Supporting and Developing Our Community Spirit
The purposes of the charity are:-
To support voluntary groups, charities, individuals and community services in Burnham and its surrounding district, especially:
(1) The growth of volunteering
(2) The greater provision of Sports and Arts activities and facilities, both for the disabled and able bodied members of our community.
(3) The building of greater environmental awareness.
The Burnham Foundation
The catalyst for establishing The Burnham Foundation (TBF) was the 2012 Olympiad which made a big impact on our local community. It was inspiring to observe the plethora of volunteers that supported all of the events.
It was evident that sports and ‘the arts’ deserved more support and that we should encourage both the able and less-able groups to participate.
TBF’s first grant was made in 2013 to Friends of Burnham Library who were staging an arts competition and since then a further 36 grants have been awarded to the value of over £9k. A list of all grants made is shown below.
At TBF’s 2020 Annual General Meeting, it was resolved to broaden its purpose to also support the building of greater environmental awareness. The ten categories which we have identified so far as suitable for funding are listed on our grants page.
The Burnham Park Tree trail was developed in 2020 and during 2022 another tree trail featuring the southern churchyard at St Peter’s Church was published. More details are given under the Tree Trail header on this website.
A supper at Burnham Park Hall is also being planned with the title ‘Wild Burnham?’ on Friday 8th November 2024 – see ‘poster’ under updates header for more details.
The impact of the pandemic, cost of energy and inflation crises that we have all experienced is difficult to comprehend. TBF are prepared to support and collaborate with all the other local organisations who will also be mindful of the challenges we are all facing. We are hopeful that the recent initiative undertaken by Bucks. Culture titled “Village”, and supported by TBF, will play a valuable part in raising the sights and confidence of our local community.
THF’s current trustees are
Viv Nicholas – chairman and treasurer
Les Stuart – secretary
Toni-Ann Hiryama
The 2023 AGM minutes and 2024 annual accounts, 2024 AGM meeting agenda and chairman’s report are all included on the 'Updates' page.
Viv Nicholas. October 2024
