Housing Charities

Relief of poverty. Educational grants. Almshouses

We are a village run baby and toddler group, catering for 0-4 year olds.We run in term time, every Wednesday morning from 9.30am-11.30am.Our activities include craft table - themed each week, role play, home corner, sing-a-long music time, dressing up, small world, baby area for pre-walkers and soft play area.

providing extra educational facilities and supplies which would not normally be available to the children.providing extra leisure facilities for educational puposes.

We support local, national and international charity groups to help with their financing of activities for people in their community; and local students seeking to add to the funds that they have already received for studying or activities they wish to pursue at home or abroad. We also support the cost of supplies being sent to areas where disasters have occurred at home or abroad.

Raising and collection of donations from local community to help provide essentials equipment and support to local hospital and care home.

We are a womens group, we meet once a month and usually have a speaker, along side this we have a lunch group that meet up once a month for a meal, we try to go to different places. and a craft group that meets at a members home, and a scrabble group that meets at a members home.We also arrange outings for our members throughout the year.

WE ORGANISE ACTIVITIES OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE, MAINLY WITHIN THE PARISH OF IVER. THESE INCLUDE CLEARING FOOTPATHS, PONDS AND AREAS THAT HAVE BECOME UNTIDY WITH RUBBISH. WE ORGANISE WALKS THAT SOMETIMES EXTEND INTO NEIGHBOURING AREAS. WE MAKE SUBMISSIONS TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON PLANNING MATTERS THAT AFFECT OUR PARISH.WE ORGANISE TRIPS TO HOUSES AND GARDENS AND ALSO EVENING TALKS.

Gives proceeds at Christmas, to poor living at home in Nayland with Wissington

Baptist Marriage Encounter has continued to conduct weekend seminars which are specificallydesigned to assist married couples to strengthen and enrich their relationships. They are also to contribute towards stability and harmony in the homes of our land.

Provides a home for Llangarron short matt bowls club, which meets once a week on a Monday and also meets other days to play matches. Is also used for dog training and also for a weekly meeting of a ladies exercise club to do a yoga class.

The charity was set up in April 1987 to provide good quality, temporary supported accommodation for young single homeless males and females mainly of African/Caribbean origin. There has been a temporary cessation of services to allow the charity time and space to restructure the business model and develop a social enterprise subsiderary. This came about as a result of a competitive tender.

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.

Financial assistance for chronically sick and disabled people

Make grants to young people, the elderly and associated registered charities for the releif of poverty, sickness, housing, education and general charitable purposes.

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Provide housing/accommodation

Parent Teacher Association runs Christmas fayre, summer fayre, quiz nights, childrens' disco in order to generate funds for Braywood C.E. First School.

A variety of fund-raising activities to support a wide variety of charities at home and abroad eg 'children with Leukaemia', Mary's Meals, children's hospices, UNICEF education for girls, are all supported in particular this year.

Providing advice to those with mental health problems; and their carers

Leases land for the erection of 10 dwellings for housing of needy, as determined by Redditch Borough Council.

to give a voucher to exchange in local businesses for food or fuel to anyone over 60 years of age who have lived in the parish for 5 or more years. Currently given in the provision of a free 4 course seasonal luncheon or afternoon tea to all Tintern Seniors aged 60 and over in a safe, warm, friendly environment, or delivered to their home. The food is provided by Tintern businesses.

To provide finanacial assistance to ex-service men and there families on a case by case basis as and when required.

Stone Allerton Village Hall (The Old Schoolroom) is used for village meetings & clubs e.g. WI, Youth Club, Mothers & Toddlers group, Art Group, Parish Council meetings, Harvest Home committee meetings etc, as well as social and community events and activities. It is also used as a Polling Station for elections.

Current Activities includes Christmas and Summer Fairs, Firework Display, Raffle Ticket Sales and Bond Sales to raise money for the local village primary school

Relieving either generally or individually persons resident in all Wards in Wigston, other than South Wigtton, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.