Co-op Member Pioneers
Co-op Member Pioneers throughout Thanet met with native causes to have fun the superb totals that Co-op Members raised for them during the last twelve months.
The Birchington Man Shed Project (who’ve obtained £4239.92), Louis Helping Hands (£4220.95), and the Sunken Garden Society (£4598.56). Despacito Art School (£1063.59), The Garden Gate Project (£1423.96).
Peter Hasted from the Sunken Garden Society, stated: “We are very delighted with the support and funding the Co-op have given and continue to give the Sunken Garden Society. We would like to use the funds for two more benches with additional plantings for 2024. With continued support from the Co-op, you can find the sunken gardeners in the garden on the last Saturday and second Tuesday of the month undertaking gardening duties, helping to revive this unique public space.”
Birchington Man Shed: stated: “Some of the members of Birchington Man Shed gathered on the Co-op on Saturday to point out our appreciation to the numerous villagers who selected to assist the person shed throughout this yr’s Co-op Local Community Fund. We had been astounded after we had the ultimate determine of £4,239.92 and each member within the current and people to come back sooner or later can not thank the villagers of Birchington sufficient. Huge thanks additionally go to Dave and Tom on the Co-op and naturally the Co-op Local Community Fund.
“It was great to see some old members who, through health reasons cannot make it to the Man Shed anymore. You are always welcome to pop in for a cup of tea and a chat. Some of the older members joined before we moved to Quex and I am sure they will see how the shed has grown with the help of the many kind donations and grants we have received.
While we were at the Co-op some people like what we had on view and have placed an order, a few men and women are interested in joining and plan to come and see what we are up to”
Other recipients
Broadstairs Folk Week (£1930)
Inspiration Creative Drama Group (£2200)
14th Broadstairs Scout Group (£1800)
Dane Valley Woods (£1321.94)
St. George’s Community Meal (£1214)
East Kent Mencap (£1139)
This month, Co-op Member Pioneers will welcome their new Local Community Fund causes. Co-op Members can discover out which causes have been chosen of their space and select which trigger they wish to assist on the Co-op app. For each £1 members spend on Co-op merchandise in retailer, 2 pence goes in direction of native causes. The causes cowl areas from psychological well being assist, teams defending the surroundings and biodiversity, teams who assist individuals access meals, and teams who assist young individuals.
The teams chosen for Birchington and Westgate this yr are the Birchington Girl Guides and the Umbrella Club a focused provision for young individuals aged 10 – 19 with hidden disabilities.
This Local Community Fund has raised £136 million and helped over 7 million individuals since 2016.
QEQM Hospital League of Friends
We’re delighted to have funded at a cost of £1,517 a Doppler proven being held by Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist Kylie with different members of the Tissue Viability Team (at their stand within the QEQM Hospital throughout Stop the Pressure Week). This machine permits the circulation of sufferers with leg ulcers to be assessed avoiding pointless delays in beginning or persevering with compression remedy, which is a “gold standard” intervention each to stop and enhance leg ulcers.
Following fundraising on our behalf by Jilly-Anne Skinner to learn the Maternity Bereavement Suite now we have funded the cuddle cot proven. This is a conveyable light-weight unit which permits a child that has handed away to be stored cool permitting households grieving the lack of their child to spend extra time with them. Jilly-Anne and ourselves very a lot hope this offers some consolation at such a particularly painful and tough time. We are very grateful to Jilly-Anne and everybody who kindly donated for bringing this about.
Her fundraising was Jilly-Anne’s manner of expressing her gratitude for the great care she skilled within the Maternity Ward on the QEQM Hospital throughout her personal loss. She is happy one thing good has come out of one thing so unhappy.
Please look out for us on the following upcoming occasions at every of which we’ll have 2 tables promoting handmade Christmas goodies and plenty of different engaging gadgets to lift funds for our charity:
Saturday 2nd December Thanet Sunrise Rotary Club from 10 am to 2pm. Table Top Sale at Kearns Hall, Minnis Bay, Birchington.
Sunday tenth December from 9 am. to 1 pm. Indoor Boot Fair at Retort House, Albion Street, Broadstairs.
RNLI Ramsgate
RNLI Crew are continually being skilled and refreshed in all the abilities required to Save Lives at Sea so we’re more than happy to announce that Becky Cannon has been handed out as helm on the Atlantic 85, our inshore lifeboat.
Becky is simply 23 years old making her one of many youngest helms within the nation and the primary feminine helm in Ramsgate’s historical past. Although she solely handed her exams on sixteenth November she has already been helm on two calls.
The sea is clearly in her blood as her father Ian is the present Coxswain at Ramsgate, her Uncle Paul is deputy Coxswain and her grandfather Ron was Coxswain.
This household custom meant that from a toddler Becky has dreamt of turning into a Coxswain and has already launched into her subsequent step as she has been enrolled on the Coxswain Plan.
Well accomplished Becky!
Margate WI
We are delighted to announce that the Margate WI Christmas Fayre is returning to Dreamland as soon as once more this yr on Saturday 2 December 2023.
The indoor occasion, set towards the retro loveliness of the Roller Disco, offers the proper alternative for individuals to select up Christmas items for family members, and likewise possibly deal with themselves (effectively it could be impolite to not!).
We have an excellent collection of stalls booked, that includes a number of the most gifted makers, designers and impartial businesses in Thanet. They could have greeting playing cards, jewelry, coastal impressed items, vivid and delightful homewares, hand-crafted ceramics, material and sewn items, and far way more.
And after all, as we’re the Women’s Institute, we will probably be operating our ever-popular tombola for individuals to attempt their luck at profitable prizes, whereas serving to native good causes within the course of.
Meet representatives from our charity of the yr, the Cheerful Sparrows, and buy your very personal ceramic festive sparrow ornament, as kindly made and donated by superior ceramicist (and WI member!) Jayne Wright of JAW Ceramics.
There will even be a possibility to seek out out extra about our personal venture to make and supply patchwork cot quilts to the infants on the Special Care Baby Unit within the QEQM hospital.
If you might be on the lookout for a enjoyable festive occasion, filled with magnificent must-haves, beautiful items and enjoyable stocking fillers, then pop alongside to our fayre.
Margate WI Christmas Fayre runs from 11am to 4pm and has free admission.
Email from Santa’s workshop
A Margate carer has arrange an e-mail service to Santa for Thanet households.
Ellie Small, 20, says she hopes to convey some festive magic to youngsters who might not be capable to go to Santa.
She stated: “This yr, I’ve determined to open an e-mail service fully free for kids to e-mail to Santa’s workshop for a response from both Santa’s elf, Mrs Claus or Santa himself! Each e-mail will get a personalised response.
“I am doing this for children as a way to keep the magic alive this Christmas for those who cannot visit Santa. It’s also a way to cut down costs on a Santa visit by writing to him for free.”
Email [email protected]
Kent Coast Volunteering
Kent Coast Volunteering (KCV) was delighted to assist employees from Broadstairs College to volunteer through the College’s recent Community Week.
The Student Services staff had been eager to volunteer their time and contacted KCV’s Thanet Connectors to seek out out extra about native alternatives. KCV received in contact with native charities to ask if they might use a number of further pairs of fingers and Monkton Nature Reserve, Powell Cotton Museum and Mama to Mama all welcomed teams through the week.
The volunteers received caught in to a wide range of duties together with sorting and categorising child garments, raking and mulching leaves, digging out an old field hedge and transferring logs to help within the building of a brand new pathway.
Not even the wet November climate might dampen their enthusiasm and the suggestions from each the volunteers and the host organisations was incredible. KCV wish to thank Broadstairs College Student Services staff for his or her enthusiasm and positivity, and likewise Mama to Mama, Powell Cotton Museum and Monkton Nature Reserve for welcoming and supporting the groups.
If your organisation is on the lookout for volunteering alternatives or in case your charity wish to welcome a bunch, please contact volunteering@kcv.org.uk
Mika’s Mutts
We understand it’s that point of yr when everyone seems to be struggling particularly with Christmas arising .
If you’ll be able to sponsor a canine this Christmas we at Mika’s Mutts Dog Rescue could be very grateful.
They didn’t ask to be in kennels, properties are getting tougher to seek out it appears. I consider my dogs all good and cosy with a settee or mattress to put on and plenty of love and a focus, and though our dogs in kennels get handled extraordinarily effectively it’s not fairly the identical.
Our vet payments are going to be big with Benny having his operation in December so by sponsoring a canine will assist alleviate our prices slightly. PayPal [email protected] utilizing family and friends quoting kennels
An attraction for Benny to have surgical procedure for uxating patellas in each again legs, cruciate ligament injury, and hip dysplasia will be discovered at
Driftwood Mews
On Friday eleventh November, Sir Roger Gale, MP, joined Square Circle Developments to mark the official opening of Westgate-on-Sea’s first eco-new build improvement, Driftwood Mews, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. I’m wondering in the event you could be taken with that includes this occasion?
These properties are internet zero carbon prepared and optimised for a decarbonised grid, with every home that includes photo voltaic panels, considerably extra insulation than commonplace properties, cycle storage, and an electrical automobile charging level.
Bonkers in Barcelona – Martha Trust
The intrepid groups who took half in Bonkers in Barcelona in September in support of native charity Martha Trust raised slightly below £23,000 in sponsorship. All the groups made it again in a single piece following a 850 mile journey from Dover to Barcelona in simply 4 days.
The goal of the problem was to lift funds for Martha Trust, a charity that helps individuals with profound disabilities throughout Kent and Sussex. Each yr they maintain a charity automobile problem taking in main cities comparable to Monte Carlo, Florence and Rome. This yr the vacation spot was Barcelona.
Martha have been operating their automobile problem fundraiser for 14 years. And, in that point they’ve seen 98 vehicles and 230 members be part of their journey elevating £337k in sponsorship.
Julie Gayler, CEO at Martha Trust and a staff member of the ‘The Flamencos’ described Bonkers in Barcelona as their greatest problem but: “We’ve had the most fantastic time, and met some great people! The trip was amazing, with stopovers in Chateauroux and Andorra, the camaraderie was great and best of all, we have raised almost £23,000 in sponsorship when all funds are in.”
Two groups from the Keaveney Group – key suppliers of contracting and plant rent companies to the development trade, based mostly in Ashford took half this yr and raised an unimaginable £9,000! Noddy and Big Ears stole the present in ‘Revs’ a convertible beetle wrapped in crimson and yellow. It was a sight to be maintain.
Bonkers in Barcelona wouldn’t have been doable with out the beneficiant assist of all of the members and their sponsors, particularly this yr’s major sponsors – Superior Healthcare Group, Nick Cunningham Plumbing and Heating Engineers, Sota Solutions, Agilico and their channel crossing sponsor Eurotunnel Le Shuttle.
Special because of the sponsors of the Martha automobile – Blueleaf Care, Fowler Swimming Pools, KW Security, Southern Care Maintenance, Wyman Electrical and TREK Plumbing.
Martha are excited to announce their 2024 automobile problem will probably be going again to the favored vacation spot of Rome in ‘Rome or Bust’ setting off on Saturday 21 st September 2024. If you wish to register your curiosity please name Carol on 01304 610448 or e-mail [email protected]
