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Cellar blaze FIRE crewswere called to a blaze in the cellar of a house in Tonbridge Road, Maidstone. All the occupantswere safely out
of the two-storey building before the two fire engines arrived just be- fore
7.30pm.An electrical faultwas thought to have caused the fire. Earlier, at about 4pm, firefighters
went to Heronden Road in Park Wood where a large recycling skip was on fire.
Fire at flat A MAN was treated for smoke in- halation after a blaze at a flat in Bower Place, Maidstone. Two fire crews and an ambulance
were called to the scene at 10pm following a call that the first floor apartment in the three-storey building was ablaze. The property was extensively damaged. The cause of the firewas under investigation as Downs Mail went to press.
From hair to home
FERDIE’S Hair and Beauty, at 50 Sandling Road, Maidstone, could be converted into a home. Maidstone Council will decide whether the scheme can get the go- ahead as a prior notification, which would bypass the planning process.
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Spending church funds on roof ‘the right thing’
A RELIGIOUS leader has de- scribed a decision to spend more than £150,000 on his church as “sensible, timely and healthy”, de- spite it leaving its funds at “an all- time low”. Canon Andrew Sewell said of the
investment at St Paul’s: “We have done the right thing in sorting out the roof and the disabled access when we could. It’s a miracle that we’ve managed to do both in the past 12 months and it means our building is well placed to serve our community.” St Paul’s in Boxley and its two
PARK Way Primary School in Maidstone achieved a good rating in its latest Ofsted inspection –upfrom “requires improvement” after the team’s previous visit. According to the report, the head- teacher provided strong leadership and school leaders, managers and governors had addressed areas iden- tified as needing improvement, bringing about significant improve-
community halls attract about 3,000 people every month, although Rev Sewell (below) added: “Of course, not everyone is there to attend our services. “We are a Chris-
tian community centre, with a church at its heart.”
Initiatives have included church
social evenings and serving coffee in the nave. Rev Sewell, who supported the decision by the Parochial Church
ments in teaching and achievement. Pupils had a positive attitude to learning and were well-behaved, well cared-for and felt safe. Teaching was thought to be good
and improving. At key stage 1, the attainment of pupils had improved in all subjects andwasnowat the na- tional average. Key stage 2 stan- dardswere also improving, with all pupils making good progress, espe-
Council to invest most of the church’s capital on building work, believes it is unhealthy for any church to rely on the generosity of previous generations to cover costs. He added: “Money in the bank
can bring a false sense of security to a church family and is an unsus- tainable model. Whether it takes 10 or 100 years, unless a church is pay- ing itsway the money will run out” The next community social event
at the church is a family pub night from6pmto9pmon March 28, with drinks, bar games and a sausage and mash supper.
School achieves good rating from inspector
cially in maths. In the early years, children got off
to a good start thanks to good lead- ership, good teaching and good re- lationships between parents and staff. To become an outstanding school,
pupils needed to be consistently challenged and moved on to more demanding tasks and their progress should be checked.
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