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celebrate life AN innovative business venture is breaking new ground in Bearsted. Based in Yeoman Lane, The
Wake Company is the brainchild of Alexandra Brown, and aims to re- move the bur- den
downsmail.co.uk Helping you KIMS changes agreed of
organisation from someone suffering a be- reavement. Alexandra
(pictured) has worked in Lon- don’s financial world, estate agency and event management. She said: “We are looking to
help people organise a celebra- tion of life at the wake. “Liaising with the funeral di-
rector, The Wake Company can assist with all aspects of the day and ensure it runs smoothly. This is something that will be of great help to people at a very hard time.” Alexandra has lived locally for
more than 10 years and in Bearsted for more than three years. For more information, go to
www.thewakecompany.com.
CHANGES to the road network at Junction 7 of the M20 have been ap- proved by Maidstone Council, whichwill help the Kent Institute of Medicine & Surgery (KIMS) open on time. A condition of the planning per- mission for KIMS, granted in 2008, re- quired the introduction of traffic lights on the M20 junction with the A249 towards Sittingbourne, as de-
Homes on gym site
THE headquarters of Pegasus Gymnastics Club, near Bearsted, may be replaced by homes when the club moves to Tovil. The club is moving to the Far-
leigh Hill Trading Estate in March. A planning application has been submitted for three five-bedroom detached homes on the Crismill Lane site after Maidstone Council said a scheme for six homeswould be unacceptable.
NETWORK Rail has applied to fell eight protected hawthorn trees north of the railway line and west of Crismill Lane bridge, near Bearsted. The company says the trees
signed by the Highways Agency. But KIMS, the £85m independently- owned private tertiary hospital in Bearsted Road, Weavering, that will also offer services to NHS patients, applied to remove the condition and instead introduce pinch points. David Hicken of DHA Planning,
the applicant’s agent, said: “Subse- quent work by our transport experts suggested the original changeswould
Burger van idea
A BURGER vanmay be located on the site of the former Lily Spice restaurant on the A249 in Stock- bury Valley. The bar was operating there in
the autumn but stopped pending the outcome of a street trading consent application, which will be determined by Maidstone Council. Car dealer Newport Imports now occupies the main restaurant.
Railway line trees could be removed
replacement of boundary fenc- ing, which would be compro- mised by replanting them in the same spots, according to a plan- ning application. Maidstone Council will deter-
need to be removed to enable the mine the proposal.
hinder rather than help traffic flows, and therefore risk delaying the open- ing of KIMS. “The Highways Agency accepted
this position and agreed to the scheme being redesigned. “The application on behalf ofKIMS
was agreed by the local authority and there are now no planning impedi- ments to KIMS opening on time in April 2014.”
Cobtree plans
APLANhas been submitted to cre- ate a replacement café and ex- tended visitor centre at the Cabin Café in Cobtree Manor Park in Forstal Road, nearAylesford. The new visitor centre would in-
clude a dining area, improved toilet facilities and space for functions as- sociated with the park. The build- ing would also include a ranger’s office.
According to a supporting state-
ment, the current public toilets are “oversized and subject to anti-so- cial behaviour”. Maidstone Coun- cil will determine the application. Recent improvements to the park include new pathways, woodland walks, a new play fort along with other children’s play features, and an extended car park.
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