Funding

We currently receive financial support from the Big Lottery Fund (£242,719.00 over 3 years ending on 31 October 2012) and smaller sums for a period of three years from Yapp Charitable Trust, the Co-op and the Charles Hayward Foundation.

We currently receive no funding from any County Councils or Local Health Boards. In the recent past we have also received support from Lloyds TSB Foundation, Comic Relief, the Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust and a number of other bodies

Even with the funding available to us, we still have a commitment to raise 10% of our operational funds ourselves, which we have done quite spectacularly with the amazing generosity of local people and businesses.

Dan Stephens, local landlord of The Talbot in Welshpool, has generously raised funds, with his Patrons' help, of £250. Here he can be seen with our Chairman and Assistant coordinator handing over the cheque.
He also very kindly continues to donate various gifts for our numerous raffles.

Muriel Penlington, a Volunteer in our organisation, prepared flower displays to sell in Newtown and raised an amazing £47 and is still preparing more beautiful displays for selling.

Individual members and Staff have given their time generously to help raise funds.


Teresa Edwards, (member of staff), walked 42 miles in a day to raise funds. She had gained £800 in pledged contributions from friends, family and businesses		Teresa was presented with a bottle of Champagne and some strawberries at the end of the tremendously long walk by our coordinator Stuart Beesley