Children and young people in Kent are once again being offered free bus travel during the summer holidays as part of KCC’s Reconnect scheme, thanks to the county’s local bus operators. All families can also travel free with a Reconnect Family Bus Pass. Young Person’s Bus Pass To help them travel around the county during…
Private landowners are being asked to answer the call to let portions of their land grow wild to help encourage pollinators to thrive. It follows a visit by key members of Kent’s Plan Bee – the county’s pollinator action plan – to Moat Farm in Shadoxhurst which has 90 acres of species rich grassland…
A number of sports men and women with ambitions to be selected to represent Great Britain at future Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be supported in their training with funding from Kent County Council. The 15 sportsmen and women represent a range of sports and include disabled and non-disabled performers. They are all from…
A new £2.5 million bus interchange in Gravesend has been officially opened. Construction of the Gravesend Bus Hub began in June 2021 and was led by Kent County Council (KCC) with contractors FM Conway. It has been designed to improve transport connections between rail, bus and bike. Buses have been using the hub while works…
The search is on for people who have gone the extra mile to help Kent’s children and young people reconnect to the activities they missed out on during the pandemic. The Reconnect Community Awards are looking for nominations for people, groups and organisations, and young volunteers aged 18 or under, who have provided new and…
Headstart Kent – a partnership to improve and build young people’s emotional health and wellbeing – has been celebrating its successes at a final learning event as it moves towards a new programme across the county. Over the past six years, the HeadStart Kent (HSK) partnership, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, has worked…
Kent County Council’s (KCC) Chair today marked the start of this year’s Armed Forces Week by raising the Forces’ flag over County Hall and paying tribute to Britain’s military personnel. Speaking at the flag-raising ceremony, Lesley Game said the annual campaign was a time to recognise the vital role the Armed Forces play in protecting…
Kent bird keepers are being reminded of the importance of sticking to strict biosecurity rules to limit the spread of Avian Influenza (AI). While the risk of transmission to people is low, members of the public are also being urged to continue reporting, and not to touch or pick up, dead or sick birds they…
The heat health alert for Kent has been ramped up, leading to advice for vulnerable residents such as the old, the very young, and people with chronic or severe illness who could be at extra risk. The level three warning means high temperatures have been reached and the sustained hot weather could lead to an…
As the nation marks 40 years since the end of the Falklands War, Kent County Council’s Chair has paid tribute to Kent’s military personnel who fought in the brief but bitter conflict. Ceremonies are taking place across the country throughout this week to remember the events of four decades ago which culminated in Argentine forces…
A new initiative to inspire people in Kent to get more active outdoors without cost this summer has been launched. The Everyday Active campaign is run by the team formerly known as Kent Sport, coinciding with its name-change this week to Active Kent and Medway. Its summer initiative #OutdoorsIsFree is intended to highlight the wealth…
A hot weather warning has been announced, leading to advice by Kent’s public health experts to help vulnerable residents stay safe and well. The level two alert has been triggered by a Met Office forecast of a 60% per cent probability of heat health criteria being met between Friday 17th June and Sunday 19th June.…
Kent Libraries’ Business & IP Centre has made an impressive start with more than 100 potential entrepreneurs making contact to get their business ideas under way. BIPC Kent, which is part of the British Library’s national network of similar centres across the country, has been established to advise start-up ventures, inventors, entrepreneurs and anyone with a…
This Carers Week (June 6 to 12), Kent County Council (KCC) is urging everyone to recognise our carers and support them in getting the practical, financial and emotional help they need. A carer is anyone, young person or adult, who provides unpaid care and support to a friend or family member who has a disability,…
Being able to use a computer, a smart phone and the internet has become key for accessing services and staying connected. But not everyone can get online or knows how to use the web so Kent County Council (KCC) is looking to expand its network of Digital Champions to help charge up the cyber skills…
As the half-term and Platinum Jubilee breaks come to a close, the Brock contraflow will be taken off the M20 overnight Sunday (5 June), Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) leaders confirmed today (Friday, 3 June). The traffic scheme used to manage the flow of freight heading across the Channel via Eurotunnel and Port of Dover has…
A dazzling record-setting range of Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday events being held across Kent is a fitting tribute to Her Majesty The Queen’s unrivalled 70 years of service to the nation, the Leader and Chairman of Kent County Council (KCC) said today. On Thursday, Kent will light the most Jubilee beacons for an individual county…
