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Village vicar is made a canon


THE vicar of Bearsted and Thurn- ham, the Rev John Corbyn, has been admitted as an Honorary Canon in the Canterbury Cathe- dral Foundation. The vicar was one of two clergy


to be honoured during a service of Choral Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral, conducted by the Bishop of Dover, the Rt Rev Trevor Willmott, and the Dean, the Very Rev Dr RobertWillis. Some 50 parishioners travelled to Canterbury for the service, along with members of Canon Corbyn’s family, who came to Kent from across the UK. The cathedral choir sang a special anthem by Mendelssohn for the oc- casion. The office of Honorary Canon


was introduced under the 1840 Cathedrals Act and is given to those who have played a significant part in the life of the diocese and for long service to the church. Canon Corbyn, who studied the-


ology at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, has been priest-in-charge of Bearsted


TWOdevelopments on 155 acres of arable land off the A249 near the Kent Showground at Detling Hill are to be considered. Quinn Estates is proposing two schemes at Binbury Park, Bimbury Lane, which take in the former RAF airfield, shut in 1958, and the Detling Aerodrome Estate. The first plan is for 1,750 homes,


1.2 million sq ft of commercial units, a new primary school and a pub. The second suggests 350 houses and two million sq ft of business accommodation. No planning application has


been submitted. Both plans include a hotel, park- and-ride and shops. Also included are improvements to the key com- muter route with a new round- about on the A249 and an upgraded entrance to the show- ground.


RESIDENTS in Bearsted will be re- membering another young officer who lost his life fighting for king and country on July 13, 1916. Second Lieutenant and acting


The Very Rev Dr Robert Willis (left) and the Bishop of Dover, the Rt Revd Trevor Willmott (right) with Canons the Rev Sarah Chapman and the Rev John Corbyn. Picture: Rob Berry


and Thurnham for almost 15 years. He was born in Bracknell, Berk-


shire – although the bishop made a number of references to his “north- ern grit” – harking back to his years in parishes in Bolton, Lancaster and Blackburn. Canon Corbyn now gets to wear


a cassock with red buttons and red piping. The second recipientwas the Rev


Sarah Chapman, diocesan healing and wellness adviser and chaplain to The Living Well, based at Non- ington, near Dover.


Showground homes plan A spokesman for the developers


said: “Quinn Estates wishes to en- gage fully with the public and local groups throughout the planning of the Binbury Park development. “We are in the process of organ-


ising consultation events.” Thurnham parish Cllr Peter


Waite said that the parish council had been calling for the site to be used “for some time” but would not commit to approving either until greater detail is put forward. There have been initial talks be-


tween Stockbury Parish Council and Maidstone Council’s chief planner, Rob Jarman. One sticking point is that the land


is in an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) and a full environ- mental impact statement would be necessary. Thurnham parish news – see page 26.


Tribute to ‘one of Army’s finest’ After marrying Emma in Canter-


Captain David Cathcartwas killed at the Somme, aged 33, leaving a wife Emma and two young children. Lieut Cathcart trained at the Can-


terbury Riding Establishment and was one of the Army’s finest horse- men, regularly taking part in the Mil- itary Tournament in London.


bury in 1909, they moved to Bearsted where they shared White Lodge, inWare Street, with Emma’s sisters. Awreath will be laid as part of the village’s “We will remember them, one by one” tribute at the Bearsted parade of shops, opposite White Lodge, on Wednesday, July 13, at noon. A member of the Cathcart family will read a short tribute.


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