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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.