News Crash appeal


KENT Police are appealing for in- formation following a collision be- tween a car and a marked police vehicle in the Leybourne area.


The incident took place in Bir-


lingHill, between the junctions of Holly Hill and Paddlesworth Road, at around 4.55pmonMon- day, October 22. No-one was hurt but the police


vehiclewas damaged. The other vehicle involved is de-


scribedas being a black FordFiesta and it is reported to havemade off at speed following the incident. The police vehiclewas on a rou-


tine patrol and not responding to a specific incident. Anyone with in- formation should call Kent Police on 01622 604100 quoting 22-1256.


Lizzy’sOBE


WINTEROlympianLizzyYarnold picked up an OBE from Bucking- hamPalace onOctober 17. The two-time goldmedallist and


worldchampion, fromWestKings- down, received the honour in the Queen’s BirthdayHonours List. Lizzy (29), a former head girl at


Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, recently announced her re- tirement fromthe skeleton.


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Castle’s invitation to 900th birthday party


LEEDSCastlewill launch a series of events next year to mark the 900thanniversary of itbeingbuilt. The year of celebration will in-


clude the opening of a newgarden, named after patronHRHPrincess Alexandra, in June. July will see the 900 Carnival of


History, a two-day arts event cele- brating the castle’splace in history. A piece of music has been com-


posed for the anniversary andwill be played at the classical concert. A podcast will be read by Cold


Feet actor Robert Bathurst, while the theme of the popular flower festivalwill be “AFloral Party”. At a launch at the castle on Fri-


day,October 19, chief executive Sir David Steel said the charitable foundationcontributes £25mto the local economy and employs hun- dreds of people, andmore than 60 volunteers. The 900 Carnival of History on


July 27 and 28 is described by or- ganisers as a “dazzling riot of


colour” using large scale costumes in a collaboration with festival art specialists, ShademakersUK. Students from the University of


the CreativeArts in Rochester and local artists will be drafted in to make the costumes. Castle bosses are bracing them-


selves forwhat could prove to be a “difficult year” in 2019, because of continued uncertainty over Brexit. There are fears thedisruptionex-


perienced over the M20 works in preparation for Operation Stack will hit visitor numbers next year.


Leeds Castle CEO Sir David Steel at the launch of the anniversary celebrations


Recently, Sir David acknowl-


edged a “significant” drop in visi- tor numbers over the summer and has instigated an analysis. He wrote in the Leeds and


Broomfield parish magazine: “I thinkthere are anumberof reasons: poorweather atEaster, followedby a glorious summer when families decided to go to the beach.” He also blamed the introduction


of photographic ID – to prevent local people swapping tickets via social media – as another reason for the decline.


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