“Actually, we will be 102 this year, but of course celebrations were not really possible in 2020. We’re busy planning an event for stakeholders and there will be an exciting announcement on a landmark centenary investment of an extra £1M. More details will follow later this year,” explains Rebecca Wood, the Trust’s Director.
The Trust started life as a charity in 1920 with the establishment of the Evelyn Hospital in Cambridge. When the hospital was sold in 2003, the funds raised were invested and currently generate more than £1M each year which is distributed in grants for groundbreaking medical research and to vital health and wellbeing projects in the county.
Do you have the skills to be a Trustee?
With more demand than ever for our health and wellbeing grants, the Board is working to recruit a new Trustee with expertise in primary or community care. The new Trustee will be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about community health and wellbeing and someone who has held a relevant role, perhaps as a GP, community nurse or in a mental health service. Trustees usually live in, or near, Cambridgeshire and have a knowledge of the particular challenges to health and wellbeing faced by local populations. For more details and a Trustee information pack, contact [email protected]
Register now for Flexi-grant
The Trust has launched its Flexi-grant system, and all grant applications will now be submitted online via the new system.
“We’re excited about Flexi-grant as it is a much more streamlined approach to applications, making it easier and more efficient both for the Trust and for applicants. I would encourage everyone to register for the system now so they can simply login when they need to start an application at a later date,” says Nigel Wood, the Trust’s Grant Co-ordinator.