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Birch tribute to pram race Titch


A TREE is to be planted in Sutton Valence as a tribute to a competitor who died following a tragic acci- dent at this year’s village pram race. SuttonValence Parish Council has approved the request from the Queen’s Head Oddfellows Fund, which organised the annual charity event, to plant a silver birch on the village green in memory of Francis (Titch) O'Sullivan (pictured). The father-of-three was at the


wheel of a ‘Spitfire’ pram when tragedy struck halfway through the event. Hewas being pushed by two friends, wearing RAF fancy dress, when his ‘pram’ flipped over in front of hundreds of cheering on- lookers on New Year’s Day. Mr O’Sullivan (52) suffered a seri-


ous head injury and was rushed by air ambulance to a London hospital, but died two days later. The former soldier, described by


his friends as a “supreme character” with a “cheeky, infectious grin” lived in Langley butwaswellknown across the area. One of his ‘co-pilots’ on that fateful day is the landlord of the George Inn at Leeds, where Mr O’Sullivan often worked. Mr O’Sul-


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livan’s mum, Kathleen, also lives in Leeds and it was here that his fu- neral was held, at St Nicholas’ Church, on January 23.


His sister Jeanette, a for- mer pupil at Maidstone’s St Simon Stock School, said he was “a great brother, dad and uncle”. He served as


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the Queen’s Head Oddfellows for the tree planting at the green on the Lower Road. Uncertainty also sur- rounds the future of the charity pram race, which has been held in the village on New Year’s Day for the last 37 years. This year’s event raised money for the Medical Detection Dogs charity.


Calendar boosts charities


THE 2017 Staplehurst Calendar has raised £1,500 for two local good causes. Featuring pen and ink images of local village scenes by artist Ken Collins,


the calendar is now in its 13th year. This year Ken was assisted by his 17-year-old grand-daughter Natasha


Collins, who contributed a drawing for the December page. The money has been divided between two local charities, Leonard Cheshire Disability received £1000, and theWeald Club for Disabled Peo- ple was given £500. Leonard Cheshire resident Linda Hewish is pictured receiving the cheque


fromKen and Natasha. This donation will go towards the purchase of sen- sory equipment. The total raised over the 13 years now stands at £19,000.


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