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ROOF tileswere stolen from hardstanding near Torry Hill Coages, Milstead. Astrimmerwas stolen from a garage in Greenway Forstal, Hollingbourne. Jewellerywas stolen from a property in Mercer Drive, Harrietsham. ACalor gas bolewas stolen from an unoccupied building at Cobham Farm, Ashford Road, Lenham. APlay Station, Xbox and golf clubswere


stolen from the outbuilding of a property in Fulbert Drive, Bearsted. An orange and white Stihl chainsawwas


stolen from the roadside at HorishWood, Detling Hill, Detling. Cash and jewellerywere stolen from a property in Curzon Road, Maidstone. Awing mirrorwas damaged on a vehicle


in Tydeman Road, Bearsted. Dieselwas stolen from a digger at SouthernWater wastewater treatment works, Headcorn Road, Ulcombe. Alcohol, consumables and a TV/DVD


were stolen from a house in Creve Coeur Close, Bearsted. Vehicle documentswere stolen from a


white Ford Transit van parked on the road at Detling LimeWorks, Hermitage Lane, Detling.


Champagnewas stolen from a store in Ashford Road, Bearsted. The number plate was stolen from a


Vauxhall Corsa atWestmorland Green, Shepway. Meatwas stolen from the Co-op store in Egremont Road, Bearsted. Two bales of haywere stolen from a field


in Cowstead Road, Stockbury. The suspect was a white man, aged in his mid 30s, 5 8ins tall and of heavy build with light or no hair. Hewaswearing cropped tracksuit


Sign up for nature walks


BOXLEY Parish Council has teamed up with KentWildlife Trust to organise the following events.  Monday, April7–walk from Ty- land Barn Wednesday, April9–Discover Spring at Blue Bell Hill. Wednesday, April 16 – Eggs at the Ready – Blue Bell Hill.  Thursday, May 29 – The Larches Nature Reserve. Further details can be obtained


from the KWT and parishwebsites. As a result of grants from the parish council, walk leaflets for the parish have been published and a kestrel’s nest viewingwebcam will be installed in time for the nesting season.


Parent and toddler group


A NEW parent and toddler group has been set up for families in the Grove Green area. Fledgelings meets at Grove Green Community Centre in Penhurst Close from 12.30pm to 2pm on Thursdays. There are plenty of toys, as well as a physical play area, an arts and crafts area and a baby area. The cost is £3 per family. For details, call Alison on 07803 502884.


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trousers, white trainers, and a white top. Therewas an aempted burglary at the Boxley Riding School in PilgrimsWay, Boxley. The two suspectswere white men. Onewas about 6 tall and of medium build, clean-shaven,wore black clothing and had a southern accent. The otherwas slim with black collar-length hair, clean- shaven andwearing dark clothing. They drove off in a dirty white saloon car. Therewas an aempted the from a garage inWoodside Green, Lenham. Therewas a break-in at an empty property in Yelsted Road, Stockbury, but it is not known if any property was stolen. Asaw, toolbag, two electric drills and


other electrical equipmentwere stolen from a garage in Hogbarn Lane, Harrietsham. Therewas an aempted burglary at the


shed of a property in Pilgrims’Way, Hollingbourne.Awhite Ford Transit van was seen being driven away from the area. Therewas an aempted burglary at a


home in The Chimes, Bearsted. Fishing equipment, a sleeping bag and


other itemswere stolen from a shed in Monkdown, Downswood. Intruders got in to a home in Broad Street


Hill, Hollingbourne, and stole cash and jewellery. Awater bowserwas stolen from the grounds of a farm in Lidsing Road, Lidsing. Ablack Renault Clio, registration EU02 LNP,was stolen from Boxley Road,


Walderslade. The number plateswere stolen from a


grey Toyota Verso on the drive of a home in Chatham Road, Sandling. Aleaf blower, Stihl saw and a black and


red Cambra bicyclewere stolen from the outbuilding of a property in Siingbourne Road, Maidstone. Intruders broke in to a home in School


Lane and stole tobacco. Intruders got in to a stable on a farm in Scragged Oak Road, Detling, and stole a blue embroidered rug from a horse. Awheel clampwas damaged and a blue


IforWilliams 510 horse trailerwas stolen from the yard of a home in Yelsted Road, Stockbury. Ared and yellow plastic container holding 140 litres of used vegetable oilwas stolen from outside the Harrow pub in Lidsing. Awindscreen wiperwas stolen from a


red Corsa in a car park at Frigenti Place.It was later recovered.


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Horses put down aer fieldwaterlogged


TWOhorses have become victims of the water-lashed winter. The Canterbury Horse Rescue charity had an agreement with local landowners to put their rescue ponies on Kettle Meadow in Lenham, but the ravages of wind and rain made their contract un- tenable – and two of the horses have now had to be put down. Kettle Meadow, in Forstal Road,


was earmarked by Maidstone Council for a permanent gypsy and traveller site, but this idea was thwarted when a group of local landowners, headed by farmer John Arthur Boyd and parish coun- cillor Colin Gillett, led a residents’ buy-out to purchase the field. The directors of the new com-


pany – Kettle Meadow Ltd – gave Canterbury Horse Rescue grazing rights on the understanding the landwas not ‘poached’– an historic farming term referring to the land being churned up by animal or traf- fic movement. Stella King (pictured), who runs the rescue charity, had managed to


re-home 20 ponies to nearbyWilks Farm, prior to the main onset of winter, but the two Arab horses were a mother and son which would not socialise and could not be separated. She said: “We tried to re-home


these two horses, but while people are prepared to take one, it is not easy to offer a home to two. In the end, we had no alternative but to have them put them down.” Canterbury Horse Rescue moved


to Lenham from Faversham in Oc- tober 2012. In March last year, local people responded generously to an appeal for money and provisions to keep the charity afloat.


Sylvia Gough, who has allowed


the charity to keep most of the horses on land at her Wilks Farm home, is now hoping to start a char- ity shop to raise funds so the char- ity can be more self-sufficient. She said: “These two horseswere


in a sorry state when they came to us and, despite feeding twice a day, were still very thin and could not be ridden. This field was a good piece of pasture and ideal for these two ponies, but we were left with no other option.” Aspokesman for Kettle Meadow


Ltd said: “We gave a licence to the charity to graze horses on the meadow. There was no rent payable. Sadly, the meadow deteri- orated as a result of the adverse weather conditions to the point that the horseswere no longer grazing. “This charity explained that this situation was not in the best inter- ests of the horses nor, to a lesser ex- tent, the meadow. Once the land has been given time to recover, we shall be happy to discuss future op- portunities with the charity.”


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