Santas on the
run at stadium COME and join the fun by tak- ing part in the Santa Run on Saturday, December 14 at The Gallagher Stadium, Maidstone, in aid of the Heart of Kent Hos- pice. The entrance fee of £15 in- cludes a Santa suit for you to keep and free admission to the Maidstone United game which follows the 500m run. Please arrive at 1.30pm for
the run which starts at 2pm. Any sponsorship you raise would be much appreciated. Places are limited so book by
early
Supermarket plan revealed
THE introduction of a new supermarket is the latest plan for Springfield Park in Maidstone. Planning consultantWYGPlanning and Envi- ronment has been told by Maidstone Council that no environmental impact assessment is needed for its plan to develop the empty site with a 2,324 sq m supermarket, filling station and housing, giving it the green light to submit detailed plans. This is not the first time proposals have been approved for the two-hectare site in Royal En- gineers Road, which was home to the county council’s offices until the late 1990s.
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www.hokh.org, by contacting
fundraising@hokh.co.uk or by calling 01622 790195.
Fox advice SOLINPARC Ltd has been given planning permission to erect four houses on garden land at 80 and 82 Wrangleden Close, ParkWood. Maidstone Council gave the go-ahead, but advised the ap- plicant that any demolition works and vegetation clearing should take place outside bird nesting season and away from periods when foxes may be raising their young. An earlier proposal for six three-storey houses floundered after the council said the scheme was unacceptable.
Offices, flats and retail units have all been ap- proved for the site, near Kent History & Library Centre, which has been vacant formore than 15 years – but WYG, working for landowner Augur Buchler, said it already had interest from a number of supermarkets interested in taking up the retail space that would be created. A 300- space car park beneath the store and 16 river- front apartments are also expected to be included in the proposals. WYG says the development would create 280
jobs and will shortly submit full details of the scheme to the council.
Grammar pupils’ career network
STUDENTSataMaidstone school aspiring toahigh-fly- ing career will soon be able to get in touch with past pupils to find out howit’s done. A new digitised alumni network means pupils at
MaidstoneGirlsGrammarSchool canconnect with for- mer students to find out how they climbed the ladder to success. More than 500 former pupils signed up to the net-
work at the school’s125th birthdaycelebration in June (pictured), with details of their careers, qualifications andcontact details. Theschool isnowdigitising this in- formation to make it accessible to past and present pupils. MGGS is calling on all former pupils to add to this comprehensive alumni list with their own career infor- mation. Former students who contribute will also be able to access thenetwork to helpmeettheirownpro- fessional ambitions. Former pupils on the alumni network include Rose Hyland, whoworked forUSpresidentBarrack Obama, and accomplished sportswoman Natalie Seymour, who plays for the GB hockey team.
Inspiring former pupils also include opera singer
Katie Bird and Kirsty Smith, who has sailed the At- lantic. Former MGGS pupils looking to access the alumni
network are advised to join up at
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/MGGS-Alumni- Network-6512968 or alternatively by emailing their name, contact details, career details and qualifica- tions to
alumni@mggs.org
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