Town Talk Calendar boost


to church funds A 2017 calendar, Memories of Snodland, has been published buy Friends of All Saints to raise funds for All Saints’ Church. The story of the church restora-


tion has appeared in previous is- sues of Town Talk and a foreword by the Rev Hugh Broadbent, Rec- tor of Snodland, says: "This cal- endar has been produced for two main reasons. "First to celebrate the many beautiful and historically fascinat- ing places in and around Snod- land and, secondly, to raise funds for what is our most important local treasure, All Saints’ Church." A grant of £25,000 has been re- ceived from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the development stage of a restoration project, and money raised from the sale of the calendar will go towardsmatch-funding. The calendar costs £2 from


Home & Hobby, Malling Road, Snodland, the church and infor- mation about the Friends of All Saints can be obtained from Les Yates on 01634 240722.


‘Romford Pele’ at charity night


FORMER England and Arsenal footballer, Ray Parlour, is the guest speaker at Snodland Town Foot- ball Club's fund-raising evening at the community centre on Satur- day, October 22. Nicknamed, The Romford Pele,


after the town where he was born, Ray played for England 10 times and 14 years for Arsenal, fol- lowed by a spell at Middles- borough. He will be supported by come- dian, Willie


Thompson. Paul Merson, also a former Ar-


senal player, entertained 200 peo- ple at the centre in November 2014 and Ron "Chopper" Harris, a Chelsea player for 21 years pro- vided the entertainment in 2013. Tickets cost £25 and include a


hot supper. They are available from Home & Hobby, 120 Malling Road, Snodland, call 01634 240922 or send an email to en- quiries@homeandhobby.co.uk.


Primary’s pink event for cancer


SNODLAND Church of England Primary School raised more than £4,000 in a Race 4 Life cancer charity afternoon, smashing its target of £1,600. The course was set up at Potyns Sports Ground and all the children


and staff took part, completing either 1km or 2km, depending on their age. Everyone was presented with a Race 4 Life medal. Head teacher Holley Hunt said: "It was fantastic to see a sea of pink


fill the field. To have the whole school, staff and children, participate in such a worthwhile event, and even more so, raise lots of money to help beat cancer was remarkable."


A BEAUTY salon in Snodland which has only been open for a year has won awards at the Kent Health and Beauty Awards com- petition. Dazzle Dolly Nails in the High Street, is owned by JessicaWest of Essex Road, Halling. She won a bronze award for Beauty Salon of the Year and the Inspired Achievement Award. Immaculate Nails' Sarah Wheat


of Sheridan Close, Ringleston, Maidstone won a bronze for Nail Technician of the Year and Louise Carpenter of Lombard Close, Halling gained a bronze for Beauty Therapist of the Year. Jessica said that as well as keeping the salon she would also


like to open a training academy. She formerly worked from home but became too busy. "I needed something to sepa- rate my home life from my work


Local news for Snodland and Halling Dolly dazzles at awards


Louise Carpenter, Jessica West and Sarah Wheat with their certificates at the Kent Health and Beauty Awards


life," she explained. Jessica was also the runner-up


for Start Up Business of the Year in the Kent Women in Business Awards in March.


Fifty years of Patio picnic fun raises £742


A LARGE crowd of supporters attended the annual Picnic on the Patio at the Monks Head, Constitution Hill, Snodland. Some of the younger people are pictured having fun while many of


the older ones concentrated on drinking and eating. Music was pro- vided byWeb Foundation, Side by Side and DJ, Les Jeal. Landlord Del Rainbird thanked customers for their support and an- nounced that the event had raised contributions of £371 each for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance and Demelza House.


life together WHENJoan Martin brought her work friend Joy home at the week- end, she had no idea she would be- come part of the family. Joy Garrett worked in Wool- worths with Joan, andwhenshe vis- ited her friend at her home, she started dating her brother Ron. Now Ron and Joy, who live in Simpson Road, Snodland, have cel- ebrated their golden wedding an- niversary. Ron was born in Wateringbury


and moved to West Malling as a baby. Joywas born in Benenden and grew up there and at Chainhurst, near Marden. The couple married at St Michael's


and All Angels’ Church, Marden and lived in West Malling, where their children John and Nicolawere born. They moved to Simpson Road in 1975. Ronwas secretary and treasurer of Snodland Community Association during the fund-raising and build- ing phases of the community centre. He worked in the office of Frem-


lins Brewery, Maidstone after leav- ing MaidstoneGrammar School and served in the RAF for three years, mostly in Cyprus. He then worked for the Kent River Board and retired in 1994 as personnel manager for the Kent division of SouthernWater. Joy worked as a cashier at Wool- worths, Maidstone and then for Sheppard Brothers, Aylesford. She later worked at Sandhole Farm, Ham Hill, Manor Farm,Watering- bury and Tesco at Lunsford Park. Whenshe retired in 2003 she worked at Teston Farm Shop.


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