Posting on Facebook, Twiggy Hawes said the group were "gutted". Residents have been offering to donate replacement equipment and money. Read more: All the latest news from Sheerness ...

Twiggy Hawes cradled Christopher Alaneme as he died . A former pub landlady has told how she held a stabbed 18-year-old in her arms as his life ebbed away in a Kent town. Twiggy Haws went to ...

Emergency services award to Sheerness RNLI's Robin Castle. Volunteer of the year: Phil Crowder. Lifetime achievement: Lorraine March and Twiggy Hawes of Kent Wildlife Rescue Services in Sheerness.