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KENT have moved to sign Nathan Stoneman as their second heat-leader for the new National League campaign.Stoneman returned to the sport last August with the Isle of Wight after time out with injuries, and impressed greatly in achieving a 6.98 average.He said: “I am determined to please the Kent fans and show that the faith shown in me by Len (Silver) and Chris (Hunt) is not un-warranted. “The management and the fans, who I’ve heard are unparalleled in their enthusiasm for the sport, will always get 110 per cent from me in every race.”Stoneman will make his Kent debut on Good Friday (April 14) when the Kings host Mildenhall in the Easter Chase, with further holiday action scheduled for Central Park on April 17 with the visit of Lakeside in the Tunnel Trophy.

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MILDENHALL have announced an opening date of Sunday April 9 when they will stage the Fen Fours for the second time.Jon Armstrong and Josh Bates took the title in 2016, and the club are working to put together a line-up including past team members along with their current side – before they go into a two-legged Easter clash with Kent.Promoter Kevin Jolly said: “I am very happy with our start to the season. It gives our riders three meetings to get tuned into the season before the serious business starts. “That said, we will be all out to win the Easter Chase and get one over our rivals from Kent. I am not entertaining the possibility of a home defeat this season and want us to get off to the best possible start“The Fen Fours was a wonderful way to start last season and I am sure it will be again this time. We will try for the best field possible and I have plenty of names already noted down, and over the coming weeks we will start to announce some of the riders as they are confirmed.”