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03:33Tell us what happened and how we got to today's sentencing.
03:38So it was a three-vehicle crash on the M20 when a 50 mph speed restriction was in place
03:44and it was in court here last month at Maixstrom Crown Court that he accepted the responsibility
03:49for the fatal collision on the London-bound carriageway of the motorway between junctions
03:54nine and eight near Lennam. Aaron McQuainess, who was 36 years old at the time and a resident
04:02in ashford was pronounced dead at the scene and at the previous hearing at the same court in january
04:07prosecutor aaron boesfield had explained that the smash occurred when there was a three three lane
04:13traffic jam in a respect of a prior unrelated incident and for which a speed restriction
04:20rolling block had been put in place miles back thank you maisie
04:27now dramatic footage shows flames engulfing a house as thick as smoke billows into the air
04:32the fire service was called to the blaze in albany drive in hern bay shortly after 9 pm yesterday
04:37concerned residents were seen gathering in nearby c street as the incident unfolded the video shows
04:43flames engulfing the property as black smoke billows into the air and emergency workers to send onto
04:48the scene four fire engines and a height vehicle was sent to albany drive where crews wearing
04:53breathing apparatus extinguish the flames now water is still pouring from a manhole cover in maidstone
05:00six months after a leak was reported to southeast water the company recently saw the resignations of
05:06both its chairman chris train and ceo david hinton and has failed to stop the leak of buckland road
05:12and one disgruntled resident captured footage of that leak let's have a look at it now
05:16so now we've got lower buckland road here yeah there we go there it goes
05:23all the way down all the way down yeah right there all the way that's it lovely yeah loads of
05:37swimming
05:37pools worth here we go look oh yeah just about now down across the whole of the road yeah and
05:47we go back
05:48again again and there we go that's where our water bills are going look there's the water bills just
05:56straight down the drain there now in an investigation more than 600 children under the age of nine across
06:06kent being recorded as criminal as being recorded as criminal suspects including a girl who's only one
06:11year old the data points to a damning scale of young people being involved or suspected in crimes
06:17but finn mcdermott is here to talk us through the numbers nothing how can someone this young even be recorded
06:23as
06:23on crime well it's a bit more complicated than you might think it sounds a lot worse as well than
06:32you might expect so
06:33me you might be out there picturing a toddler in handcuffs but the reality is that young people even
06:39though as i'm sure you're aware anyone under the age of 10 cannot be held criminally responsible for
06:44any sorts of crime like that that's at least the case here in england i believe it's slightly older in
06:50other in other areas of the uk when someone's found to be a suspect in a crime they'll be recorded
06:57um as suspects by police and this essentially happens whenever a person is reported to the police
07:03so in that instance of that one young person i believe uh uh that what only one year is old
07:09uh
07:09she was reported for injuring another child perhaps in a playground we don't know exactly the details but
07:15that's the kind of thing that it refers to but it's the scale as you mentioned that is most kind
07:20of
07:20concerning in fact uh it was 683 between 2023 and 2025 under nines here in kent who were reported for
07:28certain crimes um now it's it paints a kind of poor picture of really the issue of criminality and
07:35exactly how many crimes are being committed or being suspected by young people and finn tell us what
07:41else does the data tell us uh well there are all sorts of specifics to pick up on we can
07:47have a look
07:47at some of that data now uh there was a special kind of skewing of statistics a lot more young
07:54boys
07:54committing crimes than young girls 519 of those under nines were male 164 were female in terms of age as
08:02well as you might expect uh there were a lot more of these young suspects at higher ages than lower
08:08ones
08:08so we can have a look at those age demographics now as you can see uh those in that nine
08:14range 245
08:15eight 192 709 it goes lower and lower even with four children as young as four being suspected of
08:21these crimes and as we mentioned especially interesting that one year old uh being suspected
08:27of a crime and very quickly now what kind of crimes were these young people being recorded as suspects
08:32for uh well it was uh quite hard to hear i'll be honest and i'd like to give a short
08:37warning to
08:37anyone i have some young ears in the room as you might be difficult to hear but some of these
08:41young
08:41people uh there were crimes more than half were violent against another person more than 100 were
08:46actually sexual offenses the remaining being arson criminal damage uh miscellaneous crimes against
08:51society so this data set really kind of points to how uh the criminality here in kent and how much
08:59of a large issue it is even when these crimes are reported obviously it's not made public information
09:05so there's kind of bubbling under the surface a bit thank you for that thing now an independent
09:12school in sheppey has opened a new century garden after local rugby clubs has raised money to fund it
09:17and chloe brewster has a report for us now from musical beats to the splashing of water pupils are
09:24already finding their rhythm in the new sensory garden elmley dray school in minster on sea
09:29so we wanted to create an indoor and an outdoor space for the children who have varying levels of
09:36needs to just sort of get away from the classroom chill out um not feel judged and just let off
09:44some
09:44steam so many mainstream schools try to fit a square peg in a round hole so to speak um and
09:51students
09:52like ours need these spaces to come and just express themselves creating spaces like this one where
09:58students can come along and calm down and regulate themselves as an optimal way to help pupils here
10:03this is one of their basins outside it's got jelly in there there's sea animals you know what i'm
10:08having quite a lot of fun having a go myself despite the school being independent they say their new
10:14sensory garden would not have been possible without charity support so the school and started a couple
10:20of years ago we didn't have any students at all and when we opened the school we needed a space
10:25for the young people so we needed a sensory garden we also needed an extra sensory room
10:30and this was just land and just run down land really we didn't have the funds to do that so
10:37we applied
10:38to wooden spoon and fantastically were successful and they completely transformed the space and how much
10:44would a space like this have cost if you didn't have charity funding for it so we had a variety
10:50of
10:50quotes ranging from fifty thousand pounds to over a hundred thousand pounds um so obviously as a
10:55brand new school just was not going to happen so we're really really pleased about today we get to
11:00say thank you to them and get to celebrate everything that they've done for us because as i say like
11:03it
11:04just wouldn't have happened without them the money for the sensory areas came directly from wooden spoon
11:08the children's charity of rugby the fundraising efforts were done by sheppie rugby club our role in the
11:14community is helping projects like this to help children to thrive play be safe and enjoy life
11:22why would you not want to support your local children and have local communities and local
11:26families benefit from your hard harder earned fundraising efforts they do such a great job of
11:34raising money the school hopes the new spaces will light up school life for pupils here chloe brewster for
11:40km tv in sheppie well now it's time for a short break but coming up we'll take a look at
11:46a report
11:46about a young girl and her father cycling from london to paris to raise money for a local charity also
11:51a
11:51look at the latest sport news from across the country and the latest weather forecast for the days ahead
11:56all that and more we'll see you soon
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15:24Hello, and welcome back to Kent Tonight, live on KMTV.
15:28Now, a drive to France will feel long for the best of us, but what if you had to cycle
15:32all of that?
15:33Well, a 10-year-old from St Mary's Island in Gillingham is putting us all to shame,
15:37and on Saturday will depart from London to make a 250-mile journey to Paris,
15:42and she's doing it alongside her dad in order to raise money for a local children's charity,
15:46and Chloe Brewster went and met her on a training session.
15:50What were you doing at 10 years old? Because I certainly don't think you were cycling to France.
15:55Well, Year 6 Teresa from Gillingham will soon set off on Saint-Voyage,
15:59cycling from London to Paris for charity.
16:02Since I'm leaving primary school, I wanted to do something really special for secondary school
16:09and end the year really happy, so I decided to do this really big thing to cycle.
16:16I cycle every day to school, no matter what.
16:19The fundraiser will support My Shining Star, a local charity that helps families
16:23with practical and emotional support during difficult times,
16:27including help with hospital travel, bills, food and essentials.
16:31What made you decide to go with the charity that you've gone with?
16:34Because I wanted to help children and families, and I also wanted to do sicknesses like cancer,
16:41so I decided to put those two together and I came up with this.
16:46Teresa won't be alone. She'll be accompanied by dad Arta every step of the way.
16:51The reason why I believe she got inspired with doing London Paris
16:56is a few years ago I did a charity ride coast-to-coast, so about 200 and something miles.
17:06I've raised more than a thousand pounds, and I think she was little by then and got inspired, I guess.
17:14We came with a short list of children's charities,
17:20and one of the main aspects was it was local,
17:25so I think it's important to support the community, the local community.
17:29I'm really proud of what she's up to, and this involves a really great courage.
17:36Arta and Teresa will set off on their journey on May 23rd,
17:39and from there it will take them around a week to get from London to Paris,
17:43although the rest of the family will be following behind in a camper van.
17:46They'll be taking a route through Croydon, Redhill, Crawley, Eastbourne and Brighton
17:51before crossing the Channel and heading through rural French countryside.
17:55The journey is equal to as if you were to cycle the length of Margate Sands 676 times.
18:03At first I thought it was pretty easy, but then when it's coming up,
18:07I feel that it's going to be really challenging.
18:10Teresa says she's more than ready to take on the challenge,
18:12and I imagine she'll certainly be raising the bar for PE lessons
18:16when she joins secondary school in September.
18:19Chloe Brewster for KMTV in Gillingham.
18:22And now let's take a look at all of your sports news from across the county with Louis Stephens.
18:35George Nakaj of Dover Athletic celebrated his birthday on Friday in style,
18:40leaving the club for National League South rivals Dorking Wanderers.
18:43Nakaj was celebrated as Dover's top scorer
18:46and was awarded Golden Boot back in the 2024-25 season,
18:50scoring 25 goals on their way to promotion.
18:52Nakaj on social media stated,
18:54It's been a tough decision to make,
18:56but I wanted to start by thanking Mike and Jake
18:58for having my back at a time that I needed it most.
19:01Going on to say,
19:03I wish the club nothing but success in the future.
19:05Blessed to have played for my boyhood club for the past five years.
19:10Kent's very own winning side, the Invicta Dynamics,
19:12saw an impressive victory and an equally impressive season.
19:16The league champions are heading to the playoffs this month,
19:18looking strong with an impressive 19 wins out of 20 matches.
19:21They continued their winning ways over Milton Keynes,
19:24celebrating a 7-2 victory.
19:27WNIHL 2 South Elizabeth title winners wrapped the game celebrating their new title.
19:32Their dominance of the season reflected in the game,
19:34filled with high drama,
19:36Davenport Jeffrey picking up a well-earned player of the match.
19:40Weather can be difficult to overcome,
19:42as Sevenoaks Vine found out this Saturday,
19:44losing to an impressive St. Lawrence and Highland court side.
19:47Four wickets was the difference,
19:49as the home side saw Matt Hammond stand out with a half-century critical,
19:53which saw skippers share a 132 stand with opener Fred Sharp.
19:57George Garrett was bowler for the losing Sevenoaks Vine side,
20:00that saw the unfortunate weather affect the Kent Cricket League Premier Division game.
20:05Other wins went to Tunbridge Wells,
20:07Bexley,
20:07Bromley,
20:08and Blackheath.
20:10Kent's very own Matt Nosen,
20:11and Ellen Dribbley,
20:12are two of the names announced for this year's World Team Cup Junior event in wheelchair tennis.
20:18The two will arrive at Belgium from May 24th,
20:20with Nosen celebrating as the finalist for both the boys' singles and doubles events
20:25at the Australian Open in January.
20:28Dribbley just missed out on her first international junior single title in Italy,
20:32this coming after her girls' doubles victory last year at the Junior Masters.
20:36Nosen from Verdenden,
20:37and Dribbley from Canterbury make up a strong LTA team.
20:41And team leader Matt Boson,
20:43LTA's wheelchair talent pathway manager,
20:46stated,
20:46in this 50th anniversary year for wheelchair tennis,
20:49it's an exciting new chapter for the sport
20:51to introduce standalone boys' and girls' World Cup team events.
21:05Well, it's been a drizzly day so far,
21:07but what does the rest of the week look like?
21:09Well, let's have a quick look now.
21:16Well, tonight you can expect some drizzle in Dartford and in Tunbridge Wells,
21:20while the rest of the county is overcast,
21:22with temperatures between 10 and 12 degrees blowing into the north.
21:26Tomorrow morning,
21:27temperatures between 11 and 12 degrees for most of the county
21:29continue drizzling in Dartford and Tunbridge in night showers.
21:31In the afternoon,
21:32it stops raining for everyone,
21:33but Dartford and Dover,
21:34and they can expect to see some sunny spells.
21:36And in your outlook for the coming days,
21:38it looks like we can expect to see warmer weather with 20 on Wednesday,
21:4121 on Thursday,
21:42and nice and toasty 25 on Friday,
21:44with sun throughout the weekend.
21:52Now, the ship in Sutton at Hone has reopened after being closed for almost a year.
22:00The venue near Dartford dates back to 1800s and remains owned by pub company Stone Gage Group,
22:05but it's being taken over by new managers Nathan Hill and pub manager Leah Cooper.
22:09It's the 40-year-old Nathan's first pub venture,
22:12and he said the response from customers has already been positive,
22:14adding,
22:15I think that positive feedback is what keeps you energised in these quite tough early stages.
22:20Now,
22:20a Kent man has launched a bid to get Chris Kamara back in charge with a World Cup song,
22:25written by Paul Baker from Deal.
22:27Sing for England was originally released for Euro 2012,
22:30but a remix version has been released this week.
22:32Let's have a quick listen at the song now.
22:43Now, Mr Baker,
22:44who also runs a vintage music shop in Deal,
22:46hopes the tune becomes the unofficial song for the England football team
22:50at the tournament in the USA,
22:52Canada and Mexico this summer.
22:54Funds will also be raised for Andy's Man Club,
22:56a weekly peer-to-peer support group for men in the UK,
22:59which aims to help improve mental health.
23:03Now,
23:04I don't know if you guys watched Eurovision this weekend,
23:06but the UK's entry,
23:07Look Mum No Computer,
23:08is from Ramsgate,
23:09and he's reacted after finishing in last place during the Grand Final,
23:13drawing the attention to fans and media following the result announcement.
23:17Meanwhile,
23:18Bulgaria secured its first ever Eurovision Song Contest victory in Vienna,
23:23marking a historic moment for the county in the annual competition.
23:26The singer had the support from Ramsgate with the Eurovision watch party that took place at Harbour,
23:31saying the most important thing is we all tried our hardest.
23:36Now,
23:36everyone at KMTV might have their legacy,
23:39but for former staffer Cameron Tucker,
23:41it was eight years ago he was ambushed while reporting live about a cannabis factory.
23:46While in a village near Herne Bay,
23:48a man holding one of the plans in question fled from behind a house.
23:51And this was one of the almost viral moments at KMTV,
23:54even catching Jimmy Kimmel's attention.
23:57So let's take a quick look back now.
23:59Little did their neighbours know that in this quiet corner,
24:03this quite pretty little corner in the Kent countryside,
24:05at the cottage just over my shoulder is where there had been growing cannabis.
24:11And I'm now joined by the man himself.
24:13So Cam,
24:14it's been eight years since this iconic moment and it's gone even across the seas to the States.
24:19How does it feel being on such a global stage?
24:23Yeah,
24:23it felt good till you said that it's been eight years and now making me feel a lot older.
24:28Yeah,
24:28it was amazing at the time and it still seems to be the gift that keeps on giving.
24:34My journalism career obviously peaked then.
24:38That will be on my epitaph,
24:40the pop plant man.
24:41But in all jokes aside,
24:44it was quite an incredible experience that whole week where it was all over everywhere.
24:50It went on news night.
24:51It went on to the Jimmy Kimmel show,
24:53which is a show I still love and watch to this day and had done for years before then.
24:59And I think one of the key things to get across is that it wasn't people laughing at us.
25:04You know,
25:04you've got all these shows about big news mishaps.
25:08And normally it's at the expense of the presenter.
25:11It was all very professional.
25:13We all handled it very professionally.
25:15And it was just the circumstances we were in.
25:18And yeah,
25:19it's really,
25:20it's very nice to know that people still find it hilarious to this day.
25:23And there were allegations that,
25:25or accusations even,
25:26that this was staged.
25:28What do you say about that?
25:31I would love to have been,
25:34you know,
25:35a comedy writer to come up with something like that.
25:37But no,
25:37it was all completely,
25:39it was all completely original,
25:42authentic.
25:42What you saw on screen is what happened live.
25:45And that is the joys of live TV.
25:47I mean,
25:47we'd been there for about an hour beforehand getting set up,
25:51the camera operator and myself.
25:55And we'd had all sorts go on that live when we had lorries that were coming
25:59halfway through that broadcast interrupting.
26:03And we had a big old plane that went over.
26:06And so there was everything happening.
26:07And so to be honest,
26:09when that happened,
26:10I was just more annoyed than anything.
26:12Cause it was,
26:12I was trying to remember my lines and cause it's a legal story as well.
26:16So you don't want to get that wrong.
26:18And there was,
26:19you know,
26:21planes and automobiles and all sorts causing havoc already.
26:24And,
26:26but yeah,
26:27like I said,
26:27that's,
26:28that's the joys of live TV and you just got to roll with it.
26:30Well,
26:31thanks so much for joining us today,
26:32Cam.
26:33What an iconic moment there.
26:35And like Cameron said,
26:36that is the joy of live TV.
26:38You never know what's going to happen,
26:39but now it's time for a quick break.
26:41And coming back from the break,
26:43we'll be joined again by Maisie Walker to tell us more about the verdict of
26:46Zronko to Misa who changed his plea and admitted causing the death of Amon
26:50McManus.
26:51We'll also look again at the father daughter,
26:54father daughter,
26:55joy,
26:55cycling from London to Paris,
26:56as well as more sports and weather,
26:58all that and more after the break.
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30:36Hello and welcome to Kent Tonight live on KMTV.
30:39I'm Naila Mohamed and here are your top stories on Monday the 18th of May.
30:44After the crash,
30:50So it's just over a month ago now since the defendant changed his plea and admitted to killing a man
30:55during a crash near Lenham.
30:57So I'm live outside Maitland.
30:59So I'm live outside Maidstone Crown Court to give you all the details.
31:01Garden of Opportunity.
31:03And finally,
31:04Sen's school enjoys donated sensory space.
31:06So many mainstream schools try to fit a square peg in a round hole, so to speak, and students like
31:14ours need these spaces.
31:15And finally,
31:16And finally, raising the handlebar, a 10 year old is cycling 250 miles to Paris for a Gillingham charity.
31:23At first, I thought it was pretty easy, but then when it's coming up, I feel that it's going to
31:28be really challenging.
31:40Now, a reminder of our top story tonight.
31:43Just a month ago, Bronco Tamisa changed his plea and admitted causing the death of Aaron McManus in a crash
31:48on the M20 near Lenham.
31:50Mr McManus died at the scene following the three vehicle collision, which happened while a 50 mile per hour speed
31:56restriction was in place.
31:57At an earlier hearing, Maidstone Crown Court heard that traffic had slowed because of an unrelated incident further ahead,
32:03with a rolling roadblock in operation at the time.
32:06And today, Tamisa appeared before the court for sentencing.
32:09And Maisie Walker joins me now from outside the court with the latest.
32:14Now, Maisie, you've been following the developments at the court this afternoon.
32:17Tell us, what's the latest?
32:21Yeah, so I've been here at Maidstone Crown Court since it was first announced that sentencing will take place at
32:272pm today.
32:28But the update for everybody watching at home is that the defendant, Vankano Tomisa,
32:35who was a lorry driver who killed a man on the road, changed his plea last month to guilty and
32:41today was sentenced.
32:42So, Aaron McAnamus, an Ashford resident, the man that lost his life, can be seen on screen right now.
32:51So, Tomisa received a 11 years sentence and driving disqualification for over 14 years.
33:00And Maisie, remind us what happened and how we got to today's sentencing.
33:05So, it was a three-vehicle crash on the M20 when a 50mph speed restriction was in place.
33:15And in court last month, right here at Maidstone Crown Court, that he accepted responsibility for the fatal collision on
33:22the London-bound carriageway
33:24of the motorway between Junctions 9 and 8 near Lenham, where Aaron McAnamus was pronounced dead at the scene.
33:36And Maisie, what has the Chief Inspector Craig West said following today's outcome?
33:42Sir Craig West appeared outside the court around 5.15pm to Jay and issued the following statement.
33:50This case, and indeed today's sentencing, serves as a timely reminder that using your mobile phone whilst driving a motor
33:57vehicle
33:57is extremely dangerous.
33:59We have performed a comprehensive investigation which has proven that Mr Tomias was driving a heavy goods vehicle
34:07vehicle on the M20 in November last year in very clear road conditions.
34:12However, he was using his mobile phone to make numerous phone calls, text messages and indeed even video calls whilst
34:19driving a heavy goods vehicle.
34:21This made him fail to notice that the vehicles in front had slowed down to stop and caused his vehicle
34:27to crash into the rear vehicle
34:28driven by Mr Aaron McManus.
34:31Now, thank you for that Maisie.
34:33Now, dramatic footage shows flames engulfing a house as thick smoke billows into the air.
34:38The fire service was called to the blaze in Albany Drive, Hearn Bay, shortly after 9pm yesterday.
34:44Now, concerned residents were seen gathering in nearby Seed Street as the incident unfolded.
34:49And the video shows flames engulfing the property as black smoke billows into the air and emergency workers descend on
34:55the scene.
34:56Four fire engines and a Hyde vehicle were sent to Albany Drive, where crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the flames.
35:03And now water is still pouring from a manor hole cover in Maidstone, six months after a leak was reported
35:09to South East Water.
35:10The company, which recently saw the resignations of both its chairman Chris Train and CEO David Hinton, has failed to
35:17stop the leak off Buckland Road.
35:19And one disgruntled resident captured footage of that leak.
35:22Let's have a look at it now.
35:24So now we've got Lower Buckland Road here.
35:28Yeah.
35:28There we go.
35:28There it goes.
35:30All the way down.
35:35Yeah.
35:36Straight down.
35:38All the way.
35:39That's it.
35:40Lovely.
35:42Yeah.
35:43Yeah.
35:43Loads of swimming pools worth.
35:45Here we go.
35:46Look.
35:46Oh.
35:47Yeah.
35:48Just about now.
35:50Going across the whole of the road.
35:53Yeah.
35:54And we go back in again.
35:56And there we go.
35:58That's where our water bills are going.
36:00Look.
36:01There's the water bills.
36:02Just straight down the drain.
36:05There.
36:06Yeah.
36:09Now in an investigation, more than 600 children under the age of nine across Kent are being
36:14recorded as criminal suspects, including a girl who's only a year old.
36:18The data points to a damning scale of young people being involved or suspected in crimes.
36:23But Finn McDermott is here to talk us through the numbers.
36:26So Finn, how can someone this young actually be recorded as a suspect?
36:30Well, as you know, and some of our viewers might know as well, the age of criminal responsibility
36:35here in England is 10 years old.
36:37So anyone under that age can't actually be prosecuted for crimes.
36:41Now, that is a topic of debate.
36:43Some people think that depending on the crime, it should be waived.
36:46But nonetheless, that is the loss.
36:47But whenever someone is reported as being suspected of a crime, their name goes onto a
36:53database.
36:53And that's what we found out.
36:55We found out the exact ages and types of crimes that young people, specifically under
36:59nine between 2023 and 2025, are being affected.
37:04And it's still a very big issue.
37:06There's lots of debates going on about what do these numbers actually say about how often
37:11young people in our society are committing crimes.
37:13I see.
37:14And what else does the data tell us?
37:16Well, we can have a look now at exactly what that data tells us.
37:20There is a slight skewing of these more than 600 young people.
37:25The majority of them, as you can see, tend to be males and a minority of women.
37:31But what's particularly interesting is the ranges of the ages.
37:34So, as I say, this is under nines within Kent between 2023 and 2025.
37:39And it tends to be, as you'd expect, the older within that group tend to have been suspected,
37:44I should say, of these crimes.
37:46As you can see there, nine being the highest amount of suspected crimes in that age.
37:51But, as you mentioned earlier, very surprising.
37:54There was a one-year-old child being included in these reports.
37:57The explanation there being, I believe they were reported for injuring another child.
38:02But that is, as Kent police have told us, just protocol.
38:06And you mentioned one of the kind of crimes there.
38:08But what other kind of crimes can young people actually be recorded as suspects for?
38:11Well, we only have vague data as to the exact types of crimes.
38:16We don't have specific charges because, as I mentioned,
38:19these young people would never have been charged because of their age.
38:22I would have to say a quick warning to if there are any young ears at home that are watching
38:27this.
38:28This is not the nicest thing to hear.
38:31More than half were violence against another.
38:34More than 100 of these reportings were sexual offences.
38:39The remaining being arsenal and criminal damage.
38:41Miscellaneous crimes against society.
38:43Possession of weapons.
38:44Theft.
38:45And the list goes on.
38:46Thank you for bringing this to me.
38:49Now, an independent school in Sheppey has opened a new century garden
38:53after the local rugby club raised money to fund it.
38:56The garden play area, as well as a light and century room,
38:59will support the SEND pupils in day-to-day life.
39:03Now, the school says the new space will transform the lives of their children.
39:06But without the donation, it would have been impossible to afford.
39:10And Chloe Brewster attended the school for the opening.
39:13Let's have a look now.
39:14From musical beats to the splashing of water,
39:18pupils are already finding their rhythm in the new sensory garden
39:21at Elmley Dray School in Minster-on-Sea.
39:24So we wanted to create an indoor and an outdoor space for the children
39:28who have varying levels of needs to just sort of get away from the classroom,
39:34chill out, not feel judged and just let off some steam.
39:39So many mainstream schools try to fit a square peg in a round hole, so to speak.
39:45And students like ours need these spaces to come and just express themselves.
39:50Creating spaces like this one where students can come along and calm down
39:54and regulate themselves is an optimal way to help pupils here.
39:58This is one of their basins outside.
40:00It's got jelly in there, there's sea animals.
40:02You know what? I'm having quite a lot of fun having a go myself.
40:05Despite the school being independent,
40:07they say their new sensory garden would not have been possible without charity support.
40:11So the school started a couple of years ago.
40:15We didn't have any students at all.
40:16And when we opened the school, we needed a space for the young people.
40:21So we needed a sensory garden.
40:22We also needed an extra sensory room.
40:25And this was just land, just run down land really.
40:29We didn't have the funds to do that.
40:31So we applied to Wooden Spoon and fantastically were successful.
40:35And they completely transformed the space.
40:37And how much would a space like this have cost if you didn't have charity funding for it?
40:42So we had a variety of quotes ranging from £50,000 to over £100,000.
40:48So obviously as a brand new school, that just was not going to happen.
40:52So we're really, really pleased about today that we get to say thank you to them
40:55and get to celebrate everything that they've done for us.
40:57Because as I say, it just wouldn't have happened without them.
40:59The money for the sensory areas came directly from Wooden Spoon,
41:02the children's charity of rugby.
41:04The fundraising efforts were done by Sheppie Rugby Club.
41:07Our role in the community is helping projects like this
41:10to help children to thrive, play, be safe and enjoy life.
41:16Why would you not want to support your local children
41:18and to have local communities and local families benefit
41:22from your hard-earned fundraising efforts?
41:25They do such a great job of raising money.
41:29The school hopes the new spaces will light up school life for pupils here.
41:33Chloe Brewster for KMTV in Sheppie.
41:36Well, now it's time for a short break.
41:38But coming up, we'll take a look at a report about a young girl
41:41and her father cycling from London to Paris to raise money for a local charity.
41:46We'll also take a look at the latest sports use from across the county
41:48along with the latest weather forecast for the days ahead.
41:51And for all our loyal watchers,
41:53a reminder of an iconic moment eight years ago
41:55that saw Cameron Tucker caught in one of our most viral live TV moments
41:59during a report.
42:00All that and so much more after the break.
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45:25Hello and welcome back to Kent Tonight Live on KMTV.
45:29Now, a drive to France would feel long for the best of us.
45:32But what if you had to cycle all of that?
45:34Well, a 10-year-old from Saint Mary's Island in Gynegan is putting us all to shame
45:39and on Saturday will depart from London to make a 250-mile journey to Paris.
45:44and she's doing it alongside her dad in order to raise money for a local children's charity.
45:50Now Chloe Brewster went and met her on a training session. Let's have a look.
45:53What were you doing at 10 years old? Because I certainly don't think you were cycling to France.
45:59Well, Year 6 Teresa from Gillingham will soon set off on Saint-Voyage,
46:03cycling from London to Paris for charity.
46:06Since I'm leaving primary school, I wanted to do something really special for secondary school
46:12and end the year really happy. So I decided to do this really big thing to cycle.
46:19I cycle every day to school, no matter what.
46:22The fundraiser will support My Shining Star, a local charity that helps families
46:27with practical and emotional support during difficult times,
46:30including help with hospital travel, bills, food and essentials.
46:34What made you decide to go with the charity that you've gone with?
46:38Because I wanted to help children and families.
46:41And I also wanted to do sicknesses like cancer.
46:44So I decided to put those two together and I came up with this.
46:49Teresa won't be alone.
46:51She'll be accompanied by Dad Arta every step of the way.
46:54The reason why I believe she got inspired with doing London Paris
47:00is a few years ago, I did a charity ride, coast to coast, so about 200 and something miles.
47:09I've raised more than a thousand pounds.
47:13And I think she was little by then and got inspired, I guess.
47:17We came with a short list of children charities and one of the main aspects was it was local.
47:28So I think it's important to support the community, the local community.
47:33I'm really proud of what she's up to.
47:36And this involves a really great courage.
47:40Arta and Teresa will set off on their journey on May 23rd.
47:43And from there, it will take them around a week to get from London to Paris.
47:46Although the rest of the family will be following behind in a camper van.
47:50They'll be taking a route through Croydon, Red Hill, Crawley, Eastbourne and Brighton
47:54before crossing the Channel and heading through rural French countryside.
47:58The journey is equal to as if you were to cycle the length of Margate Sands 676 times.
48:06At first, I thought it was pretty easy.
48:08But then when it's coming up, I feel that it's going to be really challenging.
48:13Teresa says she's more than ready to take on the challenge.
48:16And I imagine she'll certainly be raising the bar for PE lessons
48:20when she joins secondary school in September.
48:22Chloe Brewster for KMTV in Gillingham.
48:25Now, good luck to Teresa and her father there.
48:28I can't remember the last time I rode a bike, but we wish them all the best.
48:31And now on that cue, let's take a look at all your sports news
48:33from across the county with Louis Stephens.
48:44George Nakaj of Dozer Athletic celebrated his birthday on Friday in style,
48:48leaving the club for National League South rivals Dorking Wanderers.
48:52Nakaj was celebrated as Dover's top scorer and was awarded Golden Boot back in the 2024-25 season,
48:58scoring 25 goals on their way to promotion.
49:01Nakaj on social media stated,
49:03It's been a tough decision to make,
49:05but I wanted to start by thanking Mike and Jake for having my back at a time that I needed
49:09it most.
49:10Going on to say,
49:11I wish the club nothing but success in the future.
49:14Blessed to have played for my boyhood club for the past five years.
49:18Kent's very own winning side, the Invicta Dynamics, saw an impressive victory and an equally impressive season.
49:24The league champions are heading to the playoffs this month,
49:27looking strong with an impressive 19 wins out of 20 matches.
49:30They continued their winning ways over Milton Keynes, celebrating a 7-2 victory.
49:36WNIHL 2 South Elizabeth title winners wrapped the game celebrating their new title.
49:41Their dominance of the season reflected in the game, filled with high drama, Davenport Jeffrey picking up a well-earned
49:46player of the match.
49:49Weather can be difficult to overcome, as Sevenoaks Vine found out this Saturday,
49:53losing to an impressive St. Lawrence and Highland court side.
49:57Four wickets was the difference, as the home side saw Matt Hammond stand out with a half-century critical,
50:01which saw skippers share a 132 stand with opener Fred Sharp.
50:06George Garrett was bowler for the losing Sevenoaks Vine side, that saw the unfortunate weather affect the Kent Cricket League
50:12Premier Division game.
50:13Other wins went to Tunbridge Wells, Bexley, Bromley and Blackheath.
50:18Kent's very own Matt Nosen and Ellen Dribbley are two of the names announced for this year's World Team Cup
50:24Junior event in wheelchair tennis.
50:26The two will arrive at Belgium from May 24th, with Nosen celebrating as the finalist for both the boys' singles
50:33and doubles events at the Australian Open in January.
50:37Dribbley just missed out on her first international junior single title in Italy,
50:41this coming after her girls' doubles victory last year at the Junior Masters.
50:47Dribbley from Canterbury make up a strong LTA team.
50:49And team leader Matt Bowson, LTA's wheelchair talent pathway manager, stated,
50:55In this 50th anniversary year for wheelchair tennis, it's an exciting new chapter for the sport to introduce stand-alone
51:01boys' and girls' World Cup team events.
51:14Well, it's been a drizzly day today, but what's in store for the rest of the week?
51:18Well, let's have a look at the weather now.
51:25Well, tonight you can expect some drizzle in Dartford and in Tunbridge Wells,
51:29while the rest of the county is overcast with temperatures between 10 and 12 degrees into tomorrow morning.
51:35Temperatures reaching between 11 and 12 degrees for most of the county,
51:38with continued drizzle in Dartford and Tunbridge and light showers into the afternoon.
51:42It stops raining for all but Dartford and Dover, but they can expect some sunny spells.
51:46And your outlook for the coming days, it looks like we can expect to see some warmer weather,
51:50with 20 on Wednesday, 21 degrees on Thursday and a nice and toasty 25 degrees on Friday with some cool.
52:02Now, the ship in Sutton at home has reopened after being closed for almost a year.
52:07The venue near Dartford dates back to the 1800s and remains owned by pub company Stonegate Group,
52:13but is being taken over by new managers Nathan Hill and pub manager Leah Cooper.
52:18It is 40-year-old Nathan's first pub venture, and he said that the response from customers has already been
52:23positive,
52:24adding, I think that positive feedback is what keeps you energised in these quite tough early stages.
52:30Next, a Kent man has launched a bid to get Chris Kamara back in the charts with the World Cup
52:35song.
52:36Written by Paul Baker from Deal, Sing for England was originally released for Euro 2012,
52:41but a remix version has been released this week.
52:44Let's have a quick listen to it now.
52:54Now, Mr Baker, who also runs a vintage music shop in Deal,
52:58hopes the tune becomes the unofficial song for the England football team
53:01at the World Cup tournaments in the USA, Canada and Mexico this summer.
53:05Funds will also be raised for Andy's Man Club, a weekly peer-to-peer support group
53:10for men in the UK, which aims to help improve mental health.
53:14Now, I don't know if you guys saw the Eurovision over the weekend,
53:17but the UK's entry, Look Mum, No Computer, is from Ramsgate,
53:21and he's reacted after finishing in last place during the grand final on Saturday,
53:25drawing the attention to fans and media following the result announcement.
53:30Meanwhile, Bulgaria secured its first ever Eurovision Song Contest victory in Vienna,
53:35marking a historic moment for the country in the annual competition.
53:38The singer from Ramsgate had the support from his town with the Eurovision watch party
53:42that took place at the harbour, and he said that the most important thing is that we all tried our
53:47hardest.
53:49Now, everyone at KMTV might have their legacy, and for former staffer Cameron Tucker,
53:55it was eight years ago where he was ambushed while reporting live about a cannabis factory.
53:59While in a village near Herne Bay, a man holding one of the plants in question fled from behind a
54:05house.
54:05And this was one of our most viral moments at KMTV,
54:09even catching Jimmy Kimmel's attention over in the USA.
54:12So let's take a quick look back at the impact now.
54:16Little did their neighbours know that in this quiet corner,
54:19this quite pretty little corner in the Kent countryside,
54:21at the cottage just over my shoulder is where there had been growing cannabis.
54:27And I'm now joined by the man himself.
54:29So Cam, it's been eight years since this iconic moment,
54:32and it's gone even across the seas to the States.
54:35How does it feel being on such a global stage?
54:39Yeah, it felt good till you said that it's been eight years and now making me feel a lot older.
54:44Yeah, it was amazing at the time, and it still seems to be the gift that keeps on giving.
54:49My journalism career obviously peaked then.
54:54That will be on my epitaph, the pot plant man.
54:58But in all jokes aside, it was quite an incredible experience that whole week
55:04where it was all over everywhere, it went on Newsnight,
55:07it went on to the Jimmy Kimmel Show,
55:09which is a show I still love and watch to this day and had done for years before then.
55:15And I think one of the key things to get across is that it wasn't people laughing at us.
55:20You know, you've got all these shows about big news mishaps,
55:24and normally it's at the expense of the presenter.
55:27You know, it was all very professional.
55:29We all handled it very professionally,
55:31and it was just the circumstances we were in.
55:34And yeah, it's really, it's very nice to know that people still find it hilarious to this day.
55:39And there were allegations that, or accusations even, that this was staged.
55:44What do you say about that?
55:47I would love to have been, you know, a comedy writer to come up with something like that.
55:53But no, it was all completely, it was all completely original, authentic.
55:58What you saw on screen is what happened live.
56:01And that is the joys of live TV.
56:03I mean, we'd been there for about an hour beforehand getting set up,
56:07the camera operator and myself.
56:11And we'd had all sorts go on that live.
56:14And we had lorries that were coming halfway through that broadcast interrupting.
56:19And we had a big old plane that went over.
56:22And so there was everything happening.
56:24And so to be honest, when that happened, I was just more annoyed than anything,
56:28because it was, I was trying to remember my lines.
56:30And because it's a legal story as well.
56:33So you don't want to get that wrong.
56:34And there was, you know, planes and automobiles and all sorts causing havoc already.
56:41And, but yeah, like I said, that's, that's the joys of live TV.
56:45And you just got to roll with it.
56:47Well, thanks so much for joining us today, Cam.
56:49Well, you've been watching Kent Tonight live on KMTV.
56:52And there's more news made just for Kent throughout the evening.
56:55Stick around for Invicta Sports.
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