EDUCATIONAL TRUSTS

Moving into further education can be expensive and often this potential financial burden can put young people off from really following their dreams.

If you live within one of our parishes, you might be able to apply for one of these educational grants.

Calthorpe and Edwards Educational Foundation 2025/26

The Foundation helps young people from the parishes listed below with a grant for studies in Further Education. This means University, Further Education College, Medical School and similar establishments. It excludes courses that could have been obtained at School.

The Governors limit assistance initially for a maximum of three years and to no person over 25 years of age. The period may, at the Governors’ discretion, be extended a year at a time when appropriate, but not beyond the age limit. The grant is paid in three termly instalments and for the year 2024/25 it was £336 pa.

Keith Boswell is the Chairman and Rosemary Boswell is currently the Clerk. All Governors who represent Villages are volunteers and attend one meeting in September when new applicants are considered and the Clerk is given details of the new year’s grant. Payment will be by BACS and students will be required to provide their home address, email address and bank details.

There are 2 groups of villages, the Inner Group and the Outer Group. If funds are limited, then students from the Inner Group take precedence.

Inner Group:-

Ampton, Ingham, Great and Little Livermere, Timworth.

Outer Group:-

Culford, Fornham St Genevieve, Fornham St Martin, Great Barton, Ixworth, Troston, West Stow, Wordwell.

Currently there are 5 students from Ingham, 1 student from Ampton and 4 from Great Livermere.

There are 5 students from Fornham St Martin, 14 from Great Barton, 7 from Ixworth and 1 from Troston.

For more information contact Mrs Rosemary Boswell: phone 01284728199

or email: calanded24@gmail.com

Sir John Wood Hengrave and Flempton Trust

Charity number 801873

The AGM of the Trust was held on the 14th April 2025 and the trustees were pleased that 3 grants were awarded for assistance with education fees and sports equipment in 2024.

The trustees would like to see many more applications to the Trust in the relevant categories so that more individuals in the two villages can benefit.

Residents from Flempton and Hengrave can apply for grants as long as you have lived in the villages for one year and are listed on the electoral register. The grants are not means tested.

The categories for grants are: education, recreation and community development.

Examples are, education course fees, IT equipment, text books, sports equipment and coaching, musical instruments and lessons, aids for the home if elderly or disabled and community projects. Information about the charity can be found at www.flemptoncumhengraveparish.gov.uk

If you would like to discuss your idea, please contact the charity’s secretary if you think you have something that might be funded which is not listed.

Lynne Bambury – 01284 703917 lynnebambury@hotmail.com

BURY ST EDMUNDS OLD SCHOOL FUND GRANTS

The Bury Old School Fund is a small local charity which provides modest grants to students in both secondary and tertiary education to assist with costs such as travel and educational materials.

Applicants, or their parents or guardians, must live within the town boundaries of Bury St Edmunds in order to be considered for a grant and be under the age of 25, although discretion by the Trustees may be considered if an Applicant is situated outside of the boundaries of Bury St Edmunds, but attends (or attended) a School within the boundary.

For an Application Form please e-mail osfclerk@greene-greene.com

All Applications for the 2025/2026 academic year must be received by the clerk by close of business on 31st August 2025.

Culford Educational Trust

Application for grants for 2025/26 now open, closing date 30/09/25.

Culford Educational Trust was set up from the proceeds of the sale of the village school house in 1987.

The Trust is held by the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich, administered locally by the priest in charge, the church warden and a Culford resident, who meet once a year in October to allocate funds.

Residents of Culford under 25 years old can apply for funding for educational needs (e.g. towards university fees/equipment) or extra curricula activities (e.g. music lessons, sports). If you wish to apply, request an application form, by sending an email to sarahjbowers@btinternet.com. If a grant is awarded you will be expected to personally acknowledge receipt and to inform the Trust of your progress, and how the funds have been spent.

Anyone wishing to send a paper application, send a request for a paper form to the Old School House, Culford.