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00:00Hello and welcome to Ken Tonight, live here on KMTV.
00:27I'm Gabriel Morrison and here are your top stories on Wednesday the 6th of August.
00:33It's only getting worse.
00:35Trouble at abandoned St John Fisher School in Rochester is happening on a daily basis,
00:41according to residents.
00:42Just want it gone, so we won't have any of this.
00:45Fire engines are not around.
00:47You know, it'd just be rubble. Just leave it.
00:50Tuning in for good.
00:52KMFM smashed tonnes of TIN's target, raising thousands for food banks.
00:56Until you've kind of seen what a difference that makes and how these shelves get populated,
01:03it's really hard to kind of, I think to really fully appreciate the difference it makes.
01:08Yeah.
01:09And do you hear the children sing?
01:11Medway Youth Drama School takes on the challenge of adapting Les Miserables.
01:15It's a wonderful opportunity for them to improve their confidence, hone their drama skills,
01:22their singing skills, their acting skills, their dance skills.
01:24Well, we start the story with one we've told many times before.
01:38That of residents near the abandoned John Fisher School in Rochester,
01:43who say daily disturbances are now coming about from trespassers who are making their life difficult.
01:49Since the school closed in 2022, the site has seen multiple incidents of anti-social behaviour,
01:55leading to frequent police and fire call-outs.
01:59Christian Hawthorne spoke to neighbours and counsellors to find out how the community is coping
02:04and what's being done to address the situation.
02:07Fire, vandalism and weapons.
02:10The abandoned John Fisher School in Rochester has seen continuous anti-social behaviour for months,
02:16which residents say has only gotten worse due to the summer holidays,
02:20as now the building sees visitors every day.
02:23Although plans for demolition are in place, the exact timing of that is unknown.
02:28When the kids are coming, even some adult people, if I say something they're very annoying
02:33and they're following me because I'm scared sometimes they can break my car or something.
02:37Even my children said don't talk to them and my wife said don't talk to them.
02:41Living so close to it, it is such...
02:44As soon as you see fire, you know the roads are going to be shut,
02:48no-one can't get home, no-one can get past.
02:51And the fire, you know, they've put the flames out, but that's it.
02:55You hear nothing else from the council about trying to sort what the school is, basically,
03:02which is just derelict.
03:04It just needs to be demolished. It's a pain.
03:07Usually they do security a couple of years before,
03:10and the security man, by the way, one day he said they don't get enough payment,
03:14that's why they stop the security.
03:15So while residents in the area say that not enough is being done
03:18to stop the behaviour in the neighbourhood,
03:20the council worries that something will happen before demolition takes place.
03:24Look, listening to professionals when we had the meeting that I was pleased to convene earlier this week,
03:30it's really clear to me as a kind of person who lives in the community,
03:34not an expert, but it's really clear to someone like myself,
03:38these buildings are now in such a situation where, you know,
03:42any anti-social behaviour is putting everybody at risk, including those carrying it out.
03:47So I'd say absolutely very clearly, don't carry out this anti-social behaviour.
03:51And the community safety partnership will be writing to landowners just to make it really clear
03:56that we need to see improvements in the security arrangements and such like.
04:01Much like our last report made here, noises of destruction were heard,
04:05followed by people being seen in and on the building.
04:08In a statement, Kemp Police said that our patrols have been called
04:12to reports of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage
04:15at some of the empty buildings close to Chatham Town Centre.
04:19I fully support our colleagues at Medway Council and the wider community safety partnership
04:24as they make contact with the property owners
04:27to prevent further incidents taking place at these locations.
04:30So as the building sees regular trespassers causing regular trouble,
04:34those affected still wait in the rubble of safety rules.
04:38Kristen Hawthorne, Kemp TV, in Rochester.
04:43Now, police have arrested a man and a woman after a three-month-year-old baby died in Fannington.
04:49Officers took the pair into custody on Sunday morning
04:52after the child was found dead at home on Alphaston Road.
04:56Witnesses say up to six police cars and four ambulances were at the scene.
05:01Police tell us the man and woman were arrested in connection with the baby's death.
05:05They've been released on bail while the investigation continues.
05:09And officers say their enquiries into what's happened are still ongoing.
05:13Now, Maidstone-based charity Hypo Hounds is urgently calling for support and funding.
05:20For the first time in more than a decade, they've had to close their public programme,
05:24leaving several children without potentially life-saving assistance.
05:28The team fears they could be forced to shut within the year
05:31if they don't secure the funding they need.
05:34Well, our reporter Ethelie Reynolds joins me now in the studio now to tell us more.
05:39Talk to us first a little bit about Hypo Hounds, a charity probably a lot of us are not familiar with.
05:43Yeah, so Hypo Hounds is, like you said, they're a charity.
05:47And they train dogs to help mainly children with type 1 diabetes.
05:51The dogs are trained via scent detection and it's via this food and reward training.
05:58So the dogs don't know that they're training for this life-saving care.
06:01They're just rewarded with treats.
06:03I think we've got some on the screen now of the dogs being trained.
06:06Very sweet.
06:07Yeah, some great pictures there.
06:09They're very cute, aren't they?
06:10Yeah.
06:11Obviously, they need a lot of money to carry out the training we're seeing on the screen.
06:14Just how much is it?
06:15So it costs around £25,000 to train a dog when it's about eight weeks old.
06:21And because of this cost, the charity are calling for more donations.
06:26They currently have eight children waiting for a dog.
06:29But for the first time in 10 years, they've had to close their public services.
06:33And they're saying they need to raise about £150,000 to keep going.
06:38And they were recently awarded a £10,000 grant, but this just isn't enough.
06:44We actually caught up with Jane from the charity, who told us a bit more about this struggle.
06:49We've had some wonderful donations that are coming in to us and businesses that are coming in to support us, which is absolutely amazing.
06:58But the time is ticking, really.
07:01We need to buy these puppies now.
07:04We've got the support network waiting.
07:06We've got puppy parents that are waiting.
07:08We've got children that are waiting.
07:10But like I say, without the money coming, our expenditure at the moment on a monthly basis is about £20,000.
07:17So we need to secure the next year of funding so that we can then help these children and keep the charity doing what it's doing, which is saving lives.
07:28And the charities say, unfortunately, they worry that the stage will be critical if they don't raise enough money by January.
07:37That's the stage where they're worried that they might have to shut down.
07:40And potentially, a lot of children will not get this care that could save their lives if the dog detects a hypo.
07:46And it may kind of diminish some families' quality of life because the dogs can often help parents and carers sit back and relax.
07:54So without this funding, it's just it's not going to be great.
07:57It's quite critical.
07:58Yeah.
07:59Anthony, thank you for bringing us those details.
08:01And now 90 new jobs are landing in Chatham today as a brand new McDonald's opens at Dockside.
08:10The restaurant will serve customers 24-7, seven days a week.
08:14A franchise owner who runs several McDonald's across Kent says they're investing in opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds.
08:22This new site has been built with McDonald's convenience of the future design using fresh layouts and the latest tech to make ordering faster and easier.
08:31It's now the eighth McDonald's in Medway.
08:34And KMFN's Tons of Tins campaign has smashed donation records this year.
08:40It's one of Kent's biggest food collections helping charities from all over the county.
08:45Next week, thanks to listener donations, much of that food will be bought and sent straight to food banks right across the county.
08:51Earlier, Rob and Umi joined me on a sofa to tell me more.
08:54I think the total was £11,696 on our Just Giving page.
09:00We also had physical donations come into the studio.
09:03So, these were local businesses that were collecting on behalf of the team.
09:08Kids were using their pocket money to get donations.
09:12And listeners, you know, maybe just going around their neighbourhood and putting that all together to replenish food banks across the county.
09:21And it's the pictures I saw you guys posting.
09:23People were coming into the office, weren't they?
09:25And you're posing photos and people are so generous.
09:28I mean, somebody gave £1,000, I believe.
09:30Yeah, so a lady from Canterbury called Eileen, she just appeared.
09:34She didn't just appear.
09:35She called in a couple of weeks ago, didn't she?
09:37Yeah.
09:38She rung in and she said, I'd like to make a donation.
09:40She's slightly older and she was struggling with using the online technology.
09:44So we said, I said, how much do you want to give?
09:47Because I thought, well, if she wants to give 10, 15 quid, I'll give her the money.
09:50And if I ever meet you, you can shout me it back.
09:52And good job I didn't agree to that, really.
09:54Yeah.
09:55She turned up and she gave us £1,000, yeah.
09:57So, yeah, it's been amazing.
09:59The donation amount, the actual cash is now being converted into food.
10:03So we still don't know the total tonnage.
10:06The full tonnage yet.
10:07But last year was 9.21.
10:09And we're quite confident.
10:12Over 10 tons?
10:13Yeah.
10:14We think we raised over £5,000 more than last year.
10:20So we think that, you know, we will beat last year's total.
10:26But Gabe's point about the, it's amazing that people have been rocking up.
10:31The price of a can of beans from last year had gone up by like four or five pence.
10:36The same product we were buying last year has just gone up.
10:39And obviously everybody's cost of living has gone up.
10:41The bills are going up through the roof for everybody.
10:43So the idea that we've been able to generate more money,
10:45we were always going to need more to even equal out last year's.
10:49And you've got food banks right across the county,
10:52who this is going to be going to, dotted in all different corners.
10:55Tell us, you know, I mean, you do this every year,
10:56but what's the importance of continuing to do this year and year?
10:59Until you, and we were lucky because we got a chance to actually physically go and see them be delivered.
11:04Until you've walked into a food bank and you can see the shelves and how empty they are.
11:10Until you hear, we had one guy came in to deliver,
11:13who had used the food bank because he got ill, couldn't work anymore.
11:18Until you've kind of seen what a difference that makes and how these shelves get populated,
11:24it's really hard to kind of, I think, to really fully appreciate the difference it makes.
11:29Yeah.
11:30We'll have that full interview for you in about half hour's time
11:34and you'll be able to watch it on our website after this programme.
11:36But we're going to take a quick break now.
11:38But coming up after the break, our health expert, Dr Julian Speaks,
11:41will be here with all the latest health headlines
11:43and how to stay safe at the beach if you're heading there this weekend.
11:46And we've been talking to a drama school in Medway
11:48who have put together a performance of Les Mis in just two weeks.
11:52You don't want to miss it. We'll be back in a few minutes.
11:59We'll be back in a few minutes.
12:29Thank you very much.
16:44ievers吃 new.
16:45Ladies and gentlemen.
16:46Do you get a 95% chance of getting that illness and people get things like damage to their
16:51lungs, damage to their brains.
16:53People can be left with deafness, blindness and permanent damage as well as death as a
16:59result of measles.
17:00So it's something we don't want it to come back.
17:02Emma Marjab Dan, that's what parents need to be taking.
17:04Is there a cult trend of more and more parents actually not wanting the young ones to
17:09have this vaccine, what's the risk if they don't have it?
17:11Well, certainly looking at the practices where I work, it's patchy.
17:14But yes, in some populations, there's enormous nervousness about MMR.
17:19They believed the propaganda from the anti-vaxxers online
17:23rather than from sort of medical and scientific professionals,
17:27which is sad, really, because I have no vested interest in giving people MMR
17:31other than I really, really don't want their children to suffer.
17:34I'm going to move on to another topic now.
17:37Of course, we're saying, you know what I mean, it is safe to get a vaccine.
17:39That's what NHS advice gives us.
17:40But safety at sea, we'll have the weather very shortly.
17:44We're going to see it's going to be quite hot this weekend.
17:46Of course, we do get jellyfish here.
17:48Maybe you're lucky enough to go abroad.
17:49They obviously get them too as well.
17:51We're talking about this in the newsroom this morning.
17:53We don't know what to do if we get stung by jellyfish.
17:57We asked the RNLI and they said, well, it's not for us to deal with.
18:00To deal with it, yeah.
18:00They said it's down to the NHS, still somewhat non-the-wiser.
18:04One of us said that maybe we own yourself, but that's pretty an urban myth, isn't it?
18:09Yeah, I have to say it's not something I was taught at medical school, but I have actually
18:12learned about it since.
18:13We're getting more jellyfish with nastier stings around the UK waters because the waters
18:18are getting warmer.
18:20And jellyfish are one of those species that can cope with warm water.
18:24When you touch the tentacles, and some of these are so tiny you don't really see them,
18:28there are cells which fire little barbs into you which inject poison.
18:32And that's what causes the jellyfish sting.
18:34And around the UK, there's the compass jellyfish and the lion's mane jellyfish, which cause problems.
18:40If you have that happen to you, no, don't use urine for it.
18:43It actually isn't the best thing.
18:45The first line of defence is to wash thoroughly with seawater, not plain water, seawater.
18:51And follow that up with really as hot as you can tolerate water on top of it, which will
18:55kill off the cells.
18:57And some people say take a razor and actually just go through the skin where it's happened
19:00because it'll take any of the barbs out.
19:02But yes, it's a bit of an urban myth about using urine, and I'm quite pleased it is.
19:08Hot water at a beach could be quite hard.
19:10I totally agree, yeah.
19:12So would it be safe, you know, I mean, to get yourself home safe during Margate for the
19:16weekend living in Medway?
19:17It's going to take about an hour.
19:19Would that be safe enough to get home like that?
19:20I would.
19:21I'd certainly use the seawater first.
19:22And you may be able to get some hot water if you actually just go to a local cafe.
19:27And the hot water is because it destroys the cells and the stingers, so that poison doesn't
19:32get into your body and it doesn't hurt.
19:34And this is something we should be calling 111 about if it happens.
19:37If you phone them, then they'll give some advice.
19:39They can look it up on their systems.
19:41Julian, thank you so much for your time.
19:42We'll see you a little bit later on in the programme.
19:45Well, now, imagine putting on a Broadway show in just two weeks.
19:49Well, that's exactly what a group of young actors in Medway are doing.
19:52The Academy of Performing Arts for the town has launched a summer intensive school where
19:5838 students ranging of ages from 10 to 18 are rehearsing all day and night to perform
20:03Les Miserables.
20:03Our community reporter, Henry Luck, was at one of the rehearsals.
20:06Will you join in a crusade?
20:10Will you be strong and stand with me?
20:12Medway Academy of Performing Arts have launched its first intensive summer youth musical programme,
20:20which gives its students the chance to perform one of Broadway's most iconic shows.
20:26It's taken two weeks for this group of 38 performers to put together Les Miserables.
20:33We've given this opportunity to students in Medway and Kent and surrounding areas as we
20:38think it's a wonderful opportunity for them to improve their confidence, hone their drama
20:44skills, their singing skills, their acting skills, their dance skills, and ultimately make new
20:48friends and work together along the way to produce something that is going to be exceptional.
20:53Did you know that Les Miserables has a connection to Kent?
20:57Because the Chatham Historic Dockyard was used as a set to film certain scenes for the 2012
21:05film adaptation.
21:07Medway Academy of Performing Arts adapted this classic play into a school edition, which is
21:15designed to equip performers with vital performing skills for the world of the big stage.
21:21I'd say a lot of stamina. Stamina, yeah, because it's a long show. It's a long show, very taxing
21:27show, like I mentioned, very challenging. So learning to do that show and learning all
21:31the lines and all the songs itself are intricate. So the stamina to actually do the show and
21:37keep performing to that level that needs to do the show justice, that's probably what I'd
21:43say.
21:43It's like just amazing how we can just be socialised with other people, older and younger.
21:50Like Evelyn here is absolutely amazing.
21:55And like all the other cast members, like Jean Valjean, he is incredible. Same as like the
22:03co-set and Epony.
22:05Epony, yeah.
22:06Like all their voices are just so powerful and it just brings me tears sometimes.
22:11Yeah, and their acting is astonishing. And we've also made so many new friends here.
22:16Yeah.
22:16So it's been a really good journey.
22:18Performances will be held at the Glassbox Theatre at Mid-Kent College from the 8th until
22:25the 10th of August. So it looks like this class is being brave and standing together.
22:32Henry Luck for KMTV in Chatham.
22:36And don't forget you can keep up to date with all your latest stories across Kemp by logging
22:48on to our website, kmtv.co.uk, where you'll find all our reports like this one about an
22:53old Spanish ship which came to Chatham's marina.
22:57I'm here on the now Victoria docked at the Chatham marina. To give you a bit of an insight
23:02about what it's all about, I'm joined by Richard from the Chatham Maritime Trust. So you told
23:07me that last year more than 3,000 people came here. How many are you expecting this year?
23:11Oh, I'm sure we'll have at least 3,000 and hopefully more as well as probably twice that
23:16number that come and look at the boat from on the shore. The boat is here. We're very
23:22lucky that it's one of two places in the UK that it comes to visit every year. And it's
23:26wonderful for visitors, local residents and for the businesses on the estate.
23:30Fabulous, fabulous. And then this is Marda, her grandfather actually built the ship. Can you
23:35tell me a bit about that and how long it took him and what the inspiration was?
23:38So they started in 1991 and it took them about one year, one year and a half. Through that
23:45year they did a lot of historical research because it's an exact replica of the one
23:51of the 16th century. And after that, in 2004, they followed the steps of their ancestors
23:58and they did a circumnavigation that took them about two years.
24:04And the ship goes all around the world, doesn't it?
24:06Now it's only Europe. In summer we do a tour around Europe. So now we're going to Rotterdam
24:13or another festivals around Europe, Amsterdam, Birmingham in Germany, and then goes back home.
24:20Fabulous. And then to make things even more exciting, we also have Claire from Sheppie
24:23Pirates. He is planning a reenactment on Saturday. What sort of things do you wear and what's the
24:28reaction that you get from that? We reenact 16th and 17th century maritime history, especially
24:33the golden age of piracy. We re here to support the Trust, the Maritime Trust, as well as the
24:39Now Victoria. We ve worked with them before, the Now Victoria and a sister ship, Andalusia.
24:45And we will be firing black powder weapons and bringing history to life on board ship to help
24:53these guys. Because it's really, really important to let the public know the history of this
24:59area and to bring it to life and make it fun. And the more visitors here possible, brilliant
25:04and brilliant for the Now Victoria Trust as well. Earlier today, I also spoke to the Mayor
25:09who told me what this brings to the local community. It was surprising to find that even this replica
25:14has sailed round the world. And the captain, brilliant, and his crew, most of whom young
25:19volunteers. And it's very exciting. I do hope that many people in Medway will take the chance
25:24to come and see it because it's quite an inspiring story. Now, this ship is certainly something
25:29that you don't get to see every day, usually only in films. But this week, from today until
25:35the 3rd of August, you don't have to go to the movies to feel like a pirate.
25:38And with the re-enactment happening this Saturday, well, it's all hands on deck.
25:43Kristen Hawthorne for KMTV in Chatham.
25:46Yeah, just brilliant now. Well, let's take a look at the weather for the coming days.
25:53Well, tonight brings scattered clouds with temperatures between 14 and 16 degrees. Wind
25:58speed sitting at 6 miles per hour. Tomorrow morning, the sun peaking through the clouds with
26:02temperatures of 17 and 18 degrees by the coast, with the wind picking up a little. But it's
26:07in the afternoon where those wind speeds really start to ramp up somewhat. 14 miles an hour
26:11of highs, temperatures of 22 degrees. Now, for your outlook, sunny skies for the foreseeable
26:16future. Highs of 24 on Friday, rising to 25 for us on Saturday and Sunday. It's looking
26:22like a pleasant sunny weekend ahead for all of us.
26:30Well, time now for a quick break. But coming up, a look at our top story once more. There's
26:34ongoing travel at the abandoned St. John's Fisher School in Rochester, a residence calling for
26:40action. We'll get you that full interview from KMFM's Rob and Newmey about how their tons
26:44tins campaign has smashed records. All that and more after this break. We'll see you in
26:50a few minutes. Don't go anywhere.
27:14Bye.
27:15Bye.
32:06security a couple of years before and the security man by the way one day he
32:10said they don't get the enough payment that's why they stopped the security so
32:13while residents in the area say that not enough is being done to stop the
32:17behavior in the neighborhood the council worries that something will happen
32:19before demolition takes place look listening to professionals when we had
32:24the meeting that I was pleased to convene earlier this week it's really
32:28clear to me as a kind of person who lives in the community not not an expert
32:33but it's really clear to someone like myself these buildings are now in such
32:37a situation where you know any antisocial behavior is putting everybody at risk
32:43including those carrying it out so I'd say absolutely very clearly don't carry out
32:48this antisocial behavior and the community safety partnership will be
32:51writing to landowners just to make it really clear that we need to see
32:55improvements in the security arrangements and such like much like our last report
33:00made here noises of destruction were heard followed by people being seen in
33:04and on the building in a statement Kent police said that our patrols have been
33:09called to reports of antisocial behavior and criminal damage at some of the empty
33:14buildings close to Chatham town center I fully support our colleagues at Medway
33:19Council and the wider community safety partnership as they make contact with
33:24the property owners to prevent further incidents taking place at these
33:27locations so as the building sees regular trespassers causing regular trouble
33:32those affected still wait in the rubble of safety rules Kristen Hawthorne
33:37KEM TV in Rochester
33:38and a lot of people saying that story is causing them a lot of issue I'm sure
33:45we'll be speaking about that again in the not too distant future well now on to
33:48this KMFM's tons of tin campaign has smashed donation records this year when it's
33:54one of Kent's biggest food collections helping charities all over the county next
33:59week thanks to listener donations much of that food will be bought and sent
34:02straight to food banks across Kent earlier Rob and Yumi joined me on a sofa to tell me
34:07I think the total was eleven thousand six hundred and ninety six pounds on our
34:13just giving page we also had physical donations come into the studio so this
34:18were local businesses that were collecting on behalf of the team kids were
34:23using their pocket money to get donations and listeners you know maybe just
34:28going around their neighborhood and putting that all together to replenish free
34:33banks across county and it's the pictures I saw you guys posting people are coming
34:37into the office weren't they and you're posing photos and people are so
34:41generous I mean somebody gave a thousand pounds up yeah so a lady from
34:45Canterbury called Eileen she just appeared so she didn't just a bit she she
34:49called in a couple of weeks ago didn't she she rung in and she said like to
34:53make a donation she's slightly older and she was struggling with using the
34:57online technology so he said I said how much do you want to give because I
35:01thought if she wants to give 10 15 quid I'll give her the money and if I ever meet you can
35:05shout me it back and good job I didn't agree to that really yeah she turned up
35:09and she gave us a thousand pounds yeah so yeah it's been amazing the the
35:13donation amount the actual cash is now being converted into food so we still
35:17don't know the total tonnage full tonnage yet but last year was 9.21 and we're
35:24quietly confident yeah yeah we think we raised over 5,000 pounds more than last
35:33year and so we think that you know we will beat last year's
35:39but you gave us a point about the it's amazing that people have been rocking up
35:44the price of a can of beans from last year had gone up by like four or five
35:49pence the same product we were buying last year has just gone up and obviously
35:53everybody's cost of living has gone up the bills are going up through the roof
35:56for everybody so the idea that we've been able to generate more money we were
35:59always going to need more to even equal out last year's and you've got food banks
36:04right across the county this is going to be going to dotted in all different
36:08corners tell us you know I mean you do this every year but what's the importance of
36:11continuing to do this year and year until you and we were lucky because we got a
36:16chance to actually physically go and see them being delivered until you've walked into
36:19a food bank and you can see the shelves and how empty they are until you hear we
36:25had one guy came in to deliver who had used the food bank because he got ill
36:30couldn't work anymore until you've kind of seen what a difference that makes and
36:35how these shelves get populated it's really hard to kind of I think to really
36:40fully appreciate the difference it makes yeah and I think you know in terms of
36:46how long will we do it for as long as is it needs it is you know we see every year when
36:53people donate they say you know so sad that this is needed in in 2025 and that is absolutely the
36:59case and I think what we've been trying to do this year as well as kind of break down people's
37:04misconceptions of who uses these resources and also what was really valuable last year when we went as well was getting a better understanding of of what
37:15like food or resources these food banks need because I think you know when you say tons of tins
37:22a lot of people are like oh well I'll bring in some beans and it's like well you know people deserve to eat more
37:28things than just a tin of beans so it was fantastic last year to be able to talk to
37:33people and get a better understanding and then we were able to take that knowledge to our partners
37:39Tesco Park Farm Ashford who are doing all of the logistics side for us this year and say you know
37:45this is what we need can you do it for us yeah so that again adds a level of expense though because
37:52if you're going in and buying beans versus going in and buying meatballs or meat or you know things
37:58like that they are a lot more expensive so you know if you look at a can of beans on the shelf you're
38:03looking at somewhere in the region like 28 29p but if you then go and look at a tiny can of tuna
38:08yeah that's really a lot more money than than the beans are so yeah it's going to be an interesting one
38:13this year because obviously it it would love to be able to beat last year's total that's not what we set
38:18out to do what we set out to do was try and replenish as many food bank stocks as we could
38:23um and we'll find out next friday what the total tonnage is yeah tell us a little bit about next
38:29friday then is that when all the food is going to be in one place and it starts going up no
38:34so that starts tuesday okay so it's tuesday wednesday thursday there's 16 deliveries in total
38:40three bands all of the presenters because like you gotta imagine so like what we did we spoke about
38:46this didn't we because last year was the biggest workout i think i've ever had in my life
38:49because if you imagine a ton of a tin of beans is 420 grams yeah so if you now start adding that up
38:56to what a ton looks like you're talking random cans you're talking about 1400 tins and it's heavy
39:03it's heavy and last year we did it all ourselves like within kmfm um so it's it is a proper
39:12it's maker it like logistics i was watching you do it challenge yeah yeah yeah so we're so grateful
39:21for tesco part farm ashford being involved this year because we were like well you you do this
39:26this is what you do part of your job yeah can can you help us out um so we've got the three vans uh
39:32and the tesco employees we're then going to meet them at the locations so that we can help them and
39:38then we can also meet the people at those food banks um and talk to them and and and get an
39:44insight as to what that donation is is going to do for them in their community um and then once all
39:51the food has gone out obviously the great thing about tesco doing it all with tesco is they can
39:56give us receipts so we can totalize it up so we will have the exact tonnage by friday and it will add
40:01it to all of the donations that have come in in person and so yeah there's still quite a bit of
40:04work still to do it's not it's not done yet but yeah friday morning's breakfast show ten past eight
40:09is when we're going to be handing an envelope and hopefully it will have a big number on it yeah
40:14yeah so everyone has to tune in week on friday yeah do you want to come in and join us at the
40:19beginning of the show we'll have to get someone in to come in yeah that'd be nice we'd love to see
40:23specifically games well i could come along yeah obviously you know it's early yeah yeah we're coming with a
40:28camera yeah just before you go yeah importance of this local radio station commercial radio station
40:44in kent you can do some amazing stuff for the listeners can't you like this i think the thing is
40:50like you know we're not getting too geeky about it commercial radio radio in general has been
40:54nationalized so far now that you know we are the last standing commercial radio station in kent yes
41:02there are community stations and they play a massively important role and i will never be heard to be
41:08saying anything bad about them but you do need a station with some weight to be able to pull things
41:14like this and when we've got you know circa 200 000 people tuning in every week when there's you know
41:20thousands of people tuning in on alexa and online and to be able to do something like this you do
41:26need a significant audience to be able to do it we are so grateful to everybody that's donate as
41:31noon said earlier from businesses to the children that have come in during their school holidays to
41:36the listener who we've never met before yeah it wouldn't be possible without them but this is what
41:43a community radio station a genuine a county wide radio station genuinely cares about the community should be doing
41:50more news after this break
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51:24So whereas with Chatham Dockyard you've got all the buildings and things, there's nothing
51:29left of Shorts really other than the two ramps on the Esplanade and a hanger up at the airport.
51:35So to a large extent there's no trace of the place and so even people that live on Shorts
51:41Way don't know why it's called Shorts Way.
51:43So we're really keen to tell people first and foremost why all these amazing things
51:48happened.
51:49The Preservation Society, the Bridge Trust and the Cathedral want to make sure their
51:53collaboration can have a smooth take off for the opening on the 1st of August without
51:57any turbulence.
51:58Finn McDermid for KMTV in Rochester.
52:02Yeah I love that report there from Finn.
52:08We actually had someone from the Cathedral come on our show last week to talk a little
52:11bit more about it.
52:12Quite amazingly they split that plane up into three parts to be able to fit it through the
52:17doors.
52:18You can actually see some pictures of that on their website.
52:21You can watch that full report with that guest on our website.
52:24It's KMTV.co.uk and of course if you do want to go visit it you've got to the end of August
52:30to get yourself down to Rochester Cathedral and the best thing about it, it's completely
52:34free and there's obviously lots you could be doing this this weekend and the weather is
52:39warming up.
52:40Let's take a quick look at just how hot it's getting this weekend.
52:43Well tonight brings scattered clouds with temperatures between 14 and 16 degrees, wind speeds sitting
52:54at 6 miles per hour.
52:56Into tomorrow morning the sun peeking through the clouds with temperatures of 17 degrees,
53:0018 by the coast with a little wind picking up.
53:03Then into the afternoon wind speeds rising to 13 and 14 miles per hour with much of the
53:07same weather.
53:08Highs of 22 degrees and here's your outlook for the next few days.
53:11Sunny skies for the foreseeable future.
53:13Highs of 24 on Friday rising to 25 on Saturday and Sunday.
53:18Clear skies that whole time.
53:25Well it looks like it's going to be a pleasant weekend for us all doesn't it?
53:30Well finally before we go this evening imagine putting on a Broadway show in just two weeks.
53:35Well it's exactly what a group of young actors in Medway are doing.
53:39Well the town's Academy of Performing Arts has launched a summer intensive where 38 students
53:45aged from 10 to 18 are rehearsing day and night to perform Les Miserables.
53:50Our community reporter Henry Luck went along to see just how they were getting on.
53:55Medway Academy of Performing Arts has launched its first intensive summer youth musical programme
54:09which gives its students the chance to perform one of Broadway's most iconic shows.
54:16It's taken two weeks for this group of 38 performers to put together Les Miserables.
54:22We've given this opportunity to students in Medway and Kent and surrounding areas
54:27as we think it's a wonderful opportunity for them to improve their confidence, hone their drama skills,
54:34their singing skills, their acting skills, their dance skills and ultimately make new friends
54:38and work together along the way to produce something that is going to be exceptional.
54:42Did you know that Les Miserables has a connection to Kent because the Chatham Historic Dockyard
54:49was used as a set to film certain scenes for the 2012 film adaptation?
54:57Medway Academy of Performing Arts adapted this classic play into a school edition
55:03which is designed to equip performers with vital performing skills for the world of the big stage.
55:11I'd say a lot of stamina. Stamina, yeah, because it's a long show.
55:15It's a long show, very taxing show like I mentioned, very challenging.
55:18So learning to do that show and learning all the lines and all the songs itself are intricate.
55:25So the stamina to actually do the show and keep performing to that level that needs to do the show justice,
55:31that's probably what I'd say.
55:32It's like just amazing how we can just be socialised with other people, older and younger.
55:40Like Evelyn here is absolutely amazing.
55:44And like all the other cast members, like Jean Valjean, he is incredible.
55:51Same as like the coset and Epony.
55:54Epony, yeah.
55:55Like all their voices are just so powerful and it just brings me tears sometimes.
56:01Yeah, and their acting is astonishing and we've also made so many new friends here.
56:05Yeah.
56:06So it's been a really good journey.
56:07Performances will be held at the Glassbox Theatre at Mid-Kent College from the 8th until the 10th of August.
56:15So it looks like this class is being brave and standing together.
56:21Henry Luck for KMTV in Chatham.
56:26Goat!
56:34Lovely that.
56:34Well, that's all we've got time for this evening on Kent Tonight.
56:38Well, there's more news made just for our Kent throughout the evening.
56:40I'll be back with your late bulletin at 8pm tonight, so I'll see you then.
56:44But if not, have a lovely evening.
56:45Good night.
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