Arts Charities

We provide weekly digital recordings of local news to all registered blind and partially sighted people in the Vale Royal district.

Providing grants for travel and registration fees for attending scientific conferences and seminars. Providing funds for the cost of profesional journal subscriptions and textbooks. Providing funds for IT facilities supporting research activities.

The charity runs an annual Drama Festival accepting entries from a wide geographical area and from ages 4 - 85. Competitors take part in verse speaking, prose reading, bible reading, mime and many other dramatic classes.They are judged by professional adjudicators and awarded trophies and certificates.

Hospital radio station broadcasting to the patients, visitors and staff of the University Hospital of North Tees. University Hospital of Hartlepool, James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton..

Provision of news and magazine recordings to the visually impaired in the Maidenhead area.

The Foundation makes grants to Over Peover primary school in order that the school may purchase musical instuments and provide music lessons. Other grants will also be considered on application to the Foundation.

The promotion of awareness, skill and enjoyment in all aspects of the classical organ and organ music

Day trips for Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, crafts, badges,

Provides Radio entertainment for patients in Furness General Hospital

We offer bursaries to help pay for the musical education of young people who are or have been choristers in Worcester Worcester Cathedral Choirs.

we hold games evenings, meet at the local pubs and discuss world events and put them right,we are having visits to the theatre and museums in london, we have two yearly events to raise funds at Easter and Christmas,

The Raymond Williams Society exists to support and develop intellectual and political projects in areas broadly connected with Williams's work.We organise Annual Memorial Lectures and support or run a range of conferences, symposia and seminars concerned with education, culture, the media, drama, and the future of socialism. We produce Key Words: a Journal of Cultural Materialism.

We have had another interesting year with speakers on various topics attending our meetings. We have attended area meetings - had days out to local land marks - as well as visits to our local theatre.

Chapel Hall Toddlers provide a place where pre school children and their parents/carers can enjoy playing in a safe and fun environment. We provide a range of toys for all ages, baby play mat, soft play, arts and craft table, books, climbing frame with slide.

The objects of the Association are to advance the education of the general public in the study of the art of music with special reference to liturgical and organ music.

To promote and stimulate public interest in the performance and writing of music and to encourage those members of the public who have musical gifts to cultivate them

Academic Lectures and Study Workshops, Publication of practical and academic magazines. Listing of musicians and their areas of interest and other resources useful to musicians

This is a community centre, being used by a childrens group dance school and various community groups.

Our objective is to advance the musical education of young people in the Leeds area, to promote, encourage and support all activities of CLYO, Fundraising provides bursaries and subsidies for tours & residential courses, music & soloist hire, pays for and maintains some of the rarer instruments the young musicians are less likely to own & funds the annual prizes awarded by the Conductor.

Main purpose of WI are to enable women to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions, national & international. In music, drama & all issues connected with rural life. It seeks to give women the opportunity of working together through the WI organisation, and of putting into practice those ideals for which it stands.

Organizes church organ concerts, awarding grants to scholars when affordable.

Getting members out of their home for a time for talking, singing, shopping, going out on day trips, holidays, pantomimes pub meals.Encouraging and assisting the members to carry out their hobbies and employing the skills of a physiotherapist to advise our group on the best way to help the members to get physically fitter.

Sale of books about the SS Nevasa of 1956.Providing facilities to maritime organisations to promote the mental and physical development of children and young people.

PROVIDING WEEKLY NEWS AND MAGAZINE CASSETTES TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE.

PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF CHORAL MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE