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05:39here today that are wanting to get the vaccine with some waiting as long as five hours health
05:44officials today have said that it's too early to say whether or not a national rollout should take
05:49place but why so obviously the first priority is to get over this particular outbreak make sure
05:56that more people don't get infected and there are no further deaths so once that phase because it's
06:00the same people who are going to be involved in gathering the evidence and doing the research
06:05about the characteristics of the bacteria that was implicated in this so once that happens i know
06:11that jcvi that's the national body that looks into this and decides is already looking into it they
06:17will no doubt do a deep dive into this and reconsider whether anything has changed and therefore their
06:23advice changes or not rollout aside students outside were waiting patiently for their turn i've been
06:30waiting for around four or five hours now so it's quite a long time a bit annoying i got here
06:35at 10
06:36to 9 in the morning it's about 20 past one so i've been in here for about four and a
06:41half hours just
06:42over um it's taken a while but i think they're doing the best they can um i came here with
06:48my friends
06:48around 9 30 in the morning so yeah we've just been waiting just waiting i just want it to be
06:54over we've
06:54been waiting so long yeah i'm like hungry like i haven't drunk anything like it's just been so long
07:00i just need it to be over we have no idea when we're actually going to get in uh we've
07:05been waiting
07:05about four hours and i'm pretty sure we found out yesterday by um email i only found out yesterday she
07:11told me while students do exams in the queue and chatter about the long waits there's a clear sense of
07:18progress as the vaccination effort continues to gather pace kristin hawthorne in canterbury for kmtv
07:26just a correction there it's over 8 000 rounds of antibiotics distributed
07:31next gillingham and twiddle are set to receive 20 million from the government as part of their pride
07:36in place funding scheme this will be delivered over 10 years and we and will go towards issues that
07:42matter most in the community and that can be anything from parks to cctv strood and luton are
07:48additionally set to benefit from the millions of the same funding and early today i spoke to
07:53gillingham and rainham mp nashar bakan to find out how this could benefit you for us it means that it'll
07:59be 20 million for gillingham and twiddle i know that other parts of medway such as luton and also
08:05strood are also getting similar types of funding and the plan is to use this over 10 years so it's
08:1220 million over a decade to invest in our towns that urgently need it and it can be spent on
08:17things
08:18such as revitalizing community assets looking at things like our parks and making sure that we
08:25create those opportunities for our young people so it's really important money that i think we've been
08:30needed for a long long time now and i'm really excited getting it in gillingham
08:35of course and i think the main question here that viewers will most want to know is who's deciding
08:40where this money is going to go well the announcements have been made through government
08:46and they're obviously looking at a number of different factors when looking at the allocation
08:50so i know for example one of the areas they look at is levels of deprivation but also access to
08:57infrastructure community infrastructure and services and that's all part of the conversations that
09:02the government are having when they're looking at the areas that need this but it's also money that
09:06in medway we've been asking for for a very long time under the previous government i raised gillingham
09:12several times where the council at the time the concept of the time but also the np and we were
09:18really keen to try and drive forward investment and it was it just didn't happen so the fact that this
09:23is happening now is really exciting kind of when we when we hear about pride in place funding we hear
09:30things like neighborhood like community to what extent do kind of i suppose your your constituents
09:35that the everyday person in gillingham or twiddle be able to kind of have their say in where this
09:40money might go well this is the great thing about the pride in place funding is the fact that it
09:46is
09:47really done in collaboration with the community so it's not about politicians in westminster and i say
09:52that being a member of parliament making the decisions it's about working collaboratively together
09:57with councillors with people who live in the area that will be impacted so for the use of this money
10:03you have to set up local community groups and you have to work with them to agree and decide how
10:09and where that money is spent and that's a really important bit about pride in place and i think it's
10:14the key differential in making sure that this money is spent in the right way and it does what we
10:19need
10:19it to do in our local communities absolutely and off the back of that you touched on that as part
10:24of
10:25it we'll need to see neighborhood boards set up and it's also a requirement that you as the mp will
10:30sit
10:30on this board as well as at least one um ward councillor so how can you ensure that this power
10:36and autonomy will still rest with the community when it seems there could be a risk of bureaucracy
10:41here which i guess goes against the very nature of what pride in place funding is set out to be
10:46well i think the first thing to say is that myself as the mp someone who was born and brought
10:51up in
10:52gillingham and our local councillors are embedded in our communities we're part of them we live here
10:56we experience what happens out here we're part of um the issues that people face and we know what's
11:03going on so to suggest that by us sitting on the board we're not representing the community i don't
11:07think that's fair because i think this is very much our homes as well um however the boards will be
11:13balanced so of course as the np i'll have a say and local ward councillors as well but the majority
11:18of
11:18the board will be made up of community members who don't hold those positions and of course they the
11:24way that the issues that they're interested in how they want the money to be spent will be a fundamental
11:28consideration in every decision that's made and that's all we've got time for for now it's time
11:34for a short break but don't go anywhere as coming up we've got plenty more our reporter chloe brewster
11:40has been finding out if tourism in margate is still booming and henry look went down to see how a
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11:45succeeded in launching a model train exhibit all that and more after the break we'll catch you then
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15:35the trend of dropping tourism levels. The latest County Level Visit England data
15:40shows domestic tourists spent around 1.9 billion in Kent in 2024 but new
15:46figures reveal that domestic tourism in the southeast has actually dropped down
15:497% since then. What we've seen in the past year is that coastal tourism has
15:56not performed as well as rural tourism and urban tourism. You know so the idea
16:03that you can go to the coast you can have a fantastic coastal walk you can you
16:10can spend time by the sea. So I just think people probably haven't woken up to
16:16the possibilities of a coastal trip. If you're talking about tourism here in Kent
16:21Margate is a difficult one to avoid mentioning. How is it faring up against
16:25the latest tide of foreign holidaymakers and why should Brits pencil in a trip to
16:28Margate into their diary?
16:43I'm one of three directors the club museum what we do is we invite the public
16:48into our free to enter science museum to talk about crabs. If the train service
16:52was nationalized more people will be able to afford to visit the seaside. The
16:57train service as it is is like one of the most expensive in the country for one of
17:01the shortest runs. That's ridiculous. You should visit crab museum because we are
17:06the only place in Kent where you can find out and see where a crab poos from.
17:12The chests.
17:21My name is BB and I'm the owner of this shop. Influencer food influencer visited us and they share some
17:31videos and their videos went really viral and we can't wait for summer because summer will be crazy you know.
17:51My name is Jane Bishop and I'm the owner of the Walpole Bay Hotel with my family. We've seen so
17:56many changes the whole sort of aspect of British seaside holidays changed in the 70s and 80s and people started
18:05to go abroad. It's a bee in my bonnet at the moment they're talking about
18:09taxing all the people that stay for a night. It's the wrong thing to do because we'll lose our trade.
18:16We're confident for the future otherwise we wouldn't do this. This is a 24-7, 365 day a year you
18:23know. We're here in it for the long haul as well.
18:30Visit England say in order to help out English tourism locals should consider being a tourist in their own towns.
18:37Chloe Brewster for KMTV in Margate.
18:49Chloe Brewster and I've definitely added the crab museum to my list of things to do at the weekend.
18:55Now there's plenty more stories made just for Kent on our website kmtv.co.uk as well as our other
19:02special shows and you can also find more content at Kent Online.
19:06And now I'm joined by one of our production assistants Corey Miller to discuss the latest stories from the Kent
19:14messenger.
19:15Don't know what happened there. So Corey tell me what's the first story you've got for me?
19:18So the first story is a disabled children's charity has once again been awarded the highest possible Ofsted rating for
19:26the second year in a row.
19:27So this, the original sort of overarching charity is We Are Beams, sort of symbolising beams of hope, beams of
19:36charity.
19:38And the specific entity is called Dragon's Retreat.
19:42So they operate what is called a short break service.
19:46And that's essentially for families who have children who suffer from sort of mental or physical dispositions or ailments.
19:56And it gives them both the families and the individuals a place for the young ones to stay.
20:02And that will essentially let the adults sort of go away.
20:06They perhaps need to go to work or if, if they want to sort of spend some time on a
20:11holiday.
20:12And they've been awarded this because of their impeccable efforts in terms of both the staff and the facilities.
20:19So as such, I know that they had done really great in terms of accommodation.
20:24And also, they've had a customised bath that's set for them.
20:30So that really helps.
20:31Because I know that if some of the individuals have sensory issues, it can be quite challenging to get them
20:37in and out of sort of the baths.
20:39And that's going to be very helpful for their muscles, for their conditions and really help sort of support them
20:45throughout that and their stay.
20:46Amazing, Corey.
20:47We don't have too much time, but tell me about the other story that you've got for us.
20:51Ah, the other story is there's been a rebranding of a bar in Chatham, I believe in Chatham Mare Time.
20:58And it has been rebranded to what's called Sinbin.
21:02And of course, it is a sports bar.
21:04So with that, it's set to release in the 30th of March.
21:10And it has a collection of sort of different, sorry, ball tables, interactive darts.
21:17And it just seems very hip for the young people to sort of start getting at it.
21:22And a lot of bars are sort of more conformed to this new way of sort of technology.
21:27And it seems perfect for going there to watch a match of rugby or football.
21:31And they also like to showcase many of the female games as well.
21:36So that's going to be quite good.
21:38That sounds great.
21:38Is it something you go along to maybe?
21:40Oh, definitely.
21:41I mean, me, myself, I'm quite into the Six Nations that's been going on.
21:45And, you know, I've been looking for a local place to go and see it.
21:48You know, I'm Gillingham based and Chatham's not too far.
21:51So I reckon that'd be fun.
21:52Perhaps meet some new people, meet some new locals.
21:55And especially it seems to be quite tailored to my age and my generation.
21:58So we'll definitely see about that.
22:00Absolutely.
22:00Well, maybe after I visited the Crab Museum, I could go there.
22:03Sounds like a plan.
22:04Thanks so much, Corey, for bringing those stories with us.
22:08Next.
22:09The RNLI and Coast Guard have banded together to help rescue a dog from a beach near Deal.
22:16Yesterday morning, the RNLI and the Coast Guard team helped save a pup who was on a walk with its
22:21owner at Kingsdown near Deal,
22:23where it took a tumble and fell 15 feet into the shingle below.
22:27You can see the rescue on the screen there.
22:29So these rescue services launched a dinghy to rescue the pet.
22:33One at the beach.
22:34Two rescuers retrieved the dog and headed back to Old Stairs Bay, where the live boat was recovered.
22:39The dog was handed back to its owner and unharmed with no acquired injuries.
22:44Though it looks very proud of itself there on the screen.
22:46And now it's time to look at the weather.
22:54It's going to be a mild night tonight.
22:56Temperatures between five and six degrees across the county.
22:59Margate reaching highs of eight.
23:00Clear skies into morning.
23:02Temperatures picking up a bit.
23:04Loads of seven in Dartford and Medway.
23:06Highs of nine into the evening.
23:08Heat moving west to Dartford.
23:1012 degrees.
23:11May sun.
23:12Ashford.
23:12Tunbridge Wells at 11.
23:14And your outlook for the weekend.
23:16Look at you.
23:17It's going to be a bright weekend.
23:19Sun on Sunday.
23:20Monday.
23:21Bit of cloud on Tuesday.
23:23Temperatures climbing to 15.
23:30And finally, a man diagnosed with terminal cancer has succeeded in finally launching a new model train exhibit.
23:38Ashford Model Railway Museum celebrated the launch with a ribbon cutting ceremony by the mayor of Ashford.
23:44The latest exhibit features more than 20 model railways from battlegrounds, train stations and towns.
23:50And our community reporter, Henry Luke, wrote down to find out more.
23:54So I'm absolutely thrilled to declare it open.
24:01This ribbon cutting ceremony has been years in the making.
24:07After battling COVID, rising cost and location problems, Ashford Model Train Museum has opened a new unit showcasing railway wonders
24:21throughout history.
24:22This has been a dream of project lead, Cliff Parsons, who's got the exhibit running whilst battling terminal kidney and
24:33lung cancer.
24:35I'm so pleased, so pleased for everybody and the nation.
24:40You know, this is for the nation and the hobby and the manufacturers to keep the hobby alive.
24:46And to try and get children off their mobile phones and do something useful with their hands for a change.
24:55It's been a pleasure helping Cliff realise his dream over these last six years since I got involved.
25:02Cliff's not been well.
25:03And I know in the early time that I got involved in 2019 and 2020 was perhaps not in a
25:09good way.
25:10But it's been really great to see how bringing the project to fruition, realising his dream has really helped him
25:16battle with his cancer,
25:17get back on his feet and really get active again in the hobby.
25:21So, you know, doing this for Cliff has been, it's been really, really worthwhile and very fulfilling.
25:27The mayor of Ashford was also in attendance to witness the grand opening.
25:34I think, as I said earlier, I think God's got cliffs back because there's limitless room for expansion here.
25:42So, as this wonderful education centre grows, I think it's in the right place.
25:50So, good luck to them all. It's a marvellous project.
25:53It is an education centre. It's so much more than just a railway exhibition.
26:00The passion for model trains also goes beyond this celebration, proving the hobby is far from running out of steam.
26:11I'm sitting on the Spitfire line, which can take visitors around the building and was put together by volunteers,
26:20which really shows the passion for the train model building community.
26:26Henry Luck for KMTV in Ashford.
26:32That is brilliant there from Henry.
26:34And you've been watching KMT Tonight Live here on KMTV.
26:38There's more news made for KMT throughout the evening.
26:41Keep up to date with our socials and our website, KMTV.co.uk.
26:45And we'll see you at eight o'clock for more. Bye.
27:18Bye.
27:22Bye.
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