Charities

The Scuba Trust was established in 1996. We train new and returning divers with disabilities to Scuba dive. Training takes place once a month in Ascot. Divers are trained, with the help of qualified experienced instructors, to international standards (PADI and BSAC). We accept a diverse range of disabilities including paraplegics, quadraplegics, vision impaired, hearing impaired and those with autism. We organise at least two diving trips each year. In 2016 we visited Oman and Egypt. In 2017 we have booked for Mexico and Egypt. Scuba training is said to increase confidence, offer freedom of movement in three dimensions and some members experience pain relief. Sessions usually cost £25 inclusive of Instruction and equipment.

The Seahorse Trust is an environmental, educational, research and conservation charity that has been set up as an umbrella organisation to preserve and conserve the natural world using Seahorses as the flagship species and to educate others about the natural world. As part of our commitment to the conservation of the natural world, we will undertake educational and indepth research work in the field and in captivity that will help to conserve the natural world, especially with but not exclusively seahorses and our knowledge collected will be open to those who share our values who need or want our help. This we hope will break down barriers and help to move conservation forward more quickly. We aim to work in partnership with nature and others to the betterment of the natural world as a whole.

Second Chance is an innovative social working agency whose clients are refferred to them by Schools, Social Workers and others. they come from 3 main backgrounds, they have been abused, suffer from poverty or have a learning difficulty - sometimes all three! We do not charge for our services and rely entirely on Trust Funds and individuals for our running costs. Rural and sporting activities feature ehavily in our curriculum and we have our own Fishing, camping and farming facilities. We return non attendees into full time education, we prepare school leavers for the work environment and restore dysfunctional families.

National charity which fund raises to provide communication aids to people of all ages who are either non-verbal, have mobiity issues or severe learning difficulties.

Sharing the teachings of Douglas Harding through publishing books, through making information available via the website and YouTube channel, by providing online video meetings and by offering workshops.

We are an equal opportunity organisation providing personal loans for new business ideas, businesses needing investment and for the study of postgraduate education. Eligible candidates may borrow up to £20,000 for business purposes and up to £10,000 for postgraduate education purposes, to establish themselves in their chosen career. All loans are personal loans which are interest free for 9 years, repayable by equal instalments after 3 years, and are available to people aged over 18 and under 45.

The Society's remit is to promote agriculture, support farmers and raise awareness of the countryside. It actively seeks to promote in all, a knowledge of our rural community and an interest in agricultural issues. An educational programme provides support for a wide range of projects to promote understanding of agriculture and the countryside.

The Sporting Memories Foundation is a charity like no other. We support older people across the UK living with dementia, depression and loneliness by engaging them in social activities and helping them to recall memories of watching or playing sport. By sharing memories of sporting moments and tapping into a passion for sport we help people to connect with others and with their past, reawakening positive thoughts and feelings that otherwise remain hidden away. Once sparked the desire to have a go at other physical activities can return and we encourage and facilitate physical activities, inclusive sports and games that everyone can take part in, to promote physical health as well as mental health. Our work aims to challenge stereotypical views of ageing and mental health issues, to reduce stigma around issues like dementia and depression and to help reduce loneliness and enable older people to live well. The money raised from the Foundation goes towards recruiting, training, managing and supporting volunteers working on Sporting Memories projects in the UK