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Medical centre plan approved
PLANNINGpermission for a new medical centre atHill FarminCox- heath has been granted by Maid- stone Borough Council. The scheme, which involves the
merger of GreensandHealthCentre andOrchardMedicalCentre inCox- heath on one all-purpose site, has now been approved, according to BrendanCresswell, chairmanofLin- ton parish council. Cllr Cresswell said: “People did
object to the build, but nowthat the plan has been approved there wouldn’t bemuch point. “What is important nowis the lo-
cation of the building and transport to the centre. “There is no timeline at the mo-
ment for the opening of the centre.” Juliette Norton, practice business
manager ofGreensandHealth Cen- tre, told Downs Mail earlier this year: “With nomovement on an al- ternative practice at Clock House Farm Estate and with every cup- board and shoebox being utilised at Greensand,we believe there is noth- ing to lose and a lot to gain fromex-
ploring a new-build atHill Farm.” Residents voiced concerns about
the scheme, saying it is in thewrong place, andthat incorporating aphar- macy and healthy living café on the premises would threaten outlets like Lloyds, in Coxheath. Mick Sloman told Downs Mail:
“There are quite a fewconcerns re- garding the proposal, pavements are either inadequate or non-exis- tent. “The junction at Linton cross-
roads was obviously designed by an idiot who had no conception of the current width of modern vehi- cles. “On the upside, the congestion
caused will stop or slow the traffic so patients can cross the road to the surgery.” MBC considered introducing a
volunteer driven minibus service but there were concerns over who would bear the costs. We approached both Greensand
HealthCentre andOrchardMedical Centre for a comment but neither re- sponded.
ITWASadreamcome true forHead- corn borough councillor Martin Round when he met his idols, the 1980s super-group SimpleMinds. Cllr Round, accompanied byMaid-
Martinmeets his idols at gig CllrRoundsaid: “I’vebeenafanfor
stone Mayor David Naghi, was al- lowed a privatemeeting with singer JimKerr and the other sixmembers, when Simple Minds played at the Kent EventCentre,Detling onAugust 4.
years so itwas a great experience to see them live here in Kent but to meet them all as well was just fan- tastic.” The band was formed in 1977 in
Glasgow and, for a time, was one of the biggest pop acts in theworld. They had hitswith Promised You a
Miracle, Glittering Prize and Water- front.
Nursery rhymes ‘explained’
HEADCORNActiveRetirementAssociationmeets at 2pmon Tues- day, September 25, when guest speaker Dr John Reuther will talk about the origins and history of nursery rhymes. The club, for those aged over 50, meets monthly in the village
hall. Visitors alwayswelcome. Refreshments, quiz, raffle and out- ings all feature in an interesting and active schedule of events.
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