Town Talk


A SNODLAND woman has lost three stone in weight so she can take part in a sky dive in July to raise funds for Cancer Research. Kassie Hawkett of Church Field has teamed


up with window cleaner, Bubbles, (Graham Ballard) of Kent Road, Halling, who was fea- tured in Town Talk last year when he raised over £1,300 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Kassie said: "I have always wanted to do a parachute jump and when my mum, Alison, was diagnosed with cancer, I was determined to do it. Fortunately she is now in the clear, but I had to lose three stone, which I have done since last August." Kassie (22) graduated from Canterbury


Football club


tournament SNODLAND Town Football Club are hosting their fifth annual tour- nament at Potyns Sports Ground over the weekend of June 18 and 19. It has been growing in popular-


ity annually and last year it was a huge success, with 148 teams from the South East taking part. Dave Jeal, the club’s chief exec-


utive officer, said the tournament was open to age groups from Under 6 to Under 18 and a veter- ans section, but there will not be a men's event this year. Under 7s, 8s and 9s will be seven-a-side, Under 10s and 11s will be nine-a-side and Under 12s and under 13s will be 11-a-side. Under 14s through to Under 18s and veterans will be seven-a-side. Dave added that, depending on


the number of entries, Under 7s to Under 11s and vets would play on June 18, with the remaining games on the following day. For details call him on 07799 118222, send an email to dave@matrix4g.co.uk, or contact Jason Cook on 07429 167491, email


jasonwilliam@virgin- media.com. Group folds


THE Snodland Community Group which held Coffee and Chat meet- ings at the working mens club in Holborough Road, has folded after less than a year in existence. It replaced the Beat Project


which ran for four years but had to close through lack of funding. Wayne Mallard, chairman of the group, said: "At first things seemed to be going well. However, we are lucky to have so many other activities in Snodland, especially at the community centre, and the numbers attending started falling. "I am sad the group ended but I


am pleased we gave it a go." The community group donated


its £195 funds to the Christ Church Hall Fundraising Appeal. Alison Tompsett said she was


very sad the community team had to close and thanked the members


Christ Church University in January and now works for Happy Feet Day Nursery at The Holmesdale School, Malling Road, Snodland. Sponsorship forms are being held at Snod- land Working Mens Club, Holborough Road. Bubbles (62) has also done a parachute


jump for Kent Air Ambulance and raised £1,150. He has sponsorship forms at the club, Home & Hobby in Malling Road, Andrew's Fish Bar and A 'n' D Bargain Food Store in the High Street. He is also being supported by his cus- tomers in Borough Green, Sittingbourne, Snodland and Halling. He and Kassie are pic- tured right.


Friends pay tribute to war hero Bill


FRIENDS and colleagues at- tended a tribute to a well-known Snodland resident at the Freema- sons Arms public house,HamHill. Bill Dyer, of GorhamClose, died


in January 2015, and the tribute took place on what would have been his 91st birthday. He did not have any direct fam-


ily and his executor, BobBarnes of Brook Lane, said: "I had to dis- pose of Bill's possessions.Hewas very proud of his medals from Naval service inWorldWar II, and rather than leave them lying in a drawer somewhere, Bob Kings-


bury and I decided to give them to a serving member of the armed forces." He is pictured with themedals. Bill worked at Kimberly-Clark, was a member of Snodland Parish


Council, a Freemason attached to the Paddlesworth Lodge and, dur- ing retirement, worked as an odd- job man at the Freemasons pub. During thewar he served on es-


corts on Atlantic Convoys and was involved in the Normandy Land- ings. His medals now belong to Thomas Marshall (23), who has served in the Army for five years and is based in Paderbourne, Ger- many with the Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment. His father Ian, who lives at Freelands Road, Snodland, was a friend of Bill's.


Anne made Honorary Alderman


ANNE Moloney, who served on Tonbridge and Malling Council and is a member of Snodland Town Council, has been nomi- nated as an Honorary Alderman of the borough council. She represented Snodland


West from 2007, serving on a number of committees, and stood down last year on health grounds. She has been a member of the town council for a number of years, was previously chairman and is currently vice-chairman. Anne qualified as a teacher and started work in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. She said that at the time there were too many teachers in the UK and not enough vacancies. She worked in


"It involved fund-raising, organ-


ising events and people, spotting likely talent, soothing ruffled feath- ers, preparing election materials and trying to win elections. It was a massively varied job and kept me on my toes for 30 years." Despite her years on the coun-


Australia for seven years before deciding to move back to the UK to be closer to her parents. "I found I didn't really fit in with


UK educationmethods and found myself starting to work as a Con- servative Party agent," she said.


cils, Anne’s overwhelming interest has always been helping resi- dents to resolve their concerns. Anne lives in Sharnal Lane, Snodland. She is chairman of the Snodland Partnership and is in- volved in many activities in the town. As an Honorary Alderman she


can attend meetings of the bor- ough council, but cannot partici- pate or vote.


Zumba class helps school raise £350


STAFF and pupils at Snodland Church of England Primary School spent two days taking part in a Zumbathon and raised £350 for Sport Relief. Year 3 teaching assistant Sophie Bishopp told Town Talk that the children went to school dressed in colourful sweatbands, tutus and headbands. "They had a brilliant time taking


part in Zumba," she said. "It was great to see the children and staff


taking part and having lots of fun with huge smiles on their faces. “You could hear them singing and joining in from the other side of the


school.” She added that itwas a huge suc-


cess and the school was pleased with the amount of money raised.


Local news for Snodland and Halling Kassie’s weight loss for sky dive


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