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 2019 we paid 77 grants totalling £783,173 to a wide variety of good causes throughout Gloucestershire, ranging from small grants of £500, to larger grants of £30,000. Read More Summerfield Charitable Trust has sponsored a fascinating talk by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw on Black Holes!
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“Trustees had a farewell lunch at the Star Bistro for Edward Gillespie, who is retiring as chairman at the end of December.”
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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 News
The Summer edition of Cotswold Life has an excellent article on Summerfield’s Chairman David Owen, his love and support of the Cotswolds and of the Trust!
The charity Music Works has helped more than 60 young people from across Gloucestershire write, perform and record a song called 'Every Rainbow Drawn' to say 'thank you' to frontline workers – and to raise some money for Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgVk2dkR6SI
NEW TRUSTEE JOINS THE SUMMERFIELD TRUST BOARD
Roger Mortlock joined Summerfield's board of Trustees in May 2019. He is CEO of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, the country's largest environmental charity with 28,000 members and over 60 nature reserves.He has a particular interest in ecological land management, and programmes that connect people and nature, especially in relation to health and wellbeing.
The charity Music Works has helped more than 60 young people from across Gloucestershire write, perform and record a song called 'Every Rainbow Drawn' to say 'thank you' to frontline workers – and to raise some money for Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgVk2dkR6SI
NEW TRUSTEE JOINS THE SUMMERFIELD TRUST BOARD
Roger Mortlock joined Summerfield's board of Trustees in May 2019. He is CEO of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, the country's largest environmental charity with 28,000 members and over 60 nature reserves.He has a particular interest in ecological land management, and programmes that connect people and nature, especially in relation to health and wellbeing.
