2016 & 2022 Charity - The Porch Project
The Porch Project in Hadleigh. This is a small independent charity which was founded in 2009 after it became obvious that young people were congregating in the porch of the church because they had nowhere to go. Instead of calling the police or asking them to move, they were asked into the church for a chat - and so the Porch Project was born. Hadleigh was suffering from a worrying level of youth nuisance and anti social behaviour so the vision was to create a youth project that aimed to support their physical, mental and educational well being.
Qualified and trainee youth workers now run two evening "drop in" sessions a week providing a regular and supervised place for young people to meet, socialise and find recreational activities and a hot meal. The project runs a range of small group programmes, aiming to build emotional resilience and intelligence. This in turn helps develop wider opportunities, responsibilities and experiences that augment the challenges of growing up. It also develops the interpersonal skills they will need in the work place and socially. The project has proved very successful in Hadleigh and now has over 300 people aged between 11 to 21 attending regularly. As with any charity it needs funding - approximately £70,000 a year in order to keep providing all the advice and facilities. www.porchproject.co.uk |
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2021 Charity - The Charlie Watkins Foundation
The committee are delighted to confirm that 2021 will see Stratford Hills Horse Trials support the Charlie Watkins Foundation. A foundation that intends to support the provision of mental health services to young people in the UK.
Charlie Watkins was just 22 when he took is own life in March 2017. Sadly, Charlie never recovered from the tragic loss of his mother when he was nice years old. Charlie is one of the many examples of young people who suffer from mental health issues. The Charlie Watkins Foundation aims to raise funds to support young people struggling with mental health issues, and encourages them to talk and remove the stigma of mental health.
The foundation was set up by Harry Watkins, Charlie's twin brother, in September 2017. The aim is to accelerate the provision of counselling for young people and to support the lobbying for support at both regional and national level.
Next steps for the foundation include expanding the provision of 'Chat with Charlie' to universities around the country, starting with the University of York, where Charlie studied. The foundation will also be working with the Government to look at privacy issues that are detrimental to getting young people the support they need.
For further information please visit www.cwfoundation.co.uk
Charlie Watkins was just 22 when he took is own life in March 2017. Sadly, Charlie never recovered from the tragic loss of his mother when he was nice years old. Charlie is one of the many examples of young people who suffer from mental health issues. The Charlie Watkins Foundation aims to raise funds to support young people struggling with mental health issues, and encourages them to talk and remove the stigma of mental health.
The foundation was set up by Harry Watkins, Charlie's twin brother, in September 2017. The aim is to accelerate the provision of counselling for young people and to support the lobbying for support at both regional and national level.
Next steps for the foundation include expanding the provision of 'Chat with Charlie' to universities around the country, starting with the University of York, where Charlie studied. The foundation will also be working with the Government to look at privacy issues that are detrimental to getting young people the support they need.
For further information please visit www.cwfoundation.co.uk
2019 Charity - Bloodwise
Sir William Aldous who sadly died earlier this year from leukemia, was heavily involved with Stratford Hills Horse Trials from the beginning and we have decided to raise money for a charity in his memory. Bloodwise is the leading blood cancer charity dedicated to funding research into all blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma, as well as offering information, emotional, practical and psychological support to anyone affected by blood cancer from the moment of diagnosis to post treatment. Their mission is to stop people dying from blood cancer, to make patients lives better and to stop blood cancer happening in the first place.
Stratford Hills will be raising money for research projects being carried out in Cambridge where Sir William and a number of close friends have and will be treated. It will also be used to fund support for local patients, families and friends in the Suffolk and Essex areas.
About Bloodwise:
Bloodwise is the UK’s leading blood cancer research charity. Here to beat blood cancer. Our mission is to stop people dying from blood cancer, to make patients’ lives better and to stop blood cancer happening in the first place.
Blood cancer will claim 15,000 lives this year, and nearly a quarter of a million people are living with the disease.
Thanks to the generosity of supporters, we fund life-changing research to improve treatments for anyone diagnosed or living with blood cancer.
A Family’s Legacy
We were founded in 1960 by the Eastwood family, following the loss of their six year old daughter Susan to childhood leukaemia. They channelled their grief into raising funds to find a cure and save other families suffering the same heartache.
We are continuing their mission today as a family of researchers, patients, volunteers and supporters who work together to fund ground-breaking work and provide support to all those affected by blood cancer.
Our work:
We are currently supporting over 150 research projects across 40 UK leading research centres. We have already made significant progress, transforming childhood blood cancer survival rates; when we were founded in 1960 almost no child survived their diagnosis, now 8 in 10 survive.
Through our Patient Information and Experience resources, we provide emotional, practical and psychological support to anyone affected by blood cancer from the moment of diagnosis, throughout treatment and post treatment. Our Patient Information Booklets give clear and accurate information tailored for patients’ needs. These are freely available to patients, families and friends through NHS hospitals, GP clinics and online in either digital or print form. Through our Patient Information and Experience resources, we provide emotional, practical and psychological support to anyone affected by blood cancer from the moment of diagnosis, throughout treatment and post treatment. Our Patient Information Booklets give clear and accurate information tailored for patients’ needs. These are freely available to patients, families and friends through NHS hospitals, GP clinics and online in either digital or print form.
Despite being the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, blood cancer has very low awareness. A Bloodwise survey in September 2018 for Blood Cancer Awareness Month demonstrated that only 1% of adults were very confident in identifying the common symptoms of blood cancer, with over half the population not knowing any symptoms at all. We are here to change this, raising awareness and acting as a public voice for blood cancer patients to raise awareness of the disease and promote their interests in the press and in Parliament.
Research projects in Cambridge:
We have three projects there specifically working on new understanding of and treatments for leukaemia, we can restrict your fundraising to one of these projects outlined below:
Stratford Hills will be raising money for research projects being carried out in Cambridge where Sir William and a number of close friends have and will be treated. It will also be used to fund support for local patients, families and friends in the Suffolk and Essex areas.
About Bloodwise:
Bloodwise is the UK’s leading blood cancer research charity. Here to beat blood cancer. Our mission is to stop people dying from blood cancer, to make patients’ lives better and to stop blood cancer happening in the first place.
Blood cancer will claim 15,000 lives this year, and nearly a quarter of a million people are living with the disease.
Thanks to the generosity of supporters, we fund life-changing research to improve treatments for anyone diagnosed or living with blood cancer.
A Family’s Legacy
We were founded in 1960 by the Eastwood family, following the loss of their six year old daughter Susan to childhood leukaemia. They channelled their grief into raising funds to find a cure and save other families suffering the same heartache.
We are continuing their mission today as a family of researchers, patients, volunteers and supporters who work together to fund ground-breaking work and provide support to all those affected by blood cancer.
Our work:
We are currently supporting over 150 research projects across 40 UK leading research centres. We have already made significant progress, transforming childhood blood cancer survival rates; when we were founded in 1960 almost no child survived their diagnosis, now 8 in 10 survive.
Through our Patient Information and Experience resources, we provide emotional, practical and psychological support to anyone affected by blood cancer from the moment of diagnosis, throughout treatment and post treatment. Our Patient Information Booklets give clear and accurate information tailored for patients’ needs. These are freely available to patients, families and friends through NHS hospitals, GP clinics and online in either digital or print form. Through our Patient Information and Experience resources, we provide emotional, practical and psychological support to anyone affected by blood cancer from the moment of diagnosis, throughout treatment and post treatment. Our Patient Information Booklets give clear and accurate information tailored for patients’ needs. These are freely available to patients, families and friends through NHS hospitals, GP clinics and online in either digital or print form.
Despite being the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, blood cancer has very low awareness. A Bloodwise survey in September 2018 for Blood Cancer Awareness Month demonstrated that only 1% of adults were very confident in identifying the common symptoms of blood cancer, with over half the population not knowing any symptoms at all. We are here to change this, raising awareness and acting as a public voice for blood cancer patients to raise awareness of the disease and promote their interests in the press and in Parliament.
Research projects in Cambridge:
We have three projects there specifically working on new understanding of and treatments for leukaemia, we can restrict your fundraising to one of these projects outlined below:
- The molecular make up of the cells which turn into leukaemia.
- Why a particular enzyme is critical for the development of leukaemia cells
- Analysing the lifespan of leukaemia to understand key points in development and treatment
2018 Charity - Friends of The Ferns
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The Ferns is a round-the-clock Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Ipswich which provides a one-stop location to any victim of sexual assault, offering medical care and emotional support.
Sexual assault can happen to anyone; women, children and men. Quite often offences are carried out by a family member or friend. The Ferns sees over 365 people a year and this number is rising as a result of the publicity surrounding high profile cases, such as Jimmy Saville and Rolf Harris. The Friends of The Ferns is a charity that has been set up to help. The Fern’s staff provide children, young people and adults with practical help and much needed support during their recovery from rape and sexual assault, whether recently or in the past. The charity provides funds to allow victims to see counsellors as quickly as possible. Recently it has also funded a family room (for those children that have been victims of rape or sexual assault) and substantially contributed to a 3D Distraction Unit (which hangs above the examination couch); helping victims to forget the trauma of their situation. www.theferns-suffolk.org.uk www.friendsoftheferns.co.uk |
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2017 Charity - Marie Curie Essex & Suffolk Nurses FundMarie Curie nurses work night & day in people’s homes providing hands-on care & vital emotional support at the end of people’s lives.
If you are living with a terminal illness, they can help you stay surrounded by the people you care about most, in the place where you’re most comfortable. |
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2015 Charirty - Success After StrokeSuccess After Stroke is a charity based in Sudbury which was started 15 years ago to help provide rehabilitation for those who have suffered a stroke. SAS tries to fill the gap once survivors come to the end of their six week rehabilitation programme provided by the NHS. They plan to aid recovery by providing physiotherapy sessions, one to one neuro-physiotherapy and one to one speech and language therapy sessions as well as providing support to families and carers. They also offer the chance to socialise with other members and organise outings to the theatre, houses and gardens and other interesting venues. SAS has around 65 members some of who travel up to 30 miles to take part in twice weekly sessions.
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2014 Charity - Teenage Cancer Trust"Our vision is a future where young people’s lives don’t stop because they have cancer. We make sure they’re treated as young people first, cancer patients second and everything we do aims to improve their quality of life and chances of survival. Around seven young people aged between 13 and 24 are diagnosed with cancer every day in the UK. They need expert treatment and support from the moment they hear the word ‘cancer.’ We’re the only charity dedicated to making this happen."
At Teenage Cancer Trust, they understand that teenage cancer requires specialist care. They don’t believe that teenagers should have to stop being teenagers just because they have cancer. So they bring young people together so they can be treated together, by teenage cancer experts, in an environment suited to their needs. They've funded, built and now maintain 27 units across the UK and plan to build a further 7 so that all young people needing hospital treatment for cancer across the UK have access to the dedicated, specialist support they provide, no matter where they live. |