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Villagers’ fury at plan for homes
RESIDENTShave voiced their dis- may at the prospect of another 28 new homes in Headcorn. Wealden Homes has lodged a planning application to extend its development in Grigg Lane after previously being given the go- ahead for 20 homes behind The Hardwicks and 25 homes at Chance Holdings. As we went to press, objections
were piling up on Maidstone Coun- cil's website. Neighbour Ruth Cooper wrote: “Iamfed up with re- peated applications for additional housing in Headcorn when the vil- lage currently does not have enough space at the school; drains that can cope with the current volume of housing; enough parking for exist- ing residents. “When new housing is provided
it often gets allocated to people from outside Headcorn when those who
were born in the village get allo- cated housing outside the village which is totally impractical for them. “Plus, Maidstone Council has
turned down new housing at pres- ent, so why is this even being con- templated? Is the council hoping to wear people down until they can't be bothered to complain?” Another neighbour, Irene Os-
borne, wrote: “No new school. No change in sewage problems. No change in flood control. No new traffic solution.Whyis the planning office in Maidstone not dismissing this application at once and saving Headcorn people the headache of objecting again?” The applicant's supporting state-
ment claims the proposal would en- able the introduction of open space and nature conservation areas on the site.
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A NEW pottery studio has been opened at the family charity Dan- delion Time inWest Farleigh. Renovations to an outbuilding at
Elmscroft, in Charlton Lane were funded by cash from the Postcode Lottery and Whitehead Monckton, with materials paid for from KCC Cllr Paulina Stockell’s grant. Cllr Stockell was invited along to officially open the pottery, when families, friends of the charity and visitorswere able to see the work of the charity, which provides farm- based activities and a therapeutic service to help children overcome past suffering, develop in confi-
Youth cricket A FREE session of cricket coach- ing for boys and girls aged six to 13 is to be staged at The Mote Cricket Ground, Maidstone, on Sunday April 19 (10am to noon). All coaches are ECB qualified
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dence and self-esteem and discover a new and positive path to follow. The children spent the morning planting willow saplings in the woods and tried their hands at thumb pot making with the help of Cllr Stockell. Dandelion Time chairman Dr
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use by visitors to the Dandelion Time May Fair on Saturday, May 16, when they will be able to try throwing a few pots as well as buy- ing some of the farm’s home- grown produce.
Correction IN the Boughton Monchelsea Parish Council section on page 38 of last month’s Downs Mail, we wrote that the parish council’s in- surer, Zurich, had confirmed that the parish council had inadequate insurance for Parkwood Farm reservoir. This was incorrect: the parish council has adequate insur- ance for the reservoir. We would like to apologise for this error.
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