Town Talk
Local news for Snodland and Halling
VIAT pupils’ special remembrance effort
THE Valley Invicta Academies’ Trust (VIAT) commemorated Re- membrance Day with a variety of poignant events across all of its eight schools. The primary school at Aylesford
created a poppy wall with flowers made by pupils, families and members of the community. At the primary school at Hol-
borough Lakes, Snodland, chil- dren and parents attended a remembrance service. The primary school at KingsHill
displayed poppies created by the children. The school took part in a project about missing soldiers which involved asking members of the community for their stories aboutWW1. At the primary school at Ley-
bourne Chase, years four, five and six attended a service at Ley- bourne Memorial. At East Bor- ough primary
school a
remembrance assemblywas held with Yeoman Sergeant Jim Dun- can, and an outdoor poppy wall
showcased hundreds of poppies painted by the children. At Invicta Grammar School,
year 11 student Hannah Clifton, played the trumpet during a two- minute silence. The sale of crocheted poppies
raised £113 and other poppies, badges and wrist bands have been sold through the Royal British Legion. Valley Park School held an
evening remembrance service and studentsmade ceramic pop- pies to display in the school. Lenham School students cre-
ated a display board of war poems which was placed in St Mary's Church. Julie Derrick, joint chief execu-
tive of VIAT, said: “We are very proud to have held somanywon- derful events in all our schools to mark this very special day.”
Co-op crossing KENT County Councillor for Snodland, Sarah Hohler, told the town council of complaints by pedestrians trying to cross the Holborough Road to the Co-Op. She has asked the county’s
safety officers to visit the site. She said: “The lack of a bus
shelter near the Co-Op has also been raised. There are options such as sponsorship."
Manager leaves SNODLAND Town FC has parted company with its first team man- ager, Gavin Gillies. He was with the club for three
years and finished in sixth place last season, but this season the club is bottomof the table. Club chairman Dave Jeal said:
“Following a poor start to the sea- son, the club felt it was the right time tomake the change.”
Cash donations CHEQUES have been paid out to community causes chosen by Co-Op customers in Snodland. They were Leybourne Grange
Riding Centre (£8,148), Cuxton and Halling Churches (£7,720) andDittonYouthClub(£7,493.18).
Benjamin Rabbit Nursery are pleased to announce our opening at Holborough Lakes, Providence House, 1 Manley Boulevard, Snodland, Kent ME6 5GB.
For children from 3 months to 5 years old, we offer full time and part time childcare places both private and education funded.
We provide a warm and welcoming nursery with excellent facilities and resources for your child to play and learn.
Our qualified staff are committed to the children in their care and work with parents and carers to ensure the best experience for the child.
Healthy nutritious food is prepared on site and we cater for different religious and dietary requirements
Please view our website on
www.benjaminrabbitnursery.co.uk or call Michelle, the manager on 01634786060 to view the nursery
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