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Game, set and match to Kings Hill


KINGS Hill Tennis Academy iswell on its way to producing stars of the future following a hugely successful first year. The club, which is


based at the David Lloyd Centre in Kings Hill Avenue, provides coaching for nearly 350 children between the ages of four and 16. In the last year the


club won the West Kent Division Boys 14s winter season competition, the Girls 14s and the Boys 16s. The success has coin- cided with the highest increase in the num- ber of children playing 20 or more matches of any club in Kent, helping it win the Kent Lawn Tennis Association’s award for the biggest increase in the number of regularly competing juniors.


“It has been the


most fabulous start for the club,”


said In addition, eight of the under 10s have


been invited to attend regional talent ses- sions. The club is sponsored by Kings Hill de- veloper Liberty Property Trust and is run by Shane Theobald and Lee Friend.


Cobtree anniversary walks COBTREEManor Park, off Forstal Road, near Aylesford, is celebrating 30 years as a public park with 13 guided walks exploring its history and attractions. All walks will be led by knowledgeable amateur and professional guides and last around two hours. They are free of charge with the exception of ‘Bats at Cobtree’, which will cost £2.50 formaterials. The walks will include identifying birdsongs with a


local bird enthusiast, a mini beast safari and a guided walkwith an ecologist looking for butterflies, beetles and other invertebrates. Info:www.cobtreepark.co.uk/events.


Shane. “There are some very tal- ented children in the county and it is a privilege to be able to help them on their way to possibly becoming the Wimbledon play- ers of the future. “We are in the process of apply- ing for a Lawn Tennis Associa- tion performance


club accreditation, which would further raise and enhance the profile of the club.” Liberty has provided funds for the club to increase the number of coaching hours, buy equipment and provide the children with branded sweatshirts.


Two die in road smash ALORRY driver killed in a crash on the M11 came from Maidstone. Zdzislaw Piorko, 53, died when his


lorry was involved in a collision with a coach between junctions 9 and 8 of the motorway in Essex on Saturday, April 30.


Apassenger on the coach, 63-year-old


Delia Walker from Yorkshire, was also killed. Three coach passengers were ad- mitted to hospital with back injuries.


Big band songs BIG band tunes from the likes of Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Concert Band will be the high- light of the Malling District Lions Club concert on July 9. The concert will be held in


the 16th century Chapel Barn in Water Lane, West Malling. For tickets, costing £15, call 01732 840067/522929.


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