Town Talk
Local news for Snodland and Halling
Cricket, beer and music make for great day out
HOLMESDALE Technology Col- lege Invitation XI comfortably beat a Snodland Select XI in a Twenty20 cricket match com- bined with a real ale festival and music performance in the cricket meadow. The school team (pictured),
which included staff, pupils and parents, scored 146 runs while the Select XI could muster only 109 runs all out. Graham Ives, captain of the de-
feated team, said there was a good crowd present and an ex- cellent atmosphere. He praised the pupils who represented Holmesdale “very well” and thanked Snodland Community
CC’s Derek Edwards for his as- sistance. Lee Downey, head of PE at the school, said: “The day was a great success. The weather was perfect, the crowd was as big as I have ever seen and the match was played in a good spirit. “I have played in these fixtures
for a few years, but this has to go down as the most enjoyable – partly because we won! The pupils who represented the school did so superbly. The per- formance of all of them caught the eye of the opposition and the crowd alike. “Even the older more experi- enced members of the side put
IT IS the start of the new football season and the call from Mel Rayfield, Chairman of Snod- land Town Football Club to players and sup- porters is: “We’re up and running.” Town Talk reported last August that all the football teams in Snodland were joining forces this season. “The club’s senior side will compete in the Premier Division of the Kent County League,” said Mel. “There will be a reserve team in the Rochester & District League and a Sunday team competing in the Premier Division of the Maidstone Sunday League. “The youth and junior teams will field sides in all age groups, from six to 16, as Snodland
in a good shift. Roll on next year! A big thank you to Graham Ives for arranging the fixture.” Paul Hickmott, organiser of the
real ale festival, said: “Itwas agreat day. The beer was good, the cricket was good and the music, with the Vigo 4, was excellent.”
Clubs pool talents for start of new football season
Town Nomads and it is hoped to include teams in the 18-21 age group.” He said those running local teams had long
felt the need to provide a ladder of opportu- nity for players who aspired to playing higher grade football in their home town. Mel added: “The clubs – Snodland FC, Snodland Nomads, Snodland Town and Snod- land Working Men’s Club – decided to pool their resources, with coaches and managers working and sharing their expertise. “The club is working together with Snod-
land Town Council and Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, to provide extra facilities at Potyns Sportsground.”
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There was a leaflet drop in Halling, which resulted in a big- ger crowd than usual. The group was so popular it has been booked again for next year and £125 was raised for each of the Snodland Twinning Association and the new Scout hut.
Hot food plan agreed A NEW café in Malling Road, Snodland has been given per- mission to sell hot food. Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council agreed to the change of use of the building to A3 and the installation of an extractor fan at Snodland Café.
10k race entries
THE 13th annual Snodland 10k race on October 7 starts from Potyns Sportsground. To take part, contact the town council on 01634 240228 or Dave Keeley on 01634 240707.
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