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‘Every effort’ will be made to save play area


Meetings normally held on the third Monday of each month at the Marriott Tudor Park Hotel. Public welcome.


CHAIRMAN:Daniel Skinner CLERK: Sherrie Babington 01634 867173


Heritage awards


NOMINATIONS are coming in for Thurnham HeritageAward 2014. Thurnham is believed to be unique among parish councils in having an annual award to recog- nise heritage projects. Entries can be as diverse as award-winning buildings to wild flower meadows.


Lier bin plan


THE parish council is to investigate if a litterbin can be put betweenAv- erenches Road and Bell Lane. Councillors suggested near the layby would be the best location.


THURNHAM Parish Council has promised to do everything it can to save a play area, earmarked for clo- sure by the borough council. Councillors and parents accused Maidstone Council of “burying the bad news” about the closure of Peverel Drive park beneath a story about its play area review and in- vestment programme, when the consultation document, in fact, highlighted 20 parks set for closure. The borough council proposes re- moving play equipment from “non-strategic” parks and turning them into public open spaces. One parent said: “We had to knock on doors at the 11th hour to


let people know about the closure of the park after reading about it in the Downs Mail. This does not con- stitute a public consultation.” A 126-signature petition has al-


ready been raised to save the park. Protestors want to know why it


has been classified as “non-strate- gic”and the cost of keeping it open. One mum said: “This is a safe,


well used play area that must be one of the most popular in the area. My boys can’t understand why anyonewouldwant to close it.” Parish vice-chair Cllr Richard


Smith said: “People are not happy and nor are we about the way this informationwas presented to us.”


Street lights back on agenda


A FRESH campaign to get street lights inWare Street and out to Hockers Lane is to be reignited. Borough councillor Nick deWiggondene said the suggestion was thrown out two years ago after resi- dents were asked about locations for the new lights. He told councillors: “KCC were told local residents


didn’t want the street lights. If we are to be successful in re-visiting this then a petition stating thatKCCwas wrong in its assumption that the lights weren’t needed would be the best way forward.”


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Follow us on Facebook Maidstone East April 2014 Cllr Ted Denham accused coun-


cil officers of making far reaching decisions without even visiting the park or having any idea of its pop- ularity. He added: “There appears to be


a cabal of people making decisions that nobody else knows about.” Borough councillor John Wilson


said the consultation had been open since January 17. The closing date for comments had passed, but he agreed to pass on the objections. The parish council and ward councillor Nick de Wiggondene said every effortwould be made to persuade the borough council to continue maintaining the park.


Relief as homes sites rejected


THURNHAMParish councillors have expressed relief that developments at Lilk Meadow and Ware Street have been dropped from Maidstone Council’s draft local plan. Borough councillor Nick de Wiggondene was also hopeful the proposed development at Barty Farm would also be removed. Cllr Peter Waite warned councillors that there was


still no room for complacency regarding the develop- ment of junction 8, which remained a potential threat.


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