Connecting people and local communities
Jeanette Gill Special Awards winners
Tour de Barchester cycle ride 5th - 8th July
Enjoying nature
Making a positive difference
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation is a registered charity that helps older people and adults with a disability across England, Scotland & Wales. Our focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community, and we support applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged.
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Our funding focus is about connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community. We support applications that combat loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged.
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We welcome all donations - large or small - and rest assured it will be put to excellent use in support of some of the most vulnerable people in our local communities.
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There are many different ways that you can support us. We couldn’t continue our charitable work without your help, so please get involved – you can make a real difference today!
Find out moreYour donations help support these people
Walking wheels providing freedom
Specialist equipment for disabled people provides freedom and independence for a long time to come.
Activities moving online
During the Covid-19 pandemic we have provided grants for online group activities helping people to stay active and connected.
Activities for older people
We provide funding for groups activities such as physical exercise, arts and crafts, flower arranging, music therapy and singing.
Natalia is thrilled
We help with many different types of mobility equipment, specific to the needs and situation of each individual.
Green outdoor space
Outdoor space where people can get social, healthier and happier is more important now than ever.
Nicola on the move
Mobility equipment is key to getting people living with a disability out and about in their local community and giving them independence.
What's happening and who we've helped
For the 6th time we have runners taking part in the iconic London 10k Run on Sunday 10th July. Thousands of runners will wind their way through Central London together. As well as seeing some of London's top landmarks, they will also run past the True Geographical Centre of London, down closed…
Huge congratulations and warm thanks to our amazing Barchester riders who took part in last Sunday’s RideLondon-Essex 100.
Hertfordshire based Community Interest Company 'Active in the Community' were the recipients of a funding contribution from us in January this year.