Raphael Ryder Home at Dehra Dun
We support a child here throughout complete education. Our current child is called Kalpna. The home was founded originally by Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder, for the children of lepers, but now embraces those with chronic illnesses eg MS. Now also working on TB project. |
£250 |
Project 404 (USPG) Hostels in Madagascar
Originally established by Anglican Bishop Benzies. Helps underprivileged youth (equal boys and girls) break out of poverty. |
£150 |
Fountain House Trust
Sheltered accommodation throughout their lives, for people with multiple disablements. |
£150 |
Children’s Hospice South West
the Babe Appeal. |
£150 |
Bible Society (West Mendip Branch)
Aims to get the Scriptures to those who want them throughout the world |
£200 |
Samaritans (Weston Branch)
Local branch provides valuable confidential help for many desperate people. |
£150 |
Diocesan Mission to the Deaf
Local support for deaf and partially hearing |
£150 |
Children's Society
Provides shelter and support for children in need throughout the world. |
£180 |
Y-Care International
Works through YMCAs to help disadvantaged young people in the developing world. |
£150 |
Lee Abbey (Knowle West Project)
Provides space and guidance for families in a very deprived area of Bristol. Resident Chaplain. |
£200 |
St Luke'sHospital for the Clergy
Provides medical care for clergy and dependants, which can be fitted in to busy lives |
£100 |
Julian Trust (Bristol)
Provides night shelter for single homeless in Bristol area. |
£200 |
Church Army
Has variety of functions in the area working with homeless and needy. |
£200 |
Weston Hospice Care
Development of local hospice care |
£150 |
Woodspring Association for the Blind
Locally based support for the blind and partially sighted. |
£150 |
Diocesan Development Fund
We were advised by Bishop of Bath and Wells that we should support this. It helps parishes in difficulty – urban and rural |
£225 |
BRACE (Weston Branch)
Research into Alzheimers and support for sufferers and their carers |
£100 |
Friends of Somerset Churches
Provides support to Somerset churches and chapels which are endangered by very small congregations. Helps to maintain the fabric and keeps them open for worship and visitors alike. |
£50 |
Emmaus Community
Gives the hopeless an opportunity to come into a community where they must come off state support and be prepared to take responsibility for themselves. |
£50 |
Church Mission Society
Works throughout the world as a link for ‘local-global church. |
£120 |
Motivation UK
based locally; designs wheelchairs from locally obtainable materials especially in countries beset by unexploded anti-personnel mines. Co-founder Simon Gue |
£105 |
Leprosy Mission
Provides spiritual guidance and practical medical aid to those suffering from this dreadful but easily treated disease. Specialises in operations on damaged hands and feet, which enable sufferers to work and support themselves. |
£150 |
Society for Mary and Martha
Provides respite and spiritual guidance for families where, among other things, the married relationship may be in difficulty. This often includes clergy families. |
£100 |
Luhimba
This village Tanzania. Set up by Michael Carey and his wife (Fiona Densham’s Mother) who originally established such basic things as a water supply and a dispensary. Working with other Christian bodies, the village now has a primary and a secondary school (equally open to boys and girls). Now run by former Wrington School Head, Paul Temple. |
£120 |
Hope for Africa (Anglican Diocese of Capetown)
Provides health care, opportunity and employment for the very poor in South Africa |
£100 |
Hope and Homes for Children
Provides homes and fostering care for children in such areas as Bosnia, Moldova, Albania and Romania and Africa, where local services for orphans are completely inadequate. |
£100 |
Helpline
Uses volunteer drivers to take village people to hospital appointments. Money is required to pay for petrol. |
£100 |
ACAT - Action by Christians Against Torture
Volunteers receive a news letter giving particular cases in countries which have death penalty or routinely use torture to extract confession. Those in the group then write to the appropriate authorities drawing attention to the plight of individuals. Group members pay their own postage. Money needed to finance news letter. |
£50 |
Rector's Discretionary Fund
This is given to the Rector to use where he sees a need in the Parish |
£100 |
| TOTAL: |
£4,000 |
