News Pub is saved
SUTTON Valence has won its planning battle to retain its “drinking pub” – the Clothwork- ers Arms, in Lower Road. Owners Shepherd Neame ap- plied to the borough council for a change of use to residential with a two-storey rear extension. But councillors considered it
was very different to the two other village pubs, with their eat- ing offers, and under strong man- agement had a chance of regaining its popularity in a growing village.
Homes plan
RESIDENTIAL development of Oak Farm Gardens, Headcorn, has been considered suitable in MBC’s Call for Sites. The site, which borders the recreation ground, is seen as a natural ex- tension of Hop Pocket Way.
Market date THE next Lenham Country Mar-
ket is due to take place in Lenham Square on November 8. The event is is held on the sec- ond Sunday of the month from 9am to 1pm. Entry is free.
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£1m plan to rebuild community centre
MORE than a million pounds is to be spent on a crumbling but much-loved community centre in Park Wood.
After a successful campaign to
prevent the closure of Heather House, the building has taken one step closer to a massive makeover. Maidstone Borough Council’s communities, housing and envi- ronment committee has endorsed plans for its regeneration. The new building will be funded by windfall cash from a 12-unit housing development on the site of the Royal British Legion pavilion. The new Heather House will be slightly smaller than the current building.
Matt Burton, the local councillor who raised the petition to keep the hall, said: “I wanted Heather House to be bigger, bolder and better. “There is a harsh financial reality here … but it is a guarantee that in generations to come Park Wood will have its community hub.”
Campaigners John Barned, Matt Burton, Gary Cooke and Marion Ring in 2017
Maidstone Boxing Club, which is based at the centre, will have to find alternative premises, possibly at one of the borough council’s re- cently-acquired industrial units at Park Wood.
Cllr Dan Rose, who also repre-
sents the area, said: “Matt and I have already been speaking to local groups and clubs that use Heather House and will be sup-
porting them to keep on meeting during the development period in any way that we can. “It is vital that local residents are
now engaged by the council with regard to these plans, as in the past they could certainly be forgiven for thinking that their views and their community centre have been for- gotten. We will ensure that this is no longer the case.”
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