The High Sheriff of Kent, Dr Gill Fargher and Kent Community Foundation celebrated Kent’s charitable organisations at an event in Ashford. A ‘Causes That Matter’ event on Monday 11 November, hosted by The High Sheriff of Kent, Dr Gill Fargher and Kent Community Foundation celebrated the strengths of the voluntary sector in Kent and Medway. At the…
A Bristol home bedecked with Christmas lights will raise vital funds for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. Richard Iles from Winterbourne Down in Bristol has been covering his family home with Christmas lights for the last six years. This year the lights display will be bigger than ever as in excess of 150,000 lights…
On 19 November, WWII veteran Peter Smoothy will celebrate his 100th birthday. On 6 June 1944 Peter Smoothy was one of the 156,000 allied servicemen that took part in the Invasion of Normandy as part of Operation Overlord. Peter was one a crew of 99 on a Landing Ship Tank LST 215 which headed across…
Born on 11 November 1924 John King celebrates his 100 birthday on 11 November 2024 – Armistice Day. John joined the Royal Navy in 1943 and was drafted on to HMS Janus which was involved in the bombardments of both coasts of Italy. He was a sight-setter on the warship’s stern gun, manning the range…
WWII veterans were driven to Shropshire to meet the master distiller who created a commemorative 80th anniversary D Day dark rum. The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took a groups of veterans for a couple of days break in Shropshire which included a visit to meet the Distinct Distillers team who have been selling ‘44’…
Delegates assembled in Birmingham for the 2024 Positive Voices Conference to talk about self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities and autism. The Positive Voices Conference was held on October 2- 3 at the Conference Aston, in Birmingham and attracted almost 100 attendees, including people with learning disabilities and autism, self-advocates, support staff, and healthcare professionals.…
National Care Leavers’ Week allows the public, professionals, carers, decision-makers and the media to come together, celebrate care leavers and raise awareness of the issues in the care system. Statistics reveal that in England 83,840 children were in care on 31 March 2023 and the latest figures reveal that 1 in every 141 children is in…
Edinburgh, Scotland – 02/10/24 – Clan Gordon, one of Edinburgh’s leading letting agents, is proud to announce its shortlisting for two prestigious categories at The Negotiator Awards 2024. Competing for both the Regional – Scotland and Lettings Agency of the Year (Medium) awards, this recognition highlights Clan Gordon’s dedication to excellence in property management and…
Grant Makers Kent Community Foundation hosted a garden party in Egerton to thank its supporters. Professional grant-maker Kent Community Foundation hosted a garden party on 16 September to thank its supporters for contributing nearly £60 million in funding since 2001, which has been awarded to charitable organisations across Kent and Medway. Trustee and fund-holder Hugo…
Diagrama the not-for-profit fostering and adoption agency hosted a picnic and family fun day in Purley for their foster carers, adopters and their children. On Saturday 7 September, foster carers, adopters and their children enjoyed a family fun day picnic in Purley, with Diagrama the not-for-profit agency. The event was attended by 50 foster carers…