Grants totalling £20,000 awarded to Ditchling organisations
Grants totalling £20,000 have been awarded to a range of Ditchling organisations by the Turner-Dumbrell Foundation.
At its AGM the trustees of the charity agreed to make grants to:
- Beacon Parish for both upkeep and maintenance of St Margaret’s churchyard and renovation of a tapestry designed and woven by the renowned Ditchling weaver Hilary Bourne;
- FPTA of Ditchling Primary School towards playspace resurfacing;
- The Monday Group for annual fixed costs of footpath maintenance;
- Ditchling Scouts Group for activity days;
- Oldland Mill for a timber survey;
- The Inter-village Sports Day for equipment;
- Ditchling Cricket Club for equipment; and
- Ditchling Pavilion for improvements.
The grants are funded by rental income from the charity’s land and property holdings. Land owned by the Turner-Dumbrell Foundation comprises Lodge Hill and the neighbouring Bowries Fields as well as the site of the Community Orchard, and it also owns the workshops as you head north out of the village.
