Town Talk Aday of music


for new hall A 24-HOUR Stamina Musithon is to be held to raise funds for a new community hall. The aim is to dance and perform


music continuously for 24 hours to raise money for the new church hall at Christ Church, Malling Road, Snodland. The church's project team is or- ganising the sponsored event on Saturday, March 11. Jonathan Overell, of Birling Road, Snodland, said: “We would like peo- ple of all ages from across the local community to be involved and are inviting groups and individuals to provide slots to be performed in Christ Church or the hall. “We will provide performers with


forms so that they can seek spon- sorship from family and friends, who will hopefully also come along to support this exciting event.” Performers under 16 will need to


be accompanied by a responsible adult. They will be asked to indicate what they would like to perform, how long it will last and when, between 10pm on Friday, March 10, and 10pm on Saturday, March 11, they would like to perform. For more details call Jonathan on


01634 244872 or email jjoverell@bt internet.com.


Local news for Snodland and Halling


Evening of supper and song helps church fund


AN AUDIENCE of more than 150 enjoyed the delights of a candlelit supper at a musical evening at Snodland Community Centre. Organised by The Friends of All Saints’, the evening, which raised £1,506, featured a range of music from gospel to folk as well as mu- sicals to comedy songs. The pro- ceedings began with a contribution from the newly-formed Snodland Community Gospel Choir led by Al- berta Atkinson. Chris Howick, one of the organ-


isers, said: "This was followed by the dulcet tones of Derek Tompsett and Hugh Broadbent whose rendi-


THE Snodland Big Macmillan Coffee Morning raised £958 – a record – on November 4 at Snodland Working Men's Club, Holborough Road. The organisers, Sharon Vero,


Joan Bavin and Sally Blacker, who all live in Snodland, were thrilled by the number of people who attended. "This event was supported by lots of generous people, spending their


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from Alberta. Top of the bill was Sally Ironmonger, accompanied by her husband, Brian Carter, who were most entertaining with their Chatham-inspired songs. "The evening is another step to-


Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter


tion of the Mud Song encouraged everyone to participate." There were contributions by Snodland Choral Society led by Andrew Ashbee and a solo spot


Coffee morning’s charity boost


money on the big raffle of 60 prizes,” said Sharon. "The home-made cakes with coffee or tea, a fun tombola of over 500 prizes, plus a Christmas craft stall. "Everything was donated by won-


derful people and, without their do- nations of help and time, it would not have been possible to raise this amazing total.”


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wards the target that will release funds from the Heritage Lottery Fund,” added Chris. The Rev Hugh Broadbent thanked everyone for making the community event so successful and said he hoped that the restora- tion of Snodland's 900-year-old church, which had been placed on the 'at risk' list in 2014, would begin sometime in the spring."


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