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  • FOCUS Newsletter June 2024

    Read the full edition of FOCUS here! Welcome to the June edition of FOCUS! Following recent funding applications, we are pleased to have made grants to existing charities, Beder, Oakleaf Enterprise and Music in Hospitals, and two new ones, Soundwell, who provide Music Therapy for those with severe mental illness and Articulate, who support Homeless…

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  • Nathan Ironman World Championships Hamburg 2nd June 2024

    Another fantastic performance competing in his 4th Ironman, with a swim time of 1:28:01 for 3800m, followed by a 112-mile ride in 6:24:15 and finishing the marathon run in 5:14:58. Nathan felt his decision not to wear a wetsuit in the swim may have slowed him down as the water was colder than expected, however he…

  • FOCUS Newsletter May 2024

    Read the full edition of FOCUS here! Welcome to the May edition of FOCUS! This month we have had an unprecedented number of applications for funding, which reminds us of the acute need to support mental health and those with severe mental illness. Our featured charity, Self-Injury Support (SIS), was founded 38 years ago by…

  • An interview with Bennett Carr….

      Written by Sarah El-Tonsy, following an interview with Bennett Carr   Bennet Carr, headmaster of King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon, has had a significant career, leading him to touch the lives of many of his students – one being Joseph Harris. Whilst his connection to the charity had been established from knowing Joseph…

  • April FOCUS…

      Focus NewsletterApril 2024   Welcome to the April edition of FOCUS and details of Beder charity, whom we have supported for the first time with a grant towards Therapy Vouchers. Beder was set up in January 2020 to increase awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. Sophia Chowdry writes about suicide prevention in our…

  • March FOCUS…

      Focus NewsletterMarch 2024   Welcome to the March edition of FOCUS and our charity, Off the Fence, which we have recently supported with £5000 to cover two projects, Antifreeze and Gateway. You can read a report on how our grant has impacted these projects, as well as their latest impact report, marking 25 years as…

  • February FOCUS…

      Focus NewsletterFebruary 2024   Welcome to the February edition of FOCUS, which includes two contributions from our Interns – an interview with Bennet Carr by Sarah El-Tonsy and a mental health feature on eating disorders by Sophia Chowdry. Our charity for this month is tastelife, which helps people break free of eating disorders by…

  • FOCUS on Fundraising: Much Ado About Nothing – Not the Stratford Half Marathon/Marathon

     Saturday December 7th 2024 A new exciting event, an opportunity to get involved, have fun and fundraise! A truly all-inclusive event, the day will incorporate a choice of original challenges in and around Shakespeare’s Hometown Stratford-on-Avon, including creativity, fundraising, athleticism and most importantly fun! For those who dare, the option of a unique full marathon distance course will be available. This…

  • FOCUS on Fundraising: Kew Gardens Half Marathon

    Sunday March 31st 2024 Another exciting run to fundraise for the trust! Em Cockshutt and Dan Barnes took part in the Half Marathon, fundraising for the Trust. “We both met Joe through Warwick University Lacrosse (Lax) and he was a great runner/sportsperson, often running half-marathons and triathlons on top of playing lax, smashing his degree and…