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‘Dangerous’ blocks to be removed
MAIDSTONE Council is to re- move the controversial granite blocks in the High Street bus stops and taxi bays, following a number of repeated falls. The blocks, installed as part of a
£2.7m revamp of the town centre, are to be replaced with black sur- facing, so that pedestrians can more easily differentiate between the pavement and the road. Temporary yellow lines were painted along the kerb edges after the council received several com- plaints of accidents – including from one of its own members. Those lines have now faded and been replaced with black painted lines. Maidstone Council cabinet memberCllr MalcolmGreer, said: “Despite all the consultations and safety audits people have said that they have fallen, which is distressing for all concerned.” Cllr Greer said he hoped the
new surface would create the maximum possible distinction between the height of the car- riageway and the pavement. He said the additional cost
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would be money well spent as while the main aim was to avoid unnecessary falls, it would also reduce the need for, and cost of cleaning the engine oil stains off the paving slabs. He said the granite blocks would not go to waste, as they would be used for work on the second phase of the High Street – the lower end –which is likely to start early next year. The council is about to go out
to tender for this work after mak- ing an additional £1.1m savings in this year’s budget. The council is also putting together a tender document for the marketing of Ju- bilee Square.
Volunteers week THE annual showcase of Maid- stone’s voluntary sector will be taking place in The Mall in the week commencing October 22 The event, sponsored by Gold- ing Homes, is a chance for local charities to demonstrate the range of their work and appeal for more willing hands to help.
Makeover for college campus WORKis nowwell underway onthe£25mmakeover of theMidKent Col- lege Maidstone Campus, whichwill bring the siteuptothehigh standard of itsMedway counterpart. Due for completion in December 2013, the makeover includes refur- bishment of the former University for the Creative Arts premises. Acting principal, SueMcLeod, said: “The Learning and Skills Council
has assessed our financial strength as ‘outstanding’, which is why we have been able to invest so significantly in both our campuses. “Our financial management and governance has also received the
highest rating possible. Thismeans that students canbeconfidentof re- ceiving the best education in top quality premises.”
Knitters urged to get clicking
KENT community wardens working in the Maidstone area are urging folk to pick up their knitting needles and get click- ing before the winter arrives. The wardens, who work in Bearsted, Chart Sutton, Boughton Monchelsea, Cox- heath, Harrietsham, Headcorn, Lenham, Loose, Marden and Staplehurst, are running a proj- ect to provide blankets to the elderly and vulnerable and want the neighbourhoods’ knit- ters to contribute. Martin Sherwood, commu-
nity warden for Lenham and Harrietsham, said: “The idea is that people in various commu- nities can knit squares which can then be sewn together to make blankets.”
A pattern is available so that everyone uses the same needle size, ply of wool and type of stitch, which means squares knitted by different people can still be sewn together – al- though groups of friends and family might want to band to- gether to make a blanket in its entirety.
Non-knitters can still play
their part, by donatingwool and suggesting where the blankets can best be used. Martin said: “During the last
two winters, the incidence of deaths attributed to cold weather in the Maidstone Bor- ough Council area increased and there are a number of or- ganisations working to reduce this, of which we are one.”
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