Town Talk


Local news for Snodland and Halling Helping centre


change for better A SHOPKEEPER is helping Snodland Community Associa- tion raise funds by launching a Change for the Better charity box scheme. Ramesh Kumar recently opened Payless Xtra, the former Tiwana News, in St Benedict Road, Snodland. He said: “Customers used to


askme to put their loose change in my charity box and I did not have one. “One of my customers, Nick


Weekes, said he was helping at the community centre and I thought it was a good cause.” In February the DownsMail re- ported that the centre needed at least £15,000 to repair the roof. Association vice-chairman,


Les Jeal with the Crystals, and right, on television


Les puts on his dancing shoes for Sports Relief


A LOCAL man appeared on BBC Television and helped to raise £5,666 for Sport Relief. Les Jeal had the enviable task


of dancing with Crystal Palace Football Club’s cheerleaders, The Crystals, before a crowd of 11,800 supporters – well, some- one had to do it, Les! Les, a Palace supporter who


now lives in Maidstone but until recently lived in Townsend Road, Snodland, said: “The Crystals are quite a big part of the club these days and have appeared


on Sky sports show Soccer AM.” “What they wanted to do was


get a selection of fans, train them up on a dance routine and get those fans to perform with them on the pitch at half time. I ap- plied and got picked, as I know one or two of the Crystals girls. “We had to raise sponsorship


and we managed to get £5,666.” For anybody who is in the least


bit interested in the result, Palace beat Barnsley 1-0 in this NPower Championship match at Selhurst Park.


Pets get another chance to shine


as og show makes comeback AFTER the huge success of last year’s fun day and dog show, plans are in hand for a repeat performance. The Fun Dog Show will be held in Nevill Park, Snodland, on Au-


gust 11. Organiser Anne Moloney, chairman of the town council, said: “We will have lots of fun classes like most handsome dog, waggiest tail, best six legs, and lots more. There will be a small charge to enter dogs in each class. “There will be an agility course, experienced trainers to give ad-


vice, treat stands, grooming advice, demonstrations and lots of doggy gifts and essentials.” Local voluntary groups can take stands to promote their work at


no charge and booking forms are available from the town council office, Waghorn Road or email Anne at annemoloney@btinter- net.com for an electronic copy. She appealed for help from anybody with experience of judging


or helping run a dog show and for help in setting up and clearing away. Registration starts at 11am and the show starts at noon. Blue badge parking will be available at the Saltings Road entrance. Anne can be contacted by email or on 01634 244601.


Bluebell walk in aid of cancer research


THE annual BluebellWood char- ity walk in Upper Halling, which has raised over £10,000 in the last four years, is on April 28. Pat Lawry, of Meadow Cres-


cent, launched the Eve Appeal to support a gynaecological cancers research programme at University College, London


after he lost his wife, Greta, to ovarian cancer. He invites people to join him,


family and friends on the 6.5km (4.2miles) walk, starting from the Browndens Road car park at 10am. Sponsorship forms and more details are available from Pat on 01634 240892.


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Chris Howick, said: “The centre is very much run by the people for the people, and something like this involves the whole community. “I hope other shops in Snod-


land will join the scheme.” He thanked Jimmy Chews, a confectionery shop in Malling Road, Snodland, for donating jars for the scheme. As part of the town’s Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations a dance, featuring Shazam, will be held at the community centre on June 4. Dancers will witness the lighting of the Beacon on Holly Hill at about 10.30pm.


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