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ROY Hood (83), of Church Street, Loose,was a stalwartmember of the community,well known locally for his strong involvement in a range of activities and the initiative and commitment he brought to all of hiswork. Born and raised in the village, Roywas a member of Loose Parish Council from 1972 until his death, andwaswell known for his drive in organising everything from the village’s annual duck race to its successful fight to
retain its character and resist inappropriate development. Praise for hiswork has been fulsome and widespread,with comments suggesting that the rural character of the Loose valley owes much to Roy and that local lifewould be emptierwithout him. Atribute on the Loose Parish Councilwebsite said: “Roywas truly dedicated to the village in which he lived, and forwhich heworked tirelessly.He served on the parish council for over 40 years and will be greatlymissed.” Roy spent hisworking life in forestry andwas married to Rita for more than 50 years. He leaves hiswife, children John, Gillian, Diane and Sally and grandchildren.
Brian Ellard-Smith
BRIAN Ellard-Smith (86), of Headcorn, lived in the village for 23 years aer retiring from a lengthy and successful banking career. With wife Ann he becamewell known in local village life and took an active part in community activities. Brianworked as an organiser for Age Concern for seven years and was amember of his local branch of The Royal British Legion; a role that also included
organising the annual Remembrance Day service in Headcorn. Brianwas amember of the local bowling club and helped establish a club for shortmat bowls, and served the village as the local reporter, feedingweekly updates to the Kent Messenger. He also led parties on guided tours around the local vineyard. HelenAnderson, parish clerk at Headcorn, said:“Brianwas aparishcouncillorfrom1996 to 2004 andwas very keen on promoting youth provision andwas instrumental in geing the teenage meeting shelter on Days Green.”
Alan Bishop
ALAN Bishop (61)waswell known locally as the result of a career in planning and planning consultancy that involvedworking throughout the local area. He lived inHunton for more than 30 years, becoming involved in a range of local activities includingApplause Events, a scheme bringing local artists to exhibit in village halls, and belonging to a music group in Yalding. Some of his fellowmusicians played at Alan’s funeral. Roger Sawtell, chairman of Hunton Parish Council, said: “Alanwas very much a community person, he did a great deal for the parish council locally and had been involved in a lot of local life from playing football in his younger days to the events he organised and theactivehelphegavetoHuntonParish Council.” Alan leaves his partner Mary Jane and two daughters from a previous marriage.
Nick Lockwood
THE death ofWateringbury’s Nick Lockwood (43) made local headlines. The father-of-two died as the result of amotorcycle accident on theA249. Heworked at Detling Aerodrome and had studied inAylesford.
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01622 726633 Caravan park may expand Parish clubhouse proposed
ROB Schroeder has made another at- tempt to extend The Finches touring caravan and camping park in Chart- way Street, Kingswood. In December 2012, his proposal to
add 20 “eco” log cabins on land north of the site, which was allowed to dou- ble its capacity to 20 caravan and 20 tent pitches in June 2009, was turned down due to not containing an envi- ronmental impact assessment. A resubmitted scheme for the same number of log cabins includes a re- vised layout to “allow for substantial
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areas of replacement tree planting, supplemented with grassland area for reptile habitat”. A supporting statement added: “A
15m buffer of new planting is pro- posed to encircle the site, with addi- tional fingers of planting between the log cabins and further tree planting within the centre of the site. “Ecological studies have demon-
strated that the application site is not of significance in terms of wildlife.” Maidstone Council will determine the proposal.
Maidstone South January 2014
UPto 40 homesmay be built near the village hall in Stockett Lane, Cox- heath. Mr and Mrs Rankin’s proposal for
Linden Farm would also see the es- tablishment of community facilities, likely to include a clubhouse, through the “gifting” of 1.48 hectares of land to the parish council. Asupporting statement said: “The L-shaped site consists of two fields, separated by the existing access to Linden Farm. The fields largely con- sist of mown grassland, with some young trees internally. “The land is
under-used amenity land which does not currently contribute to the viabil- ity of Coxheath. The dwellings would replicate the density of the surrounding housing, and the nature of the buildings would ensure the character of the surrounding area would be preserved.” The applicants say the scheme has
been shaped by a public exhibition , a questionnaire and views of the parish council. Maidstone Council will de- termine the outline application, with a full planning application at a later date.
NanWare
NANWare (93) spent most of her life in Otham. Locally born, she followed a career in nursing and midwifery in London before taking early retirement and returning to Otham to care for her parents. During thewar she survived being caught in a V2 blast which blew her bicycle from one end of a street to the other. Her nursing career included time at Park Prewi Hospital where theworld famous Archie McIndoewas pioneering plastic surgery on disfigured servicemen. She continued to live locally aer her parents died in the 1970s.
Nanwaswell known in the local area, from her steady and wide-ranging involvement with St Nicholas’s Church in Otham and the many other community activities with which shewas involved. The Rev David Bond, assistant priest at St Nicholas, said: “Nanwas a selfless and giving person, generous with her time and money. “She had a strong Christian faith and those who knew her will remember her kindness, her sense of humour, and her devotion to people around her, always puing other people before herself. The parish, the local community, and members of her wider family will miss her greatly.”
Ron Maddox RONMaddox (78), who farmed in Ulcombe,
grew up at UpperHill Farm andwas schooled locally. His other community involvement included singing in the church choir.He played football and cricket for his local village. Ron leaves his wife Angela, son Chris and three grandchildren.
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