Town Talk


PUPILS at The Holmesdale School took part in a competi- tion to collect the most Easter eggs for children in the Penguin and Dolphin Wards at Medway Maritime Hospital. Enterprise, Endeavour, Discov-


ery and Challenger communities at the school took part in the competition and collected 471 eggs between them. Discovery was the winner, with 154 eggs. The event was organised by


science teacher Ryan Badham, helped by sixth-formers Molly Hunter and Chloe Hall, who went to the hospital to present the eggs with teacher Abigail Car- wardine, Kaydee Underdown (year 7) and Maddy Underdown (year 10). Mr Badham said each child on


the wards received several Easter eggs, with some left over for the nurses and doctors. He


Local news for Snodland and Halling Pupils donate eggs to sick children


added that he was “completely humbled” by the courage and compassion shown by the chil- dren on the ward. “I would like to thank every-


body for their donations, without which none of this would have been possible,” he added. “We


have been absolutely blown away by the response and can't believe we almost reached half a thousand eggs. “I would like to thank Molly


and Chloe, who have been sim- ply inspirational this year in the hard work they have put in to or-


KODY and Ethan Fisk, of Ashbee


Close, Snodland, spent their time finding 15 rabbits with


different names to claimEaster eggs at the 1st


Snodland Scout Group’s Easter


Egg competition in the cricket meadow off


Rocfort Road car park,


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THE annual CWB Property Easter egg hunt has proved once again to be very popular. It started on Tuesday, April 3, and


ran until Friday, April 13. Warren Bowman, of the Holbor-


ough Road sales, lettings andman- agement company, said: “In the first four days alone, we raised £200 for the Young Epilepsy charity,which is a local charity suggested to us by A'n'DBargain Food store in theHigh Street, who supplied the eggs.”


Entry forms were collected from


CWB and the hunt ran fromA'n'D to Love at FirstBite,HolboroughRoad, up Birling Road, across the recre- ation ground toMalling Road, down theHigh Street to the cricket ground and pavilion and then all the way to Holborough Lakes. Our picture showsDylan (11) and


Holly (6) Carlton of Midsummer Road, Snodland, and Sophie Glan- field (5), of Saltings Road, Snod- land, with their prizes.


Much bigger in Maidstone & Malling


YOUNGSTERS were invited to search round All Saints Church, Snodland for 13 pieces tomake up a puzzle and collect an Easter Egg. Our picture shows Leo Harrison, aged two, of Hegarty Court, Snodland, who was helped by hismum, Emma.


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ganise not just this event but also the many other ways they havemade our community a bet- ter place to be.” The group also visited Pilgrims


View care home in Roberts Road, Snodland and delivered eggs to staff and residents.


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