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Royal patron attends graduation ceremony
PRINCESSEugenie ofYork visited Maidstone to take part in the Euro- pean School of Osteopathy’s Grad- uation Ceremony. The ceremony was held at All
Saint’s Church on the banks of the River Medway on July 7. According to ESO, it was “a truly international occasion” with stu- dents from 12 countries represented and family members flying in from across the globe. Itwas also the first official engage-
ment undertaken by the Princess since shewas appointed as RoyalPa- tron to the ESO in April. After presenting the awards, Princess Eugenie, pictured, spoke to graduates about their studies and their plans for the future. ESO Principal Charles Bruford
said:“We are thrilled that Her Royal Highness was able to take part in today’s ceremony. Graduation marks the culmination of four years of intensive study for our students and heralds the start of their osteo- pathic careers. “Having the Princess here to cele- brate with us has made the occasion
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SEVERAL roads in Maidstonewere closed after scaffolding collapsed at a house in Mote Road. Engineerswere working through
the night after a gas pipewas found to have been ruptured by the col- lapse at shortly after 4.45pm on Monday, July 18. Earlier road closures affecting
Lower Stone Street and Wat Tyler Way to the A20 Ashford Road and roads in the immediate area were lifted after police and fire teams at- tended. However, Mote Road - be- tween Kingsley Road and Chancery Lane – stayed shut while the repairswere carried out. No onewas hurt as a result of the collapse.
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all the more special.” Princess Eugenie’s interest in mus- culoskeletal healthcare has been long standing. She underwent back surgery that
Her Royal Highness underwent at the age of 12 to correct a scoliosis condition. According to the ESO, Princess Eugenie is keen to support charities that make a difference to
the lives of people with similar dis- orders. ESO is a recognised as a leading osteopathic institution, graduating forward thinking and high quality osteopaths from theUKand all over the world. The school’s four year un- dergraduate degree programme leads to the Integrated Master’s De- gree in Osteopathy.
A COURT order to evict travellers from land in Fantwas being sought by Maidstone Council as we went to press. The convoy of caravans and vans
that arrived in Gatland Lane were issued with a formal notice to move by 3pm on Monday, July 18. How- ever, the next morning they were still there. Borough councillor Matt Boughton said he was happy that the notice for eviction had been served and had hoped the trav- ellers would respect this and leave, but a court orderwas now the next course of action.
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