West Kent tenants who are working on the front line or stepping up and volunteering in their communities have shared their inspiring stories with us. We have been so impressed with the commitment and determination people are showing, and it is so uplifting to hear how much people are doing to support their neighbours and wider communities. 

 

Tina is a carer for people living with dementia. Find out what motivates her to keep going here.

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Smith is using her sewing skills to make scrubs and face masks.

Read more about how she reached out to her community to help this happen here.                                                                                               

 

 

 

 

Jenny lives at one of our over 55s schemes and switched community befriending for dinner lady duty! Read her story here. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day centreThis lovely day centre for older people had to shut after lockdown. Read how Betty, a regular volunteer at the centre, still managed to bring a smile to peoples face every day here. 

 

Staff training - Tuesday 1 April

Our customer services team will not be available from 8am to 1pm tomorrow, 1 April 2025, due to staff training. Our out of hours provider will take any emergency calls during this time. If you have an emergency, please call 0800 169 1122 as usual.

 

West Kent progresses the development of the new Woodland Place community, set to provide 106 new homes

Woodland Place is the newly branded scheme in Allington, Maidstone, and sits on the land known as Castor Park. The new development is currently in construction and is set to provide over 100 new homes for with a mix of social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership tenures.