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Sensory boost for special school
SPECIALIST sensory equipment will be bought for pupils with profound, complex and severe learning difficulties and disabili- ties at a school in Maidstone. The Friends group of the special
unit at Five Acre Wood School, in Boughton Lane, has received a cheque for £7,495 from the DM Thomas Foundation for Young People, a European grant-making trust in London. FiveAcre Wood School provides education for youngsters aged from four to 19 with conditions such as autism. The money has been raised for
the foundation by companies in- cluding the Hilton Maidstone hotel. Simon Sheehan, director of
Charlotte Pragassa (centre) receives the cheque fromLeonardo Gagliano and Jess Pollard of Hilton Maidstone
the foundation, said: “Our grants committee was impressed by the specialist support it provides to children with special needs and their families and was unani- mously in favour of awarding funding to buy this new equip- ment.”
Show tickets on sale
TICKETS for the Kent County Show have gone on sale six months ahead of the event. The idea to launch the tickets
in November was to capitalise on pre-Christmas sales, after visitors told organisers they would like to give tickets to friends and relatives as gifts. TheKent CountyAgricultural Society, which organises the event, has also introduced a multi-day pass in response to visitor feedback that they would like to attend on more than one day. Lucy Hegarty, show man-
ager, said: “We have had a num- ber of companies enquire about purchasing advance Kent County Show tickets for staff gifts and thank you presents.” Multi-day tickets can only be purchased in advance, priced £50, with a second costing £35. Adult day tickets are £19.80 in
advance and £22 on the day, children £5.40 in advance and £6 at the gate. This year’s Kent County Show
takes place at the County Show- ground, Detling, from Friday July 8 to Sunday July 10.
Credit union’s £50K boost
KENT Savers Credit Union has been awarded £50,000 by Lloyds Bank- ing Group to help it support more people in the local community. The credit union is a financial co-operative, run on a not-for-profit
basis, which provides affordable financial services in the county. Martin Kingman, chairman of Kent Savers Credit Union said: "It will provide those, right here in Kent,withmore affordable loans, especially to those whomay be worrying about debt after Christmas.” Lloyds has committed to provide £1m each year for four years and
this is the secondwave of funding to be released. Kent Savers is among 21 credit unions benefitting from £1m in grants from Lloyds and one of 11 to receive a between £50,000 and £100,000.
Easter debut for choral work
MAIDSTONE Choral Union is set- ting the scene for Easter with a special performance of Stainer’s “The Crucifixion”. The performance, on Saturday
March 12, at All Saints’ Church, Maidstone will be followed by a new work by composer David Pennant, Stainer’s great-grand- son.
“The Resurrection” sits com- fortably in the same format as
The Crucifixion, with choruses for a choir, soloists’ passages (for the risen Christ and for Mary Mag- dalen) and hymns for the audi- ence. It will be the first public per-
formance of this interesting com- position, which is 35 minutes long. The evening begins at 7.30pm
and tickets can be purchased at the door.
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