News Day for dogs


ENTER your dog in a fun class and help raisemoney for brain tu- mour research. Beth’s charity Fun Dog Show


and German Shepherd Dog Rally is atGreenways Field on the Lon- don Road atWestMalling on Sat- urday, July 20. Dogs should be booked in at 9.30am,with judging from10.30am. Admission is £1, and there will


be raffles, a tombola, hot food, cakes and stands. Proceeds will go to the Sarah


Kitchener PerrowFund (Brain Tu- mourCharity) andGerman Shep- herd Rescue South. Rosetteswill be awarded for the


top six places, and entry is £1.50 per class. For details, call 07900 452934 / 07778 7960730.


Quiz nights


TEST your knowledge at the weekly pub quiz at The Old Rec- tory in Leybourne, from 8pm every Tuesday night. Entry is £1 per person,with var-


ious prizes and a chance to win the rollover jackpot of up to £150. To reserve a table call 01732 844888 or turn up on the night.


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Wool donation boost for charity’s kniers


AGROUPofhard-knittingSnod- land pensioners has been handed a stashofwool after appealing for support throughtheDownsMail. Joan Bavin (81) and her dedi-


cated team create squares of pat- terns and put them together to make blankets for patients at MaidstoneHospital. Early this year, they appealedfor


support and materials through Malling’s favourite newspaper, which prompted reader Valerie Ballard (70) to get in touch. Valerie, organiser ofAylesford’s


Brassey Bazaar, said: “Crates of wool from the bazaar have been sitting in the loft for over a year and when I saw how it could be put to use I jumped at the chance. “I am so glad it has gone to


someone who will use it. I don’t like seeing things go towaste.“ The idea of replacing standard


hospital blankets with colourful homemade ones was initially in-


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tended to help older patients, par- ticularly thosewith dementia, find their bed on thewards. But the Snodland knitters are


constantly on the lookout for new ways to use their needlework in support of patients. Joan said: “We are putting to-


gether sensory activity muffs, where patients, especially those with dementia, can feel the differ- ent textures.We put buttons, Vel- cro, velvet and ribbon inside, so


Valerie Ballard (left) talks knitting with Joan Bavin


they have something to feel and keep theirminds occupied. “We have also started knitting


octopuses for premature babies, so they have something to hold on to. “The hospital is always grateful


whenwe come in, andwhat’s even better is the patient is allowed to take the blanket home with them, so they are always in demand.” The group also delivers blankets


to Pilgrims View care home and other charities across Snodland.


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