Maidstone Community Hub set up by Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) has now been running for a month providing help to hundreds of residents most in need across the borough, which could not have achieved without the help of many local volunteers.
Maidstone Museum has launched its virtual exhibition project to capture and preserve images or videos as a snapshot of how people in the borough of Maidstone have been affected by and coped with the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Leader of Maidstone Borough Council has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick MP expressing his concerns around the significant shortfall of money the council has received to cope with the Coronavirus pandemic.
Maidstone’s Mayor – Cllr Marion Ring, has pledged £1,000 to the MBC charity crowdfunding appeal – Maidstone CARES (Community Assistance Reaching Everyone Safely).
Maidstone Borough Council is encouraging local companies that qualify to apply for a non-repayable cash Grant as soon as possible.