Skipton Community Fund Archives - Channel Eye https://channeleye.media/tag/skipton-community-fund/ Business & Lifestyle News in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:58:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://channeleye.media/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ce_favicon48px.png Skipton Community Fund Archives - Channel Eye https://channeleye.media/tag/skipton-community-fund/ 32 32 Skipton International marks International Day of Charity with nearly £380,000 in community donations https://channeleye.media/skipton-international-marks-international-day-of-charity-with-nearly-380000-in-community-donations/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:00:59 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=65803 To mark International Day of Charity, Skipton International is celebrating a major community milestone with nearly £380,000 donated through its Community Fund to charities across the Channel Islands since 2018. From accessible outdoor adventures in Guernsey to memory-making projects in Jersey, the Skipton Community Fund has enabled over 80 small charities and not-for-profit organisations to […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 5 September 2025 at 05:00 GMT.]]> Skipton’s Community Fund hits £250,000 milestone https://channeleye.media/skiptons-community-fund-hits-250000-milestone/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:03:36 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=48813 The Community Fund, which was launched in 2018, has reached a major milestone as it announces it has now donated over £250,000 to local good causes across the Bailiwicks. The Fund, which awarded its first grant five years ago, has now distributed financial support to a total of 214 local projects. Guernsey’s Talking Bench mental […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 6 November 2023 at 05:03 GMT.]]> Skipton pledges its support to Guernsey Community Savings for next three years https://channeleye.media/skipton-pledges-its-support-to-guernsey-community-savings-for-next-three-years/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:50:55 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=46158 Skipton International’s Community Fund is to donate £5,000 a year for the next three years to help Guernsey Community Savings (GCS) continue to provide life-changing support to people who have been financially excluded. Since it was set up in September 2020, GCS has helped more than 120 islanders who had previously been financially excluded from […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 26 July 2023 at 08:50 GMT.]]> Skipton Community Fund invites Jersey applications https://channeleye.media/skipton-community-fund-invites-jersey-applications/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:00:11 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=40232 Skipton International is inviting Jersey charities and good causes to apply for financial support from the Skipton Community Fund. The Skipton Community Fund has been running for just under five years and is a dedicated resource for local causes, charity projects and initiatives at the heart of the Channel Island communities. Currently, the Community Fund […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 5 December 2022 at 10:00 GMT.]]> Local charities’ wishes become reality with Skipton’s £20,000 birthday gift https://channeleye.media/local-charities-wishes-become-reality-with-skiptons-20000-birthday-gift/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:01:17 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=38463 It’s not every day that you get to make a birthday wish that will impact lives all around the Channel Islands, but that’s what Skipton International has done to mark its 13th birthday this year. Sometimes the gift of giving back is the best kind of birthday present, which is why the bank has decided […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 28 September 2022 at 04:01 GMT.]]> Guernsey Community Foundation helps Friends of Sark School to open playground. https://channeleye.media/guernsey-community-foundation-helps-friends-of-sark-school-to-open-playground/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:40:29 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=38392 Thanks to funding from the Guernsey Community Foundation, Social Investment Fund (SIF) and other generous donors, the children of Sark School will benefit from a tailor-made playground and outdoor learning area, the first of its kind in Sark. The new playground, which has been designed and project managed by Friends of Sark School (FoSS), caters […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 22 September 2022 at 08:40 GMT.]]> Acorn’s community bench project supported by Skipton Community Fund https://channeleye.media/acorns-community-bench-project-supported-by-skipton-community-fund/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:00:43 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=37569 A Jersey based project where islanders with disabilities or long-term health conditions refurbish Jersey’s public benches, has been able to buy an industrial sander to help with its work, due to financial support from the Skipton Community Fund. The Community Fund, a scheme which supports good causes in the Channel Island community, recently awarded funding […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 5 August 2022 at 11:00 GMT.]]> Skipton Community Fund secures vital machine for Cheshire Homes https://channeleye.media/skipton-community-fund-secures-vital-machine-for-cheshire-homes/ Tue, 24 May 2022 08:00:19 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=35902 A local charity which provides care and support for islanders living with a physical disability has been able to purchase a specialist vital signs monitor thanks to financial support from Skipton International’s Community Fund. Jersey Cheshire Homes successfully applied to the Community Fund, a grant scheme which supports good causes across the Channel Islands, for […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 24 May 2022 at 08:00 GMT.]]> Personal tragedy leads to Talking Benches https://channeleye.media/personal-tragedy-leads-to-talking-benches/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:07:39 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=31165 After an extremely challenging 18 months, many people across the islands are still feeling socially isolated.  This isolation can have many causes and affects all ages. It is well known that when people talk to each other life can be better, which is why a brand new ‘Talking Bench’ has been created in St Martins, […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 15 October 2021 at 11:07 GMT.]]> Event 03 Oct: The Only Way is Up! Ride for local charities https://channeleye.media/event-03-oct-the-only-way-is-up-ride-for-local-charities/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:00:48 +0000 https://channeleye.media/?p=30441 ‘The Only Way is Up!’ charity sportive was the obvious next step following the publication of Matt Collas’ Cycling Climbs book at the end of last year. The book celebrates 26 of Guernsey’s hills with stunning pictures from Nick Déspres alongside the statistics and profile for each climb. The Only Way is UP! will take […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 24 September 2021 at 08:00 GMT.]]>