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Celebration of pupils’ efforts


Cyclist’s tale


of two cities LIAM Walsh, from Bearsted, has cycled more than 300 miles from London to Paris to raise funds for Action for Children. The four-day cycle raised


more than £2,500 for the charity that supports vulnerable chil- dren and young people. Liam said: “It was a fantastic experience and quite emo- tional. I met some seriously amazing people on the chal- lenge and was glad to help a charity that makes such a dif- ference to young people.” To make a donation, go to


Liam’s fundraising page at www.virginmoneygiving.com/ liamwalsh3


SWADELANDS School in Lenham celebrated the achieve- ments of its pupils at its annual awards evening at the Mercure Hotel in Maidstone. More than 400 people attended, including pupils, parents, gover- nors and staff, and the guest speaker was Paralympian Tim Prendergast, who has won four gold medals. There were 95 winners, some of


whom were presented with more than one award. Year 11 student Dasara Hadri was presented with the head teacher’s trophy for her outstanding contribution to the school. She also won the modern foreign language shield and the year 11 media award. Year 8 student Mathew Jackson


won the Rotary trophy for great en- deavour, and William Wilson was presented with the year 9 PE sward, the Gunnel house trophy, and instrumentalist of the year. William performed music by Bach and Mozart on his keyboard during


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Award winners Hannah and Heidi at Swadelands School, Lenham


the interval. Head of music, Miss Caroline


Dunmall said:“William gives 100% in every lesson and produces the highest quality work. It is wonder- ful to see a student who is so pas- sionate to learn.” The evening left parents and the


staff of Swadelands proud to be part of the pupils’ achievements.


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rented homes LANDLORDS in Maidstone are being offered a financial incentive to provide homes for people on the council’s housing register. The £2,500 one-off payment is


part of Maidstone Council’s Maid- stone Homefinders scheme, which will help to provide good quality homes for families in need in the private rented sector. Aswell as the payment, the coun-


cil arranges a free inventory, and check-in and check-out of the ten- ant. In return, it has nomination rights for tenants in the property. Each tenancy must be for at least


12 months, providing stability for those families offered homes. Landlords can find out more by calling 01622 602440 or email homefinders@maidstone.gov.uk.


Top of the pots


MAIDSTONE is “top of the pots” for road repairs in the county. Kent County Council has fixed 2,598 pot- holes in the borough so far this year as part of its “find and fix” cam- paign, 276 ahead of Sevenoaks. KCC has filled about 21,000 pot-


holes this year – at a cost of about £790,000.


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