Kent

Tenterden Concert

18 September 2010

The Kent committee are organising a concert at St Mildred's Church, Tenterden as part of RABI's 150th anniversary celebrations. Tickets are £10 and include refreshments after the entertainment.

For more information and to purchase tickets contact David Chantler on 01622 850207.

Edenbridge NFU Clay Shoot

12 September 2010

The Edenbridge NFU are holding a Team Clay Shoot at Henden Manor near Sevenoaks on Sunday 12 September. Entry for teams of 4 is £140 which includes lunch and cartridges. All proceeds will be going to RABI.

For more information contact 01732 867727 or email edenbridge@nfumutual.co.uk.

Godmersham Park Summer Party

July 2010

The Kent committee organised a wonderful summer party in the beautiful grounds of Godmersham Park.  Another very successful event for the committee.

   

 

Lavender Walk

July 2010

The Kent committee organised a very lovely Lavender Walk in aid of RABI.

   

Kent YFC Charity Bike Ride

April 2010

On 19th April 2010 4 Kent Young Farmers began a charity bike ride in aid of RABI. They were aiming to raise a minimum of £2000.

The ride took in 300 miles of English countryside, ending on 23rd April in Torquay for the National Young Famers AGM and Annual Convention.

The Young Farmers, Kent County Chairman Michael Sims, County Sports and Competitions Chairman Ollie Wilson, last year’s County Chairman Stuart Jakeman and his sister Maria Jakeman have now completed their fundraising efforts.

They have raised a total of £4128.58 – over double what they set out to raise!

Kent Young Farmers would like to pass on a massive thank you to all who sponsored and helped the cyclists, raising money for RABI in this, their 150th anniversary year.

RABI would like to thank Kent YFC for this support, particularly during this our 150th anniversary year.

   

Go Karting Challenge

April 2010

A group Go Karting event was held at the Bayford Meadows Karting tracking in Sittingbourne organised by Kent RABI, NFU & YFC.  16 teams took part and along with a small raffle at the end of the day they raised £350 for RABI.

The Winning Team

     

Easter Bunnies

April 2010

The Kent committee's Easter Trail, organised by Caroline Fletcher at Thornham Friars, proved a great success, attracting 80 people on a beautiful sunny afternoon. It was a family event with tea and cakes in the garden, while the children searched for Easter bunnies. The afternoon raised over £300 and for most of those present it was the first RABI event they had attended.

Three Peaks Challenge - Team from Kent

Last summer 10 friends, who mostly work for Hobbs Parker in Ashford, Kent needed something to occupy their spare time at the end of the shooting season, so they decided to do the three peaks - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon - in 24 hours and raise funds for charity. To prepare for their endeavour they met on Saturdays for long training walks which, as the challenge would include some walking in the dark, included a night time walk from Wye to Chilham and back, taking in the White Horse pub!

Proudly wearing their logo - three oast house cowls - the Kent Three Peaks team set off to scale Ben Nevis at 5pm. Convinced that they were fit, they opted for the harder but shorter route but it was not long before they began questioning this decision and realised that they were in for an arduous and painful 24 hours. However, they made the summit in reasonable time and were back at the base by 11pm.

Things were looking good for a quick and impressive time but that was before heavy traffic added a couple of hours to the journey time and they did not arrive at the base of Scafell Pike until about 5am. Although it proved to be harder to conquer than expected they made good time and sped on to Snowdon. The final climb was achieved in something of a mechanical haze but through sheer determination they made the finish line with half an hour to spare. Celebrations were closely followed by an early night and the satisfaction of knowing that they had raised nearly £12,000 for various charities, including RABI.

 

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