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DISPUTE RESOLUTION TEAM INCREASES PRESENCE IN CANTERBURY
Next year Whitehead Monckton celebrates their 5th anniversary of the opening of their new office in Canterbury . With the three offices across Kent in Maidstone and Tenterden as well as Canterbury , they ’ re very well placed to help clients as their businesses prosper with the improved outlook for the economy .
David Riordan , associate solicitor in the expanding Dispute Resolution Team will be moving to the Canterbury office full time from November 2017 . David previously worked in Canterbury before joining Whitehead Monckton in 2014 and is delighted to be returning to an area he knows so well . David specialises
in a range of business , personal and property-related disputes and is currently based at Whitehead Monckton ’ s Maidstone head office in King Street .
Christopher Longden who is head of the Dispute Resolution Team at Whitehead Monckton commented : “ We ’ re delighted David is moving to our Canterbury office . This is a great time for the firm ; business continues to improve in all areas and our office in Canterbury is now well established in the City . Having David available to provide dispute resolution services for clients in Canterbury gives us that extra expertise , spread and capacity .”
SEVENOAKS SCHOOL STUDENTS CELEBRATE LOCAL RESIDENT ’ S 101ST BIRTHDAY
Students from Sevenoaks School held a birthday party for local resident , Vicky Lutton , one of the members of the school ’ s Thursday Club .
Vicky celebrated her landmark 101st birthday at the school with a specially baked cake , party food and presents . She belongs to a group of local elderly residents that attends the Thursday Club , held at the Sennocke boarding house at Sevenoaks School .
The Thursday Club is held weekly and is run by 11 students from Year 10 to Upper Sixth , who are participating in the school ’ s Voluntary Service Unit ’ s ( VSU ) community programme . As part of this , the students socialise and spend time with the residents and enjoy engaging in a range of activities together , which vary each week . Activities include , listening to music performed by students and sharing life experiences .
Vicky has been attending the club for a number of years and has previously celebrated her 99th and 100th birthdays with the students and other members of the club . Vicky said : “ We all thoroughly enjoyed it so very much and appreciate all the work involved with balloons , banners , birthday cake , cards , gifts , music and fun and fizz .”
Dr Gillian Williams , leader of the Voluntary Service Unit ( VSU ) at Sevenoaks School , says : “ Running the Thursday club is a wonderful opportunity to bring young and old together , to learn from each other . The intelligence , sensitivity and inspiration that our lovely visitors bring to the club has meant so much . Our students now have plenty of role models to look up to , and our elderly folk have a good reason to laugh ( the students can certainly be hilarious !). Our group includes poets , painters , carers and many ladies who have travelled all over the world , with many stories to tell .”
PENSHURST PLACE SHORTLISTED FOR AWARD NUMBER TWO IN AS MANY WEEKS
Local favourite Kent landmark , Penshurst Place and Gardens , has been shortlisted for yet another two accolades . Having been recently announced in the shortlist for the Happy Family Award in the Visit Kent Tourism Awards , the historic house is now also in the running for two categories in the Kent Wedding Awards 2017 – Heritage Wedding Venue of the Year and overall best Wedding Venue .
The category winners and overall Kent Wedding Awards ’ winners will be announced on 9th November . Visit Kent will announce the winners of the public vote for the Visit Kent Tourism Awards on 24th November .
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