CHARITY volunteers and others whose good work is a credit to Kent have received invitations to Buckingham Palace Garden Parties during July.

They include youth workers, long-service parish councillors, charity co-ordinators, school governors, and others who have made positive contributions in fields ranging from archaeology to the health service and from ex-Service organisations to business.

Allan Willet, the Lord Lieutenant of Kent, said: "The Buckingham Palace Garden Party guest lists include many from Kent who have devoted a great deal of time and energy to charitable and other voluntary work in the community, or have brought great credit on the County in other ways.

"I am delighted that they are being honoured in this way."

Those invited to attend include:

Buckingham Palace Garden Party, Tuesday, July 19

Mrs Joy Bates, Iden Green, Cranbrook (services to the community)
Mrs Karen Edmunds, Greatstone, New Romney (co-ordinator, Caring Altogether on Romney Marsh)
Mr John Hammon, Stowting, Ashford (a steward of Ashford History Museum, governor Stowting School, member of RBL and RAFA at Wye)
Mr Ronald Lamb, Gillingham (committee member, Kent RBL)
Mr Gary Nevill, Allington, Maidstone (volunteer club leader, Silver Cross Youth Club)
Miss Zoe Payne, Gillingham (volunteer with Peer Education Team, Kent Youth)
Mr Brian Philp, Bromley (organiser of numerous archaeological excavations in Kent)
The Revd David Ridley, Dover (vicar of St Mary’s, Dover, and community worker for homeless and asylum seekers)

Buckingham Palace Garden Party, Thursday, July 21

Mr Nigel Chew (director, Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree, Maidstone)
Brigadier (Retd) John Edwards (chairman, Westerham parish council)
Ms Margaret Lee, of Herne, attending with Clay, Hearing Dog for Deaf People (fundraiser and volunteer)
Mrs Pauline Sales, Folkestone (transport co-ordinator for Shepway Volunteer Centre)
Mrs Myra Scott, Lynstead, Sittingbourne (chairman, Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital and Community Friends)
Mr Alan Sheehan, Gravesend (long-serving youth worker)