Town Talk
FORMER and retired police offi- cers, lollypop men and ladies, off-duty special constables and anyone with traffic management experience are needed to help with Snodland Carnival on July 7. Shirley Hunter, clerk of the
town council, said the police were no longer managing traffic at events such as the carnival. Volunteers would be welcome
to assist in the procession of floats and walkers from Holmes-
dale Technology College along Malling Road, the High Street, Queens Avenue, Holborough Road, High Street and Constitu- tion Hill to Potyns Sportsground, where the carnival will be held. The theme this year is London attractions, and anyone who is able and willing to help is asked to call the town council office on 01634 240228. The annual Twenty20 cricket match and real ale festival will be
Local news for Snodland and Halling Can you help to manage carnival day traffic?
held in the cricket meadow on the previous Saturday, June 30. Members of the staff, pupils
and parents at Holmesdale Tech- nology College are taking on the Snodland Select XI and anyone interested in playing for the se- lect XI can contact Graham Ives on 07570 899436. A large selection of Kentish
ales will be available at the real ale festival, which starts at noon, and the music in the evening will
be provided by Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs, not, as pre- viously reported, the Goose- bumps. The Fecks are returning for Pic-
nic on the Patio at the Monks Head, Constitution Hill on August 4 followed, on August 11, by the Fun Dog Show at Nevill Park. Friends And Bikers Motorcycle Club is holding a bike show at Brooklands Lake car park on Au- gust 26.
Bowling club welcomes visitors
to new home TOWNSENDHook’s new bowl- ing clubwill be officially opened by Nick Collins, president of the Kent County Bowling Associa- tion, and a game will be played against a county team on April 21.
Club secretary Angela Doorey said anybody, includ- ing non-bowlers, is welcome to attend and have a go. Bowlers will be on hand to give help, and a programme of events has been planned. The club was formed in
Clubs donate money in tribute to members
A CHEQUE for £2,858 and another for £600 have been presented to two charities. Fundraising events were organised by SnodlandWorking Mens’ Club and Friends and Bikers Mo- torcycle Club (FAB) in memory of two of the working mens’ club’s stalwarts, Bill Wells and Tom Perkins. Bill was the longest-serving club member, and the cheque was presented by Richard Steele (steward), Kevin Bush (secretary) and Kevin Rimell (FAB) to Sister SylviaWant, of Lord North cancer ward at Maidstone Hospital, where Bill was treated. Tomwas a former fire fighter and was a club trustee when he died in December. A cheque for £600 has been presented to the Firemen’s Benevolent Fund in his memory.
Bikers and friends raise £3,000 to help charities
FRIENDS And Bikers Motorcy- cle Club has enjoyed an excel- lent year, donating more than £3,000 to local charities after its 2011 fundraising events. FAB Secretary, Kevin Bush,
said a cheque for £1,000 was given to the Kent Air Ambulance – making a total of more than £6,000. Other recipients included the Children’s Liver Disease Foun- dation, the Godden Trust, Mor- timer House, Little ’Uns Nursery and the Childhood Stroke As- sociation. A quiz was held at Snodland
Working Men’s Club which raised £80 for Sport Relief from a raffle, to add to a further £320 raised during the day. “We have decided to run an-
other bike show, on Sunday, Au- gust 26, at Brooklands Lake car park. Local motorcycle clubs
can exhibit their bikes, together with stalls, an auto jumble and a boot fair,” Kevin told Town Talk. “We are hoping to organise a sausage and beer festival and attend the Diamond Jubilee fete and the Snodland carnival. “We will also support the Sun- dridge Classic Show and Vin- tage Motorcycle Club Show at Aylesford in August.” The club’s regular ride-outs
have started again, as have Wednesday night meetings at Brookland café at 6.30pm. Kevin said: “These meets are popular with motorcycle clubs, who will ride over for coffee, a chat and something to eat be- fore riding back home. “We are hoping this year to welcome many local people, even if they are walking, on bi- cycles or in the car, to join us for a couple of hours of chat.”
1922 and played at Smurfit Kappa Townsend Hook sports ground until it was sold for de- velopment. The new club is at Potyns Sportsground, and last sea- son it won Maidstone League Division 3, the Maidstone Triples League and the Knock- out Cup. Dave Chapman, chairman
of the club, thanked opposing clubs for all their help, as all the home fixtures had to be played away for almost one and a half seasons.
The Wessex jewellery and
pawnbroker store in Snodland High Street has closed after an order to restore the shopfront
Shopfront order store closes
WESSEX Jewellery and Pawn- broker shop in Snodland High Street has closed. It shared the former Heart of
Kent Hospice shop with the In- surance Shop and, as reported in the last issue of Town Talk, an enforcement notice had been served to restore the Victorian shopfront which had been split in half without planning permission. Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council and Snodland Town
Council both objected to the ret- rospective planning application from Markerstudy Group of Bessells Green, Sevenoaks. An enforcement notice was served on the company, which ap- pealed against the decision, but a Government inspector con- firmed the notice. A spokesperson for the com-
pany said: “We don’t have a comment for you currently but we’ll update as soon as we can.”
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