Help comes in spades for diggers Midwife lauded
MODERN technology has been brought in to help preserve a piece ofRomanhistory in East Farleigh.
Maidstone Area Archaeological Group has
been excavating a group of Roman buildings in the village since 2005. The original build- ing was first discovered in the 1830s and has kept MAAG busy for the past seven years. Members have now excavated the ragstone foundations of five buildings. It is thought that the buildings may well
have been part of aRomanfarmstead that sup- plied people working at the nearby Dean Street quarries. These provided ragstone for the walls of Roman London and the Tower of London. To safeguard the excavation through thewinter, a
team from theAylesford-based building and civil en- gineering business Gallagher Group carefully back- filled the site after donating one of its mechanical diggers and staff for the day. Managing Director Pat Gallagher said: “Supplying Kentish Ragstone is an important part of what Gal- lagher’s does now and, we hope, in the future. “It was a pleasure to help the archaeologists pre-
serve a bit of the county’s ragstone heritage and en- sure we understand more about the county town’s
Youth charity clean A GROUP of Maidstone teenagers from the Tomorrow's People charity completed a deep clean of the Alzheimer's Society offices in Linton Road, Loose, as part of their outreach work. Tomorrow's People is a na-
tional employment charity that helps excluded and margin- alised people through work.
by her peers MIDWIFE Annemieke Koper has been highly commended for her work as a staff representative by the Royal College of Midwives. Annemieke (46) from Yalding,
past.”
Interesting finds at the East Farleigh site have in- cluded a bronze strigil (used by the Romans to scrape dirt from their skin during bathing), a bunch of keys, a bronze child’s bracelet, a gaming counter, bone pins and a fragment of a glass vessel. LindaWeeks, secretary of MAAG, said: “Wewere concerned that the ragstone walls of the Roman buildings would have been damaged by the winter frosts, but Gallagher’s timely intervention hasmeant that these walls have now been preserved.”
Garage break-ins GARAGES in Staplehurst have been targeted by thieves. In Fletcher Road, the padlock
was broken off a garage door and copper was stolen. In Weld Close, the lock was
forced to a garage in a block and the padlock and chain stolen. The padlock was also re- moved from a garage in Bathurst Road, but nothing was stolen.
Day nursery to annex THE former day nursery at The Coach House, Green Lane, Chart Sutton, could become a residen- tial annex. The building adjacent to the house was constructed around 20 years ago to accom- modate the day nursery, which was closed about 12 months ago. John Fuller’s planning state-
ment said the annex is for the use of family members and visitors.
who works in the community for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, has held the volun- tary role for at least 10 years. She received her award in the Members’ Champion category at the college’s Annual Midwifery Awards. Annemieke’s role sees her involved in discussions with theTrust about staff policy issues with its employees.
Bungalow refusal APROPOSEDnewtwo-bedroom bungalow in Goudhurst Road, Marden, was turned down by Maidstone Council. The scheme, which would
have seen the demolition of an existing workshop at 2Westfield Villas, was refused as, according to the planning department, it would have resulted in the loss of “an important open area on the periphery of MardenVillage, creating a visually incongruous development which would erode views of the open country- side from Goudhurst Road”.
Solar at oast house PHILIP Critchley has applied to install a free standing frame of 16 solar panels at Chainhurst Oast, Hunton Road,Marden.
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