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For sale at £2m: the castle’s woodlands


A HUGE swathe of woodland around Leeds Castle is up for sale for a total price of £2m. The family of a former owner of


the land, Lady Olive Baillie, are un- derstood to be behind the sale. John Clegg & Co is offering for


sale by private treaty, either as a whole or in 10 lots, 453 acreswithin a two-mile radius of the castle. The lots are priced at up to


£490,000 each, but the agentshave is- sued a guide price for all of themat £1,952,000. The woodland is hugely popular


with walkers and dog owners. Roe deer have recently been seen there, after an absence of several decades. TheAbbeyWood,whichstraddles


both Langley and Kingswood vil- lages, is also for sale. So, too, are large sections of the King’s Wood between Kingswood village and Chegworth. Downs Mail under- stands that the woodland is pro- tected and cannot be built on and public footpathswill not be affected. Heather Harris, of John Clegg & Co, toldDownsMail: “Woodland is


protected in this country, it is highly unlikely it can be built on. " She said the land would make a


“very good investment or legacy” whichwould appreciate in value. According to the estate agents:


"The property and 500 acres of grounds were bequeathed to the Leeds Castle Foundation, while the rest of the estate remained in the Baillie family,which is nowoffering thewoodlands for sale.” John Clegg of John Clegg & Co,


said: “These are woodlands with considerable charm and their loca- tion and content also means that they have commercial potential.” Within days of the sale being an-


nounced, a large “woodland for sale” sign was erected outside Kingswood. Above it is a new red andwhite sign stating “PrivateLand - Keep Out” with another directing users to the public footpath. Most people appeared to be ignoring the demand.


News Camera plans


at village hall CCTVcameras have been fitted at Chart Sutton village hall in an ef- fort to deter fly-tipping. In recent months, hall volun-


teers have had to tidy items of clothing left by the recycling bin. On two other occasions, dis-


carded kitchen units have been dumped at the site. Gloria Adams, chair of the hall


committee, said: “Having decided enough was enough, we took the decision to install security cam- eras, which are now working suc- cessfully, enabling us in future to pass footage of any future inci- dents to the police.” She assured those living next to


the hall that their privacy is not being compromised in anyway by the cameras overlooking their homes. Leeds Parish Council recently


announced it would be consider- ing CCTV in Burberry Lane after a spate of fly-tipping.


Charity cards


THE successful charity Christmas cards shop will be operating from Monday to Saturday in Maid- stone’s Methodist Church, Union Street, until Thursday, December 14 (10amto 4pm).


Everybody should set up Lasting Powers of Attorney!


We know this sounds ridiculous but that is what the government has been saying since they introduced them in 2007. The thing is that if you wait until you have a stroke or start to show signs of dementia, it might be too late: you need to ‘have capacity’ in order to set them up.


The Office of the Public Guardian is even trying to make it easier for you to set them up yourself through their web site, www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney/make-lasting-power. Of course not everyone has access to the internet and a lot of people are nervous about legal documents – rightly so as it is very easy to get it wrong.


This is where Camrass Wills comes to the rescue. We can do everything for you and at a very reasonable price. For a free guide to lasting powers of attorney, phone us or go to the web site.


Maidstone Weald November 2017


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