Town Talk
KENT County Council is carrying out a public consultation on a plan to modernise its libraries, registra- tion and achives service throught the creation of a charitable trust. Snodland has a library in the
ices to all Kent residents, with free access to books and ICT facilities, while also maintaining the historic archives. Mike Hill, KCC cabinet member
High Street and at Holmesdale Technology College. Under the proposals KCC would remain accountable for the serv- ice and would have a contract with the charitable trust to con- tinue to provide the existing serv-
for community services, said: “Our service benefits residents across Kent each year and we want to make sure this continues. Over the last few years we have made major capital investments of some £30m into the library serv- ice.
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"We recognise how important
and valuable these services are to the public. Moving to a trust model will give us the flexibility to change and improve services in the best way possible for resi- dents." A consultation document and questionaire is available in the li- brary and people can also regis- ter their views online at
www.kent.gov.uk/libraries. They have until April 8.
Snodland library Donation for air ambulance
TODDY Imms is pictured presenting a cheque for £519 to Sylvia Want at the Lord North Ward in the oncology unit at Maidstone Hospital. Snodland Working-
men's Club holds a fishing competition every year in memory of Bill Wells, a long- serving member and trustee of the club whodiedinthe oncol- ogy unit in 2008. Twenty eight fisher-
men took part in the competition last year at Orchard Place Fishing Lakes, Pad- dockWood.
SNODLAND Town Active Retirement Association (Stara) has presented the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust with a donation of £2,250. Volunteer representative
Brian Glascock is pictured receiving the cheque from Sheila Last (left) and chair- man Bridget Cork, with vice-chairman Alan Cham- pion and treasurer Jim Cork, at the monthly meet- ing in Snodland Commu- nity Centre. Brian thanked Stara members for their "won- derful cheque". The service has two air ambulances, at Marden and Redhill. They
can be airborne within three and a half minutes of a call and fly pa- tients to one of four regional trauma hospitals.
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