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TEACHERS are urging parents to park consideratelywhendropping off or picking up children. Some parents have been stop-
MP Helen Grant (pictured in yellow shirt) with campaigners atMarden station
Cash help to improve access to rail stations
CAMPAIGNERS fromacross the region could receive money to make their trainstationaccessible to everyone. Passengers who use Maidstone
West, Headcorn, Lenham and Marden stationsmade the case for a share of theGovernment’s £300m Access for All funding with the support ofMaidstoneMPs. They said lifts, subways and
user-friendly footbridges should be a feature of all stations. Southeastern and Railtrack an-
nounced this month that four sta- tions from theMaidstone area are
among the 22 cases being recom- mended to the Department of Transport formoney over the next five years. Campaigners will learn if they
have been successful in getting im- provements in the spring. A spokesman for Southeastern
said they had received 8,000 nomi- nations involving 107 stations. Caseswere judged against crite-
ria including local feedback, loca- tion and the availability of alternative step-free options. Speaking of Marden Parish Council’s success in getting its case
heard,MaidstoneMPHelenGrant said: “This important commuter station serves half-a-million users a year anddemandis growing, but only the London-bound half of the station can be used by people needing step-free access. “The situation is hugely incon-
venient andinequitable for anyone who struggles with stairs; passen- gers with luggage, wheelchair users, mothers with prams, and thosewho just need help.” She also backedMaidstone Bor-
ough Council’s funding bid for MaidstoneWest.
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ping on yellowlines or obstructing the bus stop at St John’s CE Pri- mary School in Provender Way, Maidstone. Teachers have warned: “Maid-
stone Borough Council will be sending trafficwardens to the road outside the school.”
Church help
ST FRANCIS’ RC Church is re- cruiting altar servers to assistwith services andthe
liturgy.Applicants can be any age or gender. All servers should have made
their first Holy Communion. For more information, email altarserv-
ing@stfrancisparish.org.uk.
Orchid tips
THE Maidstone Horticultural So- ciety will present a talk on Begin- ner Orchids at the town’s Baptist Church hall on February 7. Christine Bartlett’s talk on the
care and cultivation of the plants starts at 7.30pm. Admission is £2, free
tomembers.Call 01622 761423.
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