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downsmail.co.uk Can you help win ter shelter?
THE Maidstone ChurchesWinter Shelter (MCWS) will be open from December 2 1 this yea Ma
Applica ge rota
rch 2 3 , 2 0 1 9 . tions a
opening. Therea
re alrea dy being
invited from volunteers but will close on November 2 3 to allow enough time to dra a
w upa 4 0 plus mena ndma n estima ted
the streets in the county town, a nisa
cording toMCWS. The orga
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s well a nd tea
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s in time for the shelter re currentlya
nd women living on c-
ble people off the streets, especially during pa which wa
But MCSW relies on pa shipswith other cha port groups a volunteers a
nd sup- nk of
m members without whom the shelter ca
run. Recently, MCWS worked with the Maidstone Da
Ben ch tribu te MORE tha
n £1 ,0 0 0 ha Hea he wa disa afunding pa
kes vulnera ther
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st winter, rtner-
la unch apilot progra mme called la
nnot Maidstone a Gra
nt. s la nua y Centre to da fter the tra s been rais-
ing foramemorial bench in mem- ory of Christopher Fisher, who died recently.
dcorn Cricket Club, ofwhich s amember, recently set up ge to raise money for
the tribute. Christopher (3 1 ), of Hea ppea
nd nea dcorn,
dog Molly. His body wa ter found in woodla
r Pluckley.
Firewalk bid A FUNDRAISER is ma
birthda will ha
y withacha Insura
Buster’s Cha the Hea
nce broker Da
vember 5 , his 2 3 rd birthda He said: “The firewalk ha
pice. I’m feeling exciteda ousa
bout it.”
Carvery open THE Toby Ca
rvery ha business in La
ter for 1 6 0 customers, is pa chain of 1 5 8 simila
ca st dinner”.
ple a ha
4 ngley Pa
A2 7 4 . The low-cost ea
ngley Pa s opened for rity firewalk.
rking his niel Scott
ul himself over hot coalsa rity FireWalk inaid of
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rt of Kent Hospice on No- y.
s been
abucket list event for me since I first sa
w it being done for the hos- nd nerv-
red in August with his s la
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Housing First to get people off the streets ofMaidstone. The schemewonthe support from nd Weald MP Helen
ted dea Ma MrMa
rtin,whowa rtinwa
th of homeless ma s just 4 9 .
s found dea r pa n Neil d in the
tent he called home in the Wickes superstore ca Street.His dea
Itwa unched in Ja ry,afew ica ysa
nt public outcrya ness.
th provokedasignif- bout homeless-
rk in St Peter’s r to RULESOFTHE HOUSE
TO QUALIFYfor a bed space, proj- ect workers will assess and book guests for that night’s shelter, but eachmust fulfil certain criteria. The applicant must be street
homeless on the day of applying; be willing to engage in support services; be 1 8 years of age or older; be able tomanage own be- haviour and pose no risk to others.
Members of the public ca
running costs. But beds, bla ba nd fooda
gsa n get
involved by offering their services or by dona
If you wish to ma of goods or ca
realwa sh, plea
ting money to cover nkets, sleeping ke adona
ys needed. tion ct
se conta
the Shelter 0 1 6 2 2 2 9 6 4 5 0 or go to
http://maidstoneshelter.org.uk
Celebrating the benefits of cycling
MAIDSTONE CycleFest returned to the county town at the end of Sep- tember to promote the pastime and spread awareness of its benefits. The event took place in Jubilee
Square where a juice bike was ped- alled to produce a smoothie from fruit. Kent Police provided free security
marking to crack down on cycle thefts and basic trainingwas offered to novices. Len Pottswas on hand to showoff
an exhibition of a dozen vintage bikes, including a WWII para- trooper’s cycle and another ridden at the Olympic Games. The CycleFest is now in its third
year and was organised by the Maidstone Cycle Campaign Forum and held on September 2 9 .
Town centre offices up fora
ACENTRALMaidstone office complex is one of several lots going under the ha
ta
shortly. The premisesa
tery, which ca uction onOctober 2 9 a rt ofa
rk on the all necessa It isa
n a r resta nts ura
which claim to be “home of the roa
The business employs 4 ,5 0 0 peo- nd the La
rk bra s crea ted 4 0 posts. Maidstone November 2018 nch sta
deal of potential. “It isalsoa
ca rk a tre.”
ttra tCla
be converted into residential a ry consentsa
rendon Pla re obtained.
mong 1 8 0 lots listed for salea d of the nd the guideline price for
ccommoda hea
nd ha
the freehold is £2 5 0 -2 6 0 ,0 0 0 . Auctioneer John Stockey said: “This isasub- ntial building over four floorsa
na ctive buildinga r pa nd is well-situa sagrea t nd includesa ted for the town cen- tion if
mmera uction ce (right) could
uction
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