News Guard claims
needle threat ANALLEGEDshoplifter has been charged with theft and threats to stab a member of supermarket staffwith a nee- dle. At around 4.40pm on
Wednesday, March 6, police were called to Waitrose in Castle Road,Maidstone. They had been told a per-
son had tried to leave the store without paying for a number of items, including alcohol andmeat. A member of security staff
also said that when the sus- pect was challenged, she claimed she had a needle and would stab himwith it. Louise Jeffrey (43), of
James Whatman Way in Maidstone, was arrested and later chargedwith offences of theft and using threatening, or abusive or insultingwords or behaviour, to cause harass- ment, alarmor distress. She was bailed to appear
before Maidstone Magis- trates’ Court at a later date.
downsmail.co.uk
Look out for Elmer on hospice’s summer trail
A PUBLIC art installation is com- ingtoMaidstone inthe summerof 2020 in a major fundraising push for theHeart ofKentHospice. The charity has teamed up with
creative producersWildinArt and children’s books publisherAnder- sen Press to launch an Elmer- themed event, similar to the Snowdogs trail inAshford in 2018. Sculptures of the children’s
favourite will appear in the town on a trail fromJune to September. The hospice hopes to raisemore
than £250,000 after the eventwhen each patchwork elephant will be auctioned off. The event was launched on
March 7 by charity chief executive Sarah Pugh. She said: “Elmer’s Big Heart ofKent Paradewill bring to- gether all areas of the community to put Maidstone on the map, showcase the wealth of talent in the area and contribute to the eco- nomic, cultural and social life of the town, whilst at the same time
HAZLITT THEATRE MAIDSTONE
THIS IS AN AMATEUR PRODUCTION
sponsor an Elmer to raise funds. Wild in Art director Charlie
Langhorne said: “By creating a blank 3Dcanvas inspiredby the fa- mous patchwork elephant,we just knowthat this bigparadewillhave a positive impact on Maidstone’s residents and visitors, and of courseHeart of KentHospice.” Andersen Press spokesman Paul
Black said: “We’re delighted to be partneringwithHeart ofKentHos- pice andWild in Art to bring this free, public, family art trail to Maidstone – Elmer has been a part of Andersen Press’ work for over three decades now, and we hope through this activity to really bring himto life. “We can’twait to see the colour-
raising valuable funds andthepro- file of the hospice.” At this stage,Heart ofKentHos-
pice has been inviting businesses and community organisations to
ful sculptures all over your town and help fundraise for the hospice in themeantime.” Organisations are invited to reg-
ister their interest in a partnership or sponsoring a sculpture by emailing
elmer@hokh.co.uk
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