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BBC News
28-07-2025
- BBC News
Man exposed himself in front of woman and child in Rusthall
A man exposed himself in front of a woman and a young child in a village in west Kent, police said. The offender was seen with his trousers removed close to St Paul's Church and the A264 Langton Road in Rusthall at around 14:00 BST on Thursday, officers woman was walking with her child in a wooded area of the Happy Police said officers had been carrying out "extensive enquiries" to identify the suspect, who was white, of slim build and possibly in his 40s. He was wearing a black T-shirt and a light-coloured baseball along Nevill Park, Nevill Court, The Midway and Tea Garden Lane are being urged to check CCTV and doorbell cameras. Det Insp Chris Mayers, from Kent Police, said: "This was a deeply distressing incident for the victim and her young child, and we are treating it with the utmost seriousness."
The Sun
28-07-2025
- The Sun
Mum and child ‘flashed at on woodland walk' as cops launch urgent hunt for man in his 40s
A MUM and a child were flashed on woodland walk, police said - as cops launch urgent hunt for a man in his 40s. Kent Police ask for anyone with footage on nearby roads where the suspect may have walked to come forward. Residents are being urged to check CCTV and doorbell cameras after a man exposed himself in front of a woman and a child. He was seen with his trousers removed in the village of Rusthall, near to the church, at around 2.05pm on July 24. The woman was walking with her child in a wooded area of the Happy Valley when they were flashed. Police said the suspect was white, of slim build and possibly in his 40s. He was wearing a black t-shirt and a light-coloured baseball cap. Detective Inspector Chris Mayers said: "This was a deeply distressing incident for the victim and her young child, and we are treating it with the utmost seriousness. "We are appealing to anyone who may have a man acting suspiciously in the area to come forward. "This includes asking for residents to please check any camera footage which may show the route he took.
BBC News
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Wedding dress exhibition held at Kent church
A village church in Kent is celebrating its 175th anniversary with an exhibition of wedding Paul's Church in Rusthall was consecrated in August 1850 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury John Bird Sumner. The Victorian church is marking the milestone by displaying 20 dresses, all worn by brides at St Paul's over the years, until 14 June. The dresses on display - both designer and handmade - have been loaned along with photographs and mementos dating back to 1920, according to curator Elaine Bruce. "This exhibition is bringing people together to appreciate the beauty and significance of weddings and reconnecting with those who had their marriages at the parish church," she told the BBC. "It all adds up to quite an emotional display." Flowers will also be exhibited based on the bouquets the brides had when they tied the knot. Jennifer Farman, who got married there in 2018, said it felt like a "privilege" to have her dress shown in the exhibit."I have a long history with this church. I've been coming here since I was a toddler," she told the mum also got married there and her grandparents used to attend services. "I always knew this would be where I got married," she added. Rita Wilson said her dress - which she walked down the aisle with in 1956 and later wore to dances at the Assembly Hall in Tunbridge Wells - is the oldest on show. Her mother also married at the church in 1926, alongside her daughter in 1985."There's so many memories of events that have happened here... and friendships [that we have made]," she said."It's actually very special."
