Statue a tribute to Light Brigade officer


A STATUE paying tribute to a man who died in The Charge of The LightBrigade has been unveiled in Maidstone. Captain LouisEdward Nolanwas


a cavalry officer of the 15th Kings RoyalHussarsandridingmasterat Maidstone Cavalry Depot from 1841 to 1854. He died at the Battle of Bal-


aklavaonOctober 25,1854, riding with the 17th Lancers during The Charge of the Light Brigade. It is thought Captain Nolan was


a regular worshipper at Holy Trin- ity Church and upon his death, a carved stone plaquewas installed there. However, when the church was converted into the Trinity Foyer inthemid1990s, theplaque disappeared. Maidstone Borough Council commissioned a statue ofCaptain Nolan and the bronze sculpture was unveiled outside the Trinity Foyerby the DeputyMayorofMaid- stone, Cllr Clive English (pictured). Set on top of aKentish ragstone


plinth with black granite panels, it features a copy of the memorial thatwas sited in Trinity Church. The rest of thepanels tellofCap-


tain Nolan’s involvement with Maidstone and the CrimeanWar. The lead artist for the project was Cllr Gordon Newton, owner of


HEAD teacher Alison Farrall of The Discovery School, Kings Hill, has won a top regional award. She was named Headteacher


of the Year in a Primary School in London and the South East in the 2013 Pearson Teaching Awards and received her cer- tificate in a surprise presenta- tion during school assembly. Mrs Farrall, who was chosen


from 24,000 nominations, is re- tiring in December after 36 years of teaching. Before that, she will join fellow regional winners at the UK final of the awards in October. She said the honour came as


a complete surprise, adding: “The award is for the whole


TWO men have been charged with possessing cannabis with intent to supply after police raided a house in Larkfield. Working on information re- ceived from the public, officers executed awarrant and searched the property onMay 15.


the Stone Shop, East Farleigh. The horse and rider was manu- factured by Meltdowns Art Studio, of Ramsgate. Captain Nolan’s military career


was spentbetweenBangaloreand Madras, India andMaidstone until he went to fight in the Crimean War.Hebuiltareputation for being an outstanding cavalry officer and authority on training cavalry horses. He wrote two books “The Training of Cavalry Remount Horses: A New System” in 1852 and “Cavalry, Its History and Tac- tics”, published in 1853. Captain Nolan’s first biographer,


Hubert Moyse-Bartlett, states: “In so far as Louis had an English home, itwas at Maidstone”.


School head is top of class re-


school and Iamjust the


ceiver and holder of the tro- phy.”


Deputy


head Han- nah Stone said: “She is an inspi- rational, dynamic, driven and caring leader and it has been an honour to work with her and learn from her. “She is loved by staff and children alike and is most at home dancing at the front of the assembly hall much to the delight of all the children.”


Two charged with cannabis possession Nathan Norman (27),


from Eaton Place in Larkfield and Obi Holloway (21), from Hardie Close, EastMalling were charged and bailed. They were due to appear before Sevenoaks magistrates on June 18.


Convenience store on former A&N site A NEW convenience store is proposed for the former Army and Navy store at 69-77Week Street,Maidstone.Aplanning application requests the sub-division of the vacant retail unit. In January a licensing application was submitted to the borough council by Morrisons to sell alcohol from the building. The super- market chain has not confirmed it wants to set up one of its local stores there.


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