Community support

The UK's largest provider of specialist autism services.  In Kent they provide:  residential homes, respite & short breaks, daytime hubs, one-to-one support as well as their nationwide services:  helpline, carers support, diagnosis centre and Autism Services Directory

The National Federation of Occupational Pensioners (NFOP) provides help and support to company pensioners via a number of member benefits and services.  It currently has just short of 80,000 members with 170 local groups across the country. Membership is available to anyone in the U.K.…

Number One Community Trust runs a community centre that has served the residents of Showfields and Ramslye estates since April 1991.  The centre offers a wide range of services including a pre-school, café and library as well as a variety of weekly clubs and groups for people of…

The Oddfellows is a not-for-profit friendly society that relies on the good will of members and volunteers to deliver services. As such, there may not be someone at all of our branches and lodges to answer your query. If you are unable to make contact,…

The rough sleeper team is based in Canterbury and Maidstone and works throughout Kent. Outreach workers will undertake street outreach sessions to locate people who are homeless. We will respond to any calls notifying us of people sleeping rough. We are also trying to prevent…

Princess Christian's Farm is a unique place for students with learning difficulties or disabilities. It’s a stunning site set in over 115 acres of pasture and woodland – the perfect environment for improving skills in a land-based setting. The horticulture department also grows a range…

'Quaker' is a popular name for a member of the Religious Society of Friends.  Members are also known as 'Friends'. East Kent Area has local meetings in Ashford, Broadstairs, Canterbury, Faversham, Folkestone and Deal. Full details of all these meetiings, including locations and meeting times…

The purpose of the Trust is the preservation and maintenance of the fabric and curtilage of fourteen medieval churches, with an additional interest expressed in the remains of four ruined churches . The churches all lie south and east of the Royal Military Canal, one…

We are part of Rotary International – service clubs around the world through which business and professional men and women serve their local communities and support work in other countries to improve the lives of their peoples. The Rotary Club of Gravesend was formed in 1927, has about…

Our Club is part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization of men and women with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities at home and abroad.  Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally,…