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A SNODLAND man who failed to provide a breath specimen to police has been banned from driving for three years. Wayne Crittenden (29) of Ham- monds Square, Snodland, stole a bottle of wine worth £5.49 from a shop in Snodland High Street, where he also assaulted a man, in December last year. In June, he stole more alcohol worth £17.56 from a shop in Main Road, Chat- tenden, Medway, and two weeks later failed to provide police with a specimen of breath for analysis. He appeared at Mid Kent Magis-
trates Court and pleaded guilty to common assault, failing to provide a breath specimen and two counts of shoplifting. He was banned from driving for
36 months and must pay £75 com- pensation to his victim.
Driver banned A MOTORIST who pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without insurance in FortuneWay, Kings Hill, has been banned from driving for 30 months. Aaron Paul Sellens (29), of Sun-
goldWalk,West Malling, was also sentenced at Mid Kent Magistrates’ Court to 90 days in prison and or- dered to carry out 200 hours of un- paid work during the next 12 months.
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First aid group marks centenary with prizes
THE Maidstone unit of St John Ambulance celebrated a centenary of life-saving first aid and service to the community at The Friars,Ayles- ford. Past and present volunteers joined
local dignitaries at a service of thanksgiving and rededication to celebrate the unit’s 100-year history. There was also a display of mod-
ern life-saving equipment, including a current SJA ambulance and defib- rillator, alongside historic items, such as a replica 1920s Sympathy ambulance and first aid kits. The Maidstone Unit was first formed in April 1915 during World War I. At its peak, there were about 100
male volunteers who joined as part of the Voluntary Aid Detachment, helping to treat and transport wounded soldiers as well as acting as the ambulance service for the local population. Afemale nursing divisionwas cre-
ated in January 1916 and both male and female volunteers went to France as ambulance drivers, with themenalso acting as stretcher bear-
ers and the women as nurses. In the early 1930s, St John received
the backing of the Maidstone com- munity, with businesses pitching in to fund a new building in Church Street, which cost £1,500 to build. The land was bought by the lo- cally-based Day family for this pur- pose and the grandson, John Day, who lives in Berkshire, attended the service. Other notable guests included The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle MBE; the High Sheriff of Kent,William Alexander; Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr Daniel Moriarty and former MaidstoneMPAnneWidde- combe. TheLord Lieutenantmadea num-
Volunteers and award- winners from St John
Ambulance celebrate the group’s centenary
ber of presentations during the serv- ice.
Unit manager Shirley Collins re-
ceived the Centenary certificate on behalf of the Maidstone unit, while she and her husband Paul both re- ceived a second medal bar (service medal) for 22 years of volunteering with the charity. DeniseWarman received her fifth
medal bar after 37 years of volun- teering and a young volunteer from the Badgers (aged five to 10 years), Chloe Chapman, received her Super Badger award. Maidstone SJA is currently re- cruiting volunteer first aiders. For more information go to the SJAweb- site,
www.sja.org.uk/volunteer.
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