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Free Saturday Freighter Service Nominate a young sports star
Most Saturdays Maidstone Council refuse lorries collect household rubbish fromlocations in your area. Take your refuse to the Saturday Freighter Service at the times shown:
Saturday, December 18
07.45 - 08.30 Frinsted Church 08.40 - 09.20 Wormshill. The Street 09.30 - 10.10 Harrietsham Primary School 10.20 - 11.00 Harrietsham. Church Lane 12.00 - 12.40 Lenham. Douglas Road 12.50 - 13.30 Lenham. Ham Lane/Cherry Orchard 13.40 - 14.20 Lenham. Honeywood Road 14.30 - 15.10 Platts Heath. Green Lane 15.15 - 15.45 Grafty Green. Church Lane Saturday, January 8
07.45 - 08.30 Hollingbourne. Troys Mead 08.45 - 09.15 Lenham. Lenham Heath Road 09.25 - 09.55 Ulcombe. Lodge Gardens 15.15 - 15.45 Leeds. Brogden Crescent Saturday, January 15 07.45 - 08.30 Otham 08.45 - 09.45 Bearsted Village Green
Please notewe no longer accept garden waste or bulky items and we cannot collect electrical or hazardous items.
You can dispose of bulky and electrical items through our paid for bulky collection service or at the household waste recycling centre at Burial Ground Lane, Tovil, Maidstone. It is openMonday to Saturday, 8amto 4.30pm, and Sunday and Bank Holidays, 9amto 4pm. Formore information about our bulky rubbish services, including paid for doorstep collections, visit
maidstone.gov.uk or call the cleansing hotline on 01622 602162.
Borough Update
This is your council newsletter, produced up to six times a year in the Downs Mail newspaper. It is written, edited and designed by the council's communications team, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ. Email:
pr@maidstone.gov.uk. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. It is typeset by AWDesign and printed by Uckfield Press.
If you are visually impaired and would like the newsletter text in large print, please call us on 01622 602807, and we will be happy to send you a copy.
Join us on
Family, friends, teachers and sports coaches have until December 31 to nominate individuals, teams and schools for this year’s Youth Sport Achievement Awards. The awards recognise dedication, improvement and sporting success. Formore information visit
www.maidstone.gov.uk/sportsawards
Revamped Regimental Museum
The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regimental Museum, located within Maidstone Museumin St Faith’s Street, has been refurbished to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The displays are clearer and tell the story of the RoyalWest Kents and its campaigns. Themuseum’s four Victoria Crosses have been given pride of place, along with the Sutlej gun and a replica of Bob, the regimental dog.
A young ‘recruit’ enjoys the regimental museum at one the open days
Family Activities at Maidstone Museum this Christmas
Youngsters can find out about their heritage and have fun at Maidstone Museum. Most activities are for the under 12s.
Tuesday December 14: Storytelling for the Under 5s
Monday December 20: Victorian Pomanders
Tuesday December 21: Rudolph the Reindeer Glove Puppets
Wednesday December 22: Victorian Calendars
Drop in any time between 10.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3.30pm. Cost £2 per child.
Maidstone Museum, St Faith’s Street, Maidstone ME14 1LH 01622 602838
www.museum.maidstone.gov.uk
Open Monday to Saturday 10am – 5.15pm; Sun 11am – 4pm.
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, December 27, December 28 and New Year’s Day.
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