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Young athletes chosen to join national teams
TWOpupils from Maidstone’s In- victa Grammar School in Hunts- man Lane,Vinters Park, have been chosen to join national teams. Emily Smith (14) has been chosen
to compete for Great Britain on the double mini trampoline in the Loule Cup competition in Portugal. The youngster from Lunsford
Lane, Larkfield, took up gymnas- tics from an early age, and has been trampolining for four years, ac- cording to her father, Phil. He said: “Emily has been com-
peting on the national circuit for a few years andwas selected for Por- tugal on the back of results she got there. “She is really looking forward to competing in Portugal and also hopes to put herself forward for se- lection for theWorldAge Games in the USAlater in the year.” Now Emily is looking for spon- sorship to help with the cost of competing in future international events. Fellow pupil Ayishah Chaudry (13) is currently in the Kent Under
Trampolinist Emily Smith
14 korfball team – a sport which has similarities to netball and bas- ketball. The talented player from Fullers
Close, Bearsted, also excels at vol- leyball and was selected at the age of 11 to play for England. Coaches have also contacted her about play- ing in the England Under 16 girls’ team next year. Ayishah represents the South
East in regional competitions and attends international tournaments,
with the school’s support. Her mother Katherine said that
as well as competing, Ayishah trains two to three times aweek for each sport and also plays for a local women’s volleyball team. Mrs Chaudry is a volleyball
player herself, and her partner is a coach.Ayishah’s brother also plays volleyball for England. Her daughter’s interest in korf-
ball was sparked after a session at Thurnham Infant School in Bearsted when shewas only six. She joined a local club, Bearsted Korfball Club based at Aylesford School, at the same age, accompa- nying her older brother. “Ayishah was too young really,
but shewas so keen to play they let her join in and she carried on from there,” said Mrs Chaudry. Invented in Holland in 1902, ko-
rfball has mixed and all women leagues, but no men’s league. Played by teams of eight, the object is to throw a ball through a bot- tomless basket mounted on a high pole.
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soak up sun FREMLIN Walk in Maidstone has been transformed into a chic city garden, complete with a lawned area where customers can sit and soak up the sun. Shoppers can buy summer good-
ies from a range of stalls, including a vintage style ice cream van. It’s all part of a three-week festi-
val, Summer in the City, which kicked off with a carnival parade. But there’s still plenty of fun to
come, with fitness events from O2, green giveaways from Paperchase, beauty and pampering to late night jewellery events. The first Fremlin Festmusic spec- tacular takes place on Saturday, August 9, featuring local musicians and headline act Mike Hough, fresh from supporting JLS. If you think you have what it
takes to steal the musical spotlight at the first Fremlin Fest, contact FremlinWalk and you could be on
stage.Visitwww.fremlinwalk.co.uk or check Fremlin Walk’s Facebook page for more information. There will be a jewellery event on Thursday, July 31 and beauty demonstrations on Saturday, Au- gust 2. For more details of the festi- val and other events, go to the website or Facebook page.
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