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Adderbury Feoffee Charity

Charity No: 20092  Established: 1461

Adderbury and Milton Feoffee Charity was founded in 1461 after the owners of ‘a tenement with close and parcel of meadow in Mill Mead, Adderbury was given to the Charity. Twelve Trustees from the Parishes of Adderbury and Milton were appointed to run the Charity. In the years to come, the Feoffee Charity accumulated more land from the parishioners of Adderbury and Milton. The Trustees used the income from the land with its main aim to support the residents of Adderbury and Milton.
Today, we have 10 Trustees who run the Feoffee and are very much involved in the administration and giving of the Charity. In our Constitution we aid in three main areas and objectives – Educational Fund / Assistance Fund / Ecclesiastical – more on these can be seen in our Giving section on the website.

Educational Fund
This fund is available for:

  • School leavers going on to further education or University.
    Once a place has been secured, a grant will be considered. The deadline each year is 1st January, and grants will be awarded at the end of February, after the meeting of the Trustees.      An application can be made each year that studying is undertaken.
  • Students during the year, to assist towards the cost of the course, learning resources, or any additional needs as required for study. Each application will be assessed individually and confidentially.
  • Apprenticeships – assistance can be requested on the apprenticeship application form, where the Trustees will need to be made aware of the Company you will be working for while doing the apprenticeship; what studying you will be undertaking, how long the course is and what you are hoping to achieve at the end of the apprenticeship.

The grants are to help those who have lived in the village for a period of three years or more.
The Charity supports the local primary school – Christopher Rawlins, which has seen the school acquire new IT equipment and resources, plus help those in need with support for breakfast or after school clubs, school trips and residentials.

Assistance Fund
A long-established fund with the Feoffee Charity. It is there to help when times are hard. We cover all age groups, young and old, and can offer help to all who have lived in the village for a period of three years or more.

Ecclesiastical Fund
Supporting both St Mary’s Church in Adderbury and St John the Evangelist in Milton as part of our Constitution.

The Charity has several well-developed allotments on the Wykham Lane in Bodicote, these are rented out to people from the nearby communities to grow their own fruit and vegetables. As part of an ongoing housing development, new allotments will be provided to add to our already successful offering.

For further information on any of the above or to request an application form, please call us on 01295 981930 or email us on: [email protected]
Forms can be emailed or posted for completion; they are also available to download from our website: www.adderburyfeoffee.co.uk

Website: https://adderburyfeoffee.co.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01295 981930
Address: Adderbury Feoffee Charity
The Barn, Croft Lane
Adderbury
OX17 3NB

Friends of St Mary’s Church Adderbury (FOSMA)

church-logoFOSMA was formed in March 2009. Its aim is to raise money for the repair and upkeep of the fabric of our beautiful village church. Since its formation it has become a registered charity which enables it to reclaim tax back via the Gift Aid scheme.

It is the Parochial Church Council who sets the agenda for ongoing maintenance and we work closely with them to help provide as much funding as possible. To date over £150,000 has been raised by holding a series of successful, enjoyable and varied events and from generous donations and membership fees.(For future events please see ‘What’s On’ on www.adderbury.org). Some of the funds raised have been spent on the renovation of the Lychgate, the repair of the wood panelling near the War Memorial and an ambitious and much-admired project providing a new wrought iron gate at the south porch church entrance. The two south windows have also been beautifully renovated.  With the help of a very generous donation, improvements to the heating system are being investigated.

Becoming a ‘Friend’ is easy. Application forms are available in church and also from
Stephanie Lea (Treasurer) [email protected]
Nick Fennell (Membership Secretary) 01295 811059 [email protected]

Or you can download the FOSMA application form here

Friends’ Membership rates are:
Individual – annual £15  -two adults, same address – annual £25
Individual – life £200  – two adults, same address – life £300
Corporate – annual £50.
In return you get the opportunity to attend our social events (with advance notice), an Annual Report and most important of all the knowledge that you are helping to keep the Church in good repair for future generations. We look forward to welcoming you to FOSMA.

Website: www.adderbury.org/FOSMA
facebook:  www.facebook.com /ADDERBURYFOSMA

National Gardens Scheme (Adderbury Group)

Private gardens open to the public one Sunday a year for charities, predominantly Macmillan Nurses, Marie Curie and Katharine House Hospice.

Gardens Open once in July

Website: http://www.ngs.org.uk/
Contact: Dr David White
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01295 812679

Katharine House Hospice

Specialist palliative care services.

Supporting those with life-limiting illnesses whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment, the Katharine House Hospice serves a community of approximately 150,000 people in Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire with Hospice care and a Community Nursing team.

The aim of hospice care is to improve the lives of people with life-threatening illness of any diagnosis, whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment.  Hospices provide care for people from the point at which their illness is diagnosed as advanced, to the end of their life, however long that may be.  Hospice care emphasises quality of life and therefore places a high value on dignity, respect, and the wishes of the person who is ill.

Hospice care provides for the patient’s medical, emotional, social, practical, psychological and spiritual needs.  Care also extends to the family and all who are close to the patient.   This care is delivered into the bereavement period.

For general information, please contact Administration on 01295 811866,
or email [email protected]

For information on events and campaigns, please contact the Fundraising Office 01295 816484, or email [email protected]

Website: http://www.khh.org.uk/
Contact: Chris Higgins
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01295 811866
Address: East End, Adderbury, OX17 3NL