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Local news for Snodland and Halling


Rocky breaks record to raise cash for T-Jay


STRONGMAN Rocky Troiani pulled an 18.5 tonne coach 20 metres in 29 seconds to break a world record. But afterwards, he said it had


“hurt a bit” and he would have to be careful what he did in the fu- ture. Rocky carried out this remark-


able feat in front of a large crowd of people at Sortmill Road, Snodland, on November 25. It was another strong-arm


event for the man who is raising funds to help a 21-month baby, T-Jay, who is battling a case of GM1 Gangliosidosis. T-Jay's mother, Marie Hill, who


lives in Gillingham, has four chil- dren. She said: “Rocky, who also lives in Gillingham, ap- proached me and asked if he could help. I said yes and he did a 50-tonne truck pull and ran a boxing event. He has raised about £4,000.” Marie has been able to buy a


summerhouse and a hydro pool in the garden to stimulate T-Jay, a wheelchair and a chair called a PPod, which helps to support her son. Rocky (49), works as a car


dealer and has been doing his strong man training since 1985. InMarch, a neighbour told hima local lady needed some funding, so he contacted her. He has been fund-raising for


five years and hopes to do something for Demelza chil- dren’s hospice next year. He has seen the nurses in the children's hospital in Sittingbourne where T-Jay has had treatment and was very impressed with the way the staff worked. The strongman recently


opened the new Co-Op store in Snodland, where he also raised funds for T-Jay.


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Support for fair THE St Katherine’s Christmas Fair, held at the primary school November 24, was well sup- ported and raised £1,200. Father Christmas was the star


guest in his grotto. Head teacher Ruth Powell


said: “A big thank you to the PTA for their organisation and sup- port of the event which raised about £1,200 for the school.”


Councillorquits A SNODLAND town councillor has stood down, six months be- fore he was due to stand for re- election. David Purll, of Townsend


Road, left on November 1 after seven and a half years. He told Town Talk after themeeting: “My reasons for stepping down are solely to do with family domestic and personal issues.”


Christmas date A FESTIVE fair to raise funds for Christ Church Hall in Malling Road, Snodland on November 24 was a huge success. Dorothy Drew, chair of the


fund-raising committee said £1,400 was raised.


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