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The King George V raises hundreds of pounds for charity every year. There are always three collection boxes on the bar for the RNLI, Kent Air Ambulance and Help for Heroes.
Other one-off events are often held. The first sponsored walk organised from the pub last year raised £400 for a variety of charities and the event is being repeated on Saturday July 18th when it's hoped that figure can be beaten. Walkers choose their own charities so they are many and varied.
A recent cheese, port and pate evening raised £320 which was split between Cancer Research and the Kidney Foundation.
There is also an on-going campaign to raise money for a memorial to William Hackett - the only tunneller to be awarded the VC during the First World War. His medal is at the nearby Royal Engineers Museum.
William enlisted in Royal Engineers tunnelling companies in October 1915, after being rejected three times by the York and Lancaster Regiment for being over age - he was 42 years old. Before joining up he had worked as a miner for 23 years in the Nottingham and Yorkshire coalfields. He won his VC at Givenchy, France on 26 June 1916. (First World War 1914-18).
Peter Barton launched a £25,000 appeal to erect a memorial close to the spot where the two men still lie. It was unveiled at a ceremony in Givenchy in June 2010.
Visit his websites: RE Museum/Wiiliam Hackett
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We are walking distance from the Chatham Historic Dockyard
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Letter From Help for Heroes - Medway & Maidstone Branch
Dear John and Diane,
I am writing to you as the Medway and Maidstone representative of the charity Help for Heroes, to thank you, your staff and customers at the KGV your superb support over the last 2 years. With your magnificent help and assistance we have been able to raise the profile of the charity and its aims to such a degree that Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised in the Medway and Maidstone regions.
Everyone associated with the Pub should be extremely proud of themselves as to date you have raised a magnificent £2100 for this most worthy of causes.
I would especially like to thank yourself and Diane for the superb packed lunches provided for our annual trip on the Kingswear Castle. I know how much time and effort is needed to assemble 120 lunches.
Help for Heroes raises money to support members of the Armed Forces who have been wounded in the service of their country. We ask our supporters to “do their bit” to show these extraordinary young men and women that they are cared for by us.
Over a million people have responded to date and millions of pounds have been raised to buy much needed services that will aid their recovery, but we need more! So far, we have allocated almost all of the money we have raised in order to fund direct projects and support other service charities.
We are passionate about what we are doing and as far as we are concerned the sooner we can see results, the better!
"Long-term injuries need long-term solutions. Going forward, Help for Heroes aims to supplement the available facilities and care so that those in rehabilitation get the very best facilities and treatment in order to recover from their injuries and rebuild their careers."
We have raised over £35,000,000 to date generating £1.320,000 every month over a 2 year period.
The charities original aims were to build a 25m swimming pool and fully upgrade the gymnasium complex at Headly court.The swimming pool and gym should be complete by next spring.
We are also supporting other charities. We have donated £3,500,000 to Combat Stress to enable them to continue their work with servicemen/women and veterans ho are suffering daily with mental health problems caused as a direct result of their horrendous experiences in conflicts such as the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Kosova.
Once again can I thank you and your wonderful publications and your readers for you whole hearted support for our brave servicemen and women and ask everyone to continue to support our young men and women who are prepared to make the greatest sacrifice.
Kindest Regards
Steve Craddock
Medway and Maidstone coordinator
Help for Heroes
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