McDonald’s has announced the opening date for a new Kent branch. The fast-food giant will be returning to Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre in Gillingham, next to Frankie & Benny’s. In a post via the Hempstead Valley social media account, McDonald’s says it will open its latest franchise next month on Wednesday, March 13. The post attracted more than 100 comments and reactions, plus more than 50 shares. Plans for the new branch were uncovered in September and it will fill the vacant unit previously occupied by Bird, which specialised in chicken and waffles. That left in 2022 when the chain ceas…