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Cheerymusic
A LIGHT-HEARTED concert of well-known tunes was performed by BearstedChoral Society at the St John’s CEP School, Grove Green. The programmewas designed to
cheer the audience and encourage participation. There were two young soloists -
Anastasia Erogova played violin, and Joseph Pickard performed on the trumpet. Anastasia played Spring fromVi-
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
valdi’s Four Seasons and theGigue fromJS Bach’s Partita No. 3. Joseph chose Time of Peace, by
fami- in-
Burglary case
A BURGLARY suspect has been charged over a break-in in Maid- stone. It is alleged that onApril 16 items
volv ed have been offering tree felling services to residents in the area. Parish
He says the job ofmoving on trav- with burglary.Hewas bailed to ap- pear beforeMaidstoneMagistrates Court onAugust 8.
including jewellery, clothing, per- fume and cash were stolen from a property in Jasmine Court. Police arrested Alfie Springth- orpe (26), of Eltham, after a vehicle charged
council chairman
David Thornewell says more has to be done to stop the travelling com- munity running circles around the police and local councils. stop, and he has nowbee
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-
Peter Graham and Bugler’s Holi- day, by LeroyAnderson. For details of the choral society go
towww.bearstedchoral.org.uk.
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 lies
Post box is restored to a first class condition
A POST box on the Ashford Road in Bearsted has been rejuve- nated and returned to its former glory in its traditional red after fi- nally being repainted thanks to the efforts of the local community. The post box had been long over-
due for a restoration, as far back as 2016 when it was scheduled to be repainted as part of the Royal Mail’s works’ maintenance pro- gramme. But it was omitted from themaintenance. A member of the Bearsted and
ellers simply moving on to take up temporary residence elsewhere in the area. He said: “They just seem to be
Thurnham Society put forward an initiative in September to clean up the area around the Ashford Road shops. Since then, the committee has
helped with a weekly litter pick, the re-surfacing of the local petrol station entrance and the repair of potholes outside Ward & Partners Estate Agent,which were filled by KCC Highways. And now, due to the efforts of
Mary Richards (secretary of the- Bearsted and Thurnham Society)
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 that local councils must provide designated traveller sites or “tolerated zone” which gypsy convoys can move onto. He said: “It comes down to racial prejudice against this com- munity.”
‘Spooktacular’ at the farm
Mary Richards, above left, and Sarah Lewis with the post box, and right, before the restoration
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
discover who – or what – is lurking behind them from October 21-31. The award-winning attraction at Sandling, near Maidstone, has a few
and Sarah Lewis (clerk to Bearsted Parish Council), and after several phone calls and a letter sent to the Royal Mail requesting that the work be completed, the repainting of the local post box has been fi- nally achieved.
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
After Dark, This event includes a spine-chilling tour suitable for under-eights from
5-6pm and, for older visitors, from 7-8pm. If you would like to know more about any of the above, call 01622 763936.
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