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LOCKED gateswere damaged in order to get in to land on Siingbourne Road, Stockbury and an advertising signwas put up without permission. A home inMaidstone Road, Lenham


was broken into and porcelain ornaments were stolen. A quad bike was stolen from a garage in Woolley Road, Senacre.A 4x4 vehiclewas seen near the garages. A vehicle had its wing mirror smashed


and the windscreen wiper removed while itwas parked in a car park in Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne near the owner’s property. A tow bar was stolen from a car in a car


park at The Green, Bearsted. A John Deere 6400 buggy was stolen


from an outbuilding at a farm in Norton Green, Stockbury. A horse boxwas stolen from land in Scragged Oak Road, Hucking. Amountain bike was stolen from a car


park in Ashford Road, Maidstone where it had been locked to a bike rack. Both number plateswere stolen from a


van on a drive inAndoverWalk, Senacre. Parts of the hub capswere stolen from a


car parked in Forge Lane, Leeds. Golf clubswere taken from a car inWare


Street, Bearsted. Metal sheetswere stolen from the forecourt of a commercial premises in Tyland Lane, Sandling. A car parked in Sandy Lane, Boxley was broken into and tennis equipment stolen. A Volvo lorry parked in Chatham Road, Sandlingwas broken into, but nothing appeared to be missing. Awindow of a carwas damaged in


Dunn Street Road, Bredhurst. Nothing was taken.


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Business premises in PilgrimsWay, Boxley were broken into and equipment and plant were taken. A blue Land Rover Discoverywas taken


from TollgateWay, Sandling. Two carswere vandalised on a driveway


in Fir Tree Grove, Lordswood. Their tyres were slashed and windows smashed. A Seat Leonwas stolen from Impton


Lane,Walderslade. A garage in a block in Dogwood Close, Lordswood was broken into and golf equipment, including a trolley, bag and clubs,was stolen. Dieselwas siphoned from several


vehicles parked in a commercial compound off the M2 in Bredhurst.Two menwere seen on CCTV footage. A door to a garage in Fir Tree Grove, Lordswood was damaged but nothingwas taken. A lockwas damaged on the side gate of


home in The Street, Boxley. Outbuildings appeared to have been searched but nothingwasmissing. Therewas a break-in at a garage of a


home in Tyland Lane, Sandling and items were taken. A Ford Fiestawas stolen from a


driveway in Dunn Street Road, Bredhurst. A second vehiclewas damaged aswell. A Kia Protonwas scratched in a car park


in Fontwell Close, Senacre. Awindowwas broken at a home in Meadowdown,Weavering.


Two tyreswere damaged on a Land


Rover in a car park in The Street, Detling. A vanwas entered in PennineWay, Downswood and a road breaker stolen. A black Quadzilla Dinli 456 quad bike


was stolen from a barn in Scragged Oak Road, Hucking. Power toolswere taken from a vehicle in Cotswold Gardens, Downswood. Horse tackwas stolen from an outbuilding in Honey Lane, Otham. Awindowwas damaged at a property in Holland Road, Maidstone. Therewas an unsuccessful aempt to


break in to a home in Hatherall Road, Maidstone. A padlockwas broken on a gate to fields


in PilgrimsWay, Lenham. A carwas scratched in Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne. Leadwas damaged on the roof of a property in Malthouse Close, Lenham. Nothing was taken. Fenceswere damaged at stables in Scragged Oak Road, Hucking.


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Parking charges at park Organ recital


PARKING charges are to be intro- duced at the popular Cobtree Manor Park, near Sandling. The park, run by the Cobtree Manor Estate Trust charity, is maintained by the council on the trust’s behalf. Following a £1m+ improvement programme, which has seen the introduction of a new visitor cen- tre and cafe, children’s play- ground and nature trails, the trust has decided to introduce a charge


of £1.50 per day to help pay for its upkeep. The visitor centre and café are


due to open in May, when the new charges will be brought in. Regular visitors will have the


option of purchasing a £40 annual season ticket. There has been a 700% increase


in visitor numbers to the park in the past three years, but this means more grounds mainte- nance, more litter picks and more


staff working longer hours to keep it up to the standard which earned it a Green FlagAward in 2014. A spokesman for the trust said:


“We appreciate visitors’ support for the park, and hope that they understandwe’reworking hard to make sure that the charity can af- ford to keep the park to the stan- dard that we know they expect. “All income raised will be rein-


vested in the park to keep its cur- rent high standard.”


Plea for church funds Plan to fell Mote trees


THE Friends of Leeds and Broomfield Churches have made an appeal to the Heritage Lottery Fund to help with vital repairs to the structure of Leeds Church. The quinquennial report, held every five years into


the condition and structure of churches, revealed major issues with the stonework, the north side tiling and the lead guttering on the tower, as well as nu- merous smaller items. Because an appeal for funding involves meetings


with English Heritage, among others, it is unlikely there will be any decision until much later in the year. In the meantime, work continues to improve the in-


ternal decoration of Leeds Church. The Friends undertook the cleaning and re-hang-


ing of the curtains following internal repairs and re- decoration.


42 Maidstone East March 2015


PLANNING permission was granted to fell three pro- tected trees atAudley Mote House in Mote Park. The applicant claimed a holly tree was in severe decline, an oak was in poor condition and an ash should be removed for the purpose of access to a de- velopment site. The trees are all in a wooded area west of the entrance drive toMote House, which is a retirement complex. One resident of Mote House objected to the re-


moval of the “magnificent 50ft ash” and Maidstone Council agreed that it had “good amenity value, being in a prominent position”. However, the officer report added: “Following the


removal of the holly, it will stand apart from the main group of trees and as such will make little con- tribution to the group as awhole.”


ACCLAIMED organist Philip Scriven will be performing at Holy Cross Church, Bearsted on Sunday, March 8. The international musician will


be playing a variety of organ favourites during a gala afternoon and then will accompany the church choir in choral evensong, starting at 6.30pm. Tickets for the afternoon recital,


which starts at 4.45pm, are £10 or £5 child/student in aid of church funds. Refreshments are included. For details and tickets, call


Diane Sergeant on 01622 679052 or send an email to diane@enaid- design.co.uk


Street to close


The Street in Boxley will be closed for three days from April 5, 9.30am-3.30pm, from the village gateway to the hairpin bends. Drivers are advised to use an al- ternative route via Boxley Road, Sandling Road, Running Horse Roundabout, A229 Chatham Road, Blue Bell Hill, Blue Bell Round- about, Bridgewood Roundabout, Walderslade Woods,Westfield Sole Road Lidsing Road, Pilgrims Way and The Street.


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