‘Ernie’ Amos ERNEST John “Ernie” Amos (63), of East Malling, lived lo- cally his whole life. Born in Burham and raised in


Ditton, he defied medical ad- vice to begin work in the build- ing trade and follow a career of manual jobs. He worked on building sites and at Ayles- ford Paper Mill despite some disabilities. Married to


Carol, Ernie was father to Shelly, Becky, Bridie and Letty. Carol said: “ Anyone who


knewErnie would tell you how much he loved his family; everyone he knew loved him. “He had a range of talents and


was really good at making cakes, he made wedding cakes for all of our daughters. He also loved reading, especially true crime books. He could draw and paint very well too.


Andrew’s passion was Mini We will remember “He had to retire early from


work because of his health problems, but he was never short of things to do.” Ernie suffered a blow re-


cently with the death of daugh- ter Shelly and died shortly after her funeral. He leaves his widow, three daughters and 13 grandchildren.


Peter Capeling PETER Capeling (69) was raised and was resident in Snodland for most of his life and spent 20 years running General Build- ing, his own firm. He was known for his atten-


tion to detail and high quality of the finished work. Peter was also active in com- munity work in and around Snodland. Married to Pat, Peter was also known locally as an amateur


SHOPand pub staff have been warned to be on their guard after a spate of mobile phone thefts. Thieves have struck about a dozen times since December at businesses in West Malling, Ton- bridge, Sevenoaks, TunbridgeWells and Swanley. On each occasion at least one man has gone into


the premises and offered to sell a newspaper, The Big Issue or another magazine. The man has put the paper or magazine down, covering a mobile phone that the owner has left on the counter. It is


wrestler who regularly trained in Snodland. Peter developed Alzheimer’s


disease in his last 10 years and for the final two years of his life lived in Union Street, Maid- stone, a move prompted by the need to be closer to medical care.


Peter leaves his widow and many friends locally.


Andrew Venn ANDREW George Venn (24) grew up in Larkfield, attending schools in Ryarsh and Borough Green before moving on to Maidstone Grammar. Aged 14, he began a 10-year


battle with leukaemia, losing a year of school. Andrew recov- ered to pass A-levels and go to Coventry University where he gained his degree in industrial product design.


Warning to customers over mobile phone thefts


thought that as he picks the paper up he scoops the mobile phone up along with it. Police do not think the same person is respon-


sible for all the thefts but on each occasion the man has been described as Eastern European in appearance. Det Insp Mark Hutcheon said: “This has hap-


pened in shops, a pub and a hairdresser’s. All are businesses where staff are likely to have direct contact with customers.”


cars and he was a member of the Kent and East Sussex Mini Club. His funeral included a procession of 31 Minis to Vinters Park crematorium. A ndrew ,


who had lived in Loose, for the last six years. had worked locally in Halfords and atWest Malling Golf Club before landing a job after graduation with Kit for Kids, a design company spe- cialising in play equipment. When his leukaemia returned


in 2010 Andrew began a blog. His site is now home to tributes including a message from his partner Elliot Dunn: “I take so much pride that Andrew was a young man with morals, vision and a powerful sense of right and wrong. A gifted designer and writer.” Andrew’s father, Chris, said: “Andrew will be remembered for battling leukaemia without complaint. He was an inspira- tional character.” There were about 250 people


at the crematorium,with nearly 200 meeting afterwards atWest Malling Golf Club to celebrate Andrew's life. He leaves his parents Chris


and Jackie, brother Stephen and many friends locally, nationally and across the Mini world.


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Closing date: 25 Feb 2011 22 Malling CHARITY DIRECTOR (HR) Maidstone Community Support Centre [MCSC] is a key charity in


the centre of town. It manages an important building which houses 27 community groups and charitable organisations. It also offers a range of community services, including leisure learning, meeting rooms, halls and training space. We employ 6 people.


The Board has a voluntary vacancy for a human resources trustee. The ideal person will have HR experience, be prepared to chair a Board sub-group on HR, and provide advice on personnel issues.


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opportunity please send your cv, to Mike Evans, Chairman of MCSC, by the closing date of 7 March 2011.


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