Happy birthday Ashford Community Lottery!

Last year, the Ashford Community Lottery was launched as a fun and effective way for local not for profit groups to raise money to deliver their valued services in the community. Since its launch, more than 70 local good causes have signed up, with more than £22,000 raised!

Players of the lottery can win weekly cash prizes up to the £25,000 jackpot. Tickets cost just £1 with 60% of each ticket going directly to the local good cause of your choice. More than £4,000 has been given away in ticket prizes already, and hundreds of people have won extra tickets too!

To purchase your tickets, or if you are a good cause and wish to sign your group/organisation up (it is easy to do and FREE), then head to www.ashfordcommunitylottery.co.uk

Kent Young Carers (Imago Community) said: “It was really easy to set up our cause on the website. Being involved has two great bonuses to us, we are raising free funds and raising our profile so that people know we are here to support them. It doesn’t cost us anything to be on the site and the handy customisable templates for social media, website and emails make it even quicker to raise the funds. The funds raised come straight into our charity account, what could be easier than that?”

Holocaust Memorial Day

On Friday 27 January we marked Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) with a Service of Reflection at the Anne Frank Memorial Tree in Ashford’s Memorial Gardens.

It was a poignant service, led by Mayor Cllr Jenny Webb, and included the laying of a posy and a moment of personal reflection. Afterwards attendees viewed the HMD Ordinary People exhibition in the Ashford Gateway.

New school

Opening this September, Chilmington Green School will deliver an outstanding education which fully prepares students for successful adult life. Our first cohort of Year 7 students will be trailblazers for the school and will play a key role in its development.

www.chilmingtongreenschool.org.uk