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THE Kenward Trust celebrated its 50th anniversary with a classic car rally. The trust, a leading drug and al-
cohol rehabilitation centre based in Yalding,welcomed 70 cars, includ- ing a Ferguson Ted 20 and a Rover P6. Therewere also two FordMus- tangs. The oldest car in attendancewas
a 1930s Austin 7, with the rarest being an immaculate Skoda Rapid. As well as the cars on the lawns,
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 -
the event featured a sale of prod- ucts made by Kenward residents, including woodcrafts and jew- ellery, and a chance to meet the trust’s alpacas.
Vote for park
VOTERS can select local parks in Maidstone in a bid to win the Peo- ple’s Choice Award as the UK’s favourite. Four of Maidstone’s parks –
Mote Park, Cobtree Manor Park, Whatman Park and Clare Park – have previously been awarded the prestigious Green FlagAward. To vote for your favourite open
pulled on to Gighill Green in Lunsford Lane on Sunday October ,, releasing dogs on the popular public open space and setting up washing lineswithin hours. It is un- derstood the fami- lies in- vol v e d have been of f e r ing tree felling services to residents in the area. Pa r i s h
space, go to
www.greenfla-
gaward.org to find your local park. The top 10 sites are to be an- nounced on October 16.
cou n ci l chairman David Thornewell says more has to be done to stop the travelling com- munity running circles around the police and local councils. Hesays 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-
the area.
Care company told to improvemanagement
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ellers simply moving on to take up Monchelsea has been told by the
A CARE agency in Boughton temporary residenc
ssion (CQC) itmust strengthen the management and safety of its service.
Thiswas the first comprehensive
inspection of Jasmine Care South East since itwas registered as a lim- ited company in January 2017. The agency in BrookerClose pro-
vides home care to those with dis- abilities, including dementia. The agency received an overall
government’s Care Quality Com- miHe said: “They just eem to be
rating of requires improvement after itwas found a formal applica- tion had not been submitted to reg- ister amanager and the servicewas not always safe. The inspector’s re- port advised the agency to update its records with the latest local au- thority safeguarding documents. It ordered the business to initiate
doing the rounds. These incidents have affectedWestMalling, 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 teamserved 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 theM20. Valdemar Kalinin (pictured), of
risk assessments for users of the blood-thinning drug Warfarin, so that staff knew which side-effects towatch for. These assessments are to be recorded tomeet the needs 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.”
Another said: “The manager elsewhere in
comes out to give care sometimes, she is very kind and has a caring manner and I think they are deliver- ing her personal carewell. “I am there sometimes and I hear
themchatting.” The inspection team was told the
the individual. In spite of being marked down on safety and lead- ership, inspectors heard that those receiving help – 11 at the time – were happy with the service they received, with praise for the serv- ice which was described as caring, responsive and effective – all of whichwere graded good. One relative told the inspector: “When Mum had a fall, found her,
even the carers
If you would lik mfortable.”
‘Spooktacular’ at the farm
provider was currently putting processes in place tomonitor the de- livery of the servicewith the support of an external consultant. JolantaCrampton (59) director of
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
Jasmine Care South East Ltd said her business is “thriving” despite the negatives in the CQC report. But shewas unwilling to offer an
discover who – or what – is lurking behind them from October 21-31. The award-winning attraction at Sandling, near Maidstone, has a few
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
to know more about any of the above, call 01622
After Dark, This event includes a spine-chilling tour suitable for under-eights from though I5-6pm and, for older visitors, from 7-8pm. stayed until we were sure she was co763936.
explanationwhy her companywas the subject of a compulsory strike off notice from the Registrar of Companies in March this year, which is published on the Compa- nies Housewebsite. When pressed, she variously
claimed to knownothing of it, that it is an error by Companies House andDownsMailwas looking at the wrong company.
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