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Medway Ladies rugby team step up for paramedics

Medway Ladies rugby team step up for paramedics

12 March 2021

Chatham paramedics will be feasting out on coffee and cakes for the next year thanks to the ladies section of Medway Rugby Club.

Gravesend Gremlins' 2021 challenge

Gravesend Gremlins' 2021 challenge

11 March 2021

The Gravesend Gremlins are well on course to achieve their goal of completing their 2021km challenge.

London to Paris from his living room

London to Paris from his living room

11 March 2021

Lockdown forced adventurer Ken Allen indoors but it couldn’t stop his appetite for a challenge.

Help for good causes

Help for good causes

09 March 2021

Voluntary transport, skiffle music and French twinning all get help with grants.

Four days left to complete challenge

Four days left to complete challenge

25 February 2021

Gym members are doing the equivalent of a journey from Lands End to John O'Groats to support their local food bank.

Mum smashes fundraising target with Christmas bells

Mum smashes fundraising target with Christmas bells

23 December 2020

A mum says she's been amazed after making Christmas bells and raising more than £1,000 for a charity which has supported her disabled son.

Boy 4, smashes charity marathon challenge

Boy 4, smashes charity marathon challenge

27 November 2020

An energetic four-year-old is smashing a fundraising challenge for a Down's syndrome charity.

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Pair’s epic charity trek in memory of pal, 10 years on

Pair’s epic charity trek in memory of pal, 10 years on

20 November 2020

Two friends will walk 46 miles to London’s Royal Marsden Hospital in memory of their pal on the 10th anniversary of his death.

Former soldier gears up for road trip challenge

Former soldier gears up for road trip challenge

12 November 2020

A veteran will embark on a road trip around the UK’s coastline to raise money for charity and awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Much-vandalised heritage railway targeted again

Much-vandalised heritage railway targeted again

03 November 2020

Yobs have sprayed graffiti all over a newly-arrived train ahead of its debut.

Horse riders raise £18k for air ambulance

Horse riders raise £18k for air ambulance

02 November 2020

Riders aged 20 months and older helped raise thousands for an emergency service.

Spook-tacular way to say thanks to charity

Spook-tacular way to say thanks to charity

28 October 2020

A family has transformed their front garden into a ghoulish graveyard and will open it up for visitors this weekend.

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Much-loved community centre closes for good

Much-loved community centre closes for good

26 October 2020

The trustees of a popular community centre have announced with 'great regret' that the centre will not reopen amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Charity swings back into action after fundraising hiatus

Charity swings back into action after fundraising hiatus

23 October 2020

A charity came swinging back into action following a fundraising hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Beauty queen's pageant for granny who died of Covid

Beauty queen's pageant for granny who died of Covid

19 October 2020

When her granny died of Covid, a teenage beauty queen set about raising money for the hospital that treated her by launching a pageant in her honour

Charity of the year raises more than £14,000

Charity of the year raises more than £14,000

19 October 2020

A baby-loss bereavement charity has launched an online auction to mark its 10th anniversary.

Golf days mark charity's return to fundraising

Golf days mark charity's return to fundraising

31 August 2020

With its flagship summer events cancelled as a result of the pandemic, a charity is delighted to be returning to fundraising with two golf days.

Firm seeks projects for DIY SOS-style makeover

Firm seeks projects for DIY SOS-style makeover

27 August 2020

A big-hearted business is looking to transform a home, charity base or community venue in a DIY SOS-style makeover.

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'We love him and want him to stay with us'

'We love him and want him to stay with us'

27 August 2020

A desperate mum is appealing for help to adapt her family home to cope with her son's needs.

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Homeless charity hit by data breach

Homeless charity hit by data breach

08 August 2020

Supporters of a Kent charity for the vulnerable have had personal data illegally accessed.

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