Gift to help grieving parents
Funeral parlour staff presented equipment to a charity to help grieving parents. Doves Funerals raised more than £2,000 to buy a cuddle cot for Demelza Hospice Care for Children in Bobbing. The temperature-controlled bed gives families who have lost loved ones the option to bring their child home for up to a week after they have died. Doves, in Maidstone, Sittingbourne, Staplehurst, Larkfield and Ashford, helped raise the cash to buy it through a fundraising day. Anisa Wren, funeral administrator, said: “We opened our doors to offer breakfast rolls, cakes, tea and coffee. “Our funeral crew washed cars for donations and we held a raffle with some very generous gifts from local businesses, staff and general public. We were extremely pleased with the day.” from 3pm-4.15pm during term time. Contact Melissa on 739642 or email curate@holycrosschurch.co.uk Basketball club: Help with the basketball club at Roseacre school, Wednesdays during term time, 2.50pm-4.30pm. To volunteer, contact the vicar on 737135 or email vicar@holycrosschurch.co.uk. Bearsted WI: On Wednesday, October 25, Guy Bartlett will talk about the Red Arrows in the WI Hall. Bearsted Choral Society: On Saturday, November 11 at Holy Cross Church at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10 each from 01634 666730 or email tickets@bearstedchoral.org.uk William’s Church, Walderslade Village on Saturday, October 28 from 10am-noon. If you’d like your own stall to sell your own craft objects, etc phone 07342 284277. Why not enjoy coffee and cake or an early lunch in the ever popular Cornerstone Cafe at the same time? Aylesford ARA: The group’s next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 26 at 2pm in Aylesford Community Centre, 25 Forstal Road. The active retirement association welcomes all people who are retired, semi retired or not working and aged 50+ to join them. The afternoon speaker, Delia Taylor will be entertaining with her talk on ENSA (Every Night Something Awful). This lively group, with a wide range of activities on offer meet on the 4th Thursday of the month. Check out their website www. aylesara.com or phone Wayne on 01622 710734. Correspondent: Alison Dickerson, 75 Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BB Tel: 01622 762334 PARISH COUNCIL: The council met on September 4. Dog waste: Cllr Wendy Hinder had asked that this issue be taken back to the environment committee. HGV signage: The sign had been purchased and awaiting installation by KCC Highways, a delay had been caused by the need to obtain location approval from the Tonbridge and Malling Highways area. Report from the PCSO and police issues: Crimes between July 4 and August 25. Two Ford transit vans stolen, vehicles later recovered. A trailer also taken. Tools in the van were not found on 14/15 August/ Correspondent: Valerie Underdown Tel: 01622 843232 PARISH COUNCIL: Planning. Lamb’s Cross, Chart Hill Road. Erection of three bay car port with ancillary room above. Approve. Land rear of Chart View, off Chart Hill Road. Change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for two gypsy families each with two caravans, of which no more than one would be a static mobile home,