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Stars sign up for charity football


CELEBRITIES and Arsenal foot- ball stars are lining up for a char- ity match at Maidstone Football Ground on Sunday, July 23. Hoping to be picked for the


game will be the likes of Tony Hadley, from Spandau Ballet, co- median Russell Howard and Tommy Walsh, from Goundforce, who make up Arsenal’s Charity squad. They will take on a team from


Tesco.com in Aylesford, which is organising the event in aid of YOU- CANyouth cancer support charity, in East Malling, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK. Tesco.com’s community cham-


pion Andy Hayward believes the event, which will include a raffle and charity auction, as well as music, will be a great day out. The home side will be selected


from the depot’s 1,400 staff at the Priory Park distribution centre, which serves online Tesco cus- tomers across Kent, with a fleet of 200 vehicles carrying deliveries to- talling more than £2m a week. Mr Hayward said: “We’re all re- ally excited about the event and


Andy Hayward


hoping the weather will be good. There’ll be plenty to see and do and we hope to beat last year’s total of £13,000.”


The game is


just one of the community events run by the Aylesford depot. It also distrib-


utes food and toiletries to the homeless in Maidstone each


week, via the Homeless Shelter in Knightrider Street and the Making a Difference initiative. Last year, the company gave help


to the homeless in Maidstone thought to top £100,000. Mr Hayward, who is also kit manager for Maidstone United FC’s first team, has persuaded the club to donate its ground for the event, for free. Tickets will be available on the


gate for £3 (adults) and £1 (children and concessions). Gates open at midday for a 1pm kick-off.


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CCTV & ALARMS Litter award for leisure centre


LARKFIELD Leisure Centre is among the latest batch of recipients of rewards being handed to businesses for keeping the area outside their premises spick and span. The firms signed up to the Larkfield Voluntary Litter Code, pledging to


keep their premises clean and tidy. Community judges visit the sites each month and award certificates to those who pass each inspection for 12 consecutivemonths. Kirstin Brinsted of Larkfield Leisure Centre and Jo Davies of the


centre’s Aqua Bar Café are pictured with Stuart Ollson (right), who founded the scheme, and David Thornewell, chairman of East Malling and Larkfield Parish Council.


Mercedes driver over the limit OnJune 15, 2017, Parnell, of Bar-


A DRIVER who got behind the wheel of his Mercedes while more than twice the drink-drive limit has been banned from driving for 18 months. Stephen Parnell (41) was sen- tenced at West Kent Magistrates’ Court where he had pleaded guilty to drink driving.


row Hill Close, Snodland, drove a Mercedes C Class in Old Coach Road, Wrotham, and gave a breath test of 84mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mg. Parnell must also pay a £482


fine, £85 costs and a £48 victim surcharge.


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