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Seniors’ village ‘will add value’
WORKis set to start on a £50mre- tirement village in Leeds village. The seven-acre project, which
was first approved back in 2010, is finally being taken forward by In- spired Villages, with financial backing fromLegal and General. Inspired’s sales and marketing
TRAVELLERS have moved back onto a popular park in Larkfield for the second time in six months. The families - in five caravans -
director, James Cobb, told Downs Mail he was excited about provid- ing the group’s first “newbreed of retirement village” in Kent at Le- dian Farmin Leeds. He said: “Our developments en-
able an independent and fulfilling retirement, with homes based around a village centre.” The development will include a
clubhouse with pool, a village shop, deli and bistro that will be open to villagers. The spa is also expected to be available to private members. The first phase, which will in-
clude these core facilities and 53 apartments and assisted living units, is scheduled for completion in August 2020, with a phased de-
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-
Anotherincursion at Larkfield park
Snapping turtle shock
velopment producing up to 115 one and two bedroom properties. Accesswill be fromUpper Street. Group events manager Rebecca
Parker said: “This will not be a gated community, but part of the community, andwe are keen to get views on what our users will want us to include, and how it can add value to Leeds village.” The original approval for the
ellers simply moving on to take up temporary residence elsewhere in the area. He said: “They just seem to be
greenfield sitewas given to English Villages and Gallagher Properties by the borough council, opposing a recommendation by planning offi- cers. Inspired Villages Group is now in talks with officers on the finer detail. On-site parking has been increased and the old farm- housewill be retained. James added: “We are establish-
ing a focus group to engage with people early and help build our In- spired Club, for residents and lo- cals,with the first meeting due at the end of September.” To join the group email re-
becca.parker@
inspiredvillages.co.uk.
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.”
keenwalker and animal-lover and his son, who keeps tor- toises, soon realised the hiss- ing mine was, in fact, a Common Snapping Turtle, native to America and Canada. He said: “This is such a rare
find. I don’t think I’ve ever come across anything so un- usual in the wild, particularly out of its natural environ- ment.” Mr Finnis estimates the
turtle, which was the size of a large dinner plate, is about 15 years old and weighed around 10lbs. The family watched after
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IF you go out in the woods today…you’re unlikely to get the surprise Bearsted resident Patrick Finnis and his family had! Walkingwith his sonMartyn and grand-daughter Becca, in an area near
the villagewhere he has lived for 50 years, he chanced uponwhat looked like a “landmine”. Mr Finnis (78), who is a
‘Spooktacular’ at the farm
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
moving the reptile closer to some nearby water and within 20 minutes it had gone. Mr Finnis, who is keeping the exact location of the turtle a secret, says
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
he is doing so because the reptile should be left alone. “They would take off your finger as soon as look at you if they’re cornered.”
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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