FremlinWalk cafes plan revealed
FURTHER initiatives to improve Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre in Maidstone have been un- veiled. Legal & General has been
given permission to establish two roofed areas, a multimedia screen and a stencilled entrance feature on the junction with Week Street. The owner now wants to re-
place the “bandstand” conical roof, stairs and planter beds at the St Faith’s Street entrance with a two-storey building con-
Education dates MORE than 400 visitors at- tended a series of Microsoft conferences at Maidstone’s Cornwallis and New Line Learning (NLL) Academies. They took part in a variety of workshops on education prac- tices and models for learning.
MOT success AN APPLICATION by Andrew Marsh, of Maidstone Sports Cars, to convert an oast house at Great Tong Farm, Headcorn, into an MOT testing station has been accepted.
CCTV plan agreed STAPLEHURST Parish Coun- cil has applied to erect a 10m pole with light for a CCTV cam- era at the Jubilee Playing Fields in Headcorn Road.
taining two restaurant/café units, new landscaping and a commemorative civic square ad- joining the Royal Albion pub. The planning statement said:
“The design will integrate with the historic setting of the Maid- stone Museum and conservation area, and create opportunities to enjoy the views of one of Maid- stone’s landmark buildings. “Our design aims to provide
an enhanced environment with quality restaurant operators, which will encourage customers
MOUNTAINS of money have helped complete the playing field project at Sutton Valence Me- morial Fields. Sutton
School donated£6,130, raised in a sponsored walk, while King’s Head regulars have been building a tower of 10p pieces on thebar,which nowreaches theceiling. The project, launched
to stay a bit longer in the town.” A plaque will commemorate
the Battle of Maidstone in 1648, during the Second English Civil War, when parliamentarian troops defeated royalist forces. “The key goals are to draw in customers, to improve the per- formance of the centre, which in turn will attract higher-end re- tailers and improved rents,” added the planning statement. “The pavilion should also benefit the museum by drawing more people to this area.
Cash mounts up for play area Valence
“Increasing leisure attractions should be a boost to visitor num- bers.” The other application, which
has been approved, is for a roofed area hosting seasonally changing events to the west end of Fremlin Walk, near House of Fraser. There would also be a large
LED screen showing centre events, this year’s Olympics, in- formation and advertising. Maidstone Council will de- cide on the latest scheme.
Friends hot foot it to
Lyndon Davies from Plane & Simple, Sutton Valence parish clerk Janet Burnett and parish council chairman Eileen Riden
by the parish council a year ago, has become a real community effort, with funds being raised by individuals and organisations across the vil- lage. They included Sutton Valence Pre-School; St Mary’s church; KCC; the parish council;ward Cllr Eric Hotson, the Queen’s Head Oddfellows, Richard and Trish Stileman, who hosted a garden party, and suppliers Plane&Simple,whocompletedthe installation free of charge. The coun- cil is getting a plaque engraved as a thank you to all the sponsors.
Spiritual Renewal-Transforming Your Life
A free inspirational talk by John Adams
A practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing from New York and a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.
7-30 to 8-30pm on Friday, 20th April at Maidstone Museum, St. Faith’s Street, Maidstone, ME14 1LH
For more information phone the
Christian Science Reading Room on 01622 685830 (Open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 11am to 1pm) or email
csmaidstone@gmail.com.
www.csmaidstone.co.uk
HYDRAULIC HOSES
raise library funds THE Friends of East Farleigh School hope their fundraising firewalk will be a blistering success. The event at the school on Saturday, April 21 will raise cash for the school’s proposed library extension and the Heart of Kent Hospice. Participants must be over 18,
need to pay a £25 deposit and raise at least £150 in sponsor- ship. For details call 01622 726364.
Linton Park railings RAILINGS will be installed on the Heath Road and Linton Road boundaries of Linton Park to deter flytippers, after Maidstone Council granted permission.
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