downsmail.co.uk Meet hospital’s volunteer angels
FOUR busy people in Bearsted have found time to help Kims hos- pital launch itsAngels programme. In this case, the Angels are local
peoplewhoprovide extra support to private and NHS patients, and their families. Two of the first to see the project
off the ground are former airline pilot and Maidstone borough coun- cillor for Bearsted,Val Springett and community and environmental charity worker Mary Richards, sec- retary of the Bearsted and Thurn- ham Society. They have been joined by Chris- tine Ash, wife of Bearsted’s borough
Driver banned
A DRIVER stopped in Holling- bourne has been banned from driv- ing for a year. Shane Matthews (36), fromCorn-
wallisAvenue, Maidstone, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a speci- men of breath at Hollingbourne on May 29. He was sentenced at Mid Kent Magistrates’ Combined Court to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, in addition to the ban. He must also pay a £150 criminal courts charge, £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
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Kims Angels Mary Richards, Val Springett, Christine Ash and Tony Jennings
councillor Richard Ash, and Tony Jennings, from Penenden Heath, a former printer at The Times. Mary, from Thurnham, said:“We
all come from different backgrounds and with different reasons forwant- ing to volunteer, but what we have
found is thatwe all have a common vision for what we hope to achieve with Kims Angels.” The Angels’ mission statement is
simple – to be there whenever a pa- tient needs them. Val said: “This can mean getting
them a cup of tea or having a chat with them. It can help take a pa- tient’s mind off their treatment.” Tony said: “Having volunteered
in the localNHShospital Iwas keen to work to extend my experience and support to Kims patients.” Christine said: “When I heard
about what Mary, Val and Tony were doing itwas very exciting.We allwant to complement the care pro- vided to patients at Kims.” Val and Mary also help to run the patient forum. Kims, with 99 patient beds, is the
largest private hospital in Kent, but can be accessed by NHS patients.
Young chess masters win tournament
PUPILS fromGroveGreen showed all the rightmoves after winning a chess tournament. The challenge at St John’s C of E Primary School
saw the school emerge as convincing winners over Somerhill Preparatory School in Tonbridge. Julian Squiers, who teaches the young chess play-
ers, congratulated: Daniel Lawrence, Samuel Butler, Harry Letts, Edward Pearce, Zuzia Kurzepa, Samuel Skeath, Luke Reid, Oliver Parker-Bruce, Curtis Keenan- Richards, George Siddoway, Ben Andrews, Sonny Ba- stone, Joe Harmon, Callum Birchall, Neve Connor, Samuel French, Jude Moorhouse, Kai Reynolds, Char- lotteMuncaster and William Fletcher.
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