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Make a Difference: Kent Episodes

  1.

    Volunteer finalist Tracy Bullock, Chair Medway Rugby Club

    Tracy is the club's first female chair in its 95-year history.

  2. Volunteer finalist Stewart Kitching, Swale Stroke club

    Stewart was the founder of this club after he suffered his own stroke.

  3. Volunteer finalist Grace Lowdell Founder GBeatz

    Grace has been running a club night for anyone with a disability or neurodiversity.

  4. Volunteer finalist Alexa Laurence Brownie Leader

    Alexa has been volunteering with the same Brownie unit in Canterbury for nearly 50 years!

  5. Surprising the 2026 Young Hero finalists

    What happened when we rang this year's Young Hero category finalists?

  6. Surprising the 2026 Volunteer category finalists

    What happened when we rang this year's Volunteer category finalists to tell them the news

  7. Surprising the 2026 Great Neighbour finalists

    Surprising the 2026 Great Neighbour finalists with the news of their finalist status.

  8. Surprising the 2026 Fundraiser category finalists

    What happened when we rang the Fundraiser finalists to tell them the news?

  9. Surprising the 2026 Environmental category finalists

    What happened when we rang the finalists in this category to deliver the news.

  10. Surprising the 2026 Community Group finalists

    What happened when we rang our Community Group finalists to tell them the news?

  11. Surprising the 2026 Animal category finalists

    What happened when we rang the Animal category finalists?

  12. Surprising the 2026 Active category finalists

    What happened when we rang the Active category finalists?

  13. Fundraiser finalist Zoe Murphy

    After her son Archie was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy, Zoe decided to take action.

  14. Fundraiser finalist the Aldred family

    The family fundraise for CRY after son Ben had a cardiac arrest in Australia.

  15. Fundraiser finalist Megan Quirk

    Following her Mum's breast cancer diagnosis, Megan created the event 'Race for others'.

  16. Fundraiser finalist Jess Carr

    Jess has taken her family's love of vintage tractors and turned it into a big fundraiser.

  17. Environmental finalist The Bearsted Woodland Trust

    The trust look after 28 acres of woodland, meadow and open space in Bearsted.

  18. Environmental finalist Phil Riches creator of Maidstone's Scenic Green Trail

    Inspired during Covid, Phil has created a 42 mile walking route.

  19. Environmental finalist Mark Herbert, Combwell Wood

    This SSSI site just outside Kilndown is being managed with biodiversity in mind.

  20. Environmental finalist Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership Ashford volunteer group

    When we visited, the group were hard at it in the heat clearing invasive Himalayan balsam

  21. Community Group finalist The Swale Stroke Group

    The Swale Stroke Group is a support group for stroke survivors and carers.

  22. Community Group finalist The Music Man Project Kent

    The Music Man Project teaches those with learning disabilities to sing and play music.

  23. Community Group finalist The Boobie Brunch

    The Boobie Brunch is a breast cancer support group who meet in Medway and Maidstone.

  24. Community Group finalist Reach Out and Recover (ROAR) Kent

    ROAR is a lived experience organisation bringing support to those affected by addiction.

  25. Active finalist Vince O'Connell

    Vince has been involved with physical training all his life and at 89 he's still doing it

  26. Active finalist The Team Phoenix Foundation

    Team Phoenix train a group of women who have had breast cancer to complete a triathlon.

  27. Active finalist the Allstride Collective.

    This relatively new running group is based on the Isle of Sheppey.

  28. Active finalist Adam Brownsword

    Adam has started Learning disability tennis sessions at Canterbury tennis club.