On 4 August WWII Veteran Walter Gordon Knight was presented with the Thank You Liberators Medal by Military and Air Attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Rob Arts Walter Knight, 96, from Coventry, served in The Netherlands with the 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 51st (Highland) Division during WWII. His grandson, Colin…
97-Year-Old WWII Veteran Jim Knox attended a Taxi Charity Event and surprised everyone when he decided that instead of supporting the younger veterans, he would compete alongside them The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans organised an afternoon of Go Karting for younger veterans and invited some…
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Kent Community Foundation financially supporting charities and community groups across Kent and Medway One community group which has been supported by Kent Community Foundation for the last twenty years is the Pegasus Playscheme in Dover which offers children, including those who have rare and complex disabilities a fun-packed…
After the COVID19 lockdowns affected not only Bromley Green FC’s usual activities but took a toll on the physical, and mental health of the children who use the club, plans were introduced to improve facilities and offer additional ways to support the community. Located in an area of deprivation, Bromley Green FC is a community…
Edensor Care Centre, in Clacton-on-Sea, has had a wish come true with the arrival of two specially designed beach wheelchairs which will allow their residents to enjoy time on the sand and in the water. With the generous support of Colchester Catalyst, Pickering Electronics LTD and those who donated through Just Giving, Edensor is…
Ashford Leisure Trust has awarded grants totalling just over £54,000 to seven organisations that deliver healthy recreational activities for people living in the borough of Ashford In January 2021, grant-maker Kent Community Foundation announced a new fund thanks to Ashford Leisure Trust offering grants of up to £10,000 to support charitable projects delivering healthy recreational…
Lawyer Lena Ramesh, 41, returned to the UK after working abroad for many years, to be near her family in Surrey and to begin the process of adopting a child. She became a mother in September 2020, after the adoption charity Diagrama helped her to become a parent and paired her with the child she…
On 30 June, veteran Harry White celebrated his 100 birthday by climbing over the dome of famed London Landmark the O2 Veteran Harry White, from Romford, defended his own title as the oldest person to take part in The O2’s roof walk. He set the record at the age of 97 and returned on…
On 17 July, campaigner, and former Metropolitan Police Officer John Murray, 65, is holding a memorial service for WPC Yvonne Fletcher who was murdered outside the Libyan Embassy, in St James’s Square, London, in 1984. Yvonne Fletcher’s murderer has never been brought to justice and John Murray has been campaigning tirelessly for over 35 years…
On the 77th anniversary of D Day, volunteer London Cab drivers took a large group of WWII veterans to the National Memorial Arboretum to participate in the official opening of the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans originally planned to take a group of WWII veterans to Normandy to…