Make a Difference: Kent Episodes Episode guide
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Fundraiser finalist Jess Carr
Jess has taken her family's love of vintage tractors and turned it into a big fundraiser.
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Environmental finalist The Bearsted Woodland Trust
The trust look after 28 acres of woodland, meadow and open space in Bearsted.
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Environmental finalist Phil Riches creator of Maidstone's Scenic Green Trail
Inspired during Covid, Phil has created a 42 mile walking route.
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Environmental finalist Mark Herbert, Combwell Wood
This SSSI site just outside Kilndown is being managed with biodiversity in mind.
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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
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Community Group finalist The Swale Stroke Group
The Swale Stroke Group is a support group for stroke survivors and carers.
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Community Group finalist The Music Man Project Kent
The Music Man Project teaches those with learning disabilities to sing and play music.
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Community Group finalist The Boobie Brunch
The Boobie Brunch is a breast cancer support group who meet in Medway and Maidstone.
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Community Group finalist Reach Out and Recover (ROAR) Kent
ROAR is a lived experience organisation bringing support to those affected by addiction.
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Animal finalists Bambi & Storm
Bambi and Storm are the new mentor dogs at Twydall Primary School in Kent.
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Animal finalist Mabel
Mabel is a four-year-old Irish red setter and a registered Pets as Therapy dog.
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Animal finalist Lisa Steward
Lisa runs Thorne Hedgehog Rescue near Pluckley.
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Animal finalist Jaffa
Jaffa is a dog who donates blood, we met her at her 36th and final donation session.
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Active finalist Vince O'Connell
Vince has been involved with physical training all his life and at 89 he's still doing it
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Active finalist The Team Phoenix Foundation
Team Phoenix train a group of women who have had breast cancer to complete a triathlon.
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Active finalist the Allstride Collective.
This relatively new running group is based on the Isle of Sheppey.
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Active finalist Adam Brownsword
Adam has started Learning disability tennis sessions at Canterbury tennis club.