Schoolchildren across Kent are gearing up for the 10 Minute Shake Up – a national campaign aimed at getting children to be more active. Public Health England has launched its 10 minute shake-up campaign in Kent in time for the summer holidays – encouraging primary school children to do more exercise with a little bit of…
Kent County Council is launching its strategy for adults with autism on Tuesday, July 11 which sets out its future commitments and priorities. In 2010, Government set out a requirement for all local authorities to have a strategy as described in the National Autism Strategy. Across Kent, approximately over 13,000 individuals are living with autism…
It’s 10 years since the introduction of the ‘Smoking in Public Places Ban’ and Kent has seen a major significant reduction in the number of people who smoke. 1 July 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the most important public health reform in generations – the ending of smoking in enclosed public places in England.…
Work is progressing steadily on the Southborough Hub project in London Road. The former town council offices, Royal Victoria Hall and toilet block have now been demolished, making way for the new community hub, containing a hall / theatre space, council offices, library and a café / bar. A theatre consultant is advising on specialist…
A heatwave warning has been announced for Kent, leading to advice by health experts to help vulnerable residents stay safe and well. The level two alert has been triggered by a Met Office forecast of a 70 per cent chance of temperatures reaching heatwave conditions over the weekend and into Monday. As most heat-related deaths…
A ground-breaking scheme to help military personnel access public services has secured £321,000 in funding after KCC joined forces with six other councils, the NHS and forces charities around the South East. The grant from the Ministry of Defence is aimed at making it easier for servicemen and women, as well as reservists and veterans,…
Youngsters at Willesborough Junior School now have a safer and cleaner walk to their classes following the resurfacing of a long and muddy footpath. The path, which runs alongside the village cricket club off Hythe Road, is also used by Norton Knatchbull pupils going to the playing fields and connects residential areas to the Willesborough…
Organisations and community groups across the county are being invited to apply for a new award recognising innovation in community sport and physical activity. The KUDOS Awards have been launched by the Kent Sport & Physical Activity Service, which is looking for projects which have benefited residents’ physical or mental well being, encouraged people’s development,…
During Dementia Awareness week, which runs from May 14 until May 20 2017, Kent County Council is urging the public to be more aware of the words they use when talking about those living with dementia and to become more dementia friendly. In Kent, approximately 20,800 people aged over 65 live with dementia and these…
People using Live Well Kent, a community support service which is marking its first year, have been sharing their personal stories as Mental Health Awareness Week focusses on ‘Surviving or Thriving’. Live Well Kent is a network of mental health and wellbeing organisations, co-run by charities Porchlight and Shaw Trust, which support residents to manage…
New school health services are being rolled out in Kent which will see greater access for children and young people to support for physical and mental health issues. Kent County Council has awarded two new contracts – the Primary School Public Health Service and the Adolescent and Targeted Emotional Wellbeing Service – to Kent Community…
As Kent’s “Release the Pressure” campaign marks its first anniversary, £150,000 of new funding has been announced to bolster initiatives to reduce the number of suicides in the county and to diminish the stigma of mental health. The highly visual awareness campaign, which aims to reduce the number of suicides by encouraging men feeling under pressure…