County councillor takes flight from Thanet
Do you get the feeling that Thanet, is so far down the road from Maidstone, that it is often forgotten by those who run the county council, well if proof were needed I would suggest that you take a look at press releases issued by KCC in their news archive.
Now I checked out, over 60 news items given in the last month, of the these only two seemed to specifically mentioned Thanet locations, one being about a hotelier being fined, and another about Kent batsman, Matthew Walker promoting an initiative for schools across the county. Obviously there are other references, to Thanet but these are non-specific county-wide announcements.
Anyway I shall as ever place a link to the Kent County Council news archive and you'll be able to see for yourself all the initiatives, KCC are making everywhere but Thanet.
One story, entitled 'flying high' concerns KCC Cabinet member Kevin Lynes, (who he? Click here), responsible for adult services, now this item of news from the archive 26th September, seems to raise far more questions than it actually answers. Basically Kevin Lynes, flew from Manston in a plane piloted by Lakshman Kahawatte who manages a day-care centre in Swalecliffe, with two colleagues from KCC adult services Janet Hughes (director of operations East Kent) and Michelle Vickery (East Kent finance manager).
What we do know about the flying high, story is that it took 75 minutes, to fly to Maidstone Lydd and then Margate, but no actual purpose of the trip is stated, so was this, an obscure fact finding trip, a council funded jolly, a private non-funded by council trip or what?.
Well whatever the purpose, there was an obvious benefit, Kevin Lynes is quoted thus,"It was a wonderful experience and it made me appreciate what a beautiful part of the world Kent is and what a long coastline it has.
Me I had the same experience, however mine was as a result of driving around the county and having access to a map. Still if we can educate, KCC Cabinet members as to where Thanet is, it's money well spent. The final quote from Mr Lynes "When you see the countryside from the air like this, you realise how diverse the area is and how important it is to get the support KCC provides right for all the people who live in East Kent."
Lets just hope that, this intrepid pioneer from County Hall is able to share the information he has gleaned from his aerial exploration, and explains to his colleagues, most of whom appear to come from West Kent, just what that little bit of land is in the South Eastern corner of England.
Update on flying high, KCC news, this was apparently a privately funded trip, apologies,it would have been handy to point this out on the news release see link below.
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