Town Talk


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SNODLAND Town Council mained upbeat despite a disap- pointing fundraisi g amount a the annual fireworks night.


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resigned after four years as chair- Town Active Retirement Association.


eceiving a thank you gift from Alan ice chairman. replaced Bridget as chairman, while me secretary, succeeding Edith Fen-


vember 1 at Potyns Sports Ground, attracted more than 3,200 but only £1,470 was col- lected by town councillors and staff on the night. As the council had paid £4,000 for the fire- works, there was quite a deficit. But chief executive Karen


r the last eight years. he association’s vice chairman, John and Yvonne Wilson as membership


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active role in the community and totwo oPassant. very well. It wa


pensioners can continue to play anchang Sowten sa d: “The evening went


a good crowd


nto three smaller units, a Fuleler,f uso the Harvey and the En ne-bedroom flats and the sion of existing and new roof ce into two bedsits. The ware- house to the rear of the buildingwill become a two-bedroomdwelling.


local MP, I receive requests each day for help and support from my constituents. A sizeable proportion of my casework is from older peo- ple about a wide range of issues –


She added: “I am committed to


elderly at fair CHATHAM and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch is holding a Pen- sioners Advice and Information Fair at the Holmesdale School, Malling Road, Snodland, from 10amto 2pm on Friday, Oc- tober 27. It is the third Miss pic- has fair


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Crouch, tured,


Advice to the New plans for derelict site Local news for Snodland and Halling Repair works on schedule


THE urgent repair work which is being carried out at All Saints Church, Snodland, will be com- pleted by the end of November and in time for the Christmas serv- ices. A public meeting will be held in


the New Year to provide an op- portunity for everyone to hear about what has been achieved in phase one and what still needs to be done in the second phase. The original estimate in 2015 for


all repair work needed was £500,000. The Heritage Lottery Fund grant for themost urgent re- pairs identified for phase one was £222,600 with more than £300,000 being spent so far.


transport, general well-being andConversion work mmunity services.”


taking a proactive approach and so the idea of the pensioners fair was born. It is upsetting that so many constituents cometomeonlywhen their position becomes a crisis. “My aim with the fairs is to ensure


A PLANNING application has been made to build houses on the site of dilapidated buildings in Snodland. The application lodged with


Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is for three two-bedroom houses on land off Queens Av- enue (pictured). It is not the first application that


from pensions and benefits to Hospice is bowled over by club’s support coThe event on Wednesday No- Club’s hopes high after good start to season


has been put in for this site. In the February issue of Town Talk we reported that Sittingbouirne firm Southern Bond and Storage Ltd had applied to Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council to build five one-bedroomflats on the site, which is on land behind 24 and 26 Holborough Road – Favorite, the chicken and rib shop and the


WORK was due to start on the China Chaps building in Holbor- ough Road, Snodland, as Town Talk went to press. The company has moved its HQ to the High Street and the work will be to convert the ground floor retail unitciompetitions: the Intro, the Tom of the first floor to


SNODLAND Chess Club have made a solid start to the new season, with just one defeat in the first five games. This year they are in four cup


house next door. That application was withdrawn, but the new one has now been


From left, Nick Scott, Bridget Cork, Michael Conwy, green keeper Mick Galloway and Jim Cork from STARA


Fuller Cup and have drawn three other games – although the playes lost heavily to Swale in the Harvey Cup, going down 4.5- 1.5. Club secretary Neil Miners said: “Snodland’s last cup final victory in a Kent tournament was in 2015 so the club is hoping that 2017-18 will see the club reach- ing a final – and perhaps even


TOWNSEND Hook Bowling Club raised £521.95 at its annual charity match against Snodland Town Active Retirement Association (STARA). Bridget Cork, who at the time was chair-


woman of both organisations, said: “The char- ity this year was the Heart of Kent Hospice and their ambassador, Michael Conwy, told us what the hospice needed in order to keep running. “A combination of takings from a ‘spider’ raf-


winning one of the trophies.” The club meets every week on


Thursdays from 7.30pm at the cricket pavilion in Rocfort Road. More information can be found


fle and BBQ raised a magnificent amount and I would like to thank everyone who attended, do- nated and supported the afternoon.”


on the chess club’s website www.snodlandchessclub.com. Those interested in the latest re- sults can follow the club at www.ecflms.org.uk.


“We are on schedule thanks to


the generous support of the com- munity and a number of charitable organisations, including, of course, the Heritage Lottery Fund,” said Rev Hugh Broadbent. “As part of the activity plan


linked to the project a new coloured guide book has been produced for adults and one for children is being prepared, with il- lustrations by John Cook, who grew up in Snodland and went to school here.” The guide books are for sale at


acostof £2andavailable atHome &Hobby, MallingRoad, Christ Church and the museum in Waghorn Road.


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