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Accident brings calls for bypass
THE issue of traffic volumes through a village has been high- lighted again after a teenager was hit by a van. The 16-year-old from Sutton Va-
lence was returning to her cousin’s house in Leeds after a trip into Maid- stone, andwas thrown to the ground by the impact. The vehicle’s wing mirror was
ripped off by the strike and sent fly- ing down the pavement, near Burgess Hall Drive. Felicity Poulter (pictured) said: “It
all happened so quickly. I felt being hit from be- hind on the upper arm and then
being
knocked over. “In fairness, the
driver got out and was so apologetic. He seemed really nice and genuinely sorry and gaveme a hug. Another car stopped to see if Iwas okay and some of the villagers came out to see if I was all right. “He said he got too close tomebe- cause he had to get out of theway of
a car coming in the opposite direc- tion and sort of swerved and hit me. My cousin and I thought he might have been going a bit fast.” Felicity did not suffer serious in-
jury in the collision although her armwas bruised and sore. She added: “If this had been a smaller child, they’d have been hit on the head and that would have been a different story altogether.” Kent county councillor and long-
time supporter of a relief road for the village, Gary Cooke, said he was “horrified” by Felicity’s ordeal. He said: “To be honest, I am ab- solutely horrified that the problems experienced by the village should have resulted in a child being hit.” Cllr Cooke – who hosted a site meeting in the village to talk to resi- dents concerned about vehicle vol- umes and speeding – said that a relief road had to go on the table again.
Upper street resident Rob Jackson
has been mobilising villagers over traffic and fears it may increase fur- ther with three more large housing developments planned off the A274 at Langley.
MP pitches in at club
MAIDSTONE and theWealdMPHelen Grant returned to the hockey pitch last weekend, 35 years after her last game as a teenager. Maidstone Hockey Club’s hockey festival was organised to attract mem-
bers and encourage former players back to the sport whilst also celebrat- ing the women’s team GB hockey gold medal in Rio. Players of all ages
turned up throughout the day to take part in the event which ended in a barbecue at the club house in South Park, on Arm- strong Road. Mrs Grant, former
Minister for Sport, said: “I’ve been look- ing for an excuse to get back into hockey. I really miss my team sports and I used to play hockey at county level in Cumbria. The Maidstone Hockey Festival was just the chance I was looking for. The players and coaches were warm, welcoming and lovely and I hope to become a regular at Maidstone Hockey Club ifmy schedule allows”.
Chairman of Maidstone Hockey Club, Matt Evans, said “Our festivalwas
part of the national 'I Am Team GB', 'Join in' campaign. Over 140 men, ladies and juniors took part in games throughout the day and attended a coaching session. The event was a resounding success and Maidstone Hockey Club are looking forward to the new season with a raised aware- ness and support for the game following Team GB's gold medal in Rio.”
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