Tribute proposed for Crimea hero
ATRIBUTE plinth and plaque in memory of Captain Lewis Nolan has been proposed for the fore- court of the former Kent County Opthalmic and Aural Hospital, Church Street, Maidstone. Captain Nolan was the com- mander and riding master at the Maidstone Cavalry Depot and died in 1854, aged 36, while in charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. He was one of the first casualties of that
Police savings KENT Police is starting the new financial year saving more funds than anticipated. Recommendations from an in- dependent review mean Kent will save about £1mto £1.5m per year. Chief Constable Ian Lear- month says he is planning on re- cruitingmore officers for Kent. He said: “We planned for the
£50m saving we needed.We are on track to deliver those savings, and Kent has also seen a reduc- tion in crime of about 4%. Rec- ommendations from theWinsor Review mean that any savings made will mean we will be in a position earlier than expected to recruit more officers. “We recruited 20 officers ear-
lier this year and will be look- ing to recruit further in the autumn.”
engagement. A plaque com- memorating his life and service was held at the Holy Trinity Church but is now lost. When permission was granted
five years ago to convert the hospital into 86 homes, the de- veloper was ordered, through a Section 106 agreement, to spend £50,000 on commemorating the association of the hospital, and the former Holy Trinity Church, with the CrimeanWar.
THE Valley Invicta Trust is planning to build a new sports hall and changing rooms to serve both its schools. Valley Park and Invicta Grammar have a total of more than 2,000 pupils, yet neither has a sports hall, which means that PE is restricted to a small gymnasium at each school. A statement supporting the application said: “The two sites are highly developed, with the exception of the hard play areas between the two schools. The new sports hall is sited on space set out for tennis. “The sports hall will provide
for teaching in all weathers. The location, between the schools, will allow for separate
Maidstone Council’s planning application is for a statue of a mounted cavalrymanwith sabre drawn and raised. The sign would be about 1.5m high. It will be sculpted and cast in bronze resin by the Meltdown Foundry in Kent. The plinth would be faced in
Kent ragstone with Bath stone quoins. One of the four panels would have extracts of a poem written by Alfred Lord Ten-
Schools’ sports hall plan
access during the day whilst preserving a suitable secure access out of school hours from the Valley Park School. “The new sports hall chang-
ing facilities have been de- signed to serve both indoor and external sports and are ac- cessible to the all-weather pitch and external sports fields. “The location suits the man- agement of both schools, as it maintains two entrances and allows for the better control of pupils. “The scheme makes use of existing sports spaces whilst providing facility that can be used all year round.” Maidstone Council will de- termine the application.
nyson. The others will contain details of Captain Nolan’s links to the site and information on the CrimeanWar. Should the scheme gain plan-
ning permission, a launch event may include a showing of the 1968 film The Charge of the Light Brigade at the Trinity Foyer Nolan Café. An education programme would also be un- dertaken in conjunction with theMaidstone Museum.
Teen travel pass MAIDSTONE students aged 16 to 19 will have access to a new travel pass from September – but it will cost over £500 a year. KCC’s Freedom Pass allows students aged 11-16 to travel to and from school and within Kent for £100 per year. KCC has now unveiled a pass
for 16- to 19-year-olds from September. The average cost will be £520, although students may be eligible for support.
Polytunnel report IN last month’s Downs Mail, we reported that Chiefglen K9 was given permission for a polytun- nel at 8Wilberforce Road, Cox- heath. In fact, permission was granted for the company’s train- ing school in Brishing Lane, Boughton Monchelsea.
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