News Lunch party
VOLUNTEERS at a popular lunch club in Headcornwere given the day off to celebrate the group’s 30th birthday. For once, the ladies who cook
lunch had their dinner provided for them at The George and Dragon, thanks to Sarah and John Farrow and their staff who served a roast dinner followed by trifle. Other guests included Mollie Round, who with her husband Mal- colm started the weekly lunch club Eldercare in 1985; Eileen Young, who has been with the club for many years and Marie Martin, who has just retired as a cook. The club’s Eileen Hale said: “We
would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of El- dercare, especially all the speakers, drivers and the volunteers.”
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Ticket deal means longer hours for park and ride
MAIDSTONE Council is trying to boost its evening economy by ex- tending the hours of its park and ride facility. Until August 15, travellers using
the park and ride site in London Road will be able to stay in town later in the evening. In a bid to get more workers and visitors to enjoy more of the attrac- tions of the town centre, the council has negotiated that park and ride users can use any valid park and ride ticket to get back to their car at Allington via the Arriva 71 and 72
services. After 6pm, Monday to Sat- urday, motorists can use their ticket to catch the regular bus to the stop at Sir ThomasWyatt on London Road, just a short walk from the park and ride car park. The aim is for users to enjoy more time in Maidstone dur- ing the summer months. If successful, the two-month trial
could become a permanent feature. Ilsa Butler from Maidstone Town
Centre Management said: “The night economy has always been cru- cial to the economic health of the town centre and, as such, car parks
can be busy particularly onweekend evenings. “With that in mind, Town Centre Management is very supportive of the borough council’s trial of a late night extension to the park and ride service at the London Road site. “We will be keen to hear the out-
come of the experiment and see if it has a significant uptake by cus- tomers and consequently a benefit to the town centre venues.” Valid tickets include regular day
return tickets, 10-trip tickets and park and ride season tickets.
Pupils hold on to cricket title
ROSEACRE Primary School, Bearsted, retained its title as Maidstone Kwik Cricket champions when 20 schools competed at The Mote CC. The team defeated newcomers to
the annual tournament, Marden, in the final and qualified for the Kent fi- nals in Canterbury. The plate competition was won by St Francis School with Brunswick
House runners-up. In a separate girls-only tournament
at Leeds and Broomfield CC, Roseacre again ended as winners with Palace Wood runners-up. Maidstone’s cricket development
officer Phil Pass said the standard of batting, bowling and fielding in both tournaments showed rapidly improv- ing standards.
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