Town Talk


THREE “normal” guys who are regulars at the Monks Head public house, Constitution Hill, Snodland have had their hair cut and shaved their beards and will let it grow for six months to raise money for charity. Describing themselves as the


Hairy Plonkers, they are Smiffy (Martin Smith, 50, of Roberts Road), Dimples (Mick Coomes, 61, of Pridmore Road) and Zebedee (Dan Buckwell, 29, of Constitution Hill). Martin, a computer program-


Martin Smith - Smiffy


mer, said Dimps asked him if he fancied going for a year without shaving in aid of Kent Air Am- bulance. Martin mentioned it to Pamela Buxton, the Monks Head land- lady, who suggested the final shave at the end of the chal- lenge could coincide with the pub’s annual Party on the Patio on August 3. Zebedee heard about it and


asked if he could join in. Martin said about £400 was usually raised for KAA at Party on the Patio and he was hoping to boost that to between £3,000 and £5,000. He built a website and con-


Mick Coomes - Dimples


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tacted KAA for authority to col- lect funds. Sponsorship forms are available behind the bar. People can donate direct to the


Smiffy, Dimples and Zebedee, freshly shaven


charity by text to 70070, PLNK99, space, followed by the amount they wish to donate. A number of supporters are giv- ing a donation on a weekly basis.


Updates are being posted on


www.hairyplonkers.org, along with photographs and videos. The pub also has T-shirts for £6. The initial shave was carried


out by Becky, Ash and Kerry of Rossco’s, Malling Road, Snod- land, and the event raised over £800 towards the grand total. For more news, keep reading


Town Talk, which will be carry- ing reports in each issue until the end of the challenge.


Dan Buckwell - Zebedee


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