Vote for your favourite park
PEOPLEarebeing urged to vote for their favourite British park– and three Maid- stone parks are in the running! A record-breaking 1,448 parks and
green spaces received a Green Flag Award this year, including Mote Park, Whatman Park and Clare Park. Now, all three are in with a chance of receiving the annual People’s Choice Award. To vote, visit the Green Flag Award
website at
www.greenflagaward.org/ award-winning-sites. Select your region on the interactive
map, and find your favourite park or green space, and click the “vote for this
site” button. The parks, all managed byMaidstone Council, were awarded Green Flags in recognition of their exceptionally high standards, excellent facilities and strong community involvement. Paul Todd, Green Flag award scheme manager said: “Our judges have de- cided on this year’s winners of the Green Flag award but the public now have the opportunity to decide which park or green space deserves The Peo- ple's Choice Award.” The vote will close at midday on Oc-
tober 1, and the winner will be an- nounced the followingweek.
Mote Park is in the running for the People’s Choice award Guards pedal through town
SOME 250 Grenadier Guards will be passing through Maid- stone on Tuesday, September 24, as they cycle 233miles from Wellington Barracks, London, toWaterloo in Belgium. The guards, who will be ac- companied by the renowned Band of the Grenadier Guards, are raising money for their regi- mental charity and the band will perform in Jubilee Square from 11am to 2pm. The Colonel’s Fund Grenadier Guards has been raising money since 2007 to support soldiers who have been injured in Afghanistan, and the families of those who have been killed.
The Grenadier Guards have carried out three tours in Afghanistan and have lost 15 members of the regiment who were killed in action. In addi- tion, the regiment has sustained a large number of battle casual- ties, with many suffering life changing injuries. The cyclists will pass through Maidstone on their way to Dover, with riders coming through Jubilee Square as the band plays. Residents are welcome to
watch the bandmarch down the High Street at 10:45am, enjoy the concert and show their sup- port for the cyclists.
During the concert, Cllr Clive English, the Mayor of Maid- stone, will host a reception in the Town Hall with the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Major the Viscount De L’Isle, formerly of the Grenadier Guards and Pres- ident of the West Kent (Tun- bridge Wells) Branch of the Grenadier Guards Association. After a stopover in Dover, the
riders will cross the channel by ferry, where the band will en- tertain fellow passengers. After an overnight stop at
Ypres, they are scheduled to ar- rive at Waterloo during the af- ternoon of Thursday, September 26.
Stadium clash POLICE were called to the ground of Maidstone United during the first full game of the Stones’ new season. Cans of beer were thrown
onto the pitch as supporters of Wealdstone, North London, clashed with MaidstoneUnited fans during and after the 1-1 draw. The club has vowed to in-
crease security and is checking CCTV footage to try to identify the culprits. They are also look- ing at increasing the police presence at home games. More than 2,000 fans were in
the Gallagher stadium at the time of the trouble. Police dis- persed several groups of fight- ers, but no arrests were made.
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