Berkshire Community Foundation

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Berkshire Community Foundation

As Volunteer Week comes to a close, we would like to give a special shoutout to our newest volunteer, Jacob.Jacob recent...
05/06/2026

As Volunteer Week comes to a close, we would like to give a special shoutout to our newest volunteer, Jacob.

Jacob recently joined the BCF team as a finance volunteer and has been supporting us on a range of finance projects. We are delighted to benefit from his skills and expertise while he continues his journey toward securing his dream role within an accountancy firm.

A big thank you to Jacob, and to all of our incredible volunteers.

We truly couldn’t do it without you.

Happy Volunteers’ Week! 💙We want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to our amazing volunteers, our dedicated ...
01/06/2026

Happy Volunteers’ Week! 💙

We want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to our amazing volunteers, our dedicated trustees, and brilliant event & office volunteers who show up time and time again to champion BCF’s work across the Berkshire community.
Your time, passion and skills make such a difference. We simply could not do what we do without you.

Thank you for being at the heart of everything we achieve. 🌟

Have you applied for our Funds for Older People? Grants available for up to £5,000 supporting older people.This fund sup...
19/05/2026

Have you applied for our Funds for Older People?

Grants available for up to £5,000 supporting older people.

This fund supports:
• Projects supporting beneficiaries aged 65 and over
• Projects tackling issues affecting older people, such as isolation, health and well-being

Applications must be submitted by 10am on Thursday 21st May.

Explore the full criteria: https://www.berkshirecf.org/avail.../funds-for-older-people/

Wishing Team Lexicon and all runners the very best of luck at The Lexicon Half Marathon tomorrow! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️They are raisi...
09/05/2026

Wishing Team Lexicon and all runners the very best of luck at The Lexicon Half Marathon tomorrow! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

They are raising funds for The Lexicon Charity Fund, managed by Berkshire Community Foundation, which continues to make a real and lasting difference across Bracknell Forest.

👏 We will be cheering you all on—good luck Team Lexicon! Your efforts truly are making a difference.

Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing each of our updated funding rounds in more detail.Today, we are focusing...
23/04/2026

Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing each of our updated funding rounds in more detail.

Today, we are focusing on: Funds for Older People

This round is designed for:
• Projects supporting beneficiaries aged 65 and over
• Projects tackling issues affecting older people, such as isolation, health and well-being
• It is currently open for applications. Applications must be submitted by 10am on 21st May.

Explore the full criteria: https://www.berkshirecf.org/available-funding/funds-for-older-people/

📣 Big news! We have refreshed our Funding Rounds for the year ahead.Expect clearer grant rounds with a focus on local pr...
23/04/2026

📣 Big news! We have refreshed our Funding Rounds for the year ahead.

Expect clearer grant rounds with a focus on local priorities.

Find out what’s changing: https://www.berkshirecf.org/available-funding/

💙 Thank you to everyone who shared feedback to help shape this.

Yesterday, our Community Impact Manager, Ellie, joined the team from SNG and Greenham Trust in visiting Bridge For Young...
15/04/2026

Yesterday, our Community Impact Manager, Ellie, joined the team from SNG and Greenham Trust in visiting Bridge For Young People’s Wessex House.

Bridge provides a home and support to young people (aged 16-25) who are leaving care or who are homeless. They opened Wessex House in 2025 which provides housing for up to 13 young people, six in the main house and 7 in the adjoining flats.

Through the UKCF Care Leavers Programme, BCF, SNG and Greenham Trust are jointly funding a support worker who provides floating support to the young people ready to move into the flats or into their own accommodation.

Now in the second year of delivery, its inspiring to see the difference this partnership is making. Thank you Bridge for Young People for having us. ♥️

We were delighted to attend the inspiring Flight of Fantasy concert this week.Hosted by Berkshire Youth Wind Orchestra a...
02/04/2026

We were delighted to attend the inspiring Flight of Fantasy concert this week.

Hosted by Berkshire Youth Wind Orchestra and Berkshire Youth Training Orchestra, the evening highlighted musical excellence and creativity from talented young performers across Berkshire.

"Monday night was a wonderful culmination of Spring courses for two wonderful county-wide music groups and I was delighted with the talent on display and the confidence and joy the young people radiated." - Berkshire Music Trust CEO, Dawn Wren

A huge thank you to everyone involved for such a memorable evening!

🌟 We were thrilled to attend Ren Kapur MBE’s High Sheriff swearing in ceremony on Friday! 🌟Ren is now officially the Hig...
01/04/2026

🌟 We were thrilled to attend Ren Kapur MBE’s High Sheriff swearing in ceremony on Friday! 🌟

Ren is now officially the High Sheriff of the Royal County of Berkshire for 2026–27, taking over from Sean Taylor DL. Her year will focus on serving the county, raising awareness of the magistracy, and championing charities that support young people including those who are neurodiverse or at risk of becoming NEET.

We are especially excited that Ren plans to work closely with Berkshire Community Foundation to highlight and support the brilliant local organisations making a real difference across our communities.

Ren brings huge energy and experience as a social entrepreneur, Army Reservist and Founder of X Forces Enterprise, as well as her wider work supporting equality of opportunity, education, and skills.

Congratulations, Ren! We look forward to partnering with you throughout the year ahead.

Read more: https://www.berkshirecf.org/news/berkshire-community-foundation-welcomes-the-new-high-sheriff/

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