Remembrance Clampdown at waste site


Day parade DETAILS have been released of Maidstone’s Remembrance Day Service and parade on Sunday, November 11. The military parade will


leave County Hall at 10.20am, marching along Week Street to meet up with the civilian pa- rade, which leaves from Earl Street. From there they will continue down the High Street, Lower High Street and across the bridge to the Cenotaph on the Broadway. There they will be joined by


the mayoral party for the serv- ice at 10.50am. After the service the parade


will return to the High Street, where the mayoral party will take the salute on the dais to- wards the front of the town hall, opposite The Muggleton Inn.


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to be closed at various times during the morning: Sandling Road (outside County Hall); Earl Street; Week Street; High Street; Pudding Lane (junction with High Street); Lower High Street; Bridge Gyratory; St Peter’s Street; Broadway; Rocky Hill; London Road (from junc- tion with Buckland Hill to Rocky Hill); and Tonbridge Road (from junction with Broadway to junction off Ter- race Road).


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RULES have been tightened up for vehicles disposing of waste at Tovil tip. It has been illegal to dispose


of commercial waste at the county’s household waste cen- tres for some time, but there are now additional restrictions on householders using trailers to get rid of their rubbish and the amount of soil, rubble and hard- core which can be dumped. The changes will not affect


the majority of householders, except DIY-ers who use a trailer or who have large amounts of building rubble to get rid of. Trailers up to 6ft 8ins will be allowed, provided they do not exceed 1 cubic metre capacity


and are no wider than the tow- ing vehicle. Only 190lbs of soil, rubble or hardcore can be dumped at any one time – the amount you could fit into a standard hatchback or car boot. The changes aim to clamp


down on builders and other peo- plewho still try to get rid of their commercial waste at sites de- signed for household rubbish. KCC has expanded the waste transfer system for trade waste to coincidewith the changes. “The changes will improve


the operational and financial ef- ficiency of the recycling service Kent County Council provides for householders, and enable it to continue investing in ex-


panding and modernising exist- ing recycling centres, and in- creasing provision in mid Kent,” said a spokesman. If your only household vehi-


cle is a commercial vehicle under two metres high and under 3.5 tonnes, you can apply for voucherswhich allow you to dump your household waste – otherwise, vans and pick-ups are not permitted. Asbestos and tyres cannot be


left at the Tovil tip, but can be taken to others, including North Farm, TunbridgeWells, and Sit- tingbourne, for a small charge. For details go to www.kent.


gov.uk/hwrc, email HWRC: kent.gov.uk or call 0845 345 0210.


Deer dancers at museum A SPECTACULAR Japanese dance troupe has been per- formed for visitors toMaidstoneMuseumand Brenchley Gardens. The Shishi-odori dancers from north east Japan per-


formed the shishi-ordori (deer dance), before taking part in the Thames Festival in London. MaidstoneMuseum has been developing its relation-


ship with the Japan Foundation and the Japanese Em- bassy and, earlier this year, the ambassador opened the museum’s new Japanese Gallery, which hosts the most important collection of Japanese Edo-period art outside London. Over 600 objects are on view, from Samurai armour


and weaponry to rare Nabeshima and Imari porcelain. The Japan Foundation invited the Oshu Kanattsu Shishi-Ordori troupe to the UK to celebrate cultural di- versity as well as demonstrate the art.


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