Love is the key, say diamond pair
A BEARSTED couple who say simply loving one another is the secret to a successful marriage have celebrated their diamond wedding an- niversary. Tony and Gwen Hayman, aged 87 and 84,
claim tohavetotally differentpersonalities, with Gwen being a chatty outgoing character and Tony more shy and quiet. Mr Hayman said: “The fact we are quite dif-
ferent in our personalities has probably helped us stay together for solong. What’s the secret of a successful marriage? We love each other, that’s what it comes down to.” Mrs Hayman added: “Tony is a lovely man, quiet and kind, and I love him.”
Thepairmetin1951whenhewasworking for
printers Vivish and Baker and she worked with his sister Freda at the Granada
Restaurant.Mr Hayman explained: “My sister said ‘I’m going to seemy brother,want to come?’ and she did.” Two years later they married at Holy Trinity
Church in Church Street. When they could not findanywhere to live,MrHaymanpersuadedhis
boss Mr Baker to let them rent the room above the print shop. They stayed there for four years beforemoving to theirhomeinFauchons Close. Mrs Hayman later worked for Marks and Spencer, retiring in 1965 when their son Paul wasborn. Shethenhelpedwith the ScarletPim- pernelCubScout groupandworked part-timeat The Rose Inn and the Chiltern Hundreds. Her husband continued his career at Modern Press in Tovil, retiring as a director in 1993. Mr Hayman managed Under 14s, 15s, and
16s for Maidstone’s MPE Football Club, where he also became a referee. Husband and wife were founder members of
Bearsted and Thurnham Bowls Club, where he was competition secretary, captain and finally chairman,andshewasvice captainandcaptain. The couple, who received a card from the Queen, celebrated theiranniversary with friends and family at Souffle restaurant in Bearsted.
New classrooms approved Complaint is
SIX new classrooms which will enable the expansion of St John’s Primary School in Grove Green, have been given the go ahead by county councillors. The scheme, also includes a
hall extension, internal alter- ations, the provision of 16 extra car parking spaces, a grass-crete access to the side and rear of the school and extra hard play space. This is the second phase of development which will allow the school, in ProvenderWay, to increase from one to two forms of entry, to help ease the de- mand for primary places in the Bearsted area. Phase one, a two-
classroom extension and new playground area, is under con- struction and should be ready by September. The latest application will provide 675 sq m of extra floor- space for the school, which re- cently attained academy status. KCC’s planning applications committee was told that two residents had expressed con- cern that the increase in staff and pupils would exacerbate traffic and parking problems, and disappointment that a drop-off area within the school site was not proposed. However, it was considered
that the road could accommo- date on-street parking. A drop- off had been considered, but could only provide for six vehi- cles, and a larger space would have involved the loss of trees on the frontage. The school and the PCSO had
also asked for the drop-off to be removed from the scheme due to concerns about vehicle move- ments and pedestrians. Councillors imposed several conditions including restric- tions on working hours during building and measures to pre- vent mud and debris being taken onto the road.
resolved A CODE of conduct complaint lodged against Cllr Barbara Dunford has been dropped fol- lowing a 90-minute meeting with Maidstone Council. Bearsted parish council chair-
man Cllr Richard Ash and Cllr Dunford met with representa- tives of the borough council to discuss the complaint, filed by Wendy Licence, wife of Cllr Geoff Licence and mother to Cllr Tim Licence. In a statement to the parish meeting, Cllr Ash said: “The sit- uation has been resolved. Details will come in due course in a let- ter from Paul Fisher at MBC.”
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