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Christmas Get Together – Maidstone

Another wonderful evening celebrating our King’s Award and Christmas with our Maidstone ladies this time.

Christmas Get Together – Margate

We all had a great time at Georgios in Margate, celebrating both our King’s Award and Christmas.

King’s Award Success

Last year, the volunteers of BRCA Kent were fortunate enough to be nominated for the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

We are delighted to share today that they have been successful and will be awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the equivalent of an MBE.

Living with Cancer – Raising Awareness

Thank you to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust – Living with Cancer – workplace peer support group, for inviting Elizabeth and Vickie to be their guest speakers this month.

Meg – Raising awareness and raising money for BRCA Kent

We are delighted to have received £550 from our lovely member Meg, who held a ‘bye bye booby’ party to raise awareness of the BRCA.

Maidstone Support Group Meeting

We had a great turnout at last night’s meeting and were all delighted to meet two of our new members.

Margate Support Group Meeting

Elizabeth and Suzannah were joined by the lovely ladies of Margate for another great meeting.

Donation to BRCA Kent

A huge thank you to Jess Schwemm, daughter of Sam, for kindly donating £516.95 to our support group.

Maidstone Support Group Meeting

Elizabeth & Vickie welcomed Kerry Green, Oncology Counsellor from Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to our last meeting before the summer break.

Newsletter

Newsletter – Summer 2025

Women’s Health Conference – University of Kent

We had a wonderful day at The Women’s Health Conference at The University of Kent today, networking with other charities and sponsors, answering questions from primary healthcare professionals and handing out lots of our BRCA Kent leaflets and information.

Afternoon Tea – West Malling

We spent a very relaxing afternoon in the beautiful surroundings of West Malling Golf Club enjoying a delicious afternoon tea.

Afternoon Tea – Margate

A huge thank you to Mark and Lee who run Taddy’s Barn in Broadstairs, for hosting our Margate afternoon tea on Saturday.

Macmillan Cancer Support & Department of Health & Social Care Event

A huge thank you to Macmillan Cancer for inviting Vyckie and I along to this very interesting meeting yesterday.

Margate Support Group Meeting

Elizabeth and Suzannah had a very enjoyable evening down in Margate last night hosting our support group.

Maidstone Support Group Meeting

We were delighted to welcome back Janet Bates, Macmillan Counsellor for Cancer Psychological Support Services in Kent and Medway as our guest speaker this evening.

Margate Support Group Meeting

Thank you to Suzannah for hosting a lovely support group this evening down in Margate.

Maidstone Support Group Meeting

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Maidstone support group this week, we had a lovely catch-up over coffee and cake!

BRCA Chat

Thank you to BRCA Chat for inviting me along to talk to ladies contemplating risk-reducing mastectomies, an honour to present for this lovely charity this evening.

Ovarian Cancer Action

At Ovarian Cancer Action, we’re here to help you understand your risk of hereditary cancer and the steps you can take to protect your health. Knowing your family history and any genetic links, such as Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, can be life-saving.