Kench Hill Magnificent Minibus Fundraiser

Aim: Kench Hill Needs Your Help! We are raising funds for a new bus for our primary school beach & countryside trips, creating lifelong memories!

What if you could open up a whole new world for a child?

For over 40 years, the Kench Hill Charity has done just that. 

We offer children from the London borough of Hackney and local Kent schools the chance to explore nature, grow in confidence and build lifelong memories through outdoor learning. 

Our hub is Kench Hill, a Georgian house nestled in the Kent countryside. It’s at once a peaceful haven and an inspirational environment.

We run residential trips where children experience woodland hikes, archery, orienteering and building shelters. 

For many, it’s their first outing to the countryside – their first time seeing farm animals, paddling in a stream or even going to the beach.

A vital part of our work is making these adventures possible for all children, including children in care, young carers and children with special educational needs and disabilities ('SEND').

We urgently need your help.

Our trusty minibus is past retirement age. Without it, we can’t collect children from the train station, or take them to castles, forests and beaches — which are the heart of their experience.

That’s why we are fundraising for a new one. And we’d love your support.

Any donation big or small will help us to reach our goal so please support however you can! Show your support for what we do with a small donation or a larger donor donation.

For larger donations:

Donate and be recognised as a key donor:

• If you give £1,000-£2,999, you will be listed as a Friend of Kench Hill on our website and social media.
• £3,000-£7,499 brings Patron status, and we will display your name or company logo on signs at Tenterden Recreation Ground & Appledore Road*. You will also be listed as a Patron of Kench Hill on our website and social media.
• £7,500+ earns the title of Guardian, and your name or company logo will appear on the minibus itself. You will also be listed as a Guardian of Kench Hill on our website and social media.

Each recognition lasts a minimum of five years — a powerful affirmation of your support for kids’ education, community engagement and local impact.

If you’d like to talk first, please reach out to Barney Clarke, Head of Kench Hill Centre – [email protected]

Thank you for considering being part of this. It means so much — not just to us, but to the children whose lives are changed by their time at Kench Hill.

Warmly,

The Kench Hill Team

* We are able to display your name or company logo on a sign on Appledore Road (where the turn-off to Kench Hill Centre is located) and along Tenterden Recreation Ground (in the summer months, as permitted by the council).

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 19th August 2025 at 9:50am