6 Maidstone Borough Council Don’t abuse the booze
Baroness Helen Newlove has visited Maidstone to find out about the “Don’t Abuse the Booze” project being delivered in the borough to tackle problem drinking. Baroness Newlove watched a “Don’t Abuse the Booze” lesson at Maplesden Noakes School before visiting the Switch Youth Café to meet youth workers.
She also visited the Urban Blue Bus which provides assistance to visitors to the town centre on Friday and Saturday nights.
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The project aims to ensure that all young people receive regular, effective alcohol education, and to keep people safe in Maidstone town centre on Friday and Saturday nights. It is one of ten across the country that has been funded by the Baroness Newlove Alcohol Fund and is delivered by Maidstone council with partners
including Kent County Council, the Safer Maidstone Partnership and the Kenward Trust.
Progress to work
People looking to get back into work can get help, coaching and support by signing up to the Progress programme. Visit
www.progressprogramme.com, call 0808 168 9230 or text PROGRESS to 60002 for more information.
Benefits changes advice
If you have been affected by the recent benefits changes, help and advice is available in Maidstone Gateway, where advisors from a range of organisations, including the council and the Citizen’s Advice Bureau, can let you know what support is available. You can also call the council on 01622 602557, or the Citizen’s Advice Bureau on 01622 752420. If you are affected by the changes to housing benefit and are in social housing, your landlord will be able to offer you advice in the first instance.
Maidstone’s big parade
Maidstone people will have the chance to support the county town’s troops, many of whom will have seen action in Afghanistan, at this year’s Civic and Freedom Parade on Sunday, 19 May.
The parade will mark the start of the new Mayor’s year. Troops from 36 Engineer Regiment (Search), will exercise their right as Freemen of the Borough to march with bayonets fixed, colours flying and drums beating. The Band of the Corp of Royal Engineers will be playing in Jubilee Square from 10am prior to joining up with the 36 Engineers (Search) in front of County Hall.
The troops will assemble in front of County Hall and then march along Week Street to meet with civilian contingents at the junction with Earl Street in time for the parade to step off at 11am. It will march along Week Street, High Street, where the Mayor will take the salute at 11.02am, and Mill Street before finishing at All Saints Church where there will be a civic service.
Once the parade has passed the Town Hall, the Mayor will board Sir Tyrwhitt Drake’s carriage and lead a procession of military and civic dignitaries and Maidstone Borough Councillors down the High Street, into Mill Street and on to All Saints Church
The council will be handing out Union Jack flags for people to wave during the parade.
Image: The Royal Engineers will be marching through Maidstone on Sunday 19 May
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