Mary Reid

Castle Street has been transformed into a tree-lined, car-free area with pavement cafés alongside the specialist small shops.

Today Cllr Chrissie Hitchcock, Chair of Kingston Town Neighbourhood, re-opened the street. Already far more people seem to be using it, either on their way from the station into the main shopping area or as a destination in its own right.

Then Lady Grantchester, who lives in the borough and has strong links with the local arts scene, unveiled a handsome new clock.  She is seen here with Keith Waller, President of Kingston Rotary, who sponsored the clock.

Lady Grantchester has herself been awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship, the highest award that Rotary can confer on anyone, for her work in pioneering the Kids Out scheme with the Kingston branch, then rolling it out across the country.