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Local talent shining at thefifthRamblin’Man
MORE than 20,000 fans turned out for the three-day Ramblin’ Man festival inMaidstone. After heavy downpours on the
evening of Friday, July 19, for The Darkness, the weather cleared and Saturday brought out the sun and supporters for what has be- come a much-loved family event among rock fans. Nowin its fifth year, the line-up
included Black Stone Cherry, Beth Hart, Foreigner, and on Sat- urday, Robert Jon and TheWreck, fromOrange County, California. Fans travelled almost as far,
with rooms booked by festival goers from as far afield as Nor- way and Poland. It was the gig of the year for
Todd Winger, from Park Wood and drummer BenAtkinson, from East Malling, who were playing to their home crowd in Collateral on the Rising Stage. Receiving a raucouswelcome, this year prom- ises to be the start of something
Kent musicians ToddWinger and Ben Atkinson, from Collateral, are hoping Ramblin’Man will be the start of something big
big for the rock band from Kent, with a national tour and perform- ances alongside the likes of Bon Jovi. TheGolden Boot, fromGabriels
Hill, was among traders who got in on the act, selling footwear at the festival’s retail village. Commenting on the good na-
tured crowd and sound levels, a spokesman said: “People are lucky to have such a wonderful
park like this on their doorstep. We do all we can to involve the local community and I hope the noise is something that is tolera- ble for just three days at an event enjoyed by so many others in the park.” A family celebrating a third
birthday inMote Park on Sunday told Downs Mail they didn’t feel the festival was intruding, saying themusic added to their day.
News Roll up, to the
history tours THE county town is taking part in a national festival of history and culture from September 13 to 22 with free Heritage Open Days. Seven sites in Maidstone are to
be made available, in cluding the archbishop’ Palace, for free. Organisers say that the tours
will provide an insight into how, when andwhy theywere created, giving residents a chance to see hidden places and rarely told sto- ries. Many of these not normally
being open to the public. Paul Harper, chairman of the regeneration and
economic,
leisure committee at Maidstone Borough Council said: “We are very proud of our heritage in Maidstone and I am delighted that seven sites in the borough are taking part in these fantasticHer- itage Open Days. “They give such a great insight
into the history of our county town. “Thank you to all the venues,
their staff and volunteerswho put on these annual events free of charge.”
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