Awareness campaign follows A-board battle
A FERVENT “street clutter” campaigner has been praised after advising highway chiefs on the controversial issue of A-frame advertis- ing boards. Neville Butteriss, of Campbell Road, Maid-
stone, has fought to rid the town’s streets ofA- boards on behalf of visually impaired, elderly and disabled people. He and his friend Pat Edwards collected hundreds of signatures as part of their battle to get politicians to take notice. Now, KCC has
agreed to run an aware- ness campaign to edu- cate shopkeeepers about the dangers of A- boards for people like Mr Butteriss, who is registered blind. At the same time, KCC has decided against
formally regulating businesses and has dropped plans to force owners to apply for li- cences to put tables and chairs (£150) and A- boards (£65) outside their premises. Cllr MalcolmRobertson (Maidstone Central) said he very much welcomed this new ap-
proach, rather than the previous bureaucratic proposal. But he warned that a lot of busi- nesses would need to be told they could not continue with A-boards as the pavement was not wide enough, under the KCC rules. Highways director John Burr described A- boards as a “Marmite issue”. He told a KCC scrutiny committee: “We are
HIGHWAYS director John Burr said KCC wouldnot go straight into en- forcement. First, they wouldspeak to the shopkeeper, give him a copy of the guidelines andmakesure he complies; if there were further problems, action wouldbe taken, addedMr Burr.
trying to make the highway available to the public, but not to penalise businesses.” Enforcement against ob-
structions could be taken under the Highways Act 1980 but Mr Burr said: “One man’s obstruction is anotherman’s advertising.” He warned, however: “If
we see an A-board that we consider to be an obstruc-
tionwewilldeal with it.Wewill serve a notice and remove it. Hopefully, that will be the ex- ception rather than the rule. We want people to comply with the guidance.”MrBurr said the highway is for “passing and repassing, and not for advertising. “Technically, A-boards are not meant to be on a public highway.”
Micky is new Mote President
ASTALWART of local cricket, Micky Back, was elected president of The Mote CC at the annual meeting. Micky (pictured), a talented batsman and slow bowler, spent his early years withWest Farleigh CC be- fore joining The Mote. He takes over from Roy Nicholls, who has moved
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Neville Butteriss andfellow campaigner Pat Edwards negotiating A-boards in Week Street.
Thank you, Neville MEMBERS of the highways scrutiny committee were “all very impressed” with Neville Butteriss when he addressed them last November. Cabinet member Bryan Sweetland said
so, as he welcomed Mr Butteriss to this month’s scrutiny committee at County Hall. Cllr Sweetland, who had recently had
two other meetings with Mr Butteriss, thanked him for his “valuable input”.
from the area. All captains and senior officers were re-elected, including
Ist team captain Tom Harvey, who will leadthe side’s Kent League Premier Division campaign. Dave Damen, captain of the fourth eleven, was chosen clubman of the year for his dedicated role with younger members.
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