6 Maidstone Borough Council
In each issue of Borough Update we will be profiling local voluntary and community groups.
Here’s the first in our series: Name of organisation: Zeroth Active Zone Area of activity
Zeroth specialise in fitness, exercise rehabilitation and weight management for all ages. It works in partnership with West Kent PCT, Maidstone council and the MS society.
Services for Maidstone residents Tailor made gym programmes for people with medical conditions in a safe and friendly environment.
Phase 4 Cardiac rehabilitation classes.
Circuit classes for those with multiple sclerosis, to help them maintain or where possible improve their quality of life.
Weight for Life - a holistic weight management programme for adults, including gym sessions and seminars on nutrition and lifestyle behaviours. From £1 per session.
GO FOR IT, a free weight management family intervention, including gym sessions and healthy lifestyle seminars for children aged 5-17 years and their families.
One to One exercise rehabilitation sessions for those who need extra help and support, including people with disabilities and those recovering from a stroke or operation.
Tone and stretch classes; to improve strength and flexibility, suitable for people with back problems.
Based at
Zeroth Active Zone, Boughton Lane, Maidstone.
Long term aims/goals/ambitions
To reach more people and help improve their quality of life through exercise.
Contact details
Telephone: 01622 749564 or email
zeroth@sky.com
Bob Corner revisiting Cobtree Park
This year sees the 30th anniversary of Cobtree Park and what a 30 years it’s been!
The park has seen some substantial changes over the years, and one person has seen most of them first hand.
Bob Corner, 80, was employed for 10 years as a groundsman at the park and many of the saplings he planted are now fully fledged trees.
“The park is home to some beautiful scenery and some special trees, it’s as good as any park you have to pay to walk around,” he explains.
Bob, now from Rainham, was born on the Cobtree estate in Keeper’s Cottage, a house on the grounds until it was demolished in 1995 at the time the golf course was constructed.
The estate needs a lot of work. Bob says: “Only mowing the grass just
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doesn’t cut it when it comes to a great resource like Cobtree; it can’t just be left to pine away.”
The Cobtree Manor Estate has a number of areas including the park, the golf course and Kent Life.
The estate can be found off the Forstal and Sandling Roads, and was originally owned by the late Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake who had the rare distinction of being the Mayor of Maidstone 12 times!
He was also a generous benefactor to the town and its people and following his death on October 24, 1964, the estate was given to the Cobtree Charity Trust Limited.
The Trust leases the estate to Maidstone Borough Council to manage and administer the Estate in accordance with the requirements set out in the lease.
Over the coming months Cobtree will host a series of different guided walks, from identification of birdsongs with a local bird enthusiast, to a mini beast safari, a guided walk with an ecologist looking for butterflies, beetles and other invertebrates.
For more information on the walks please visit
www.cobtreepark.co.uk/events
The mystery of history
The Hazlitt Youth Theatre has devised a programme to bring history to life for school children. Project 10 at the Hazlitt Arts Centre revolves around the Mystery of History and is linked to the current Key Stage 2 history syllabus.
Now in its second year, the project helps each participating class to create their own show.
If your school is interested in taking part contact Martin Cleverley, Youth Theatre & Education Manager on 01622 686958, 07860 273280 or email
martincleverley@maidstone.gov.uk
www.maidstonesdream.co.uk
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