Charities In Cumbria

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SOUTH WEST CUMBRIA IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF; A) PUBLIC LECTURES ; B) BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES AND AWARDS TO STUDENTS IN PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; C) GRANTS TO ENABLE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO INVEST IN FACILITIES TO PROMOTE AN INTEREST IN STEM SUBJECTS.

The Clifford Howarth Charity Trust being a very small charity is only able to consider a small number of projects. Projects supported are community development primarily local based.

To relieve the needs of children or adults with severe or lifelimiting illnesses/ Local underprivileged Children and their carers by provisionof Free holidays in the interests of social welfare with the object ofimproving their conditions of life.To alleviate the effects of poverty on children and their families on the Fylde Coast

To Practice as a choir and hold concerts for the public & charities

GRANTS FOR 16 TO 25 YEAR OLD GOING INTO FURTHER EDUCATION

We provide the building for cultural and recreational activities for the local community, and meeting space for the Bouth Women's Institute and Colton Parish Council amongst others.

Promotion of an annual Festivals of Music and Dance. A member of the British and International Federation of Musical Festivals. Provision of financial grants to selected competitors.

To advance the education of the public by the establishment of a Maritime Museum in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness and to collect, preserve restore, improve enhance, use and maintain features and objects of historical, industrial and social interest relating to the past and in particular the Maritime history of the Furness District.

Middlewood Trust runs environmental courses and events on the subject of sustainable development and sustainble living. It seeks to reach the widest number of people possible in order to provide low-impact skills and methods than can be used in daily life, and to inspire people to develop a more harmonious relationship with the world around them.

Charity is a sports club which provides athletics to the community of West Cumbria. The club is affiliated to the sports NGB (UK Athletics) and also the County Athletic Association

The Hall, built in 1894, is held in trust for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Burgh-by-Sands without distinction of sex, political, religious or other opinions.

RAISING FUNDS FOR CHRISTIAN YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Guiding activities for girls and women from age 4yrs upwards

The objects are to promote the craft of keeping of honey bees and to provide education and practical support to enhance the standard of beekeeping husbandry and quality of forage available to honey bees and other pollinators

Barrow Celtic Juniors Football Club provide children and adults with facilities equipment and qualified coaches to become involved in and develop within football. We are based in the town of Barrow in Furness and are affiliated to the Lancashire FA.

Provision of accomodation and related facillities for the purpose of carrying out all aspects of the sport of mountaineering.

To support and upkeep St Anthony's Church, Cartmel Fell

We are a small not for profit organisation, that fought to stop Harriston Village Hall from permanent closure, and from being sold off. Our doors are open to everyone from the very young to the elderly. We provide facilities for everyone to use in Harriston, and the surrounding area, for recreation and leisure. All our funding is put back into the upkeep, and running costs of our village hall.

-Engaging in research projects in collaboration with professional archaeologists and other partners to develop a fuller understanding of the archaeology of the North Pennines;-Providing opportunities for members to increase their knowledge of archaeological methods and practices via education, research, fieldwork and training;-Raising awareness of the rich and diverse archaeological heritage

Education and training in accordance with the policy, organisation and rules of the Scout Association.

Meeting venue & community centre, activities include - lindal pre school, St Peters Church rainbows & brownies, badminton, keep fit, dog training, parties, annual gala, senior citizen xmas party.

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF CARLISLE AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMONLY KNOWN AS STANWIX, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION. (MAIN EXTRACT FROM CHARITY'S OBJECTS)

The object of the Society shall be to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music principally through choral singing in a mixed voice choir by the prsentation of public concerts and by other such ways as the Society through its committee [the trustees] shall determine from time to time.

The village hall is used by a variety of organisations including the youth club the village school the old peoples bingo afternoon and the parish council

The charity's objects are to relieve sickness, preserve the health, and assist the recovery of patients of Cockermouth Community Hospital by providing or assisting in the provision of equipment, facilities and services not normally provided by, or ancillary to those provided by the statutory authorities or by the doctors, and to provide comforts to patients.