Hambledon Village Community Fund

All About Us

Welcome!

The Hambledon Village Community Fund, (HCF) is a significant and exciting local initiative that creates a charitable fund specifically for the benefit of Hambledon and its residents. It will provide Hambledon with a sustainable source of funding that, over time, will make a significant contribution to meeting the charitable needs of the village community.

The HCF 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 Hambledon Community Fund:

The HCF is a Permanent Fund that people who love Hambledon 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 £100,000 to enable approximately £6,000 to be generated each year 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 HCF can offer:

A panel consisting of representatives from community and voluntary groups will be able to make grants out of the income from the HCF 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:

Creates a permanent source of capital to support and benefit community projects, voluntary groups and people in need in Hambledon and the surrounding areas.
Provides an effective way for people in Hambledon to support their local community.

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 HCF 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' Hambledon Community Fund, please feel free to contact:

Julie Llewelyn (07768 033611) or Katherine Evans (07771 601902) at Hambledon Village Trust. Alternatively, contact our umbrella organisation, the Community Foundation for Surrey directly on 01483 409230