The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to Whitehaven Community Trust to help support the young people in its hostel. The donation will be used to fund a support worker, who will offer advice to young residents. The CKDCF cheque was presented to Kerry Maxwell, chief executive of Whitehaven Community Trust, as pictured above. Tuesday 29 June …
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The CKDCF has donated £1,500 to help homeless young people in West Cumbria. Whitehaven Community Trust runs supported accommodation for homeless, vulnerable people between 16- and 24-years-old. Kerry Maxwell, from the Trust, said: “Our aim is to provide safe and secure accommodation with housing related support to vulnerable young people with a range of varied and …
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The CKDCF has donated £1,000 to the North Lakes Foodbank to fund food parcels for struggling families. The money will go towards feeding families in poverty over the Easter and upcoming summer breaks, when school meals vouchers are unavailable.  It will also be used to purchase food for those struggling to get by on the …
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The CKDCF is honoured to have received more than £2,800 in memory of Lee Elliott. Friends and family of Lee Elliott, who passed away in February, have raised £2,825 for the CKDCF in his memory.  £1,000 was raised at his funeral and £226 was raised by the ‘Committed to Rock’ choir, with the remainder raised …
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The CKDCF is proud to have donated £1,000 to the Freedom Project, West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support, to assist with their work in supporting children affected by domestic abuse. The donation will support the organisation’s vital work with children who have witnessed and/or suffered domestic abuse, offering counselling and enhancing their well-being. Our cheque was handed over …
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The Greenbank Community Association has received a £1,000 CKDCF donation towards their 2019 Summer Play Scheme. The scheme is targeted at children from the Greenbank area of Whitehaven, many of whom would usually be stuck with little to do to keep them entertained during the long school summer break. Up to 100 children benefit from …
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The CKDCF has donated £300 to the Whitehaven Youth Project. The donation will pay for a young person with a disability to take part in a Tall Ship Experience. Friday 9th August 2019
The CKDCF has donated £3,000 to West Cumbria Society for the Blind, which will go towards funding a support worker for visually-impaired children and young people across Cumbria. The annual donation, presented to Marie Scott, the organisation’s chairperson, is one the CKDCF is proud to make. The impact made by the support worker on the lives …
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We are proud to have donated £1,000 to Safety Net (UK) to help them continue to deliver their support services. The organisation provides help and support to Cumbrian youngsters who have been affected by sexual abuse and domestic violence. Tuesday 5th March 2019
The CKDCF are proud to have presented the West Cumbria Society for the Blind with a cheque to fund a support worker for children and young adults. The annual £3,000 donation funds a support worker for visually-impaired children and young people across Cumbria. The CKDCF are proud to make this regular donation, as we recognise the importance of such a service to …
A £2,000 cheque was handed over to Safety Net UK in order to fund a worker to support children. The CKDCF’s donation will be used to support children affected by rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence throughout west Cumbria. More information about Safety Net UK can be found on their website: www.safetynetuk.org Wednesday 14th February 2018
The CKDCF donated over £1,200 for the purchase of Numicon to assist with the learning of students with learning difficulties. The Numicon resources will enable children, especially those with special needs, to improve their maths skills. Headteacher Suzanne Smith told The Whitehaven News, “We are delighted and very grateful to The Charlie and Kathleen …
As part of an ongoing annual funding programme, the CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Rosehill Youth Theatre, Whitehaven. Rosehill Youth Theatre is a volunteer-run amateur dramatic group for children and young adults, staging their own productions of well-known musicals in Whitehaven’s Solway Hall.  The group currently has around 80 members aged between 5- and …
The CKDCF have presented the West Cumbria Society for the Blind with money to fund a support worker for children and young adults. The annual £3,000 donation is used to fund a support worker for visually-impaired children and young people across Cumbria. The CKDCF are proud to make this regular donation, as we recognise the importance of such a service to young …
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The CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Greenbank Community Association for their 2016 Summer Play Scheme. The play scheme, which caters for between 60 and 80 local children, will be held during the school summer break. The scheme is targeted at children from in and around the Greenbank area of Whitehaven; it contributes to a reduction in petty …
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The CKDCF have donated £1,000, through the West Cumbria Society for the Blind, to the campaign to purchase an ‘eye-gaze’ machine for Lily Tyson. Eight-year-old Lily suffers from Rett syndrome which affects her ability to communicate.  Her family are running an ongoing campaign to raise a total of £12,000 for the purchase of an eye-gaze …
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The CKDCF have donated £1,000 to the Rosehill Youth Theatre, which prides itself in diversity and inclusivity. The money will go towards staging their next production, Aladdin, in their newly-acquired Solway Hall, Whitehaven. Founded in 1983, the Rosehill Youth Theatre is a West Cumbrian theatre group run entirely by volunteers for young people aged between 5 …
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