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Stewards rewarded for service to county show
FACES familiar to those attend- ing Kent’s county show, near Maidstone, have been honoured for theirwork. MaryAnthony, RozDay and Roy
Keeler have, together, given more than 100 years’ service to the county’s showcase event atDetling. Thanking them for their dedica-
tion at theKentCountyAgricultural Society’s AGM, was chairman Kevin Attwood and society presi- dent The Lord Colgrain, who pre- sented them with long-service awards and added: “The help and support of these stewards is instru- mental to the running of the annual Kent County Show.” They have taken a leading role in
areas such as floral art, equine events, education and forestry, which are crucial to the success of the show. Mary,who lives at Stockbury and
Roz, from Headcorn, have been stewarding for 30 years,while Roy, who lives inMereworth, joined the societywhen itmoved toDetling 50 years ago.
News Fall in number
of teenmums TEENAGE pregnancies are at their lowest rate in Maidstone since the swinging 60s, butKent continues to record the highest number of un- planned pregnancies in the South East – a figure likely to rise as a re- sult of cuts to sexual health services. The Family Planning Associa-
tion says an £800m cut in public health spending has closed more than one in three council contra- ceptive care services, and almost a fifth of youngsters now wait more than two weeks for an ap- pointment. The comments are in response
Kevin Attwood (left), Roz Day and The Lord Colgrain Roz has served as chairman of the
Society’s EducationCommittee and is chief steward of the Garden Life Marquee that hosts the flower show, NAFAS floral art competi- tion, Kent Federation of Horticul- tural Societies Summer Show, schools’miniature garden competi- tion and the Kent Bees and Honey Show. She is also a board director. Mary has been an equine steward,
board director and, more recently, vice-chair of the equinecommittee. Roy started volunteering for the
society in 1964 and helped plant MurrainWood. TheRDKeeler Tro- phy, named in his honour, is now awarded annually to Kent young- sters showing a commitment to forestry studies. To
volunteer, email
meghan@kentshowground.co.uk.
to latest figures fromthe Office of National Statistics and the UK’s teenage birth rate, which remains one of the highest in western Eu- rope. The figures show concep- tion rates for those aged 15 to 17 in 2016 at 15 per 1,000 in the South East – a 12% fall on 2015, and a 60% drop since 1998. However, in Maidstone, a rate
of 18.1 unplanned pregnancies (51 cases) is the highest in Kent, be- hind Thanet, Swale andMedway. The county’s total of 608 un-
planned pregnancies in 2016 was the highest figure in the South East.
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