Carriages plan EXPLORATORY talks have taken place about moving Maidstone’s Carriage Collection to Leeds Castle. However, the castle has con- firmed that housing the collec- tion is not top of its priorities. Maidstone Museum’s busi-
ness plan from 2011-2019 en- visages the collection being moved from the Archbishop’s Palace stables, so the stables canbesoldorusedfor other means. VictoriaWallace, chief execu-
tive of Leeds Castle, said: “We have spoken to Maidstone Bor- ough Council about the possi- bility, but it is not something high on our priorities at themo- ment. Our priority is to pre- serve the castle and, while the carriages would fit in well with other developments here, it is not part of the trustees’ strate- gic plan at the moment.”
Threats case A MAIDSTONE man has ap- peared before Mid Kent Magis- trates’ Court where he admitted using threatening behaviour. Shane Saunders (32), of Church Street, Maidstone, ad- mitted the charge relating to an incident in Springwood Road, Barming, Maidstone. Magistrates ordered him to
carry out 200 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months and to pay £85 costs.
Partygoer’s death on M20
A 25-YEAR-OLD man died when he was hit by a lorry while walking along the motor- way after a friend’s wedding party in Hollingbourne. Electrician Luke Watson, of Upper Fant Road, Maidstone, had been celebrating at theMer- cure Great Danes Hotel before he ventured on to the unlit M20 at junction 8 just after midnight. An inquest at Maidstone
heard he was hit by a Scania truck, causing fatal injuries, near the slip road on the Lon- don-bound carriageway early on Saturday, July 30, last year. Coroner Patricia Harding said:
“The tragedy was that he had moneyforataxiand wasof- fered a lift, but not wanting to
be a burden to anybody, he de- cided to walk.” Described as “the life and soul
of the party”, he had been out with friends from about 6pm on Friday, July 29, last year. They went to the Bull at Penenden Heath, before moving on to the wedding reception. Close friend Kenneth Breeze
said he last saw Luke at about midnight, when he said he was going to get a taxi. But driver Michael White phoned police just after midnight after seeing a figure staggering on the junc- tion 8 slip road. Another friend, Matthew Barnden, said Luke had told friends that all motorways led to his mother’s home. The in-
quest heard he may have in- tended to spend the night at his mother’s home at Penenden Heath, near junction 7, or to buy a meal at theM20 services. In a statement, Dutch lorry
driver Gerrit Schoonberg, who was heading for Heathrow, said he saw something dark in front of his truck and had no time to avoid it. “It was as though it had just fallen from the sky,” he said. “I wasn’t sure what I had hit, but still feared the worst.” Recording a verdict of acci- dental death, the coroner said there was no defect on the Sca- nia vehicle or the way it was being driven, and there was nothing to suggest Luke had taken his own life.
Flying flag for our forces FLAGSwerehoisted in Jubilee Square tomark therun-up to the fourth Armed Forces Day. Anarmedhonourguard, providedby20FieldSquadron
(Search),andkhukuri dancingby the Queen’s Gurhka En- gineers,were part of the flag-raising ceremony. Chief of the Defence Staff,General SirDavid Richards
urged the nation to fly the Armed Forces Day Flag to showsupport for our military community. The Maidstone flag was raised outside the Town Hall
byRoyalNavyCadetKimStevensbeforeguests including Mayor ofMaidstone Cllr Rodd Nelson-Gracie; Bill Cock- croft, Deputy Lieutenant, representing the Lieutenancy of Kent; Chris Garland, leader of Maidstone Borough Council; Alison Broom, chief executive of the council; MajorMathewShort, of36EngineerRegiment (Search), and Inspector MarkHutcheon ofMaidstone Police.
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