The Link Visiting Scheme
The Link Visiting Scheme
In January this year we awarded funding to The Link Visiting Scheme. They are a Wokingham based charity whose mission is to confront loneliness and celebrate friendship. They aim to prevent, delay and reduce loneliness and social isolation, by promoting friendship and improving the health, wellbeing, and independence of older residents throughout the Wokingham Borough.
Rammy Men CIC
Rammy Men CIC
We recently awarded funding to Rammy Men CIC in Ramsbottom, Lancashire. The community interest company set up after a couple of local men took their own lives. They looked into why, and discovered a pattern of extremely poor mental health and suicide amongst recently retired men, coupled with an unwillingness or inability to get the help they needed from health services.
Macclesfield Seals Disabled Swimming Club
Macclesfield Seals Disabled Swimming Club
We recently awarded a grant to Macclesfield Seals Disabled Swimming Club. They reported that our grant was very timely, coming as it did after a prolonged period of closure due to the Covid pandemic. As such, their usual fundraising activities were severely curtailed and they were just beginning to build up their numbers to pre-covid levels. They wanted to purchase new equipment, some of which had badly deteriorated during the closure, to the point they could no longer use it.
East India's Over 50's Consortium
East India's Over 50's Consortium
In January this year we awarded funding to London based East India Over 50's Consortium. They are a small, passionate, voluntary led community organisation, which provides opportunities and activities to enrich the lives and wellbeing of adults living in and around Poplar and Tower Hamlets.
Lambeth Asian Centre
Lambeth Asian Centre
At the end of 2022 we awarded a funding contribution to the Lambeth Asian Centre. They are a not for profit charitable organisation aimed at promoting the welfare, wellbeing, interests, needs and rights of people in the Asian community living in London Borough of Lambeth. The charity helps older people aged 65+ affected by isolation, loneliness and poverty.
Spectrum Community Arts
Spectrum Community Arts
Towards the end of last year we awarded funding to Spectrum Community Arts Ltd. They provide top quality performing arts workshops for people with disabilities and additional needs across Central Beds and Milton Keynes. They run evening clubs/groups as well as providing bespoke workshops for other schools and organisations. They keep their group numbers low and energy high in their accessible sessions.
Xmas presence
Xmas presence
Earlier in 2022 we awarded funding to Xmas Presence. They are a small volunteer led group who plan a Christmas party every year, which is available to any older person in York and the surrounding areas.
Petworth Community Garden
Petworth Community Garden
In June last year we awarded a funding contribution to Petworth Community Garden. They are a thriving community allotment on a social housing estate, supporting low-income locals to grow organic fruit and vegetables. They work with around 80 disadvantaged locals of all ages and abilities to improve mental health, nutrition and wellbeing through various projects. They have wheelchair accessible paths, raised beds, and a solar activity shed/kitchen.
Milan Senior Welfare Organisation
Milan Senior Welfare Organisation
We are very pleased to have been able to make a funding contribution to Milan Senior Welfare Organisation, who recently won the best charity project of the year award at the Scottish Asian Business Awards.
Our funding was spent on providing transport to and from Milan’s day care provision for older people. Providing transport enables the older people to remain independent and access the amenities delivered by this charity, such as hot meals, activities and informative workshops.