Your Shepway, Issue 21, January 30, 2008

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January 30, 2008
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A BLOCK on spending at Shepway
District Council has left workers
stressed and understaffed, according
to a leading politician.
Cllr Lynne Beaumont, leader of the local
Liberal Democrats,has accused the Tory leaders
of SDC of cutting every budget and not advertis-
ing for new staff in a bid to plug a gap in the
authority’s finances.
She also said the council’s financial reserves
had been drained.
“If you talk to officers they are saying ‘We can’t
spend anything unless it is an emergency or it is
for health and safety’,”said Cllr Beaumont.
“This is dreadful.The knock-on to the staff is
How the fire service is keeping people
absolutely appalling – they have about 30 vacan-
across the district safe cies at this point in time,with only three being
advertised.
ALSO INSIDE “We are holding vacant posts,which means that
the people who work here are going to have an
LEISURE & TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 18-29 awful lot more work to do with very little money
to do it.”
HOMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 31-38 Cllr Beaumont paid tribute to council employ-
ees,whom she said were working hard to main-
CARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 39-44
tain services in the face of the spending freeze.
JOBS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 45-50 “They are working extraordinarily hard to
deliver a service they are very proud of,”said Cllr
SPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 54-55 OH BOY! MONKEY REVEALS ALL Beaumont.
“Without the cash to do that,and without a full
staff team,that is very difficult.”
It’s the question on everyone’s lips… is the baby howler monkey recently born at Port Lympne wildlife When asked why she thought the moratorium
park a boy or a girl? had been imposed, Cllr Beaumont was in no
Well, Yourshepway reporter Rob Livingstone was on the ball as ever and spotted the telltale features doubt where the blame lay.
“We have run out of cash and all you will hear
indicating the park’s 18th howler monkey is a boy.
from Conservative leaders of the council is ‘We
“The monkey, which is about seven inches long, decided to climb on his mother’s back – revealing it is a are balancing the books’.
boy,” said Rob, who was in the enclosure to make his all-important discovery. “They are balancing the books because they
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AAiirrsshhooww ‘It’s a dreadful
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have taken so much money out of the
wwoouulldd ccoosstt reserves,I think we are down to our
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last £100,000 – back in May we had
£900,000.
“Anybody can balance the books by
taking money out of the reserves.
“Everything has been slashed and
things are slowing down – it is a
dreadful state of affairs.”
Cllr Beaumont accused the council
ttoooo mmuucchh of wasting taxpayers’ money.
“You can’t keep wasting a million on
sports centres, or a million on recy-
cling lorries when nobody decided to
test them,and passing that debt on to
the council tax-payers of Shepway –
somewhere it has got to stop.”
However, a SDC spokesman said:
“We are certainly not a well-off coun-
cil,but we have made huge progress
over the last three years to stabilise
(cid:1)BY ROB LIVINGSTONE our finances and put ourselves on a
stronger footing for the future.
“It is important that we maintain
TTHHEE ppeeooppllee bbeehhiinndd tthhee this grip on our spending in the final
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“This does not mean we have stopped
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essential spending that is focused on
bbeeeenn eexxppllaaiinniinngg tthhee rreeaassoonnss our priorities,or that we will not take
bbeehhiinndd tthhee mmoovvee.. on new or replacement staff.
Morale
AAss rreevveeaalleedd oonn YYoouurrsshheeppwwaayy..ccoo..uukk
oonn TThhuurrssddaayy llaasstt wweeeekk,,tthhee aaiirrsshhooww “It simply means that there would
hhaadd bbeeeenn dduuee ttoo bbee hheelldd oonn tthhee wweeeekk-- have to be justification for taking on
eenndd ooff JJuunnee 2288--2299,,bbuutt mmaannaaggeerrss aatt new staff and that appointments
LLoonnddoonn AAsshhffoorrdd AAiirrppoorrtt,,wwhhiicchh oowwnnss would have to be approved by our cor-
tthhee LLyydddd ssiittee,,ssaaiidd iitt wwaass ccoossttiinngg ttoooo porate management team.”
mmuucchh mmoonneeyy.. Cllr David Monk, deputy leader of
SSoommee 4400,,000000 ppeeooppllee aatttteennddeedd tthhee the local Tory party and district secre-
ttwwoo pprreevviioouuss aaiirrsshhoowwss,,iinn 22000066 aanndd tary for finance, denied Cllr Beau-
22000077,, aanndd tthhee eevveenntt hhaadd bbeeccoommee aa mont’s accusations about the state of
mmaajjoorr aattttrraaccttiioonn iinn tthhee ssuummmmeerr the SDC reserves.
sscchheedduullee ffoorr ssoouutthh KKeenntt.. “We have £700,000 left and that is a
LLAAAA mmaannaaggiinngg ddiirreeccttoorr ZZaahheerr DDeeiirr restatement of the account the audi-
ssaaiidd hhee rreeggrreetttteedd tthhee ddeecciissiioonn.. tors requested because we were
CChhaalllleennggee accounting for some earlier retire-
ment payments over a period of years.
““SSttaaggiinngg ssuucchh aa llaarrggee--ssccaallee ppuubblliicc “We haven’t dived into our reserves
eevveenntt hhaass bbeeeenn aa hhuuggee oorrggaanniissaattiioonn-- – the council is in actuality no better
aall cchhaalllleennggee aanndd hhaass bbeeeenn vveerryy ccoosstt-- or no worse off than it has ever been.”
llyy,,””hhee ssaaiidd.. “If you are going to put a moratorium
Kent cricketer Joe Denly talks about the England Performance
2 ““FFoorr tthhee llaasstt ttwwoo yyeeaarrss LLyydddd on, then you don’t spend any money,
Programme. See Yourkenttv.co.uk (sport channel) AAiirrsshhooww hhaass rreelliieedd ssoolleellyy oonn LLyydddd but of course we are not that stupid.
AAiirrppoorrtt ffoorr iittss ffuullll ffiinnaanncciiaall ssuuppppoorrtt.. “There are certain things that have
““TToo ssaaffeegguuaarrdd iittss ffuuttuurree wwee rreeccoogg-- GROUNDED:Tory MP Michael Howard is to happen and there are certain
nniisseedd tthhaatt aa mmaajjoorr ssppoonnssoorr wwaass nneeeedd-- disappointed there won’t be an airshow things that go towards the objectives
eedd ttoo hheellpp ccoovveerr tthhee ccoosstt ooff ssttaaggiinngg of the council,so we focus on those.
tthhee aaiirrsshhooww aatt LLyydddd aanndd,,ddeessppiittee oouurr MMiicchhaaeell HHoowwaarrdd,, TToorryy MMPP ffoorr “If your budget is predicted to go over,
bbeesstt eeffffoorrttss,,wwee hhaavvee bbeeeenn uunnaabbllee ttoo FFoollkkeessttoonnee aanndd HHyytthhee,,ssaaiidd::““II rreeggrreett then you don’t just sit there and let it go
aattttrraacctt aa ssuuiittaabbllee ssppoonnssoorr.. tthhaatt aaiirrsshhooww iiss nnoott ttaakkiinngg ppllaaccee –– iitt over.If you do,then it messes up all the
““LLAAAA iiss ssiimmppllyy uunnaabbllee ttoo kkeeeepp ccoovv-- iiss aa lloossss ttoo tthhee aarreeaa,, bbuutt II qquuiittee future financial planning – you have
eerriinngg tthhee ffuullll ccoosstt ooff tthhee aaiirrsshhooww,,ssoo uunnddeerrssttaanndd iiff tthheeyy hhaavveenn’’tt ggoott tthhee got to have discipline in your budget.”
wwee hhaavvee hhaadd nnoo ooppttiioonn bbuutt ttoo ccaanncceell ggoott tthhee mmoonneeyy..”” Cllr Monk also refuted the accus-
ffoorr tthhiiss yyeeaarr..”” MMeennaawwhhiillee,, aa ssppookkeessmmaann ffoorr tthhee ation the council was understaffed.
MMrr DDeeiirr ssaaiidd hhee hhooppeedd tthhee aaiirrsshhooww CChhaannnneell CChhaammbbeerr ooff CCoommmmeerrccee ssaaiidd “At any one time there are 30-40
wwoouulldd bbee hheelldd nneexxtt yyeeaarr oonnccee aa ssppoonn-- tthhee ccaanncceellllaattiioonn ooff tthhee aaiirrsshhooww wwaass aa jobs available, that is just the way
ssoorr hhaadd bbeeeenn ffoouunndd.. ddiissaappppooiinnttmmeenntt.. things go.If we have only advertised
““WWee wwiillll llooookk iinnttoo hhoollddiinngg tthhee aaiirr-- ““IItt iiss aa rreeaall sshhaammee tthhaatt tthhee aaiirrsshhooww for three, then these are the most
sshhooww ffoorr 22000099 pprroovviiddeedd wwee ccaann hhaass bbeeeenn ppoossttppoonneedd,, aanndd tthhaatt aa important three at this time.
sseeccuurree ssuuffffiicciieenntt ffuunnddss.. rreeppllaacceemmeenntt ssppoonnssoorr ccoouulldd nnoott bbee “She keeps trying to say the morale of
““LLooookkiinngg ffaarrtthheerr aahheeaadd,,wwee wwoouulldd ffoouunndd.. staff is low and it is not.You can come
hhooppee ttoo rruunn tthhiiss ppooppuullaarr ffaammiillyy eevveenntt ““WWee hhooppee iitt wwiillll rreettuurrnn iinn tthhee down to the civic centre – staff morale
eevveerryy ootthheerr yyeeaarr ffrroomm tthheerree oonn..”” ffuuttuurree..”” is as good as I have ever known it.”
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Siobhan stars MES
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Picture
in Hollywood
blockbuster
(cid:1)BY NICK AMES before ending up lying in a puddle after
losing her head.”
The Great Chamber was used as the
THEUK model of the year cell where Anne is held before her ‘walk of
doom’ and the castle courtyard is used for
2006-07, Folkestone’s own
the execution scene.
Siobhan Hustler, is making an The scenes at Dover were shot over five
appearance in an upcoming days from 6am to 8pm after a three-week
makeover which removed all trappings of
blockbuster movie.
the 21st century and sent the historic
The Other Boleyn Girl tells the sizzling fortress back to medieval times.
tale of ambitious sisters Anne and Mary A total of 150 crew and a massive 260
Boleyn as they scheme their way into the extras were used in the shooting the loca-
bed of King Henry VIII. tion shots by director Justin Chadwick
Star of The Hulk,Eric Bana plays the who based his movie on the romantic and
part of Henry,with starl Natalie Portman dramatic novel written of the same name
and Scarlett Johansson in the roles of written by Philippa Gregory.
Anne and Mary. The historical King Henry and his ret-
Filmmakers Universal Pictures chose STARAPPEAL:Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana and inue would have frequently stayed at the
Dover Castle to stand in as the Tower of imposing castle and a display of replica
talie Portman in The Other Boleyn Girl
London,the scene of Anne’s execution as period artefacts is currently open to visitors
royal affections turn towards Mary. ly kind – but freezing as well. Siobhan added she has been coming to
And Siobhan plays the role of Anne’s lady “While she was out in the cold,Scarlett the castle ever since she was a young girl.
in waiting in scenes shot at Dover Castle. Johansson was back in her trailer,in the “I always loved the place and its stories
She said:“It was a pleasure and privi- warm. – all the history,all the drama and tragedy.
lege to work on this film,especially along- “When it came to Anne’s death scene we “Now I have been part of bring those
side Natalie Portman,who was lovely. were all told to cry and it wasn’t difficult. tales to life.”
“It was freezing cold on set and she would It was so moving,she made this speech • For a revealing interview about
give all the people on set with her a chance when she realised she was not going to what went on behind the camera and
to warm up with her hot-water bottle. get a royal pardon and it was brilliant. a guided tour of the castle’s film loca-
“I was holding it and then she was,like, “Then she did the walk of doom down tions, join Siobhan Hustler on
‘can I have it back please?’.She was real- the castle steps and into the courtyard yourkenttv.co.uk. MODEL PERFORMANCE: Siobhan Hustler has helped bring history to life
PO on the move Homeless man
South Kent College
FOLKESTONE’s main post office will re-
open in WHSmiths in Sandgate Road. burgled chemists
It will open on March 6,replacing the
existing post office in Bouverie Place.
For a selection of courses
The new post office will have seven
serving positions and host will a Bureau
de Change and Giro business banking ‘to raise deposit’ starting early in the
facilities.
Post Office spokeswoman Martine
New Year, visit
Munby said:“We are confident that the
transfer of Folkestone post office to
WHSmith will allow us to continue offer- www.southkent.ac.uk/
ing a high standard of service to cus- (cid:1)BY IAN READ founded on desperation”.He said
tomers from a modern environment, Kerr met the other man, who,
while safeguarding main post office serv- unknown to him was driving a newyear
ices into the long-term future. A CHANCE meeting resulted in stolen car,in Folkestone.
Christian Kerr being caught on Mr Trafford said:“They drove to
CCTV breaking into a chemists. New Romney and the other man
VIEW THIS CLIP ON Kerr, 34, of Bridge Street, announced he was going to break Places are still available
Folkestone,and another man bur- into the pharmacy.
gled Lloyds Pharmacy’s New “What Mr Kerr should have
yourkenttv.co.uk Romney branch and got away done is got out of the car and bug-
with perfume and drugs worth gered off,but he didn’t. Alternatively,
LOCAL £1,200. Depressed
Anna Kachingwe, prosecuting,
told Folkestone magistrates two “He climbed in through the bro- call in at one of our
men wearing balaclavas were ken front door,grabbed a bag and
seen breaking into the chemists in stole some perfumes. He wasn’t campuses or telephone
New Romney High Street. interested in the drugs.
They were seen coming out with “He gave into temptation
0845 207 8220
carrier bags in their hands. because he was stupid,depressed
She said: “Shortly afterwards and homeless.
police saw the vehicle the two “He thought he could sell the
men were in and gave chase. A perfume to get a deposit so he
bag containing fragrances was could put a roof over his head.”
thrown out of the car.” Kerr was given a four-month
When the car was stopped,offi- prison sentence suspended for 18
cers found 1,000 termazapan months and an 18-month supervi-
Coldplay star loses his cool with
tablets on the back seat. sion order.
photographer Jae Donnelly Mark Trafford, defending, said He was ordered to pay £60 pros-
Kerr’s offence was “stupidity ecution costs.
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Care trust offers
a healthy boost
PEOPLE who have found it hard to shift
those Christmas pounds,or who are wor-
ried about their general health,can get
help from the Eastern and Coastal Kent
Primary Care Trust.
The PCT offers a range of services
aimed at improving the health of people
in Kent.
There is the Exercise Referral Service
for people with health problems who do
not get regular physical activity.
Then there is the Expert Patient
Programme,which offers a seven-week
course for people with long-term health
problems.
Advice on how to stop smoking and
how to eat healthily are also available.
For information on the Exercise
Referral Service, phone [phone],
and for details on the Expert Patient
Programme phone [phone].
To learn about the Stop Smoking
Service,phone [phone].Call 01304
828709 about the Healthy Eating scheme.
Alternatively, email heath.promo- Top London billing for
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Vouchers to help
kids keep in shape
SAINSBURY’S store at West Park dramatic seaside art
Farm,Folkestone,is launching a vouch-
er scheme encouraging children to exer-
cise and eat healthily.
The scheme, Active Kids, also allows
vouchers that are collected to be donated
to less fortunate schools around the world.
To this end,specialist sports packages (cid:1)BY PETER BOYES
have been designed to help children
around the world stay active. These
include footballs, basketballs, kwik- A PROMISING young artist from
cricket sets,pumps and frisbees.
Folkestone has been selected to
From Thursday, February 14, to
Wednesday, June 4, every £10 spent is appear at a major London show.
worth one Active Kids voucher. Shane Record will exhibit his oil paintings
To encourage healthy eating there are to a national audience at the Country Living
bonus vouchers for fresh fruit,vegetables Spring Fair this March.
and any item of food with an ‘apple stamp’, He said he was “really excited”about the invi-
such as milk,pasta,rice and fresh fish. tation:“It wasn’t what I was expecting at all.”
The 33-year-old former university lecturer is
now a well-established figure in Folkestone.
The coastal town is undergoing an artistic
VIEW THIS CLIP ON FOR THE RECORD: Oil paintings by Shane Record will go on show at the Country Living fair, which has a coastal theme
renaissance, led by the Creative Foundation
yourkenttv.co.uk which was set up by Roger De Haan, the about time passing and things changing and his night,rainy and gloomy scenes have done
billionaire former owner of Saga. disappearing.I’m really proud of it. for Folkestone what Grimshaw’s work did for
LOCAL Mr Record was the first resident artist in the “It’s a painting that disappears. It’s as far Victorian industrial London and many of the
town’s Creative Quarter, where artists are from commercial work as you can get.” northern towns.
offered cheap rents on studios. He revealed some of his motivation for pro- “It has been said of Shane that he has
He was also the first to open a gallery in the ducing the self-portrait in water. iconized Folkestone,single-headedly Shane has
Old High Street in the heart of the old town. “Part of being in the public eye – which I put the Creative Quarter on the map.
Just before Christmas he was asked if he guess I am – is that you get people criticising “Though many wouldn’t recognise what Shane
would like to exhibit his oil paintings at the you and saying how rubbish you are. produces as high art,it is popular art in that it
Country Living fair, which this year has a “One comment was that I couldn’t do represents something we understand,would like
coastal theme. portraits or figures. I thought I would do a to remember and have hanging on our wall.”
“The fact they want me to exhibit there is self-portrait that disappears so people could The Country Living Spring Fair takes place
really exciting,”he said. eat their words if they like.” takes place March 12-16 at the Business
Mr Record,who was born in Hythe,features Mr Record can be seen most days at work in Design Fair in Islington,London.
in a new film for our broadband TV website, the window of his gallery.His work in oil fea- It will showcase the work of 350 designers
yourkenttv. tures landscapes and vistas in and around the and artisans from across the UK, each hand-
It features a water painting and was made with coastal town. picked by the magazine’s team.
The spirit of Folkestone as captured Paul Jerreat,a video journalist at KOS Media. According to the Folkestone Arts Magazine, Asked why Shane Record was picked,
by artist Shane Record. Mr Record said:“It was an idea of mine that I “Shane’s work has a great deal in common show director Chris Holman said: “We just
have been working on for about 10 years.It is with the Victorian artist Atkinson Grimshaw, liked his work.”
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Long-stay campers to
be permitted at site
A HOLIDAY camp has had restrictions on
yourshepway
the length of time campers can stay lifted.
Previously, visitors to the site were
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limited to staying 21 nights to prevent
non-holiday makers from setting up perma-
nent camp there.
Asda sets £60 fine for
Now the New Beach Holiday Village will be
open for holiday purposes only and be
flouting parking rules restricted to the use of “bona fide campers,
caravanners and touring units only”,accord-
ing to Shepway District Council’s develop-
DRIVERS who flout the law by parking in ment control committee minutes.
spaces reserved for disabled drivers will get a No static units will be permitted at the site
nasty shock the next time they go to the Asda in Hythe Road, Dymchurch, and use of the
store in Folkestone’s Bouverie Place. site for touring units will be restricted to
The company has decided to impose a £60 February 28-January 11.
fine on customers who use the spaces but do
Appeal to drop dirty
not have blue badges.
They will also issue fines to people who
park in the spaces reserved for mothers with dog owners right in it
young children.
The parking spaces are normally located
closer to the entrance of the store and are AN APPEAL has gone out to report people
wider so customers can get into their cars who don’t clean up after their dogs.
more easily. Lympne Parish Council has had number of
The company will initially roll out the fines complaints about the amount of dog mess
in its stores in the South East.The scheme that has been left around the village.
PLACE IN HISTORY: The Leas Lift and Market Crescent (below) have been recorded on Images of England will go nationwide in March. People who witness dog owners leaving
Asda says the money raised by the fines their dog’s droppings are encouraged to
will help pay for the scheme and the rest will phone the Shepway District Council dog war-
Buildings provide
be donated to charity. den on 01303 853000 and report a descrip-
A company spokesman said: “This may tion of the offenders.
upset some people, but it is important that Not cleaning up after your dog can be pun-
our customers can park hassle-free.” ished with a fine of up to £1,000.
digital snapshot of
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England’s history
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A ‘DIGITAL Domesday Book’ has (cid:1)BY NICK AMES d
been launched to chronicle the
grand opening
greatest architectural treasures of
moment what our society values in its his-
England,which includes local church- tory and its architecture.
es and other prominent buildings. “This is a unique record.With the grad-
ual march of plastic windows, railings i 8th february
Not surprisingly for a district with such being removed and drives being tarma-
a diverse heritage,many sites in Shepway cked, future generations will be able to d
are featured. look back and see how England once was.”
The project by English Heritage has The images were taken by more than
taken seven years to complete and cost £7.4 2,200 volunteers nationwide. They used
million.A total of 315,000 images are now 13,000 rolls of 35mm film and travelled 1.4
online and available at www.imagesof million miles to obtain the images. live music & half price
england.org.uk. One photographer,Lorna Freeman,took n
They include almost every building, pictures of England’s 42 officially desig- cocktails*
structure and monument listed as being of nated counties and had 2,453 different
importance. shots used.
(*opening weekend only)
Beautiful stately homes and imposing Most prominent pictures across the site
castles are included alongside the more are of churches,which total 7,484.Next are
commonplace – lamp posts, railway sta- bridges with 6,283 on the site.Rarest are o
tions,telephone kiosks and bus shelters. two penguin pools and one pigeon loft.
“The intention was to capture forever The site should appeal to many different fantastic food, mexican
a snapshot of how England looks at people,according to English Heritage.
the start of the 21st century,”said Simon It is intended for scholars to examine beers, tequilas & shots
Thurley, chief executive of English the historical significance of buildings
Heritage. shown, architects and engineers to study c
“It’s a Domesday Book for our time,a dig- techniques and tourists to view place they
ital history of England that captures at one intend to visit.
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TODAY’S FORECAST WEEKEND Family tribute to ‘loving’
HIGH TIDES son killed in car crash
A YOUNG man from Alkham was killed when
Chatham Saturday 6:08am 4.8m his car hit a tree.
Sunday 7:12am 4.5m Christopher Hyland,18,described as “full of
energy and life”by his family,was killed in the
Dover Saturday 5:17pm 5.1m accident in Alkham Valley Road.
111888 Sunday 6:45pm 4.9m He had been travelling from the Folkestone
direction towards River at about 8.30pm on
Dungeness Saturday 5:27pm 5.9m Wednesday last week when his car hit a fence
11666 Sunday 6:38pm 5.8m and tree close to Kearsney Abbey.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by
Ramsgate Saturday 5:47pm 3.8m paramedics.
Christopher had lived in Alkham his whole
Sunday 6:22am 3.9m life and was described as a “home-boy at heart”
Sheerness Saturday 6:31pm 4.5m by his parents.
SUNRISE SUNSET He attended Temple Ewell primary school
7.37AM 4.41PM Sunday 7:00am 4.5m and St Edmunds Catholic school in Dover
MOONRISE MOONSET Whitstable Saturday 6:39pm 4.3m before pursuing a carpentry career at college.
Following this passion,he had just become an
2.31PM 10.19AM Sunday 7:00am 4.4m apprentice to a carpenter and cabinet-maker.
FIVE-DAY KENT FORECAST In a statement,his family said:“Christopher
AROUNDTHE was a happy, loving, hard-working boy and
young man. Through all avenues of his life,
Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon WORLDYESTERDAY whether at school, work or walking through
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The teenager’s family said:“Christopher had
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QWhen did you develop a love of birds? become a nature reserve warden,which was my wetter winters but drier summers which will
QUESTION & ANSWER ambition at the time.After working as a teacher make it more difficult to manage wetlands.
AI have had an interest in wildlife for as long with VSO in Zimbabwe and then two years However,we do have opportunities to minimise
as I can remember.The experience that I working for the Nature Conservancy Council in the impacts by making our wetlands larger and
CHRIS remember really getting me interested in Orkney and Shetland,I moved to the RSPB in less vulnerable to drying out.We may have to do
birds was seeing and identifying stonechats South East England in 1990,primarily because more water storage of winter rainfall to make
and yellowhammers on a family holiday to my wife (although not my wife at the time!) sure there is water available in summer.Some
Devon when I was about 12.I used to see them rather than I,thought it was a great place to recently published information suggests that by
CORRIGAN on the cliff-tops every day.At that time,they live.As a Lancastrian,it would not have been the end of the century,some wetland birds may
were rare and exotic to me.I have had a pas- my first choice at the time! I have since come to be under greater pressure to survive in Kent,
sion for birds ever since. realise that my northern prejudices are other birds will move in from mainland Europe.
unfounded.The region has some fabulous places
QWhat does your job entail? for wildlife. QWhat does the RSPB do in Kent?
AAs regional director,I am responsible for all
the nature reserves at sites such as QWhat can Kent offer birdwatchers?
AWe manage almost 30 square kilometres of
Dungeness,Blean Woods and the North Kent
land across the county including extensive
Marshes.I am also responsible for all our work AKent has a diverse range of habitats includ-
areas of wetland and woodland.Kent has more
on land use planning and policy, education, ing some of the most important wetlands in
RSPB reserves than any other county in the
youth work, membership and raising the the country.Places like the North Kent Marshes
money we need to support the work we do. have an amazing variety of birds throughout the South East, which is a good indicator of its
This is a tremendous variety of different types year.The county’s geographic location,close to importance for wildlife.Although it has a lot of
of work.The downside is I spend most of my mainland Europe,means it is also excellent for wildlife,(and a lot of RSPB members!) it is also
time in meetings in offices and hardly any observing migration,particularly at places like under a lot of pressure from development.We do
time out in the countryside.This is contrary to Dungeness because it juts out into the English a lot of work behind the scenes protecting sites
the impression of people I meet who imagine I Channel.When you add to this the woodlands from development proposals and occasionally
spend all my time driving round in a Land and chalk grassland, the county is one of the campaign more publicly where major threats
Rover watching birds.If only this were true! best in the country for the diversity of birds. emerge.In recent years,one of our more success-
ful campaigns was to help prevent an airport
QHow did you become involved in the RSPB? QWhat effect will climate change have on Kent’s birds? twice the size of Heathrow being built at Cliffe
on the North Kent Marshes.At the moment,we
AAs a teenager,I worked as a voluntary war- AIt’s hard to know for sure.We do not know are in the middle of another major campaign,to
den on three different RSPB reserves and precisely how big an impact it will have,but prevent the expansion of Lydd Airport.In addi-
was one of the volunteers guarding the only we can be sure that sea levels will rise and tion to conservation work, we have education
nesting golden eagles in England.I thought this “drown”some of the coastal mud and salt marsh programmes and events. We can only protect
would be a great experience for helping me to habitats.It is also very likely that we will have wildlife if people continue to value it.
&
Chris Corrigan is regional director of the RSPB. Here he talks to Rob Livingstoneabout his extensive work
protecting wildlife and campaigning againt development to keep the rich diversity of birds in the county.
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Every week, My Last Mistake Coldplay’s Chris Martin loses Businessman Robin Hills Film-maker and youth football Roger de Haan was among
(based in Maidstone) will his cool with Folkestone talks about business success, coach Ernie Brennan wants to those attending the opening
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post a new live performance photographer Jae Donnelly doing National Service and a change parents on the touchline. of Folkestone University this
of one of their songs outside a New York hospital childhood in Ramsgate All parents should watch this month by Michael Howard
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Yourkenttv winners
THREE top videos shown on Yourkenttv “music video”– the Biscuit Wrap – which
on to wi-fi have won cash prizes for their creators. has a suitable urban and gritty feel to
Talented Natalie Langley used the complement street level sounds… appar-
Prodigy song Under My Wheels as the ently.
soundtrack to a wild mix of stunning visu- EmCee has continued to film and upload
als and costumes to make Concrete Jungle. a series of music clips and become some-
Together with her creative partner Katie thing of a cult figure on Yourkenttv.
Fotis,she uses colour,graphics,effects and November’s £100 winner was Alexander
visuals to amazing effect. Roscow for his Sk8 Medway shoot.It saw
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technology
which was up for grabs when our broad- stunts on a variety of objects from specially-
band TV station was launched in created ramps and pipes,to a selection of
September. street furniture and steps.
October’s upload winner of £100 was Congratulations to all three of our win-
Robert McMillan for his EmCee Flapjack ners.Take a look at www.yourkenttv.co.uk.
(cid:1)BY NICK AMES from reception through to the back office oper-
ations.”
Wi-fi is a limited range technology ideal for
A STRING of hotels across the use in locations such as homes or businesses.
For hotel guests, it means for a small fee
county have become the latest to
they can log-on to BT Openzone and within
benefit from the wi-fi explosion. seconds be surfing the web – and checking out
Brewer Shepherd Neame has teamed up sites such as our very own free broadband TV
with BT Openzone to offer its customers the site,www.yourkenttv.co.uk.
chance to log-on to the internet without need- Chris Bruce,BT Openzone’s general manag-
ing to plug their machines into a phone sock- er,added:“While we have many partnerships
et. with big hotel brands, we are pleased to be
And it is rolling out the wireless technology working here in Kent with this niche chain.
– which is automatically detected by built-in “We know it is important for them to be able
modems on laptops – to all 13 of its hotels in to provide wi-fi access to guests in today’s con-
the county. nected market place.”
They include sites in Faversham,
Canterbury, Ashford, Chatham, Deal,
Broadstairs,Maidstone and Whitstable. Ring this number
Technology
While the technology is not new – wi-fi is
and help to foster
now widely deployed by business and resi- September launch winner was Natalie Langley for Under My Wheels, £500
dential users as an easy way for multiple
computers to get online – the brewer hopes
the technology will lure more people to stay FOSTER care agency Family Matters are
at its hotels and then access details on local on the lookout across Kent to find people
attractions and services.In addition it allows who want to look after and raise children.
staff to log-on to help them in their daily The Folkestone-based agency – featured
duties. in this paper last week – is after suitable
Nigel Bunting, Shepherd Neame’s retail people from all walks of life to care for chil-
director, said:“Having a comprehensive wi-fi dren after they lose their parents.
network installed across Shepherd Neame Unfortunately the number we printed
hotels was an essential step forward for us. last week was incorrect.The correct num-
“The service has been an instant hit, with ber to get in touch with the agency is October winner was Robert McMillan for November winner was Alexander Roscoe for
staff and hotel guests alike.The wi-fi technol- 01303 210029. The Biscuit Wrap, £100 SK8 Medway, £100
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