Town Talk Lucy takes a leap of faith


A SNODLAND woman has leaped out of anaeroplaneat12,500 feet to raise £600 for charity. Lucy King, of Charles Close, Snodland, carried out the para- chute jump at Head- corn Airfield for the Dreams Come True charity, which pays for terminally-ill children to visit Disneyland, swim with dolphins, meet celebrities or achieve any of their wishes. Lucy was born in Snodland and


is married to Scott, who helps to run Snodland Town Football Club. The couple have two children, Lewis, aged 11, and Izzy, seven. She said: “I alwayswanted to do


Football teams’ merger branded


‘huge success’ THE chairman of Snodland Town Football Club, Mel Ray- field, says the merging of the town’s major football clubs had been a great success. Three men’s teams and all


the Snodland Nomads teams are part of the new club. Mel said: “We have given


every player a wonderful op- portunity to develop and im- prove their game, by providing a ladder of opportunity within the same club playing in their home town. “We have had some wonder-


ful clubs and produced some great footballers in Snodland over the years, but too many have been forced to play for teams outside the town to enjoy higher grade football. That has to stop.” Potyns Sportsground has


now been doubled in size and pitches for the junior and youth teams should be avail- able next season. Mel added: “The develop-


ment of coaching skills for our managers, assistants and coaches is high on our list of priorities and we also look for- ward to introducing two or three new teams to bridge the gap next season between youth and adult football.” The club is in discussions


with Snodland Town Council for the lease of a piece of land at Potyns Sportsground which is in the area of the second pitch – furthest away from the community centre. “Once the lease has been agreed, we can apply for funds for a perimeter fence and spectator hand rail around the pitch,” Mel continued. “Plans are being produced development of the ground, in- cluding a spectator seating stand, floodlights, a dressing room and hospitality facility.”


a parachute jump. I decided life was too short not to do what you want to do, and if Iwas going to do it, Imight aswell do it for charity.” Lucy runs KitWash UK, a sports laundry service, and is a member of Canine Carers, a dog training and walking organisa- tion.


Hernextcharity proj-


ect is a bungee jump at Braylake, Windsor, which at 300ft is the


highest in the UK. She will be jumping with six friends, people she has meet at dog shows round the country, and will be raising money for theDogstarFoundation to improve the lives of street ani- mals in Sri Lanka.


Local news for Snodland and Halling


Lucy with Izzy and Lewis, and inset left, on her parachute jump Meters installed to save water


ALMOST 2,000 water meters are being installed in homes in Snodland, at no cost to resi- dents. Work started in January and


is expected to last for two months. The message from South


East Water is: “Save water to save money.” The South East of England


has been classed as an area of “serious water stress” and re- search has shown that cus- tomers on a meter use 10% less water than those who are not. A spokesperson explained


that the majority of the meters would be installed at the boundary of the property, or, if that was not possible, where the ringmain was under a sink or in an airing cupboard. There could be problems in some flats or where the pipe work is “too tricky”. Charles Healey, the com- pany’s metering manager, said: “This scheme forms a


key part of our plan to manage the future water supplies of our 2.1 million customers as well as the environment. “Installing meters will give


us the tools to manage de- mand for water, by helping us detect leaks and encouraging customers to think about their water use and behaviour.” South East Water has devel-


oped a range of financial sup- port measures to help cus- tomers who may have difficulty paying any increase in their new metered water bill and they can find out more by calling 0333 000 0003 or at www.southeastwater.co.uk. The aim is to have 90% of homes in the company’s area metered by 2020.


Competition to spread message BUDDING young artists in Snodland have been given the chance to take part in a special colouring competition run by South EastWater. Entry forms can be collected from the library in the High Street,


where the children’s work will be displayed, and it will run from Feb- ruary 8 to March 1. Entrants are in two age groups, 3 – 6 and 7 – 10 and the winners will be presented with book vouchers. Everyone will receive a Sally Shower Timer, which helps save water when used in a shower. Charles Healey, the company’s metering manager, said: “Although


this competition is a bit of fun there is a very important message be- hind it about the need to save water. “Nearly all of our customers will have a water meter by 2020 which,


we believe is a fairer way of paying for water. “Customers can visit www.southeastwater.co.uk for information on


how the metering programme may affect their bills and financial sup- port options are in place for those needing help to pay their bills.”


Pupils hand red cards to bad parkers


PARENTS and carers driving to and picking up their children from a primary school were threatened with yellow and red cards if they parked on the zigzag road mark- ings outside the school. Parking at St Katherine’s Pri-


mary School has longed caused problems for residents living in St Katherine’s Lane and adjoining roads, Orchard Way, Meadow Walk andWyvern Close. Pupils were given contracts to


hand to their parents asking them to agree not to park on the zigzag and yellow lines to drop off and pick up their children, to be con- siderate when parking to avoid in- convenience to local residents and, when possible, to walk to school. Kent County Council, Tonbridge


The pupils with their certificates and PCSO Kim Bashford, Tonbridge andMalling Cllr Sue Murray, PC John Brooker, and Sgt Kevin Brigden


& Malling Borough Council, Kent Police and Think! Road Safety launched a two-week initiative tar- geting inconsiderate parking out- side the school. Yellow cardswere handed out in


the first week and the red cards in the second week. Deputy head Gerald Cadwal- lader said parking was a concern


to lots of schools and safeguard- ing children was a major issue. The childrenwere asked to design road safety posters which were hung outside the school. PCSO Kim Bashford joined a morning assembly to talk about the importance of road safety and drivers were spoken to about good driving and parking.


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