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Anniversary choral concert
THE Maidstone Singers and the South Circular Orchestra will per- form Handel’s Messiah in St Mar- tin’s Church, Northumberland Road, Shepway. Conducted by Jeffrey Vaughan Martin, the concert is on Saturday, June 20 and starts at 7.30pm. It will raise money for Kent Association for the Blind on its 95th anniver- sary. The soloists will be soprano Sara Whichelow, alto Claire Filer, tenor GuyWithers and bass ChrisWebb. Tickets are £12 or £6 for under
18s and can be bought on the door or in advance from tickets@the-
maidstonesingers.org.uk. For details call 01622 630016.
Housing sites
ON page 22 of our April edition (Village protest at homes plans),we stated that Maidstone Council’s scrutiny committee spent more than 25 hours analysing proposed housing sites without being aware of KCC opposition. In fact, it was only during the
first of three scrutiny committee meetings, which lasted signifi- cantly less than 25 hours, that members were unaware of the op- position.
£150k needed for club’s pitch
MAIDSTONEHockey Club need to find £150,000 to replace the As- troTurf at their Armstrong Road club within the next two seasons. The news was broken to more
than a hundred members of the club at a black tie hog roast dinner, prior to the presentation of the awards for the top players of the past season. The chairman of the club, Matt
Evans, said: “This is a substantial amount of money that needs to be found.” He urged all members to con-
sider setting up a direct debit to help the club and reflected on how the clubhouse had been built with the help of a members’ loan scheme. He said: “When the clubhouse
was built some of the finance came from a members’ loan scheme – club members could set up a direct debit to assist the club. Any amount above their existing stand- ing order could be put in. “I would encourage everyone to
look at this scheme as a means to help the club finance larger items.” In the past season, the club have-
Maidstone Hockey Club members at their awards evening
made catering changes to make them more cost effective and Mr Evans thanked Graham Collie who had given his time and advice for free, and Vianne Gibbons and Imogen Thompson who had im- plemented the changes. He urged all members to give feedback about this by using the club’s social media pages on Face- book, and on Twitter. During the year, the club have
raised funds for the Lymphoma Association and Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, with a quiz, raffle and sponsored bike ride.
downsmail.co.uk Player awards
Mens: Playermens – Darren Marchant Improved mens –Matt Emery Most goals mens – David Thompson Young mens Stan Gibbons Cup – Ben Hartnell Vet of the year Sydney Smith Shield – Tim Chambers
Ladies: Player ladies – Laura Jackson Improved ladies – Gracie-Mei Wilsher Most goals ladies – Lesley Price/Julie Davies Young ladies Chris Daniels Cup – EmmaWorsfold
Club awards: Club personality – Andy Turner Young clubperson – Luke Clark- son
Players of the season –men: 2nd team –Mark Burrows; 3rd team – Ben Gallifant; 4th team – Tim Chambers; 5th team – Chris Howson; 6th team – Rob Shel- drake
Players of the season – ladies: 2nd team – Sue Smith; 3rd team – Ella Collie; 4th team –Maddie Grove
Mr Evans thanked volunteers: club secretary Mike Evans; hockey managers Mick Emery, Chris Brinn,Wendy Emery and Jimmy Christmas (coaching); pitch and clubhouse mainte- nance worker Mark Gibbons; finance manager Roger Daniels
The place for plants
Our extensive range of summer bedding is now in stock. A fabulous selection of trailing and bushy plants to add vibrant and modern or calming and subtle colour to your summer planters, hanging baskets and borders. Ready-made baskets also available.
Kent Gardens 2015
The National Gardens Scheme
www.ngs.org.uk
www.thepottedgarden.co.uk Ashford Road (A20), Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4NH
01622 737801 4 Maidstone Town June 2015
Open 9am to 5.30pm 7 days a week
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