Showtime for Kent bubbly
SPARKLINGwines from a Marden vineyardwere brought intolaunch a newBritish Airways route to the USA.
HerbertHall’s finest Britishbub-
bly was used by showgirls and business travellers to toast the in- augural flight from Gatwick to Las Vegas.
Herbert Hall Brut 2010 – which
is not allowed to be called cham- pagne as it does not come from the Champagne region of France – has been described as “defi- nitely one of England’s best sparkling wines”, by wine expert TomStevenson. That commendation, along with
others from top wine writers, has opened doors tosomeof London’s finest restaurants, including La Gavroche and Le Caprice. It is also nowstocked in Harrods. It also brought it totheattention of representatives of the Las
MAIDSTONE children’s charity Dandelion Time has launched a series of cards for Christmas. The cards, which have been produced by Dandelion Time’s families, feature Grace, the Dan- delion Time sheep, the Dande- lion Time hens discovering the snow and the Dandelion Time house, Elmscroft, in Charlton Lane,West Farleigh.
Gatwick, anddecided Herbert Hall was precisely the right product which would appeal to the high end market – which includes our visitors.” Nick Hall, director of Herbert
Hall Wines, said: “The climate in south east England is prettymuch likeitwas inChampagne20years ago, and just perfect for the pro- duction of sparkling wines, which require grapes with a lower sugar content and higher acidity levels to be fermented twice.” His 10-acre vineyard, on south-
Vegas visitors’ authority, who de- cided itwas perfect for their high- profile launch. Spokesman Jonathan Sloane
said: “LasVegas isnot particularly renowned for sparkling wine, so we looked for something in the UK, which came from close to
facing slopes in Plain Road, Mar- den, produces between 15,000 and 20,000 bottles of sparkling wine each year. It specialises in chardonnay, pinot and meunier vines. BA already runs a daily flight to
Las Vegas from Heathrow, but the new route will provide a three- times aweek service.
Christmas cards boost funds for children’s charity Each design is sold in packs of
five, for £2.50. All proceeds go directly to the charity. Cards can be bought online at
www.dandeliontime.org.uk or directly from the charity, call 01622 814001 or send a cheque to Dandelion Time, Elmscroft, Charlton Lane, West Farleigh, ME15 0NY. Dandelion Time works with
children and young people strugglingwith significant emo- tional and behavioural difficul- ties often resulting from traumatic experiences and chal- lenging life circumstances. The charity provides a restorative, developmental and therapeutic service for children and their families in a natural, nurturing environment.
School wants
more parking KINGSWOOD Primary School has applied to create 10 car parking spaces to the right of the existing car park. There is currently space for
eight cars. A supporting statement said: “There are frequently cars dou- ble-parked in this area. As the car park is at themain entrance to the school, this area becomes very congested and difficult to manage, with pedestrians and vehicles using the area at busy times. “The new car park will be on
a section of grassed land to the right hand side of the main building as you enter the site. The land is not currently used by the school for any activities, as they have a large playing field and playground to the rear of the school site.” The supporting statement
said the scheme had been com- missioned by the school gover- nors and head teacher Emma Hickling.
Maidstone Council will de- cide the planning application.
Physio centre flats JOHN Rose has been given planning permission for a one- bedroom flat above a ground floor physiotherapy centre at Little Loddington House, High Street, Staplehurst.
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