Crime does pay for youth club
A PCSO has set up a youth club in East Malling using money that was confiscated from criminals. PCSO Philip Harrison
(right) came up with the idea for the ROC Café while chatting to parents and youngsters in the area about ways to reduce anti-social behaviour. He said: “When I talk to
local people, especially parents, I get told there are limited places for young people to go and that a youth club is needed.
“The response and help so far has been absolutely fantastic, and the creation of a new youth club will give young people a place to meet and learn new skills.” PCSO Harrison has sought out volunteers
from the area to run the youth club, which is based at EastMalling Institute and will be managed by a partnership that includes Larkfield Community Church, Kent Youth Service and charity Redeeming Our Com- munities. The charity’s initials provided the café’s name. Kent Police has donated £1,000 towards
the project from money gained under the Proceeds of Crime Act,which allows police
to deprive criminals of benefits resulting from crime. Proceeds from confiscation or- ders go into a central government fund be- fore being distributed to forces. Inspector Nick Sparkes said: “We will continue to use the Proceeds of Crime Act to ensure ill-gotten gains from the Ton- bridge and Malling area are used in a posi- tive way. “We are delighted to be able to fund the
new youth club using money that will now benefit one of the communities affected by criminal activity.” The ROC Café runs every Monday from 6 to 9pm and is for people aged 12 to 19.
New gardens ‘extended into field’
PARISH councillors have ex- pressed concern that recent landscaping plans show the gar- dens of a new development at East Malling extending into the adjoining field. The original proposals by ClarendonHomes for the former industrial site at InvictaWorks, Mill Street, showed all the properties with their gardens within the built site. Planning permission was given by Ton- bridge and Malling Council on that basis, subject to conditions. East Malling and Larkfield Parish Council chairman, David Thornewell, explained that along one boundary the gardens were relatively small, and a
wire fence was put up extend- ing the site into the field. At the time it was indicated this was temporary while the demoli- tions and building works took place. Now a revised landscaping
plan shows the extended area being divided up between the houses to make the gardens longer, by taking in part of the field marked by a new post and rail boundary. As planning permission is needed to change agricultural land to garden land, the parish council has queried the situa- tion. Cllr Thornewell said: “The position is just creating a poten- tial future dispute. If the house-
holders use the extra land for, say, putting up garden sheds, or gazebos or any domestic garden use, they will need a change of use planning application. “I think a longer garden could
allow a softer landscaping of the boundary with trees or a hedge so the development blends in with the countryside.” East Malling Conservation Group said there was disquiet in the village over incorporating agricultural land into the “do- main” of residential property. It suggested an “informative” be added by the council if the ap- plication is granted, clarifying exactly what the land can be used for.
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Malling Edition March 2013 No. 191 Hospice chief in hospital
KATE Bosley, chiefexecutive of HeartofKentHospice,hasbeen seriously injured while cycle training in Tenerife. The50-year-oldmother-of-four,
who has led the Aylesford-based charity since 2007, spenttwo weeksin intensive care in a hos- pitalon the holiday island but, as Downs Mail wenttopress, her condition had stabilised and she had been transferred to a regular ward. Theaccidenthappened on
February 18.Kate,who lives near Maidstone,has raisedmore than £10,000forthe hospice in a num- beroflong-distance cycling events. RogerMcCorriston,chairman
oftheboard of trusteesatHOKH, said:“Wewere devastatedto hear ofKate's accidentand our thoughts and prayers are with
her, herhusband John,and all the othermembersoftheir family. We are trying to
provide
whateversup- portwe can to Kate’s family at thisexception- ally difficult time.Kate is a very
years
ago.Sincethen,she has taken part in challengesin Cuba, India, competed in theKent 200K,cycled from London to Paris (viaGeneva)and undertook thegruelling 1,000-mileride over 12 days fromLand’s End to John O’Groats. Broughtup in Ilkley,West
gifted
CEOwith enor- mous experience, notonly with the HeartofKent Hospice,but also with Demelzaand Ellenor
LionsHospice.Notonly does she lead the hospice with greatskill, buther fundraising activities, through herpassion forcycling, have inspired many others to supportthe cause.” Kate joined theSan Fairy Ann
cyclingclubwhen she undertook her firstsponsored rideseven
A BENCH has been placed near sheltered accommo- dationinLeybourne, togive pensioners a rest ontheir way to the bus stop. EileenCannell and LilyWakeling (82), ofWaterside
CourtapproachedLeybourneParishCouncilwithcon- cerns that the walk fromtheir home in TerryWalk to the bus stop was too much for them. The council re- sponded by installing the bench onWillowmead. Eileen, who celebrated her 99th birthday in Febru-
ary, cut a ribbon to unveil the smart,wooden bench, with a plaque on the back saying “Eileen’s Bench” to mark the fact she is the oldest resident ofWaterside Court. The ladies then invitedmembers of the parish councilbacktotheirhomeforapieceofEileen’sbirth- day cake. Parish councilchairman Bob Ulph said: “It was a very enjoyable and, forme, a humbling experi- ence froma group of elderly peoplewho ask for noth- ing, butwere so grateful for a little gesture such as a bench. It was a real pleasure to see how much it meant to Lily and Eileen.
Eileen Cannell cuts the ribbon to open thebench sheand her friend LilyWakeling requested near their home in TerryWalk,Leybourne
“Thanks to everyone who made this possible and
let’s seewhat elsewe can do for our older generation in Leybourne.”
Firmoffers to remove footpaths
A LEADING Maidstone plan- ning consultancy is promoting the recruitmentofa former KCC planning expert to help appli- cants move –orremove –pub- lic rights ofway. Matthew Garvey,who worked
asa public rightsofway officer with thecountycouncil, joined the teamatDHAPlanning,based atEclipse Housein Sitting- bourneRoad,Maidstone in June last year. The company has issued apro-
motional flyer saying:“There are timeswhen the preciseroute of a
public rightofway can cause dif- ficultiesforlandowners and otherinterested parties. Public rights of way can,however, in certain circumstances, be legally diverted orextinguished through a number ofprocesses. “Ourexperience shows that
clients wantto divert orextin- guish routes for amultitude of reasons, from better land man- agementto proposals fordevel- opment.” DHA is sponsoringMrGarvey
on adegree in town planningat the University of Brighton.
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on his background and expert- ise by advertising “aunique service forthe complete man- agementofdiversionsand ex- tinguishments ofpublic rights ofway”.The advertisementhas caused a flurry ofconcern from countryside supporters and en- vironmentalgroups. JamieWeir, from the Cam-
paign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE)Protect Kent, said:“The countryside is some- thingthat everyone should be able to enjoy.”
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Inside this edition: THIS month’s four-page Malling Action Partnership supplement features infor- mation on the ‘All Our Sto- ries’ project, which residents can join to share their living memories of the local area. MAP supports people, businesses and events in Malling and the 10 parishes around it.
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Yorkshire,Kate was previously an employee atDemelza House children’s hospice in Sitting- bourne,EllenorFoundation in Dartford before returningto HOKH – where sheearlier worked on thewardsshortly after itopened its doors 22 years ago – initially asclinicalmanager. Itcosts £3.8million a year to
runHOKH,a specialistpalliative care unit in Preston Hall. Kate spearheadsthe financial strategy, supporting the staff and volun- teers.
Eileen’s bench a place to rest
to keep job A NURSE atMaidstone Hospi- talhasbeen declared still fit to practise after facingcharges of inappropriately obtaining a prescription forViagra and usingitto buythe drug from a pharmacy in 2009. RajeshGobin,who worked
Viagra case nurse allowed
on the neuro-rehabilitation unit, was also charged with forging a hospitalparking per- mit in 2007. During a hearing at the Old
Bailey in February,the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) found Mr Gobin guilty by ad- mission ofphotocopyinga col- league’s parking permit as she wasabouttogo on maternity leave,with the intention of using it himself. However,when it came to the
charges relating to the Viagra prescription,the panelcould notbe certainMr Gobin under- stood hospital policy suffi- ciently to know he was not entitled to receivea prescrip- tion written by a colleague, a doctor at the hospital in the way
hedid.Forthis reason the NMC found MrGobin had not obtained the prescription orthe druginappropriately. Thepanel foundMr P10
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