Woods feature in TV dogging report


ABEAUTY spot near Stockbury featured in a Channel 4 docu- mentary following years of in- appropriate behaviour in the woods.


Director Leo Maguire visited woodland just off the A249, close to Steps Hill Road and Chalky Road, while shooting the hour-long programme about “dogging” – a practice in which people have sex in public in front of strangers. As well as anonymous inter-


views with people who partake in the activity the documentary, called Dogging Tales, featured a father-of-two from Stockbury explaining the effects their be- haviour had on his family. The man, whose identity was


kept hidden, said he and his wife used to take their two daughters for walks in the woods when they were young, until they discovered a naked man there. The resident showed the cam- eraman how the woods had been divided into small areas linked by a maze of paths so it resembled “a city”. He said he


had discovered mattresses, un- derwear and condoms in the woods and reported seeing up to 16 cars at a time parked nearby, seven days a week. He said he and his family had moved from London to Stock- bury for a quiet life in the coun- try, and the activity came as a “really bad shock”. Kent Highway Services in- stalled wooden posts at the edge of the woods to prevent people parking there and resi- dents reported the activity to police and councillors. Finally, the problem moved away. When Mr Maguire asked the resident what it was like to have his woods back, he replied: “Great. This is what it should be like.”


However, another Stockbury resident,who did not wish to be identified for fear of repercus- sions, told the Downs Mail the problem had not gone away; the “doggers” had simplymoved to Aerodrome Approach and Detling Airfield Industrial Es- tate andwere still causing prob- lems for people living nearby.


Rob plans to hit The Wall


IF YOUthought this month’s LondonMarathon looked challenging, how abouta69-mile ultramarathon thatan Ulcombemanispreparing torun along Hadrian’sWall? Rob South (pictured) will take on


the challenge in memory of his grandfather,who died of cancer, and stepbrother who was killed in a mo- torcycle crash in Charing. The 26- year-old, who went to Maidstone Grammar School, will take part in “The Wall” – a mixed terrain route that runs along theRomanconstruc- tion between Carlisle Castle and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, New- castle. Although it is permitted to tackle TheWall over two days, sleep- ing in between, Rob and pal Scott Meddintendtocompleteit inonego. Rob, a project manager at the


BBC, said: “This is the most strenu- ous and daunting challenge either of us has ever undertaken. You have to runatamuchslower pace thanwhen you do a marathon.” Robcompleted theBrighton Marathon in2011in three hours26min-


utes, and aims to finish TheWall within 16 hours. He will carry a back- pack of drinks, energy bars and flapjacks to keep him going. Rob will split themoney he raises between two charities.Seventy-five


per centwillbedonatedtoKent AirAmbulanceinmemoryof stepbrother Chris Sim, from Sandway, who died aged 20 in October 2006,when his motorcyclewas involved in a collision with a car on the A20. The remainder of the money will be go to Macmillan Cancer Support


on behalf of Rob’s grandfather Dennis Morton, who died last summer andwas a supporter of the charity. Robadded: “I think it willbeemotional, notonly formebut formymum


Janie and step-dad Richard, Chris’s dad. Although the enormity of this challenge is slightly unnervingwe are confidentwewill complete it.” Sponsor Rob atwww.justgiving.com/Rob-South1


Four new captains at golf club FOUR new captains have been chosen at Bearsted Golf Club – Bob Peall (club captain), SylviaWaterton (ladies), Roger Hubbard (vets) and Carl Burrows (juniors). Rod Holbrook takes over as president from Peter Hood, who served three years.


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