On 24 April, car fanatic JJ, who is supported by the charity Diagrama Foundation, was invited to fulfil a lifetime ambition to experience the speed of racing around Brands Hatch. On 24 April JJ visited Brands Hatch so that he could experience the thrill of being driven around the Brands Hatch circuit at high speeds…
During March participants of the €80,000 Erasmus+ funded European E-PROFID project from the UK, Spain, Italy and Belgium met in Murcia for its final international collaboration to develop a training programme for care workers. The E-PROFID event was hosted by Spanish partner, Fundación Diagrama, and was attended by project partners from the UK and Belgium…
A grant from Kent Community Foundation has enabled Bower Grove School in Maidstone to install an adventure play area. The Parents and Friends Association of Bower Grove School, applied to Kent Community Foundation for funding to install a new adventure play area for junior-aged pupils. Bower Grove is a special school in Fant Lane, Maidstone,…
On BBC One’s Dragons’ Den on Thursday 9 February, entrepreneurs Matt Walker and Cristian Brownlee entered the Den to pitch for a £40,000 investment for 15% in their business which assembles and distributes the Omeo wheelchair. At the end of their pitch, Matt and Cristian were delighted to have negotiated a joint offer from Dragon’s…
A four-year-old boy from Sevenoaks has received a grant from the Wards Charitable Fund to provide a wheelchair mount for his eye gaze computer. Four-year-old Frank who uses an eye gaze computer communication aid will be able to use it more regularly thanks to a new mount which means he can use his computer when…
Kent Community Foundation has awarded funding to provide Christmas food hampers for families living in poverty in Edenbridge. In October Kent Community Foundation received an impassioned plea from Friends of Holcot for an additional £1,000 to provide Christmas hampers for disadvantaged families in the Edenbridge community. The charity Friends of Holcot has been working with…
The charity Diagrama Foundation hosted training sessions as part of an €80,000 project funded by the European Union Erasmus + Programme. The E-PROFID Project will develop a training package for Care Workers who support people with disabilities, (especially those living in residential centres) while aiming to change public perception of disability. The project was awarded…
This September Diagrama Foundation met with organisations from Italy, Belgium, and Spain at the University of Salerno in Italy to progress their €80,000 E-Profid project funded by the European Union Erasmus Plus Programme. Between 19 and 23 September, representatives from Diagrama Foundation met their Erasmus funded E-Profid project partners in Italy. This was the third…
A group of 34 adults who are part of the Diagrama Foundation Supported Living Service in Bromley are thrilled to have secured an allotment in Orpington. The allotment in Orpington will benefit 34 adults with learning disabilities who are part of Diagrama Foundation’s Supported Living Service in Bromley. It is well documented that allotments not…
Taxi Charity volunteer cab drivers take veterans and archaeologists to Belgium to support Waterloo Uncovered. The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was once again delighted to support the charity Waterloo Uncovered by taking veterans and archaeologists from London to the site of the battle of Waterloo in Belgium. Waterloo Uncovered enables veterans and serving personnel…