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Massive schools increase needed


KENT County Council has been doing its sums to create more than 23,000 extra school places over the next five years to meet growing de- mand caused by house-building and a rising birth rate. Roger Gough, pictured, the au- thority’s cabinet member for educa- tion, outlined the scale of the problem, with demand for school places rising for the last five years. Headded: “As demand continues


to grow, Kent is working hard to make the places available for more than 23,000 primary and secondary extra children who will need school places over the next five years in Kent. “Of these, 15,700 are for second-


ary school places and almost 8,000 for primary.” The county council says as a con- sequence of house building, more people moving to the area, and a ris- ing birth rate, Kent will need 37new primary and 10 new secondary schools by 2022. Since 2010, the county council has extended 89 primary schools (seven in Maidstone) and 39 secondary schools (three in Maidstone). In its latest Commissioning Plan for Edu- cation Provision, it highlights a need


in Maidstone for: 2017/18 - 60 tem- porary reception year places in Maidstone North, a 210-place ex- pansion of Headcorn Primary School, 30 temporary reception year places in MaidstoneWest or a 210- place expansion of Jubilee Primary School at Fant. By 2018/19 - A new 420-place


school in Maidstone North, 140 place expansion of Marden Primary School and a 210 place expansion of Harrietsham Primary School. By 2019/20 - A new 420 place


school in Hermitage Lane, Barming. Cllr Gough said: “As the school


age population continues to grow, we will plan for and respond to this demand and ensure where possible that parental preference is met.”


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Guy Osborne (left) and JamesWhyte (right) with Paul Stuart, director of golf, and Cllr Maria Heslop


Honours for young golfers


TWO talented young golfers have been awarded academy golf member- ships from the prestigious London Golf Club in recognition of their excep- tional achievements. James Whyte, from Maidstone, and Guy Osborne, from Tonbridge, who


are both 17, are the first young golfers to receive the covetedmemberships as part of a new partnership agreement between the club and Tonbridge and Malling council to help develop golfing talent in the borough. The pair are coached by golf professionals at PoultWood Golf Centre,


which is managed on behalf of the borough council by Tonbridge and Malling Leisure Trust. James started playing golf at the age of nine, and by the age of 11, was


regularly winning theweekly nine-hole competitions at PoultWood. In 2016, James won the PoultWood Junior Open Scratch competition. Guybegan playing at 13, andwent on to win the PoultWood Junior Open. Under the partnership, London Golf Club professionals will coach young-


sters alongside the club’s professional team. Young golfers will take part in a competition on one of the club’s courses and each year, two youngsters will receivememberships at a nationally-acclaimed facility.


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