- youth activities in areas of deprivation,
- advice services,
- foodbank service provision.
Categories we fund
Here are the categories of charitable giving that we have historically funded:
Poverty
Education
- youth development projects,
- first aid training,
- extra curricular activities,
- volunteer training costs (eg safeguarding, health & safety).
Sport
- sports equipment (not clothing) inc. cricket nets,
- refurbishment of sports pavilions/shower rooms,
- sports event trophies,
- sports coaching,
- floodlighting, sports buildings and grounds,
- grounds maintenance equipment.
Health & Wellbeing
- defibrillators;
- hospital equipment;
- dialysis unit;
- cancer unit;
- contribution to cost of counselling/therapy sessions;
- first aid training;
- hospices for the terminally ill;
- activities for people with dementia and their carers;
- support for young carers
Community
- community events such as Newbury Carnival, Hungerford Victorian Event, Stockfest, CultureFest,
- repair/refurbishments of community buildings,
- playground equipment,
- youth clubs and activities, equipment for scouts/guides/brownies,
- venue hire,
- volunteer training costs (eg safeguarding, health & safety),
- improvements to church halls/buildings with wide community use.
The Arts, Heritage and Science
- Newbury’s Outdoor Events programme;
- Culture-fest;
- production costs for music events;
- musical instruments;
- local theatre group productions costs;
- venue hire;
- artiste fees for charity productions;
- science programmes in local primary and secondary schools.
Human Rights and Diversity
- multicultural events,
- CultureFest.
Environment
- restoration of Greenham Common,
- environmental improvements to local areas,
- flood alleviation schemes,
- construction of wildlife pond as a learning resource,
- restoration of ancient meadow and wildwood.
Helping the Disadvantaged
- youth clubs and activities in deprived areas,
- contribution to costs of counselling/therapy sessions,
- transport for elderly or infirm,
- advice services,
- accommodation/playschemes/workskill programmes for people with learning disabilities
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