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Blue plaques will mark village trail


A BLUE plaque scheme is under way to remember important Wa- teringbury residents and events. The idea was inspired by a proj-


ect inWest Malling, where proper- ties linked to notable people are marked with a plaque similar to the English Heritage scheme in Lon- don.


Among the famous people com- memorated at West Malling are The Beatles and novelist George Orwell. While no rock stars have so far been traced to Wateringbury, the village can boast of links with a 19th century Lord Mayor of Lon- don, two founders of breweries and an aristocratic authoress of a book on the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Like the West Malling scheme,


the plaques will carry aQR code so more information can be found by connecting to the internet with a smartphone. Wateringbury Local History So-


ciety says the project provides “windows into the stories of people who have Wateringbury connec- tions, whose lives have helped shape our world.”


The proposal has beenwelcomed


by Wateringbury Parish Council, and the cost of about £80 for each plaque will be met by the history society and the village’s Rostrum magazine. The society is seeking approval


from Tonbridge and Malling Coun- cil for plaques on four listed build- ings. These will pay tribute to Lady Lena Campbell Logan (1820-1904) who lived and wrote her book on the Koh-i-Noor diamond at The Thatched House, Mill Lane, and Mathias Prime Lucas, Lord Mayor of London in 1827, who lived at Wateringbury Place South Gates on Tonbridge Road. John Jude, founder of the Kent


Brewery, who lived at Cross House, Tonbridge Road, and Ralph Fremlin, who started Fremlins Brewery in Maidstone, and lived at The Wardens in Bow Road, will also be commemorated. The 30cm discs will form part of


an already establishedwalking trail around the village and will be “readily readable but not intru- sive”, says the society.


News Phone box gets new role


AN iconic but redundant telephone box has been given a new lease of life in Ryarsh. Now packed with books, games, umbrellas, dog waste bags and DVDs,


the new-look phone box will be opened officially onWednesday,May 24, by MP TomTugendhat and a local youngster, who came up with the idea of creating the Ryarsh Resources Room. The boy, called Lucas, was among dozens of pupils from Ryarsh School to offer the parish council suggestions for its new use, with ideas including amini museum and an aquarium. Ryarsh Parish Council chairman David Storey (right) is delighted that the telephone box, which received just one call in its final year of operation, has been given a new purpose, under the direction of local children, who will act as its guardians. The parish council bought the K6 call box from BT for £1 and has paid to have it repainted, installed an automatic light and soft door closure hinge, with the refit carried out by Councillors Storey and Ivor Emson. Cllr Storey said: “This is an important local landmark, directional point


and meeting place. If it had been left it would have fallen into disrepair, but now it has a real purpose of its own.” The council also recently funded play equipment for village children.


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