The Guernsey Community Foundation acts on behalf of the Pargiter Trust to distribute funds to charitable and voluntary organisations working with disadvantaged people over 65 in the Bailiwick. Areas supported …
Disadvantaged older people benefit from Pargiter Trust Grants Read More »
As part of combating isolation during COVID 19 in Guernsey, Age Concern Guernsey, sponsored by The Pargiter Trust has be producing a double page spread in the local Newspaper Guernsey …
The Pear Tree Fund, https://peartreefund.org/ was set up to work alongside NHS provision by providing funds for extra nursing and holistic care as well as some specialist equipment for the terminally …
A University of Brighton alumna has won a national grant to support development of her memory box which triggers recollections for people living with dementia. Chloe Meineck came up …
Pargiter Grant Supports Nesta Tech to Connect Challenge Runner Up Read More »
Whilst shopping this week I met an older Lady, probably in her nineties, for ease I am going to call her Grace. Grace was looking very confused; this was the …
Meeting Point at St Mary Oatlands is a small community group in Weybridge. The group provides a monthly luncheon with entertainment in the Church hall and is a well-attended and …
In 2018 we supported Tea and Chat (Making Connections) Tandridge. Tea and Chat sessions share a wonderful sense of community and provide a place for socially isolated older people to …
A national initiative: Good Gym with around 23 across the UK and the Trust supported Good Gym in the Woking area. Good Gym links up runners with isolated older people. …
Another great example is the support that the Trust gave to Melody for the Mind in Camberley. A simple donation of £150 purchased a number of large print song books. …
A brilliant example of how the Trust has helped includes The Orchard Dementia Centre, in Chertsey. It was set up by a group of local volunteers, in 2017 it became …
