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Early forum
MEMBERS of the local business community are invited to a breakfast forumon December 5. The event takes place at theOr-
angery at Turkey Mill, Maid- stone, where a local author and barrister will be the keynote speaker. It starts at 7.30am. The event is being organised by
the local council. Contact busi-
ness@maidstone.gov.uk to book a place.
Glenn’s gong
MEREWORTH Community Pri- mary’s Glenn Belcher has been named runner up in the National Schools Site Manager of the Year Awards 2018. He was among 200 sitemanagers put forward by par- ents and children for the award, which is administered by the Na- tionalNetwork of School Site Staff.
Bazaar date
A CHRISTMAS Bazaar is being held at the DittonHeritage Centre in St Peter’s Close, Ditton on De- cember 8. There will be arts, gifts andcrafts andrefreshmentswill be served at the event, which runs from10amuntil noon.
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 -
pulled on to Gighill Green in Lunsford Lane on Sunday October ,, releasing dogs on the popular public open space and setting up washing lines within hours. It is un- derstood the fami- lies in- volv ed have been offering tree felling services to residents in the area. Parish council chairman David Thornewell says more has to be done to stop the travelling com- munity running circles around the police and local councils. He says 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-
post
Vicar Ruth takes up positioninAylesford
THE Reverend Ruth Peet will be Aylesford’s newvicar. Themother of one takes over the in February from Rev
JonathanHallwho left in July after two years in the parish to take up a ministry on the Isle ofWight.He is picturedwith hiswife Erica. Ruth (pictured right) says she is
looking forward to life in the vil- lagewith
husbandKevin.The cou- ple have a daughter, Corrine, and grandsonMichael. Ruth is currently curate at St
ellers simply moving on to take up temporary residence elsewhere in the area. He said: “They just seem to be
Mary’s in Bromley. Shewill be in- ducted at Aylesford Church at 7.30pmon February 12. Ruth began her career in the
pharmaceutical industry,working for Wellcome. She then became a partner in her husband’s fishing tackle shop in Dartford. This will be her first appointment as vicar. She told Downs Mail: “I’ve vis-
doing the rounds. These incidents have affectedWest Malling, 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 team served 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 the M20. Valdemar Kalinin (pictured), of
ited a couple of times and met some lovely people and am look- ing forward to doingwhat I can to
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.”
ensure the church meets the com- munity’s needs.” She will live a two-minute walk
from the village’s 12th century church – quite a change from the urban Victorian church where she currently serves. She joins the parish as the first
steps are taken to re-organise church boundaries across the Malling Deanery to reflect the changes in population. A spokesman for the Diocese of
Rochester explained: “Communi- ties are often changing and grow-
‘Spooktacular’ at the farm
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
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
5-6pm and, for older visitors, from 7-8pm. If you would like to know more about any of the above, call 01622 763936.
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ing and itwill sometimes be sensi- ble for the boundary of a parish to be amended; the area a parish cov- ers can be based on quite ancient boundaries. These amendments are tomake sure the parish repre- sents the community it serve.” Gordon Hunt, vice chair of
After Dark, This event includes a spine-chilling tour suitable for under-eights from
Aylesford parochial church coun- cil, added: “Be assured, there will be no customs posts on the new borders and if you live in the areas being transferredyoucan stillwor- ship at St Peter and St Paul’s in Aylesford if youwish.”
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