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Ambulances under strain
AMBULANCE services are under strain, receiving close on 150 more calls every day than last year. Figures show South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) took 565,609 calls from January to August – significantly up on the 530,985 received in 2013. SECAmb is now calling on the
public to consider their require- ments before dialling 999. SECAmb paramedic and Senior Operations Manager James Pavey said: “In a real emergencywe don’t want people to hesitate in dialling 999, but where someone isn’t in a serious or life-threatening condi- tion we would expect the caller to consider the other options avail- able to them.” SECAmb operates a 111 tele-
phone service to provide health advice for non-emergency calls. Mr Pavey said: “We can provide
clinical advice over the phone – in fact, more than 10% of our calls are handled this way – advise some- one to make their ownway toA&E or perhaps direct a caller to a more appropriate service.” He added: “We can help every-
one who dials 999 and serious and life-threatening calls will always be assigned an immediate ambulance response but people should be aware that not all the calls we re- ceive will result in us sending an ambulance crew to the scene.”
Choral union marks war
A FITTING finale to the cente- nary of the start of World War One is being staged by members of the Maidstone Choral Union. The choir will present itsWorld
War One Commemorative Con- cert at All Saints Church, Maid- stone, on Saturday November 15 at 7.30 pm, with proceeds being donated to the soldiers’ charity Help for Heroes. As well as the usual outstand-
ing vocal work, there will be po- etry readings to commemorate those who suffered and fell in the GreatWar. Specially selected music by Elgar, Gounod, Finzi and
Mendelssohn is to be featured, along with songs by various soloists. Boys from Maidstone Gram-
mar School Cadet Corps will read poetry by Edward Thomas and Wilfred Owen and organ solos will be played by Carl Jackson, Music Director of the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court. Tickets are £10 on the door, but
can be obtained in advance from ticket secretary Freda Crispin on 01622 726193 or email
freda@me169lb.fsnet.co.uk or, from four weeks before the con- cert, from Maidstone Museum Visitors’ Centre.
Cadets seek Medway base
MAIDSTONE Sea Cadets has ap- plied to construct a 20m floating pontoon in central Maidstone on the east bank of the River Medway next to the amphitheatre. The cadets would use the pon-
toon between March and October to moor their boats 60m from unit headquarters at the Masters Tower, College Road, where equipment for the boats is stored. Currently the unit’s boats are moored tem-
AFLOODplan specific to Tovil is to be drawn up. Parish councillors heard that flood
plans for other areas were being fi- nalised andwould assist. Cllr Clive English and Cllr Abigail Hogg will push aheadwith the plan.
porarily in Allington. A supporting statement said: “Greater use of the footpaths adja- cent to the amphitheatre will re- duce the incidences of vandalism in the area. “Without the need for the sea
cadets having to travel to Allington they will be able to spend more time on the river developing their skills.” Maidstone Council will de- termine the planning application.
Parish flood plan Park jumble sale
GRAB a bargain at Maidstone Mencap’s grand jumble sale on Saturday, October 18, at Cobtree Hall, Mote Park (School Lane en- trance offWillington Street), Maid- stone. Doors open at 3pm. Contact Lesley on 07726 334213 for details.
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