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downsmail.co.uk Cricket club hit by mower theft
YALDING Cricket Club has again been left struggling to survive after thieves stole a key piece of equip- ment, leaving members unable to prepare the ground. The club, formed in 1798, has suf-
fered several setbacks in the past few years including flood damage and vandalism. Now a valuable mower has been stolen after thieves broke into a secure container at The Kin- tons playing field. Thiswas a particularly cruel blow,
as the club had been getting by thanks to generous contributions from individuals and organisations. The club said that Roy Farrier had
been volunteering to prepare wick- ets all season for both adult and jun- ior teams with Richard Field and
Beer festival
HUNTONvillage club is to host its first beer and cider festival from noon on September 24. There will be a select number of locally produced beers and ciders on offer. Visitors will be able to enjoy live music, stalls selling local produce, apple-pressing, apple bobbing, games and entertainment. Entry is £2 per adult. To book call 07528578198.
Jonathan Fenn, club treasurer said: Yalding Cricket Club is struggling to prepare its pitch after amower theft
Peter Blackmore and support from the Kent Groundsman Association. There had also been extensive
work put into the ground byYalding and Laddingford Sports Association and Yalding and Laddingford Foot-
ball Club as well as Ken Gough of Yalding Parish Council. The cricket club has an extensive
junior section who may now be left unable to train or play because of the stolenmower.
“It is a terrible blow for everyone in- volved in the club. We are a small club that struggles financially any- way, so to have to try and replace the stolen equipment is a huge chal- lenge. This loss will not be covered by our insurance and so represents a crippling blow for the club.” Martin Tripp, who runs the junior section of Yalding cricket club, said “We getupwards of 50 youngsters to the ground on a Saturday morning and have been moving towards a promising future for the club. How- ever without this vital equipmentwe will struggle to secure the facilities for these youngsters to play.” Police appealed for anyone with any information to come forward.
Gift pays for extension to hospice pool
A MUCH-needed extension to a children’s hospice has been com- pleted – fulfilling a dying wish of the Stone family from Boughton Monchelsea. The hydropool at Demelza’s chil-
dren’s hospice near Sittingbourne was so well used that the only lim- iting factor was the lack of chang- ing rooms. But that has now been resolved, thanks to a donation from
the Stone family, who lived at Wierton Place and ran the Polo Club there. The new facilities bear the name
of Lydia Jane Stone, who died in 2005, and is described as the inspi- ration for her sons going into busi- ness. A cheque for £700,000 was origi-
nally donated to Demelza in No- vember 2011 by Aaron Stone in
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