Addington Fund

Addington Fund A farming charity. Supporting farmers and rural communities, across England and Wales, in times of need since 2001.

Providing:
🏠a comfortable home
✋a helping hand when disaster strikes
🚜or a chance to build a future in farming. Addington Fund was set up in 2001 as the Churches’ response to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), when it distributed grants totalling £10.3 million to over 22,000 applicants. With our focus now on rural housing, we provide homes for families needing to leave or retire from the agricultural i

ndustry. In times of emergency and where hardship is evident, we continue to support farming families through Forage Aid. Addington Fund offers grants to farmworkers on low incomes through the George Stephens Trust Fund.

📅 Dates for your diary this month:🧡3 Sep - Melton Mowbray: Bluetongue Update Meeting, Melton Mowbray Market🧡4 Sep - Warw...
01/09/2026

📅 Dates for your diary this month:

🧡3 Sep - Melton Mowbray: Bluetongue Update Meeting, Melton Mowbray Market
🧡4 Sep - Warwickshire Butty Van, Brailes, OX15 5JH
🧡9-10 Sep - Westmorland Show, Crooklands, Cumbria
🧡15 Sep - Ashcombe Cream Tea, Ashcombe Village Hall, Dawlish
🧡30 Sep - Cheshire Ploughing Match, Cheshire, SY14 8AH

If you are out and about this month come and say hi to a member of the Addington Fund team and discover the ways we help farmers or how you can support us. ✋

👉 For our full events calendar head to bit.ly/45d5DT4

If you are going to the Westmorland Country Show, come along and start your day with a coffee and pastry kindly hosted b...
28/08/2026

If you are going to the Westmorland Country Show, come along and start your day with a coffee and pastry kindly hosted by Thomson Hayton Winkley. ☕🥐

We will be on hand to talk about our work supporting farmers in Cumbria and our new starter farm, Whins.

📅Wednesday 9 September
🕐8am - 10am
📍Westmorland Country Show, Stand C92

🌞 Summer Events Round-Up 🌻It’s been a busy summer for the Addington Fund team! 🧡We’ve loved catching up with so many of ...
27/08/2026

🌞 Summer Events Round-Up 🌻

It’s been a busy summer for the Addington Fund team! 🧡

We’ve loved catching up with so many of our wonderful supporters, meeting new faces and sharing how we support farming families and rural communities.

From county shows to farming events, it’s been fantastic to see so many of you. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello! 👋

To read more about our summer adventures, click here ➡️tinyurl.com/mryy28xy

25/08/2026

Since the seeds were planted 25 years ago by a dedicated group of rural clergy in Suffolk, our practical, hands-on support has continued to evolve. 🧡

Today, we support rural communities through:
🧡 Secure housing
🧡 On-farm support
🧡 Opportunities for the next generation of farmers

To find out more and watch the full video, visit our website.

⏰ 1 week to go, for your chance to win one of our 🐻🎟️ Click here to enter our July/ August prize draw 👉tinyurl.com/578...
24/08/2026

⏰ 1 week to go, for your chance to win one of our 🐻

🎟️ Click here to enter our July/ August prize draw 👉tinyurl.com/578bz5r8

The draw will close at 11:59pm on 31 August 2026 BST. For full terms and conditions visit our website

Don't Miss Out! Good luck! 🍀

Say hello to our newest trustees Jennie Wheildon and Alastair Brown 👋Both bring a wealth of experience and a strong unde...
22/08/2026

Say hello to our newest trustees Jennie Wheildon and Alastair Brown 👋

Both bring a wealth of experience and a strong understanding of the agricultural and rural communities we support.

Their knowledge and expertise will be invaluable as we continue our work supporting farming families across England and Wales and look towards the future.

Welcome, Jennie and Alastair! 🧡

Read more here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4t8bwjx7

“Hear ye, oh hear ye!” 🔔On Tuesday 4 August, our Fund Director, Sue English, was honoured alongside 100 other remarkable...
20/08/2026

“Hear ye, oh hear ye!” 🔔

On Tuesday 4 August, our Fund Director, Sue English, was honoured alongside 100 other remarkable people at St. Mary's, Warwick, as a Warwickshire Changemaker. 🧡

Sue was recognised for her dedication to supporting farmers and rural families through her work with Addington Fund, as well as her contribution to the local community in her village of Napton.

Following the presentation by Karen Lynch, High Sheriff of Warwickshire, the celebrations continued with a special picnic tea at Warwick Castle 🧺🏰

Congratulations, Sue! 🎉🧡

📢We are excited to announce that we are sponsoring the ‘New Entrant to Agriculture Award’ category at the 2026 British F...
19/08/2026

📢We are excited to announce that we are sponsoring the ‘New Entrant to Agriculture Award’ category at the 2026 British Farming Awards. 🏆

The New Entrant to Agriculture Award celebrates individuals who have built a farming enterprise from scratch within the past five years, without the benefit of a family farming background. ✨

Click here to find out more about the awards and the finalists 👉tinyurl.com/kxeedzyk

We know the current drought and Bluetongue outbreak are putting extra pressure on farming families across England and Wa...
13/08/2026

We know the current drought and Bluetongue outbreak are putting extra pressure on farming families across England and Wales. 🧡

If you’re struggling with the cost of feeding livestock, our Forage Aid Scheme may be able to help with a one-off grant towards feed costs.

Click here to find out more about eligibility and how to apply 👉tinyurl.com/yu4cx32a

We’re incredibly grateful to NFU Mutual Charitable Trust for their recent donation, helping us provide this vital support. 🧡

If you’d like to help us continue supporting farmers through difficult times, please consider making a donation 👉 tinyurl.com/2xe4uy9c

📢We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded a £50,000 grant from the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.This generous ...
12/08/2026

📢We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded a £50,000 grant from the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.

This generous donation will support two key areas of our work:

🧡 Emergency relief, helping farming families facing unexpected hardship and difficult circumstances

🌱 Supporting the next generation to take their first steps into farming through our New Entrant Grant Scheme

This latest grant will enable us to continue providing vital support to farming families when they need it most, while also helping the next generation establish and grow their businesses.

We’re incredibly grateful to the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust for their continued support and for helping us make a difference to farming families across England and Wales.

Read more 👉tinyurl.com/5n858kh8

Address

9 Barford Exchange, Wellesbourne Road, Barford
Warwick
CV358AQ

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

01926620135

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