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To mark Wildanet’s support of Young & Talented Cornwall and to celebrate Cornwall’s emerging talents, young sportspeople, musicians, dancers, actors and fashion designers who have benefited from the latest round of grant funding came together at Wildanet’s Liskeard-based headquarters. They each received a grant certificate from Lord Lieutenant Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE.

On 19th October, the Cornwall Community Foundation (CCF) co-hosted a fundraising afternoon with the Charlie Sumption Memorial Fund (CSMF). The event brought local people and professionals together and raised an incredible £1,850 for the charities.

The countdown is on for this year’s Cornwall Christmas Fair; the county’s ultimate festive shopping event with a doing-good difference.

On the evening of Tuesday 10th October, we welcomed Cornwall Club members, Trustees, Fundholders and out of county supporters of CCF to a celebratory drinks party at the Fishmonger’s Hall in London, kindly hosted by Kim Conchie, Chair of Trustees, and Sam Galsworthy, Vice-Chair and Fundholder.

Our Poverty Hurts campaign has reached £1 million in donations. This appeal is designed to help those struggling with the rising cost-of-living crisis by providing grants to charities and community organisations who provide a vital lifeline to communities and individuals across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

With thanks to new funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly we are welcoming applications to the newly created Commissioner’s Community Grant Scheme. The first round is open Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on with a theme of “Resilience to crime and disorder”.

Cornwall Community Foundation is grateful to Cornish Clotted Cream producer, Rodda’s Creamery, for their generous donation towards the Young & Talented Cornwall fund, encouraging young people to support their ambition with financial support, and the Crisis Fund, to help those in need of immediate support to alleviate destitution or poverty. 

In partnership with Cornish Lithium we are welcoming applications for the 2023 Cornish Lithium Community Fund.

The Cornwall Christmas Fair – the most vibrant fundraising event in the county’s festive calendar – will take place at the Eden Project on Thursday 23 November with a Preview & Shopping Evening on Wednesday 22 November. All funds raised will go to supporting the Cornwall Community Foundation.

This Fund aims to support community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly which address the interrelated issues of financial planning, debt management and the financial education of adults and children.