Two new services providing support to people who have been bereaved are being launched in Kent. The first – led by CHUMS Social Enterprise CIC – will deliver specialist bereavement support to those from pre-school age (three-and-a-half years-old) to 25-years-old who are experiencing complex grief. A second service – also commissioned by Kent County Council…
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…
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 70 per cent probability of heat health criteria being met between Saturday 17th and Tuesday 20th July. It is…
Children and young people in Kent will be given free bus travel and offered discounted leisure centre passes as businesses, organisations and members of the community unite with Kent County Council to launch a programme of fun activities and learning opportunities for the school summer holidays. The summer activities are part of Reconnect: Kent Children…
As England prepare to take on Denmark in their crunch Euro 2020 semi-final tonight, Kent County Council (KCC) is encouraging as many people as possible to get tested before, and after, meeting their friends and family to watch the match. KCC Cabinet Member for Public Health Clair Bell said: “We are all really excited to…
Improving your wellbeing just became more affordable thanks to Everyday Active, a new initiative encouraging greater physical activity for Kent residents. Everyday Active is a campaign from the Kent and Medway Active Partnership – Kent Sport – which has teamed up with the Heart of Kent Hospice. For residents who would like to be a…
Concerns that increasing numbers of people are drinking alcohol at levels that can seriously harm their short and long-term health, are leading to calls encouraging residents to take urgent steps to check how much they’re consuming. Estimates show the majority of people (75%) drink sensibly and in safe limits but in Kent, approximately 295,000 people are…
Kent County Council has today committed £10m to its Reconnect: Kent Children and Young People Programme, an initiative that aims to recognise the selfless contribution the younger generation has made to help keep the county’s residents as safe as possible throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and to help them reconnect with aspects of their lives that…
The Government’s decision to extend lockdown will be tough for many in Kent but latest COVID-19 figures show the virus has not gone away, the county’s senior council and health leaders said today. Uniting to acknowledge the impact of maintaining all legal restrictions on social contact for another four weeks will have on Kent communities…
More than 6,000 people took part in the enhanced COVID-19 testing programme in parts of Canterbury in its first week. Now, with six more days of targeted testing in postcodes CT1 and CT2 7 to go, Kent County Council and Canterbury City Council want to thank everyone for their fantastic support so far – and…
A targeted enhanced testing programme is being rolled out across the ME14 1 area of Maidstone in response to confirmation of a number of cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Those living or working in the ME14 1 postcode and anyone who has attended the Quaker Meeting House on Union Street, Maidstone, within the…
A targeted two-week enhanced testing programme is being rolled out across two postcodes in the Canterbury area in response to confirmation of a number of cases of the B.1.617.2 Indian variant strain of COVID-19 – now named the ‘Delta variant’ by the World Health Organization Anyone living, working or studying in all CT1 postcodes and…