Take a look back over the news stories we've published, charting our mission to protect and enhance our cherished green spaces.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Our November volunteer activity saw us take an exciting step forward with our Hedgerow Project, as we planted the whips which will grow into our first hedgerow.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Medway Council has opened a public consultation on the first phase of improvements to Esplanade Gardens, focusing on a complete refurbishment of the children’s play area.
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Our brand-new Hedgerow Project is officially underway! During one of our regular volunteer sessions, a hardworking team of FoRCE volunteers gathered to start the first stage of the project by digging a 50-metre trench along the fence by Hathaway Court.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Our partners at Medway Council have informed us a contractor has been selected, and a commencement date scheduled, for essential survey work to be carried out on Rochester Pier, which will hopefully pave the way for our major restoration project to continue.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
The final evening volunteer session of 2025 has been and gone, but that doesn't mean we're slowing down - find out what will be keeping us busy through the autumn and winter months!
Monday, May 05, 2025
National Hedgerow Week falls in May, and here at FoRCE, we celebrated this initiative by The Tree Council and the Hedgelink coalition as well as announcing our own exciting Hedgerows project which launched in 2025.
Monday, April 28, 2025
One of the activites we undertake a few times a year is to extend our litter picking efforts further upriver from the Esplanade Gardens to the stretch of foreshore by the Medway Towns Rowing Club. As usual, we collected a huge amount of litter, as well as some larger and more interesting items!
Monday, April 14, 2025
Our intrepid volunteers gathered again for our April session, when it felt like Spring had finally actually sprung! We had a great morning in the fine weather, and managed to accomplish quite a lot on new and ongoing projects.
Saturday, April 05, 2025
The team at FoRCE are thrilled and honoured to have been chosen as finalists in the Pride In Medway Awards 2025. We're delighted that the work of our volunteers has been recognised in the Envirionment Hero category for contributing to the health and beauty of Medway's precious green spaces.
Friday, April 04, 2025
For the last nine months, we’ve been delighted to have had Rochester Pier open to the public again while our volunteers work on restoring and refreshing it, but unfortunately, an important safety inspection now requires us to close the pier for some weeks.