downsmail.co.uk Takeaway bid
ATAKEAWAYbusiness could be es- tablished at Premier Stores in 61 Courtenay Road, Tovil. Maidstone Council will decide whether to allow applicant Arulku- mar Sambandam to set up the enter- prise. He wants the main shop to remain and sub lease part of the premises for the takeaway. One neighbour commented: “I
would prefer to have a takeaway restaurant near to us as it would be convenient. “The present one is just selling fish
and chips and kebabs. I strongly welcome this proposal. It would benefit us a lot.”
Diner planned
ANEWrestaurant is planned for 70 Bank Street, Maidstone. The building was previously oc- cupied by The Green Room, a wine bar.Aplanning application requests reinstating the ground floor use as well as a second-floor extension to help create eight flats. Maidstone Council will decide.
River crossing THE Tovil river crossing in Wharf Road is set to be improved by Net- work Rail. The organisation has ap- plied to replace the structure with a disability compliant bridge. Maid- stone Council will decide.
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Civic farewell for former mayor and councillor
A CIVIC funeral service was held for former mayor and long-serv- ing councillor Peter Parvin, who died after a short illness. Cllr Parvin (80)was born in Lam-
bourn, Berkshire, the son of cham- pion steeplechase jockey Bill Parvin. He was educated at King Alfred’s School, Wantage and served five years in the Royal Air Force. He served at home and through-
out the Middle East, including tours in the Canal Zone and Aden. On leaving the RAF, he joined
Kent County Constabulary, subse- quently transferring to the Metro- politan Police where he eventually retired as a senior police officer. As a policeman in Kent, Peter
was barred from taking an active part in local politics, but finally bit the bullet in 1995, representing his then homeward of Leeds. At the time, he and his wife Daphne, also a councillor,were liv- ing in Caring Lane, where they set up a cattery. They later moved to a home near Mote Park.
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Maidstone Town March 2015 3 They celebrated their diamond
wedding anniversary in September last year and together they have two children, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, mostly living in the Maidstone area.
Daphne is a member of both Hollingbourne and Stockbury parish councils, aswell as five bor- ough council committees. Peter, a Conservative, repre-
sented Leeds ward for 20 years up until his death, during which time he sat on most of the council’s com- mittees. He served both as chairman and vice-chairman of two of his favourite committees – licensing and standards – and also served on a number of outside bodies includ- ing Age UK, the Upper Medway Drainage Board and Maidstone- Beauvais Twinning Association. He was a trustee of a number of
local charities, including Maidstone Relief in Need and Brenchley Char- ity. He was Mayor of Maidstone in 2009-10. Away from the council chamber
Peter enjoyed gardening and one of his proudest claims to fame was being the winner of the biggest prize cabbage entered in the annual Leeds Amateur Garden Society Show. The election for Cllr Parvin’s re- placement will be held on Thurs- day, May 7, the same day as other borough council and parliamentary elections.
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