Community

May 022019
 

Deborah Keys and her willing band of helpers were again providing meals for youngsters who are eligible for free school meals, this time at the Northfleet Central on Saturday 20th April. Following on from the assistance given by Andrew Moffat and Tony and Sue Muckley, this time John Dyke and John Baker rolled up sleeves

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Apr 142019
 
Hive Hope Food Bank - School Break Meals

Youngsters who are eligible for free school lunches are supported during the school breaks by the Hive Hope Food Bank. On Friday 12th April 2019 Andrew Moffat and Tony Muckley from Gravesend Rotary and Sue Muckley from the Gravesend Inner Wheel Club joined Deborah Keys and her Hive Hope team to serve up a nourishing

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Nov 272017
 
Purple4Polio - Crocuses at the Crematorium

Purple crocuses flowering at Thamesview Crematorium next Spring will be part of a world-wide battle against polio. Gravesend Rotary presented 5,000 crocus corms to the new crematorium and cemetery at Gravesend as part of the Purple4Polio campaign to raise awareness and funds to eradicate the disease. Purple is the colour of the dye placed on

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Mar 192017
 
Helping Marie Curie Cancer Care

Every year the Rotary club of Gravesend helps  local and national charities, including Marie Curie Cancer Care with their Daffodil Day collection. This year over £608  for the Marie Curie home nursing service was  donated by the shoppers at  Gravesend’s Asda supermarket. On Saturday, March 11th 2017  members of the Gravesend  Phab club, which provides

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Dec 202016
 
Donations to Local Charities 2016

It has become difficult to choose those organisations which need our help but the representatives of Age UK, Alzheimers & Dementia Support Services, Multiple Sclerosis Support, PHAB, Waterside Family Support, Hi Kent for the Deaf, House of Mercy and Hive Hope Food Bank all agreed that it was the work of Gravesend Rotary that made their work

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