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on its plaques MAIDSTONE is considering adopt- ing a “plaques protocol” to com- memorate some of the borough’s most eminent citizens. At present, there is only a handful


of plaques in place – one in Earl Street commemorating Andrew Broughton, who sentenced King Charles I to death in 1648, and an- other to note the service of nurse Edith Cavell, who helped fight Maidstone’s typhoid outbreak in 1897, on the wall of the United Re- formed Church inWeek Street. There is also plaque on the Town


Hall to commemorate The Battle of Maidstone and another tocommem- orate Havock Lane at FremlinWalk. The council does not currently op-


erate a plaque scheme and the owner of any building can erect a plaque on it with planning consent. The committee believes it should


show its commitment to local her- itage by drawing up a protocol for future plaque installations. A report drawn up by committee chairman Cllr David Pickett with input from Cllrs CliveEnglish, Jenni Paterson and Gordon Newton, rec- ommends adopting a standard slate plaque with inscriptions cut in Times Roman font. The names of prominent people or events should be gilded in 23 carat gold lettering.


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Baby Alexa is another ‘spooky’ family female


NEWmumSara Mollison reckons the new addition to her family is already living by numbers. There has been a series of “spooky” coincidences where many female relations have birth months which correspond to the birth date. For instance, baby Alexa Molli-


son, who was born at Pembury Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, two weeks late, arrived in the world on June 6 (6/6). Perhaps there is nothing unusual


there – but Sarawas born on Octo- ber 10 (10/10) – as was her mother, Mary Hillgrove. Sara’s sister Leesa was born on December 12 (12/12) and her sister- in-law Sarah Mollisonwas born on May 5 (5/5) To top it all, Sara’s mother-in-


law, Jackie Mollison, was born on July 7 (7/7). Sara, who is on maternity leave


from her job as a maths teacher at Valley Park School in Maidstone, said: “She kept us waiting, but it turns out she wanted to impress


Left: Sara, left, with mum-in-law Jackie, Sarah and baby Alexa. Above: Sara's mumMary and younger sister Leesa in Canada


her mathematical mama and be like all the other ladies in the fam- ily.”


Alexa, who weighed in at 6lb


14oz, is the first child for Sara and her husband Elliot, who live near Penenden Heath. Her sister-in-law Sarah gave birth to her first child with hus-


band Chris Mollison, a boy named Oakley, a year ago. The couple live in Larkfield. Proud grandma Jackie Mollison,


fromWest Farleigh, said: “Wewere so excited at Alexa being born that the penny didn’t drop at first that she was keeping up the family tra- dition. It’s quite spooky really!”


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