by Harriet Beckwith | Jul 11, 2019 | Children & Families, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing, Thriving & Safe Communities
Suffolk Dog Day returns to Helmingham Hall on July 28th Did you know that every penny raised over the last decade, over £500,000 has all been donated back to Suffolk charities and community groups? Almost 250 grants have been awarded to support an estimated 145,000...
by Harriet Beckwith | Jul 4, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events
The Food and Drink Fund supports charities and voluntary and community groups throughout Suffolk through a small grants programme with grants ranging from £2,000 to £5,000. From foodbanks to lunch clubs and even meal deliveries for those not able to travel, there are...
by Harriet Beckwith | Jul 3, 2019 | Children & Families, Education, Learning & Life Skills, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing, Thriving & Safe Communities
Suffolk’s Youth Intervention Fund, launched this week, was founded by an initial match fund pledge of £50K from Suffolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore. With the support of Suffolk Community Foundation, a further £100,000 has been raised so far from...
by Harriet Beckwith | Jun 28, 2019 | Children & Families, Compassion in Crisis, Education, Learning & Life Skills, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing, Older People, Recent Events, Thriving & Safe Communities
On Friday 21st June, Tim Holder and Harriet Beckwith from the Suffolk Community Foundation team joined Suffolk’s High Sheriff Roz Eminson for a very special Suffolk Day Road Trip. With visits to Felixstowe, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich, the trip was to celebrate...
by Harriet Beckwith | Jun 20, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events
Representatives from the voluntary sector, public sector, business and philanthropy gathered at the Museum of East Anglian Life this morning for the very first investiture of The Suffolk Medal. The medals were designed by Suffolk artist Maggi Hambling, are made in...
by Harriet Beckwith | Jun 13, 2019 | Children & Families, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing, Recent Events
Charities and community groups working across Suffolk can now apply for funding for projects that encourage young people to take action on the issues that matter to them.Through the #iwill Fund, we are looking for groups that engage young people aged 10-20, in...
by Harriet Beckwith | May 21, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events
The first three recipients of The Suffolk Medal have been announced as Sally Fodgen, Terry Hunt and Richard Martineau. This year’s recipients have made their contribution to Suffolk in a variety of ways including outstanding leadership, ambassadorship, volunteering...
by Harriet Beckwith | May 21, 2019 | Children & Families, Compassion in Crisis, Education, Learning & Life Skills, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing, Older People, Recent Events, Thriving & Safe Communities
The High Sheriff of Suffolk, Roz Eminson is once again teaming up with Tim Holder and the team at Suffolk Community Foundation for a third annual ‘Suffolk Day Road Trip’ this year visiting Felixstowe, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich with a focus on introducing new and...
by Harriet Beckwith | May 2, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events
The new High Sheriff of Suffolk, Roz Eminson, was “sworn-in” at a ceremony at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday 4th April at 12pm. The issue of the rural isolation of young people in Suffolk is one of her areas of interest for her year in office.Married with three sons,...
by Harriet Beckwith | Apr 17, 2019 | Children & Families, Compassion in Crisis, Education, Learning & Life Skills, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing, Older People, Recent Events, Thriving & Safe Communities
The ‘Realising Ambition’ initiative has awarded a £2m contract to Suffolk and Essex Community Foundations. The initiative brings together primary care, social services and the voluntary sector to improve health services identified by the three local alliances (East...
by Harriet Beckwith | Mar 29, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events, Thriving & Safe Communities
Last night we were joined by charities and community groups from all over Suffolk, along with supporters and sponsors for the High Sheriff’s Awards – a prestigious annual event that publicly recognises these groups, along with individuals (many of whom are...
by Harriet Beckwith | Mar 28, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events
Suffolk is to have its own medal and recipients can be nominated by any resident. The public are being asked to get involved to ensure that The Suffolk Medal is the most prestigious award that the whole County can bestow upon one of its own. Nominations will be...
by Harriet Beckwith | Mar 15, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events
The High Sheriff of Suffolk George Vestey is pleased to announce this year’s shortlist!We were thrilled this year to receive an unprecedented and record-breaking 150 nominations for the High Sheriff’s Awards 2019.The quality of applications across the...
by Harriet Beckwith | Mar 4, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events
From springers to schnauzers, lovers of Suffolk Dog Day – affectionately know as the ‘Woofers’ – came to the grounds of Helmingham Hall in high spirits yesterday, tails wagging and paws poised for the first ever Woofers Winter Walk! The brand...
by Harriet Beckwith | Feb 26, 2019 | Children & Families, Compassion in Crisis, Education, Learning & Life Skills, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing
With many families struggling to make ends meet and over 20,000 children living in poverty in Suffolk alone, why are holiday periods in particular a time when many Suffolk children are in danger of going hungry?East and West Suffolk’s Clinical Commissioning Group have...
by Harriet Beckwith | Feb 20, 2019 | Featured, Recent Events
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we confirm that Sir David Rowland, our former Trustee, has passed away.Sir David was an influential and much respected Trustee serving the Foundation between 25th January 2009 and 12th January 2017. Through his guidance,...
by Harriet Beckwith | Feb 14, 2019 | Compassion in Crisis, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing, Older People, Thriving & Safe Communities
As you may have seen, this year a project called MeetUpMondays has become part of the Surviving Winter Appeal team. As well as raising much needed funds for those suffering from fuel poverty, the appeal also focuses on the loneliness felt all too often by those that...
by Harriet Beckwith | Jan 30, 2019 | Compassion in Crisis, Education, Learning & Life Skills, Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing
In November 2017, independent mental health charity Suffolk Mind received a grant from the Port Community Fund towards their ecotherapy allotment projects. Based across the county, the projects’ main aims are to improve people’s physical and mental health by...
by Harriet Beckwith | Jan 14, 2019 | Featured, Improving Health & Wellbeing, Older People
Donate Now Now in its 3rd month, Suffolk’s Surviving Winter Appeal has hit the £115,000 mark – an incredible achievement that would not have been possible without the overwhelming generosity and ongoing support of Suffolk. So far, the appeal has heated almost...
by Harriet Beckwith | Dec 18, 2018 | Featured
A new report from the University of Suffolk, commissioned by PolicyBee, has revealed only half of small charities are confident in identifying and tackling risk. The report, entitled Under the radar: risk management in small charities, looks in depth at the risks...
