The Chester Bluecoat Charity is thrilled to announce that The Bluecoat building will soon be home to a holistic wellbeing hub, run by Calm Coffee Group CIC! Calm Coffee is a pioneering community interest company known for its commitment…
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…
The Chester Bluecoat Charity, the longest standing charity in Chester, is currently searching for inspirational individuals to join our board as a volunteer trustee to help steer the charity as it strives to raise the bar on the positive…