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A number of ancient charities in the parish provide limited help to people in need. Parish councillors serve as trustees on these bodies which typically meet only twice a year.
Sonning & District Welfare Trust Makes small grants to people in need in the ancient parish of Sonning (which includes Eye & Dunsden, BInfield Heath and Sonning Common). View the Charities Commission entry for this charity
Sonning Educational Foundation Dates back to the 17th century and makes small grants to help students with their studies. View the Charities Commission entry for this charity
Robert Palmer Almshouses When vacancies occur, applications for residency in the Victorian almshouses in Sonning are welcomed from people living in the ancient parish of Sonning. View the Charities Commission entry for this charity
Lucy Phillimore Charity Small gifts of groceries are distributed at Christmas. View the Charities Commission entry for this charity
Caversham Consolidated Charities View the Charities Commission entry for this charity
Poor's Land Charity There is a small but very old charity in the parish which dates back to the Inclosure Acts of 1820. It covers the Ancient Liberty of Eye and Dunsden, which in those days (and still does) includes both Eye and Dunsden and Sonning Common civil parishes. This is the Poor's Land charity which was originally founded to provide fuel for persons resident in the area in cases of need or distress. This is what it still does (interpreting 'fuel' in a wide sense), and its scope has extended to making a small distribution to applicant pensioners at Christmas time. Its sole income comes from renting out a plot of land at Gallowstree Common. Residents of Sonning Common will recognise part of it as their Parish allotments. The approximate total available funds at any time amount to some £4500, so grants cannot be very large. At present, the Clerk is Derek Hepburn. Contact can also be made through the Trustees, one of whom is Parish Councillor Chris Jensen. View the Charities Commission entry for this charity
For further information on charities in the Parish, please contact the Clerk, Beverly Dobson, telephone 0118 972 3266 |
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