SHEPHERD NEAME : ANNOUNCES NEW CHARITY PARTNER FOR 2022

It is Shepherd Neame's third Charity of the Year partnership following the relaunch of its Sheps Giving charitable arm in 2018. The company's Sheps Giving committee co-ordinates the donation of thousands of pounds worth of beer each year, along with vouchers for its pub and hotel estate, to local groups and individuals in support of their fundraising activities.

The Sheps Giving committee will be working with Kent Wildlife Trust to organise fundraising and promotional activities at the brewery and across its pub estate throughout the next 12 months.

As part of its fundraising activities, last year Shepherd Neame teamed up with Pennies, the digital charity box. Customers drinking and dining at selected pubs are invited to make a 25 pence donation to charity when they spend over £30 and pay on a card via Chip & Pin. Every penny given goes to charity: 90% to Kent Wildlife Trust and 10% to Pennies.

Tamarin Ward, Director of Fundraising, Marcomms and Advocacy said: "We are delighted Shepherd Neame have chosen to support Kent Wildlife Trust as their charity of the year for 2022. It is only through the generous support of our donors, like you, that we are able to restore, save and improve our natural spaces. Nature has never needed as much as it does now! The natural world isn't just something for us to enjoy; it sustains us. The decline of nature puts our very survival and prosperity under threat - it doesn't have to be like this. We look forward to working together with you, your customers and your teams, to take positive action for wildlife. Together we will create a Wilder Kent."

For more information about the Kent Wildlife Trust visit www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk

Find out more about Sheps Giving at www.shepherdneame.co.uk/sheps-giving