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Broadcaster Clare to judge castle contest


TV SPORTS presenter Clare Bald- ing is to judge a children’swriting competitionto celebrateLeedsCas- tle’s 900th birthday next year. Shewill join castle chief executive


Sir David Steel and head of educa- tion at the treasure house, Helen Ellis, on the panel for the Big 900 StoryWriting Challenge. Two age groups – five to nine


years and 10-13 years – are encour- aged to write 900 words on the themes of castles and time travel. Entrieswill initially be shortlisted


by the castle’s educationdepartment before the official winners are se- lected by the panel. Thewinning storieswill beplaced


in a time capsule andburiedin front of the castle, to be opened 100 years from now, when the castle reaches itsmillennium. Ten finalists from each age cate-


gory, along with their families, will be invitedto an awardsday atLeeds Castle nextMay. Winners will receive a hamper of fun prizes, a glamping stay andfire-


works tickets. They will also be in- vited to join HRH Princess Alexan- dra for the official burial of the time capsule in June. There will be smaller prizes


awarded to all the runners up of the competition. One of Britain’s leading and


BAFTA-winning broadcasters,Clare is also a best-selling andaward-win- ning author of five books.


Author and broadcaster Clare Balding will be one of the judges of a children’s short story competition to mark the 900th birthday of Leeds Castle


She has also released two chil-


dren’s books aswell as a shortnovel, The Girl Who Thought She Was a Dog.  Budding young writers have until noon on March 5, 2019, to submit their stories. The competi- tion is open to anyone between the age of five and 13 on April 1 2019 and they must be a full-time resident of the UK.


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downsmail.co.uk Charity night


FORMER EastEnders actor Shaun Williamson will be hosting a party night in aid of the Action Medical Research charity. It takes place at the Mercure


Great Dane Hotel, near Leeds, on October 5. Therewill be a three-coursemeal


and live music. Tickets are on sale with a table of 10 costing £500. For more details and to book, emailmidkentaction@gmail.co.uk.


Diabetes rise


STATISTICS show almost 10% of people in Kent will be living with diabetes by 2035, according to the British Heart Foundation. The charity has predicted a surge


in the condition, which is often ex- acerbated by poor lifestyle choices, will lead to an increase in heart at- tacks and strokes. Figures show 103,872 people


have diabetes, which equates to 8.4%of the county’s population.


Blaze on bus


FIREFIGHTERS tackled a bus fire after its brakes burst into flames. It happened at Maidstone Road


in Paddock Wood on September 4 at around 7.30am. No passengers were on board.


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