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ACHARITYmatch between Town Malling Cricket Club and the church will bring Saints and Sin- ners to the crease. Rev David Green is praying for


form and has called for “ringers and unknown talent, particularly with experience of playing for Eng- land or theWest Indies” to join him in the walk from the pavilion in Norman Road onAugust 26. A rather nervous Rev Green,


who last paid cricket 25 years ago and is better known for his love of football, said: “I gave up cricket when I was 19, when the bowlers got way too quick, but I’mlooking forward to what should be a bit of fun and a great opportunity to get families together on a Sunday af- ternoon for charity.” Thematch starts at 2pm.


WImeeting


AYLESFORD and Eccles WI meets at The Brassey Centre in Aylesford on Wednesday, August 22, when they will be hosting a mud-larking competition for any item that has a connection to Greece. Therewill tea and cakes available


as well as a bring-and-buy stall. The event starts at 7.15pm.


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M20workerswarned of deadly plant hazard


A DEADLY plant has been found growing on the verge of theM20, sparking a warning to staff work- ing on the site to stay clear. To ensure the workers’ safety, a


number of cordons are in place to make sure workers do not touch the hemlock plant (pictured), which, if ingested, can be fatal. Each area has been cordoned off


with signs stating the presence of theweed. A Highway England spokesman


said: “We have found some hem- lock while clearing vegetation for ourwork on theM20 between junc- tions 3 and 5 during the lastmonth, andwe are currently clearing this. “There is no public access to this


land, and the hard shoulder has nowbeen cordoned off, due to con- struction starting on themotorway improvements. “The signs are to remind our


clearance teamof it, to ensure they take all necessary precautions and wear full protective clothing.”


Sell your unwanted items Lawrence Wills, of the Potted


Garden in Bearsted, said: “It is a very poisonous plant if it is eaten. We have a list of poisonous plants from the Royal Horticultural Soci- ety (RHS), but it doesn’t provide information on hemlock. There aremany plants that come


under the common name hemlock, but they are all conifers These plants are not harmful to anyone


and are in no way related to the poisonous hemlock that comes under the name conium macula- tum. It’s completely different.” Ingestion causesmuscular paral-


ysis, leading to respiratory failure and eventually death, in less than three hours. The plant prefers to be in damp


places such aswaste grounds, river banks and ditches, but is also known to growon roadside verges. In these areas, hemlock can grow


in huge colonies with tall purple- spotted stems, producing a distinc- tive and unpleasant smell that livestock and other animals are keen to avoid. In the summer months of June


and July, it produces umbrella-like clusters ofwhite flowers. Hemlock is part of the same fam-


ily as carrots and fennel, and there have been caseswhere people have accidently used it, believing it to be a cooking herb, leading to fatal consequences.


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