (southern accents); traditionally known in English as Conway) is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. The community, which includes Deganwy and Llandudno Junction, had a population of 14,208 at the 2001 census, and is a popular tourist destination. The population rose to 14,753 at the 2011 census. In the 2015 census ""The size of the resident population in Conwy County Borough on the 30th June 2015"
"Medway High School (Arva, Ontario) Medway High School is a high school in the town of Arva in Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, approximately one kilometre north of London, Ontario, Canada city limits. Medway was built in 1949. Its original name was East Middlesex High School, but it was known locally as the Arva School. The name was changed to Medway to reflect the Medway Creek which winds through the area. Medway was part of the Middlesex County Board of Education. Today it is part of the Thames Valley District School Board, which is Ontario's third largest board. A large program"
"Perth (Perthshire), and St Asaph (Denbighshire). Medway operates a two-tier education system, with academic selection for admission to secondary schools determined by the Eleven plus exam. There are a number of grammar schools located in the area, the other secondary schools in Medway being non-selective (apart from one faith schools and the school on the peninsula). There are also a number of independent schools operating in the area. Medway is also home to the third largest Home School population of children in the UK after the Isles of Scilly and Isle of Wight. The council comprises 55 councillors representing different"
"renaming in 2010. Following the boundary review of parliamentary representation in Kent between 2000 and 2008, the Boundary Commission for England renamed the Medway seat to Rochester and Strood. This is because the Commission agreed that the term ""Medway"" is now primarily used for the larger unitary authority. The constituency consists of ten wards of the Borough of Medway: Cuxton and Halling, Peninsula, River, Rochester East, Rochester South and Horsted, Rochester West, Strood North, Strood Rural and Strood South. General Election 1914/15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been"
"Medway crossed the English Channel in February 1726. The men smuggled over 400lb of tea from Ostend, as well as a few yards of calico and a few silk handkerchiefs on a small ship called 'The Sloweley'. Once they landed on the Kent shore, they hid the goods in the woodland on Northward Hill before later moving it to Chalk church. High Halstow NNR High Halstow National Nature Reserve is on the Hoo Peninsula north of Chatham. It is also part of the Northwood Hill Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Reserve (which is 270 hectares of grazing marsh,"
"Medway to London). Services are currently operated by Southeastern. The High Speed 1 line passes through the Medway Towns area, running parallel to the M2/A2 Trunk road. The completion of High Speed 1 has seen domestic services operating on the line, which includes a stopping service starting at Faversham running to Strood and Gravesend before joining the High Speed line at Ebbsfleet. From there it travels at high speed to Stratford International and St Pancras International, where connections can now be made with mainline trains to the north of England. The rail service is extensively used by the residents of"
"of years, as evident in the siting of Watling Street by the Romans and by the Norman Rochester Castle, Rochester Cathedral (the second oldest in Britain) and the Chatham naval dockyard and its associated defences. The main towns in the conurbation are (from west to east): Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, and Rainham. These are traditionally known as the ""Medway Towns"". Many smaller towns and villages such as Frindsbury, Brompton, Walderslade, Luton, Wigmore etc., lie within the conurbation. Outside the urban area, the villages retain parish councils. Cuxton, Halling and Wouldham are in the Medway Gap region to the south of"
"and Hythe, Gravesham, Maidstone, Thanet, Tonbridge and Malling and Tunbridge Wells. Medway is geographically part of Kent but is a separate unitary authority. The chalk hills of the North Downs run from east to west through the county, with the wooded Weald to the south. The coastline is alternately flat and cliff-lined. Kent Wildlife Trust Kent Wildlife Trust (KWT) is a conservation charity in the United Kingdom that was founded in 1958. It aims to ""work with people to restore, save and improve our natural spaces"" and to ""ensure that 30% of Kent and Medway - land and sea -"
"as well as a Christian school. A large residential golf course is located at the southern end of the town. Medowie is also home to many sporting clubs supporting soccer, cricket, rugby union, golf, AFL, netball, tennis as well as Little Athletics. Medowie, New South Wales Medowie is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately by road north of Newcastle, not far from RAAF Base Williamtown and is home to a large number of the personnel stationed there. It was a small rural town until"