Town Talk


Local news for Snodland and Halling


Skydivers take plunge to benefit good causes


Charley’s cut


A 10-YEAR-OLD girl whose long hair reached past herwaist has had 32cms cut off to make wigs for chil- dren who have lost their hair due to cancer or other illnesses. Charley Egglesden, of Saltings


Road, Snodland, donated her hair to the Little Princess Trust which provides real hair wigs for boys and girls across the UK. Charley also raised £400 for the charity. She had her hair cut at Bows Hairdressing in Snodland.


TWO Snodland friends who took part in a sky dive at Headcorn are to hold a charity night to raise more funds for Evelina London Children's Hospital. Kassie Hawkett, of Church


Field, and Charlotte Kingsbury of Covey Hall Road, had their origi- nal parachute jump cancelled due to bad weather. As Town Talk went to press they had collected £1,600, with more to come. Charlotte said: "The funds we


have raised will go towards life- saving equipment, research and provide the comforts that make hospital less scary for children. "Evelina Children's Hospital is


part of Guy's and St Thomas's NHS foundation trust. We will be having a charity night sometime in September." Charlotte added: "The experi-


ence was scary but rewarding, knowing that by doing what we have done there is more of a chance in saving a child's life. We would like to say thank you to everyone who has sponsored us, supported us and helped us raise a lovely amount."


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Skydivers Charlotte and Kassie, and right, June and Vicki


Meanwhile, the Snodland woman who celebrated her 70th birthday by leaping out of an aero- plane with her daughter has raised £1,600 for charity. We reported in the last issue of


Town Talk that June McDonald, of Queens Avenue, wanted to raise money for Education for Life, a Christian charity in Mombasa,


Kenya. She was joined by daugh- ter Vicki Oag, from Ryarsh. June said: "Every penny we


raised is going to feed, clothe and give medical aid to the most needy. We would like to thank everybody for their support and for giving us an excuse for an ex- perience of a lifetime, which we both loved."


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