"You would not believe how much this means to us."

These were the words of a grieving mum after a Kent village community got together to plant a tree in memory of her four-year-old daughter, who died in a tragic accident on New Year's Day.

Paige Brown, from Hawkinge, was strangled by her own hairband while she was playing in her room.

A short ceremony was held outside the village hall on Friday.

Lorraine Ford, Paige's mother, said: "Mother Lorraine Ford said: "It is lovely to know the Hawkinge community have played their part by letting us lay this tree."

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