WWII Veteran Albert Wiltshire, who served with Combined Operations in the Royal Navy in WWII died on 16 September at the age of 99. Albert Wiltshire 99, from Rotherhithe was married for fifty years, before losing his wife in 2012, they had two children, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Conscripted as a wireman (an…
Director of Bowden PR, Christina Bowden is delighted to join the board of baby loss charity Abigail’s Footsteps as a trustee. Based in Rochester, Abigail’s Footsteps provides support and counselling for bereaved parents and families as well as specialist bereavement training for midwives and healthcare professionals across the world. Since 2010, the charity has worked…
A Kent Community Foundation grant of £5,000 has enabled Thanet Iceberg Project to provide 35 beds for disadvantaged children who had previously been sleeping on the floor. Thanet Iceberg Project applied to Kent Community Foundation for funding to help provide beds for low-income families in the Thanet area as part of their Loft Project and…
The residents of the charity run Edensor Care Home in Clacton have been paying tribute to Her Majesty the Queen and celebrating her life. As the country, the Commonwealth and the world came together to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, residents…
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was delighted to take 103-year-old Arnhem veteran Ray Whitwell to the Netherlands for the Operation Market Garden Commemorations. WWII Veteran Ray Whitwell who served with the Royal Army Service Corps Ray flew over to The Netherlands in a Glider carrying a jeep and a trailer packed with ammunition and…
During Baby Loss awareness week, the charity Abigail’s Footsteps will premiere a new training film for midwives and health professionals On 10 October, at the start of Baby Loss awareness week, the charity Abigail’s Footsteps will premiere its latest film ‘Deafening Silence 2’ at the Curzon Soho in London. The film a sequel to the…
During the recent visit to the Netherlands London cab driver Ian Parsons handed over the role of Chairman of The Taxi Charity to fellow cab driver Brian Heffernan. The previous and new Chairman agreed that the Taxi Charity trip to the Netherlands for Wandeltocht, the Airborne commemorative walk, over the first weekend of September was…
London Cab Drivers, Taxi Charity volunteers and WWII veterans joined the thousands at the annual Airborne March in Oosterbeek. On 3 September, a group of Taxi Charity volunteers who had brought seven WWII veterans and their carers and families to the Netherlands joined the estimated 32,000 other participants to walk a 15km section of the…
On 3 September the charity Diagrama Fostering hosted a picnic at the Purley Scouts Hall in South Croydon for their foster children and carers. On 3 September the charity Diagrama Fostering held a Superhero family fun day and picnic for their foster carers, foster children and their families. The event was attended by over 100…
Great Big Green Week celebrates community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. Kent Community Foundation is committed to supporting projects which protect Kent’s beautiful countryside and coastline and address social issues which are intertwined with environmental impact. During Great Big Green Week, they are highlighting the financial support that is available for charities…