News Scouts’ quiz


EGERTON village hall is the venue for a quiz night next month. The Headcorn Scout Group is holding event on March 25 starting at 7.30pm. There are tables of six and tickets


cost £9 each which includes a home-made hot meal and cake. Book tickets with Kevin Harper


on 01233 756659 or email him at kevinharper623@btinternet.com.


Modern service


A MODERN Morning Worship aimed at all age groups takes place at All Saints’ Church in West Far- leigh on each second Sunday of the month.


Starting at 11am, the informal service will include a reading, dis- cussion and a presentation. Details from Rev Peter Callaway on 01622 747570.


Clean-up date


RESIDENTS in Chart Sutton are getting together to tidy up the vil- lage. The annual clean-up takes place


on March 25 and volunteers are asked to meet at the village hall in Chart Hill Road at 10am. All participants will be issued with high-vis bibs.


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Lorries fear as fruit firms aim to expand


RESIDENTS in Hunton fear they are beinghemmedin byHGVs fol- lowing an application to expand a haulage and fruit packaging busi- ness in nearby Linton. The proposal from Firmin’s at


Wares Farm comes as Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is being asked to see ifAmsbury Storage and Packing needed planning permis- sion for ongoing growth of its site in East Street, Hunton. Hunton Parish Council chairman


Gary Thomas says while the organic growth of both businesses and the jobs being created is recognised, verges are being churned up and large lorries are a constant feature on the rural roads around both sites at all hours of the day and night. He says: “According to the devel- opment proposals forWares Farm in Redwall Lane, 30% of vehicles leav- ing here would pass through Hunton.We have also seen a large increase of lorries in the area serving the growingAmsbury Storage site in East Street. Both these businesses seem to be trying to expand at the same time and we are caught in the


An aerial shot of the sizeable Amsbury Storage and Packing business in Hunton Picture: Google Earth


middle. It couldwell be the time for them to think about relocating to an industrial estate somewhere.” The council, which is expected to express its fears about Firmin’s ex- pansion plan following a meeting to discuss the proposal on January 26,


has asked MBC to look at whether Amsbury had permission for its ad- ditional developments. Cllr Thomas said: “If it does need


to apply, we would be able to insist that conditions should be imposed to limit the number of lorries.”


Warehouse plan before council


A FULL planning application has been received by Maidstone Borough Council from Berry Gardens Ltd and Alan Firmin Ltd for a new, larger soft fruit warehouse and packing site on the south side of Redwall Lane. The proposal states that the development would enable the company’s head office and pack house to be in one place and allow it to realise its predicted growth, with the creation of over 500 jobs by 2024. The application also outlines talks between Berry Gardens and Roxhill,


which had hoped to build warehousing off J8 of the M20 near Bearsted. It says the company concluded that the site would not meet its needs.


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