COT News and Fundraising Events

September 2010 - Purina Sponsored Dog Show a great success

September 2010 - Santander - Thank you for the Music!

September 2010 - Andrew and Dave face Everest for COT

August 2010- Moat & Places for People support COT

August 2010 - New Collecting Tin design launched

July 2010 - Emma completes London 10k run for COT

July 2010 - Baa Baa Charity Walk a great success

June 2010 - Great Kent Bike Ride raises more funds

May 2010 - Generous Donation of Quad Bike

March 2010 - Credo Care Donation

Pfizer donation enables two new projects for 2010 (Dec 2009)

Wealden Business Group donates £1,000 (Dec 2009)

New Discovery Zone made possible by the generousity of local businesses (2009)

Ringway improve access to Rare Breeds Centre (2009)

GlaxoSmithKline Volunteers lend a hand (2009)

Body Shop Volunteers give us a makeover (2009)

Team from Brachers help us bloom (2009)

Alp conquers mountain for COT! (2009)

Volunteer visit to Rare Breeds Centre

The staff at Department of Student Support and Guidance at Canterbury Christchurch College decided to follow the advice they normally give to their students.

A group of twenty six came to volunteer at the Rare Breeds. It was a team building exercise for them. They spent the day loping branches of the various Hornbeam, Oak, Ash, and Field Maple trees which make up Rainbow Woods and cutting back bramble. The threatened rain did not appear, the day was just right and the tools we provided did the job well. The volunteers worked very hard and were able to cover a large area.

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We would like to think that they found it a worthwhile and rewarding exercise. They have offered to come back another time and donated £250 on top! Thank you Judy Challis and Geoff Haworth. They were very ably supervised by Dr. Roland Emson, our long term volunteer and Matthew Quaife, a member of staff at Poulton Wood. (2008)

Canterbury Oast Trust is now a member of the FundRaising Standards Board

We can now use their logo and agree to abide by the highest standards in all of our fundraising activities.

For members of the public this means we can help you 'give with confidence'. By knowing that a charity is a member of the Fundraising Standards Board scheme, you can be reassured that they are committing to the highest standards of fundraising practice. What's more, if you have a specific fundraising complaint - for example, if you think a charity member is raising funds in an inappropriate manner - we can help you take it forward. For more information, please visit www.frsb.org.uk (Dec 2007)

Thanks to Hitrade

Our Charity shop in Sidcup now has more volunteers and goes from strength to strength. They made substantial donations to COT this year towards the Venetian Fete and our stand at the Hampton Court Flower Show. (Aug 2007)