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EQUIPMENT designed to limit aircraft disruption by monitoring volcanic ash in the atmosphere is being installed at East Malling. The Met Office has submitted an application to Tonbridge and Malling Council for the light detec- tion and radar (Lidar) device at its weather station at East Malling Re- search. The site will be one of nine in the
UK which will provide information during and after a volcanic eruption. Information gathered at East Malling will help the UK’s Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre to provide more detailed forecasts so that air traffic controllers can alter services accordingly.
Volunteer call
HI KENT,the charity that supports people in the county with a hearing loss, is looking for volunteers to help with hearing aid maintenance at its clinics in Allington andAylesford. Full training will be given and
travel expenses paid. The charity will also pay for a DBS check. Hi Kent’s Debra Jones said: “This
is an opportunity to make a real dif- ference to our charity and its clients. Manual dexterity, a friendly and car- ing disposition and a willingness to learn is important.” For details call 01622 691151 or email
a.lincoln@
hikent.org.uk.
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County show brought forward to help farmers
Pupils from the New Line Learning Academy inMaidstone win the Pattullo Trophy at this year’s Kent Show Several of the show board mem-
CLIMATE change has had an un- expected knock-on effect on one of Kent’s longest running events. The Kent Show, historically held
on the secondweekend of July, will take place oneweek earlier in 2016, to help accommodate the farmers’ harvest. The organiser of the show, Kent County Agricultural Society, has several reasons for choosing the new dates of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 8-10. However, the driving factor has been the effect of climate change in the South East on the timing of the arable harvest. Kent is one of thewarmest coun-
ties in the country and generally the first in England to start the harvest.
bers who are farmers pointed out that the show nowadays was in danger of clashing with the first week of combining, as the harvest has gradually moved forward with the changingweather. Kevin Attwood, Kent County Agricultural Society chairman and an arable farmer said: “Ensuring that our farmers can attend the show without compromising the important first few days of harvest was a big consideration.” Historically, agricultural shows
have followed a calendar going back several decades, ensuring that both exhibitors and competitors are able to attend sequential shows
without a clash of dates. The clo- sure of the Royal Show in 2009, which took place on the firstweek- end in July, opened up a space in the calendar,which the Kent Show has now taken the opportunity to use.
Organisers hope the revised date
will also prove better for schools. Show manager Lucy Hegarty
said: “We are trying to encourage more schools to visit and engage with the show. It became apparent that the final week of term was not a good time for schools to organise a trip. We hope that by moving the show to earlier in July, Kent schools will be in a better position to bring their students.”
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