6 Maidstone Borough Council Council Tax discount review


Maidstone Borough Council is carrying out a Council Tax review to make sure everyone who is entitled to receive the single person’s discount is doing so.


Council Tax bills are calculated on the assumption that two or more adults (people over the age of 18) are resident in the property. If only one adult occupies a property, then they


Free football


training Young people can improve their football skills with free training sessions run by Kick Kent.


Sessions are currently held on Wednesdays at Park Wood, Heather House, Bicknor Road, Park Wood (5pm to 7pm) and Shepway Green, Cumberland Avenue, Maidstone from 7.30pm to 9pm, and on Thursdays at South Park, Armstrong Road, Tovil from 5.30pm to 7pm.


For more information contact Ian Summers on 07939 470581.


Changing place


A large toilet and wetroom with specialised changing facilities is helping disabled people in Maidstone keep clean.


The Changing Place toilet at Maidstone Gateway includes a hoist and a height adjustable changing bench to enable people with mobility problems to shower and change, with the help of a carer.


As well as being available to disabled people, it can be used by people who have problems accessing their own shower or bath facilities.


The facility has room for the person and up to two carers.


For more information, visit the Changing Place website:


http://www.changing-places.org/the_ campaign/what_are_ changing_places_toilets_.aspx


Boxing lessons


Young people who were inspired by boxing in the recent 2012 Olympics, can try it for themselves at Contender Boxing lessons.


The sessions are held across the borough as part of a Maidstone Youth Action Partnerships initiative to


Let’s dance


Shoppers in Maidstone were treated to a spectacle as the Shishi Odori dancers from Japan entertained crowds in Jubilee Square on 7 September.


The dancers were in the UK for the Thames Festival in London but made a detour to Maidstone, where the town’s museum hosts an impressive collection of artefacts from Japanese history.


Search for sports stars


The Youth Sport Achievement Awards celebrate sport and Maidstone is now on the hunt for the stars of 2012.


The awards showcase local talent, dedication and achievement in sport from the previous year and recognise the achievements of young people aged 21 and under, as well as adult volunteers and coaches.


Last year’s event saw 100 nominations.


The event is now in its 22nd year. To find out how to nominate someone, contact the Maidstone Borough Council community development team on 01622 602222 or email communitydevelopment@maidstone.gov.uk


increase youth activities and to inspire a nation, building on the sporting legacy from 2012. Sessions currently take place for 16 to 24 year olds at Headcorn Scout Hut in Ulcombe Road, Headcorn on Tuesdays, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm, at Howard de Walden Children’s Centre in Bluett Street, Maidstone on Tuesdays from 7pm to


8pm for young people aged 16 to 21, and at Heather House, Bicknor Road, Park Wood on Thursdays from 4pm to 5pm for 11 to 16 year olds.


Young people can simply turn up at the sessions to have a go. For more information contact James Cullen on 07872 456033.


are entitled to a 25% single person discount on their Council Tax.


The council, with the help of Capita Local Government Services, will be reviewing households from October onwards to make sure people are paying the right amount. The review will be carried out by post, telephone interviews and by matching data against credit


reference agencies.


The review is being undertaken to ensure that customers receive discounts they are entitled to, and because the council is committed to maintaining as low a Council Tax as possible for all its residents. Anyone in receipt of a discount should call 01622 602003 if their circumstances change.


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