Town Talk


Local news for Snodland and Halling Now cricket club is on a roll!


MIKE Watts, Chairman of Snod- land Community Cricket Club, is pictured taking delivery of the club’s new roller. The Snodland Partnership paid £4,500 for the re-conditioned roller, provided by Cornish com- pany Poweroll. The club’s previ- ous roller is believed to be over 30 years old. Mike said: “We would have struggled to cope without the roller. I would like to thank the part- nership very much.” SnodlandCommunityCCplays league cricket on Saturdays and friendlies on Sundays. Newmem- bersof any age and ability are wel- come and the club coaches youngsters. For details, call Mike on 07931 583012.


Traders join


clean-up bid A CAMPAIGN has been launched to clean up the pave- ments and streets of Snodland and to keep them clean. Alan Keeley, a member of Snodland Town Council, said Snodland Goes Cleaner has the support of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, the town council, a number of local businessmen and local residents. He has spoken to the Cham-


ber of Commerce and has now started calling on every shop- keeper, urging them to keep clear the areas outside their shops. The campaign started in Dit-


ton, Larkfield and New Hythe, and Stuart Olsson has at- tended ameeting of the group to give ideas on how best it can work. Members of the committee


will walk round the town regu- larly giving points for shop- keepers who are taking part. “We will be giving out an illu- minated parchment for busi- nesses to display in their shops,” said Alan. “People who walk round a clean town are more likely to use the shops. I am 100% behind this and believe Snodland will be better for everybody. “I will also be talking to the


pupils in the schools in Snod- land. It is better to teach the young as soon as you can.”


Charity tea


PILGRIMS’ View, the Avante Care and Support home in Roberts Road, Snodland, raised £90 for Dementia UK when it invited local residents to drop in to enjoy a cup of tea and a cake.


War memorial


help needed INFORMATION about the war me- morial in Snodland Cemetery is needed for the town council to ob- tain a grant for maintenance. The cenotaph names the Snod-


land people who died in the two world wars. Karen Sowten, the council’s


Bikers’ club charity night


OVER 100 people attended a charity night organised by Friends and Bikers Motorcycle Club and raised £1,700 for Macmillan Can- cer Support. The event took place at Snod-


landWorking Men’s Club, Holbor- ough Road and Swingz the Blues, who donated their fee to the char- ity, provided entertainment. Secretary Kevin Bush said raffle


prizes were donated by P&OFer- ries, Kent Motorcycles, East Kent College, DG Autos, Sevenoaks, and supporters who attended.


He said the charity was chosen because FAB treasurer Jan Chan- dler had recently undergone can- cer treatment andwas looked after by Macmillan nurses. FAB chairman Pete Gunning


said funds left in the account of Townsend Hook Sports and Social Club, which folded four years ago, had been donated to charity. Macmillan had received £1,000. Other donations had been made to Demelza House, Kent Air Am- bulance, RNLI, Heart of Kent Hos- pice and British Heart Foundation.


chief executive officer, said more details about the memorial were needed and asked if residents had any information left to them by family members who had died. The cenotaph was unveiled on


June 20, 1920, by Rear-Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee. Snodland Museum curator An-


drew Ashbee said: “The design is the same as the Whitehall Ceno- taph by Sir Edwin Lutyens. We don’t know who made it – proba- bly a firm commissioned by the government, since no local men are mentioned in the minutes.” The local minutes are online at snodlandhistory.org.uk/parish- councilminutes.


Work starts on first phase of football ground’s up-grade


WORK will start soon erecting the perimeter fence around Snodland Town Football Club’s ground at Potyns Sports- ground.


The FA Football Stadia Im- provement Fund approved a grant to help towards the cost.


Town Talk reported last Au-


gust that the club had signed a 30-year lease for the ground from Snodland Town Council.


Mel Rayfield, chairman of the


club, said: “This work marks the first phase of developing


our ground. It will give security and private access to our pitch, and we hope that we can also construct a spectator barrier around the pitch before the start of next season.


“Work to improve the playing surface will also be included in the first phase.”


The second phase of the de- velopment is to apply for plan- ning permission to erect floodlights and a clubhouse with changing rooms. The building will incorporate a 57-


seat spectator stand with toilet, hospitality and food facilities for spectators, including those who will be attending matches on the new Potyns pitches.


“This phase will obviously re-


quire a great deal of grant money in order to complete the project,” Mel continued.


“Fundraising will, as ever, be


top of our agenda to supple- ment our grant applications and a variety of events are planned in the next few months.”


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