List of organisations in Kent named Invicta

Invicta
Invicta (motto)
Invicta was used in Roma invicta meaning "Unconquered Rome" and is the motto of the county of Kent, England.-Theories of origin:...

, Latin for undefeated or unconquered, is the motto

Motto

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of the English

England

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county

Counties of England

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of Kent

Kent

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, appearing on the coat of arms

Coat of arms

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of Kent County Council

Kent County Council

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. It is also used in the names of several Kent based organisations or other entities:

Radio

Invicta Sound, Invicta Radio and Invicta FM, all former names/brands of the Independent Local Radio
Independent Local Radio
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station which covered the county from 1984, being renamed/branded in 2009 as Heart Kent
Radio Invicta, a former name of KING Radio which became Radio 390
Radio 390
Radio 390 was a pirate radio station which operated from Red Sands Fort, near Whitstable), a former Maunsell Fort located on the Red Sands sandbar....

, a former 1960s/70s pirate radio
Pirate radio
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station which broadcast from a former British Army Maunsell Fort off the coast of Whitstable
Whitstable
Whitstable is a seaside town in Northeast Kent, Southeast England. It is approximately north of the city of Canterbury and approximately west of the seaside town of Herne Bay. It is part of the City of Canterbury district and has a population of about 30,000.Whitstable is famous for its oysters,...
Radio Invicta (London Pirate Station)
Radio Invicta (London Pirate Station)
Radio Invicta is a free radio station that broadcast in London from 1970 to 1984.Most of the time, Radio Invicta operated in VHF on 92.4 MHz. It used the slogans "Soul over London" and "Europe's first and only all soul station". Radio Invicta was the first UK station to play only soul music,...

, a former 1960s pirate radio station which had a Kent postal address, but broadcast across London from various tower block
Tower block
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s

Schools

Invicta Grammar School
Invicta Grammar School
Invicta Grammar School is a grammar school in Maidstone, Kent. The school caters for girls between the ages of 11 and 18. Some boys are accepted into the sixth form.-History:...

, a girls' grammar school
Grammar school
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in Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...

Sports

Invicta Dynamos
Invicta Dynamos
Invicta Dynamos are the senior ice hockey team based in Gillingham in Kent.-History:The club was founded in 1997 replacing the Medway Bears as the senior team based at the Ice Bowl. The club originally competed in the EPIHL until the 2003/4 season when the club dropped down to the ENIHL due to a...

, the men's ice hockey
Ice hockey
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team in Gillingham
Gillingham, Kent
Gillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall....
Invicta Dynamics
Invicta Dynamics
Invicta Dynamics are a women's Ice Hockey team based in Gillingham in Kent, England. Invicta currently play in Division One of the British Women's Leagues....

, the women's ice hockey team in Gillingham
Gillingham, Kent
Gillingham is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. The town includes the settlements of Brompton, Hempstead, Rainham, Rainham Mark and Twydall....
Folkestone Invicta F.C.
Folkestone Invicta F.C.
Folkestone Invicta F.C. are a football club based in the town of Folkestone, Kent, England. They play their home matches at Cheriton Road, currently known under the terms of a sponsorship deal as the Buzzlines Stadium, and currently compete in the Isthmian League Division One South.-Kent County...

, a football club based in Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
Invicta Water Polo
Water polo
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, a National League team based in the county
Kent Invicta
Kent Invicta
Kent Invicta is a defunct rugby league team that were based in Maidstone, Kent and later Southend in Essex.-Kent Invicta RLFC:Kent Invicta RLFC were formed by Paul Faires and were admitted to the Rugby League on 6 April 1983. The moniker "Invicta" being the motto of Kent. The club colours...

RLFC, a former rugby league
Rugby league
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team initially based in Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...

, ground-sharing for the 1983/4 season with Maidstone United F.C.
Maidstone United F.C. (1897)
The original Maidstone United was an English football club that existed from 1897 to 1992. The club played in the Football League Fourth Division from 1989 until their demise in 1992. During their time in the Football League Maidstone played their games at Dartford's Watling Street Ground...

, before becoming Southend Invicta RLFC and sharing with Southend United F.C.
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...

for the 1984/5 season, and then going bust days before the start of the 1985/6 season
Kent Invicta Football League
Kent Invicta Football League
The Kent Invicta Football League is a football league in England, formed in 2011 to commence operations for the 2011–12 season.-Formation:Negotiations to form a new Step 6 division began in 2009 to make promotion and relegation between the Kent League and Kent County League easier, as there had...

, an amateur football league in Kent, part of the English Football League System
English football league system
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.

Transport

Invictaway
Invictaway
Invictaway was an express commuter coach service from Kent to London in the 1980s and 1990s, and was also a holding company for the emerging Arriva group...

, a brand name for the London
London
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commuter coach operations of Maidstone & District, a former operator whose local bus operations
Public transport bus service
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covered much of West Kent bounded roughly by the Medway Towns, Tunbridge Wells, and Ashford
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...
Invicta International Airlines
Invicta International Airlines
Invicta International Airlines was a Charter Airline based at Manston Airport in the United Kingdom. It operated non-scheduled passenger and freight services between 1965 and 1982.-1960s:...

, a charter airline which operated from Manston Airport in Thanet
Thanet
Thanet is a local government district of Kent, England which was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, and came into being on 1 April 1974...

, from 1965 to 1982

Other

Swanley Invicta 305, a branch of The Loyal Order of Moose in Great Britain
The Loyal Order of Moose in Great Britain
The Grand Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose in Great Britain is a fraternal service organisation, which has been run by the Grand Council since 1926. The current Grand Governor is Malcolm Parrott....

, a fraternal and service organisation
Fraternity
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, who meet in Swanley
Swanley
Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the south-eastern outskirts of London, north of Sevenoaks town. The town boundaries encompass the settlements of Swanley itself, Hextable and Swanley Village...

See also