Charities In Leicestershire

Awarding grants to schools and groups for educational and cultural activities in Shepshed, Leics.

Providing the use of a hall for village groups and villagers and other user groups

The Baldwin Trust is a Leicestershire charitable organisation, run by local volunteers, providing private, crewed adapted narrowboat cruises along local waterways. Set up with the object of enhancing lives and allowing enjoyable times, our mission is to reach members of our community that may experience loneliness & isolation, due to physical, mental or economic reasons.

Hinckley u3a is a learning organisation for retired and semi-retired people and provides facilities for leisure time enabling members to share educational and creative activities. Study and activity groups enable members to share their skills and interests for their mutual benefit.

CPRE Leicestershire works to sustain a thriving countryside for future generations to enjoy. Key concerns are to:Protect, value and nurture Leicestershire landscapes through campaigning on planning issues ?Encourage sustainable rural communities by addressing the affordable Rural housing crisis ?Engage with the local agricultural economy ?Strengthen the voice of CPRE Leicestershire

Provision and maintenance of a facility to enable the provision of educational, dance, arts, sporting and community activities in East Leicestershire.

Fitness Without Boundaries is a charity which offers disabled people more choices and opportunities to enjoy the benefits of physical activity and promotes community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Northamptonshire and surrounding areas by providing a community fitness suite and gym equipment.

The charity provides properties for the homeless to stay in

FOGS is a charity run by volunteer parents of children in Gilmorton Chandler Primary School. Our aim is to raise much needed funds for the school through organised events such as fairs, discos, movie nights, breakfast mornings etc. to help provide additional learning materials for the children to better their experience and education within the school.

The advancement of the Christian faith in such ways and in such parts of the UK or the world as the Church Council may think fit. To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and perserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind. To advance education in such ways and in such parts of the UK or the world as the Church Council from time to time may think fit.

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PRAYER AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES INCLUDING PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELLING.

The Blaby Social Centre comprises the hall, smaller room & kitchen. Part or all of which maybe, and are, hired by the general public. Hirer can use a substantial car park.

Relief of poverty, sickness, other suffering and advancement of education. Special focus on orphans, widows, single parents and their families. Religious harmony, through awareness of distinctive features of different faiths and their common ground. Advancement of the Islamic religion and language, in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Kor'aan and of the Prophet Muhammed (peace be to him).

Exists for the diffusion and support of the principles of Unitarian Christianity & Liberal Religion in the East Midlands and support of its consituent congregations

The Charity s Principle Activities & foundation backgroundInclude the service provision areas targeted here below:- a. Learning disabilities b. Autisms c. Sensory impaired d. Physical disabilities e. Mentally disabilities f. Elderly & E.M. I. g. Epilepsy etc

The trustees have maintained a programme of support for: (1) Christian relief organisations, overseas mission agencies and projects; (2) Schemes for relief of poverty and sources of poverty within the Midlands; (3) Support for local church mission projects, primarily within Derbyshire.

Sports/recreational activites

Performing several concerts per year, plus choral workshops for a wider audience. We offer free membership to all full time students and a reduced subscription for singers under the age of 26.

The Trust provides and maintains gospel halls for the religious activities of Christians often referred to as'Brethren'. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on their website -www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org

Management of Community Hall

To promote the development of young people aged 4 to 14 years and enable them to achieve their full potential.

To provide and manage a Community Centre offering social, recreational and eduacational activites to th people of Shepshed and district

Scout Group

We are a pre-school running with an average of 25 children, from the ages of 2 to 4. We have a wonderful setting and have achieved extremely high standards in our ofsted reports.

County Bridge Club is based in Leicester and has be operating for 57 years a a contract bridge club. Membership is open to all and we provide a full teaching scheme subsidised by the club. Bridge is a mind sport recognised internationally and the benefits of the social and mental aspects of the game are well documented. Bridge is considered a amatur sport.