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2004: A year in pictures

KentOnline reporter
multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk
15:44, 23 December 2004
A huge fire broke out in Courts furniture store in Canterbury in October. Much of the city centre was closed off and several buildings evacuated. PD679934A year would not be complete without nativity plays. Performing here are children from Mottingham Primary School. PD719990Elsie Howard, 86, was pulled alive from the rubble after a huge gas explosion at her Faversham home in June. PD602553It was all smiles for Gillingham in May as the club avoided relegation on the last day of the season. PD586156Low-budget airline EUJet launched from Kent International Airport in September. PD658336More than 120 firefighters battled this massive blaze at the Kimberley Clark factory in Northfleet in July. It could be seen for miles around. PD626147Officers force entry into a Medway house during the drugs raid Operation Commando in March. PD549519Our photographer captures a sunset over Rochester in March, viewed from the new Medway Messenger office in Strood. PD552503The aftermath of a siege in Swanscombe in August. PD644402The Queen was welcomed to Howe Barracks in Canterbury in November. PD700625The summer concerts at Rochester Castle Gardens were among the entertainment highlights. Blondie, fronted by Debbie Harry, was the main draw in July. PD633930Thousands lined the streets for double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes' victory bus parade through Hildenborough and Tonbridge in September. PD658678

THERE have been more than 166,000 pictures taken by our photographers this year.

Here are some of the best and most memorable pictures from across the Kent Messenger Group series in 2004.

If you would like to purchase any of the above pictures, contact our picture sales team on 01622 794583, quoting the reference number in the picture's caption.

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