Three of our South East 4x4 Response team attended the Sevenoaks Volunteer Fair hosted at The Stag Theatre. It was good to meet those who were looking for volunteering opportunities and to chat with our colleagues on the police stall.

Members of our team were out supporting Cancer Research with their Race for Life at Mote Park, Maidstone, from Friday to Sunday, helping set out the routes for the race days, transporting equipment to various points, handing out water to runners and helping with the removal of the route "markers".

Our team have been at the Kent County Show for 3 days, fund raising and sharing the work that we, as a team of volunteers, are involved in. Fun was had by all despite the heat on two of the days and the massive downpour on Sunday afternoon.

We are thrilled that Ian Wright, owner of The Wright Event, has offered to sponsor South East 4x4 Response. The agreement was finalised by Ian Wright and David Mills, Chairman of South East 4x4 Response, this week. Paul Thrale, Vice Chairman, has been the major instigator in brokering the agreement. The Wright Event will be our major sponsor and we look forward to working with them.

In spite of the heat, the fundraising team supported the Armed Forces Day event at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, this week. We had fantastic feedback from both the public and organisers. A great day had by all with the grand total of £1639 raised to start our fundraising year.

A rather unusual request for South East 4x4 Response came in. Two of our responders valiantly rose to the occasion to safely tow the Sittingbourne Carnival Court float to the Lydd Club Day Carnival. The float won best 1st place as Best Float of Day! Well done to all.

Our South East 4x4 Response Committee would like thank our 74 active members. Members gave up 4151 hours of personal time to cover 21311 miles in their own vehicles over the last year during call outs, supporting a variety of events, local parishes, and fundraising. Quite an achievement when all are volunteers!

Members of our team of volunteers have been out supporting Cancer Research's Race for Life in Tunbridge Wells. Starting at 6am, our volunteers transported signs and other equipment to mark the course. Race for Lifers ran distances of 5k and 3k raising funds for the Cancer Research. It was a pleasure to be there supporting the event in Dunorlan Park.

Volunteers from South East 4x4 Response were delighted to join the Kent Fire and Rescue Service Safer Sheppey and Kent Fire and Rescue Service Safer Ramsgate. Both days had plenty of fun activities for families with primary age children. The focus for the days being to learn how to stay safe in the event of a fire. A range of emergency services supported the days including South East 4x4 Response.

As a member of the Kent Voluntary Sector Emergency Group (KVSEG), South East 4x4 Response were pleased to have a stand within the Resilience Fayre area to show our capabilities which KMRF members could use in an emergency situation. A series of interesting talks were attended by all, both KMRF and KSVEG groups. It was good to have the opportunity to network with other groups within KSVEG as well as members of KMRF.