Something tells me the public were unaware of the rent policy Medway Council operates with regards to charities – or at least that’s the impression I got when I asked my supplementary question at council tonight.
My original question was intentionally vague, with the aim of ensuring that the respondent, Cllr Alan Jarrett, would have no idea [...]
Following the success of the inaugural Armed Forces Day event last year, the Chatham Historic Dockyard is to host a second event this Sunday, 27 June.
Admitting that this years’ event will be far less active, the organisers are still pulling out all the stops to celebrate and pay tribute to Britain’s Armed Forces.
This year will [...]
The news this weekend was that the Royal Air Force is to cut personnel, close bases and send aircraft into early retirement.
Reading between the lines, it seems obvious that the reasoning behind the move is to protect faceless bureaucrats in Whitehall ahead of defence cuts set to come after the next general election, at the expense [...]
A Medway resident has written a poem to coincide with this year’s Poppy Appeal.
Andrew Bairnsfather, aged 21, wrote the poem To battle they go in honour of Britain’s servicemen and women, who are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
The poem has a thought-provoking conclusion, trying to encourage people to really stop and [...]
Medway blogger Alan Collins has attacked anti-war protesters for vandalising billboards advertising the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.
Mr Collins, a member of the Royal British Legion and the Royal Air Forces Association, as well as a former member of the Air Training Corps, expressed his anger at the tactics used by the protesters.
“The whole point [...]
