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New Air Ambulance To Four editions delivered to over 88,000 homes every month downsmail.co.uk MaidstoneMaidstone SouthSouth EditionEdition Maidstone & Malling’s No. 1 newspaper FREE Maidstone Town | Maidstone East | Maidstone South | Malling February 2016 No. 226 News New air ambulance to No to warehouses THE Waterside Park proposals to build an industrial estate off M20 Junction 8 have been re- ‘destroy quality of life’ fused at the High Court. 4 A PROPOSAL by Kent Air Ambulance to relocate to a rural base near Shopping boost Yalding has been met with a tide of opposition from local residents. WORK is to start on a major re- The air ambulance, which has Farm, including seven children, and pital and surrounded by single- vamp of the historic Royal been based in Marden since 2000, many others at similar farm and track or otherwise poorly main- Star Arcade, Maidstone. 5 wants to consolidate its operation country buildings and some static tained roads, is the ideal place for across Kent, Sussex and Surrey, caravans within a short radius. such a day and night flying opera- with a purpose-built HQ at Old “To state that the site is adjacent tion. Open space vision Hay Airfield, off Willow Lane. to a ‘solar farm’ when between the “The quality of life for us all liv- A NEW cafe and visitors centre is Although the application falls solar farm and the proposed site ing under the flight path will be se- the key part of a project to within the borough of Tunbridge there is arable farmland, six houses verely impacted by the excess noise boost Mote Park. 9 Wells, residents in Willow Lane are and a substantial apple orchard is of low-flying helicopter operations within Yalding parish and pay their misleading to the point of malevo- and the increased traffic this pro- Advert divides village council taxes to Maidstone. lence. There are also stables and a posed site will generate.” Most affected will be the 21 resi- riding school, which aren’t even Yalding Parish Council has raised TWO new signs have created a dents of Park Farm, in Queen Street, mentioned.” no objection. Maggie Drummond, split between a village which sits 800m from the proposed Tim Ornellas, who lives in Wil- who lives in Queen Street, said: “I school and parish council. 20 helicopter pad and 150m from the low Lane, said: “We all fully sup- am not happy that Yalding Parish helicopter’s westerly flight path. port the excellent work of the air Council have chosen to say nothing Obituaries 26-27 Paul Hawker, who lives in Park ambulance, now that it has become – many families on the Yalding Farm Barn, felt the application was part of the Sussex and Surrey air boundary will be impacted by POP icon David Bowie had an misleading in suggesting the site ambulance with all operations noise. How dare they not offer a de- interesting link to Maidstone. was remote and little short of being merged at one location, to re-locate fence against all this, after all the a wasteland. their existing bases to Willow Lane problems this area has encountered Comment 32-3346-47 He said: “Park Farm remains a in my view is highly inappropriate. in recent years? traditional and historical farmstead. “I find it hard to believe that such “I will never make a dona- Crime Reports 33 There are 21 of us living at Park a rural location, not close to a hos- tion to the air ambulance 6 Parish Councils 42-43 Pupils show their Young Voices Age UK faces DOORSTEP callers claiming to be ex-serviceman were at large in PUPILS from Yalding and budget cut Chart Sutton; a village sign was Laddingford schools trav- to be replaced in East Farleigh; elled to the 02 arena in CORE services for the elderly are youths switched on hockey club London to take part in under threat, Age UK Maidstone floodlights at 2am in Marden; Young Voices. has warned. Southeastern was asked to install The 16 children from St It follows a request to the organ- a noticeboard in Staplehurst; a Mary’s School, isation from KCC to cut its costs in toilet light was to be repaired in Laddingford, joined West Kent by £10,000 next year. Sutton Valence; a fourth defibril- almost 7,500 other Age UK says it has not received a lator was planned for Yalding. young voices from Britain real-term increase from KCC in six who performed at the years for the core services it pro- massive arena in front of vides Kent’s elderly residents and a packed audience of already receives less per pensioner parents and than anywhere else in the country. friends. 10 Age UK’s chief executive in Maidstone, Paul Coles said: “We have a good relationship with KCC’s adult services and under- stand it has difficult decisions to Clean-up weekend make to balance its budget, but we are already the poor relation to JOIN in a long weekend of litter- other voluntary service providers. picking activities between YOUR LOCAL PROPERTY EXPERT “We are a lean organisation, so March 4 and 6. 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Call 01622 670562/663350 Why trust your [email protected] possessions to www.brayandson.com anyone else! Unit 15 Heronden Road, Parkwood, Maidstone 2 Maidstone South February 2016 downsmail.co.uk News Pub wins local Mum trained to offer hero award THE Chequers Inn, Laddingford, has been declared a community hero by Enterprise Inns. help to young parents The local hostelry, run by Charles and Tracey Leaver for the past 21 NEW mums are receiving the sup- “It was really important that I years, was chosen as South East re- port of an experienced “nanny” as had someone outside my family to gional winner in the pub chain’s an- part of a health service scheme to talk to and they were always there nual Community Heroes Awards. prepare them for the challenges of when I needed them.” As well as hosting numerous being a parent. Family nurse supervisor Carol fundraising events throughout the Jordan Greenway (20), from O’Malley said: “Being involved in year, the pub is the hub of the vil- Allington, is the first of 35 such this programme is a serious, long- lage. It holds a fun fruit and flower young mums from Maidstone and term commitment and all those tak- show each summer to support the Tunbridge Wells to graduate from ing part have shown how village school, hosts the school’s the Family Nurse Partnership pro- dedicated they are to improving Christmas fair and holds Christmas gramme in West Kent. their lives and being the best mums quizzes to raise funds for the Hos- The scheme – an American idea – they can be to their children.” pice in the Weald. is being run by the Kent Commu- Colleague Cathie Burton says the The Chequers Racers cycle team nity Health NHS Foundation, of- programmes are important as a set themselves an annual sporting fering the advice and support of way of getting support and guid- European challenge, raising funds specially-trained family nurses for ance to young families early on. for the Kent Cancer Trust – this two-and-a-half years to first-time She added: “We know early in- year they tackled a route through mums under the age of 20. tervention leads to much better Asturias in Northern Spain. Jordan, mum to two-year-old outcomes for our children, devel- Tracey said: “We have always Kayden, said: “It was a huge shock opmentally and socially, so it’s a been firm believers in supporting when I fell pregnant. I wasn’t pre- real pleasure to see this working so all aspects of the community and pared to be a mum – I had no expe- well in practice.” hope that we have been able to con- rience with babies and was worried The programme is being offered tribute to the village and the parish.
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