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£400,000 handed out to good causes
VITAL community organisations in Burton have received a £400,000 boost this year thanks to the work of one of the town’s oldest charitable bodies. The Consolidated Charity of Burton has handed out £145,658 to...
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The Consolidated Charity of Burton-Upon-Trent is committed to its historic mission of improving the lives of residents of the town.
THE Consolidated Charity of Burton-Upon-Trent is committed to its historic mission of improving the lives of residents of the town. Working to that aim has been enshrined in the charity’s constitution for hundreds of...
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A Burton charity has handed out £39,257 to organisations who can make an impact in the community.
A Burton charity has handed out £39,257 to organisations who can make an impact in the community. The Consolidated Charity of Burton made seven grant awards at its latest meeting. They went to: Paget High...
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A Burton Charity has handed out more than £250,000
A BURTON charity has handed out more than £250,000 to give a lifeline to organisations providing vital community services in the town. The Consolidated Charity of Burton is distributing £254,342 to six providers, all...
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A BURTON charity has agreed to offer an emergency fund
A BURTON charity has agreed to offer an emergency fund to help key organisations in East Staffordshire stave off a funding crisis for a second year. In 2017, after listening to concerns about...
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A BURTON charity has marked the retirement of one of its long-serving trustees
A BURTON charity has marked the retirement of one of its long-serving trustees. Mike Hamilton has been a trustee of the Consolidated Charity of Burton for the last ten years helping distribute grant aid...
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A Burton charity handed over a record-breaking total of nearly £735,000 to good causes in 2017
The Consolidated Charity of Burton awards a wide variety of grants every year but demand for its support has never been greater and trustees have responded by handing out more cash than ever...
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The Charity has handed out more than £174,000 in grants to organisations and good causes at its latest meeting
This takes the total handed out this year to more than £540,000. The charity has already handed out more than £333,000 to help key organisations in East Staffordshire stave off a funding crisis. The...
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Local Charity launches Emergency Fund for Organisations in 2017
A Burton Charity has created a £500,000 emergency fund to help key organisations in East Staffordshire stave off a funding crisis. With a string of organisations that provide vital services reporting financial pressures as...
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Almshouse Residents sought for Burton properties
The Consolidated Charity, which looks after a range of Almshouses, is looking for new residents to occupy several vacant properties. Three homes in Wellington Street and Rangemore Street are vacant now and have recently...
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Organisations set to receive cash support from the Consolidated Charity
The Consolidated Charity has approved more than £18,000 of grant awards at its latest meeting. The beneficiaries are: - Burton and District Arts Council - £2,000 to help pay for the rent on its...
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Further £18,000 awarded to good causes
A BURTON Charity has awarded more than £18,000 in grants to good causes at its latest funding meeting. The Consolidated Charity of Burton has already made grant awards of more than £200,000 to organisations in the...
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Charity Trustees Award More Grant Aid
CHARITY Trustees have checked out a new minibus which they helped to pay for. C.R.E.S.T. provides facilities for sport and recreation for young people and adults with learning disabilities in East Staffordshire and was...
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Record Total of Organisation Grants Awarded
A Burton Charity has handed out a record £138,500 in grants to organisations and good causes at its latest meeting. The Consolidated Charity of Burton will be handing out cash to 15 groups, including more than £30,000 to...
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£20,000 awarded to local organisations
More than £20,000 in grants to organisations and good causes in the town have been awarded by the Trustees at their latest meeting. The Consolidated Charity of Burton upon Trent will be handing out cash to six...
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Christmas Cheer for local Children
The Consolidated Charity has recently handed over £1,500 to help provide Christmas presents for underprivileged children in the town. The Charity has made the donation to Derek's Tree to enable even more youngsters to receive...
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Additional items available via Relief in Need Grants
Following discussion at the recent Small Grants Sub-Committee meeting, the Trustees are now able to support requests for assistance with the provision of bath lifts. It is hoped that this update will allow...
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Charity awards more than £50,000 to local organisations
A Burton Charity has awarded more than £50,000 in grants to organisations and good causes in the town at its latest meeting. The Consolidated Charity of Burton upon Trent will be handing out cash to eight groups,...
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Organisation Grant awarded to local fishing group
On a sunny Wednesday evening, Councillor Len Milner presented 'Fish 2013' with a cheque for £2,000.00 from the Consolidated Charity of Burton upon Trent to enable them to purchase more fishing equipment. With an ever increasing amount of...
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Relief in Need Grants Increase
ONE of Burton’s leading charities has responded to the growing number of people facing a debt crisis by increasing the relief aid it hands out to struggling Burton people. The Consolidated Charity of...
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£35,000 awarded to Burton organisations
The charity has awarded more than £35,000 in grants to community organisations in the town at its latest meeting. Burton YMCA (£15,000) and The Little Theatre Company (£2,000) are among the groups who...