 A new station was built in 1970 along Reach Road, and St Margaret's became one of the first fire stations in Kent to alert the crew by Pocket Alerter instead of the traditional siren.Kent Fire Brigade was rebranded Kent Fire & Rescue Service on 1 October 2003.The station closed on 1 April 2012 along with nine other fire stations in Kent due to restructuring by Kent Fire & Rescue Service

In 2005-06, the affordable village housing in Ash Grove, won the Best New Neighbourhood category in the Kent Design Awards.