Kent Tonight - Friday 18th August 2023
Catch up on the latest news from across the county with Abby Hook.
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00:02 - Good evening and welcome to Kentonite live on KMTV.
00:27 I'm Abbey Hook, here are your top stories on Friday,
00:30 the 18th of August.
00:32 Cheers to the final.
00:34 Pubs score as Medway Council eases licensing rules
00:38 ahead of World Cup match.
00:40 - And I'll be live from this pub in Rochester,
00:42 but how do you think the Lionesses will do?
00:44 - I think it was one nil to England.
00:46 - Two one England I think.
00:48 Yeah, two one. - Three two.
00:49 - I think England are gonna win it, like two one.
00:52 - It's coming home.
00:54 - And writing on the walls.
00:56 - Local artist in Maidstone introduces young people
01:00 to the world of graffiti.
01:02 - It's really important to give the kids
01:03 something interesting to do in the summer holidays
01:06 and workshops like this are really vital.
01:08 - First tonight, pubs across Kent say their businesses
01:21 will be boosted as Medway Council eased licensing rules.
01:25 All pubs that have a license can serve alcohol from 10 a.m.,
01:28 but only if they're showing
01:30 that all-important World Cup final.
01:32 It comes after leveling up secretary Michael Gove
01:35 wrote to councils pleading them to do everything they can
01:38 to help pubs open earlier on Sunday.
01:40 Well, our reporter Jamie Levy is at one at Rochester now.
01:43 Jamie, not looking too busy right now,
01:45 but a very different picture come Sunday.
01:47 - Absolutely, Abbey.
01:50 From Sunday, this place is looking to be absolutely packed,
01:53 and that's because the Lionesses have, of course,
01:55 made it into the World Cup final,
01:56 and Esa Russo, of course, from Maidstone,
01:58 scoring that goal to make it 3-1 on the night.
02:01 And a lot of the pubs around the county
02:02 and around the country are looking to generate
02:03 a lot of income from this.
02:05 It's been estimated there'll be
02:06 about a million more customers nationwide.
02:09 But for those here in Medway,
02:10 the council have announced this morning
02:11 that from the hours of 10 till two,
02:13 they will now be able to serve alcohol
02:14 as long as they're showing the game.
02:16 Now, one of those pubs is right here.
02:18 It's right here in Rochester, Sissy Wall.
02:20 I'm pleased to say I'm joined by the owner, Sanjay,
02:22 who's also the vice chairman of the Kent LVA.
02:25 Sanjay, thank you so much for joining me.
02:27 Can you first of all explain to me what the LVA is?
02:29 - Kent LVA is just a recent body.
02:31 It's a variation of all the LVAs that were in Kent
02:34 during forces, so we've got strength in numbers.
02:37 So it represents all the licensees across Kent
02:39 from off-license to the pubs, restaurants, clubs, everything.
02:43 We, as a body, do everything we can
02:45 to ensure our members are safe,
02:47 to try and help them in any way,
02:48 whether it's finances, advice,
02:50 it's training, it's staff training.
02:52 Whatever we can do.
02:53 - Now, you'll be opening early.
02:54 What is that gonna do for business?
02:55 - It's gonna be a huge day Sunday
02:57 with the Lionesses making it into the finals
02:59 of the World Cup, which is the first time ever.
03:01 So there's gonna be a lot of support.
03:03 We're expecting a lot of people to come down early
03:05 and enjoy the game.
03:06 - And how many people are you actually
03:07 gonna be expecting to come?
03:08 - I'm guessing in the region, 200 or so.
03:10 - So a lot of people.
03:11 And there has been some kind of debate
03:13 on whether pubs should be allowed
03:15 to serve alcohol that early.
03:16 Why do you think it's so important
03:17 that they are allowed to serve so early?
03:18 - It's a national monumental day
03:20 for the whole of the country.
03:21 So we need to be out there supporting the Lionesses.
03:24 And if we're gonna be showing it in pubs,
03:25 restaurants, places like that,
03:27 alcohol always goes well with it.
03:28 It doesn't have to be alcohol.
03:30 We've got hot beverages, tea, coffee.
03:32 So it's responsible drinking,
03:33 but I'm sure everyone's gonna enjoy the day
03:35 and we're gonna have a great score.
03:36 - Absolutely.
03:37 And I can't leave you without getting a score prediction.
03:38 What do you think the score's gonna be?
03:39 - It's 3-1 England.
03:40 Come on, England.
03:42 - Abi, I tend to agree with him.
03:43 I do think England are gonna win as well.
03:44 3-1, I think.
03:45 We have to remind you to also drink responsibly, of course.
03:48 But what do other people here in Rochester think?
03:50 - I think of 1-0 to England.
03:53 - 2-1 England, I think.
03:54 Yeah, 2-1. - 3-2.
03:56 - I think England are gonna win it, like 2-1.
03:58 - 3-0.
03:59 - 3. (laughs)
04:00 - Can England win 2-0?
04:03 - I'm gonna have to go 2-1 England in overtime.
04:07 - I think England are gonna win 2-0 against Spain
04:09 because after the Euros competition,
04:12 I think we have the win.
04:14 - They're looking fantastic.
04:15 I think they'll win 1-0.
04:16 Tight game, but they'll come through.
04:18 - I think England will win.
04:21 And I think two for England and one for Spain.
04:26 - And what about you, what do you think?
04:29 - I don't know nothing about football, so I think like him.
04:33 - I reckon England will win.
04:35 During the first half, I don't think many goals
04:37 will be even been shot.
04:39 I think England will win maybe two goals
04:42 and the other team maybe one.
04:45 - What do you think the score's going to be this Sunday?
04:47 - 2-1 England.
04:49 - Why do you think that?
04:50 - Because they're Euro champions.
04:52 - Probably a silly question as you're wearing
04:54 an England shirt, but are you going to be
04:55 watching the football?
04:56 - Definitely, definitely, definitely.
04:58 - What do you think's going to happen?
05:00 - I reckon the Llanellis are gonna play it off.
05:02 - They've had some difficult matches.
05:03 They looked like they were gonna lose,
05:05 but somehow that spirit, that enthusiasm
05:10 drags them across the line.
05:11 And I can see that happening again.
05:13 - Is it coming home?
05:14 - Yeah.
05:15 - It's coming home.
05:17 - We heard that apparently it is coming home.
05:19 That was Jamie live for us in Rochester there.
05:22 Now, there's a huge amount of excitement
05:24 and pressure building ahead of Sunday's game.
05:26 But where in the county can you watch
05:28 our Kent players strike gold once again?
05:31 (crowd cheering)
05:33 Well, on Wednesday, these fans were delighted,
05:39 cheering the England team to victory.
05:41 Chatham Town FC are hosting hundreds
05:43 at their grounds on Sunday.
05:45 So where better to watch than at the home
05:47 of Kent's highest ranked women's team?
05:49 I'll be there, so I'll see you there.
05:51 Well, we heard that it is coming home.
05:54 That's what people in Rochester thought.
05:56 I caught up with one young girl from Paddock Wood,
05:58 dreaming of becoming a Lioness herself one day.
06:01 And well on her way, in fact.
06:03 She plays in goal for Kent and West Kent,
06:05 taking both teams to victory recently,
06:07 as well as playing as keeper for Chelsea.
06:10 Looking to her inspiration from the county,
06:12 she's hoping for another Russo goal.
06:15 Well, here's Emily and her father, Kevin.
06:17 - Russo, she had a brilliant performance.
06:19 I'm so happy she got a goal, so that she made the headlines,
06:22 especially as she's a Kent girl.
06:24 - But at the start of the tournament,
06:25 there were still question marks going into the tournament,
06:28 whether she would start as the main player.
06:30 So she's mostly had to dig quite deep,
06:33 and she's such a wonderful advert for, obviously,
06:35 her county and obviously her country.
06:37 - I think it just leaves an even bigger statement
06:40 that they've already left.
06:41 I think it's gonna be so inspiring for younger girls
06:44 and younger boys, really.
06:45 The boys haven't done it either in about six years.
06:48 I think it was 1966 we last got to a World Cup final.
06:51 - Yeah, we won it.
06:52 - Yeah.
06:53 So I think it's gonna inspire the younger generation
06:56 to keep pushing on,
06:58 and I think it's just gonna be brilliant for everyone.
07:01 - Yes, I know, Tia.
07:02 - Now, Medway Council say they're moving forward
07:05 with the next stage of their School Street programme.
07:07 If it comes into force, it will see anyone else
07:10 without the exemption permit being fined.
07:12 The authority says they're now working
07:14 with individual schools to determine exact timings
07:16 of these zones as well.
07:18 Well, I'm pleased to say I'm joined by Tris Osborne
07:20 from Medway Council.
07:21 Thank you so much for coming in, Tris.
07:24 Now, what's the latest update on this?
07:26 How far off is this actually coming into force?
07:30 - Very good question.
07:31 So we consulted upon this in May this year.
07:34 11 consultations went out across Medway.
07:37 I can confirm that three of them were dropped
07:40 following that consultation response.
07:42 We're now moving ahead with the order
07:44 for eight locations around Medway.
07:46 It's a 21-day consultation period
07:49 around those formal consultations,
07:51 and then within this budget year,
07:53 we will look to see those introduced.
07:55 But that does depend on the schools,
07:57 it depends on the governing bodies,
07:58 and it depends on feedback as well from residents.
08:01 - Why were those three dropped?
08:02 What were those main concerns?
08:04 Because concerns for a reason.
08:06 - Well, so we've been partnering with schools
08:08 and governing bodies,
08:09 so initially these schools put forward,
08:11 they wanted to get involved with this proposal.
08:13 They wanted us to speak to their residents
08:16 and people who attended the school.
08:17 And through the consultation responses
08:19 and evidence gathering that we looked at,
08:21 it became clear that perhaps they weren't going to work
08:24 for whatever reason.
08:25 In the other eight locations,
08:27 we do believe that the proposals are needed.
08:29 They have public consent.
08:31 We are now going forward with some of those ideas
08:33 around timings for those locations.
08:35 - And we can see on the screen here some of those roads.
08:38 So if you look over to the left,
08:40 those are going to be the roads that I suppose
08:42 parents can drop their children off, can drive down.
08:44 I suppose parents, the point I wanted to raise
08:47 is that parents are driving these children to school
08:48 because they don't want them to walk or they can't walk.
08:51 Surely then making them walk from a further distance,
08:53 is it safe for the young children?
08:55 And aren't you just going to back up all that traffic
08:57 onto those extra roads?
08:58 - So we've looked at these proposals.
09:00 They don't exist in isolation.
09:02 In London and other major urban centres.
09:04 And the evidence actually says that when they're introduced,
09:07 people change their behaviours.
09:08 So we actually see people who formerly drove to schools,
09:11 perhaps dropping them off somewhere else,
09:13 but actually sometimes making different decisions.
09:16 So actually encouraging their children to walk.
09:18 Many of these primary schools have a catchment
09:20 of only a mile around their schools.
09:22 So many of these can choose to walk.
09:24 And actually it is more important
09:25 because some of these roads that people are travelling
09:29 and dropping their kids off are not safe
09:31 at pick up and drop off times.
09:33 People are causing accidents
09:35 and might be issues with children there as well.
09:37 And also residents themselves are fed up
09:40 with some of the traffic they're seeing
09:41 in these very closed areas as well.
09:42 So we think that these solutions will work,
09:45 but we will listen to residents' concerns
09:47 and we'll take on board any issues as they arise.
09:49 - What about those residents?
09:51 They're concerned about the traffic in their roads,
09:53 but what about the residents of the roads neighbouring?
09:55 Aren't you going to push that traffic to them?
09:57 How do you then fix their problem now they're going to face
09:59 if that traffic's pushed back?
10:00 Aren't you going to see this sort of cycle repeating
10:03 of residents being frustrated with traffic?
10:05 - So we will reduce, so the residents in the roads
10:08 that have the proposals will have exemptions
10:10 as will school people and people who work on the roads.
10:12 So neighbouring streets,
10:14 what we've seen in evidence from elsewhere
10:16 is that actually people make different decisions.
10:18 So instead of dropping kids off at school,
10:21 many parents will look at alternative forms of transport,
10:23 either car sharing or cycling or walking.
10:27 And that evidence base is really strong
10:29 and we think that will happen again.
10:31 But if there are concerns from neighbouring streets,
10:34 we will absolutely take them on board.
10:36 And if these schemes aren't seen to work for whatever reason,
10:38 we will take a look at that again.
10:40 So we're not saying these are the final outcomes.
10:43 If things change and circumstances change,
10:45 we will look at things.
10:46 But we think looking at the evidence elsewhere,
10:49 I think these things are going to work.
10:51 - And very quickly, Tris, we are running out of time,
10:52 but how are you enforcing this?
10:54 Patrols, cameras, what's going to be
10:56 the main backing force behind this
10:57 to make sure people don't just think
10:59 I've used this road all my life, I'm going to keep using it.
11:02 - Yeah, so we will set out clear signage
11:04 to tell people when the restrictions are coming in
11:06 and what hours.
11:07 ANPR cameras will be looking at particular number plates
11:10 on car vehicles and there'll be issued fines accordingly
11:14 if they break the timings.
11:16 - Okay, and just before we go,
11:17 we have to bring it back to a very exciting note.
11:20 We heard Jamie there talking about the football.
11:21 What's your score prediction?
11:22 - I think England are going to win 2-0.
11:24 - 2-0, well, we'll hold you to that, Tris.
11:26 Thank you very much for coming in.
11:29 Coming up, we'll be joined by Shay Coffey from Medway Pride
11:32 to tell us all about this week's event
11:34 and what it means to the community.
11:35 We'll also find out how one artist
11:37 is helping young people in Kent get creative with graffiti.
11:41 And we'll see what's coming up
11:42 in tonight's episode of Invicta Sports.
11:45 See you in just a few minutes.
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15:08 - Hello and welcome back to Kentonite live on KMTV.
15:16 A man has died after he was hit by a car
15:18 near Tunbridge Wells.
15:19 A police spokesman confirmed that officers
15:22 and paramedics attended, but despite their efforts,
15:24 a man in his 50s died at the scene yesterday.
15:27 The incident took place at just after 11 a.m.
15:29 near Yew Tree Road and involved a silver Mercedes
15:33 with emergency services closing down London Road
15:35 in Southborough following the collision.
15:37 Inquiries continue and police are urging witnesses
15:39 to get in touch.
15:41 A few homes and businesses could flood,
15:44 according to the Met Office, as more than half a month's
15:47 rain could fall in Kent today.
15:49 Between 30 millimeters to 40 millimeters of rain
15:51 is expected to fall in just six hours,
15:53 prompting a yellow weather warning.
15:55 In a typical August, 63 millimeters of rain falls
15:58 across the southeast.
16:00 A warning came into force at 6 a.m. today
16:02 with another from 8 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. tomorrow,
16:05 so in just a couple of hours.
16:07 Buildings and structures could be damaged by flooding
16:10 and lightning strikes while homes could also lose power
16:13 for a short time.
16:14 Well, with that warning in place,
16:17 let's take a full look at the forecast.
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16:22 Looking pretty stormy tonight, as we said.
16:28 The highs of 20, though, right across Kent,
16:30 so fairly warm.
16:31 By the morning, warming up and no rain.
16:34 Highs of 21, some wind.
16:37 And by the afternoon, warming up to 25 near Chatham,
16:40 lows of 20 in Dover, clouds gone away.
16:44 And the next few days look like this.
16:46 Sunny Monday and Tuesday, no, not a cloud in sight.
16:48 Highs of 26.
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17:00 A scholarship is up for grabs for one lucky person
17:03 at Spotlight Theatre in Medway.
17:05 Applicants need to be 12, between 12 and 17, sorry,
17:09 and receive free school meals.
17:11 Medway Pride Radio are sponsoring the opportunity.
17:14 Well, I'm pleased to say that Shay Coffey and Kieran Riddell
17:16 from Spotlight joined me in the studio.
17:18 Now, thank you both so much for coming in.
17:20 What a great opportunity for one very special young person.
17:23 Tell us, Shay, why have you chosen to do this
17:25 and sort of be the sponsorship behind this?
17:28 - We're very passionate at Medway Pride Radio
17:29 about giving opportunities to young people.
17:31 And Kieran is someone who runs
17:35 a brilliant, brilliant theatre anyway.
17:37 So we did say that we would sponsor one this year
17:41 and we will sponsor a second place in January.
17:44 But since then, we spoke to River Medway
17:47 and River would like to sponsor a third place.
17:49 So there will be three places up for grabs.
17:51 - Oh, how exciting.
17:53 - That's great news.
17:53 That's the first time I'm hearing of it.
17:55 - There we go, some news broken.
17:57 There we go, that's very up for a news program.
17:59 Now, Kieran, we can see some of the theatre
18:01 on the screen now.
18:02 Tell us about Spotlight.
18:03 What is it that you do?
18:04 - So we've been around for years and years
18:06 in the heart of Chatham.
18:08 We teach kids to act.
18:09 We teach them everything they need to know
18:11 about the performing arts industry.
18:13 But it's more than that.
18:14 They make friends.
18:15 They make friends for life.
18:17 They learn life skills, confidence,
18:19 the ability to speak in front of people,
18:23 skills that they take on into their future careers.
18:26 And we've always been very welcoming with what we do.
18:30 It's so important to us that everybody that comes
18:34 follows those ethics and is really about inclusivity.
18:39 And we won the Medway Pride Award--
18:43 - We did indeed.
18:43 - For our work with young people earlier on in the year.
18:47 And for us, it's about giving back to the community.
18:52 - So the person that's going to receive these scholarships,
18:56 you've got a few openings, which is great.
18:58 What skills are you looking for in particular?
19:00 If they're watching this now thinking,
19:02 "That sounds like a bit of me," what do you want from them?
19:04 - I think personally, for our side of it,
19:06 it's a desire to do it.
19:08 I think it's a desire to try something new.
19:10 - And for Spotlight, they don't need to come
19:13 with any skills.
19:14 They need to come with a passion,
19:17 with a willingness to get involved, and just want to try.
19:21 Everything else, we can teach them.
19:23 Everything else, they'll learn and they'll enjoy.
19:26 But it's got to be somebody who's not had
19:28 this opportunity before and who's wanting to get involved.
19:32 - I suppose it's that saying that we hear
19:34 time and time again, "You can't get experience
19:36 "until you've had experience," and it's hard to find that.
19:39 So to give somebody who's got that passion the experience,
19:42 that's gonna help spur them on.
19:45 I also got to ask you about Medway Pride.
19:48 It's happening this week.
19:49 We spoke to Hilary earlier this week on the show as well.
19:53 How's it been going?
19:53 What's the reception been like for this entire week?
19:56 - It's been absolutely incredible.
19:57 We started with our first event last Friday night,
20:00 and all the events have been really well attended,
20:03 and obviously tomorrow is indeed the big day.
20:05 The giant flag is flying off the castle as we speak,
20:09 and the build is just about there.
20:10 - And Kieran, to bring you in on that,
20:12 it's a huge part of what you do, inclusivity.
20:15 So could you tell me why that's so important
20:17 for you at the theatre, too?
20:19 - We live in a diverse world,
20:21 in a diverse little area of the world, too.
20:24 There's people from all walks of life in Medway,
20:28 and our doors are open to all.
20:30 It's so important that everybody has access
20:33 to events like Pride, to being able to get involved
20:37 in shows like we do at Spotlights,
20:39 and go on to live their best life.
20:42 - Amazing, and for people watching,
20:44 they wanna get involved, how do they apply?
20:47 - They can contact us at Spotlights,
20:49 so it's takepart@spotlights.co.uk,
20:51 Spotlights is spelled S-P-O-T-L-I-T-E-S,
20:55 we spell it the quirky way,
20:57 or visit our website, spotlights.co.uk.
21:00 All our contact details are on there.
21:02 Drop us a line and we'll start conversations.
21:05 - And we haven't got long left at all,
21:06 but it's very important, the free school meals aspect,
21:09 because you want to help somebody that's not as well off.
21:12 - Yeah, cost of living, lots of people are struggling,
21:15 so this is about supporting somebody
21:17 who couldn't afford to get involved in what we do anyway.
21:20 - Well, thank you, Shay, thank you, Kieran, for coming in.
21:23 It's great to see you as ever. - Thanks, I'm pleased to.
21:25 - And enjoy the rest of the Pride celebrations
21:27 that will continue, and we look forward
21:28 to hearing who won those scholarships as well.
21:30 Thank you both so much for coming in.
21:31 - Thank you. - Thank you.
21:33 - Next tonight, we'll be taking a look
21:35 into the work of graffiti, a popular street art
21:38 known for its bold font and colour.
21:40 It's a powerful method of expression.
21:42 Well, for one local artist who's teaching young people
21:44 in Maidstone the wonders of graffiti done properly
21:47 as well as legally, Henry Luck reports.
21:50 - Graffiti, a bold, explosive art
21:53 that can use anywhere as its canvas.
21:56 When done legally and with proper guidance,
21:59 it can breathe new life into your everyday environment.
22:03 Local street artist, Graham Upton,
22:06 with the help of young people around Maidstone,
22:09 look to do just that to Whatmore Park
22:12 with the new Revamp the Ramps workshop.
22:15 - I'm working with Maidstone Borough Council
22:18 to decorate the skateboard park in some decent graffiti art,
22:22 some street art, and teaching young people
22:26 how to do it responsibly as well.
22:27 So in order to get permission to ask Maidstone Borough Council
22:31 yeah, and to come up with some nice designs,
22:35 take some ideas from the young people
22:37 who are down here too, and also, yeah,
22:41 so to teach them how to spray it properly.
22:43 - Recreational activities like this
22:46 have been set up to help those between 11 and 16 years
22:50 of age to make the most of their summer holidays.
22:53 - Yeah, I think it's really important.
22:54 We were lucky enough to get some Safer Streets funding
22:57 to run some workshops.
22:59 We did a number of street art workshops like this
23:03 on Buckland Hill with three local schools.
23:06 So it's really important to give the kids
23:08 something interesting to do in the summer holidays.
23:10 And workshops like this are really vital.
23:13 So it teaches them how to do something
23:16 they might not otherwise have an opportunity to try.
23:18 - Those involved today definitely got a lot
23:20 out of the experience.
23:22 What's been your favorite part of today, Ruby?
23:25 - Just basically just learning an entire new skill
23:28 and just feeling a part of something
23:29 that's gonna be here for a very long time.
23:32 - It's just mainly been able to like actually sort of design
23:35 and sort of draw the thing on the ramp.
23:38 'Cause it's always been something I'm really interested in,
23:40 but I've never actually been able to properly do it.
23:42 So it's actually been really fun.
23:44 - My mum signed me up and I like,
23:46 just like I really asked her to like sign me up
23:48 'cause I've always been really interested in art.
23:50 - Revamp the Ramps has set out to prove
23:52 that leaving your mark has the power to wow the public
23:56 when done the right way.
23:58 - Great artwork is always spotted head on.
24:01 And this caught my eye the moment I stepped
24:04 into Whatman Park this afternoon.
24:06 - Henry Luck for KMTV in Maidstone.
24:11 - That was Henry Luck reporting there.
24:13 Now, right after Kent tonight,
24:14 we have another episode of Invictus Sports,
24:17 bringing you dedicated sports stories
24:19 from right across Kent.
24:20 Tonight, we've got one of our reporters
24:22 involved in a new activity, axe throwing.
24:24 Well, Gabriel Morris joins me safely in the studio.
24:26 You didn't manage to chop any fingers,
24:28 toes or arms, limbs off.
24:30 What was it like axe throwing?
24:31 I think we've got some pictures we're about to--
24:33 - We'll see them in a second.
24:35 I mean, I definitely didn't manage to chop any toes off.
24:37 I barely managed to even hit the target
24:40 and I wasn't very good.
24:40 I'm gonna be quite honest with you, Abby.
24:42 I've never done it before.
24:44 It was quite fun, no, to go and give it a go.
24:44 - Yeah, did you enjoy it?
24:46 Did you expect it to be what it was
24:48 or what you think of easier?
24:50 - Yeah, it was good fun.
24:51 It was good fun.
24:53 Once, it is a learning process.
24:54 It's something you've never done before.
24:56 It's axe throwing, but you're not actually throwing,
25:00 which threw me off. - It's sort of, yeah,
25:01 I did it before and you just sort of--
25:01 - I'm saying throwing too much, but yeah.
25:03 - Yeah, you just sort of let it,
25:04 I mean, these are really impressive skills
25:06 that I'm demonstrating here,
25:07 but you just let it go with the motion, don't you?
25:09 - It is, it is simply that.
25:11 And once you learn that's what you actually need to do,
25:14 slowly builds up.
25:15 And that's actually, I went down to a new place.
25:17 It's only been open for four weeks in Maidstone.
25:21 And that's kind of what they do.
25:22 You go in, you have 10 minutes to practice,
25:25 but if there's one person, maybe like myself,
25:27 who's a little bit slower at learning,
25:29 they give you a little bit more time.
25:31 Then you have your 40 minute session
25:33 and then you get to have the full practice.
25:34 So it's really, really good and inclusive.
25:36 - And they actually asked,
25:37 you actually were speaking to them
25:39 about the importance of activities like this
25:42 and sort of looking at the sort of digital world
25:44 and activity sort of space that's come in
25:46 and how actually perhaps this is quite key.
25:48 - I mean, if you look at the news at the moment,
25:50 there's a lot of shops on the high street,
25:52 which are closing.
25:54 Online retailers, some would say,
25:55 are the cause of that.
25:58 So I think we're seeing the high street changing.
26:00 This is one of the things, this is an activity.
26:02 This is something that you cannot do online.
26:03 You can't go and do Axe Throw online.
26:05 Maybe you can play a video game,
26:06 but the actual thing, you can only do that in person.
26:09 And these, we're seeing Axe Throwing, escape rooms.
26:12 And the guy who runs this,
26:14 it's not actually just Axe Throwing he does.
26:15 He has a thing called a Rage Room.
26:17 - Sounds like somewhere I need to go.
26:18 - It is, it looks really good fun.
26:20 - Wow, really, really cool.
26:22 And this is all part of a bigger thing,
26:24 part of Invicta Sport, where us as reporters,
26:26 we're going out and we're trying new things,
26:28 trying new sports.
26:29 So we'll see what Bartholomew's gonna get me up to,
26:31 the producer of Invicta Sport, very soon.
26:33 Gabriel, thank you for giving us a bit of a tease.
26:35 We'll wait for that Axe Throwing to see a bit later.
26:38 You've been watching Kentonite Live on KNTV.
26:40 That's all for this show,
26:41 but we'll be back with Invicta Sport
26:43 right after this short break.
26:45 See you then.
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