During the COVID pandemic, Greenham Trust has supported several charitable causes championing the benefits of sport. The most recent of these is Newbury Cricket Club’s (NCC) redevelopment project to which Greenham Trust donated £50,000 in matched funding.
Other sport and activity-related projects that Greenham Trust is supporting include:
- Get Berkshire Active’s Healthy Active Me campaign – Greenham Trust donated £5,000 to raise crucial funds to support three key elements of the programme – physical activity kit bags to be sent to disadvantaged families, “Fit, Fed and Read Camps” which children can attend, and subsidised sport and physical activity sessions. Donate here.
- The Friends of Castle School – aiming to raise £25,000 to revitalise the Castle School hydrotherapy pool used by children with special needs & disabilities. Donate here.
- Swings & Smiles sensory play spaces – a £39,000 project to provide children with special needs and their families opportunities for support, friendship and play in an accessible environment. Donate here.
- East Ilsley Parish Council – this successful fundraising project enabled a complete revamp of the playground in East Ilsley, providing more modern and exciting equipment to challenge and entertain the children.
Greenham Trust encourages any local community or charitable organisations planning similar types of activities to make a grant application via The Good Exchange.
In addition, West Berkshire Council has partnered with Greenham Trust with a fund to improve access to physical activities in West Berkshire. The ‘Lets Get Active’ Fund is available to community groups, organisations, social enterprises, charities, profit-with-purpose businesses and schools in West Berkshire. Find out more on Greenham Trust’s website here.
