by JoClark | Jun 2, 2020 | Children, Dartford Business, Dartford Charities, Dartford News, Dartford Schools, Families, Welfare
Three quarters of a million healthy breakfasts are set for delivery to doorsteps of thousands of children across the UK, supported by the team at Amazon in Dartford as part of an expanded partnership with Magic Breakfast. Breakfast packs containing food supplies from...
by JoClark | May 14, 2020 | Health, Dartford News, Dartford Schools, NHS
Two year seven pupils at The Leigh UTC in Dartford are supporting front line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by making 3D printed face shields for their local community Students Max Leachman and Harley Sands, who attend The Leigh UTCon Brunel Way, are putting...
by JoClark | Apr 24, 2020 | Dartford Business, Dartford News, Dartford Schools, Health, NHS
North Kent College have begun the production of vital PPE equipment, face visors, for local NHS Trusts during the Covid-19 outbreak. The College put out an appeal to employers who they have working with to see if they could either source materials or donate supplies...
by JoClark | Nov 13, 2019 | Children, Dartford Charities, Dartford History, Dartford News, Dartford Schools, Local Comment
On 11 November, three WWII veterans were escorted by the Taxi Charity to The Leigh UTC in Dartford, to join students and teachers for Remembrance Day assemblies. The veterans, Frank Pendergast, Bill Gladden and Alec Borrie, who have a combined age of 284 years...
by JoClark | Oct 21, 2019 | Dartford Business, Dartford News, Dartford Schools, Education
Amazon has announced the launch of its new Campus Challenge competition and is encouraging students in Dartford to sign up for the programme to be in with the chance of winning up to £10,000 for their team. The Amazon Campus Challenge is a competition running in the...
by JoClark | Oct 14, 2019 | Children, Dartford News, Dartford Schools, Families, What's On?, Where to go locally
The Dartford Festival of Light takes place on Friday 18 October between 6pm and 7:30pm. Organised by Dartford Borough Council in partnership with leading arts organisation Cohesion Plus and Kent Equality Cohesion Council, the Festival is now in its 11th year. The aim...
