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downsmail.co.uk Ru ral homes


plan‘back ed ’ THE ideaof a“megagreenfield de- velopment” to accommodate the government’s addition of 7 ,7 0 0 homes to Maidstone’s Local Plan was gaining ground, according to Maidstone borough councillor Nick deWiggondene. He told members of Thurnham


Parish Council that the concept of building new housing on one site, with capacity to meet future need, was finding support. He feels the borough would


want to challenge the govern- ment’s additional housing alloca- tion and endeavour to “get away with the lowestnumberofadditional houses possible”. On the Leeds-Langley relief road,


he also felt this was now “likely to happen”, but could open up the area todevelopment. TheLiberalDemocrat-ledadminis-


tration is under serious pressure to come up with ideas to dealwith the effect on traffic volumes created by 1 7 ,6 0 0 newhomesalreadyintheLocal Plan. MBC claims “modal shift” - en-


couragement to use buses, cycle or walk-willbeenoughtocopewiththe explosion in vehicle numbers , even beforemore houses are imposed.


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Theatre refu rbishment read y for panto season


THEHazlitt Theatre inMaid stone is to u nd ergo extensive refu rbish- ment this su mmer. The 3 5 0 -seat Earl Street venue –


which stages the town’s annual pantomime – needs work com- pleted on its facade and its roof. The work, likely to last for three


months, is to be funded by the the- atre’s landlords and Maidstone Borough Council. The work was scheduled to start


last autumn, but itwas delayed for severalmonthswhile advanced ne- gotiations took place between the various parties. A Hazlitt spokesman said: “The


Hazlitt Theatre, run by Parkwood Creative, is about to embark on a three-month period of extensive external refurbishment. The project funded by landlords Mountcharm Group and Maidstone Borough Councilwill see aesthetic improve- ments to the facade of the venue as well asmuch-needed repairs to the roof.” The work is expected to be fin-


ished well before the Hazlitt’s panto run ofAladdin starts on De- cember 1 . Starring the comedianand former


EastEnders star Richard Blackwood (pictured),whowill play theGenie, the showruns untilDecember 3 1 . Last year, the Hazlitt had asuc-


cessful run over the festive period with Cinderella, which starred TV chef and national treasure, Rustie


Lee. A Hazlitt spokesman said: “Richard isabit ofacoup for usand judging by the reaction so far, he is going down verywell. “He is a talented guy who has


been around for along time in lots of different fields, so his appeal is very broad.” DownsMail understands that the


names for the supporting cast are due to bemade public shortly. The theatre was named after the


famous essayist William Hazlitt, whowas born in the county town in 1 7 7 8 . It opened in the 1 9 5 0 s, butalot of


the building dates back much fur- ther and some of it has listed status. The venue is home to the Hazlitt


Youth Theatre (HYT), which has performed astring of hit shows in- cluding plays, musicals, new writ- ing, partnership projects, touring shows and awhole lotmore. HYT provides opportunities for


young peopleaged between sixand 1 8 to put on productions, and to see professional plays.


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