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Our Congratulations and Good Luck to @Glouc_services

14/5/2015

The Trustees and staff of the Summerfield Charitable Trust would like to congratulate Gloucester Services on winning their recent award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Local Food Development' at the Western Daily Press Food & Farming Awards 2015, and wish them good luck and continued success with the opening of the Southbound Services on Tuesday 19th May 2015.

We are proud to be one of the early supporters of the project back in 2007.

LINKS:
Gloucester Services
Western Daily Press Food & Farming Awards
Summerfield Trust support

Trustees of Grace Fry Charitable Trust transfer investments to Summerfield Trust

8/5/2015

In March this year the Trustees of the Grace Fry Charitable Trust transferred their investments to the Summerfield Charitable Trust in order that the Summerfield Trust could distribute more grants to benefit Gloucestershire charities.

Grace Fry lived in Cheltenham and keenly supported many causes similar to those of the Summerfield Trust. After her death, her Trust continued for a few years but the Trustees eventually recognised that by moving their investments to the Summerfield Trust, Mrs Fry's wishes could be retained but without the overheads.

£10,000 grant benefits Gloucestershire apprenticeship scheme in the creative industries

7/5/2015

In February this year The Summerfield Trust awarded a grant of £10,000 to CREATE Gloucestershire to promote a Gloucestershire apprenticeship scheme which is providing opportunities for young people wanting to go into the creative industries.
Create Gloucestershire has recruited 13 apprentices and interns so far through the Creative Employment Programme.
CLICK HERE to read more about the scheme.

James Millar Summerfield Charitable Trust, CREATE gloucestershire apprenticeships

Summerfield Trustee James Millar with apprentices.

Chairman of Summerfield Charitable Trust awarded OBE in Queen's New Year Honours

9/1/2015

Summerfield Charitable Trust Edward Gillespie, Edward Gillespie OBE, Summerfield Trust Edward Gillespie OBE

Edward Gillespie, Chairman of the Trustees of the Summerfield Charitable Trust, and former Managing Director of Cheltenham Racecourse, was awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List for services to horse racing. PHOTO: Gloucestershire Echo

Click on the links below for the full story:

Gloucestershire Echo - 30/12/2014
Queen's New Year Honours 2014: Former Cheltenham Racecourse boss Edward Gillespie awarded OBE

Racing Post - 31/12/2014
Former Cheltenham Chief Gillespie Awarded OBE

Gloucester Services provided the venue for our November Trustee meeting

8/12/2014

The Summerfield Charitable Trust provided supported the Gloucester Services project in the very early days in 2007, so the Trustees were delighted to return to the site in November, where they held their final quarterly meeting of 2014, and after the meeting welcomed Gloucestershire’s Lord Lieutenant Janet Trotter to lunch and a tour of the station

Located on the northbound carriageway of the M5 between junctions 11a and 12 at Brookthorpe, to the south of Gloucester, Gloucester Services opened in May 2014 and a second services on the southbound carriageway is due to open in May 2015.

Click here for more information about our involvement in the project.

For more information about Gloucester Services click here

Gloucester Services, Westmoreland, Summerfield Charitable Trust, Sarah Dunning, Mark Gale, Edward Gillespie, James Millar, Anthony McClaran, Vanessa Arbuthnott, Kate Hicks Beach, Lavinia Sidgwick

Summerfield Charitable Trust quarterly Trustee meeting hosted at Gloucester Services, November 2014.

Tetbury Rail Lands Regeneration Trust awarded £30,000

23/7/2014

Tetbury Rail Lands Regeneration Trust (TRLRT) is a charity which is turning the site of Tetbury's former GWR railway station into a series of community assets for the people of the town and surrounding area.

At the July 2014 quarterly grants meeting, the Trustees of the Summerfield Charitable Trust pledged £30,000 towards the cost of installing digital audio-visual equipment and black-out blinds for the Goods Shed cinema.

Read more on the TRLRT web site - www.tetburyraillands.com

WHAT ARE WE FRACKING FOR? Join the Summerfield Debate at Cheltenham Science Festival 2014

3/4/2014

You’ve seen the headlines, now hear the facts. The contentious method of fracking is surrounded by issues of environmental impact, economic viability and energy security. Get behind the headlines as Guest Director Richard Bacon chairs a frank discussion with Francis Egan, head of the company behind UK fracking, and energy economist Paul Ekins on the politics, the safety and the economics of fracking.

Summerfield Debate Cheltenham Science Festival 2014 Richard Bacon

Richard Bacon

THE SUMMERFIELD DEBATE

What Are We Fracking For?

TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014
8:30PM - 9:30PM

PILLAR ROOM, CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL

Tickets go on sale Tue 22 Apr at 12:00pm

The Summerfield Debate at Cheltenham Science Festival 2014

The Summerfield Trust sponsors annual events at the Cheltenham Festivals. For more information see our Projects Funded page.

New video highlighting the work of the Summerfield Trust

5/3/2014

2014 is the 25th Anniversary of the Summerfield Charitable Trust. To highlight the work of the Trust and explain more about its aims and priorities today and for the future, the Trustees commissioned a video which can be viewed below.

Events and exhibitions at the newly re-opened Art Gallery & Museum

4/3/2014

The recently re-opened Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, now re-named The Wilson, is running a series of exciting events in the new exhibition and gallery spaces that were created during the major redevelopment project, which includes the Summerfield Gallery. Listed below are two of the current events. Click on the images to visit The Wilson website for details.

Summerfield Trust News Rodin The Kiss The Wilson Cheltenham

The Return of Rodin's The Kiss

14 February to 10 August 2014

Auguste Rodin’s The Kiss, returns to Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum 80 years after its initial display. Its display in 2014 celebrates the centenary of Rodin’s visit to Cheltenham. In 1914, Rodin accompanied his friend and biographer, Judith Cladel on a visit to see her sister in Cheltenham and during his stay he came to the Art Gallery & Museum.

Summerfield Trust News William Rothenstein Mother and Chilkd The Wilson Embrace Exhibition

Mother and Child, Candlelight by William Rothenstein. Oil on canvas.

EMBRACE

18 January to 24 April 2014

Notions of love and the embrace have fascinated artists across the centuries. This exhibition, the second in the newly reopened Art Gallery and Museum, will explore the work of artists of the 20th century and onwards whose work hints at their fascination with the human embrace.

Depicted through a range of media including painting, sculpture, photography and film, the exhibition will include work by Jacob Epstein, Marc Chagall, Eileen Agar, Gilbert and George, Charlie Murphy, Kenneth Armitage, Emma Critchley, Chris Ofili, David Inshaw and Eileen Cooper on loan from national museums, galleries and private collections.

Summerfield Trust awards a grant to Tirley Emergency Action Group

27/2/2014

At their last meeting in February 2014 the Trustees awarded a grant of £3,500 to Tirley Emergency Action Group to provide a storage shed for flood equipment.

The Songwriting Charity 'Something Kind' School Project 2013

17/12/2013

In July 2013 the Summerfield Trust paid the Nathan Timothy Foundation - The Songwriting Charity a grant of £5,000 towards their 'Something Kind' project.

Celebrating 'World Kindness Day' the aim of the 'Something Kind' programme was to raise confidence levels in those involved and engender strong relationships at secondary level, whilst bolstering resilience through transition to secondary school for primary school participants. The Songwriting Charity worked with schools in rural communities in Gloucestershire ensuring those with least access to the arts are given new opportunities to participate.

VIDEO: Gotherington Primary School - 'Kindness is a Thing That Makes You Happy'.

LINK: The Songwriting Charity blog

Summerfield grant benefits local primary school

17/12/2013

In May 2013 the Summerfield Trust paid a grant of £3,000 to Oakwood Primary School in Cheltenham towards a 'Sculptor in Residence' project to provide weekly workshops with the children, teaching them to work with wood and create a collection of seating that will remain in the school and be used by the children. During her time the sculptor will also be creating a large figurative sculpture that will be sited at the front of the school.

Click here to read full report.

(Photos courtesy of Oakwood Primary School)

The Museum in the Park's 'Walled Garden Project' benefits from Summerfield grant

12/12/2013

The Summerfield Trust has awarded a £12,000 grant towards the creation of a new entrance way from the existing Museum into the walled garden.

The project aims to bring back to life 2,000 square metres of derelict land which was formerly the garden belonging to the mansion house, now the Museum in the Park. The Entrance Way will be a fully accessible pathway from the Museum reception, a winding trail which rises gently though planted slopes with terraced seating looking back towards the Museum.

LINK: To read more about the project, visit the Museum in the Park website.

Summerfield Trust 'Gave a Monkeys' at #Westonbirt Arboretum

1/12/2013

In 2011 the Summerfield Trust gave a grant of £50,000 to the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum towards re-landscaping the car park and upgrading the visitor centre. In recognition of the Trust's support, the Trustees were invited to take part in a tree planting ceremony in a new glade of endangered trees. One of the Monkey Puzzle trees has now been named after the Summerfield Charitable Trust. The photos were taken on the day - click on images for details.

You can read more about the planting project on the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum website

#Gloucestershire_Dance benefits from 2012 #Summerfield_Trust grant

18/11/2013

Summerfield Trust grant to Gloucestershire Dance performance by Roses Youth Theatre members October 2013

Performance of 'Stuck in the Mud', October 2013.

We gave Gloucestershire Dance a grant of £20,000 in November 2012 to help develop a partnership with the Roses Youth Theatre in Tewkesbury.

Gloucestershire Dance is a production and training company specialising in inclusive practice. With their partners they aim to effect real change and address barriers to participation in the arts sector.

The photo is of Roses Youth Theatre members performing in a production of 'Stuck in the Mud' at Blackfriars Priory in Gloucester in October 2013. The event was attended by Vanessa Arbuthnott and Lavinia Sidgwick from the Summerfield Trust who both found it thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining.

LINKS: Gloucestershire Dance and Roses Youth Theatre

Grant Application Deadline Dates for 2014

15/11/2013

The quarterly Trustee meeting deadline dates for grant applications in 2014 are as follows:

TRUSTEE MEETING
February 2014
April 2014
July 2014
November 2014

DEADLINE DATE
20/12/2013
07/03/2014 * (amended)
08/05/2014
To be confirmed

See our HOW TO APPLY page
for more information about
applying for funding

Cotswold Canals Trust: Dudbridge Locks Hydro Project completed

14/11/2013

Display panel at Dudbridge Bridge

"Please do pass on our thanks to the Trustees for
the two grants associated with this project.
We feel proud of the outcome and hope that
the Summerfield Charitable Trust will feel the same having made such an important, and in the case of the first grant, early contribution to the funding package."
- Ken Burgin, Chief Executive
Cotswold Canals Trust

The Summerfield Trust awarded a grant of £45,000 in 2011, payable over two years, for a joint project between The Cotswold Canals Trust and the Stroud Valleys Canal Company .

The aim of the project is to use spare water flowing down the canal to generate income to help support the future maintenance of the restored canal.

In a typical year, the hydro scheme is expected to generate an income of £20,000 through the generation of over 100 Megawatt hours of electricity.

The installation is expected to last many decades and a small team of volunteers has been formed to perform regular maintenance tasks.

Read more about the project in the report submitted to the Summerfield Trust in October 2013, or visit their website using the link below. READ MORE

LINKS:
Cotswold Canals Trust

Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum renamed The Wilson

18/9/2013

Summerfield Trust News Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum renamed the Wilson

The new Logo

Cheltenham's Museum and Art Gallery is to be rebranded as The Wilson.

The building in Clarence Street is due to re-open on 5 October following a £6.3m refurbishment over the past 18 months. The Summerfield Trust awarded a special one-off grant of £750,000 in 2009 towards the cost of the project.

The new name is inspired by explorer Dr Edward Wilson, who was born in the town and who died on Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition in 1912.

The Trustees visited the site on 12th September to view the progress of the building works and the new Summerfield Gallery.

Summerfield Trust news Trustees visit The Summerfield Gallery Jane Lillystone Anthony McClaran James Millar Edward Gillespie

Left to Right: Jane Lillystone, Museum Arts & Tourism Manager, with Trustees Anthony McClaran, James Millar and Edward Gillespie on the new roof space overlooking Chester Walk.

“The new building will transform Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, allowing for improved access and enhanced opportunities for the display of its locally, regionally, nationally and internationally important art and heritage collections. Treasures from our collections will come into the public view for the first time, whilst the new galleries will enable Cheltenham to become a major venue for national and international touring exhibitions. Our aim is to become a cultural hub for the town - a place where everyone (of all ages) is welcome.” - Jane Lillystone, Museum Arts & Tourism Manager.

Trustees Edward Gillespie, Anthony McClaran, James Millar and Trust Administrator Lavinia Sidgwick visit the new Summerfield Gallery at the refurbished Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum on 12th September 2013.

Left to Right: Edward Gillespie, Anthony McClaran, Lavinia Sidgwick and James Millar in the new Summerfield Gallery overlooking Chester Walk.

LINKS:

Summerfield Trust Events at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2013

2/9/2013

THE SUMMERFIELD LECTURE
Thursday 10th October
NOREENA HERTZ
Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World.
In a fast-moving world we're often overloaded with conflicting opinions and advice. In this absorbing lecture Noreena Hertz, author of The Silent Takeover, and described by The Observer as 'one of the world's leading thinkers' offers a practical method for making better, smarter decisions.

Noreena Hertz The Summerfield Lecture Cheltenham Literature Festival

Noreena Hertz (image courtesy Cheltenham Festivals)

THE JAN URBAN-SMITH DEBATE
Saturday 12th October

MELVIN BURGESS, ANNE FINE, JAMILA GAVIN & GRAHAM TYRER
Do We Still Believe Books Matter to our Children?
Do we still believe that books matter to our children? If so, why are libraries closing and literature reduced to extracts in school, as if solely for the purpose of jumping through hoops? Is the chance to read widely being squeezed between the pressure of regimented schooling and an increasingly pervasive digital 'tablet culture'? And what can parents do? Join best-selling children's writers Melvin Burgess, Anne Fine, Jamila Gavin and school literacy guru Graham Tyrer to debate these challenging questions and find out the books that shaped them as they grew up.

This event is supported by the Summerfield Trust in memory of Jan Urban-Smith, who, in her role as a trustee, helped to make Gloucestershire a better place.

Anne Fine and Graham Tryer The Jan Urban-Smith Debate Cheltenham Literature Festival

Anne Fine and Graham Tyrer (photo courtesy of Cheltenham Festivals)

Pittville Gates Restoration Project benefits from Summerfield Trust Grant

31/8/2013

(Photo courtesy of Friends of Pittville website)

The front cover of the new Pittville Gates booklet written by James Hodsden, with cover illustration by Fran Knight.

Pittville Gates are situated at the end of Winchcombe Street in Cheltenham, leading to Pittville Lawn, a residential street which leads to Pittville Park. The Gates were built in 1833 as the grand entrance to Pittville Estate, which was developed in the 1820s by Joseph Pitt. The Gates are listed Grade 2 by English Heritage.

In 2010, the Friends of Pittville embarked on a long-term project to restore the Gates and improve the immediate area, as both were in very poor condition. Phase one of the restoration work started in November 2012, which included the gates being dismantled.

In February 2013 the Summerfield Trust awarded a grant of £20,000 towards Phase 1 of the project and, despite delays caused by bad weather during the winter months, the new stone pillars, renovated ironwork and enhanced landscaping including new pavements are now in place. The final stages of Phase 1 should be completed in September 2013, and fundraising for Phase 2 continues.

More information about the history of the gates can be found in the specially commissioned booklet, Pittville Gates: Cheltenham's 'Grand Entrance' by James Hodsden. Combining old and new images with a specially researched text, it sets out the story of the gates from their origin in 1833 to the present day. Proceeds from the sale of the book support the restoration campaign run by the Friends of Pittville.