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Twenty years on: The story of Jade s Crossing on the A249, in Detling
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Updated: 07:10, 16 December 2020
As you drive towards Maidstone on the A249, the silhouette of a pirouetting ballerina in the centre of a footbridge comes into view.
Underneath just two words are written: Jade s Crossing.
Jade s Crossing is passed by commuters every day
Many commuters driving under the bridge, which spans the A249 at Detling, may not know the terribly sad reason the structure was built and the tireless road safety campaigning which continued afterwards.
Twenty years ago today, eight-year-old Jade Hobbs and her grandma Margaret Kuwertz, 79, died while on their way to the shops, after walking across the dual carriageway, which was near their home in Pilgrims Way. Both were struck by a car.
Residents in Greenway, Barming call for parents to be more considerate when parking at West Borough Primary School
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Updated: 12:13, 11 December 2020
A head teacher has been forced to go on parking patrols after parents repeatedly drive up grass verges and onto a shared green at pick up time.
Residents in Greenway in Barming who share their street with West Borough Primary School say twice a day they have a battle with inconsiderate parents who also block their driveways, park across pavements and spoil the grass their children play on.
Residents are fed up with inconsiderate parking. Picture: Tammy Jeffery
Fed up with the unbearable situation, residents are calling for parents to be more considerate when visiting the school and to keep their drives clear.