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TWELVE open-air presentations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are planned by the Changeling Theatre in the Maidstone area this summer. It opens on June 27 and 28 (in-
cludes matinees) at Boughton Monchelsea Place, which will also host performances on June 29 and August 1 and 2 (includes matinees) and August 3. The other shows are at Whatman
Park (July 12), Dandelion Time, East Farleigh (July 13), Tithe Barn, Lenham (July 18) and The Friars at Aylesford (July 25). Tickets are available from the venues. The popular theatre company
has a Kent programme of more than 30 shows throughout the sum- mer.
Thai opening THE Giggling Squid is finally on its way into Maidstone, six months later than planned. Work on other branches in Hor-
sham and Marlow had delayed the opening of the chain’s restaurant in Earl Street but the company is now working towards a planned open- ing date in June. The Thai restaurant chain, which introduced the ‘Thai Tapas’concept into the UK in 2009, has 11 restau- rants.
downsmail.co.uk Bard al fresco WWI timeline goes on show
AWWItime spiral, showing some of the major events to affect Kent communities during the conflict, has been unveiled in the Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone. The display that greets visitors at
the entrance to the centre features some of the photographs, docu- ments and other resources held in the local history collections of KCC Libraries, Registration and Archives. Mike Hill, KCC cabinet member
for community services, said: “Kent played a vital role in the First World War and it is essential that we remember and commemorate the county’s role and its sacrifice in the conflict this centenary year.” The Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone stands on the
Sarah Cowell and four-year-old Erin in front of part of the display at the Kent History and Library Centre
site of the former barracks of The Royal West Kent Regiment, which saw 3,000 new recruits enlist in the first four weeks after Britain en- tered the war. Amajor exhibition – In their own
words: Kent Voices of the First WorldWar – will run from August
Cobtree visitor centre agreed PLANNING permission has been granted to create a replacement café and new extended visitor centre at the Cabin Café in Cobtree Manor Park in Forstal Road, near Aylesford. The visitor centre will include a dining area, improved toilet fa- cilities and space for functions associated with the park. The build- ing will also include a ranger’s office. According to a supporting statement, the current public toilets
are “oversized and subject to anti-social behaviour”. Maidstone Council’s planning committee unanimously granted consent.
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to the end of October. Time 2Give Volunteers are help-
ing to research Kent’s role in WWI and contributing to an interactive online timeline of Kent and Med- way during the conflict: www.tiki-
toki.com/timeline/entry/208714/Fir st-World-War-Kent-Medway/ The timeline shows events that
took place across the whole county and cites sources from the archives. Among the historical documents
in the Kent History and Library Centre are letters, field cards, post- cards and photographs, concert and sports programmes, memorial cards, embroidered cards, Christ- mas cards, local newspaper cut- tings, pressed flowers, bookmarks, and leaflets. There is even a copy of the Bagh-
dad Times. Pastors on patrol
MAIDSTONE’S street pastors came to the aid of 24 barefooted revellers in the town centre during April. The volunteer group, which sup-
ports vulnerable people on the streets on Saturday nights, handed out 24 pairs of flipflops, 25 water bottles and seven foil blankets. It also provided nine sick bags and collected 310 bottles and glasses.
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