also they have put a planning application into maidstone to build 120 houses on teh poly tunnel site in Kenward road yalding, it will be the next stage get planning for the chickens then in 10-15 years apply for house's, it is the nature if greed to always want more

BT have just installed the fiber optics connection to the house, we now have 400mbs of down load and 50mbs of upload. this has been installed in Dairy Lane, the Marden end, and is available to all along the street. i am sure these are other providers out there if people would like to investigate but BT is fine for us.

update on the internet I spoke with a couple of Openreach engineers that were surveying the underground cables, the location is between the entrance to Fridays and the bridge, apparently the problem is the chambers are to far apart and they can only pull cables up to 200m the chambers are 230m. so they having to get another team out to dig a hole for a new chamber. The reason its not been done is it was to difficult and is only being looked at now because they have some budget to spend before April, Sounds like we may be a bit closer to getting fiber optics, problem is not enough houses to make money on so we are a low priority, sound familiar.

below discussion with Marden Parish Council, long and short, they have no answer and can not help much, next action is to email a member who may be able to assist. does any body know David Burton (ward Cllr for Marden) that can ask him teh question rather than start another email chain. Feb 10, 2021, 2:55 PM You sent February 10 at 2:55 PMCan the parish council request an update on the final connections to the fiber optic cables that where installed summer last year over in Chainhurst, i know most of Marden are now connected but we have had no updates or commutations from anybody. With us all at home still its is a real struggle trying to work and complete school lessons. Feb 11, 2021, 11:32 AM Marden Parish Council, Kent sent February 11 at 11:32 AMHi Matthew, we can understand the difficulty what with everyone being online at home. Have you looked at this from KCC? https://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/broadband You sent February 11 at 11:37 AMMany thanks for your help, but can you obtain a date from the installation provider as the parish council you should have access to better information or organisation s that are completing works You sent February 11 at 11:40 AMSorry but I am not getting much success in finding the right information, I thought you might have been a work plan or program Marden Parish Council, Kent sent February 11 at 11:53 AMUnfortunately, we are not provided with work programmes from installation providers. However, we do have a contact with Trooli who are currently carrying out works in the area which we can try and find out more information for you. You sent February 11 at 11:54 AMthat would be great many thanks Feb 11, 2021, 5:28 PM You sent February 11 at 5:28 PMi just read the government link above in more detail, if the suggestion is we have to apply for a grant and club together to pay for fiber optics, which is what this indicates then i have probably not explained myself the fiber optics cable is on the BT line/pole out side our houses, we just need it to connected into the house its been like it for months now. just feel like we are getting left behind the rest of the parish. Feb 12, 2021, 8:32 AM Marden Parish Council, Kent sent February 12 at 8:32 AMHi Matthew. I am just about to contact Trooli are you able to let me know your postcode so that I can give them a location please? Many thanks You sent February 12 at 8:33 AMTN12 9SP Marden Parish Council, Kent sent February 12 at 8:43 AMThank you - will be in touch when I have heard back Feb 12, 2021, 10:57 AM Marden Parish Council, Kent sent February 12 at 10:57 AMHi Matthew Marden Parish Council, Kent sent February 12 at 10:58 AMI have received the following response from Trooli " Our network in Marden is already live and we are connecting customers. Any residents wanting to be to be connected to our ultrafast network will need to place an order on our website or over the phone, all the details can be found on our website www.trooli.com I have copied in Holly, one of our sales’ team members who will be able to assist further in needed " Holly's email is holly.richardson@trooli.com if you want further advice. Trooli | Packages of 300mb, 500mb and 1000mb Fibre Broadband. trooli.com You sent February 12 at 11:36 AMthanks for you help, problem is they don't treat us as Marden, i have asked for them to give me a call to discuss, Chainhurst residents might need some pressure applied to trooli to get things moving from the Parish Council, i will keep you informed, many thanks again Feb 12, 2021, 12:48 PM You sent February 12 at 12:48 PMfurther update - BT will not answer any questions as its not connected, they say contact Openreach, Openreach you cant talk to anybody because your not a customer and they say contact BT, You sent February 12 at 1:00 PMTrooli will not be coming to Chainhurst as it is a Open reach System, You sent February 12 at 1:02 PMOpen Reach will not talk to me as i am not a customer, we need help from the council to apply some pressure from somewhere to get an answer of whats going on. Open reach own the cable in the ground, so Trooli will not touch it. we are back to start and no further along, Marden Parish Council, Kent sent February 12 at 1:15 PMA Collier Street resident has sent me a link for a Community Fibre Partnership https://www.openreach.com/fibre-broadband/community-fibre-partnerships Can you email me direct (clerk@mardenkent-pc.gov.uk) to let me know if this is any help to Chainhurst residents? Community Fibre Partnerships openreach.com You sent February 12 at 1:22 PMjust checked the Hunton exchange is ready for use and the cables are on the poles in front of the houses, the CFP's are for when open reach do not intend on putting the fiber optics in to the area and you end up paying for it, Chainhurst already has it, we just to know when its getting connected, it seems to be if Open Reach wait long enough they will get a CFP in place to pay for it and save them money, perhaps i am being to cynical. You sent February 12 at 1:23 PMhttps://www.openreach.com/help-and-support/questions-about-fibre-availability You sent February 12 at 1:24 PMIs there anything I can do to make sure fibre broadband comes to my cabinet? As a first step, we suggest you talk to your local authority. They get funding from the Government to improve access to fibre broadband through the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme. You might be able to help them decide which areas to prioritise for the next wave of BDUK funding. You sent February 12 at 1:24 PMstatement above from the web link You sent February 12 at 1:25 PMdo you have any contacts in the LA that can confirm funding Mon 2:15 PM Marden Parish Council, Kent sent February 15 at 2:15 PMDavid Burton (ward Cllr for Marden) may be able to assist: david.burton@burtons.uk.com with finding the correct officer to speak to

You need to go the other way and find the most prominent properties and approach them direct,