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IN BRIEF

Seven denytheft of copperBADGERS MOUNT: Seven mendeny stealing £1,000 of coppercabling in Badgers Mount.

Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Courtheard how they were working forcontractors on behalf of energysuppliers EDF when the allegedtheft took place on August 7.

All seven men pleaded notguilty: Neil Joseph Davidson, 28,of Prendergast Road, Blackheath;and Essex men Mark Enfield, 46,Steven Knott, 26, Robin TrevorLicense, 26, Neil Matthews, 38,Brendan Jerard McEneany, 44,and John Gerald Redden, 50.

They are due back atSevenoaks Magistrates’ Court onNovember 9 when the case willbe committed to crown court.

MP in rail bidSEVENOAKS: Michael FallonMP will meet officials fromNetwork Rail and SouthEasternTrains at Sevenoaks station onFriday, to press them forimprovements.

Mr Fallon said: “Sevenoaks isone of the busiest stations in theSouth East, yet we still awaitmodernisation.

“My constituents pay an awfullot for their season tickets.They’re entitled to seats ontrains and modern facilities.”

Bogus cleanersRIVERHEAD: Police arewarning of bogus cleanerspurporting to be from the YouthOffending Team.

PC Steve Grasty said: “Allvisitors will carry a licence. Ifanyone suspicious calls, contactKent Police on 01622 690690 orthe Sevenoaks NeighbourhoodPolice Team on 01732 379371.”

ResultsSevenoaks timesDaniel Bryant 01:26:31; Rob Barnes01:28:35; James Barton 01:30:16;Stefan Stone 01:30:34; Jamie Bryant01:33:19; Andrew Mead 01:35:08;David Haddow 01:35:25; ChristopherHansen 01:35:57; Charlie Ingram01:36:23; Rhys Spiers 01:39:22;Richard Allewell 01:40:21; ChrisCavanagh 01:40:53; Cm Le Roux01:41:26; James Baker 01:41:33; NigelMasding 01:42:39; Christopher Randall01:42:52; Richard Youell 01:44:04;Nicholas Cross 01:46:00; Mark Pitcairn-Knowles 01:46:14; Jeff Wheeler01:46:50; Dave Beattie 01:46:55; Jean-Pierre Darque 01:46:58; Richard Bryant01:47:09; Bruce Campbell 01:47:10;Susan Freeburn 01:47:42; SteveWilliams 01:49:18; Sheila Wilson01:51:07; Robert Von Kaufmann01:52:08; Michel Everaert 01:52:40;Martin Stoney 01:53:06; Nigel Prescott01:53:07; David Hale 01:53:29; MickHafford 01:54:05; John Edge 01:54:24;Craig Davies 01:58:24; Steve Thomson01:57:43; Nigel Walsh 01:59:49;Jonathan Walczak 02:00:41; WilliamO’Nions 02:01:05; Michelle De-Kisshazy 02:01:33; Ian Leigh 02:01:34;Rob Noss 02:03:37; Rick Davnall02:04:34; Jane Russell 02:07:10; SarahAllewell 02:07:22; Gavin Friend02:07:27; Toby Walter 02:08:30; IsabelleMercer 02:09:30; Tim Phillips 02:09:38;Sarah Randall 02:15:54; AndrewHumphreys 02:16:26; Mike Cavanagh02:16:43; Liz O’Nions 02:22:10; ChrisField 02:24:27; Gill Field 02:25:35; TonyWalden 02:26:15; Edward Oatley02:29:59; Ben Mayes 02:36:03; StuartO’Nions 02:37:48; Sue Christy02:42:27; Jack Mortassagne 02:50:49.

District resultsDavid Bone, Hildenborough 01:36:12;John Sherwen, Kemsing 01:39:55; TimHigginson, Shoreham 01:44:01; AlexMale, Westerham 01:50:05; RossMcKean, Otford 01:50:52; AnthonyWaldron, Halstead 01:52:26; DavidRobinson Ide hill 01:57:02; Mark Tuvey,Seal 01:57:32; Andrew Cowan, BrastedChart 01:58:38; Ed Coughlan,Knockholt 02:12:45; Greg Mayes, IvyHatch 02:27:38; Guillaume Tuvey, Seal02:30:49.

Athletes swim, runand cycle to finishTriathlon isanother hitBy Emma Curryreporters@sevenoaks-chronicle.co.uk

EXCITEMENT and 346 sweatingathletes filled Sevenoaks’ sunnytown centre on Sunday.

The first competitors in Sev-enoaks Tri Club’s biannual triath-lon plunged into the SevenoaksLeisure Centre swimming pool at6.45am.

They swam 400 metres beforerushing to collect their bikes andcycling 15.5 miles through Hilden-borough, Shipbourne and Plax-tol.

Having puffed back into Sev-enoaks, they then ran five milesthrough scenic Knole Park.

Competitors were in high spir-its and everyone had somethingpositive to say about the event.

Sarah Green and RichardSmith of the Metropolitan Policetriathlon team said it was theirfavourite event of the year and“half the price of most, but twiceas good!”

For Barney Willard of Sev-enoaks and Susan Freeburn fromHastings, who finished the racefive minutes apart, it was theirfirst time competing in the Sev-enoaks triathlon.

Miss Freeburn said: “It feltgood. The swim was my favourite,the cycle was OK, but the run wastough.”

Two more first-timers werephysiotherapists Susie Vankesselfrom Wadhurst and Rachel Hoop-

er from Tonbridge.Mrs Vankessel was supported

by her husband and three sonsand said: “The cycle was tough,but everyone is very friendly andsupportive.”

Both women were pleased tohave completed the race in lessthan two hours.

VeteranMeanwhile, veteran competitor

65-year-old Edward Oatley hastackled every Sevenoaks triathlonsince it started in the 1980s.

The retired headmaster of Sev-enoaks Preparatory School, whoswims every morning and travelseverywhere on his bike, said: “I

am very proud that Sevenoaksputs on events like this.”

He recorded a time of 2hr 29min59secs.

The 10 fastest athletes did amass start at 9.45am. Mark Whit-taker of Deal won the race overallwith a time of 1hr 19mins 47secs.

Aurelie Almeida-Heasman,founder of the TriTouch sportsmassage for triathletes, who alsoworks in the support crew for theBritish team at the World Cham-pionships, provided pre and post-race massages.

She said: “We have been sup-

ways an enjoyable day.”Sevenoaks Tri Club member

and race marshal Debbie Muntonsaid: “Seasoned triathletes comebecause the event is so well or-ganised, whilst novices come forthe friendly, relaxed atmo-sphere.” The race’s oldest competitors,Edward Brown, 74, and HelenJames, 75, came home in 3hrs38mins 01sec and 2hrs 41mins43secs respectively. They were fea-tured in last week’s Chronicle. For more coverage see sportp68

porting the athletes atthis event for the lasttwo years and it is al-

HEALTHY COMPETITION: Edward Brown, 75, completed the Triathlon with his sons Steve and Robert