A parish council has responded to proposed cuts to the community warden scheme in Kent – by hiring its own. In a move thought to be first of its kind in the county, Stuart Ellesmere took over his new role on March 4 in Headcorn. The rapidly expanding village, which has had problems with social deprivation andcrime in recent years, was worried it would lose its street level presence as the warden service faces a 40% reduction. So the parish decided to hire the Kent County Council (KCC) warden, Mr Ellesmere, into the newly-created position of Community Liaison Officer (CLO). KCC has proposed a m…
