Cash for verges PARISHIONERS in Yalding are hoping to get a council grant to repair eroding grass verges. The verges in the High Street
–which sit some two feet above the road – are gradually wear- ing away as cars park close to the bank. They also suffer when the monthly farmers’ markets take place in the High Street. The parish council is hoping
the verges can be re-seeded and reinstated in the spring as well as being kerbed to prevent ero- sion. The work, to be carried out by
Kent County Council, is de- pendent on grant funding being made available before the end of the financial year. The parish council agreed the
work would need to be sched- uled between farmers’ market dates, so as not to affect trade.
Speed offences MORE than 180 drivers were clocked breaking the speed limit in Sutton Valence during six roadside checks by villagers. The police have written to 33
of the drivers, 20 for speeding, nine as it was their second of- fence and four who had been caught over the limit for the third time. A Speedwatch spokesman
said: “We aren’t out to make your life a misery, just to edu- cate you that it is not safe to speed through villages.”
Last orders for disused pub
THE vacant Bell Inn pub in Sta- plehurst is to form the centre- piece of a housing scheme. Maidstone Council has granted planning permission for the conversion of the High Street pub, which closed in April 2012, to one four-bedroom house, one two-bedroom house and two one-bedroom flats. A supporting statement said:
“The conversion has been de- signed with the character of the conservation area in mind. The footprint of the existing building will not be added to, and in fact will be slightly reduced. “The facades, windows and
doors will be sensitively refur- bished and repaired, and new doors and windows will use
high-quality materials and de- tails in keeping with the existing building. “There will be an overall re- duction in the area of hard- standing due to the creation of three new gardens at the rear, softening the edges of the pro- posal. All existing trees on the site (along Bell Lane) will be re- tained. “Bell Lane is screened by a
row of saplings and a chestnut paling fence – this vegetation screening will be retained with the proposed conversion. There is a functioning public house, The Kings Head, immediately across Bell Lane from the site. “The existing car park will be reconfigured and largely re-
Be over 18.
Referred (no access on the door). Assessed. Arrive between 7.30-9pm. Leave the church by 8am.
Observe codes of conduct on drinking, drugs, swearing and dress. Mr Clifton said: “Churches
will be manned by a team of at least four at all times and an arrangement will be made with the police so they are aware of
the shelter’s location each night and ready to respond in the event of an incident.” Churches Together vice chair
tained as a car park, resurfaced in paving or resin-bonded gravel, to serve the proposed de- velopment. “Gardens for house one, house
two and flat one will surround the rear of the building, occupy- ing part of the former car park.” Downs Mail reported in April
the Bell Inn had been bought by London-based developer, Bac- chus Partners Ltd One of the village’s other
pubs, The Pride of Kent, also closed last year and developer Raspberry Homes is hoping to convert it into a coffee shop or small bistro. The King’s Head is now the only pub in the village centre; the Railway Tavern is al- most a mile away.
Churches offer beds to town’s rough sleepers Continued from page one
Rev BillMiller said: “Ifwe don’t tackle this desperately sad story, the homeless will still be in Maidstone, but on the streets. I think this option of providing somewhere supervised is safer and better for everyone con- cerned and gives us a chance to reach out to these people and find a way for them to move on to a better life.” To donate to the cause or vol-
unteer your help go to
www.maidstoneshelter.org.uk
Details of the project, which has the endorsement of Churches To- gether in Maidstone, will be pub- licised to 50 churches across Maidstone and the surrounding area in the comingweeks.
Baptist youth club HEADCORN Baptist Church is hosting a new youth club called Engage for those in years 4-6. It takes place on Thursdays, 5.45pm-7.30pm. Admission £1.
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