Gym club gets permission for Tovil HQ
PEGASUS Gymnastics Club has been given planning consent to establish its headquar- ters in Tovil. The Olympic-standard gymnastic club,
which regularly wins top national and inter- national prizes, has been based in Crismill Lane, near Bearsted since 1995. Maidstone Council says it is now free to
move in at Units 2, 3 and 4 at the Farleigh Hill Trading Estate on condition that activity on the site is restricted to 8am-9pm. JennieTrandaburu, head coach of the club’s Kindergym, told Downs Mail last October that the new premises would be four times larger.
Founded in 1987, Pegasus was based at In- victa Grammar School but now employs five
Radio party MAIDSTONE Hospital’s radio service is celebrating 50 years of broadcasting with a party. Guests at the event at the- HiltonHotel, Maidstone, on Sat- urday, April 20, will enjoy a three-course meal, a live band, and several long service awards will be presented. Martin Haskell, a volunteer
presenter on the station for 20 years, said: “The party will be a chance to catch up with old friends. “We would love people who
have been involved in the radio since 1963 to come along.” For details and tickets, call
01622 224747 or email:
info@hrm.org.uk
full-time and 10 part-time staff, running 23 classes for 500 gymnasts. Five boys from the club have won 11 medals between them at the English Cham- pionships. Finlay Lincoln, Reece Shephard and Euan
Cox competed in the Under 12 category for the first time, competing against every Under
12 gymnast in England. Euan Cox took first place, becoming the Individual Under 12 Champion. He received a gold medal and cheque for £100. Euan also came third on pommel, and has been selected to compete for Great Britain in Switzerland in April. Reece Shephard finished in fourth place on vault and was 17th overall, and Finlay Lin- coln was 27th overall. CourtneyTulloch (pictured) and James Hall competed in their first event as seniors. James finished in third place overall, and Courtney finished in fourth place, taking bronze on parallel bars and gold on the rings. Both James and Courtney are now prepar-
ing for the British Championships in Liver- pool.
Cricket club’s plea for members BEARSTED Cricket Club is looking for new members for the 2013 season, both on and off the pitch. Indoor nets take place from 5.30-7pm on Sundays at New Line Learning, Boughton Lane. The club runs two adult Saturday teams and an adult Sunday
team, as well as teams at Under 15, under 13, under 11 and under 9s. For more information contact Steve Pearce at stephenand-
katie@btinternet.com or call 01622 297626. The club is looking for umpires and scorers to help with all the teams, as well as volunteers to help to coach the juniors. Associ- ate members can join at a cost of £10.
Get a haircut and a cab home BOB Veitch of Apollo Taxis has applied for the mixed use of a building inWeek Street for a hairdressers and taxi booking office. In a letter to a council officer regarding 4 Brenchley House, he wrote: “The building could be used solely for one of the purposes, therefore permission is needed for both purposes. It has permis- sion for the hairdressers, but permission is required for the taxi of- fice.” Maidstone Council will determine the planning application.
Harassment charge A SHEPWAY man was sen- tenced to three days in prison for harassment. Glen Beaton (23), of Cornwall
Close, admitted harassment without violence in Maidstone between December 5 and 6.
Cattery permission JANINE Cox has been given permission to set up a cattery at 38 Plains Avenue, Shepway. Maidstone Council granted consent on condition that the cattery caters only for cats.
Hot tub scheme LYNWells has submitted a ret- rospective planning application for a hot tub house at Amble- side, Greenways,Weavering.
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