Town Talk Craft day fund raiser


THE Fernlace Craft Group raised £640 for charity at its 10th Craft Day held at Snodland Community Centre. A donation of £500 was made to Slide Away, which is committed to en- suring that bereaved young people and those who have a close family member with a life- threatening illness receive support. The remainder was given to go towards the


CarolWyeth of St Katherine’s Lane, Snodland


new headquarters for the 1st Snodland Scout Group, which helps with the day. Angela Hadfield, one of the organisers, ex- plained: “The craft day is put on to bring to- gether like-minded people to enjoy each other’s company and to work on a variety of crafts they bring with them – bobbin lace, tatting, embroi- dery, knitting, cross stitch and more.” The guest speaker was Richard Box, artist, art historian, lecturer and teacher who spoke about “Richard’s Adventures in Painting and Embroi-


dery.” He demonstrated his art and explained how he turned pictures into stitched artwork accompanied by a slide show demonstrating his ad- ventures through painting and embroidery. Angela thanked everybody who had helped in the successful running


of the day and said next year’s craft day will be in the community centre on April 26 when the speaker will be Anna Mansi talking about the Cana- dian Red Cross quilts donated to Britain during World War II. For more information about the Fernlace Group, contact Angela on 01634 241910.


Lions support tech college football team


HOLMESDALE Technology College foot- ballers ran out onto the pitch at Maidstone’s Gallaher Stadium sporting new kit provided by the Malling Lions Club. Team captain, Jamie Twist (left) and rising


star, Ryan Crandley, a first year scholar with Gillingham FC who has already played for the Under 18s, are pictured with the presi- dent of the club, Ted Inns and fellow Lion,


Chris Roberts, who is also a school governor. Lee Downey, head of PE, thanked the


Lions for their generosity and added: “Ryan is definitely a young sportsman with a very bright future ahead of him.” Ryan played for Snodland Nomads Under


10s. He later signed for Gillingham and scored a hat trick in his second match and was then selected to play for Kent Under 11s.


VACANCY FOR SNODLAND TOWN COUNCILLOR


Snodland Town Council currently has a vacancy on the


Town Council and current members would like to co-opt a new councillor to join them.


To qualify for membership of the Council, prospective candidates must be over 18 and either;


a) are on the Electoral Roll of the town


b) have owned or rented land in the town for twelve months


c) have worked in the town for twelve months


d) have lived in the town or within three miles (4.8km) of the town boundary for twelve months.


If you are interested in helping to improve the quality of life of your community, Snodland Council would like to hear from you.


Please contact the Town Council Offices for an Application Form.


Email: enquiries@snodlandcouncil.co.uk Phone: 01634 240228


Call in: Council Offices, Waghorn Rd, Snodland


Completed forms must be returned to the Town Council Offices no later than Friday 5 July 2013.


A Special Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 10 July 2013 at 18:30 where prospective candidates will have the opportunity to introduce themselves to Councillors, to give information on their background and experience and explain why they wish to become a member of the Council.


Snooker club wins 1st division


THE Savoy Snooker Club has won the 1st division of the Maidstone & District Snooker League. Pictured at the club in Snodland High Street are, from left to


right, Sean Halligan, Lee Bushell, Dan Gamble, Gary Edwards and James Miller. Dan has been captain for seven years and he and James


are the original members. The other three are in their first year in the team. He said that after losing the first two games they won 15 “on the bounce” and won the division with 109 points, by one point. They all live in Snodland apart from Sean, who travels from Catford, and practice once or twice a week. He also won an in- dividual award with the highest break of 81.Mostmatches are played in the Maidstone area and Ham Hill Working Men’s Club, Snodland is in the same division. The Savoy has the right pedigree – it is owned by Jenny


Poulter who has won the Women’s Senior World Champi- onship for the over 40s, three times.


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