FIRST THINGS FIRST!
Apologies to those who have been trying to keep up with events in Acol.
There have been problems with the webmaster's computer that have finally been identified, after six months! All it needed was a new hub that is now installed.
KCC could not find the fault and neither could BT, the service provider.
Grateful thanks, therefore, to a local IT expert, Roy Peverett, 01843 574869, Support@itbytes.org who spent many hours and charged a very reasonable amount.
NEXT IMPORTANT THING TO MENTION
Make a note in your diary for the major event taking place on Acol Recreation Field on Monday 4th June to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
MORE DETAILS IN THE MAY VILLAGE VOICE
found in the Current Village Voice under the 'Site Pages' tab
NOW you are welcome to the Acol Parish Council website!
From here you can keep up to date with everything that's going on in your village.
We are one of the smallest communities in Kent, but still very lively and active with a Parish Council striving to deal with your concerns.
Please contact us if you have any worries - or ideas!
A competition was held in the village prior to 2000 for an appropriate village emblem. The winning design is now incorporated in the village sign, erected to commemorate the millennium. The sign shows an oak tree as the name 'Acol' (originally 'Acholst') is derived from an ancient word for oak. The founding date for the original village is circa. AD 450.
The original village was situated at the top of Margate Hill in an area now known as Sparrow Castle Farm. At the time of the plague, the village became deserted and a new one was built in its present location.