4 Maidstone Borough Council


Summer events at Mote Park


To book a chargeable event, please call Maidstone Leisure Centre on 01622


220232/220233. To book free events, please email ParksandLeisure@maidstone.gov.uk


21 July, 9:30am-3pm Butterfly Study Day – A talk about the identification, life cycles and behaviour of butterflies, followed by a guided walk around Mote Park. £18


24 July, 6:30pm-8:30pm An introduction to our native trees – how to identify them and why they’re so important to Mote Park. £2.50


4 August, 9:30am-12pm Nature Detectives: Woodlands. Explore the woodlands with activities including bug hunting, bark rubbing and shelter building (activities weather dependent). £2.50


6 August, 10am-12:30pm Pond dipping – find out what lives just below the surface! £2.50


14 August, 7:45pm Bat evening – a guided stroll in search of the bats that live and feed in Mote Park. Children must be accompanied by an adult. £2.50


18 August, 9:30am-12pm Nature Detectives: Meadows. Explore the meadows with activities including butterfly walks and bug hunts. £2.50


19 August, 10:00-11:30am Take a walk with one of our volunteer rangers and learn more about the park. Free


20 August, 10am-12:30pm Pond dipping. £2.50


23 August, 9:30am-3:30pm Bumble Bee Study Day (classroom and field). Course delivered by Dr Nikki Gammans. £18


26 August, 7:45pm Bat evening £2.50


Jenni Paterson Cobtree sculpture trail


The new sculpture trail at Cobtree Manor Park is now officially open! The sculptures — Life of a Leaf, Zebra Rock and Seed Stack — have been painstakingly produced since last September, with Jason documenting his work at http://thecobtreesculpture.blogspot.co.uk/. Cobtree Manor Park is open every day from 6.30am until dusk, with entry from Forstal Road, Aylesford. Other facilities include free parking, the Cobtree Cabin Café (open Monday to Saturday 8am — 4pm, Sunday 9am — 4pm, Bank Holidays 9am — 2pm), picnic tables, play areas, walking routes and the ‘Run England’ 5k running route.


Get involved


Maidstone’s overview and scrutiny committees challenge and inform the cabinet to ensure that the council is run in an effective and efficient way.


Cllr Jenni Paterson (Lib Dem) chairs the Economic and Commercial Development Committee, Cllr Fay Gooch (Ind) chairs the Strategic Leadership and Corporate Services Committee, Cllr John Wilson (Con) chairs the Community, Leisure Services and Environment Committee, and Cllr Val Springett (Con) chairs the Planning, Transport and Development Committee.


The committees look at services and issues that are important to local people. Councillors can refer any matter affecting their ward to Overview and Scrutiny.


Cllr Fay Gouch


We can come to you and hold a meeting in your community and get the right people around the table to achieve results. Reviews in 2014-15 will include:


· Transport in Maidstone Borough – Alternatives to using a car. Cllr John Wilson


· Health Overview for Maidstone Borough – to include, health and wellbeing boards, maternity services provision, child and adolescent mental health services, and addressing the needs of an aging population.


Meetings are held in public at Maidstone Town Hall and elsewhere in the borough.


Cllr Val Springett


We welcome views and input - contact Tessa Mallett or Christian Scade on 01622 602524/602523 or by email, osc@maidstone.gov.uk. Look out for opportunities to be involved on Maidstone Borough Council’s facebook page: www.facebook.com/maidstoneboroughcouncil.


Top fifty for tourists


Visit Britain has released figures which show that the number of overseas visitors staying in Maidstone jumped from 83,000 to 120,000 last year, putting Maidstone 32nd in Britain and second only to Canterbury in Kent.


The two main growth areas are:


z The number of people visiting friends and relatives, mainly from France and Europe, which increased 87% in 2013.


z Business visitors which increased by 65%.


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