‘No Face Masks’ allowed for World Naked Bike Riders in Folkestone
The 7th annual Folkestone WNBR is scheduled to take place in Folkestone on Saturday 31 July 2021. Riders will gather on the Green at Shearway Rd CT19 4RH at 1.00pm…
Cooking up cash for Whitstable RNLI
Members of the Canterbury Inner Wheel Club, Sheila Cragg, Treasurer Tina Sloman, President Pauline Pybus, President and Philippa Davies present the cheque for £1685 to RNLI Education Liaison Volunteer Gerry…
Ann’s Folkestone to Dymchurch and back marathon takes to the road
Ann McGovern A charity champion’s marathon effort is back on the road – after Covid forced her to put the brakes on. Ann McGovern, a dementia associate practitioner at the…
No deaths from coronavirus amongst Folkestone and Hythe residents since early April
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 16 June 2021. Coronavirus We’ve made great progress this year in bringing the spread…
Ashford man’s lockdown locks unlock cash for NHS charities
Naz Cesur pictured above An Ashford businessman is putting his lockdown locks to good use by shaving them all off to raise cash for NHS charities. When the first lockdown…
£500,000 to help sport and communities recover from pandemic in Kent
More than £250,000 has been distributed to sports clubs and community organisations across the county to help them continue their activities during the pandemic, with a further £250,000 secured for…
KCC Chairman presents his fundraising proceeds to Canterbury homeless charity
Rachel van Hoven from Porchlight receives the cheque from KCC Chairman Graham Gibbens The Chairman of Kent County Council, Graham Gibbens, presented a cheque to Rachel van Hoven from Porchlight…
Rough sleeping initiative success in Canterbury
Since Canterbury City Council started its dedicated rough sleeper initiative (RSI) in July 2018, 352 people who were sleeping rough have been removed from the streets and been found permanent…
Twelve-year-old Canterbury boy with rare disease raises thousands of pounds
Ethan with his mum Katrina Twelve-year-old Ethan from Canterbury, Kent has raised almost £4,000 for the MPS Society and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) by walking over 100km in the…
8-year-old Frankie pedalling for pounds to celebrate little sister’s recovery from meningitis
Keen cyclist Frankie Fox, pictured above, is racking up the miles next month by covering 100 miles to support charity Meningitis Now and celebrate his little sister Poppy’s recovery from…