Supporting your hospital
Earlier in the year, a very special raffle for a ride in a helicopter proved extremely popular, raising over £1,300. The winning ticket was drawn by Peter Seldon, who donated the prize, at the Kentish Hare in Bidborough in August and the winner was Bidborough resident Mrs Jane Parish.
In June 2024 Gary Purdy celebrated 25 years as our chairman. We are so grateful to Gary for his commitment and dedication over those years and to show our gratitude, Gary was the star guest at a ‘surprise’ party, held at the home of our president, Lady Mills on Friday 12th June. It was a lovely, sunny evening and many guests with present and past involvement both with the Hospital (or Pembury hospital as it was previously known ) and the league came along to join the celebration. Current CEO of the trust, Miles Scott, thanked Gary for his long service to the league and hoped that he would be able to continue for the foreseeable future. Gary confirmed that the party really was a surprise to him, (he thought he was going to dinner at the Kentish Hare) but a very pleasant one and he thanked everyone for making it such a memorable evening. He is still our chairman.
Once again in November, Bidborough was the scene of much activity when in addition to Diana Barber’s coffee morning, the renowned Kentish Hare was transformed into the glamorous venue for a day-long Christmas Fair thanks to the generosity and support of our president Lady Mills. This event was a huge success with a wide variety of wonderful stalls and raised over £6,000 for the League.
Our Grand Christmas Raffle 2023 has raised over £2,700 and on Wednesday 13th December, CEO Miles Scott was there, together with our president, Lady Mills, to draw the winning tickets.
Even More news – One of the requests the League has been happy to support was for the redecoration and general improvement of the paediatric centre at a cost of £7,000. Some of our council members were able to go and see the work that has been carried out.
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