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Trust hopes youth work will mean a Safer Kent
THE Kent People’s Trust has been re-born – and relaunched under a new name: Safer Kent. The charity, which has given more
than £800,000 in grants to various or- ganisations in the county since its in- ception in 2000, works with individuals and organisations to provide everything from youth clubs, security advice, mentoring programmes and drug rehabilitation to help for victims of domestic abuse. The projects all help prevent crime
and reduce anti-social behaviour in local communities. Based in Maidstone, the trust
works with young people who are on the verge of exclusion from school, offering them social and sporting opportunities and mentor- ing to put them back on the straight and narrow. Among those helpedwas Malling
School pupil 16-year old Joe Shand, from Wouldham, who spoke at the re-launch. He told how he was bullied at
school and struggling at home, where he has a disabled sister. He was facing exclusion from
Safer Kent trustee Laura Cox with Joe Shand and director Bryn Price.
school when he was placed on the scheme and given a placement with Maidstone United Football Club. He said: “After just the first ses-
sion, I felt that someone believed in me. The coacheswere amazing.” Joe,whohas just taken his GCSEs,
has helped coach the disabled youth team and has now been offered a place at the club’s youth academy in September. He said: “The scheme has helped
keep me in school and helped me at home. It has changed my life.” Safer Kent director Bryn Price
said: “This project aims to give young people renewed confidence and focus and a reason to stay out of trouble.” Other projects supported by Safer
Kent include the Maidstone Street Pastors, proving funds to help them supply night time revellers with bot- tledwater, thermal blankets and flip flops, and KCC’s ‘Licence to Kill’ project, which teaches year 12 and 13 pupils about the dangers of reckless driving. More than 10,000 pupils will see
the presentation this year. KCC’s Carol Cullen told the meet-
ing: “It’s the most impactive project we have ever been involved in.” The rebranding has been carried
out to give groups and organisations a better idea of the ethos behind the trust. Mr Price said: “We believe our
new name will better describe what the trust is doing.”
downsmail.co.uk Park award
MAIDSTONE’S Mote Park has been awarded TripAdvisor’s Cer- tificate of Excellence. The award, which comes seven months after Mote Park was voted the nation’s second favourite park, celebrates excellence in hospitality and is only given to places which consistently achieve great reviews on the TripAdvisorwebsite. Maidstone Council’s chair of her-
itage, culture and leisure, Cllr Gor- don Newton, said: “Winning this certificate is a real source of pride for the team at Maidstone Council who looks after the park and the fantastic volunteers who help keep the park at its best.”
Driver banned
A VAN driver has been banned from the road for three years after being stopped in Snodland while over the drink-drive limit and with- out insurance. Mark Joy (40), from Upper Fant
Road, Fant was sentenced at Mid Kent Magistrates’ Court after he admitted both offences. Joy was driving his Ford Transit
van in Holborough Road, Snod- land, on June 26 with no insurance and gave a reading of 66mg of al- cohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mg. He was also fined £400 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £40 victim surcharge.
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