Lansdown Friendship Club (LFC) is a small group in Bath run by volunteers to support people living with dementia and their families. We gave them a grant in 2023 to buy play equipment. This time we helped fund their Christmas 2024 party. Mary-Jane who runs LFC, told us how it all unfolded. “Before the event, […]
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Institute in the Park is a Partner Charity. We have supported their research into childhood illnesses since 2016 and have now made six grants totalling nearly £90,000. Our latest grant was made in July 2024 to purchase a plate washer. The research into health and diseases often goes under the radar with progress appearing to
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Alder Hey was our first Partner Charity and we have been supporting them since 2015. Our last grant for £9,974 funded two state of the art, high-specification defibrillators. Our total grants to the hospital are nearly £63,000. This is a long term relationship. Adam Challoner from Alder Hey told us what the new defibrillators mean
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Lifeshare is a member of our Homeless Hub and has been tackling homelessness in the Manchester area since 1985. We have supported the Lifeshare Christmas project for the past 3 years. This is a longstanding and special programme which goes from strenth to strength. Christmas 2024 offering made three meals a day available to the
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We have supported the Institute in the Park in their vital research into childhood illnesses since 2016. Our last grant of £13,773 was made in July 2024 to fund a plate washer. In total we have made grants of nearly £90,000 which have funded specialist laboratory equipment. Institute in the Park is a Partner Charity
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The research into dementia led by Professor Myra Conway is part of our Parner Charities programme. We made our fifth grant in July 2024 bringing the total since 2019 to over £45,000 primarily to fund much needed specialist equipment. We asked Dr Roshita Edward, a key member of Myra’s team, to update us on progress.
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For the third year running we were very pleased to be able to support Love Marlborough Kids Meals at Christmas. This is a local charity helping a growing number of families that are struggling to make ends meet. Ensuring that they can enjoy a delicious Christmas dinner with some extra treats is indicative of what
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Fun and play are the themes of our third project with Stockdales. We really wanted to do something different this time, having focussed previously on their residential homes, so we were excited when Emma Morris, their CEO, talked about another part of what they offer, Community projects. These schemes focus on learning life skills through
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We met with an exciting charity called Swings and Smiles based in Thatcham Berkshire at the end of 2023. Every time we have visited them, the centre has been buzzing with kids with a range of special needs, who come to play. We helped to extend their outreach programme with a grant this year. We
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Homelessness in the UK is on the rise. There are dedicated charities both local and with a national footprint working tirelessly to help people who are on the street, sofa surfing or facing the prospect of losing their home. The most effective way for the Foundation to make a contribution towards dealing with homelessness is
