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00:00Hello, good evening and welcome to Kentonite live on KMTV.
00:28I'm Abbey Hook, here are your top stories on Monday the 16th of September.
00:34New term, new risks. How is the University of Kent keeping students safe?
00:39There's always someone here to talk to. There's always going to be someone in that office
00:43or at the end of the phone to call, to ring.
00:46Digital dialogue. Maidstone Business calls for tech careers to be talked about at school.
00:51AI isn't going to steal your job but the people that use AI will.
00:56History birthed at Gravesend, the Spanish ship sailing past Kent on its world tour.
01:03You can see everything, everything is manual, everything is very similar like back in the
01:08days.
01:09First tonight, thousands of students are being welcomed for the new academic year at the
01:23University of Kent. We're all familiar with the tradition of Freshers' Week but as pupils
01:28get ready to take on the five days of fun, are they being informed about how to keep
01:33safe? Our reporter Mahima Abedin headed down to Canterbury's campus to find out.
01:39When you hear of university, the first thoughts that come to mind might be partying, drinking
01:43or late nights. Well this week marks the start of Freshers' Week for the University of Kent
01:48and some students will be getting ready to do just that.
01:52As you can see behind me, the Freshers' Stalls are already out and loads of students are
01:56being welcomed here at the University of Kent in Canterbury. But with so many students getting
02:01ready to take part in traditions like Freshers' Week, how knowledgeable are they in how to
02:05stay safe?
02:06I've got to make sure my phone's charged, make sure I've got money on me if I need it,
02:11make sure I'm with a good group of people, a good group of friends and don't do anything
02:15stupid.
02:16There's this security app that we have, I remember seeing in a stall so I'm going to
02:19download that.
02:20If there's really one thing that you need to put into mind, it's to keep with your head
02:23instead of with your emotions, because if you're with your emotions then you're going
02:26to get into stuff that you don't want to do.
02:28Try not to drink too much, don't want to overdo it, especially first week and staying on campus
02:33is really safe, I know they have really good security here.
02:35Staying in groups I think, there's a few pathways when you need to go back to accommodation
02:39that stay on lit roads and stuff like that.
02:41When you're walking around at night you can have a buddy with you to keep safe, you can
02:47touch your flatmates to meet you.
02:50While some students seemed to be aware of the precautions they need to take, others
02:53weren't so sure so they paid a visit to some of the stalls set up at the Freshers' Fair.
02:58There's always someone here to talk to, there's always going to be someone in that office
03:02or at the end of the phone to call, to ring, to have that conversation with because sometimes
03:06that's what it is, it's a conversation that stops or leads to preventing another situation.
03:12Everybody struggles at some points, the worst thing I feel like you can do is lock yourself
03:17away and isolate yourself and feel like you're the only one in that situation.
03:20There's plenty of people to talk to and to get out and the more you talk and the more
03:25you have these conversations, the smaller the world becomes and it's not so scary and
03:29not so big.
03:30With the union and the university, student safety is a number one priority.
03:34The university like I say offer a lot of different schemes and they're constantly taking on board
03:39new feedback.
03:40In terms of the union, we now do a wellbeing and safety advisory group, so we're taking
03:45on board student feedback directly to see how they would feel more safe and what things
03:49they would like to see on campus, so it's a constant process and obviously the world's
03:53constantly changing so we just have to adapt.
03:56With the new academic year beginning, the University of Kent is reminding students that
04:00might be attending to take part in all the fun but to also keep safety as a top priority.
04:06Mahima Abedin for KMTV in Canterbury.
04:10A very important message and one I spoke to about with Lynn Martin, the Medway campus
04:15chaplain earlier about safety during Freshers' Week in this part of the county here in Medway.
04:22Sometimes Medway has a bit of a bad reputation and so people can come thinking that maybe
04:28it's an unsafe place.
04:32I personally as a single woman, I'm fine but I'm very sensible and so I'm very sensible
04:40and cautious of my surroundings.
04:42I would only take lit streets, well-lit streets if I was walking home from a train station
04:50at night.
04:51The universities, all of the universities in Medway buy into two different things, so
04:59we have a safe zone app, so I believe that covers primarily the campus but if something
05:07happens on campus and you need security to come immediately then you can sign up for
05:15that app and it has lots of facilities.
05:17You would also get warnings on that app.
05:22A huge part of university life though is of course Freshers' Week, it's going out, it's
05:27having fun, it's meeting new people and I suppose that's a really important message
05:30to reinforce as well that it's not somewhere where we want people to feel unsafe, we want
05:37people to come to university and look forward to those nights out and all the events especially
05:42during Freshers' Week as well.
05:44So I suppose, how do students balance Freshers' Week and all the fun that can be had with
05:50also being safe as well?
05:52Yes, I think obviously Freshers' Week is a big thing.
05:57I guess I would say students can have a lot of fun without necessarily a level of alcohol
06:06but if you are drinking that's fine but just be sensible, don't drink to excess, be sensible
06:15about who you are with.
06:18We don't have a dreadful reputation for spiking but it can happen so keep an eye on your drink.
06:28And also a lot of nightclubs around the university campuses, they have drinks covers that you
06:36can put over the top of the drinks to make sure.
06:38So nightclubs, bars, venues are really aware of these situations and are hoping to avoid
06:43them at all costs.
06:44I've got a lot of those in my office but I would hate for students to miss out on the
06:50student experience and the social experience of being a student and the friendships that
06:56can be formed because they're afraid to actually venture out.
07:04They can come and get advice, they can get advice from the student union, they can come
07:08get advice from chaplaincy and we can help if we've got things like those bottle tops
07:17or I've got some safety alarms in my office, if people want something like that we can
07:24access that kind of thing.
07:28Next tonight, a Maidstone digital marketing firm says tech jobs need to be advertised
07:32more at school as the first day of National Coding Week begins.
07:37Reflect Digital worry that Kent's next generation are being left without vital skills for the
07:41modern job market.
07:43But with artificial intelligence threatening to replace jobs, is this a sustainable approach?
07:48Oliver Leader de Sacks has been finding out.
07:51English, algebra, science, these are what Kent's kids are studying now, term time is
07:56in full swing.
07:58But according to one recent report, what may be missing from the curriculum are the
08:03skills needed to land a job in a tech friendly future, according to one Maidstone based digital
08:10marketing company.
08:11Young people do have knowledge around how to use the internet and they know how to use
08:16their mobile phone devices and they're probably more literate than some of us when it comes
08:20to using technology, but what they don't know is about the careers that sit behind it.
08:25They know kind of how to use it on the front end for their personal and their social life,
08:30but they don't necessarily know what that looks like when actually we start to talk
08:34about what a lifetime career might look like and where they might be going and how they
08:38can use those skills.
08:40Nearly 70% of 18 to 25 year olds say they were never taught about digital careers.
08:48And that's a significant problem when more than 80% of jobs here in the UK require some
08:55sort of digital skill.
08:57Sophie Clark was inspired to embark on a digital career back in 2018.
09:03Now she wants to see more pathways to digital industries for young women like herself.
09:09Despite the Institute for Public Policy Research worrying that 8 million jobs could be on the
09:16line as AI uproots the economy.
09:20What's the point of kind of teaching people about digital jobs if AI is around the corner
09:24and it's potentially going to threaten the stability of the industry?
09:27AI isn't going to steal your job, but the people that use AI will.
09:31So it's being able to go with AI and use it in the ways that benefit your job and that
09:38will improve efficiencies and make businesses more profitable.
09:42So I think in terms of the jobs that say are at the business now, they're not going to
09:48go for us, but it will be new jobs that are created.
09:52For example, we've got a new innovations and AI lead, like he is solely focusing on
09:56AI and how he can improve efficiencies.
09:59So it's opening up new careers, but also, yeah, just making sure you're educating yourself
10:04on AI and how you can use it to become more efficient.
10:08As digital industries are set to become a bigger segment of the job market over the
10:12next decade, whether the next generation is ready will be a question for everyone in Kent
10:19and beyond.
10:21Oliver Leader, The Sats for KMTV in Maidstone.
10:26Next tonight, a girl at a special educational needs school in Canterbury has been taken
10:30to hospital after an unknown substance was thrown at her around midday.
10:34Police and ambulance staff were spotted by parents at the Orchard School on Cambridge
10:38Road. Kristen Hawthorne joins me in the studio now.
10:42Kristen, what can you tell us?
10:43Yeah, so as you said, a girl has been taken to the hospital after having an unknown substance
10:48thrown at her at the Orchard School in Canterbury.
10:51She was taken to hospital as a precaution, and we know a teenage boy is now being spoken
10:55to by officers.
10:57To note, the Orchard School is a foundation special school with 104 pupils aged 4 to 18
11:03with behaviour and learning difficulties.
11:05Kent Online spoke to a parent who said the school told them and other caregivers to collect
11:10their children, and more specifically, a mother spoke to Kent Online said the whole school
11:15has been asked to pick up their kids by text.
11:18But the school won't tell us anything about what's happened.
11:22She also added that fire engines, police and an ambulance were there, yet Kent Police confirmed
11:27the substance was not corrosive.
11:29They also added that they were called shortly before midday to the report of an assault
11:34at the Orchard School in Canterbury, during which the girl had an unknown substance thrown
11:39at her.
11:41The girl had been taken to the hospital as a precaution, to reiterate, and the ambulance
11:45service confirmed much of the same.
11:47Kristin, thank you very much for those details.
11:49We'll be back after this very short break.
11:50See you then.
14:47Hello and welcome back to Kent Tonight, live on KMTV.
15:16Now history at the heart of the Spanish seas has docked at Gravesend Town Pier.
15:21The Galleon Andalusia travelled the world in the 16th and 18th century.
15:25Now a replica has dropped anchor in North Kent for the very first time.
15:30From Shanghai to Hong Kong to New York and Quebec, the floating museum is now open for
15:35the public to explore here in the county.
15:37Kristin Hawthorne has more.
15:39This ship is a reproduction of a Spanish galleon merchant ship and is open for visitors to
15:44board until the 22nd of September.
15:47The ship is now 15 years old and is called the Galleon Andalusia.
15:51Gravesend Town Pier has been a super popular destination for the people of Kent today,
15:55and that's because the Spanish galleon has just arrived here a few days ago.
15:59But why is it here, and what is the history behind it, and why are people of Kent so interested
16:04to come here and see the ship?
16:06It has travelled so far across Europe and Asia, as well as the United States and Canada,
16:12and has recently come to the UK, with Humble Gravesend being one of its final stops before
16:18taking a well-deserved rest back at its home in Spain.
16:21I love doing dress-up historical fantasy bits, and this is really, really cool and amazing.
16:29We love historic sites, usually castles and villas and things.
16:36We don't usually go to ships, but we're always interested in history, and we just decided to go.
16:45Gravesend is not in a particularly good place at the moment, as are lots of places, and
16:52it's, yes, anything that brings interest to the town and brings people into the town is a great idea.
16:59The ship was created to showcase similar vessels that used to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the
17:0416th to the 18th century, and was made to tour around the world and showcase history.
17:09This was a merchant ship, so it was fully loaded with any kinds of things.
17:17So this was the thing that made the pirates want this.
17:21The money was here, everything.
17:24So this was targeted a lot.
17:26That's why, if you come to see it, we have many cannons.
17:29That's why people think it's a pirate ship, but we have many cannons to defend ourselves from the pirates.
17:37This ship has six decks and seven seals, and full of historical information throughout,
17:43giving families all over the world a chance to learn about these kinds of vessels that
17:47we often only see in films.
17:50It took 17 months to build and develop to become as historically accurate as possible.
17:55So if you're a fan of fantasy and adventure films, or just keen to learn more, be sure
18:00to check it out and see what the rest of the world has been lucky to experience.
18:04Kristen Hawthorne for KMTV.
18:10Now to sport, and it was an exciting weekend of FA Cup qualifying action for a handful
18:15of Kent's non-league clubs, including Maidstone United.
18:18Following on from their history-making run last season, it seems the Stones' cup magic
18:23is continuing.
18:24After a last gasp goal pushed them on to the next round.
18:27While our sports reporter Bartholomew Hall joins me in the studio now.
18:31Could we be in for a repeat of last year?
18:33Wouldn't that be amazing?
18:34It would be, and we certainly could be.
18:36Maidstone's still in it as they head towards the third round qualifying for what I think
18:39the 11th year in a row.
18:41But let's not get ahead of ourselves at this stage.
18:43Even if Maidstone have used up all their magic now in the FA Cup, there's still a good
18:48handful of teams from the county in the competition, not least to mention Gillingham
18:52and Ebbsfleet, who are yet to even come into the competition yet because of where they
18:55rank on the football pyramid.
18:57But let's take a look back at that weekend game for Maidstone, which really was a cracker.
19:04It seems like it was just yesterday.
19:06Eyes across Kent were on Maidstone United as the county town's club made history by
19:11reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup.
19:13But as George Elakobi told his side in the dressing room team talk, it's a clean slate
19:17now as they venture back into the competition, vying for a spot in the third round qualifying
19:22for the 13th year running against Bognor Regis.
19:26Maidstone looked the livelier of the two sides in the early exchanges.
19:29Aaron Blair came closest to opening the scoring when his efforts smashed against the crossbar
19:33after a slick move from Matt Bentley.
19:36The breakthrough finally came just before half-time when Bentley was brought down in
19:40the box by the Hampton keeper Ted Curd.
19:42And he has pointed to the spot, it's going to be a penalty to Maidstone.
19:46Ben Brooks stepped up for his team before calmly converting the penalty to give the
19:50Stones a deserved lead.
19:51Maidstone are 1-0 up in the FA Cup.
19:54But the visitors responded immediately.
19:56Right on the stroke of half-time, James Roberts went down under a challenge from Sam Smith
20:00in Maidstone's box.
20:02Roberts dusted himself off before slotting home from the spot to level things up at one
20:07all going into the break.
20:12The second half saw Hampton on the front foot early on, with Maidstone keeper Alexis Andre
20:16Junior called into action to keep them at bay.
20:19Just when it seemed like the tie was headed for a replay, deep into stoppage time, Maidstone
20:23found a decisive goal.
20:28Another superb delivery from Ben Brooks, this time from a corner, was headed back across
20:32goal by Reece Greenidge and there was Koltes to apply the finishing touch, sparking wild
20:37celebrations in the stands.
20:39A 2-1 victory for Maidstone and they're into the third round qualifying of the FA Cup.
20:50Well look, an exciting game there.
20:51We'll be breaking down the rest of our FA Cup ties in Invicta Sport after the break
20:55and I'll be back on the sofa to go through the draw for that third round qualifying.
20:59Lots of sport to come in Invicta Sport this evening, thanks Bartholomew.
21:02Now let's take a look at the weather.
21:10Tonight clear skies and cool temperatures across the county.
21:12Highs of 14, lows of 11 down in Tunbridge Wells there.
21:16Tomorrow morning, some clouds and sunshine.
21:18Slightly warmer temperatures of 17 in Canterbury and Margate, but staying nice and dry.
21:22A bit of wind into the afternoon as well.
21:25Some more sunshine, less cloud, highs of 19 up in Dartford there.
21:29Now the outlook for Kent, sunshine and clouds again for the rest of the week.
21:33Highs of 21 by Friday.
21:45Now don't forget you can keep up to date with all your latest stories right across
21:48Kent by logging on to our website, it's kmtv.co.uk, there you'll find all our reports, including
21:53this one about the 70th anniversary of Hornby and the miniature railway created in celebration.
22:00Margate is well known for its beaches, music scene and iconic Lido, but it's also home
22:05to one of the oldest model train companies in the country.
22:08Hornby, who have been making trains in miniature since the 1920s, have celebrated their 70th
22:12anniversary of being in Margate, with competitors Triang Railways having built a factory there
22:17in 1954, which would later become Hornby's HQ.
22:21To honour the event, they created their mini Margate train set to be opened and kept in
22:25Margate station for a number of weeks.
22:28We've had a relationship with South Easton for a long, long time because we've produced
22:32models of their trains, along with many other trains across the global network, but when
22:38we started thinking about what could we do, how could we make something special about
22:43this anniversary, it was the first people we called, because we're railways, they're
22:48the local station, and they were brilliant.
22:51They were very welcoming to ideas, and also gave ideas of inspiration, and for us to be
22:55able to put this layout, this model actually, in such a prominent position in one of the
23:01busiest stations is absolutely amazing.
23:04In order to involve people travelling through Margate to use the trains, the model boasts
23:08the feature where commuters can get 3D scanned and placed somewhere on the train set, thanks
23:13to a 3D rig set up by Model U, so I just had to give it a go.
23:17And here's the result.
23:18I think my good looks translated well into miniature form, though I probably should have
23:22tucked my shirt in.
23:23Well, despite the heat, many have come to see the unveiling of Margate's miniature station,
23:28a miniature railway featuring Margate's most iconic landmarks, such as Dreamland, the oldest
23:33rollercoaster in the UK, and Margate's only, but ultimately iconic beach.
23:38The aim of the project isn't just to promote Hornby, but to promote Margate as well.
23:43Yeah, the atmosphere in the station is electrifying.
23:48Everyone's happy to have a layout, especially the passengers.
23:52We'll have thousands of people coming through throughout the summer, and just seeing children
23:57smile just makes it worthwhile.
23:58But it also helps promote the railway in general, and there might be someone who leaves
24:05Margate with a really positive vibe, and think, actually, I might want to visit again.
24:09So it will also help our local economy with that.
24:12With Margate's place in the far east of Kent, it can be overlooked, but the beach town has
24:17so much rich history that is often forgotten or not known about outside of Margate.
24:22So hopefully, locals and visitors will enjoy being part of Margate's history to come.
24:26Finn McDermid for KMTV.
24:29Well, Finn and Mini-Finn join me in the studio now.
24:34That is brilliant.
24:36So this is the miniature, so tiny, the miniature version of you that's actually, there's another
24:42copy over on the railway.
24:43Yeah, that's absolutely right.
24:44I mean, we're both thrilled to be here.
24:47It was love at first sight.
24:48I'd mostly forgotten about going to actually being 3D scanned at the station.
24:53So he arrived in the post, and I was just like, why have Hornby sent me something?
24:57It was just brilliant.
24:59I was actually, I was in Margate today, thought I'd visit his twin that is on the miniature
25:05platform.
25:06I will say, though, we're all thinking he could have tucked his shirt in.
25:08Yes, I thought the same.
25:10I think we can see some pictures of him at the, where he is at the railway now.
25:16So I was doing a proper search.
25:18I looked, I thought it was this chap because he also has a camera, but not him.
25:22There's also, it's actually quite a big thing.
25:25Obviously, it's miniature, but there's all sorts.
25:27They've got the scenic railway there.
25:28They've got, you know, all sorts.
25:30The beach is brilliant.
25:31And I think I'm just there in front of the festival.
25:35It should come up in a second.
25:36Wow, the anticipation.
25:37I know, it's killing me.
25:38And I've seen it.
25:39But yeah, there I am.
25:41I'm at the edge of the crowd.
25:42There you are.
25:43With your untucked shirt.
25:44Yeah, with my untucked shirt.
25:45I'm pretty casual about it.
25:46I mean, I'm quite chuffed.
25:47He's tall for a minifigure.
25:48He's, you know, a little bit above the others.
25:50So I think it's great.
25:51And I'm glad one of us has the time to go to festivals.
25:53And this picture, one of my favourites as well.
25:55I took that in the newsroom.
25:56I had to take quality of that.
25:58That was before he got his camera.
26:00Yeah, we did have to stick the camera back on because he's so small.
26:02It fell apart.
26:03Well, look at that.
26:04The fun you can have out reporting on the Patch of Kent.
26:07Finn, thank you very much.
26:08Anytime.
26:09Now, just before we go,
26:1010 Arctic fox cubs are getting to know their new environment at a woodland park in Herne.
26:15Let's take a look.
26:16Wildwood Trust welcomed the litter of Arctic foxes in May
26:19in their mission to conserve and rewild animals.
26:22The five male and five female cubs have just come out of their burrows
26:25after spending the first few months of life underground.
26:28Arctic foxes lived in Britain during the last ice age,
26:31but are now extinct in Scotland due to warmer climates,
26:34melting the icy environment they usually live in.
26:36Wildwood says the foxes are well adapted to the milder weather here in Kent, though.
26:42Very, very sweet they are.
26:44That's all we've got time for this evening.
26:45I'll see you for Invicta Sport in a few minutes time.
26:47Bye bye for now.
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