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wall, renovate a classroom and some teaching. It also included a visit to Thomson Falls, the Equator and a giraffe sanctuary, as well as going on safari. When news of the disruption
broke the day before their flight, the party was advised to go to Heathrow as planes might be rerouted. Mr Hannaway has written to par-
ents, saying that the reply from the Claims Settlement Agency “was not the response we were looking for” and that he had asked KCC’s lawyers to investigate. African Adventures spokesman Rachel Northover said it had ap- proached insurers T&G, but there was no cover for “force majeure”, whichwas usually the case. The travel firm had already paid
out the money for the trip before the cancellation. It had offered fam- ilies £600 each as a goodwill ges- ture from its own funds towards a rescheduled trip at half term, but
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Phone saver A REDUNDANT phone box in Dit-
ton has been given a new role which could help to save lives. The old BT box on the corner of Nursery Road and Woodlands Road now houses a defibrillator for use in an emergency.
It has been supplied by the Com- munity Heartbeat Trust and BT in an initiative backed by Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch. KCC Cllr Peter Homewood, who provided funding for the Ditton project, said: “I am pleased to sup- port such a community-driven project making these lifesaving pieces of kit more accessible to local communities.”
The box and the defibrillator will be maintained by Ditton ward bor- ough councillors Ben Walker and Tom Cannon.
Pupils from Holmesdale were all smiling as they set off for Heathrow airport on their way to Kenya. However, their excitement was shortlived.
understood they were reluctant to accept the offer. She said: “We have never had anything like this happen before. We were so disappointed for them andwe did everythingwe possibly could to try and help.
“They were so unlucky – only a
few flightswere cancelled that day and theirs was one of them. We have been in discussions with the parents and the insurers. It is so un- fortunate that force majeure is not covered under any insurance.”
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Coffee date TEMPTING treats will be on offer
at Amelia’s Closet Nails and Beauty when the Kings Hill salon takes part in the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning and After- noon Delight on September 30. The event runs from 9am to 7pm with cupcakes, coffee, tea and soft drinks during the day, and cham- pagne and nibbles later on. There will be a charity raffle with prizes including beauty treatments at the Liberty Square salon.
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