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THURNHAM Parish Council has reluctantly supported re- vised plans for two schools in Bearsted. They had been amongmany to


express concerns about the origi- nal plans for Popes Field that showed the main access to the schools on Bearsted Road and had previously objected to plan. A set of revisions by the devel-


Meetings normally held on the third Monday of eachmonth at theMarriott Tudor Park Hotel. Public welcome.


CHAIRMAN:Daniel Skinner CLERK: Sherrie Babington 01634 867173


Church concert A FURTHER invitation is to be sent to the vicar of Thurnham to attend a parish councilmeeting. Members felt a meeting would


be advantageous to both parties. Cllr Richard Smith said: “We


have details of a groupwishing to hold another concert at the church, but no one to handle bookings.Wewelcome the idea of forming a closer working rela- tionship.”


opers, moving the access to within the KIMS development, left them with little room for complaint, members reluctantly


agreed. Members felt the schools were


not in an ideal location and the impact on trafficwould be severe at times, CllrDaniel Skinner said: “The developers havemade these revisions in response to our con- cerns and so I ammoved to agree to this proposal with a heavy heart.” He added: “I do get annoyed


when developers promise some- thing like a nature reserve and then learn thiswon’t happen, that with the 20minutes of utter chaos


that will be caused on the KIMS campus and roundabout every morning and evening. “We are all concerned about ex-


cessive development, but the fact of the matter is that the area needs new schools.” He remained unsure if any


pupils would walk to school but councillors will ask Maidstone BoroughCouncil to insist on dou- ble yellowlines and enforcement cameras along Bearsted Road to prevent the predicted traffic dis- ruption and build-up.


Award nominees please War games


NOMINATIONS are invited for ThurnhamParishCouncil’s HeritageAward. The award offers recognition


and thanks to a charity, group or individual making an out- standing contribution to her- itage protection in the area. Chairman Daniel Skinner


said: “People put a lot of time and effort into heritage proj- ects, but their work often goes


unrecognised. We want to thank those who go the extra mile to save a piece of history.” Last year, the award went to


the CPRE for its work in de- fending fromdevelopment the countryside in and around the parish. To apply, email or call the


clerk on 01634 867173, email thurnhamparishcouncil@sher- riebabington.co.uk.


COUNCILLORSwill study an ap- plication to continue operatingwar games inwoods next to theA249 at Stockbury. The Apocalypse A249 airsoft


business, which attracts dozens of cars to Squirrel and Longton Woods at weekends, has attracted criticismfromneighbours andcon- cerns from councillors about its right to operatewhat the company says is one of theUK’s largest sites. A retrospective application has nowbeen submitted.


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