Plan for 14 homes to replace solicitors’ offices is turned down


MAIDSTONE Council has refused to allow an office block to be replaced by a six- storey block of 14 two-bed apartments at the bottom of Tonbridge Road. It was proposed to demolish Nos 2 and


3, next to Maidstone West Station, with freeholder Berry & Berry solicitors relocat-


Andrew Venn ANDREW George Venn (24) lived in Carmans Close, Loose, for the last six years. He grew up in Lark- field, attending schools in Ryarsh and Borough Green before moving on to Maid- stone Gram- mar.


Aged 14, he


began a 10-year battle with leukaemia, losing a year of school. Andrew recovered to pass A-levels and go to Coven- try University where he gained his degree in industrial product design.


Andrew’s passion was Mini


cars and he was a member of the Kent and East Sussex Mini Club. His funeral included a procession of 31 Minis to Vin- ters Park crematorium. He had worked locally in Hal-


fords and at West Malling Golf Club before landing a job after graduation with Kit for Kids, a design company specialising in play equipment. When his leukaemia returned


in 2010 Andrew began a blog. His site is now home to tributes including a message from his partner Elliot Dunn: “I take so much pride that Andrew was a young man with morals, vision and a powerful sense of right and wrong. A gifted designer and writer.” Andrew and Elliot got en-


gaged in December. Andrew’s father, Chris, said: “Andrew will be remembered for battling leukaemia without complaint. He was an inspirational charac- ter.”


There were about 250 people


at the crematorium, with nearly 200 meeting afterwards atWest Malling Golf Club to celebrate Andrew's life. He leaves his parents Chris


ing elsewhere. The replacement develop- ment would have included 22 parking spaces. But the council, stressing that the devel- opment lies within an area designated for office use, decided there had been no clear demonstration that the possible continued


We will remember


and Jackie, brother Stephen and many friends locally, nationally and across the Mini world.


Betty Hurrell MAIDSTONE-born Betty Ellen Hurrell (83) who has died in New Zealand emigrated there in the 1970s. She was the widow of Philip Hurrell and mother to Claudia, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Michael and Gina.


Charles Boulding ALLINGTON’S Charles Eph- raim Boulding (83) lived in the Maidstone area, working as a carpenter and rising through the ranks in con- struction to manage major projects in Kent.


Sissinghurst-born, he worked


in radio shops and had moved to London when called up to the RAF at the end of the war. After contracting pneumonia


he was nursed in Pembury by Babs, who became his wife. Charles retrained as a carpen-


ter and the couple spent their married life in Cranbrook, Shepway, Penenden Heath and Allington. They raised Sue, Peter, John and Chris. Charles’ promotions took him


into management with R Cor- ben and Laing’s construction firms. Among the projects he managed was work on the M2 motorway and Senacre Catholic Church. A heart condition leading to


bypass surgery forced his re- tirement but Charles, Babs and son Chris established an airport


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Danny Jenner DANNY Jenner (49) lived lo- cally his whole life, for the last 18 years in central Maidstone with wife Sarah. Raised in Shepway, he moved


with his family toWeavering in 1977 and lived there before the estate was built. Sarah said: “We used to walk the dog over the fields where Tesco now stands.” The former Senacre pupil


was apprenticed as a bricklayer to Goodsell's and spent his working life bricklaying. He had worked all over Maid- stone and sur- rounding areas and was able to point to many build- ings and archi- tecture that he had worked on. Sarah said: “He had lots of friends. He was very sociable, totally honest and able to talk to anyone. He loved football and had followed Maidstone United into the league and later around Kent. He was interested in his- tory and in particular the events of both world wars.” Danny was father to Laura


and Lucy. Sarah said: “His girls were everything to him; he was a brilliant father, who enjoyed being with his family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.”


Ian Egglesden THE death has been announced in Brisbane, Australia, of for- mer Maidstone resident Ian Egglesden, 71.


Jack Skinner FORMER printer Jack Skinner (90), of Hope Street, Maidstone, was well-known from his years working for the KM group and to his many friends at the Working Men’s Club in Brewer Street where he regularly en- joyedagameofsnooker.He


use of the site had been fully explored. The proposal was also criticised for “its


poor quality and unarticulated design”. It was further felt that a lack of outdoor amenity space, the close proximity to the A26 and internal layout would be likely to result in a poor living environment.


had served the club as presi- dent. His printing career included


time with the Kent Arms Print- ingWorks inWeek Street before spending 13 years with the Kent Messenger. During the SecondWorldWar


he saw active service in the Navy, which included a close brush with death when HMS Dido was bombed and many of his shipmates killed. Married to Veronica, Jack was


father to Terence, Tony, John and Rosemary. Jack nursed his wife who died of cancer in 1992. He travelled to Australia


where son Tony was working as a university lecturer and had been scheduled to visit the country this year, when he was taken ill.


George Everton GEORGE Everton (88), most-re- cently of Bodsham Crescent, Bearsted, grew up locally and rose through the ranks of the UK car industry to become a di- rector of the Chrysler car com- pany in Coventry. This followed years working


at Tilling-Stevens in St Peter’s Street, Maidstone, where George had started as a wartime apprentice and worked his way up to become plant manager. Closure of the plant led to the move to Coventry. George met his wife-to-be


Peggy at a dance at Maidstone’s Star Hotel. The couple raised children


Clive and Christine and lived for almost 25 years in Sutton Road.


George returned to the local


area after retirement, and found time for a range of hobbies in- cluding bowls, dog-walking and gardening. Recalled by his friends and family as a man who worked hard and dedicated himself to providing a good life for his family, George leaves his chil- dren, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.


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