Trust on target for meadows goal
THEMeadows Trust was poised to secure the “last piece in the jigsaw” insulating the edge of Hollingbourne from develop- ment as Downs Mail went to press.
Thanks to fundraising events, donations and funding from the parish council and other groups, the trust has bought a total of 23 acres on the Grove Mill Estate, which borders the south-east edge of the village. In January 2011, The Mead-
ows Trust paid for an option to buy a four-acre field behind the village hall. It was given until the end of August to raise £40,000 to complete the pur- chase, which the trust was ex- pecting to do after a £7,500 Big Lottery Fund grant took its tally to £33,750, leaving just £6,250 to be found. “The last piece of the jigsaw is
the four-acre field behind the village hall,” said the trust’s Peter Lee. “If we can buy this field, we shall control all three entrances to the land next to the village, and all of this land can be protected from development and permanently preserved for walking, for the encouragement of wildlife, and for free use by all of us.” On September 17, following
a safari market, there will be a ‘Party in TheMeadows’ starting at 3pm to celebrate the antici- pated successful purchase of the land. The occasion, to “eat, drink
and be merry”, will be a thank you to supporters with live music from ‘Union Brass’ (a six or seven-piece brass band play- ing music for all ages) and food and drink – and a marquee or two in case of rain.
Council calls in HSE over development MAIDSTONE Council has referred a development of five new homes in Church Lane, Bearsted, to the Health and Safety Exec- utive. The ongoing development at Little Orchard came before the planning committee because construction was not being carried out in accordance with the approved plans. While the committee was satisfied that applicant Monro Homes had satisfied all planning issues due to a reduction in the level of hardstanding and additional landscaping, it heard neigh- bour LauraAppelgren-Bishop, of Mount Lodge, complaining that excavation works had caused soil erosion to the edge of her prop- erty. A letter was to be sent urging the HSE to investigate.
Last year’s safari market outside Cardwell Pavilion had plenty of stalls for villagers and visitors to browse and buy from
Safari to mark ‘re-opened’ village A SAFARI market on September 17, from 9am to 3pm, will co- incide with the “re-opening” of Hollingbourne. The annual event, organised by HollingbourneWI, comes
after the re-opening of Eyhorne Street, which had been closed for four months up until mid-August due to work on a new gas main. Villagers will be selling a variety of household goods, plants,
crafts and antiques from their gardens and garages. Maps to help members of the public find their way to every home will be sold from September 10 at village shop Christopher’s and at Cardwell Pavilion on the day. Hot sausage and bacon rolls and drinks will be sold at the pavilion, where there will be an art display and sale andWI stalls selling cakes and crafts. There will be a prize for visiting the most stalls.
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