The Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust
Duchy Health Charity has awarded a grant of £11,009.65 towards The Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust ‘Cornwall Young People Sailing and Outdoor Adventure Trips project’.
The Trust enables young people with cancer, living and treated in Cornwall, to attend a transformational sailing experience in Cowes, Isle of Wight, or to attend an outdoor adventure centre in one of the Trust’s partnership centres located across the country in areas such as the Peak District or Herefordshire.
When cancer treatment ends, that is when the Trust’s work begins.
Look Good Feel Better Confidence Boosting Workshops for People with Cancer
Duchy Health Charity awarded a grant of £3,432 towards ‘Look Good Feel Better’ confidence-boosting workshops in Cornwall.
The grant has enabled delivery of nine workshops across Fowey Hall and The Cove Macmillan Centre at Treliske, supporting 55 people living with cancer.
Three further workshops have also been scheduled in Fowey, and four at Treliske, benefiting a total of 80 people.
Read for Good - hospital reading programme for children
‘Read for Good’ were thrilled to receive a grant of £5,000 from Duchy Health Charity to help bring the magic of books and stories to children in the Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske.
The much-loved Read for Good hospital programme provides a unique and vibrant, mobile bookcase that can reach right up to a child’s bedside, with brand new, carefully selected books as well as professional storyteller visits.
HELP programme transforms lives while reducing pressure on NHS services
With funding provided by Duchy Health Charity, and delivered by Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change (CN4C) a pioneering community support programme in Cornwall is delivering significant improvements in mental wellbeing while easing pressure on overstretched NHS services, new evaluation findings reveal.
How Duchy Health Charity Is Helping Transform Young Lives in Cornwall: The Story of Brook’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub
When Duchy Health Charity agreed to support Brook’s vision for a dedicated Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub for young people in Cornwall, the ambition was clear: create a safe, welcoming space where young people aged 12–25 could find support before their struggles became crises. Less than a year after opening its doors, the Hub is already proving just how powerful that investment has been.
Dentaid the Dental Charity
People experiencing homelessness in Cornwall have been able to receive emergency dental care as Dentaid The Dental Charity brings its services to the Duchy, all thanks to a grant of £20,000 from Duchy Health Charity, with volunteer dentists and dental nurses providing 3 days of mobile dental care in St Austell and Bodmin.
Bodmin Wellbeing Orchestra
One of the UK’s leading Orchestras, the BSO is passionate about using music to improve mental health.
Since 2019 their Bristol Recovery Orchestra, run in partnership with Bristol Drugs Project, has helped people in participants in their recovery from addiction, and their aim is to roll out this proven model to other locations across the South West.
Which is why Duchy Health Charity awarded a grant of £3,164 in March 2024, to enable them to launch their plans for a Wellbeing Orchestra in Bodmin.
Children's Sailing Trust - Sailing for All
Children’s Sailing Trust (CST) was established in 1997 to provide sailing and water sports lessons to young learners, whatever their financial background or physical or learning abilities.
Without Children’s Sailing Trust, many local children would not be able to access this transformational activity, despite living close to the sea.
Children also gain a greater understanding of the marine environment and outdoor elements after learning to sail. This benefits them in a number of ways, for example, from life skills to qualifications; routes to employment in the marine sector, and academic study.
Duchy Health Charity awarded a grant of over £11,000 to fund the Trust’s 2024 ‘Sailing for All’ programme.
Age UK Pain Cafe
'Nerth for Trelya' (Power for Change)
In January 2023 we awarded £20,000 to Trelya to fund their ‘Nerth’ project (Cornish for energy, force, power and strength) to deliver a year long, weekly programme of holistic and engaging activities enabling families impacted by poor mental health to improve their emotional wellbeing.
CLEAR Emotional Trauma and Therapy Specialists
In July 2022 we awarded a grant of £10,000 to CLEAR Emotional Trauma and Therapy Specialists to help them deliver their mission to reduce the harm caused by abuse, violence and other emotional trauma through 1-1 therapy and counselling for children and adults and prevention and education work in schools and communities across Cornwall.
Dementia UK - Admiral Nurses
Dementia is a huge and growing health crisis, with over 900,000 people in the UK suffering with dementia and 52% of carers don’t get sufficient support to enable them to carry out their caring role.
Duchy Health Charity provided £16,000 of grant funding to Dementia UK to support the expansion of their Cornwall Admiral Nurse service.
The Helford River Children's Sailing Trust
To provide seven new boats for Helford River Children’s Sailing Trust. The Trust is one of the best examples of an organisation that makes a vital difference to the lives of young people.
The Creative Spaces Scheme - Sensory Trust
£10,000 backing for Cornish project which supports people with dementia and their carers in isolated rural communities
Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Trust
To open up sailing adventures to more of Cornwall’s disabled children