Trading Standards officers from KCC, supported by Kent Police and the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, swooped on a bootfair on Sunday (24 July) in a crackdown on the sale of counterfeit goods. Officers and brand representatives targeted stalls at Pedham Place, Swanley, seizing 1,579 counterfeit items including tobacco, clothing, watches, sunglasses and furniture. If the products had…
Parents of children with special educational needs or disabilities who are changing school in September or who have had a new Education, Health and Care Plan issued since March are being urged to apply for school transport without delay. Kent County Council (KCC) provides free school transport for eligible children and young people with special…
Six organisations have received a cash boost from KCC’s Capital Grant for Sport, which aims to encourage the development of sport in the county by offering grants to improve facilities and widen participation. After the close of applications for the May 2022 round, Active Kent and Medway, the body which administers the fund on behalf of…
Food vouchers will once again be provided over the summer holidays by KCC for families whose children are entitled to benefits-related free school meals. One £50 food voucher, that can be used in supermarkets and some local shops, will be provided to each eligible child or young person by their school or college. KCC is…
KCC’s library service is excited to introduce Gadgeteers, the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge for youngsters Children are invited to join the Gadgeteers – Aisha, Eddie, Leo, Maggie, James and Ajay – to discover the amazing science and innovation behind the world around them. Kent libraries and The Reading Agency are teaming up with the…
What do Michael Ball, Rick Astley, comedian Josh Widdicombe and KCC Cabinet Member Shellina Prendergast have in common? Answer: they have all taken part in podcasts produced by pupils at East Peckham Primary School – an initiative that has gained national acclaim. The school near Tonbridge has scooped Best Primary School Radio Station of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As the current cost of living crisis begins to bite even further into family budgets, KCC has announced more targeted support for some of the most vulnerable. Families whose children are entitled to benefits-related free school meals will be provided with food vouchers over the forthcoming school half-term holiday. One £15 food voucher, to be…