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Summerfield Charitable Trust

October 05th, 2021

5/10/2021

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During 2013 the Summerfield Trust awarded 78 grants totalling £457,833 to a wide variety of good causes throughout Gloucestershire.

Many of these grants were to support those who are having a difficult time in the current economic climate including donations to Alabare Christian Care to provide new facilities for homeless ex-service personnel, and a grant for Cirencester Opportunity Group to provide nutritious meals for pre-school children.

A grant was also awarded to the Everyman Theatre to work with a range of organisations to commemorate World War 1 in 2014.

All grants paid over the year are listed in the report, with a description of the project.  On pages 18 to 20 there are tables & charts showing a breakdown of grants over a 7 year period.
Click here to read the full report
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The Music Works

29/4/2021

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The Music Works has been awarded the Queens Award for Enterprise for promoting opportunity through social mobility – one of the highest official UK awards for British businesses.
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Take Note: Connect Gloucester – press release

8/4/2021

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Dynamic Gloucester partnership projects awarded
£40,000 Take Note funding pot to create new artistic work with
communities most affected by COVID-19 pandemic.


Two partnership projects have been awarded Take Note funding to create bold new art with
communities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hip-hop, beatboxing, film, drama and
photography are set to animate the streets and homes of Gloucester this summer. Young people and
families affected by food poverty, NHS patients, carers, refugees and asylum seekers and people
from the wider Gloucester community will create powerful artworks, to be celebrated publicly as the
country opens up after lockdown.

To read more click here 

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Strategy 2021 Update

18/1/2021

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Like many grant-giving Trusts, the income we have to distribute to charities has been reduced in the last year due to the impact of COVID-19. As a consequence we will have a particular focus to our grant giving in 2021 and will be making a smaller number of grants this year.  We anticipate that most of our grants will be under £10,000, with only one or two larger grants.  Please read the “What We Fund “ section for more detail.
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New Trustee joins The Summerfield Trust Board

18/1/2021

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​Antonia Shield joins The Summerfield Trust board of Trustees in November 2020.  Antonia is Managing Partner of BPE Solicitors in Cheltenham having previously spent 10 years heading up the firm’s large property team.  Antonia has undertaken a wide range of commercial property work throughout her career including development and regeneration projects. Antonia did her first degree in Architectural History and she remains passionate about the built environment both historic and contemporary, enjoys art, antiques and gardening.

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New Trustee Joins the Summerfield Trust Board May 2019

23/11/2020

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​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. 
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May 27th, 2020

27/5/2020

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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
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Summerfield Charitable Trust 30th Anniversary Innovation Awards

5/5/2020

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​​“Due to the current Coronavirus crisis, Summerfield Charitable Trust has closed applications for our Innovation Awards early.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.”

To celebrate 30 years of charitable giving in Gloucestershire, the Summerfield Charitable Trust are launching four innovation awards, each worth £10,000, which will be given to projects or ideas which will tackle challenges in the county in new ways.
The Summerfield Charitable Trust was established by Ronald Summerfield, a Cheltenham antique dealer, shortly before his death in 1989. Since then £14 million has been invested in charitable projects and good causes throughout the county.
As well as celebrating all those organisations that the Trust has supported over the last 30 years, the Summerfield Charitable Trust want to mark this special anniversary by looking forward, with £40,000 dedicated to addressing challenges or creating opportunities in the county in new ways.
The four awards will reflect the key interest areas of the Trust:
  • Arts Award – including the arts, museums and built heritage;
  • Eco Award – including the environment and our natural heritage;
  • Communities Award – including community building, health and wellbeing, especially among vulnerable or disadvantaged groups; and
  • Education Award - including sport and recreation.
There are not firm rules on what the Awards will support. Your project could be a special event or celebration. You might want to try a new approach to the work you do. Or you might want to put a spotlight on an issue or a community that you consider is currently overlooked.
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The Trust has moved it’s investments to Sarasin and Partners

21/1/2020

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Sarasin & Partners have an exclusionary ethical policy in place for the Summerfield Charitable Trust details of this policy can be found in the Sarasin Guide to Ethical Exclusions accessible via the Sarasin & Partners website.  The policy is summarised below:

​There will be no holdings in companies with exposure to the production of tobacco or tobacco-related manufacturing
  • The portfolio will also avoid investment in companies that generate significant revenues from:
  • Alcohol
  • Armaments
  • Gambling
  • Adult entertainment
In addition to this exclusionary policy Sarasin & Partners consider ourselves stewards of our clients’ assets, a mind-set that is guided by a commitment to think like owners of the companies in which we invest, rather than simply holders of the shares takes. We take an active and responsible approach to investment with the principles of stewardship are embedded at the heart of our investment process.
 
The analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors form an integral part of the consideration for every investment decision. We strongly believe that this analysis must be conducted by our equity and fixed income teams as any material risks and opportunities from ESG issues will influence the valuation of each company. We also have specialist stewardship analysts within the team, who advise on company engagements and lead our policy outreach work.
 
We score each potential investment separately on the environmental, social and governance factors and then build an overall ESG score with a range from A to E (where A is exemplary and E is un-investable), which then feeds into the valuation methodology of each company.
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The Queen has appointed Edward William Gillespie OBE DL to succeed Dame Janet Trotter OBE DBE CVO, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire

21/1/2020

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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.

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Cheltenham Town Community Trust
Cheltenham Town PC:  

have set up a football team which is now training once a week and has  registered for the Gloucestershire FA Ability counts League for the new season starting in September 19. Please see the link below thanking the Summerfield Trust for the grant:
https://www.ctfc.com/news/2019/june/new-inclusion-football-team-launched-by-community-trust/


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CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL: 
Absolute Music: Shostakovich 
Sunday 7th July 2-3.30 pm at the Town Hall
Pre-concert talk:
How Shostakovich Changes Minds
1.15-1.45 pm 
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Sue Ryder Hospice Visit

21/1/2020

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​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
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January 21st, 2020

21/1/2020

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​Absolute Music: Shostakovich

​An extraordinary collage of music, poetry and dramatic readings, performed by the cast of the National Theatre's The Lehman Trilogy, Simon Russel Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles with Ensemble-in-Residence The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
Using extracts from Julian Barnes' novel The Noise of Time, the artists explore the true story of Shostakovich's deeply personal Eight String Quartet, famously composed in only three days. 

​Sunday 7th July 2-3.30 pm at the Town Hall
Pre-concert talk:
How Shostakovich Changes Minds
1.15-1.45 pm ​
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Wearable Art Fair Competition and Creative Trade Route Launch.    Press release: 23rd June 2019

7/8/2019

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On Friday 14th June over 350 people came to Gloucester Cathedral for an extravaganza evening of wearable art hosted by Art Couture Painswick, (ACP) Create Gloucester (CG) and South Gloucester & Stroud College. (SGS).
Please see here for further information. 
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International Women's Day - celebrated at the Friendship Café in Gloucester

14/3/2019

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​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.
The number of guests totalled 260, many coming from the immediate area, others from across Gloucestershire and some travelling from even further away to make it to this wonderful evening. Invited guests included working partners, funders, friends of the Friendship Café and workshop leaders. The event also launched ‘Inspire @ The Friendship Café’, which is a new initiative to promote women’s services at the Friendship Café. The ‘Inspire’ committee were joined by 20 volunteers who helped to support the event which has received such positive feedback from all involved.
The evening started with an Aysha special welcome drink and then guests were invited to sign up to their choice of workshop (yoga, rangoli, planting, crochet and dorset buttons) and experience something different. Henna artists were also on hand to decorate hands.
The evening generated a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere, with plenty of smiles and a chance to dress up (or down) to suit.
Guests were welcomed by Aysha who was followed by the speakers, Jenny and Bilkis from the ‘Inspire’ team, Bishop Rachel and Amirah Nandla. Each spoke briefly but importantly about issues affecting women today, in this country and abroad, and the need to keep inspiring young women to continue to follow their dreams and help make changes for women all over the world.
Food was ordered from local women who are setting up small catering businesses, and even that was international. We had samosas (Indian), spring rolls (Chinese), Batata Waras (Pakistani/Bengali) and Patties (Jamaican), Quiche (English), Chicken Shawarma wrap or falafel wrap (Syria) and also Maha Blanca (Phiilipines). The ‘Inspire’ team tried to make it truly international to reflect the communities we serve.
We ended the evening with some tips about how to look after ourselves followed by a prize draw. Gifts were donated by organisations, 'Inspire @ The Friendship Café’ team and the Friendship Café staff and friends.
It was a wonderful evening that aimed to inspire women of all backgrounds to be more involved and to be part of a new future for women.
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Cheltenham Festivals

10/1/2019

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This Year Summerfield sponsored: 
Cheltenham Science Festival Lecture ‘True Cost of Humans’
This was a thought provoking discussion chaired by Alice Roberts, Biologist Adam Hart was joined by geographer and geologist Mark Maslin and ecologist and conservation scientist Georgina Mace to talk about the impact humans are having upon the planet, what we may expect to happen in the future and what we can do to reduce our impact.
People chose to attend the event because:
“Very interested in the subject matter and wanted to learn more about it”
“Subject appealed and a strong panel”
Thoughts that people attending the event
“The subject matter is very important to me - many of the suggestions of how to minimise our negative impact on the earth reaffirmed that I already try my best in all respects. The scientific knowledge offered is useful when talking about these issues with others as I feel I have a better understanding after this event”
“The enormity of the situation and what we can do as individuals to help”
 
The next Cheltenham event sponsored by Summerfield Charitable Trust will be:
The Cheltenham Literature Festival on Friday 12th October at the Town Hall from 6.15- 7.15pm and speaker will be The BBC News Presenter and Author, Mishal Hussain.   
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Cheltenham Festival’s Gamelan (funded by SCT) being played at the opening night of the Literature Festival

9/10/2018

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October 08th, 2018

8/10/2018

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Cash boost for Sue Ryder Hospice will see more care at home in county

8/10/2018

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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.
 
The award from The Summerfield Charitable Trust to Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice will allow the charity to expand its Hospice at Home service, so their expert team of nurses and care staff can be there for more people when it matters.
Staff and volunteers at Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, based just outside Cheltenham, are thrilled with the award which means it can offer more care to more people in Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Gloucester via its existing Hospice at Home service.
 
Research conducted by the charity earlier this year showed a preference for professional medical care and support for a long term illness in people’s own homes (65%) or end of life care in their own home (58%).[1] More than 80% surveyed felt that patients should be given a choice as to whether to receive care for a life limiting illness or end of life care in their own home or a hospice building.[2]
 
Elise Hoadley, Director, Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, said:
 
“Sue Ryder is incredibly grateful for the generous donation from Gloucestershire’s Summerfield Charitable Trust.
 
“More people are telling us they want to receive end of life care in their own homes, in familiar surroundings, with loved ones near. We want to be there when it matters for our patients and their families, so we are delighted that The Summerfield Charitable Trust share our vision for delivering more Hospice at Home care across the county.
 
“This grant will allow us to expand the care that is given through our current Hospice at Home service and along with our inpatient beds and day services, it will enable patients to have a choice on how and where they receive care.
 
“Sue Ryder’s aim is to give more care to more people and with this funding we can.
 
“We remain committed to working in partnership with the local CCG to ensure that our developments continue to meet the ongoing plans of End of Life provision across the county.”
 
Edward Gillespie, Chair of Trustees, The Summerfield Charitable Trust, said: 
 
“Summerfield’s Trustees were most impressed by the clarity and scale of Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice’s ambition.  Their funding application has given us the opportunity to partner a project that will have county-wide benefit for a caring service that we know to be exceptionally valuable. We wish Sue Ryder every success with expanding this service.”
 
 
Follow www.facebook.com/SueRyderLeckhamptonCourtHospice for all the latest news on Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court’s expanding Hospice at Home Service, or visit www.sueryder.org/leckhampton
For more information on The Summerfield Charitable Trust visit http://www.summerfield.org.uk
 
Issued by Hayley Clemmens, PR and Marketing Officer for Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice email [email protected]
or call 07773 039984.



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Summerfield Trust Celebration at the Gloucester Cathedral Lady Chapel on the 24th May 2018

18/7/2018

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​​Katie Hicks Beach, The Very Rev Stephen Lake, James Millar, Vanessa Arbuthnott, Margaret Brown, David Owen,
​Edward Gillespie, Lavinia Sidgwick.
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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.
 
The Celebration was led by The Very Revd Stephen Lake, Dean of Gloucester
 
Performances were given by:

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​Artshape – Via Dance Company
The Summerfield Trust have supported a variety of Arts projects since 1999.  The young people with mixed disabilities performed a dance piece called ‘Catfish’, which raised awareness of the dangers of young people using Social Media. 

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​Friendship Café – Street United presents a performance of street dance
The café and it’s various projects have been supported by The Summerfield Trust since 2002.  This was the first public performance for Street United, a group of talented dancers aged between 4 and 18 years old. The dance group offers its members people to talk to, a sign help or just wanting to raise children’s confidence.

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​Gloucester Bike Project 
The project is a not for profit social enterprise offering free bike maintenance and bike building courses for young people and adults. A donation from the Summerfield Charitable Trust of £25,000 allowed them to refurbish one floor of their new site.

Maureen Parker (on the right) gave an explanation of the charity.

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​GL4 Beats performed a beat box and singing set called ‘Strike a light’
GL4 Beat is a free singing, rapping and beatbox group who meet weekly at The Redwell Centre in Matson. The young people get a chance to work on vocal techniques and the venue at the Cathedral provided excellent acoustics to enhance their accomplished performance.

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​Gloucester History festival (GUST) 
Naisha Hussein gave a talk on the Asian suffragette, Princess Sofia.  The Summerfield Trust has helped to fund GUST in 2016 and 2017.  GUST is a charitable organisation set up by Donna Renney to support cultural development in Gloucester.

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Gloucester Music Society
Hannah Talbot-Cooper gave a Flute performance of CPE Bach Sonata in A minor.
Gloucester Music Society has been supported by the Summerfield Trust in order to provide the high quality and innovative concerts its members have come to expect. 

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11 Local Gloucestershire charities have received The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

18/7/2018

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​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.
Any group doing volunteer work that provides a social, economic or environmental service to the local community can be nominated for the award. Each group is assessed on the benefit it brings to the local community and its standing within that community.
The 11 noteworthy local charities will be presented with their award between June and October 2018:
 
Art Couture Painswick
Brain Tumour Support
Gloucestershire Youth Mini Bike Project
Home Start Cotswolds
Jigsaw Thornbury
Patchway Festival
South Gloucestershire Breastfeeding Peer Support Service
Tewkesbury Sea Cadets
The Cotswold Voluntary Wardens
The Friends of Bathurst Pool
The Holst Birthplace Trust
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