KCC has a new Armed Forces Champion in Oliver Richardson, who has been performing the same role for Dover District Council for the past 18 months. Mr Richardson served in the Welsh Guards from 1982 to 93, including service in Northern Ireland, the Falklands and the Gulf War, and has a son in the same…
The count for the vacant seat in the Elham Valley electoral division has taken place following Thursday’s by-election. The successful candidate is Susan Carey (Conservative Party). The detailed results, including the votes cast for all candidates, can be found here. The election of a county councillor in the Elham Valley Division as part of the…
A teenager from Kent has spoken in Parliament about her own mental health struggles and the importance of involving young people in shaping and improving the services that support them. On Tuesday, February 5, four young people, from Folkestone, Ashford and The Canterbury High School, attended a Parliamentary event on the mental health of young…
Kent’s support for the military has been reinforced at a conference, whose aims included ensuring that those who have served in the armed forces and their families are not disadvantaged as a result of their service. The annual conference was organised by the Kent and Medway Civilian Military Partnership Board, with about 150 attendees sharing…
The SHAPE project, which aims to tackle youth exclusion, antisocial behaviour and disadvantage, is currently running in its third year in Shepway. The project is a partnership between Shepway Community Safety Partnership, Shepway District Council and Gillingham FC community Trust and has received £3,000 funding from KCC members Hod Birkby, Bob Neaves and Frank McKenna.…
The community who use the Catholic Church in Hythe are benefitting from new doors thanks to a £3,000 KCC members grant from Martin Whybrow. The previous doors were very old and no longer kept out the cold. Chris Capon MBE a regular at the Church and previous County Councillor first raised this project which was…
Hawkinge Community Centre is benefitting from some new chairs thanks to a £4,000 KCC members grant from Susan Carey. The new chairs form part of a project to improve facilities at Hawkinge Community Centre which include wi-fi access and large screen for presentations. The management of the community centre has been transferred to the Town…
Shepway held its first dementia conference to help raise awareness about the condition locally. Participants at the conference had an opportunity to learn what a dementia friendly community is; what a dementia friend is and what the recognition symbol is and how it will be used across Kent. Everyone attending would also have an opportunity to become…
Brockhill Performing Arts College in Hythe have been able to install a new synthetic wicket strip thanks to being awarded £2,856 KCC Members Grant from Martin Whybrow. Cricket has always been popular at the school but over the years the number of pupils participating in the sport has declined due to poor playing conditions. Competitive matches have been…
The Shepway Green Gym project has received extra funding to help cover the costs of new tools thanks to a £5,543 grant from all six KCC Shepway members. The six members are: Hod Birkby, Susan Carey, Frank McKenna, Bob Neaves, Carole Waters, and Martin Whybrow. The project runs across the whole of Shepway and is managed by Shepway District Council. It’s all inclusive and offers help and…
A valuable opportunity for young new artists to exhibit their work in a pop up gallery in Folkestone was made possible thanks to a £1,104 KCC Members Grant from Hod Birkby and Bob Neaves. This is the second exhibition of its kind run by Threads, a local CIC based in Folkestone. It was created out…
Playland: Re-imagining Communities brings together the narratives of a film commission and the memorabilia of everyday life as international artist Jivko Darakchiev and Folkestone based artist Nicholette Goff engaged with local communities to explore senses of place and identity through time. This exciting project is being supported by a KCC members grant from Hod Birkby. The…