Past Awards

2024 Winners and Finalists

On Thursday, September 5th, 2024, charities across the county gathered to celebrate the 9th Kent Charity Awards. The event, held at The Corn Exchange in Rochester, welcomed over 34 charities, trustees and volunteers, recognising and honouring their hard work and dedication to improving the lives of others.

WINNERS

  • Kent Charity of the Year – Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services (ADSS)
  • Trustee of the Year – Samuel Barton, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services
  • Volunteer of the Year – Michael Lowrey, The Young Lives Foundation
  • Best use of Volunteers – Nourish Community Foodbank
  • Disability Charity of the Year – Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services
  • Mental Health Charity of the Year – The Young Lives Foundation
  • Large Charity of the Year -Porchlight
  • Community Charity of the Year – The Halpern Charitable Foundation/Nucleus Arts
  • Children’s Charity of the Year – We Are Beams
  • Animal & Environment Charity of the Year – The Big Cat Sanctuary
  • Care Charity of the Year – Sateda
  • Start-Up Charity of the Year – Keep Talking Services
  • Fundraising Award of the Year – Air Ambulance Charity Ket Surrey Sussex
  • Special Judges’ Award – FASD Awareness

FINALISTS

CARE CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • Dover Smart Project
  • Demelza
  • Kenward Trust
  • Sateda

BEST USE OF VOLUNTEERS CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • Bright Shadow
  • Nourish Food Bank
  • Kent Wildlife Rescue Services

MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • West Kent Mind
  • Emerge Advocacy
  • The Young Lives Foundation

DISABILITY CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • Aspens
  • Disability Assist for Independent Living
  • Kent Association for the Blind
  • Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support

CHILDREN’S CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • We are Beams
  • St George’s Community Children’s Project
  • Canterbury and District Early Years Project
  • Pegasus Playscheme

LARGE CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • AMAT
  • The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
  • Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex
  • Porchlight

COMMUNITY CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • 21 Together
  • Emmaus Dover
  • Halpern Charitable Foundation /NucleusArts
  • Thanet Community Development Trust

ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENT CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • Kent Wildlife Trust
  • Communigrow
  • The Big Cat Sanctuary
  • RSPCA Canterbury & District

START-UP CHARITY OF THE YEAR

  • Keep Talking Services
  • The Veterans Association

SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD

  • FASD Awareness

TRUSTEE OF THE YEAR

  • Samuel Barton – Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services
  • Ian Colbridge – Aspens
  • Stephen Field – KASBAH
  • Janet Garnons-Williams – Sateda

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

  • Alison Wilson – East Kent Rape Crisis Centre
  • Mick Lowrey -Young Lives Foundation
  • Bryon Luckhurst – Crossroads Young Carers
  • Rob Smith – Kent Wildlife Trust

     

 

 
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