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‘Copter club’ just a bit of fun, says founder


LITTERED with double enten- dres and saucy innuendo, it’s far from the most politically correct page you’ll ever see on Facebook. Nevertheless, it has rapidly es- tablished a loyal following and a unique niche for itself among pages that entertain, on social media. It is the Larkfield and Leybourne Helicopter Curiosity Club. Created just six months ago, it


has hasover 60 followers within a few hours of creation. It is irreverent, laughingly politi-


cally incorrect, light-hearted in every sense of the word, chock (pardon the pun) full of ambivalent comments and tongue-in-cheek witticisms, and, perhaps surpris- ingly, has more female members than male. The whimsical brainwave of Roy


Smith, it started as a tongue-in- cheek response to people on com- munity group pages asking why a helicopter was circling overhead. Roy is a care and quality man-


ager for Cinnamon Care Collection. He’s not a helicopter pilot. Or heli- copter engineer. Not even a heli- copter commuter. In fact, he’s never set foot in a helicopter. The page has grown to almost


500 members and is a “fun and light-hearted group” said Roy. Random polls, quizzes and monthly awards featuring choco- late biscuits as “Oscars” are fiercely contested. Roy said: “There’s nothing to do with any sales, profit or promotion.


Roy Smith, founder of the Larkfield and Leybourne Helicopter Curiosity Club


Just a bit of fun which has been well received.” So well, in fact, it’s almost sur- prising the Facebook algorithms haven’t closed the page down. But it’s doubtful they fully understand the ambivalent meanings of the term “chopper”. Let’s leave the final word to a


young female member of the group: “I’ve got a day off tomor- row. Got to do homework. What’s the betting there are no choppers around to distract me?”


News Three injured


THREE women were injured in a hit-and-run in West Malling. Kent Police were called at 4.07pm on March 11 to reports that a black Ford Fiesta had failed to stop after hitting the women on a pedestrian crossing in the High Street. The car was found aban- doned in Twisden Road, East Malling, at around 9.45pm. One woman was taken to a Lon-


don hospital with serious injuries. Another was taken to a local hos- pital and the third was treated at the scene. Anyone with informa- tion should call Kent Police on 01622 604 100, quoting reference 11-0947, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at www.crimestoppers-uk.org. See Malling Mail, page 23


Charity quiz


A QUIZ night is being held to raise money for the Royal Society for Blind Children. The event will take place on Fri-


day, March 27 at Ham Hill Work- ing Men’s Club at 7pm. Tickets cost £5 per person with a maxi- mum of eight per team.


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