🐲 Join our crew – volunteers needed! Pembroke House, The RNBT's veterans' care home in Gillingham, is proud to be taking part in the Medway Sunlight Rotary Club 2025 Charity Dragon Boat Challenge on Sunday, 25th May. Interested in joining our crew / volunteering? Get in touch with Kelly at KellyKirtley@pembrokehouse-rnbt.org.uk or call 01634 852431 ASAP! The Charity Dragon Boat Challenge is organised in aid of the Medway Sunlight Rotary Trust Fund (reg. charity no 1156674) to raise funds for Rotary-supported charities and humanitarian projects and is part of the Chatham Maritime Food & Drink Festival 📅 Sunday 25th May 2025 📍 Water Sports Centre, Basin 2, Chatham Maritime, ME4 3ER 🎟️ Cost: Free entry, free parking ℹ️ More at: www.medwaysunlightrotary.org.uk The Dragon boats are 40-foot-long elaborately decorated Chinese war canoes with a dragon's head and tail attached. Dozens of teams will be taking part. It's a fantastic spectacle for the thousands of spectators who throng the side of Basin 2 to cheer on their favourite team as they enjoy the wide range of live music and food and drink available at the Festival. Races will run throughout the day over a short course of about 250 metres in Basin 2 at Chatham Maritime. Every team, weather permitting, has three timed races during the day. The team's best time over those three races is then used for qualification into the final race for the trophy. 🏆 Everything is supplied on the day, and entrance to the Festival and designated car parking is free. Join the Pembroke House team and be a part of this unique fundraising event! Contact us via Kelly at KellyKirtley@pembrokehouse-rnbt.org.uk or call 01634 852431. #RNBT #PembrokeHouse #DragonBoatChallenge 🐲 (fb)

On VE Day 1945, something remarkable happened – the Wrens, including 17-year-old Mabel Kidney, were given their first taste of the Navy’s famous rum tot. Usually reserved for men, this tradition was shared with the Women’s Royal Naval Service as Britain celebrated victory in Europe. Now 99 and living The RNBT care home #AdmiralJellicoeHouse, Mabel recalls the day with pride – a powerful reminder of the Wrens’ service and the shared joy that marked the end of war. We thank Metro for celebrating Mabel on this special 80th anniversary of VE Day. ⚓ Read the full article here: https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/08/centuries-long-navy-rum-tradition-wrens-allowed-join-ve-day-23025442/ ⚓ For more of Mabel's first-hand account, as well as those of our other WWII heroes Robin and Alan, visit our website: https://rnbt.org.uk/news/2025/05/honouring-heroes-ve-day-80-and-the-extraordinary-lives-of-mabel-robin-and-alan/ #VE80 #RNBT #RoyalNavy #Wrens #WWII #SpliceTheMainbrace (fb)