Deadline for Kent Charity Awards extended
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Updated: 20:58, 04 February 2021
The organisers of the Kent Charity Awards (KCA) have announced an extension to the deadline for entries.
Charities, trustees and volunteers now have until April 12 to put their name in the hat for the annual ceremony.
The awards will take place in September
The gala evening will now take place, either face to face if restrictions allow, or virtually in early September.
Established in 2015, the Awards have gone from strength-to-strength and are the highlight of the third sector calendar in Kent.
They are open to charities, both large and small, from across the county.
Kent County Council to launch a crowd funding scheme to help groups hit by coronavirus pandemic
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Updated: 14:54, 14 January 2021
A crowdfunding scheme will be piloted by a local authority to help dozens of community groups struggling financially from the pandemic, it has emerged.
Kent County Council (KCC) has pledged to launch an online fund next month to support cash-strapped local groups that work for the benefit of the residents in the 12 districts and expand volunteering opportunities.
A crowdfunding page could be used to give money to charities in Kent
It has been forecast that around £10,000 could be raised for organisations from public donations, which KCC has pledged to match fund .
Kent people recognised in the Queen s New Year Honours list 2021
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Updated: 18:02, 31 December 2020
As we reach the end of a year like no other it s time to recognise those who have gone above and beyond.
A children s author, a choreographer and fire fighter are among those to receive a Queen s New Year Honour.
NSPCC Chief Executive Peter Wanless receives a Knighthood
Peter Thomas Wanless, Chief Executive Officer, NSPCC receives a Knighthood for services to Children, to Young People and to the Charitable Sector.
The 56-year-old, who lives near Sevenoaks, has been the nationwide charity s boss since 2013 and previously held a variety of posts at the HM Treasury.
Chapel House Care, which runs two care homes in Puddington, has been included in
Bringing The Inside Out, which has been published by the arts and literature charity Living Words. The charity spoke to more than 60 care home residents with dementia, their carers and relatives as part of a pioneering UK-wide project. They ran weekly sessions with carers from 15 care homes – including The Chapel House and Plessington Court in Puddington – to enable the words of people with dementia to be part of the book. Each person s sounds and words were captured using their Listen Out Loud Methodology , allowing residents words to be captured as they spoke them – making for an unconventional use of grammar and arrangement on the page.