At the request of Kent County Council, responders, alongside Kent Search and Rescue volunteers, have been ensuring over 200 of the most vulnerable people in the Tunbridge Wells area have supplies of bottled water during the ongoing water issues. Our responders visited 58 addresses, checking that the residents were ok, giving water out if needed.

Our secretary, Max, has been busy this month meeting with prospective new volunteers wishing to join us this year. Before training can begin they need to apply for and have Kent Police Level 2 Vetting approval. Would you like to join us supporting the organisations and communities of Kent and Medway? Take a look at our Join Us page. Interested? We look forward to hearing from you.

On the way home from the Kent Police call out to the burnt out vehicle on the byway, one of the responders offered assistance to Kent Police who were by a flood which had 3 cars stranded in it. He drove through the water to slow vehicles approaching the deep water at speed on the corner before the flood. Once the incident was resolved he headed home. What an eventful night!

The first three responders to complete a day's British Off Road Driving Association (BORDA) Standard training at Ashtree Farm, home of our sponsor, The Wright Event. Following the recent heavy rain the off road course presented challenging conditions for drivers. We are fortunate in having, Paul, our Vice Chair, who is a BORDA BST, on our team. South East 4x4 Response is kindly funding the training for members who wish to become BORDA assessed.

Kent Police requested support with moving a burnt out vehicle along a byway last night. Two responders attended the scene to drag the burnt out vehicle to a point where the recovery truck could remove the vehicle.

Our responders have been out over the past 2 days in the rain and very chilly conditions, supporting Kent Search and Rescue, in the Canterbury area. Our teams have been providing transport for the Kent Search and Rescue teams to and from a wide range of search areas.

Our volunteers have worked exceptionally hard during 2025, giving their time and vehicle use to the many events we supported during the year along with supporting Kent Search and Rescue searches, training weekends, fundraising, parish council events, self-deployments... to name but a few. Well done everyone and thank you!

South East 4x4 Response volunteers were called to help a bearded elderly gentlemen who was stranded in his delivery vehicle in a snowy, forested area. Our members helped push his sleigh out of the snow as his reindeer were exhausted. Hopefully all parcels were delivered on time. Merry Christmas to all our followers!

One of our responders has been out towing Santa's sleigh for the last of his early visits to the Sittingbourne area. Well done to all the volunteers who supported the many sleigh rounds that happened this year bringing joy to all the children in the areas Santa visited.