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George Loscombe thanks companies for resurfacing road outside his home in Minster to help disabled son

By: Lewis Dyson

Published: 15:00, 09 June 2015

Updated: 15:22, 09 June 2015

A grateful father has thanked the firms that resurfaced the road outside his house so his wheelchair-bound son can get in and out more comfortably.

Miles Rogers suffered a severe brain injury after an accident outside Sheppey Rugby Club in Lower Road, Minster, in October 2011.

He spends half the week with his dad, George Loscombe, who lives on an unmade section of Scarborough Drive, Minster.

Scarborough Drive being resurfaced

The uneven surface caused his car to throw the 14-year-old from side to side, which is not ideal for someone with a head injury.

Neighbour Jeanette Hale felt something needed to be done so she approached companies about smoothing out the approximate 400-yard stretch of road leading to Mr Loscombe’s home.

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Her campaign paid off, and several firms agreed to do so free of charge.

In May, tarmac chippings, which came from recent work on the Sheppey Crossing, were provided by ASA Presneil and Delta Shipping and delivered by Osmonds Transport.

On Saturday, Peter Taylor, of Taylors Bros, leant a JCB and a driver to flatten the material across the road.

The residents benefiting from the works, who would have had to pay thousands of pounds to have the unadopted road redone themselves, have also donated £650 to the Smiles4Miles appeal, which goes towards Miles’s ongoing rehabilitation and therapy.

Miles with his dad George, little sister Milley, Jeanette Hale and an employee of Taylor Bros

Mr Loscombe, 45, said: “The difference had been amazing, not just for Miles but for all residents in this road.

“Miles not only benefits from a smoother journey in the car but can now enjoy walks up and down the road in his wheelchair, which we couldn’t do before because of the ruts in the road.

“This has been an amazing example of community pulling together to make things better.”

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He thanked the firms for giving up tools and manpower and the neighbours for their donations.

He added that Miles had come a long way since his accident and was starting to be able to do little things again.

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