FORMER England rugby international Jeff Probyn will be the guest speaker at a charity sports evening hosted by the new Ashford Earlybird Rotary Club, at Ashford Rugby Club on Friday, December 7. Proceeds will go the charity, Find A Voice, which supports children with speech difficulties.

Tickets, priced £20, including a two-course meal, are available from Lavinia Page, telephone 07718 208437.

Prop forward Probyn will talk about the Lions tour of Australia, and England's recent match in Ireland. He will bring with him a T-shirt, signed by international players, as a raffle prize. The evening starts at 7.30pm.