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stadiumhelp MAIDSTONE United has turned a healthy profit for the fifth consecu- tive year. The club’s accounting profit up


pitch and hires it out as an extra revenue stream. Co-owner Oliver Ash said: “We


to June 30, 2017was £211,736,with turnover up to £1,718,355 from £1,535, 598 the previous year. The club plays on an artificial 3G


Anotherincursion at Larkfield park


TRAVELLERS have moved back onto a popular park in Larkfield for the second time in six months. The families - in five caravans -


see in these figures further evi- dence of the success of the 3G model,which has enabled the club to maintain an attractive football and social facility. Our disadvan- tage…is that our stadiumhas been built fromscratch over six years. It is too small every timewe push for promotion. “We need to build up cash resources even faster ifwe are to develop the stadiumfurther.” Fellow co-owner Terry Casey


added: “Match day attendances and season tickets sales are up year-on-year andwe thank the fans for their loyal support. “The next challenge is never far


away but we must ensure the club continues to be in good shape and find ways to generate the funding needed to move on to the next level.”


pulled on to Gighill Green in Lunsford Lane on Sunday October ,, releasing dogs on the popular public open space and setting up washing lines within hours. It is un- derstood the fami- lies in- volv ed have been offering tree felling services to residents in the area. Parish council chairman David Thornewell says more has to be done to stop the travelling com- munity running circles around the police and local councils. He says the job ofmoving on trav-


ellers for a second time will run into thousands of pounds The last inci- dent, in early summer, costing the parish council £1,200, with the trav-


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Leeds Castle’s ancient woodlands are sold off


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AHUGE tract ofwoodland around LeedsCastle has been sold,Downs Mail has learnt. Ten lots totalling 453 acres have


been sold tomultiple purchasers via a firm of Buckinghamshire land agents. The combined asking price was close to £2m, with individual pieces costing up to £490,000. Heather Harris, of John Clegg &


Co, confirmed that “six or seven” buyers had taken all 10 lots and that there was a mixture of local and outside interest. The sales are in process of being


ellers simply moving on to take up temporary residence elsewhere in the area. He said: “They just seem to be


councils must provide designated La traveller sites or “tolerated zone” tle and its grounds to a charitable trust to enable it to be enjoyed by meracial prejudice against this com-


completed and are subject to sur- veyors’ reports. Mrs Harris said it was not her company’s policy to comment on the prices paid. The woodland – hugely popular with walkers, horse riders and dog owners – belongs to the family of LeedsCastle’s former owner,Amer- ican heiress Lady Olive Baithatllie (pic- tured right). On her death in 1974, dy Baillie bequeathed LeedsCas-


mbers of the public. The owner munity.”


which gypsy convoys can mov onto. He said: “It comes down to


doing the rounds. These incidents have affectedWest Malling, forcing the closure of the village hall, and Leybourne, and now they are back in Larkfield. The police told resi- dents that this was a civil trespass when they reported it and that they couldn’t do anything and obviously the council offices were closed be- cause it was the weekend. These travellers know and play the sys- tem.” The council’s legal team served an eviction notice but it took aweek to enforce. Cllr Thornewell held talks with Laddingford Engineering in an effort to increase security further on the public land, near the M20. Valdemar Kalinin (pictured), of the National Gypsy-Traveller-Roma Council said recently


local


lands for sale.” The land – which includes most,


if not all, of the King’sWood from Broomfield to Chegworth and be- yond, as well as the Abbey Wood which lies fromLangley through to Kingswood – is protected from building development by law. Woodland normally appreciates


Now sold:woodland at Leeds Castle


– who spent a large portion of her inherited fortune on the restoration of the castle andits associatedbuild- ings – left the re- mainder of the land to her fam- ily. Last Septem-


property and 500 acres of grounds were bequeathed to the Leeds Cas- tle Foundation,while the rest of the estate remained in the Baillie fam- ily,which is nowoffering thewood-


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other tricks up its sleeve to turn its usual exhibits into frightening farmhouses and horrifying homes. Youngsters can try pumpkin carving, dressing up and the Ugly Bug Ball. On October 25, there will be more spooky goings-on with Kent Life


ber, when the land was put up for


sale, the agents said: “The


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in value but the only viable indus- try allowed on the land is coppicing to sell wood, the income from which is free of taxation. Within days of the land going on


MAKE the most of the October half-term holiday at Kent Life Heritage Farm Park’s Halloween Spooktacular in Maidstone. Brave kids are invited to the vintage village to knock on doors and


themarket, a large “Woodland For Sale” sign appeared, together with others stating the land to be private. In reality, the sale board was


discover who – or what – is lurking behind them from October 21-31. The award-winning attraction at Sandling, near Maidstone, has a few


This event includes a spine-chilling tourbsuitable for under-eights f om


ripped down weeks later and users of theKing’sWood routinely ignore demands to keep out of the areas not designated as public footpaths. The woodland has become a haven formany wildlife species in- cluding the return of a small num- er of roe deer. Buzzards and red kites are also seen regularly and walkers have reported evidence of wild boar close to the castle.


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to have continued ongoing in-depth monitoring of the health of your eyes using the latest scanning techniques carried out at Buchanan Optometrists.


If you are a contact lens wearer you can gain additional savings on your contact lenses and aftercare, including discounts on contact lens fittings and a 50/50 durable contact lens cover. It is not only you who can benefit from The Buchanan Optometrists VisionCare Plan if you enrol your whole family your benefits and savings can increase dramatically. The Buchanan Optometrists VisionCare Plan is the newest way for you to care for your sight while you enjoy a wealth of savings. The VisionCare Plan is unique to Buchanan Optometrists and is designed to look after you. You only get one set of eyes. Look after them properly.


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