Firm wins memorial contracts
AN East Farleigh company has been awarded the contract to build a seafront memorial at Dover to mark a combined forces operation during the SecondWorldWar. Last month marked the 70th an- niversary of the Channel Dash – on February 12, 1942 – which included Operation Fuller. The Channel Dash Memorial Trust
has given the contract to build a me- morial to Operation Fuller to The Stone Shop, on Station Hill, to be erected in Dover’sMarine Gardens. In the same week, the company’s Portsmouth shop received an order from Portsmouth City Council to ren- ovate the HMS Shah Memorial in Portsmouth city centre. The Stone Shop managing director Gordon Newton, who is also a borough councillor for Downswood and Otham, said: “We are very proud to be associated with the Operation Fuller memorial, which is designed to be a source of education for future generations.”
said: “If we can access compre- hensive services in one place with co-ordinated appointments, this can be helpful so they may benefit from the move. “However, the Coxheath loca-
tion may be difficult for families who do not have a car. It would have been useful if families had been consulted about the move in advance.” The independent chairman of
Operation Fuller was the masterplan devised by Admiral Ramsay to sink three German battle ships – The Sharn- horst, The Gneisnau and the Prinz Eugen – which had been causing havoc to mer- chant shipping convoys in the Atlantic. In the early hours of February 12, 1942,
the trio were spotted by a lone Spitfire patrolling the Channel and six Swordfish biplanes were ordered to take off from Manston to torpedo the German ships. All six aircraft were lost with only five
crew members being rescued from the sea.
The Stone Shop’s managing director, Gordon Newton
HMS Shah was in active service from 1873-79, firing the Royal Navy’s first ever torpedo. The project aims to renovate the me-
morial first erected in Portsmouth in 1880. The two contracts are the latest in a long line of commemorative stonework undertaken by The Stone Shop. Other major projects have included the national Battle of Britain Memorial Wall at Capel-le-Ferne and the Falklands Memorial at Tower Hill in London.
New children’s hub ‘ideally located’ in Coxheath Continued from page one
Maidstone Children's Board, Alex Turner, said: “The local children's board has not yet been engaged in talks and was not aware of any changes at its last meeting in November. Indeed, most other services in the town have been surprised that these important moves are going to be in place around Easter.” He welcomed the bringing to-
gether of services under one roof, adding: “I’m sure that we will
work well with them all once they settle in.” A spokeswoman for the trust
said patients from as far afield as the Weald use the services, so Coxheath was ideally located, adding that refurbishing the cen- tre would create a customised, modern facility to meet chil- dren’s needs. “We expect the move to happen during April. We are speaking to families about the changes,” she said.
‘Clear up’ consent STEVEN Robinson has been given consent to erect a build- ing for the storage of agricul- tural and equestrian machinery and equipment at The Home- stead, New House Lane, Head- corn.
According to the planning statement: “The additional building will dramatically re- duce the amount of clutter around the existing yard, im- proving the visual appearance of the holding and reducing the risk of theft.” Planning permission was granted by Maidstone Council on condition that the colour of the external finish of the build- ing is moorland green.
Tennis court victory IAN Fern has been given per- mission for a tennis court with a 2.75m-high black chain link fence at Charlton Court, East Sutton Hill, East Sutton. According to a supporting document: “The court has been positioned within awalled gar- den area, at the top end of the garden, adjacent to the existing pool house and patio areas, to minimise the impact on the ex- isting property and to reduce the amount of excavation within the heavily sloping grounds.” Maidstone Council granted planning consent on condition of additional tree planting within the walled garden.
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