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Retirement for Leeds Castle estate director
STAFF at Leeds Castle have wished estate director Bill Lash a happy retirement after nine years at the historic tourist attraction nearMaidstone. Mr Lash (pictured) joined the cas-
tle teaminApril 2009 as director of operations and business develop- ment. Since 2016, he has been the castle’s deputy chief executive and estate and projects director after standing in as acting chief executive when VictoriaWallacemoved on to become head of theCommonwealth War Graves Commission. Chief Executive Sir David Steel
gave hima personal vote of thanks, saying he was very sad to see him go.
much to the estate, playing a vital part in liaisonwith the parishes and Maidstone Borough Council, amongmany of his other tasks and responsibilities. “We wish Mr Lash and his wife
hands in the country. He was there for 10
years.Like SirDavid, his early careerwas in the forces, as an officer in the RoyalMarines. He began his varied service in
1967 as a commando in the Far East, Northern Ireland and the Mediter- ranean and spent several years in Norway,where he became an inter- preter and military attache at the British Embassy,Oslo, from1989 to 1992. He also spent time in SouthAfrica
He added: “Bill has contributedso was responsible for
much happiness for the future and they leave with our heartfelt thanks.” Before joining the castle,Mr Lash running
WoburnAbbey in Bedfordshire. Reporting firstly to theMarquess
of Tavistock and latterly to theDuke of Bedford, the significant 18thCen- tury stately home housed one of the finest art collections in private
as chief of staff to the British Mili- tary Advisory Team at President- Nelson Mandela’s
request,
following the 1994 elections, to monitor the integration of ANC fighters into the new SouthAfrican national defence forces. His final postwas as assistant chief of staff at theAdmiral’s Fleet headquarters. Mr Lash and hiswife Patriciawill
live in the Cotswolds, where he hopes to continue hiswork for local causes.
News
Trio arrested over drugs supply fears
A MAIDSTONE man has been arrested for allowing his house in the town to be used for the supply of drugs - a week after two teenagers were also ar- rested. The 26-year-old was held on
Monday December 4 at 1.50pm on “suspicion of permitting his home address to be used for the supply of controlled drugs”, Kent Police said. The arrest was linked to the
arrest a week previously of two teenagers in the town,whowere found to be in possession of drugs. A 15-year-old boy of no fixed
address and an 18-year-old from Lewishamwere arrested in con- nection with the supply of con- trolled drugs with intent to supply and a quantity of drugs believed to be heroin and co- cainewas seized. The Maidstone man was re-
leased under investigation, while the teenagers were bailed to return to the police station on Friday, December 22.
New Street Farm, Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart, Ashford, TN23 3DL 01233 650 746
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