Lucy Bowen

Returning to The Cave Hotel and Golf Resort in Boughton, on the outskirts of Canterbury for the second consecutive year, the fourth Kent Construction Charity Golf Day 2023 surpassed all expectations following a wash-out on the course the year prior, which left golfers fleeing for shelter and the warmth of the 19th hole! This year, quite […]

Introduced to Donations with a Difference by a friend who knew of the services our charity could provide, Emily Ward initially applied for a sole grant for her young daughter Ivy, who was born with a rare chromosomal abnormality that impairs her movement and communication. Initially applying for a new Trike to give Ivy improved […]

On 27th July 2023, Donations with a Difference got sporty, raising money in a way that we had never done before. Rallying teams from across the local construction industry and Canterbury business district we hosted our first ever fundraising netball tournament at the University of Kent in conjunction with London-based charity The Brompton Fountain. Utilising the […]

As the rugby league draws to a close and the players (temporarily) hang up their boots for a well-earned rest, it has been an absolute honour for ‘Donations with a Difference’ to have been the chosen charity partner for Canterbury Rugby Football Club (CRFC) throughout the 2022/23 season, and we are incredibly grateful for the […]

James is a 15 year young man with a highly complex list of medical conditions and he is severely physically disabled. Together with the Orchards centre supporting James we received an application to purchase a specialist wheelchair top to be put on an electric base that mum can operate to move James and all his […]

Claire’s mum Lyn May contacted us asking for a donation of £500 towards a wheelchair for her daughter Claire. She had been tirelessly fund raising for an electric wheelchair for her daughter Claire, 47. Claire had spent many years in a manual wheelchair due to having both legs amputated above the knees in 2012. Before […]