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Town Centre Management’s Events for 2009

May 11th, 2009 · No Comments

We thought that you might be interested in seeing a list of this year’s events - this information has now also been added to the events page on the site:
27 June and 4 July: Jazz Festival4 July (tbc): Independents Day26 July: River Festival8 August: Jam in the Park24-28 August: Green Week22 November: Christmas Lights Switch […]

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Maidstone’s Bin the Bag Campaign

May 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Town Centre Management’s Bin the Plastic Bag campaign culminated in B Day on 31 March 2009.  All of the TCM staff gathered at the entrance to Fremlin Walk with Gill from Countrystyle and collected a whole recycling bin full of plastic bags in around two hours!  We also successsfully delivered 10,000 paper bags to a […]

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Urban Blue Bus Launched

May 11th, 2009 · No Comments

The Maidstone Bus - christened Urban Blue by students from the Cornwallis school was operational from Saturday 2 May.  The bus will be in the town centre alternating between Lockmeadow and HSBC Bank Week Street on weekend evenings.  If when you are in town enjoying Maidstone’s night life you feel that the bus volunteers can […]

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‘It’s In The Bag’ Phold Bags

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

As part of our promotion to make Maidstone a plastic bag free zone, we have been working with local company Phold to create compact shopping bags for use in the town centre.  Phold bags fold down into a neat and flat package which is small enough to store in your pocket or handbag so you can […]

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Where to buy your Maidstone Bag

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

The Maidstone Bag was officially launched at the Royal Star Arcade on 6 June 2008.  We are happy to announce that you can buy a bag for £2.95 from any of the following outlets:

Gullands Solicitors, Mill Street
The Mall Chequers, Ask Me Point
Ronald White, Pudding Lane
Stone Court Hotel, Stone Street
Kilburn Jewellers, Royal Star Arcade
Destiny, Royal Star […]

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Bin The Bag…

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

For some Months Maidstone Town Centre Management (TCM) has been working with the Borough Council on an ambitious plan to make our town the first in Kent to become plastic bag free.
The date we have set to end the giving of plastic bags in our town centre is 31 March 2009, and we need your […]

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