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THE organist and Master of Cho- risters at Canterbury Cathedral will be giving a recital at St Peter and Paul’s church in Aylesford later this year. David Floodwill performon the


1865 Forster andAndrews organ at 3pmon November 17. Tickets are £10 and can be obtained by calling the church office on 01622 719366 orMichael on 01622 719589. Proceedswill go towards church


maintenance. Church appeal


THE Friends of Aylesford Church has appealed for members with ideas for fundraising events and wheremoney can bewell spent. The group is organising a day


trip to the Royal Chelsea Hospital andtheAllington incinerator plant as well as the Proms in the Pews events. Call the church office on 01622719366 and speak toAnita.


Wedding day


THElatest parish register for the St James the Great Church in East Malling has just one recent entry – themarriage ofRichard Payne and Megan Lowery.


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Abandoned foal finds home and a newmum


A NEWBORN foal that was thrownover a fence andleft todie has been saved by vets inMere- worth. The filly, called Honey, was


taken to Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic in Butchers Lane, suffering fromdehydration and sepsis. The surgery believes shewas less


than a day old when she was brought in. “Despite her extreme illness, she


displayed an extraordinary fight- ing spirit.Withinminutes of arriv- ing at our clinic, we were able to teach her howtodrinkmilk froma bucket,” a spokesman said. But hours later, Honey “crashed


and stopped breathing” and there were fearsher kidneyswere failing. “It took a great team effort to


support her through the following hours,with our specialist-ledmed- ical teamworking round the clock to give her every chance of sur- vival,” the spokesman said.


KateMorris,who set up the Lit-


tle Sweep’s Fund to treat aban- doned ponies after rescuing her first from Biddenden, near the Three Chimneys pub, said Honey had a “heck of a turnaround” fol- lowing treatment. The filly is nowstaying atKate’s


studinAshford, andhas been “fos- tered” by a horsewho lost her own foal just 24 hours beforeHoney ar- rived. TheBellEquine spokesman said:


“We are proud and grateful to be part of this incredible story. We hope Honey will continue to go fromstrength to strengthwith her newmum.” The foal was found abandoned


in a field near Orpington by a mother and daughterwho hope to rehome Honey when she is old enough. Kate said: “Unfortunately, this is


the peak time for abandoned foals because it’s the breeding season.”


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