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Kent Cross-Country Championships

IN THE Kent Cross-Country Championships at Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks there were differing fortunes for the region's athletes. Blackheath and Bromley (B&B) Athletic Club had the best day taking home medals from eight of the 10 age groups - their

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Cray too strong for Burgess Hill

Cray Wanderers 3 v 0 Burgess Hill Ryman Division One CRAY returned to winning ways after outgunning a youthful Burgess Hill side in an entertaining and well-contested game, writes Jerry Dowlen. Hillians' work-rate and pace gave some hope to their

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Westcombe blown away by Lydney in six minute-spell

Lydney 26 v 14 Westcombe Park Rugby Union National League Three WESTCOMBE Park travelled to the Gloucestershire border with Wales in the Forest of Dean with more confidence than usual after beating Lydney earlier in the season, writes Mike Attewell

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Blackheath Women prove too much for Camberley

Camberley 0 v 15 Blackheath BLACKHEATH Women's Rugby Club travelled to top of the table rivals Camberley for a match which had all the potential to be very close. With both sides known for their powerful forward play and competitive back lines the

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Club Report

BROMLEY & WEST KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL GROUP The next meeting of the Bromley and West Kent Archaeological Group takes place on Friday, January 13 starting at 7.45pm at the United Reformed Church, Widmore Road, Bromley. Peter Dawson will be talking on the

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Club Report

BIGGIN HILL & WESTERHAM LIONS CLUB Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club would like to say a big "Thank You" to everyone who has supported us over the last twelve months and especially to those who have contributed to our Xmas collections. Approximately

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Club Report

BECKENHAM PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY The first print competition of the New Year was judged by Jack Bates who gave a very informative and amusing commentary. "My brain hursts" by Mike Sacre was a close-up black and white print of the middle of a rugby scrum

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Club Report

PETTS WOOD GARDEN SOCIETY This society ceased to function many years ago and since this time, as past treasurer, I have tried to make arrangements for the closure of the bank account and distribution for the remaining balance of £1195.45. After taking

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Club Report

CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP (Orpington Group) There was embraglement at the Fellowship's last meeting. There was also exanthem, havicert and scrawl. These were just some of the strange words which Sid Towner introduced, challenging the meeting

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Guru football round-up

GURU Nanak Sunday of the North Kent Senior Division increased their winning streak to five straight wins. Guru hosted Top House, who matched them in the first half, leaving the score goalless at the interval. The game came to life in the second

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Charlton ease past Owls

Sheffield Wed 2 v 4 Charlton Athletic FA Cup Third Round For match pictures, click on Charlton Pictures. ADDICKS boss Alan Curbishley said he was relieved after his side earned a 4-2 FA Cup win at Sheffield Wednesday. He said: "When you've lost

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Club Report

ORPINGTON & DISTRICT CALEDONIAN SOCIETY Celebrated their end-of-the-year Hogmanay dance in traditional style. Members and friends packed Petts Wood Memorial Hall, to welcome the New Year. Proceedings began in style with a sherry reception followed

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Club Report

BECKENHAM WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Beckenham WI enjoyed a lively Christmas party with a ploughman's punch and platter provided by the hard working committee members who later exchanged Christmas cards with their own in-house post box. Entertainment was provided

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VCD march on in Kent Senior Trophy

Deal Town 2 v 2 VCD Athletic (2-4 pens) Kent Senior Trophy Quarter-Final VCD Athletic overcame Deal Town to reach the semi-final of the Kent Senior Trophy. Boss Martin Ford said: "It was always going to be a tough battle, the pitch was very heavy

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Club Report

ROTARY CLUB OF BROMLEY SUNRISE A New Year and a new timetable for the Rotary Club of Bromley Sunrise. Founded as a dual-gender Breakfast Club, the first in Kent. Bromley Sunrise have decided to be innovative once again and to provide an added service

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Pennock sets the record straight

St Albans City 3 v 1 Welling Nationwide Conference South WELLING United boss Adrian Pennock has exclusively revealed his anger at accusations of unsportsmanlike behaviour which appeared in a national newspaper. The Non-League Paper told how, at

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Cray’s bad day

Cray 2 v 5 Lymington Ryman Division One LINNETS avenged their opening-day defeat by Cray in this seven-goal bonanza, writes Jerry Dowlen. The home side's bad day began by conceding a penalty on nine minutes and Darren Powell cracked the ball home

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Club Report

ROTARY CLUB OF BROMLEY SUNRISE A New Year and a new timetable for the Rotary Club of Bromley Sunrise. Founded as a dual-gender Breakfast Club, the first in Kent. Bromley Sunrise have decided to be innovative once again and to provide an added service

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Club Report

ORPINGTON FIELD CLUB Are you interested in Natural History? If so the activities of the Orpington Field Club might interest you. The Orpington Field Club is a well established natural history organisation and has been running field trips to areas

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Club Report

THE TINNITUS & HARD OF HEARING GROUP 25 friends sat down together just before Christmas for conversation, much laughter and plenty of cheer. The Christmas lunch, served in an Orpington Public House, was pretty good as well. All are members of the Bromley's

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Club Report

FARNBOROUGH WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Yet again we had a very enjoyable birthday lunch at Bromley Court Hotel with 40 members attending. Our Christmas Social went with a bang as we pulled our crackers, read out the jokes and wore our paper hats at a rakish

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Club Report

ROWHILL WOMEN'S INSTITUTE Our December meeting opened with president Kelly welcoming several visitors and also formally welcoming the two new committee members. Thanks were also given to Gill Fish and husband Les for organising the recent long weekend

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Club Report

JOYDENS WOOD WOMEN'S INSTITUTE At the end of October we held a district event where Sainsbury's gave us a cookery demonstration, which was realy enjoyed by everyone. At the beginning of November, we held our annual bazaar, which was supported by local

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Club Report

BEXLEYHEATH & CRAYFORD WATERSIDE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE It was our turn this year to hosr the District Carol Service and as it is 90 years since the WI was first formed, we wanted to make it special'. By the comments we have received since, from those who

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Mistakes cost Sidcup as relegation battle looms

Sidcup 5 v 20 Maidstone Rugby Union London 2 South League SIDCUP kicked off the new year hosting Maidstone in a match which promised to be tense as both teams are languishing at the wrong end of the Powergen London League Two South table. Neither

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Club Report

SWANLEY ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION Our programme for December was very full. on December 3 we went to Rochester for the Dickens Festival and on the 6th, 120 members sat down for Christmas lunch at the Alexandra Suite, Swanley, entertainment followed

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Dartford v Arlesey 07.01.06

Dartfords's Steve Hafner challenges the Arlesey goalkeeper in the 0-0 Southern League East Division SP2262-09

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Dartford v Arlesey 07.01.06

Super-fast winger Dave Martin was well shackled throughout the match as news of his pace and excellent ball control spreads up and down the league SP2262-06

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Dartford v Arlesey 07.01.06

An Arlesey header causes breif concern for Dartford's Eddie McClements (number 10) and Kevin Hudson in goal SP2262-02

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Dartford v Arlesey 07.01.06

Kevin Hudson watches it closely but the header sails over the bar SP2262-03

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Dartford v Arlesey 07.01.06

Ian Pulman puts the Arlesey goal under pressure but he could not find a way through to break the deadlock SP2262-04

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Dartford v Arlesey 07.01.06

Players scrap for the ball in the 0-0 draw at Stonebridge Road SP2262-01

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Dartford v Arlesey 07.01.06

Eddie McClements closes down the Arlesey defence SP2262-05

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Martin shackled and Dartford held at home in tense match

Dartford 0 v 0 Arlesey Town Southern League Division One East For more match pictures, visit non-league pictures A GOOD crowd witnessed an enthralling, if nail-biting, battle between two play-off contenders, writes Mike Brett-Smith. Long-term

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Fleet lose ground in chase for play-offs

Exeter City 1 v 0 Fleet Nationwide Conference GRAVESEND boss Liam Daish said he was proud of his team's performance despite going down to a single goal at Exeter City. A 79th-minute strike from Lee Phillips denied Fleet the point their performance

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Gravesham ladies come out on top of Dartford

Gravesham 3 v 1 Dartford SECWFL Division One DARTFORD Ladies' misery continued as the injury-hit side suffered a 3-1 reverse against neighbouring rivals Gravesham, writes Brian Page. Returning after a four-week break and wintry conditions, Dartford

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Kent’s best?

FANS of Kent County Cricket Club have named their all time best cricket team via a BBC vote and here are the results: - Mike Denness: the Scottish right-hander played for Kent, Essex, Scotland and England scoring 25,000. He was named Wisden Cricketer

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Fordham misses the target in world darts

DARTFORD landlord and former world champion Andy Fordham has crashed out of the Lakeside World Darts Championship in the first round. The popular heavyweight was appearing in front of his home fans but could not avoid losing 3-0 to Australia's arrow-magic

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Fancy being the next Freddie Flintoff?

THE Kent Cricket Board is starting its winer indoor training courses this month. Freddie Flintoff wannabees, aged eight to 14-years-old, can enrol on the eight-week course which covers all skills of the game and is run by the English Cricket Board out

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Atkinson defies injured shoulder in world finals

WHEN the windsurfing elite gathered in Australia for the ultimate challenge of becoming world champion our very own Keith Atkinson from Wilmington was among them. Although still recovering from a dislocated shoulder the 22-year-old came home from the

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Tuttle’s Lions so close to chewing up Toffees

Millwall 1 v 1 Everton FA Cup Third Round For more match pictures, visit Millwall pictures MILLWALL'S newest Lion came within 11 minutes of chewing up the Toffees and spitting them out of the FA Cup Marvin Williams, who signed his first professional

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New Den News

BRISTOL Rovers are poised to complete the loan signing of Millwall midfielder Sammy Igoe later this week. The 30-year-old said he was unhappy at the Championship club after playing just five league matches for the Lions. He told the Rovers website: "

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Athletes star in top 50 national rankings

BLACKHEATH and Bromley (B&B) Athletic Club have been rewarded for astounding performances last year with a domination the track and field rankings, writes Pat Calnan. The senior men's and women's rankings are published in Athletes Weekly a magazine

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Pioneer Gemma fighting for world number 1 spot

THESE days it is hard to become a pioneer in sport but a Bromley woman has struck out as the first British female martial arts fighter to appear at the World Championships. Gemma Salter, 22, competed as part of the Great Britain team in the 8th World

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Eagles stars are no wobblers against Cobblers in FA Cup

Crystal Palace 4 v 1 Northampton Town FA Cup Third Round For match pictures, visit Palace Pictures. EAGLES assistant manager Neil McDonald was full of praise for his team after they emphatically secured a fourth round FA Cup clash with Championship

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Bromley edge closer to relegation scrap

Braintree 3 v 1 Bromley Ryman Premier FOR 90 minutes Bromley matched their high-flying opponents and looked to have secured a draw before conceding two heart-breaking goals in injury time, writes Patrick Harris. The manner of the defeat in north

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Players Wanted

For all areas - For players in Bromley borough call 0906 739 0327 - For Bexley, Dartford and Gravesham boroughs, call 0906 739 0329 - For Lewisham & Greenwich boroughs, 0906 739 0331 - Calls are charged at £1 a minute but listings are free. -

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Bryan Hodges - 10 months

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Hospital boss out to woo patients

A new Government initiative to give patients more choice where they receive hospital treatment has been introduced. Reporter CHRIS JOHNSON speaks to Queen Mary's Hospital chief executive Kate Grimes on why she backs the scheme ... QUEEN Mary's has had

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Arts venue preparing for new lease of life

PLANS to revive an arts and community centre in a listed building are back on track. The Studio, Beckenham Road, Beckenham, closed two years ago because the arts classes it offered were losing money. In June, Bromley Council accepted music company

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Paying tribute to murdered friend

THE best friend of a backpacker murdered on a Thai beach says words cannot express losing her "in the most brutal, evil and permanent way imaginable". Ruth Adams, 22, of Christ Church, Lubbock Road, Chislehurst, was travelling in Thailand with Katherine

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Candidates aim for clean sweep

POLITICAL history in the borough could be made if three independent candidates take all the seats in a Beckenham ward during the May council elections. Two of the three seats in Kelsey and Eden Park ward are Tory and these will be contested by two independents

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Motorist owns up

NEW baby celebrations turned sour when a "pissed as a fart" banker crashed into a police car. Mark Davies, aged 36, was just under three times the legal alcohol limit when he crashed his red Fiat Brava into the back of the police car on Sevenoaks Road

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Family puzzled after mystery abscesses

A MYSTERY outbreak of pus-filled abscesses has baffled residents of a block of flats. In the past year, 10 people have sought medical treatment after the painful sores emerged on various parts of their bodies. The residents, who live in Cotmandene Crescent

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Aiming to end home violence

A NEW council scheme is helping sufferers of domestic violence. Bromley Council is the first London borough to introduce the free 12-week programme. The scheme will start tomorrow and run in Mottingham, Orpington and Penge. It will cover a number of

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Traumatised by carjacking

A 58-YEAR-OLD man has been left traumatised after a carjacking. He was pulled from his Volkswagen Passat Estate in Rookery Gardens, St Mary Cray, by three men. They assaulted him and stole £9 before driving to nearby Kingfisher Close and setting the

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Bromley slip closer to relegation battle

Chelmsford 3 v 2 Bromley Ryman Premier DESPITE a spirited display from an injury-hit side, Bromley could not avoid defeat, writes Patrick Harris. Bromley are now without a win in nearly two months but there was worse news when top scorer Nic McDonnell

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News In Brief

PAIR CHARGED: Robert Talbot, aged 28, of The Old School House, Starts Hill Road, Farnborough, and Adam Talbot, aged 18, of Phoenix Lodge, The Woodlands, Bromley, will appear at Kingston Crown Court on January 17. They are charged with conspiracy to commit

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Injury-hit Beckenham lose touch with league’s front runners but the cup will bring light relief

Beckenham 18 v 35 Sevenoaks Rugby Union London 2 South League BECKENHAM lost ground on third place in the London Two South division after the team which holds that spot won easily at Balmoral Avenue. The hosts were 6-0 down inside five minutes thanks

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Beckenham reach semi-finals of county cup

Beckenham 6 v 2 Milton Athletic Kent Senior Trophy Quarter-Final BECKENHAM cruised into the semi-final of The Kent Senior Trophy with an easy win over Milton Athletic. The visitors went ahead with a Steve Smith header in the first minute but for

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Paperback writer meets pupils

ROCKER Sir Paul McCartney entertained a younger audience than he is used to at a book signing. The Year 2 schoolchildren from Princes Plain Primary School were the only pupils in the country chosen to sit with Sir Paul and hear him read his first children's

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Police arrest 38 for drink-driving

POLICE arrested 38 people for drink-driving offences over the Christmas period. The arrests were made between December 1 and December 31. Drivers were arrested and charged for either being unfit to drive, failing to provide a breath test or for providing

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Board supporting Eden Project plan

A BUSINESS association is calling for an Eden Project-style development to be built on the top site of Crystal Palace Park. The City Growth Board (CGB), which has consulted with more than 3,000 businesses across south London, says there is strong support

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Selhurst Shout

CRYSTAL Palace have been drawn away to Preston North End in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The tie, likely to be played at 3pm on January 28, comes just three days before Palace's league fixture with the same opponents, also at Deepdale. Ticket and travel

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Alex loses his battle

BRAVE leukaemia sufferer Alex Wardrope has lost his fight for life. The 19-year-old died at the weekend, ending his often painful two-year battle against the disease. Now his mother Joanne has spoken of her sadness but also her relief that her son is

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Valley View

CHARLTON will play League Two giantkillers Leyton Orient in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Orient beat Premiership Fulham in the third round and will fancy their chances at The Valley on the weekend of January 28. The confirmed date of the game and ticket

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Calling all five-a-side soccer fanatics

NEWS Shopper is calling all budding footballers to take part in a brand new five-a-side challenge. We have launched the heats of the News Shopper Challenge Cup which will be played at the Goals complex, Elmers End Road, Beckenham, throughout January