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Supermums' success
9:53am Wednesday 12th September 2001
SUPERMUMS who set up a summer playscheme in St Mary Cray threw a party to celebrate their success.
Debbie Pointing and Rachael Gardner both live on the Mountfield Estate which has limited facilities for young children.
They set up a twice-weekly playscheme at the estate community centre to enable parents and children to get out and have fun through the summer.
Different activities were held at each session and a clown kept the party spirit going at the grand finale party.
Party guest Janice Chan, from the Cray Community Forum, said: “Debbie and Rachael have done an excellent job setting everything up from scratch. They have done a real service to families at Mountfield.”
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