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Green Flags flying 8 Maidstone Borough Council


Clare Park and Whatman Park have both won Green Flag awards for the next 12 months to show that they are amongst the best in the country.


Cabinet Member for Community and Leisure Services, Cllr John A. Wilson, said: “I am absolutely delighted; the flags give a clear message to visitors and residents that we take pride in our parks. The awards are a national recognition for the achievements of all those whose hard work has created these fantastic places for all to enjoy.


“Parks have a huge positive impact on people’s lives, providing places to play and relax as well as bringing generations together.”


Whatman Park, which is part of the Maidstone Millennium River Park, has been awarded the green flag for the third year running. Half a mile from the


town centre it has a large adventure play area, a separate ‘Jolly


Rodger’ area for children, modern sculpture, wildlife and pond dipping areas. The River Stage, open air performance area plays host to many events throughout the year.


Clare Park has won the award for a fifth year running. Facilities include tennis courts, a play area, a multi-use games area, a bowls green and a wildlife area, all within an historic parkland setting.


Cllr Wilson added: “The Green Flag award scheme is the benchmark.


Cobtree Park is open for play


Invest in success


A new publication launched by Maidstone council showcases a range of residential, leisure and retail investments which are helping the borough become a better place to live and do business.


Maidstone: Our Investment Success Story promotes the town and surrounding area as a place to invest and do business, as well as a popular place in which to live and work.


If you’d like a copy of the brochure, which looks at town centre regeneration, commercial success, sustainable growth, 21st century learning, the borough’s cultural offer and the changing landscape of the riverside, visit www.locateinmaidstone.co.uk


Nine items of children’s play equipment, costing £65,000, have been installed at Cobtree Manor Park, Forstal Road, Maidstone.


The new equipment includes - a double cableway, basket swing, spinning dish, see-saw, climbing frame, rockers, an agility trail and a giant rope swing.


The new equipment is the first part of a major investment by the Cobtree Charity Committee in the park.


Cllr John Wilson, Chairman of the Committee said: “Maidstone’s parks and open spaces keep getting better. We have just finished our £2.6m Heritage Lottery funded restoration of Mote Park and work has already started on a £1m investment by the Cobtree charity in new facilities at Cobtree Manor Park.


“Cobtree is going to be one of the best family days out in the area. Other improvements will include paths, a new café and a visitor centre, and next Easter we are adding a magnificent new walled play area.”


The new custom built play area will have seven metre high towers, large slides, lookout towers and wobbly walkways. It will have a Zoo theme because the park was home to Maidstone Zoo for a number of years.


Metal matters Above: An artist’s impression of the new play area.


The Kent Waste Partnership of Kent councils and Alupro, the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, will be launching a Kent wide campaign to promote metal packaging recycling.


Our residents can recycle metal packaging in their green recycling bin or black recycling box.


There is plenty for us to recycle. The average UK household uses an estimated 600 food cans and 380 drink cans every year. We also use 27 aerosols, for everything from furniture polish to shaving foam, around 182 foil


trays for pies and ready meals, and get through a staggering 144 metres of household foil for wrapping and storing food.


aluminium and steel, and 100% recyclable. The recycling process is very efficient.


In the UK aluminium drink cans and aerosols can be recycled in a ‘closed loop’ – so used cans are made back into metal which is used to make more drink cans. At the recycling plant the cans are shredded and hot air is blown through them to remove the decoration.


The shreds are then melted in a furnace and cast into ingots. These ingots are then rolled into thin aluminium sheet which is used to make more cans using only 5% of the energy needed to make aluminium from raw materials.


All are made of metals,


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