Town Talk News New lift to give X Factor date


disabled access WORK to enable disabled people access to the Devonshire Rooms inWaghorn Road, Snodland, is to start in the New Year. Chief executive of the town


XFACTOR starLouisa Johnson has been lined-up to headline the Big Day Out to be held in Maid- stone in July. The singer, best known for the hit


council, Karen Sowten, is pictured showing where the lift will be situ- ated, at the rear of the building near the door to the council office. The cost of almost £20,000 will


Best Behaviour, will take the stage atMote Park on July 1. She announced the gig on Twit-


be funded by the Snodland Part- nership, Tonbridge & Malling Bor- ough Council, Kent County Council's community enhance- ment grant and county councillor Sarah Hohler's member's grant.


ter, saying: “Big news! I’ll be head- lining the @BigDayOutUK Festival in Maidstone this July! Can’t wait to see you all there.” Also on the bill are Diversity,


who won Britain’s Got Talent, and girl band Atomic Kitten, who have Kerry Katona in their line-up. Louisa (19) won the X Factor in


2015, after singing withmentor Rita Ora in the final.


Assault case


AMAIDSTONE womanhasbeen chargedwithwounding after an al- leged stabbing in Shepway. Nicola Goslitski (40), of Sutton


Road,was arrested after policewere called to a report of an assault in Westmorland Road on Sunday, April 30.Officerswere told that two women hadmade theirway to hos- pital with arm injuries. They are be- lieved to have known the suspect. Goslitski has been charged with


two counts of wounding with in- tent and one of possessing a knife in a public place.


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Princess Royal meets charity shopworkers


THE PRINCESS Royal received a warm welcome from charity vol- unteers when she visited the Save The Children shop in Maidstone. Acrowdof onlookerswaitedout- side the store in Union Street to see Princess Anne. She was greeted by dignitaries including the Mayor of SEVERAL hundred people turned charity’s


Maidstone Cllr Derek Butler, the up to pay their respects at the Re- membra ce Day service in Snod-


retail manager Cheryl meet shop workers.


dent of the charity since the 1970s, spoke of her appreciation of the con- tribution the shop makes to the work of the charity at home and abroad. She also presented certificates to


Dennis Foad, Brenda Harris and Sylvia Thomas in honour of their long service to the charity. Seven-year-old Daisy, the daugh-


Adams and voluntary shop leader, Karenland. Elphick, before going inside toMP Tracey Crouch, the Deputy The Princess,who has been presi-


The 17th Tonbridge Scout and Guide Band lead the Remembrance parade


Town pays its respect Church concert will feature music for all tastes


Lord Lieutenant of Medway Ann WestMBE and DeputyMayor Pam Bates (pictured)were among those at the SnodlandCemetery service. The 17th Tonbridge Scout and


ter of shop volunteer LoraMaxwell, presented the PrincessAnne with a posy and a card she hadmade. The card had a picture of a horse be- cause Daisy had researched on the internet and found that the Princess


ALL Saints Church, which has been closed all this year for urgent repair work, was due to open on December 3 and a concert has been arranged for January 13. Kent musicians will perform


music from baroque to folk, in- cludingmusic fromthe Bach fam-


Guide Band led the parade from The Holmesdale School, which in- cluded town and borough council members, the Police, the First Snodland Scout Group, Explorer Scouts, 2nd and 3rd Snodland Brownies and local residents. The servicewas taken by theRev.


The Princess Royal is greeted by Cheryl Adams, the mayor and Karen Elphick


Hugh Broadbent, Rector of Snod- land and Father Peter Soper of the


loved animals. Among the dozens of onlookers


who watched the Princess depart was 88-year-old BettyWarren who hadwaited for nearly an hour to see her andwas given a chair and a cup of tea outside the shop. The charity shop opened inUnion


ily and 'The Ophicleide Song' at the concertwhich start at 6.30pm. The Rev. Sue Brooks said there


Street in 1980 when the building was bought for £12,000. Thirty- seven years later, its success contin- ues, with the volunteers having


will be no charge but a collection will be made at the end in aid of the restoration of All Saints. She added: “As well as baroque music on original instruments –


flute, violin, bassoon and key- board – and folk pieces accompa- nied on guitar and tinwhistle, itwill include two comic solos on an ophicleide, which is an unusual keyed brass instrument from the 19th century and the precursor of themodern euphonium.”


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Connecting with local people


Catholic Church. Miss Crouch told Town Talk: “As always, the turnout for the Remembrance Parade and service in Snodlandwas incredible. “Despite the bitter cold, it was


great to see so many people, young and old, remembering those whomade the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.”


raised £40,000 for the charity last year. More donations and customers


are alwayswelcome at the tiny shop which is packed with goods ranging from clothing, children’s items, kitchen ware and a collector’s cor- ner. There is also a “wanted board” for people who are looking for something in particular and the vol- unteers will keep an eye out for them.


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