1,000 reject plan for sand quarry


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MORE than 1,000 letters have been sent toKentCountyCouncil in response to its suggestion that a 15-hectare sand quarry should be opened at Ryarsh. Among the responses were ob-


jections from classmates at the vil- lage primary school who have voiced their opposition, alongwith residents from nearby Addington, Leybourne and Birling, as part of KCC’s consultation on itsminerals’ extraction plan. Mark Nakivell, vice chairman of


the newly-formed Ryarsh Protec- tion Group, told DownsMail he is impressed by the number of people moved to write in before the con- sultation deadline on March 29 – which was twice as many as had been hoped for. He said residents were “now


ready and prepared to dig in for the long game”. He said: “Nowthat the consulta-


tion stage has closed, we will change the focus of our campaign. “We are an organised,motivated


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 -


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-


and financed group that realises and is prepared to play the long game on this issue to prove that this proposed site is in a com- pletely inappropriate location.” The group has already displayed


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


roadside banners to protest and gathered almost 400 people in a united show of opposition to the proposed quarry site, off Roughetts Road,which they say is in the heart of a residential area. If approved, residents say they


will be forced to live under a “car- cinogenic dust cloud” for the next 30 years,with lorries running back- wards and forwards through the area. A vital foot link with Ryarsh andAddingtonwould also be bro- ken. KCC says the proposed site, which backs on to West Malling GolfCourse, is a potential source of 3.6millcouncils mustion tonnes ofmuch-needed soft and silica sand.


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now going through the response we have received.”


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


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traveller sites or “tolerated zone” A spokesman added: “We are


which gypsy convoys can mov onto. He said: “It comes down to racial prejudice against this com- munity.”


Vets practice ‘best in the UK’ The teamfromSandhole Veterinary Centre celebrate their award


A VETERINARY practice in Snodland is celebrating after being named as the best in the country at a national awards ceremony. Sandhole Veterinary Centre inHamHillwas named Practice of the Year


at the 2018 Petplan Veterinary Awards. Owner and senior vet Ian Johnson attended the black-tie awards night


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in Birmingham on April 5, along with his wife Verity, who is the practice manager, and severalmembers of staff. The practice was one of three in the running for the prize andMr John-


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


son was thrilled. “We’re just amazed,” he said. “We’ve worked so hard to achieve this


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


vent includes a spine-chilling tour suitable for under-eights from the practice’s outstanding care for both animals and staff, demonstrating a great level of community engagement.


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award. It’s a testament to everyone, to what they do every day. It’s fan- tastic to be winners and it feels quite surreal at themoment.” Nominations are made by customers, and it was the fourth year that the practice had been put forward by pet owners for the awards,which are often referred to as the industry’s Oscars. The judges were impressed by


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