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6 Maidstone Borough Council Love Where You Live


Steven Page and his one year old son Tyler joined Cabinet Member


Canoe to showcase in new


East Wing Extension A canoe, which has been on a restoration journey is set to make its debut in Maidstone Museum’s new East Wing Extension.


In November, visitors will be able to see the new East Wing entrance and visitor information point, the new shop and the first of the new displays which focus on the variety and quality of the collections.


The 9 metre Solomon Islands canoe will be displayed in the museum for the first time since it was acquired in 1863.


Two upper floor galleries will open in late November. These will feature a new display of the museum’s collection of oil paintings and a display of our historic photographic collection in the Bentlif 2 gallery.


The two remaining upper floor galleries will be ready by March 2012.


When the East Wing is fully open it will be able to host the best touring exhibitions.


‘Tankies’ come to town… Soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment paraded through Maidstone on September 1 to mark their return from active duty in Afghanistan.


The march in the town centre was a homecoming for many of the ‘Tankies’, who come from the town and nearby Ashford. More than 300 soldiers took part.


Marion Ring on the ‘ Love Where You Live’ litter pick.


Maidstone Borough Council and McDonald’s got a Mcflurry of volunteers to litter pick rubbish during the national Keep Britain Tidy campaign - ‘Love where you Live’.


The volunteers cleared up from Maidstone East Station, which is just a short walk from one of the McDonald’s outlets in the town, to Buckland Hill. Cabinet Member for the Environment, Cllr Marion Ring, said: “We're proud of where we live and want to see it looking its best. The Love Where You Live campaign is all about finding positive ways to improve the environment.”


Love Where You Live is a new campaign with the aim of inspiring everyone to think about their communities and take action to reduce litter in the locations where they live, the places they visit and the spaces that they use.


36 Statue Appeal nears fundraising total


Money has been


flooding in for the 36 Engineer Statue Appeal.


The donations will pay for a life-size bronze


statue, to be mounted in Ragstone, in


Brenchley Gardens. The statue, which will


commemorate the close A time for


links Maidstone has with the 36 Royal Engineer Regiment, will be of a 6ft engineer in his battle fatigues returning to base after discovering an improvised bomb.


The statue will be unveiled on Tuesday,


November 1, in time for Remembrance Day.


remembering On Sunday, November 13 we will remember those who gave their lives for peace and freedom in the First World War and all conflicts since. The Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade will be held from 10.30am with the service taking place at the Cenotaph at 10.50am.


Road closures will take place between 9.45am 12pm.


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