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A SCOTS pine tree in Musket Lane, Hollingbourne that may have been damaged in The Great Storm of 1987 could be removed. A conservation area application
says the tree is causing structural damage to a home. It said: “The tree crown also
shows historic damage possibly from the 1987 hurricane. The posi- tion of the tree is not appropriate to the very close location of the cot- tage aswell as Eyhorne Manor.” Maidstone Council will decide.
ATMthefts
POLICEare investigating the theft of money and bank cards from three NatWest customers who used the ATMmachine in Bearsted. One victim said the machine on
the Ashford Road kept his card and £500was taken from his account. Police are investigating three in- cidents, all on the same morning and likely to have been the work of the same person or group.
Homes plan
THREE detached houses could re- place a car lot in Back Street, Leeds. Brian Manning, the owner of Manning Autos, is planning to re- tire soon.
Maidstone Council will decide the application.
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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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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 wasMayor 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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