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It’s that time of year again that we encourage new Volunteers to join us for professional training in the new year to become Domestic Abuse Advisors. If you or any of your friends, neighbours, colleagues or social groups (including retired people who want to ‘give something back’) have a minimum of 1 day a week […]

12 Days of Giving launches! It’s the most wonderful time of the year… but sadly not for everyone, which is why we all have to work harder to support the people, charities and causes that need our support more than ever. As a business, Ecclesiastical works to build a movement for good, so they’re thrilled […]

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The sun shone and DAVSS staff and volunteers had a lovely Picnic in the Park on Saturday 18th September, organised by TWBC to thank charity volunteers for their help these past 18 months of the Pandemic.

Our Admin/Business Support Volunteer, Elaine Barnett, won the Kent Volunteer of the Year Award at The Kent Charity Awards event held at Rochester Cathedral last night. After drinks and nibbles, all the finalists received a framed certificate, then the winners in each category received a trophy. Elaine showed the trophy to the admin staff in […]

Kent’s Crime Commissioner, Matthew Scott, is appealing for women and girls to complete an anonymous survey to help provide a true picture of levels of violence, abuse, harassment and stalking taking place across the county. He said “This is an important survey that I hope will make a real difference to public safety in our […]

A lovely event took place last Thursday organised by SDC Chair Cllr Diana Esler, at St Julian’s Club in Sevenoaks. First a welcome, then a walk around the grounds followed by a delicious tea and a talk about the history of the Club. Trustee, Veronica Knight talked about the work of DAVSS – the Chair’s […]

Cllr Diana Esler is pictured here following the Civic Service at St. Luke’s in Sevenoaks on Saturday. The church have generously agreed to donate half of the collection to DAVSS, her local charity for the year.

We love The Assembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells, they have adopted us as their Charity of the Year. Let’s hope they’ll be able to fully open soon and we’ll be there at Pantomime time collecting donations. https://www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk/