Editors have named the good causes they will champion in 2017 through the KM Charity of the Year selection process.
Charities and good causes were invited to bid for the title in different areas of the county covered by the KM Group. This year Kent Online and KMTV have also pick a charity to champion for the next 12 months. Winners are listed below:
Ashford (Kentish Express)
Folkestone (Kentish Express)
Dartford, Gravesend (Messenger)
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Services
Maidstone (Kent Messenger)
Leybourne Grange Riding Centre for the Disabled
Medway towns (Medway Messenger)
Two causes selected: Guide Dogs (Medway branch) and Gillingham District Scouts
Sheerness Times Guardian
Thanet (Thanet Extra)
Thanet Community Development Trust
Canterbury district (Kentish Gazette)
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Deal, Dover (East Kent Mercury)
Kentonline website (Kent-wide)
Kent Association for the Blind
KMTV (Kent-wide)