Arts Charities That specialise in Literature

Craft, Drama, Book Groups, Skittles, Walks, Table Tennis, Outings, Produce Groups and Art Group. Members help provide a third Sunday lunch and a first Friday lunch. Cakes and Jams for Macmillan Coffee morning and other charities. Large entry at New Forest Show. Knitted items for Samaritans Purse Shoeboxes. Strong support for Village Community Centre; members take part in Christmas Pantomime.

Monthly meetings in Shropshire and website open to allquarterly journal for membersfacilities for research and advice ,books and document loanvoluntary work on old records.voluntary work in local archive office to help visitors.

The Trust prints and distributes a magazine, "The Overcomer", three times a year. In March July and November. The magazine is a Christian publication and is sent to readers in many parts of the world. We do not distribute funds or do any other charitable acts.

Run a small shop - Christian, local and childrens books, cards, traidcraft goods, tea, coffee etc. A meeting place for people as well as a shop to buy from.

Holding Church Services, Meetings and Lectures on Christian Science.Running a Reading Room and Resource Centre where the Bible and Christian Science literature can be read, borrowed or purchased.All these activities are open to the public.

The Association of Dress Historians (ADH) supports and promotes the study and professional practice of the history of dress, textiles and accessories of all cultures and regions of the world, from before classical antiquity to present day. The ADH supports scholarship through international conferences, publication of The Journal of Dress History and prizes and awards for students and researchers.

General information about the Society can be found on the website www.parsonwoodforde.org.uk. Each year we publish four journals and newsletters. We have the long-term objective of transcribing the Diary of James Woodforde in a series of volumes which are published and also made available to various libraries and statutory depositories. We make an annual gift to the Church at Weston Longville.

Sponsored events eg, sponsored read, discos, christmas fair, various raffles, book fairs, penalty shoot out competitions, clothing collections, recycing of goods, fun days.

Supporting member theatresYearly book describing all member theatresSupporting Youth activities in theatreRunning seminars, workshops and conferencesGiving advice and guidance on theatre management etc

The Society was founded over sixty years ago in 1965 to promote understanding and friendship between the peoples of Britain and China. SACU - which has no political affiliations - plays a vital role in providing regular and reliable information about China and the Chinese people including through its publications and events.

The objectives of the BFHS are to advance the education of the public in the study of Family History. We publish a quarterly journal, hold monthly meetings (www.bfhs.org.uk), provide research, publish CDs of Beds Parish Registers, publish Monumental Inscriptions from Churchyards within Beds, run a bookstall & library, provide a range of look-up services and carry out other relevant activities.

The Society organises an annual series of lectures, usually held in Leicester New Walk Museum, for the advancement of education in Literature, Science and the Arts. It publishes proceedings and supports the museum. Natural History and Geology Sections organise further events. The Society has close links with Leicester, De Montfort and Loughborough universities and Leicester City Council.

We support our members by holding an annual weekend conference, a reflective weekend and publishing a journal four times a year. We promote workplace ministry throughout church structures and offer support for reflection on workplace ministry to ordinands. We are in contact with worker priests in Europe and other parts of the world.

We raise funds to benefit the school, eg buy playground equipment, school trips, Books etc.

Fundraising/Social Events inc- Sumer Fete, Christmas Party, Christmas Cards, Raffles, fundraising brochure sales.Spending- Library books, special needs equipment, musical equipment, school trips, purchase of new mini bus etc

The charity supports farmers and smallholders to keep Black Welsh Mountain Sheep by providing information, marketing support, promotion materials, maintaining a flock book and an updated website. Information is also available to the general public, research facilities and schools. As a traditional native breed they have a role to play in the conservation of the rural environment.

In the early 60s the original wooden hut that was Nicholforest Village Hall burned down. Money was raised for the new hall from Whist drives, dances etc. In '64 a new hall was built. In '96 with the help of a lottery grant the hall was transformed. Regular groups and societies now meet at the hall. The hall holds regular events throughout the year and it also has a Resource Centre and Library.

Each year Abbots Langley School Association organise various events: Christmas and Summer fetes, quiz nights, discos, book sales, plant sales, etc.. All monies raised from these and other smaller events is donated to Abbots Langley School and is used to pay for upcoming projects.

The charity can make small grants to assist students, whose home residence is in Acton, with books or equipment. The Trustees also consider other applications from local (Acton) organisations for help with education related needs.

To encourage interest in local flora and fauna and social and industrial history.To maintain and operate a museum, library and lecture programme to support this.

HVA's purpose is to improve the life of its inhabitants. In furtherance of this, events are held including the village fete; the village dance; the village pantomime; a quiz evening and a childrens Christmas party. It publishes an excellent quarterly magazine. The association may make grants for educational and sporting endeavours from a trust established for the benefit of young people.

Sharing developments in holistic medicine by means of a member's conference held annually in London in the autumn (also open to guests) and a Journal. The Society also hosts a practitioner study day for member healthcare professionals and offers training. (Note that due to Covid-19 restrictions the 2020 Conference had to be cancelled and the 2021 Conference was run online)

The Creation Resources Trust exists to promote belief in Biblical creation as opposed to evolution theory. We provide resources to enable churches & the general public to access relevant facts & information to enable a healthy debate on such a controversial issue. We publish our own printed materials, operate a mail-order service for books, DVD's & CD's, and provide speakers for seminars. CRT does

The village hall provides a refurbished premise for local community use and hire. Our local organisations which includes the WI, short mat bowling, keep fit,book club , yoga, quilters,dowsing group and reading group, amateur dramatics and village lunches etc meet regularly on a weekly or monthly basis. Occasionally parties and funeral/ anniversary teas are catered for.

The Housing, Care and maintenance of the Wolseley collection. The provision and arrangement in the wolseley room, or elsewhere of lectures, talks etc on subjects of argiculture and horticulture, garden design, history of places and lands in sussex and the history of old agricultural customs. Purchase of books, letters, maps etc and other objects of interest to be added to the wolseley collection.