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News Square ‘focus for remembrance’


MAIDSTONE has a new square to commemorate the Fallen and mark the centenary of the start ofWorld War One. The Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr


Richard Thick, cut the ribbon on the town’s new Remembrance Square – by the cannon, in the High Street – after a poignant ceremony led by the Dean of Maidstone Rev Canon An- drew Sewell. The naming ceremony followed


the traditional Remembrance Sunday parade through the town, when the pavements were lined from County Hall and along Week Street as it made its way to the warmemorial in the Broadway for 11am. Memorial artist and borough coun-


cillor Gordon Newton, from The Stone Shop at East Farleigh, was commissioned to design and fit the


Mayor Richard Thick at the ceremony in Remembrance Square


Remembrance Square plaque, bear- ing the borough’s crest andHRHKing George V’s quote: “I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace on earth through years to


come than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war”. After the ceremony Cllr Newton


said he felt the squarewould give the town a focus to remember those lost in conflicts around the world. The last post was sounded and


wreaths laid by representatives in- cluding the mayor ofMaidstone. The naming of Remembrance


Square coincided with the dedication of a similar memorial at the town hall in Montauban, on the Somme. In 1920, the people of Maidstone


gave £20,000 to the devastated vil- lage for a water tower to irrigate its fields and 1,000 apple treeswere do- nated to help in its recovery. The Stone Shop masons recently re- enamelled the lettering on thewater tower plaque from 1925.


Villagers asked to report illegal parkers


RESIDENTS in Marden are being asked to report instances of incon- siderate parking. The parish clerk is collating in- formation about vehicles parked on pavements around the village and at dangerous corners and junctions, which is then being passed on to Kent Police.


Anyone whose vehicle is spotted


will be contacted by the commu- nity safety unit. Villagers who see a vehicle inap- propriately parked are asked to take a photograph showing the reg- istration number and send it to the parish clerk at mardenpc@btcon- nect.com.


At a recent meeting of Bearsted


Parish Council, advanced driving instructor Cllr Alan Rowe reported that vehicles illegally parked – such as on pavements – were not in- sured in the event of an accident and, if hit by another vehicle, or damaged by a passing pram, would not be covered for repairs.


downsmail.co.uk Concert date


WELL-loved carols and seasonal songs will feature in Maidstone Choral Union’s Christmas concert. The concert takes place at 7.30pm


on Saturday, December 13 at Maid- stone Leisure Centre, where the au- dience will be invited to join the choir in their favourite songs. Children from St John’s Primary School, Grove Green, and St Michael’s Primary School, Ton- bridge Road and Kent Festival Brass will also perform. Tickets are £7 to £16 from Freda Crispin (01622 726193 or email freda@me169lb.fsnet.co.uk) or the leisure centre booking office (0845 155 2277) and Maidstone Museum Visitors’ Centre (01622 602169).


Ring the bells THE bells at St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church in Headcorn have been silent on some Sundays, due to a lack of bellringers. Anyone who would like to learn


to ring the bells and is able to help out on Sundays should call Tim Munt on 01622 891724.


Festive fair MARDEN Christmas Fayre takes place in the village on Saturday, December 6. There will be the usual celebrations, aswell as stalls selling a wide variety of produce and gifts.


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