Arts Charities That specialise in Literature

The Trust supports the British Library Edison Fellowship programme. The programme is designed to encourage scholarship devoted to the history of recordings or western art music and music in performance.

We give awards each year for essays, articles, papers etc, but not books, on the subject of the history of food. Entry is open to anyone of any nationality, but the entries must be presented in English.

Provides Bibles, literature, and materials for Chinese (Mandarin) speaking people and co-operate with others in such work. We do not provide grants for people visiting China.

Conservation of a library of rare books. The library is made available to all those who are embarking upon or following a programme of research.

Support for Christian activities involving children and young people in Cumbria and N. W. England. This support may take the form of direct cash grants, Christian books etc.

We provide library access to toys and games and equipment for babies and young children, via a membership scheme. Made available to individuals and voluntary organisations mainly local to Newport (Shropshire) but individuals can be from surrounding areas.

Charity gives one off grants to young adults who live in the village of Kirkby Overblow who are starting university to help towards books or equipment needed for the course. It also gives grants to the local primary school to help children to go on educational trips.

To help pupils in a variety of ways so long as they are considered to be in need of financial assistance. Tuition fees for music, educational visits, clothing, books etc.

An award to students in the department of English or Scandinavian studies for English or scandinavian literature

Promotes the Local History and cultures of the Hayes, Middlesex and surrounding areas.There are regular meetings and production of 6 monthly Journal and books about the history of the area

The Reading Room is available for island residents and appropriate visiting groups for meetings and educational purposes. The integral Archives relating to the social and historical life of the Islanders are available for study and research by the Holy Island Community Archive Group. Bookings to be made through the Trustees. Funds raised are for the maintenance and improvement of the facilities.

The Charity provides financial assistance to young persons leaving school who make application to the Charity and who are going on to further education (i.e. University or Polytechnic) and who live within the Ancient Chapelry of Heptonstall. The award to assist them in purchase of books for their studies.

"...promote, maintain, improve and advance education particularly by the encouragement of the Arts including the arts of drama, ballet, music, singing, literature, sculpture and painting."

Promotion of UK Culture in Japan and promotion of Japanese Culture in the UK through publications, exchange exhibitions and research projects.

TO PROVIDE BOOKS TO CHILDREN ABOUT TO LEAVE PRIMARY SCHOOL AND MOVE ONTO SECONDARY EDUCATION LIVING IN ILSINGTON PARISH FOR 3 YEARS OR MORE AND PROVIDE LIBRARY BOOKS FOR THE SCHOOLS IN THE PARISH

Beresford Book Trust supports Ashwell Primary School, in providing a book for every child leaving at the end of Year 6.

Provide a safe warm environment where Parents/Carers can chat time the children play. All the toys can be hired for a small fee of 20p to 50p per week. We ask a joining fee of --ú1 per Family per Year and a --ú1 per Family per Session.

Magazine no longer operates.

The purpose of the charity is to undertake research and issue publications. However none was undertaken during this financial year, although plans are in hand for further work. The charity has continued to maintain a presence to deal with past publications.

We make a contribution towards the cost of books for young people in further education in the Parish of Coxwold.

PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF AUDIO VERSIONS OF LOCAL NEWS AND MAGAZINE STYLE FEATURES

The Anne Fisher Charity gives modest grants (average -£30) to students who are studying at university to purchase books relevant to their course/degree. It also makes small donations to the needy and elderly who are over 75 years of age. All applicants must be residents of Thurlby or Northorpe, Lincolnshire.

Maintains and provides public access to the contents of Sir John Kederminster's Library at St Mary's Church, Langley, Slough.

Provides tapes and memory sticks with local news and magazine items for blind and partially sighted listeners

The Charity buys bibles and prayer books for the school leavers each year at the Woolhampton Church of England primary school.