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We have been supporters of the Lansdown Friendship Club and were delighted to be able to provide a grant for their 2025 Christmas party. Dementia is a brutal disease which affects most people in the UK, either directly and indirectly. What LFC do for both people directly affected and those who care for them is […]

We have supported Blooming Blossoms since 2016 and made our sixth grant in September 2024 to cover the cost of new equipment for their Mad Discovery Lab programme.The charity is based in a poor area of Hackney and focuses on improving the lives of young people in this part of London. Hannah Singer from the

As Henry Ford once famously said “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself”. A recent project with three different groups moving forwards together definitely led to success and lots of fun. This story is about a group of students at The Downs School in West Berkshire, working as a team

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,

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

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

The Landsdown Friendship Club (LFC) in Bath is a wonderful example of local people coming together to help others in the community living with dementia. The club is run by volunteers and free to attend. The club received some funding from local charities when it was set up but is run superbly with a modest

We are delighted to continue our support of Love Marlborough Kids Meals who provide families in need in the Marlborough area with meals. The grant made in December 2023 was to fund Christmas grocery bags. Catherine Williams is the coordinator at Kids Meals and we asked her to tell us what has been happening. “Kids

The success of Spair a Pair last Winter meant that we wanted to help Blooming Blossoms again this year. Although it is sad to witness that demand keeps increasing , the project is developing on many fronts and becoming a more permanent resource. Hannah Singer gave us this update. “Blooming Blossoms Trust nurtures children who

We have supported Triple C in Norris Green, Liverpool for a few years with grants from our Small Grant Fund. This year we made two grants of £500 each. The first was to provide tea and cake for people who visit their food bank. This gives people, many elderly and lonely the opportunity to sit