Welcome to the Summerfield Charitable Trust
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The Summerfield Charitable Trust was established by Ronald Summerfield, a Cheltenham antique dealer, shortly before his death in 1989.
During 2018 we paid 96 grants totalling £828,421 to a wide variety of good causes throughout Gloucestershire, ranging from small grants of £500, to larger grants of £30,000. Read More Sue Ryder Hospice Visit
Lavinia Sidgwick and Vanessa Arbuthnott from the Summerfield Trust attended a moving and inspiring meeting at the Sue Ryder hospice in Cheltenham, where they met the new Hospice at Home service staff and people who had benefited from their care. We look forward to seeing the service continue to grow and provide more care for people out in the county 
International Women’s Day 8th March 2019
International Women’s Day was celebrated at the Friendship Café in Gloucester for the first time this year to celebrate women whatever their social backgrounds, nationality, work or financial status, faith or culture. Cash boost for Sue Ryder Hospice will see more care at home in county
A substantial donation from Gloucestershire’s Summerfield Charitable Trust to Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice will see more people offered the chance to receive specialist palliative care at home. Read more here 
Dame Janet Trotter OBE DBE CVO, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire,
is very pleased to announce that the Queen has appointed Edward William Gillespie OBE DL to succeed her as the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire on 29 October 2018. Edward Gillespie has lived in Gloucestershire for 38 years and was Managing Director at Cheltenham Racecourse during a period of significant expansion and success. His home is in Gotherington, Tewkesbury Borough and his current activities include chairing the Summerfield Charitable Trust and the Cheltenham Music Festival. Edward will put his own particular and unique stamp on the Lieutenancy and Janet wishes him as much enjoyment in the role as she has experienced. You can view the official announcement by following the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/queen-appoints-new-lord-lieutenant-for-gloucestershire In 2015 the Summerfield Charitable Trust celebrated its 25th Anniversary by awarding a special grant of £359,000 to Gloucester Cathedral's Project Pilgrim. Read more
St Peter and his Keys: A new discovery following the cleaning of a stained glass window in the Lady Chapel at Gloucestershire Cathedral.
Click on the video below to view a history of grants paid |
Latest NewsSUMMERFIELD TRUST CELEBRATION AT THE GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL LADY CHAPEL ON THE 24th MAY 2018
Some Gloucester based Charities supported by the Summerfield Trust gave a mixture of performances and talks to funders and supporters of the Lady Chapel project and friends of the Summerfield Trust. To find out more read our news page 11 LOCAL GLOUCESTER CHARITIES HAVE RECEIVED THE QUEEN'S AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen's coronation. To find out more read our news page VOLUNTEERING WITH SCOPE The Scope Charity Shop in Cirencester, are currently carrying out a big recruitment drive to engage the local community. You can find out more about Scope and the work they do at https://www.scope.org.uk/ and on our news page |
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