Chiddingfold Community Fund

All About Us

Welcome!

The Chiddingfold Community Fund (CCF), established in August 2009, is a significant and exciting local initiative that creates a charitable fund specifically for the benefit of Chiddingfold and its residents.

The CCF has been set-up in partnership with the Community Foundation for Surrey. By working together we aim to offer a fund that enables and encourages local giving so that as a village we can develop a greater capacity to respond to local issues.

The Purpose of the Chiddingfold Community Fund:

The CCF is a Permanent Fund that people who love Chiddingfold can either donate to now, or leave a legacy to in the future.
The long term objective is to build a capital fund of at least £250,000 that will be available in perpetuity to help make a significant contribution to meeting the charitable needs of our village.
It will encourage the efforts of the many existing village groups, by offering a fund that can make grants to help meet local needs. It will not compete with them.

What the CCF can offer:

A panel consisting of representatives from community and voluntary groups will be able to make grants out of the income from the CCF Permanent Fund to support people, projects and activities within our community as long as they meet the Fund criteria.

The Fund will award grants to individuals and non-profit making organisations within the following areas:

Local voluntary and community groups that are active in the provision of services for the local community
Individuals in need within the Parish of Chiddingfold, for educational support or to enable them to be more independent
The conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and the cultural heritage of Chiddingfold and its surrounding area.

Grants will fund both existing services or facilities and new initiatives and can contribute to either capital costs such as funding new equipment or supporting ongoing running costs. Each year the CCF Panel, working with Surrey Community Foundation will set specific criteria to reflect the current needs of the community.

Curious? Who to contact:

If you have any questions not answered here, if you would like to discuss fundraising ideas or if you are interested in making a donation to the 'permanent' Chiddingfold Community Fund, please feel free to contact one of the CCF Panel members:

Jan Fellingham: 01428 683144 Tim & Susie Forrest: 01428 684208 Niki Harridge 01428 683300

Alternatively, contact our umbrella organisation, the Community Foundation for Surrey directly on 01483 409230