Benevolent Activities
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Other benevolent and charitable activities the Livery Company undertakes include:

Riding for the Disabled at Barrow Farm
Barrow Farm, Highwood, Chelmsford, Essex. CM1 3QR
Telephone: 01277 821538

Barrow Farm riding and carriage driving for the disabled is situated 2 miles outside Blackmore. It is a riding school for children and adults who because of disability or learning difficulties cannot easily attend an ordinary riding school. Barrow Farm was started in May 1976, since then an indoor riding school has been built and a subsequent outdoor riding arena.
Click here to see a report on Riding for the Disabled
Click here to see a report on Riding for the Disabled 2004

Children's Country Holidays
Gives a week or weekend respite breaks to inner London severely disadvantaged children. We have just given them funds for a basketball court.

The Speech, Language and Hearing Centre
Our 3 year grant has helped them employ an Occupational Therapist who will assist in their work with under 5’s who have speech and language difficulties.

The Oxford and Bermondsey Club (background info)
This is our latest venture to help a long established but small youth club, a member of London Youth, which provides facilities for young people in Bermondsey. Our first award is going towards the refurbishment of their showers and canteen which will enable them to provide activities to more people

Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation
Arundel Park, Sussex BN18 9LH
Telephone: 01903 882602
Click here to see a report on Arundel Cricket Foundation 2000
Click here to see a report on 'The Master's Cricket Day at Arundel - 2002'


Headquarters Company of the London Regiment TA.
We have recently committed to an increased award over 4 years to support their Welfare fund in view of their deployment in Afghanistan


Annual support of the Lord Mayor's Trust Fund for Charities
Link to Lord Mayor's web page
Link to Lord Mayor's Innitiative: Financial Literacy in Schools
Link to Lord Mayor's Show

Every Lord Mayor, as a central part of his responsibilities, adopts a number of charitable causes and, in the course of his mayoral year, raises funds on their behalf.

Over the years, the Lord Mayor's Appeal has generated many millions of pounds for a myriad of deserving causes.

St Botolph's Church - Aldgate
The Livery Company makes annual contributions to St Botolph's The donations are towards the upkeep and refurbishment of the place where the Livery holds its annual carol service.

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