Our team have been at the Kent County Show for 3 days, fund raising and sharing the work that we, as a team of volunteers, are involved in. Fun was had by all despite the heat on two of the days and the massive downpour on Sunday afternoon.
Our team have been at the Kent County Show for 3 days, fund raising and sharing the work that we, as a team of volunteers, are involved in. Fun was had by all despite the heat on two of the days and the massive downpour on Sunday afternoon.
We are thrilled that Ian Wright, owner of The Wright Event, has offered to sponsor South East 4x4 Response. The agreement was finalised by Ian Wright and David Mills, Chairman of South East 4x4 Response, this week. Paul Thrale, Vice Chairman, has been the major instigator in brokering the agreement. The Wright Event will be […]
In spite of the heat, the fundraising team supported the Armed Forces Day event at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, this week. We had fantastic feedback from both the public and organisers. A great day had by all with the grand total of £1639 raised to start our fundraising year.
A rather unusual request for South East 4x4 Response came in. Two of our responders valiantly rose to the occasion to safely tow the Sittingbourne Carnival Court float to the Lydd Club Day Carnival. The float won best 1st place as Best Float of Day! Well done to all.
Our South East 4x4 Response Committee would like thank our 74 active members. Members gave up 4151 hours of personal time to cover 21311 miles in their own vehicles over the last year during call outs, supporting a variety of events, local parishes, and fundraising. Quite an achievement when all are volunteers!
Members of our team of volunteers have been out supporting Cancer Research's Race for Life in Tunbridge Wells. Starting at 6am, our volunteers transported signs and other equipment to mark the course. Race for Lifers ran distances of 5k and 3k raising funds for the Cancer Research. It was a pleasure to be there supporting […]
Volunteers from South East 4x4 Response were delighted to join the Kent Fire and Rescue Service Safer Sheppey and Kent Fire and Rescue Service Safer Ramsgate. Both days had plenty of fun activities for families with primary age children. The focus for the days being to learn how to stay safe in the event of […]
As a member of the Kent Voluntary Sector Emergency Group (KVSEG), South East 4x4 Response were pleased to have a stand within the Resilience Fayre area to show our capabilities which KMRF members could use in an emergency situation. A series of interesting talks were attended by all, both KMRF and KSVEG groups. It was […]
The Heart of Kent Hospice held their 33rd Bluebell Walk in the Harrietsham area with some 500 walkers taking part. South East 4x4 Responders were pleased to support with transportation to and from marshalling points for the marshals and their equipment before the walk began and at the end.
A group of our responders, along with the police in their own vehicle, carried out a successful training exercise for emergency evacuation along the seawall of the Thames estuary on behalf of Medway Council.
