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Volunteer Session: March 2026

Volunteers collecting litter from the marshy foreshore of the River Medway with Rochester Bridge and Rochester Castle in the background

Our intrepid volunteers gathered once again for a multitude of activites including litter picking, sea wall plant growth management and tree canopy lopping, once again achieving a splendid amount within the two hour session.

Hedgerow Plants Secured from Woodland Trust

We’re delighted to share that FoRCE has been successful in our application to the Woodland Trust’s ‘Community Tree Pack’ scheme. This means that, in November, we will receive a free supply of native hedge plants to support our ongoing Hedgerow Project.

Featured Articles

A Hero Remembered: Percy Gordon and Rochester’s Tribute of 1912

A bronze plaque adorned with angels and reading "TO THE GLORY OF GOD - THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY LOCAL PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO RECORD THE HEROISM OF PERCY HENRY GORDON OF BERMONDSEY, LONDON, WHO WHILE VISITING THIS CITY ON GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 5th 1912 LOST HIS LIFE IN BRAVELY RESCUING A LITTLE GIRL FROM DROWNING - GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"

On Good Friday of 1912, an act of heroism took place on the waterfront which would touch the hearts of thousands of people. In our first ever Features article, our reporter Natalia takes a look at the event which would come to be known as the Good Friday Tragedy.