Podcast: Head teacher supports calls for new non-selective school to open in Cranbrook from county 55302 Watch Video

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✓ Published: 25-Jun-2024

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<p>The head of a Kent grammar school is calling for a non-selective secondary nearby to re-open</a>.</p><p>David Clark is in charge at Cranbrook school and says a replacement for the High Weald Academy, which closed nearly two years ago, is desperately needed.</p><p>It's because a lot of homes are being built in the area and many parents face sending their children miles from home.</p><p>An NHS worker from Kent has been telling the podcast about life in Ukraine, more than two years after the war there started.</p><p>Brian Grove from Sittingbourne delivered a convoy of ambulances to the country just weeks after the invasion.</p><p>With temperatures set to peak in the high 20s this week, we're being urged to do what we can to reduce the risk of grass and wild fires. </p><p>Kent Fire and Rescue</a> says in the hot dry weather, fires can develop and spread quickly -  having a devastating impact on the environment and local communities.</p><p>As England get ready for their final group game at the Euros - the podcast has been hearing how a Kent charity is using football to help men with their mental health.</p><p>Head In the Game</a> was set up in 2021, and has offered support to more than 600 men across the county through weekly group sessions.</p><p>Football, and Gillingham</a> have been handed a tough draw in the EFL trophy.</p><p>They're in Group D with defending champions Peterborough and League One's Stevenage with an under 21 team from a premier league club completing the group.</p><p>Tomorrow, the league two fixtures are out - you'll be able to see them first at KentOnline from 9am.</p>