"This condition from Kent county council may result in the installation of the Christmas lights being unable to proceed as planned for 2025. Despite this, the parish council will still be liable for the hire cost, as the arrangements were in place before the permit was issued. It said it would be disappointing if the lights could not be installed but unfortunately this situation is beyond the parish council's control."
"It is not within the contractor's remit to remove flags as part of the installation process. As the flags and street columns are not council property, the parish council is not permitted to use public funds to pay for their removal. We are hoping that whoever installed the flags will be able to remove them in due course to allow for the festive lights to be installed as planned."
Kent county council has required that Union Jack and St George's flags on streetlights in Harrietsham on the A20 be removed for safety before Christmas lights can be installed. Harrietsham parish council cannot remove flags from columns because the flags and street columns are not council property and public funds cannot be used for removal. The parish council appealed to those who installed the flags to take them down and warned that already-hired festive light decorations could be lost while the council would remain liable for hire costs. The situation has put the 2025 Christmas lights installation at risk.
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