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National prize for town’s park
MOTE Park has taken the silver prize in the Green Flag People’s Choice Awards, beating last year’s winner and moving one place higher than its 2013 result. The awards, organised by Keep Britain Tidy, gave the public the chance to vote for their favourite park in the UK from those awarded Green Flags during the year for their exceptionally high standards, facili- ties and community involvement. Arecord-breaking 1,482 parks and
green spaces received a Green Flag award this year, making MotePark’s achievement even more impressive. Only Victoria Park, east London, re- ceived more votes. Mote Park is one of the largest
urban parks in the South East and is managed by Maidstone Council. It contains: eleven sports pitches three play areas a pitch and putt course a café miniature railway water sports centre a model boat club
Council leader Annabelle Blackmore with Cllr John Perry, officers and Mote Park Fellowship volunteers.
angling on the lake. A£2.5million restoration project in
2012 – part funded by a £1.8 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund – saw improvements to parkland, paths and car parking areas. Thewa- terfall and pavilion dating back to the 1800swere also restored. Maidstone Council’s cabinet member for leisure, Cllr John Perry, said:“With such strong competition, this is a fantastic achievement, and testament to our volunteers and staff who work exceptionally hard all year to keep the park at its best.”
downsmail.co.uk Work to stop sewage leak
A TEAM of workmen worked round the clock to stem the flow of sewage after a collapsed sewer near Mote Park. Staff at the day nursery kidsunlimited noticed amanhole cover had
blown off and gallons of sewagewere seeping down the hillside near its premises in Turkey Mill, Maidstone. More than a dozen
workers pumping away thewaste and established the fault. Lib Dem borough
group leader Fran Wilson claimed the problemwas caused by developers being allowed to plug into an already under-pressure sewage network. She warned that the system would struggle to cope with proposed development inMaidstone Council’s emerging local plan. “We have beenwarning for years that this would happen,” she said.
Workers at the scene of the leak near Mote Park
“Developers are allowed to plug into a sewage network that is scarcely adequate for existing needs, let alone for an additional 18,600 houses.” The owner of Turkey Mill has offered to pay for improved pipe work
locally to their site, but Cllr Wilson, who represents High Streetward, feared that this would simplymove the problem further into the centre of town.
Charity needs unwanted bras
MAIDSTONE Inner Wheel Club has joined the “bin your bra” cam- paign organised by Against Breast Cancer Inner Wheel, with support from the Interact Club at Invicta School,
has collected more than 600 bras since July 1. Against Breast Cancer re- ceives £1 for every kilo of bras, which are cleaned and repaired and sent overseas, mostly to Africa. For details call 01235 534211.
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