Museum delay could be costly Teen mums to get special units
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we are considering our expo- sure to that. “It was supposed to be fin-
ished in April. But there was a problem with the survey and an extension of 11 weeks was given by the administrator. The official date for the contract completion was then July 5.” Therehavebeenfourele-
ments to the further hold-up – connection of power, ducting, the lift and a number of design issues. Cllr Garland said: “The con- tractor says there should be an extension of time and our ar- chitects, who are also the con- tract administrators, want to see evidence to support that.” He added: “We have pulled
in additional officers to make sure the contract is completed.” The council, which has con- tributed £400,000 to the scheme, secured a £1.7m Her- itage Lottery Fund grant for the project but has struggled to at- tract further monies during the recession. Major efforts have been made
to woo Japanese culture and fi- nance bodies to part-sponsor the project because of the mu- seum's high-quality Japanese collection.
SPECIAL accommodation for teenage parents in Maid- stone should be ready by next March. Six self-contained units and communal facilities will be pro- vided on part of the former council depot site at Armstrong Road, in partnership with Gold- ing Homes. Cllr John Wilson, cabinet member for community serv- ices, agreed the council should contribute £63,000 of the £577,000 cost of converting a
small apartment block. The aim is to give single mothers access to education and training, health and parent- ing skills that will lead to inde- pendent living. An officer’s report for Cllr
Wilson said: “Young mothers can often feel judged and stig- matised by society. They may also be young womenwho have not experienced good parents themselves and had negative experiences in the education system.”
Rosie reaches final ROSIE Pennie (14), from Bearsted, will perform in the regional finals of OpenMic UK in London on October 9. If successful, she will go on
to the national final at The O2 Arena in London for the chance to grab a breakthrough recording contract. The Cornwallis Academy
pupil is a member of Bearsted- based Directions Performing
Arts. She appeared in two of Directions’ produc- tions at the Hazlitt Theatre and from there her love of singing has steadily progressed. This is the second successive year that she has reached the regional finals. She was also a final- ist in the solo singing and musical theatre cate- gories at last year’s Festival4Stars. Rosie sings regularly at The Old Plantation in Bearsted.
Day care at station JODINE Grutzmacher has applied to convert the former stationmaster’s house at Bearsted train sta- tion into a child day care centre.
Mayoress Diane Mortimer was surprised to find her bouquet was made from cupcakes
Birthday fun for charity CAVENDISH Coffee and Gift Shop in Bearsted celebrated its third birthday with a charity evening in aid of young carers from Crossroads CareWest Kent. A raffle with prizes donated by customers
and suppliers raised £596 for the charity. Mayor Brian Mortimer and his wife Diane
were guests as well as Irene Jeffery from Cross- roads Care.
KCC’s Supporting People
Team contracts organisations, including social landlords such as Golding Homes, to provide the right accommodation. The intention is to teach teenage parents the necessary life skills to enable them to move from temporary intomore permanent accommodation. Individual care packages, re- settlement service, training kitchen, counselling room and play area are among the scheme’s features.
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