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2025 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The 2025 Hall & Woodhouse Community Chest recognised 39 outstanding charities, volunteer groups and organisations at two awards evenings held in January 2026.
Each received a share of £60,000 at the events which showcased the remarkable dedication of these groups working tirelessly to support their local communities.
Recipients in the west included the Straw Patch Project, a mental health project based on a smallholding near the North Devon coast, which received £2,800 to support weekly sessions for adults with learning disabilities.
Countrymen UK, based near Sherborne, Dorset was awarded £2,500. The organisation provides a safe farm and countryside environment to support men of all ages who find themselves isolated due to deteriorating physical or mental health or changing social circumstances.
In the east, Furnihelp Mid Sussex received £3,000 to provide essential household items to newly housed, often formerly homeless, individuals and families.
£2,400 was awarded to Hailsham Boxing Club to purchase new boxing equipment. The club offers free boxing to children under 16 and the chance to box under a national platform.
Details of all the recipients of the 2025 Community Chest are listed below.
| Charity | Amount of Award |
|---|---|
| 10th Christchurch (Mudeford) Sea Scouts | £2,000 |
| Allendale Community Centre | £1,600 |
| Amelia’s Rainbow | £750 Gift Card |
| Arun Youth Aqua Centre | £1,110 |
| Blandford Repair Café | £1,000 |
| Bourne Water Dragons | £1,000 |
| Bridport Clothes Bank | £1,500 |
| Chattertots | £2,000 |
| Children’s Bookfest | £1,000 |
| Confide Counselling (West Sussex) | £2,000 |
| CountrymenUK | £2,500 |
| Crawley Town Lifesaving Club | £1,500 |
| CYCALL | £1,500 |
| Dorchester & District REMAP Panel | £500 |
| Dorset Scrapstore | £1,500 |
| East Dorset Parkinsons Branch | £1,000 |
| Evie’s Gift | £1,500 |
| Exeter Community Transport Association | £500 Gift Card |
| Furnihelp Mid Sussex | £3,000 |
| Gillingham Youth Club | £1,500 |
| Grandads Front Room | £2,500 |
| Hailsham Boxing Club | £2,400 |
| Langstone Pilot Gig Club | £600 Gift Card |
| Little Green Change | £1,500 |
| Locks Heath Pumas Rugby Football Club | £2,000 |
| Loneliness Together Chitter Chatter Club CIC | £1,500 |
| Nourish | £1,900 |
| Ringwood Veterans Hub | £500 Gift Card |
| Salisbury Lipreading Community Group | £750 |
| Southwater Youth Project | £2,000 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | £2,000 |
| Straw Patch Project CIC | £2,800 |
| Sturminster Newton Youth Club | £1,500 |
| TeignMobility | £1,500 |
| THINK18 | £2,049 |
| Together in Mind (Horsham) | £500 |
| Vision 4 Youth | £1,341 |
| Weymouth Foodbank | £2,200 |
| Young People’s Shop | £1,500 |
The Community Chest
In 2002, we established our Community Chest to provide help for our local community in and around Dorset.
Since then, we have expanded the scheme beyond Dorset and we have now donated over £940,000 to 1,019 valuable community organisations across the South of England.
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