Star Trust Charities Timeline

Making a difference together

Star Trust money makes a real difference to good causes across five East Midlands counties.

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DONATED TO GOOD CAUSES

CHARITIES SUPPORTED

LIVES TOUCHED
Double Impact

Programmes to assist young people with drink and drugs awareness in 10 schools

Nottinghamshire

The John Egging Trust

60 young people on Blue Sky programme to improve self-esteem confidence and leadership.

Lincolnshire

Harmless

Provided a full time therapist to help people stop self-harming and provide them counselling and support.

East Midlands

2013

Designability

Supply 5 electric wheelchairs for children under 5 in East Midlands.

East Midlands

Pasic, providing practical, financial & social support to children & young people with cancer, their family & carers

Provided A Christmas Party For 200 Terminally Ill Children, Their Families & Carers.

Nottinghamshire

Emmanuel House Support Centre

Funded A Full Time Re-Settlement Worker To Support Homeless People Being Re-Homed.

Nottinghamshire

Wenlo RDA

Provided a tack room and office accommodation to support horse riding for disabled children.

Leicestershire

Childrens Bereavement Centre

Supported A Peer Support Group For Young People Along With Funding For Ten Bereavement Support Volunteers.

Nottinghamshire

2014

Forever Stars

To complete funding for still born baby wing at QMC Nottingham.

Nottinghamshire

Bodie Hodges Foundation

Grief boxes and travel bursaries for families who have lost a child.

East Midlands

Beaumond House Community Hospice

2 x Curo Cell Mattresses and 4 x pressure relieving recliner chairs.

Nottinghamshire

Childhood eye cancer trust

Leicester members fund day for families to receive face to face support in childrens eye cancer.

Leicestershire

Increase session at specialist nursery for children with motor dysfunctions.

Leicestershire

Soft Touch Arts

Fund creative sessions for encouraging the most vunerable and disadvantaged youngsters into art.

Leicestershire

The Y

Cold weather Café providing 30 hot brekfasts for aged over 16 homeless people over winter.

Leicestershire

The Ear Foundation

Provide extra monthly drop ins in the community and training for families.

Nottinghamshire

Twenty Twenty

Employ trained counselors for vulnerable young people in 3 centres.

Leicestershire

2015

Fare Share

Funded A Programme Coordinator for Food Distribution helping Deprived Children.

East Midlands

Literacy Volunteers

Improve literacy skills on one to one basis with primary school children by funding resource boxes.

Nottinghamshire

RDA

Assistance with education certification and equipment for riding school for disabled riders.

Leicestershire

Rainworth & Blidworth Detached youth project

Play scheme for disadvantaged children to develop their mental/physical capacities.

Nottinghamshire

Alex's Wish

Research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and clinical research.

East Midlands

Belvoir Cricket and countryside trust

Special needs schools programme for 400 children aged between 8 & 16.

Lincolnshire

Mercia MS therapy centre

Increase access to therapy and on going care for ms sufferers.

East Midlands

Nottinghamshire Hospice

A Newly refurbished Room To Provide A Private Space For Day Therapy Patients.

Nottinghamshire

Think Children

Supported 20 Children In Deprived Areas To Assist with Behavioural And Educational Development.

Nottinghamshire

Hope House

A Brand New Kitchen Was Installed In A Renovated Building To Provide Facilities For Autistic Children.

Nottinghamshire

Jason Spencer Trust

Serenity Lodge for families who have suffered a child’s death through violent crime.

East Midlands

Sam White Legacy

Funded a children-friendly MRI imaging unit with virtual reality goggles and eyeball tracking.

Nottinghamshire

Look Inside Sensory learning and Play

Funded sensory learning and play’s ‘Bridge Project’ helping disabled children make a successful transition from school to work.

Nottinghamshire

The Nottingham Winter Shelter

Funded a Winter Night Shelter from November 2016 – April 2017 which helped over 120 homeless people.

Nottinghamshire

2016

Beaumond House Community Hospice

Supply of specialist high riser chairs and tub chairs.

Nottinghamshire

Childrens Bereavement Centre

Outreach programme funding to over 600 children per annum.

Nottinghamshire

Newark and Sherwood Play Support Group

Provide play sessions for 144 disabled children during the year to help give carers/parents a break.

Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Hospitals Charity

Funded the refurbishment and transformation of 22 family rooms at the hospital.

Nottinghamshire

Ashgate Hospicecare

Hospice refurbishment and providing care in the community.

Derbyshire

Caythorpe and Ancaster Medical Practice

Provide medical equipment for rural medical assistance to 12,000 patients.

Lincolnshire

Blythe House Hospice

Funding Towards Hospice Refurbishment And Providing Care In The Community.

East Midlands

Jericho Road

Provide a new support vehicle for the outreach project on Nottingham streets – we procured a van direct.

Nottinghamshire

Emmanuel House

Supply and fit new flooring.

Nottinghamshire

Blythe House Hospice

Funding Towards Hospice Refurbishment And Providing Care In The Community.

Derbyshire

2017

Think Children

Assist 25 disadvantaged children aged 4 -11 in centre of Nottingham.

Nottinghamshire

The Bridge

Food trailer to enable them to provide mobile food to the homeless and also generate funds at their party events.

Leicestershire

Reality

Funding Five Courses For Vulnerable Young People To Assist With Self-Esteem, Anger, Loss, And Separation.

East Midlands

Belvoir Cricket and countryside trust

Special Needs schools programme – delivering education and sports to special needs schools in the East Midlands to over 2,000 people annually.

East Midlands

Wainman Trust

Raises funds to start a Dementia club with operating costs.

Nottinghamshire

We R Here

Provide 45 sessions 1:1 counselling supporting children and adults who have experienced traumatic life events.

Nottinghamshire

Nether Hall School

Provided Funds To Buy A Brand New Wheelchair Swing For A Special Needs School, For Children To Enjoy.

Leicestershire

Grantham Journal Children's Fund

Funded Trips For Families Of Disabled Children To Spend Time Together doing activities And To Meet Other Families.

Lincolnshire

Rainworth & Blidworth Detached youth project

New equipment for Play Schemes (games, activities and resources) for children aged 5-12.

Nottinghamshire

TLC

Workshops for local children to work together to prepare a dance presentation for Nottingham Carnival.

Nottinghamshire

Children's brain tumour

Funds for an intraoperative MRI scanner to improve the quality of the treatment for for children with brain tumours.

Nottinghamshire

Variety The Children's Charity

Contribute towards approved projects that help disabled & disavantaged children throughout the Midlands Region.

East Midlands

Happy Days

Contributed Towards Respite Trips For Children With Special Needs Living In Poor Economic Conditions.

Lincolnshire

Childrens Bereavement Centre

Contribution towards a bereavement counsellor at an outreach service in Bassetlaw.

Nottinghamshire

CASY - counselling and support for young people

Contribution to projects that deliver a support group for siblings of the young people.

Nottinghamshire

The Ear Foundation

Update facilities – capital improvements (equipment, furniture, and storage).

Nottinghamshire

Jericho Road

Renew the kitchen and replace the flooring with full goods and services.

Nottinghamshire

First Step

Contribution to support the service delivery to 80 clients each week of face-to-face counselling or support.

Leicestershire

Nottingham Arts Theatre

Contribution to providing workshops/projects to bring local people together and build relationships, improving community cohesion.

Nottinghamshire

Phab Nottingham

Contribution to running a 3-day residential weekend at for children and young adults with disabilities.

Nottinghamshire

Peter Le Marchant Trust

Contribution to support day trips on canal boat for organisations supporting people living with disabilities.

Leicestershire

2018

Cornwater Evergreens Foundation

Contribution towards providing members with a healthy, nutritious, two/three-course meal.

Nottinghamshire

Scropton Riding for the disabled

Contribution towards the cost of replacing arena special riding surface.

Derbyshire

Stonebridge City Farm

Contribution towards the 120 physically disabled volunteers to help with self-esteem and safety on the internet.

Nottinghamshire

British disabled angling association

Contribution towards specialist adapted equipment to enable disabled children to partake in angling activities.

East Midlands

Little Bird SOS

Contribution towards increasing the number of support sessions available to adults who are experiencing mental health issues.

Leicestershire

takeover radio

Support towards the cost of new specialist IT equipment to ensure the continuous delivery of the community radio station.

Leicestershire

Cerebral Palsy Sport

Contribute towards the purchase specialist Gameframe® for Frame football to enable the delivery of cerebral palsy football sessions.

Nottinghamshire

Framework

Contribution towards the project nature in mind. Allotment sessions twice weekly for 15 people over 36 weeks.

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire Clubs for young people

Contribution towards new beds and a kitchen to enable all young people to fully participate in programmes.

Nottinghamshire

Pasic

Funding for a family support worker to offer emotional, practical and social support to families of children with cancer.

Nottinghamshire

Sam White Legacy

Purchase a CFX384 touch real-time PCR detection system for researching on various Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) projects.

Nottinghamshire

We R Here

Providing counselling for children, young people, and adults along with self-building courses and therapeutic group work.

Nottinghamshire

2019

Bodie Hodges Foundation

Funding for one year to support families dealing with the loss of a child / sibling.

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire emergency blood bikes

Funded the purchase of a fully equipped brand-new Honda motorcycle supplied by Vertu Honda Motorcycles from Grantham.

Lincolnshire

Menphys

Funding to enable 30 disabled children a trip to the theatre (spark festival).

Leicestershire

Safe and Sound

Tackling child sexual exploitation by providing high quality tailored one-to-one support to victims and young people.

Derbyshire

Zink

Contribution towards community café – food, equipment, additional storage and fareshare membership.

Derbyshire

2020

Footprints

Creation of a programme to support 35 pre school children with down’s syndrome and cerebal palsy.

Nottinghamshire

Brighter futures through sport

Supporting a 1-2-1 mentoring program being run by ex-professional footballers in 45 schools in the East Midlands.

Nottinghamshire

The John Egging Trust

Funding for 50 at-risk children to take part in their Blue Skies Inspire programme for 1 year.

Lincolnshire

Money Matters

Improving the financial position of 70 people through debt relief and bankrupcy fee contributions. 

Leicestershire

Leicester Children's Holidays

Funding adventure holidays for 80 disadvantaged children in 2022 most of which have never been away from home before.

Leicestershire

2021

Gems Cash for Kids

This donation will be heating 400 homes for a week as part of the current energy crisis.

East Midlands

Adoption Focus

Supporting ‘reach groups’ which enable newly adopted children to bond with their new family, assisting 320 people.

East Midlands

Belvoir Cricket and countryside trust

Our donation will assist 350 special needs children in a Cricket and Countryside project.

East Midlands

Improving Lives

Funding will provide 100 hours of telephone support to help volunteers keep in regular contact with people.

Nottinghamshire

Rosie May Foundation

The funding allowed a new electric Tuk-Tuk called Ruby to get onto the road full-time and reach hundreds of local people.

Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Arts Theatre

Our donation will benefit around 100 local children from deprived backgrounds to join a theatre programme and build confidence.

Nottinghamshire

STAA

Our donation will allow STAA to put on an Open Day that will benefit over 100 people.

Nottinghamshire

Wainman Trust

Our donation will support 70 individuals through respite and activities such as games, creative activities, physical and strength exercises.

Nottinghamshire

Warning Zone

With our donation, the safety zones will be maintained and developed, educating thousands of young lives each year.

Leicestershire

Wenlo RDA

2 x Cabins donated as well as previous cabin sold for £1,200.

Leicestershire

The Wheely Boat Trust

Contribution to a Wheely Boat that will sit in the River Soar and enable hundreds of disabled anglers of all ages to take to the water.

Leicestershire

Wolfpack Project

Donations towards buying equipment for 6 volunteers to each support 10 people a week as part of their buddy scheme to reduce loneliness and social isolation.

Nottinghamshire

Rainbows brightening short lives

Our donation will support 30 sessions of play for children with complex needs and disabilities due to life-limiting conditions.

East Midlands

2022

CASY - counselling and support for young people

Providing one-to-one counselling sessions in a confidential space for young people to explore the issues relating to their mental health.

East Midlands

The Bipolar Lift

Providing all-around help for people with bipolar disorder through emotional support and practical advice.

Nottinghamshire

Bodie Hodges Foundation

A local Leicestershire-based charity that supports families who have been bereaved of a child.

Leicester

Love4Life logo

Love4Life is a program of therapeutic and emotional support targeted every year at around 400 of the most vulnerable disadvantaged multi-ethnic girls.

East Midlands

British disabled angling association

Contribution towards specialist adapted equipment to enable disabled children to partake in angling activities.

East Midlands

Hope for Hunger Leicester

Provide food for those suffering food poverty in the local community in Leicester.

Leicester

Lamp Leicestershire action for mental health project

Providing free access one to one Independent Community Mental Health Advocacy to adults (18+) who have a mental health condition.

East Midlands

Childrens Bereavement Centre

Helping children and young people to cope with the grieving process from the loss of someone close.

East Midlands

life-skills-education logo

Life skills education charity, helping young people manage risk throughout Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire

homestart-logo

Helps families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them.

East Midlands

pasic-logo

Providing cancer support for children and young people across the East Midlands.

East Midlands

Derventio Charitable Trust

Supporting people affected by homelessness to make positive changes in their lives.

Derbyshire

Level Centre

Celebrating the art that ‘difference’ makes, unlocking the unique talents of disabled creatives.

Derbyshire

Saffires Logo

Offering holistic support to women working on the streets, in venues and online.

Leicestershire

Chroma Church Food Bank

People in crisis can collect emergency food and supplies to help for between 3-5 days.

Leicestershire

2023

Arthritis Support Leicester

Helping people living with arthritis lead a fuller life, helping them to take control of their self-care.

Leicestershire

Disability Support Nottingham

Information, advice and guidance service run by disabled people, for disabled people.

Nottinghamshire

the-helpful-bureau

Home Support for the elderly and disabled in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire since 1975.

Nottinghamshire

lincoln-city-foundation

Dedicated to creating healthier, happier and inspired communities in Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire

leicester-wheels-for-all

Providing all inclusive cycling opportunities for anyone with different needs in the East Midlands.

Leicestershire

me-and-dee-charity

Assisting families where the parent or child has a life-limiting or life shortening health condition.

Derbyshire

cornwater-evergreens

Providing a range of services to facilitate the wellbeing and happiness of older people.

Nottinghamshire

2024

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