KARA
The Kent Ambulance Retirement Association
One of the Four Retirement Associations of
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust
***** Updated 20th July 2025 *****
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September Meeting
September's social meeting will also be a Special Members Meeting!
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Members will shortly receive in their E-Newsletter information regarding changes to the Constitution, proposed by your Committee.
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Please have a read through these and contact the Secretary if you have any concerns or wish to vote but are unable to make the meeting
Please check the Committee page for some exciting and good news!
Welcome to the KARA Website
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This site has been set up for the benefit of members of the Kent Ambulance Retirement Association. It is being developed to offer another way of viewing and receiving news from the association, particularly for those who are unable to get along to member meetings and our members living out of the county and in far off places.
As you can see above we have pages which will include, messages from the Chairman and Reports, Committee Members, News, Annual and one off events, Jim,s Stores and Photo Galleries.
Design updates and changes will be undertaken as required.
Each time the site is updated, however minor, the date will be registered at the top of this page, so keep logging in to keep in touch with KARA
We would welcome comments from members regarding this website, please send them to the web editor, contact details can be found in editions of your newsletter.
The site has been developed to compliment the' KARA E-News' which members will receive as usual and articles for this should still be sent to the E-News Editor, whose contact details are published in the E-news.
Due to EU regulations we have added a 'Use of Cookies' notification which you will only see on your first visit to the website.
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SECAMB SUPPORTS ITS FOUR RETIREMENT ASSOCIATIONS
All four previous ambulance areas;
Kent, East & West Sussex and Surrey each have their own associations all of which are actively supported by South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Personnel can join any association and move from one to another; they can pick up a leaflet at any location of work.
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Page Content
Home
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Welcome
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Latest 'E News'
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Focus
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Retirement Associations
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Bring back Memories
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History KARA
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Archives
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Members Book
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Committee
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Chairman's Chat
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SECAmb News
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See llatest E-News or SECamb Website for latest information
News
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E-Newsletter
Social Meetings
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Past Presentations
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Events
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Fishing Competitions
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Christmas Lunch
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Spotlight
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Spotlight on Service Vehicles
Gallery
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Christmas Lunch 201​​
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Meetings & Events
***** All social and committee meetings are 1030 for 1100 start*****
Click on an event for more detail and you can add it to your own calendar
Bring back memories!
Ambulance vehicles both past and present, which will bring back some memories for you?
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​Kent Welfare Ambulance
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Trojan Ambulances
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Bedford K fleet 1952 with two Austen Lomas 1948 and Martin Walter Bedford SCC
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Bedford K SCC
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Bedford K and crew
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Bedford J1 white livery leaving Southborough Ambulance Stn
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Converted Bedford Service Van
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Ford Transit with Land Rover Support Unit
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Ford Transit with Pararmedic Unit markings
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Mercedes Ambulance
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Mercedes Ambulances lined up at Make Ready Station​
Kent Welfare ambulance; apparently very useful during floods.
Mercedes Vehicles lined up at Make Ready Station
Kent Welfare ambulance; apparently very useful during floods.
These are a selection from the KARA Archives - Copyright