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Fringe festival aims to get the town rocking
THEcounty town’s pubs and clubs will be alive to the sound of music in May when the seventh Maid- stone Fringe Festival is staged. Billed as a celebration of the di-
versity of new and original music, the event will be held over five days during the May Day bank holiday. From all-nighters to gentle, fam- ily-friendly entertainment in cafes and coffee shops, organisers hope there will be something for every- one. A local auction company and the business support group One Maid- stone will be supporting the Fringe. Much of the entertainment will be free to attend. So far, a number of town centre
venues have come on board, includ- ing The Music Room – Pizza Ex- press, Molly’s Bar, The Stag and the Social Chill Bar. Among the acts which have been confirmed are The Dredgermen, The Scorchers, Petty Thieves and the Narratones. Former X-Factor finalistBen Mills,
from Chatham, pictured, has been confirmed in the line-up. A Maidstone Fringe Festival
Confirmed so far:
ARTISTS confirmed to play are: The Scorchers, One Day Elliott, TV Smith, Molly’s Bar, Ben Mills, Funke & The 2 Tone Baby, Esk Forte, The Dredgermen, Fowokan, The Soundcasters, Petty Thieves, The Narratones, Clea Llewellyn Trio,The Lowly Strung, Connor Noble and David James Rumsey.
spokesman said: “It follows on from its predecessors in celebrating the diversity of new and original music in Kent and the south-east. “During five days over the May-
day Bank Holidayweekend, the fes- tival will be filling the county town’s numerous pubs, clubs and music venues with live acts from across many different genres. “Incorporated within the festival
are a number of all-day events and dance all-nighters, aswell as family -friendly entertainment in cafes and coffee shops in the town centre.” The festival will put on a wide va-
VENUES confirmed so far are: The Style & Winch, 4 Degrees, The Druids Arms, The Flowerpot, The Source Bar, The Stag, Drakes, The White Horse, The Cellars, The Music Room - Pizza Express, Bar 6, The Royal Albion, Frederic, The Duke Of Marlborough, the Social Chill Bar.
riety of music from rock, indie and pop-punk, through to acoustic and blues acts, ska and reggae, contem- porary folk, funk, soul, dance and hip-hop.
More information can be found at FACEBOOK: maidstonefringe- festival or click onto
www.maid-
stonefringe.com
News
Woman jailed A WOMAN who assaulted SIX po-
lice officers has been sent to prison for a month . Kayley Skelton was sentenced at Mid Kent Magistrates’ Court where she admitted criminal damage but denied six counts of assaulting a po- lice officer and one count of assault- ing a person assisting a police officer. She was convicted of the offences by magistrates.
On May 27, 2016, the 29-year-old assaulted three police officers and a person helping the police a council building in King Street, Maidstone. On June 16, she assaulted a police officer in the same building and be- tween June 21 and 22, she damaged a shop window valued at £450 at a service station in Sutton Road. On July 4, she assaulted two police offi- cers at an address in Sutton Road.
Curfew order
A MAN convicted of assault in a Maidstone pub has been ordered to stay at home every night for four months. Matthew Edwards, of Hampshire Drive, denied assault, but was convicted by magistrates. He assaulted a man at the Market Buildings pub on July 24 last year. He was sentenced to unpaid work and given a curfew. He must also pay £250 compensation, £250 costs and an £85 victim surcharge.
Maidstone February 2017
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