On Wednesday 30 April, the Kent Community Foundation team of grant makers rolled up their sleeves for an afternoon of volunteering at Wye Community Farm. Before getting to work, the team gathered at the farm to enjoy a relaxed and sociable lunch together. They were joined by Richard Boden, Project Manager at Wye Community Farm,…
Residents of Diagrama Foundation’s Duckyls Farm in West Sussex embraced the spirit of World Down Syndrome Day by donning their brightest and most mismatched socks in celebration. Observed annually on 21st March, World Down Syndrome Day raises awareness of Down Syndrome, a genetic condition caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome. The date—21/3—symbolizes the…
The Rochester Bridge Trust has pledged £100,000 to support charitable projects which will enrich the lives of people living in Kent and Medway The Rochester Bridge Trust has been providing passage over, under or across the River Medway from medieval times to the present day. It has pledged £100,000 to be administered by experienced grant-makers…
The baby loss charity Abigail’s Footsteps has donated an Abi Cooling Cot to the Royal Hospital in Bromley in memory of baby Albie. Families who suffer the tragedy of stillbirth will be able to spend precious time with their baby at the Royal Hospital in Bromley thanks to the donation of an ‘Abi Cooling cot.’…
Care provider Diagrama Foundation has pledged to raise vital funds for a school in Kenya. Care provider Diagrama Foundation is committed to allowing children and adults to develop their full potential and when Beth Maina, one of their Manager’s, shared details about a school in Kenya, where the children needed healthier living conditions, nutritious food…
Kent Community Foundation is delighted to have received a £15,000 donation to support young adults in Ashford Ashford Youth Trust which has been supporting local youth clubs and enabling young people to become community leaders has donated £15,000 to Kent Community Foundation to support projects that empower young people in Ashford. The Trust recently took…
A twenty-seven-year-old businessman has spread festive cheer by donating £15,000 to the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, to pay for veterans to enjoy a Christmas lunch. On 8 December 2022 veterans from across London, the southeast, Suffolk and Wiltshire gathered together at Millwall Football Club for the annual Taxi Charity for Military Veterans Christmas lunch.…
On Friday 4 November representatives from care homes across the east of the country attended ‘The Great British Care Awards’ – East of England care awards 2022, at the MK Dons stadium in Milton Keynes. Much to the delight of everyone at Edensor Care Home, Ewa Ruskowiak who was nominated for a Great British Care…
WWII veteran Danny McCrudden, 98, who served with the Royal Navy’s Pacific Fleet on the Destroyer HMS Queenborough died on 22 October 2022 aged 98. WWII Veteran and entertainer Danny McCrudden from Dagenham was married to his beloved wife Ruby for seventy years. Due to ill health Danny had recently been living in Blenheim Care…