We recently gave West Cheshire Foodbank £500 towards their “It’s Only Temporary” project supporting homeless families living in temporary accommodation in Chester. The money will be used to fund fun, valuable activities during school holidays for the children of…
We are pleased to be able to help with the development of the nature area of Dee Point Primary School with a £500 grant. This money will be used to buy resources needed to grow fresh produce, such as…
We are delighted to support the work of Fallen Angels who are the only organisation in the UK to provide exceptional dance theatre experiences for people whose lives have been impacted by mental health or addiction challenges. Established in…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is thrilled to announce a £450 award to Wild Salt CIC, a community cooking school, to enable them to expand into Chester. Wild Salt CIC delivers empowering cooking lessons to those aged 18 – 22…
In 2021, The Chester Bluecoat Charity supported the launch of new and exciting initiative, The Greenway Grocer, with a £5,000 grant. The scheme runs a weekly session selling affordable fruit and vegetables from The Crossroads Community Hub, a safe and…
Chester’s longest standing charity was delighted to be able to grant £5,000 to Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) so they could support small charities and not-for-profits with their funding requests. CWVA has been supporting the local community since 1914…
We are incredibly grateful to a team of volunteers from NatWest’s Chester branch who generously dedicated a day to The Bluecoat recently. The enthusiastic and passionate team of 11 helped with various jobs, including painting, path clearance and gardening,…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity was delighted to grant Koala North West £10,000 in 2022 so they could support young families in Blacon and Lache for a year. Here we detail how this money helped one mum with her two…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is thrilled to announce that The Bluecoat building is now home to a holistic wellbeing hub, run by Calm Coffee Group CIC. Calm Coffee is committed to mental and emotional wellbeing and opened the doors…
The Friendly Bench CIC provides safe, accessible outdoor seating areas that create connections to people, places and nature. The benches are so much more than just seating, they are meeting points where people can get together, build friendships and…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is delighted to have given Adoption Matters £500 in order to for them to be able to fund a children and young peoples choir which unites their community of adopted families. Adoption Matters, headquartered in…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is delighted to give Upton Junior Football Club £1,000 towards their fundraising endeavours that will support financially disadvantaged families and the development of new girls’ teams. The benefits to children from being part of a…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is delighted to report the impact made in the life of one local family following a £5,000 grant awarded to Children Today. The grant has helped to fund the purchase of adapted equipment for four…
We are delighted to announce Laura Fearnall as the new Chair of our trustee board. This is a particularly exciting appointment as Laura is the first female at the helm of Chester’s oldest charity, which has been tackling the…
Blacon Beacon helps individuals and families who are struggling with the rising cost of living by offering food advice, cooking courses and help to attain nutritious food at a reasonable and affordable price and also offer a foodbank. The…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is pleased to be able to make an impact in the lives of over 40 local children following a grant of £4,000 to The Cheshire West and Chester Chairman’s Trust. Established in 2014, the Trust…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is delighted to be able to back a local neuromuscular centre to purchase a vital piece of equipment. Falls are common for people living with neuromuscular conditions due to factors such as weak muscles, a…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity has awarded a local community church council £500 to support children from vulnerable and disadvantaged families during the summer holidays by offering them recreational day trips. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of…
Earlier in the year, Oldfield Pre-School applied to The Chester Bluecoat Charity for support of £500 towards a project to improve their outdoor area, which the charity was delighted to be able to provide. Oldfield Pre-School is an independent,…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity is delighted to announce the installation of a potentially life-saving defibrillator at the Bluecoat, extending how the charity helps support those in Chester. The defibrillator at The Bluecoat on Upper Northgate Street has been placed…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity was delighted to donate £5,000 to Lache Larder, which meant their crowdfunding project was completed! Lache Larder is a resident run social supermarket that collects surplus, perfectly edible in-date food from local supermarkets and sells…
