Parachute Regiment veteran Chris Willmott is set to embark on an extraordinary solo cycling challenge this August, riding 1,382 kilometres (859 miles) from Auschwitz, Poland to Arnhem in the Netherlands, on an 80-year-old single-speed bicycle. The journey, which begins on 17 August 2025, retraces a route steeped in wartime history, ending in Arnhem the site…
Abigail’s Footsteps, the Kent-based baby loss charity, marked another significant milestone in its 15-year journey with the official opening of its new offices complete with a dedicated counselling room on Monday 28 July 2025. The ribbon was cut by The Lady Colgrain, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, during an intimate afternoon event, where the new…
The baby loss charity Abigail’s Footsteps hosted a Heartfelt Heroes Awards Night at the Historic Corn Exchange, Rochester on 12 June. Abigail’s Footsteps hosted a deeply moving and uplifting Heartfelt Heroes Awards Night on Wednesday, 12 June 2025, at the beautiful Corn Exchange in Rochester. The evening, hosted by Nicola Everett, newsreader at KMFM, and…
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Stuart Roy Cadman, a heroic D-Day veteran and one of the last surviving members of No. 3 Commando who was known to all as Roy. Roy passed away peacefully on Tuesday 3 June 2025 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, aged 102.…
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans proudly returned to Normandy this June to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day, honouring the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who played a pivotal role in the liberation of Europe during WWII. The group, including six WWII and five post war veterans, accompanied by volunteer London…
The High Sheriff of Kent, Dr Gill Fargher announces the winners of the 2025 High Sheriff Awards. The High Sheriff of Kent, Dr Gill Fargher, hosted a ceremony with grant makers Kent Community Foundation at Rochester Cathedral on 4 April to announce the winners of the 2025 High Sheriff Awards. The High Sheriff of Kent’s…
The charity Mind of the Student received funding from Kent Community Foundation for a series of mental health workshops Students from the Longfield Academy, attended mental health workshops on 27 March provided by Mind of the Student, after the Channel Ports Fund, administered by Kent Community Foundation, awarded them £1,500. Mind of the Student is…
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is delighted to announce that Babette Powell will be running the 2025 London Marathon to raise vital funds for the charity. Babette, an experienced marathon runner from Gravesend, has completed eight marathons to date, including three previous London Marathons. Her personal best was an impressive 4 hours and 11…
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…
WWII Veteran Norman Bartlett died on 17 March just one week short of his 99th birthday. Norrie joined the Navy in June 1942, aged 16, the minimum age was 17 so he used the common excuse of the time, that he had forgotten his birth certificate. During WWII, Norrie participated in D Day the Allied…