Given the Ghurkas and their families have travelled a long way to serve for Great Britain, it seems wrong to uproot them from the communities they have managed to set up here. The Ghurkas of Maidstone are well liked within the County Town. The Invicta Park area also forms a good green lung within a heavily built-up area.
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Trevor Porter
9 years ago
The infrastructure in Maidstone is at saturation point, and this country owes a debt of gratitude to the Gurkas over the years
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Karin Conway
9 years ago
P{lease save these barracks. The Ghurkas save my life; they are the best soldiers in the world and they deserve to be treated well.
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Keith Andrews
9 years ago
We need to keep the last military barrocks in Maidstone, after losing all the others.
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Trevor Charles Smith
9 years ago
To close Maidstone Barracks will not only mean rehousing it's occupants but take away the close knit friendship that has developed with the public in and around the town. The Ghurkas will be especially missed having stttled here and taken up jobs after leaving the forces. They are friendly , hard working, dedicated and a stable part of the community and economy! They world be sorely missed!!
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Maidstone has for centuries been a Barrrack town and the troops and their families are part of it. This town has been altered beyond recognition with an overload of new housing estates and enough is enough. The infrastructure is at capacity level and further building will be to the detriment of we Maidstonians.
It is an assett to the town and the Ghurkas ar welcome.
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Alfred Perdue
9 years ago
Keep the barracks open if only for the sake of the Gurkhas regiment
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Richard Sanders
9 years ago
Apart from the loss to the Gurkhas with the closure of the barracks, the Nepalese community would be a loss to Maidstone, being one of the most polite, quiet and peaceful. They have served and supported our country and don't deserved to be cast aside. I agree with Helen that enough of Maidstone and the surrounding countryside has been concreted over with houses that have inadequate estate roads. The roads, drainage, water supplies and medical infrastructure are too inadequate to cope with the level of development. I have lived in the Loose Road area of Maidstone for over 40 years and the idiotic developments along Sutton Road are causing increased road chaos. Maidstone is unrecognisable (for the worse) from when we first came.
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Chris Holland
9 years ago
Where was the consultation ? and what a total lack of foresight as to the affect this closure would have on Maidstone and surrounding areas
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Stevens
9 years ago
We should be proud of our connection with the military. There is no need or this
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Linda
9 years ago
It would be an economical disadvantage to the town and a significant part of or heritage taken away.
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Paul Burbidge
9 years ago
I agree entirely with Helen Grant's comments as to the disastrous effect closure of the Maidstone Barracks will have on the Nepalese Community in particular,with whom I have worked and for whom I have acted in my professional capacity when they were looking to start up small businesses.
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Jerry Whitmarsh
9 years ago
Happy to help the Gurkhas, who have done so much to help us
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A Woodward
9 years ago
When will you stop building on every bit of land.
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Mac McLaren
9 years ago
I was stationed with the Royal Engineers in the 1970s in the Maidstone Barracks. These barracks remain an important part of Maidstone to us
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Liz McLaren
9 years ago
My husband was stationed here and has very good memories of his time. The barracks remain an important part of Maidstone to us
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SHEILA ADAMS
9 years ago
ME MUST DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO SAVE MAIDSTONE BARRACKS; THE GURKAS HAVE SERVED US WELL
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Denis East
9 years ago
I totally agree with the appeal to save our Maidstone barracks as it will devastate much of the business historically given to our local shops who are already suffering tough economic times with ever rising cost to stay open. This will also effect many families who have grown from generations of personnel attached to the barracks.
Given the Ghurkas and their families have travelled a long way to serve for Great Britain, it seems wrong to uproot them from the communities they have managed to set up here. The Ghurkas of Maidstone are well liked within the County Town. The Invicta Park area also forms a good green lung within a heavily built-up area.
The infrastructure in Maidstone is at saturation point, and this country owes a debt of gratitude to the Gurkas over the years
P{lease save these barracks. The Ghurkas save my life; they are the best soldiers in the world and they deserve to be treated well.
We need to keep the last military barrocks in Maidstone, after losing all the others.
To close Maidstone Barracks will not only mean rehousing it's occupants but take away the close knit friendship that has developed with the public in and around the town. The Ghurkas will be especially missed having stttled here and taken up jobs after leaving the forces. They are friendly , hard working, dedicated and a stable part of the community and economy! They world be sorely missed!!
Maidstone has for centuries been a Barrrack town and the troops and their families are part of it. This town has been altered beyond recognition with an overload of new housing estates and enough is enough. The infrastructure is at capacity level and further building will be to the detriment of we Maidstonians.
Please reverse this decision & respect our longstanding loyal & brave Gurkhas.
It is an assett to the town and the Ghurkas ar welcome.
Keep the barracks open if only for the sake of the Gurkhas regiment
Apart from the loss to the Gurkhas with the closure of the barracks, the Nepalese community would be a loss to Maidstone, being one of the most polite, quiet and peaceful. They have served and supported our country and don't deserved to be cast aside. I agree with Helen that enough of Maidstone and the surrounding countryside has been concreted over with houses that have inadequate estate roads. The roads, drainage, water supplies and medical infrastructure are too inadequate to cope with the level of development. I have lived in the Loose Road area of Maidstone for over 40 years and the idiotic developments along Sutton Road are causing increased road chaos. Maidstone is unrecognisable (for the worse) from when we first came.
Where was the consultation ? and what a total lack of foresight as to the affect this closure would have on Maidstone and surrounding areas
We should be proud of our connection with the military. There is no need or this
It would be an economical disadvantage to the town and a significant part of or heritage taken away.
I agree entirely with Helen Grant's comments as to the disastrous effect closure of the Maidstone Barracks will have on the Nepalese Community in particular,with whom I have worked and for whom I have acted in my professional capacity when they were looking to start up small businesses.
Happy to help the Gurkhas, who have done so much to help us
When will you stop building on every bit of land.
I was stationed with the Royal Engineers in the 1970s in the Maidstone Barracks. These barracks remain an important part of Maidstone to us
My husband was stationed here and has very good memories of his time. The barracks remain an important part of Maidstone to us
ME MUST DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO SAVE MAIDSTONE BARRACKS; THE GURKAS HAVE SERVED US WELL
I totally agree with the appeal to save our Maidstone barracks as it will devastate much of the business historically given to our local shops who are already suffering tough economic times with ever rising cost to stay open. This will also effect many families who have grown from generations of personnel attached to the barracks.