We are grateful to have three different sources of grant income currently, and would like to thank these bodies for all their essential support.
Garfield Weston Foundation – £15,000 Core Costs
Established in 1958, the Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded grant-maker that gives money to support a wide variety of charities across the UK. The Foundation’s funding comes from an endowment of shares in the Weston family business – a successful model that still exists today. The Weston family have a consistent aim. The more successful the family businesses, the more money the Foundation can donate.
Each year the Foundation gives away its income and donations have continued to grow. Since it was established it has donated over £1.4 billion, of which over half has been given away in the past ten years. In the most recent financial year the Foundation gave away nearly £90 million to over 1,980 charities across the UK.
The Big Give – Green Match Fund – £10,000 Connecting Community & Nature
The Green Match Fund recently doubled donations from our generous supporters and we secured £10,000 for our summer project. Based on an outstanding wildlife-rich nature reserve, our project will engage with a wider audience from the local community for a 3 month programme of nature connection, conservation training, volunteering, citizen science, school & group visits – focusing on young people and minority local groups. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this campaign.
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust – £5,986
To fund our Nature Reserve & Volunteer Manager for 3 months: connecting people with nature & providing volunteer & community opportunities, is intended to meet multiple needs as follows:
- To support an established group of regular hands-on volunteers plus newly recruited volunteers
- The above will result in a range of local people becoming more environmentally aware and develop increased skills to care for their home environment.
- To bring participants together – often socially & rurally isolated, helping them to learn new skills, improve confidence, increase physical and mental well-being.
- To enable children & other community members connect with nature and improve their wellbeing through a range of outdoor activities.
- To improve the biodiversity and habitat for wildlife and maintain public access to the nature reserve.
