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legacy award Continued from page one Mr Fowle highlighted three big campaigns: The fierce and successful battle to persuade KCC to build a foot crossing over the A249 in Detling after the death in 2000 of Jade Hobbs (8) and her gran as they crossed to buy sweets – and the paper’s public fund which raised more than £100,000 towards the cost. The successful battle in 2010 to defeat the Kent International Gate- way (KIG) plan for a rail link and warehousing. Two campaigns to retain key services in Maidstone Hospital and forming Mash (Maidstone ac- tion for services in hospital). He explained he was still cam- paigning – now as chairman of The Mote CC Development Committee to establish a modernised sporting and community centre at TheMote. Mr Fowle praised the Jubilee Church for its leading role in Cele- brate Maidstone and recognising the role of “ordinary people doing extraordinary work”. Other presentations concentrated
on these local legacies: sports, arts, business, next generation, educa- tion, local government.
downsmail.co.uk Downs Mail Co-op plan for town pub
APLAN for the transformation of the former Bull pub at Snodland into a Co-op supermarket has been unveiled. A proposal for the 0.16hectare
site on the corner of Holborough Road in the town centre include a new 192sqm extension to provide additional retail space as well as storage and a bakery preparation room.
External alterations would also include the installation of anATM,
new customer entrances with slid- ing doors, areas for planting and an improved car park layout. An application for the change of
use has been submitted to Ton- bridge and Malling Council by The Co-operative Group Food Limited. Following pre-application discus- sions with the borough’s planning officals, the design has been amended to make the single-storey extension shorter and wider to bet- ter fit with the existing property.
Internalwalls would be removed
to form an open plan shop and there would be 18 customer park- ing spaces, including one accessi- ble space and another for parent and child. The applicant said: “The alter-
ations to the building and the ex- tension are considered to be sensitive, and represent an appro- priate and high-quality design so- lution reflecting the existing building and the site’s conserva-
Town council election results
SNODLAND Town Council went to the polls on May 7 when the 15 members were elected. Conserva- tives took all the seats in the two wards with just one councillor,Paul Hickmott, winning for Labour. Town council chairman Anne Moloney (left) stepped down from the borough council at this election, but will continue as a member of the
town council. She said: “I am ab- solutely delighted somanyvery ex-
cellent people have been elected to serve on the town council. “Havingnewfaces always injects enthusiasm and interest and exist- ing councillors will look forward to working with theirnewcolleagues. We look forward to working for all residents to help them to continue to improve our community." Full results for Snodland Town Councilwere:
Snodland West and Holborough Lakes (9) Barbara Brown 1,416; Barbara Kee- ley 1,401; David Keeley 1,384;Anne Moloney 1,355; Peter Misy 1,250;
Barrie Garlick 1,210; David Purll 1,179; Paul Hickmott 1,156; Mark Sawkins 1,133. Not elected: Ralph Spence 1,102; Gillian Hutchinson 898; Bryan Harrod 867; Ryan Batty 422; Thomas Smith 405; Matthew Cradduck 388. Turnout 62.8%
Snodland East and Ham Hill (6): Sue Bell 991; Debbie Alford-Smith 926; Dilys Crook 883; Alan Keeley 870; Linda Downes 850; Katherine Mordecai-Woolf 801. Not elected: Wayne Mallard 654; Heidi Boulton 647; Sean Henry 638; Jeffrey Hand 617, Stacey Parker 617; Luke Chap- man 377. Turnout 54.8%
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