Breakdown fails to stop rowers winning
MAIDSTONE Invicta Rowing Club chairman Harry Salmon, and his wife Anne returned tri- umphant after a race trip fraught with difficulty. Harry and his mixed double sculls partner
Anne planned to travel to the Gloucester Mas- ters and Junior regatta, and then on to Ross-on- Wye the following day. But the duo found themselves racing in bor-
rowed equipment after Anne’s car broke down en route, leaving their boat stranded on dry land near Sevenoaks. Undeterred, they battled on and returned tri- umphant,with two wins out of two. Anne said: “The weekend did not get off to a
very good start, but thankfully we were able to borrowa boat and oars to rowto victory.” Anne was on her way to collect Harry from
work in Sevenoaks when the car ground to a halt. It couldn’t be fixed by the roadside and so had to be towed – with the boat propped up on the roof rack – to Harry's office amile away. TheAArecoverymanwas able to take the car to the local garage for repair, but with no other
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wayofgetting theboat totheraces,Annehastily placed calls at the Gloucester and Ross rowing clubs to ascertain whether loan boatswould be available. When Gloucester said thiswould be possible,
the couple continued their journey. There was added tension near the end of the
first race when the pairwere given awarning by the umpire for their steering. “As I pulled hard to straighten the boatwe al-
most had a boat stopping ‘shipwreck’ but man- aged to scramble across the finish line,” said Anne.
Anne and Harry Salmon, and left, their car and boat are recovered by the AA
Churches offer beds to town’s rough sleepers Continued from page one Be over 18.
Referred (no access on the door). Assessed. Arrive between 7.30-9pm. Leave the church by 8am.
Observe codes of conduct on drinking, drugs, swearing and dress. Mr Clifton said: “Churches
will be manned by a team of at least four at all times and an
arrangement will be made with the police so they are aware of the shelter’s location each night and ready to respond in the event of an incident.” Churches Together vice chair
Rev BillMiller said: “Ifwe don’t tackle this desperately sad story, the homeless will still be in Maidstone, but on the streets. I think this option of providing somewhere supervised is safer and better for everyone con- cerned and gives us a chance to
reach out to these people and find a way for them to move on to a better life.” To donate to the cause or vol- unteer your help go to
www.maidstoneshelter.org.uk
Details of the project, which has theendorsementof Churches To- gether in Maidstone, will be pub- licised to 50 churches across Maidstone and the surrounding area in the comingweeks.
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