Dedicated deputy head set to retire
THE deputy head teacher of Wateringbury Primary School, Jenny Herbert, will be saying goodbye at the end of the sum- mer term after 38 years as a teacher. Mrs Herbert joined the village school in 1988, and has held her current post for 11 years. Head teacher Noreen Vinall described her as “an excellent rolemodel for any new teachers entering an increasingly de- manding and bureaucratic ca- reer”. She said: “It is a rare privilege
THE Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour rolls in toWestMalling this month. The replica bus, owned by en- thusiasts Keith gray and Ted O'Dell, will visit the town, packed with fans of the fab four, as part of a Beatles revival week- end.
The party will stay at the Cas-
tle Lake Hotel, Leybourne, where there will be a 1960s disco on April 21. The next day the bus will be at
the farmers’ market, and is sure to bring back memories for any- onewho remembers the Beatles’ visit to West Malling airfield in 1967. Many local people were
to work with a professional teacher at the peak of her career, who has retained the drive and passion to always want to do better for children in her care. “Mrs Herbert is still very pas- sionate about learning and cares deeply about every child she teaches.” Mrs Vinall said Mrs Herbert deserved a very big send-off in this Olympic and Diamond Ju- bilee year. A new deputy head, Mrs
Tracey Usher, has been ap- pointed to start in September.
Roll up for Magical Mystery Tour
extras when the band shot scenes for the film at the airfield, now Kings Hill. There will be a dance area at
the farmers’ market, with music from the 60s, and visitors are en- couraged to dress the part. The farmers’ market runs in the High Street, 9.30am-1.30pm.
Gold for grotto BROOKSIDE Garden Centre in Seven Mile Lane, East Peck- ham, took the top prize in a na- tional competition to find the best Christmas grotto and was runner-up for providing the ‘greatest garden centre experi- ence’.
Furniture boost for charity shop Gill Finn, ofRedrow,with store managerNathanHodge and volunteers
Gary Velvick,Gary Latter, Paul Jacques and Lorraine Johnson
FURNITURE worth more than £2,000 has been donated by a housebuilder to raise money for the Heart of Kent Hospice. Redrow Homes, who are build-
ingatSuttonWoods andThe Grange, on the former Senacre College site, off Sutton Road, gave the charity furniture and ac- cessories from its show home to sell at its superstore in HallRoad, Aylesford.
THE body of a teenager was re- covered from the River Med- way, near New Hythe Lane, Larkfield, nearly two months after he was reported missing. Benjamin Phillips (17) died
of drowning, an inquest, which opened and adjourned, was told. Fingerprint matches were used for identification. The police marine unit and
Area sales manager Beryl Williams said: “We had a number of large pieces of furniture that needed a good home, such as beds and sofa, aswell asafewat- tractive accessories whichwould brighten up someone’s home.” Thanking the company, Nathan Hodge, who manages the charity shop, said the items were of fan- tastic quality and had already helped to drawnewcustomers.
Teenager’s body found in river
firefighters were called to the river after the body was sighted at about noon on March 22. Benjamin, who had been liv-
ing with friends in Chatham, but was recently of no fixed address, had last been seen on Saturday, January 28, and was reported missing four days later.
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