Christina Bowden

1 week ago | inyourarea.co.uk | Christina Bowden

BEST FOOT FORWARD: Tony, Colin and David MillsThree brothers will lace up their walking boots and set off on Alfred Wainwright's iconic Coast to Coast route, trekking nearly 200 miles across Northern England to raise funds for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans and to mark a very special birthday. Colin, Tony, and David Mills will take on the challenge on June 16, with this year's walk honouring Tony's 60th birthday.

2 weeks ago | inyourarea.co.uk | Christina Bowden

DIAGRAMA FOUNDATION: Wilfred Njiri, Development Worker at Duckyls Farm Care Home near East Grinstead A Kenyan farmer has made a life-changing move from Africa to the UK to begin a new career at a charity-run care home for adults with learning disabilities in West Sussex. Wilfred Njiri, 43, recently joined Diagrama Foundation as a Development Worker at Duckyls Farm Care Home near East Grinstead. Previously, Wilfred managed crop cultivation and livestock on a farm in Kenya.

2 weeks ago | inyourarea.co.uk | Christina Bowden

FUNDING: Woodpecker Wood CIC Since The Port of Dover Fund opened in 2015, they have awarded over £1.3 million to good causes within the Dover community. Leading grant maker Kent Community Foundation has been funding organisations across Kent and Medway for over twenty-three years. One of the Funds they administer is the Port of Dover Community Fund. Since 2015, when the fund opened, the Port of Dover Community Fund has awarded £1,339,294 to 179 grass-roots organisations based in the Dover area.

3 weeks ago | inyourarea.co.uk | Christina Bowden

POP-UP SHOP: Tina with Edensor resident JeanResidents at Diagrama Foundation's Edensor Care Centre in Clacton-on-Sea were treated to a special shopping experience this week. Tina's Clothing, a mobile pop-up clothing shop that has been supporting care home residents across Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Suffolk for more than 25 years, paid a visit.

4 weeks ago | inyourarea.co.uk | Christina Bowden

DIGGING IN: The Kent Community Foundation teamThe Kent Community Foundation team of grant makers recently rolled up their sleeves for an afternoon of volunteering at Wye Community Farm. Before getting to work on Wednesday, April 30, the team gathered at the farm to enjoy a relaxed and sociable lunch together.