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WORK has started on the newsci- ence and technology (STEM) col- lege, which will be built in the grounds of Invicta Grammar and Valley Park schools inMaidstone. Workmen are felling trees along


theNewCut Road perimeter. Consent for the 1,200-place


schoolwas delayed aftermembers of Maidstone Borough Council’s planning committee raised con- cerns about the volume of traffic on the roads, bus routes and the loss of thematurewoodland. But the Valley Invicta Acade-


mies' Trust (VIAT) appealed to the government inspectorate andwon, claiming MBC had repeatedly failed to reach a decision. VIAT aims to have the school up and running by September 2020.


Sale proceeds


THEGreat Leeds Book Sale raised more than £900 to go towards the Broomfield Tower repair costs. Residents donated cakes, pre- serves, books and raffle prizes. A spokesman for the event said:


“The book sale is a massive team effort, involving so many helpers. Everyone should be proud of themselves.”


Young chefs bale it out


JUDGES dished out top awards to budding young chefs from Maid- stone, who joined Kent’s young culinary stars ina live cook-off con- test. Charlotte Fife, Rebecca Louden


(13) and Elizabeth Glasson (15) were among eight finalists at of the Kent Young ChefAwards 2018. Charlotte, from Invicta Gram-


mar, produced a pheasant dish with a butternut squash fondant, cabbage and bacon croquette and pickled blackberries, and a spiced Jerusalemartichoke cake. Rebecca, from Maidstone Girls’


Grammar School, offereda roasted vegetable pizza with sweet potato wedges and salad, and a Kentish


poached pear, cinnamon snap and chantilly creamdessert. Elizabeth, also from Maidstone


Girls’ Grammar School, made a goat’s cheese and leek tartlet with caramelised onion, followed by a pudding of Kentish pears, cinna- mon, citrus and ginger. All three were named runners-


upin their respective classes by the six-strong panel of judges led by Graham Garrett, owner of Miche- lin-starred TheWestHouse in Bid- denden. He said: “Four of the eight cooks


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