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recalls career FORMER England and Arsenal footballer Paul Merson will be re- calling stories about his playing days at a Sportsman’s evening at Snodland Community Centre on October 11. Paul joined Arsenal as an apprentice in 1984, played 425 times for the club, scor- ing 99 goals. He also played for England 21 times. After leaving Arsenal in 1997 he
joined Middlesborough and other clubs included Aston Villa, Portsmouth and Walsall. He was also manager ofWalsall after he fin- ished playing. Supporting Paul will be come-
dian Paul Boardman, son of well known comedian Stan Boardman, who has played professional foot- ball and appeared on television. Tickets will be available from
Home & Hobby DIY at 120 Malling Road. Ron “Chopper” Harris, one of the games “hard men”,who played for Chelsea for 21 years, held a hugely entertaining evening organised by the football club last year.
AN ex-offender who was involved in the London gang culture until he was arrested and imprisoned in 2002 will be talking to students at Holmesdale Technology College, Snodland, on May 2. FrancisOsei is a reformed char-
acter and now runs a charity called Reform Restore Respect. PC John Brooker is the schools
liaison officer for Tonbridge & Malling. He told Town Talk: “Iwork regularlywithHolmesdale School. A major part of my work is educa-
Local news for Snodland and Halling Ex-England star Pupils’ life lesson from ex-con
tional but, although I can speak on most legal subjects, there is still that barrier between me and a small number of students purely because of the uniform.” He has talked to students over
the last few years on a variety of subjects, including road safety, drugs, anti-social behaviour and internet safety and likes to think he has had a positive impact on most of them. “Francis speaks with authority around crime and conse-
quences,” he continued. “Having been to prison the message he delivers tends to reach thosemore disillusioned youngsters as they see he has been there and “walked the walk”. “Although we are targeting
those few potentially troubled youths, Francis will be engaging with the whole year 10 age group.” The Snodland Partnership is financing the visit for the charity.
Oompah band boosts fundraising effort
ALMOST200 people attended a Bavar- ian evening organised by Snodland Town Football Club at the community centre. Music was provided by the Die Dorffest Kapelle Oompah Band. Club chairman Mel Rayfield said: “The band certainly kept the evening going with a mixture of Oktoberfest favourites as well as a sprinkling of well-known hits and some hilarious audience games, including a yodelling contest. “It was a great evening, and our thanks go to the band who made a wonderful gesture in donating their fee to the club’s fundraising efforts towards our new ground.”
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