Folkestone’s Winter Wow: A Spectacular Show of Support
Community workers and volunteers helping residents across the district will be brought together under one roof at a special event in Folkestone later this month (November 2024). The Winter Well…
Folkestone ‘Mayor’s Coal Fund’ launched for Christmas
Library image Since 1974 applications have been welcomed each year around this time from residents of Folkestone to apply to the Town Mayor of Folkestone’s Christmas Fund for assistance with…
Canterbury dad raises £2,000 for hospital charity after twin sons born 10 weeks premature
James and Joel Camburn Photo: EKHT A father has raised £2,000 to support other parents and premature children after his twin sons were born 10 weeks early. Elliot Camburn from…
Hospice Charity set to lose £10,000 after trio take turns wrecking sheep statues in Maidstone – Updated CCTV 30 August 2024
Shaun the Sheep A charity stands to lose around £10,000 after two statues were damaged in Maidstone and now officers are seeking help to find the suspects. Between 10pm and…
Former Ashford hospital nurse raises £11,000 for dementia care
Sue and Dave Threadingham with Joy McCue and Jade Garlick from the dementia team Photo: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust A former nurse with a passion for improving…
Determined Kent fitness instructor living with Parkinson’s raises £28K for research into Young Onset of the disease
Sarah Frow running the Pilgrim’s Way challenge to raise money for the University of Kent Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy Photo: Sarah Frow – University of Kent Sarah Frow, a…
Kent fitness instructor with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease sets off on Winchester to Canterbury run
Sarah Frow, a Fitness Instructor at Kent’s Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy (PCIT), who has Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease, is beginning a charity run from Winchester to Canterbury today, 27…
Making a Difference: Folkestone Town Mayor presents Community Awards
Every year, the Town Mayor of Folkestone has the privilege of awarding local people a Town Mayor’s Community Award. Previous recipients of this award have come from volunteers of a…
East Kent nurse joins life-saving mission to Africa to help prevent diabetes catastrophe
A specialist nurse is raising money for essential supplies to help prevent deaths from diabetes in a formerly war-torn country. Amanda Epps, lead nurse for diabetes with East Kent Hospitals,…
Kent law firm director sleeping rough for homelessness charity
Malcolm Twyman The Finance Director of South East law firm Furley Page will be taking part in Centrepoint’s Sleep Out this February to raise money to support young homeless people.…