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A FATHER and son have both completed quadrathons to raise money for charities. Gary Pollington, of Gassons


Road, Snodland completed a 4.5 mile cycle ride from his home, bench presses totalling 15,000lbs in Saracens Gymna- sium at Snodland Community Centre, swam one mile at Lark- field Leisure Centre and walked three miles around Leybourne lakes twice. He started building up for the


bench press in January and, as- sisted by gym owner Vince O’Connell, together with Chris Howick, he lifted the 100lb bar with 10 repetitions at a time, 15 times. Gary raised more than £200 for Kidzcome 1st, a charity which raises money for children with


Open mic day AN OPEN mic day held at the cricket meadow in Snodland raised just £60 for Cancer Re- search as so few people knew about it. Karl Damms of Dammit Utili-


ties in West Malling had three weeks notice which did not give him enough time to publi- cise it. He is now hoping to hold a show at Snodland Com- munity Centre, but with plenty of time to publicise it, or he might “jump on the back” of another event.


Gary and Alex Pollington


major disabilities. His company, Co-Operative Travel in Strood, was asked to have a collection box on its counter, and Gary, who carries out a fund-raising ac- tivity for charity every year, de- cided this was the one for him.


Local news for Snodland and Halling Father and son’s charity double Kayak challenge “I would like to thank friends,


family, customers of Co-Opera- tive Travel, Vince, Chris and all the people who sponsored me,” he said. “It’s what I enjoy doing so I thought I may just as well do them for charity.” His son Alex, aged 10, left the Church of England Primary School, Snodland at the end of last term and now attends Oak- wood Park Grammar School, Maidstone. He took two hours 34 minutes to complete a half- mile swim, a three-and-a-half mile bike ride, a three-mile walk and putting 45 holes of golf at Oast Park Golf Club. He raised money as a Cub


Scout for Snodland Scout Group last year and thanked everybody who helped him raise £150 for the Diabetes UK charity.


Happy birthday to the WI


HAM Hill and Snodland WI has marked its 90th anniversary with a party. Four former presidents and the current president are pictured (from left): Wendy Hopper, Chris Gentry (present), Sheila Miles, Jenny way and Janet Yates. Full story in the next issue of Town Talk


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boosts charity A SNODLAND man has pad- dled the 134 miles of the Grand Union Canal from Birmingham to London in a kayak in memory of his father and brother-in-law. Steve Field, of Saltings


Road, is supporting the Macmillan Cancer Trust, whose nurses looked after his father during his five-year bat- tle against cancer. His brother- in-law Peter Jones died of cancer in March 2005. Steve’s wife, Lee, drove the support car and they camped overnight. “She put up the tent, made


bacon sandwiches and resus- citated me when we got back to Brentford,” he joked. The trip took six days and


Steve, who expected to raise £500, has received over £600 so far. His just giving page at www.justgiving.com/stephen- field1707 is still open for any- one wishing to make a donation. “It was hard work,” he said.


“I have bruises left, right and centre. It was a one-off, there will not be a repeat perform- ance. “I only fell in once,” he added. “I was just getting into thekayakwhenahugegust of wind caught the front of the boat and pushed it away from the edge.”


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