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It’s fun and games at village fete


A CAVALCADE of classic cars, a village fete, a sizeable donation and the proceeds of a music night have all helped boost funds being raised to buy a field in Hollingbourne by £5,000. Having already bought a total of 23 acres


on the Grove Mill Estate, Hollingbourne Meadows Trust is trying to raise £40,000 for the four-acre field - the “last piece of the jig- saw” - behind the village hall. “If we can buy this field, we shall control


all three entrances to the land next to the village, and protect it from development,” said the trust’s Peter Lee. The village fete, held on the Lance Me- morial Playing Field, attracted nearly 1,000 visitors on a sunny but windy afternoon. Fun and games included races for the young and not-so-young, a tug of war and plenty of family entertainment. The deputy mayor and deputy mayoress


of Maidstone, Councillor and Mrs Rodd Nelson-Gracie, opened the event, sponsored by Hollingbourne Parish Council. With more than 20 stalls selling flowers,


cakes, plants, bags and more, plus a barbe- cue, a bar run by the Dirty Habit pub and an exemption dog show, the fete swelled the trust’s coffers by £2,000. A donation by Southern Gas Networks for £2,500 helped make up for the inconven- ience of a three-mile diversion to get to the fete and the music night at the Sugar Loaves pub raised over £300. Other local groups who raised funds included a total of £810 by All Saints' Church.


(Clockwisefrom above) Holling- bourneWI’s pen- nant will begiven to a 2012 Olympics athlete; first to thelinein thesack race; par- ents show they arestill young at heart; the tug of war was won by a team from the Dirty Habit, de- feating reigning champtions from theWindmill Inn, and two young ladies in the WI tent test out the Teaching Apron.


Southern Gas Networks presents its cheque for £2,500 to the fete's “celebrity” judges. From left to right are Jim Findlay, chairman of Hollingbourne Meadows Trust, Keith White of Southern Gas Networks, Arthur C. Clarke, Barry Humphries and Alan Bennett.


A SMALL bunker dating from WWII could be replaced with an office next to the A249 in Detling. The proposal for Lynch Bank Farm on Detling Hill, near the junction of Pilgrims Way, would also see the demolition of an existing barn and outbuilding. The applicant’s design statement said:


“The buildings have been empty for several years and have fallen into disrepair. Be- tween the barn and the outbuilding there still remains a concrete bunker from the war period, which also provides a safety


Office plan for old bunker


issue that needs to be addressed. “With such close proximity to the noisy


A249, we deem it would be impractical for a residential dwelling to be considered and, with the landscape environment of para- mount importance, it was felt the contin- ued use as a light industrial site would not be the most beneficial to the site and its surrounding environment. “A small office appeared to be the most suitable type of development. It is therefore


proposed to construct a building suitable for Class B1 use. Jade’s Crossing allows local employment from the village of Detling for non-drivers and it would bene- fit the local community. “Since the original application, there


have been inquiries from several local small companies interested in locating to an office at this site. One of these compa- nies, a landscaping and arboriculture spe- cialist, has put in a written request. This reflects the typical type of tenant or owner we would expect to operate from the site.”


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