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Faith at centre stage of town street production


MILESTONE events from the Christian calendar are being taken out of the church and into the street in a series of novel, live per- formances and interactive events to raise awareness of Christianity. On Saturday, September 30,


some 800 people joined a Harvest Festival Hunt, in search of baskets of Kent-grown produce put to- gether by 20 schools from across the region. It was the idea of Maidstone’s


Waypoint Project, which is bring- ing the town’s churches together during 2017 to give the public greater access to their faith. On Sunday, October 29, as part of


the project, the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Protestant Church will be celebrated with a street drama in Jubilee Square from 2pm. Maidstone’s first town centre Reformation Commemoration will be followed by a procession to the United Reformed Church in Week Street, ending with a thanksgiving service at 3pm. Human rights, free speech and freedom of religion are among the


The Archbishop of Canterbury, JustinWelby, with Maidstone actors Thomas Hitton, Katherine Allen, John Ball and Charlie Dyer


benefitswe enjoy today as a conse- quence of the Reformation, with characters including Martin Luther and the 18th-century Calvanist minister Joseph Hart taking part. Joseph wrote Hart’s Hymns, a much-loved hymn book for more than 200 years and his great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandson Jonathan is a student at St Simon Stock in Maidstone. The drama will be followed on Saturday, December 16, by a per- formance of The Nativity, with live animals and actors featuring at five


locations across the town. Heather May is the project direc-


tor. She said: “This will be the finale to this year-long project which has received excellent feedback. Maid- stone’s first live nativity will be staged outside, starting at the Canon in the High Street at 1pm.” Casting for The Nativity is on Saturday, October 14, from noon to 3pm at the United Reformed Church inWeek Street. Anyone in- terested in taking part should drop in, or email nativity@waypoint- maidstone.org.uk for more details.


downsmail.co.uk Drug supplier


admits offence A DRUG dealer from Maidstone caught trying to sell ecstasy at a music festival at Detling is awaiting sentence. Joshua Fenton was found carry-


ing 31 wraps of classAdrugs when he attended the Winter Social on March 11. His plan to sell the substance to


festival-goers was scuppered after security staff became suspicious. The 19-year-oldwas stopped and


found to be concealing the drugs down the front of his trousers. Police later called at Fenton’s


home in Cannock Drive, Maid- stone, where they found drugs in a safe in his bedroom, which Fenton claimedwere for personal use. In total, almost 17 grams of the synthetic drugMDMAwere seized along with a small quantity of al- prazolam, another prohibited sub- stance. Fenton’s mobile phone was also found to have messages con- sistent with making drug deals, both before and after the festival. Fenton appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on September 28 and pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing Class A drugs with in- tent to supply and a further charge of possessing a Class C drug. He has been bailed to appear for sentencing on December 22.


The Hengist reopened in April 2014 following an extensive renovation. The 16th Century building still stands with orginal features and timber beams yet houses an elegant, modern restaurant and bar.


As a village bar and dining rooms the Hengist offers a range of dining options including a casual dining option on the ground floor and two more formal dining rooms upstairs. We offer seasonal ‘a la carte’ and ‘set’ menus along with a ‘Sunday lunch’ menu. All of our dishes are freshly made to order with locally sourced ingredients.


Monday - Saturday Lunch times, 12-3pm Set Menu - 2 courses £15, 3 courses £19. Evening food served from 6pm.


7-9 High Street, Aylesford ME20 7AX The Hengist


10 Malling October 2017


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