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downsmail.co.uk Injured chief leaves hospice
HEART of Kent Hospice has said farewell to its chief executive Kate Bosley. The board of trustees decided to
let Kate, pictured, go after shewas involved in a serious cycling acci- dent while on a training ride in Tenerife, in February 2013. Although Kate, a member of San
Fairy Ann Racing Club, has been making steady progress, chairman of the trustees Tony Moffatt said: “Kate’s accident left her with in- juries which, despite her making excellent progress, mean that there is no likelihood that she will be
able to re- sume her role in the fore- seeable fu- ture.
“The needs
of the hos- pice for a chief execu- tive are such
that with reluctance the decision has been taken that Kate should leave the hospice. While disap- pointed, Kate understands the rea- sons for this decision and is supportive of the hospice in this
difficult situation.” Kate joined the charity not long
after it opened in 1991 as the clini- cal manager in the Inpatient Unit before being appointed chief exec- utive in 2007. Vicki Morrey will continue as in-
terim chief executive for a further year before a permanent replace- ment is
appointed.Vicki, who took charge in June last year, has worked in hospice care since 1997 andwas previously chief executive of Prospect Hospice in Swindon and St David’s Hospice, Newport, Gwent.
Kate had been an ardent fundraiser for the charity, cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats and from London to Nice to raise funds, during her own holiday pe- riods. Mr Moffatt said: “Wewould like to recognise the enormous contribution that Kate has made to the hospice and we wish her well for her continued recovery.” The hospice cares for 1,000 pa-
tients and their families per year in their own homes or at the hospice, in Aylesford. Of the £4m a year it costs to run, 70% is raised through fundraising and donations.
Spring walk raises £820 for woodland group
ABLUEBELLwalk through Bred- hurst Woods raised £820 and has refreshed interest in the commu- nity action group responsible for its upkeep. Although the rain arrived, dozens of guests enjoyed guided walks during Bredhurst Wood- land Action Group’s Bluebells and Cream Tea Weekend on April 26 and 27. As a result, eight people joined
the action group and its Facebook page received 70 new likes.
BWAGChairmanVanessa Jones
said: “We raised money, had new members join and baked about 400 scones, so it was a very suc- cessfulweekend for us.” It also attracted many who had
never enjoyed thewoods before. Jo-Anne Brown and her daugh-
ter Emilia joined walkers on the Sunday.
Jo-Anne, who works for Downs
Mail, said: “I’ve lived in the area allmylife and have to confess that I’ve never visited the woods for
many, many years. BWAG has done a fantastic job of looking after thewoods and making them a wonderful place to visit, espe- cially when the bluebells are in bloom.We had a lovely afternoon and just managed to miss the rain.”
Money raised by the event will
go towards the restoration of the woods, which are next to Bred- hurst Church. For more on the woods and the community group,
visitwww.bwag.org.uk.
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Maidstone East May 2014
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