Alastair James Memorial Trust Fund
November 2024
MS Therapy Centre Norfolk - £1000
The grant will contribute to installing automated doors to make the centre more accessible for their users
Rock UK Adventures Centres Limited - £500
To provide new canoes so that children and young people each year will have the opportunity to participate in water sports activities at our site in Irthlingborough.
Northampton Hope Centre - £500
To support their Homeless Hub, a centralised facility that provides comprehensive support services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Northamptonshire.
Time 4 Support - £500
To offer a sensory resource library for parent and carers of disabled children in Northants.
November 2023
Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity- £500
The grant will be used to support their Bereavement Project at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.
Watford Sheltered Workshop - £500
The grant will be used for a Life Skills and Independent Living Skills project - providing a route to employment for people with disability in Watford.
Foreland Fields Charity - £500
The grant will be used towards a first of it’s kind education, recreation and training centre for special education needs young people and adults in Kent. This will also be a facility to cater for people with disabilities.
Me2 Club - £500
The grant will be used for their project, "Inclusion for All: Empowering Children with additional needs and disabilities through Mainstream Activities” in Reading & Wokingham.
November 2022
RUSH 2The Den Youth Club - £500
The grant will be used to support their food donations and Swap Shop project
United African Association - £242
The grant will support the running of the charity van
Weston Favell Centre Foodbank - £1,000
The grant will go towards the purchase of a second-hand van to help with the transport of food parcels between two sites
Out of Class - £1,000
The grant will help support running a series of group equine-assisted therapy sessions for disadvantaged children who feel isolated
Rock UK - £1,000
The grant will support disadvantaged young people to attend an outdoor adventure residential with their peers
November 2021
Northamptonshire Sport - £1,000
The grant will fund yoga classes to support individuals who have been affected by cancer
Tarner Community Project - £2,050
The grant will support the weekly Girls Group Project in the Tarner area of central Brighton, that provides activities and a safe space for teenagers who are classed as high risk
Winchester Street Reach - £1,000
The grant will support the Friday Football project in Winchester for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people aged 11 - 17
The Frank Bruno Foundation - £950
The grant will support the mental health and wellbeing programme through physical fitness training with a wraparound support framework focusing on each participant and their particular needs