Charities In City Of Wakefield

To alleviate poverty among a defined group of ordained clergy in the Church of England.

Provide small donations (--ú200) to smaller charities in the North of England and sometimes further afield world wide disasters. The RNLI and Action Medical Research receive larger donations in excess of --ú1,000.

Running seminars and workshops on health and safety aspects of the civil engineering industry.

To promote improve develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of choral music.To promote social and cultural contactsin the UK and overseasTo promote the welfare of members in the interests of maintainingthe society

Advance religion in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England by providing short religious education courses, so that those attending might review their Christian commitment and practice Christian principles in everyday life, thus helping others to discover and achieve a Christian way of life. Providing ongoing support to members and encouraging them to be active in their parishes.

Relief of sickness & distress for kidney patients - especially those receiving/having received treatment for kidney disease at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - includes support provision, advice & information to families/carers of such patientsEducating the public concerning kidney diseases & their treatments- particularly promoting donation of organs for transplantationPromoting research

Social afternoon on Tuesday's. Sequence dance Saturday evenings

The objective of the society is to advance public education in family history and genealogy within the area of operation.

We fundraise for our school. We have 3 big annual events, A Christmas fayre, A Summer Fayre and a Sponsored Event. We also run various other fundraising events in a year e.g. Pamper Nights, Race Nights and Discos. We supply refreshments for various school events as well as providing water bottles every year to the pupils and Leavers Gifts to Y6.

Dewsbury Young Diabetics aims to support families whose lives have been touched by the illness. We organise regular meetings and information sessions and arrange activities to allow children and their families to learn about how to manage their illness and to have fun we also organise family away days and fun activities.

We make grants to individuals in distress and in need and to organisations which operate within the boundaries of Horbury. Each request is individually assessed by the Trust.

The lettings of three Almshouses.

Raising funds for Stanley St Peters Primary School by organising and running school and community events, sponsored activities and applying for project specific grants.

African United Society's activities, includes celebrating black history month every year in an around the month of October, in collaboration with our sister charitable or community organisations in Wakefield and its surroundings.We do organised our own events once or twice every year which is open to the general public, especially people who are isolated or may be Vulnerable to the system.

Educating the public in the history and heritage of the inland waterways of Yorkshire by:- a) preserving vessels and artifacts which illustrate and explain the history and heritage of the waterways; b) providing the public with access to the waterways for the purpose of education; and c) undertaking research into the waterways and publishing the results for the public benefit.

To make grants to individuals no more than 24 years of age at the first grant (but with power to continue the grants to 26 years) resident within the area of Wakefield Metropolitan Council where such individuals need grants for the payment of certain fees, outfits, travelling or maintenance expenses for their advancement in life or to enable them to earn their living.

The main aim of the Emma Maltby Memorial Fund is to raise funds to employ Learning Mentors at the Teenage Cancer Trust Unit in St James's Hospital in Leeds. The Learning Mentors will assist patients to ensure that they can continue their education whilst undergoing treatment for cancer.

Provision of horse riding facilities for disabled persons

The Wheelers & Wobblers are a self-funded, volunteer led disabled sports and social charity that meet on Wednesday in Cluntergate Community Centre, Horbury. We provide various fun events, chair exercises, arts & crafts and games to keep us active and provide training for many competitions in sports including bowls, boccia, snooker and table-tennis. We also have a full programme of wellbeing events

The Charity has received a large legacy payment and is managing the invested funds to support the needs of young people under the age of 16 in the West Yorkshire area that are suffering from cancer.

We are a community brass band and help local community groups with their fundraising activities. We provide our members with free instruments and tuition.

Band & choir who rehearse weekly to enable our organisation to perform concerts to raise money for other charities. Develop social skills of young people through training & performance.

Stepping Stones Baby Bank provide support to families experiencing difficulties due to hardship and poverty within the Wakefield and West Yorkshire area. We do this by providing essential items and equipment to families and mothers to be that are identified as being in need. These families are identified by health/social professionals and other agencies.

Pays a small annual pension to long standing Wakefield Residents who are on low incomes

Furtherance of the aims and policies of Girlguiding UK within West Yorkshire.