Temporary assistant’s
job made permanent KENT’s temporary assistant chief constable Paul Brandon has been given the job permanently. Paul joined Kent Police in 1992,
Ann Barnes, chairman of Kent Police Authority, and Paul Brandon, assis- tant chief constable
with most of his operational expe- rience in tactical and frontier op- erations across the county. For two years, he was the area commander at North Kent. He was made tem- porary assistant chief constable in April last year.
Restricted hours A NEPALESE restaurant has been given permission to trade at 37 Union Street, Maidstone, – but with strict opening hours.
Maidstone Council said the business can move into the building that was a Cats Pro- tection League charity shop, but trading can only take place between 8am and 11pm to safeguard the quality of life of neighbours. In August, the council’s planning department refused a similar plan over its scale and industrial appearance.
New nursery to open A NEW nursery is to open at the TurkeyMill Business Park, off Ashford Road,Maidstone. National chain Kids Unlim-
ited will open a new branch there on January 16. It is cur- rently being built by B W May and Sons.
£150,000 for museum
THE struggle to raise money to pay forMaidstone Museum's EastWing extension has been eased by two major donations. The GarfieldWeston Foundation recently pledged £75,000, but on condition that it was matched. Now, the Monument Trust - one of the Sainsbury family trusts - has done just that. More funds are still needed,
HEADWAY, the brain-injury charity, has launched a “Maidstone & Me” project to help members to revive memories of their links with places in the town. Di Drummond, service manager at Headway, explained that people with brain injuries or strokes may have diffi- culties in “laying down new memories” but are able to remember events and places important to them prior to their condition. She added: “At our Thursday drop-in service at the Switch Cafe in the High Street, we have found that most of our visitors have strong links with the town and its facilities. “We are inviting individuals and their families to tell their personal stories about Maid- stone. They may have met their partners at dis- cos, married in the churches or worked in local buildings.” As part of the project, the group are writing up
their memories and finding or taking photos of the places. Pictured in All Saints’ Church, where he was
though, and the public is being urged to donate either by texting MUSE14 followed by
£2, £5 or £10 to 70070, or online via
uk.virginmoneygiv-
ing.com/charities/museum-3 Maidstone Museums’ Founda-
tion chairman Mark Baker said: "This will enable us to fit out gal- leries in the extension before the grand opening in March."
Building a bank of treasured memories
christened, is Rob Franks (left) with Janet Brum- mell, tour guide Brian Cannell, Peter Hodgekin- son and Sam James. Di added: “We currently have an experienced volunteer who can offer information and support for anyone with housing issues or needing help to cope with a head injury.” For more details contact 01892 619001 or email
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