Children Learn About Importance of Charity

July 5th, 2011

30 Jun 2011

The importance of local charities was highlighted to pupils during a visit by a member of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation.

The pupils from M4 were learning about the role of the charity as part of their PSHE (Personal, Social, Health Education) studies.

Kathleen Wass, from the Foundation, talked about the charity’s efforts to help local disabled people and those who are socially isolated.

The children learned about Ulverscroft Grange, a community support centre with tea rooms and a charity shop, where disabled people can go to socialise and take part in activities such as craft days and wellbeing walks. The Foundation also has its own sensory garden and information hub.

Teacher Mrs Fiona Millington-Pipe said: “As a class, we have been looking at disability and decided to focus on a small local charity to find out what they do. The children got an awful lot from Mrs Wass’s visit.”

The class has been invited to visit the charity’s grounds and tea rooms in September.

For more information about the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation, and fundraising events, contact the Foundation

Manor House School
South Street
Ashby de la Zouch
Leics
LE65 1BR

www.manorhouseashby.co.uk

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Grange Tea Rooms Open Day

February 2nd, 2011

Title: Grange Tea Rooms Open Day
Location: Ulverscroft Grange, Whitwick Road, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire LE67 9QB
Description: Open Monday to Friday 10 -4. This is an extra special day to come and support this wonderful charitable organisation.
Further details to follow.
Start Time: 10:00:00
Date: 2011-04-15
End Time: 16:00

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Art & Serendipity an evening with Artist Peter Welton

February 2nd, 2011

Title: Art & Serendipity an evening with Artist Peter Welton
Location: Arnesby Village Hall.
Description: Enjoy a wonderful evening of humor and art with world renowned Emeritus Professor of Fine Art at De Montfort University, Peter Welton. Tickets £10 per person inc light refreshments. To book call 01530 244914
Start Time: 19:00:00
Date: 2011-04-12
End Time: 21:30:00

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Official opening of the Grange Tea Rooms

February 2nd, 2011

Title: Official opening of the Grange Tea Rooms
Location: Ulverscroft Grange, Whitwick Road, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire LE67 9QB
Description: Celebrate the launch of Ulverscroft Grange Tea Rooms and Charity shop. Open 10 - 4 Monday to Friday this centre of the community is open to all. Come and support the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation as it offers support, care and friendship to the elderly, adults with disabilities and young people through its wide range of innovative schemes.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-03-07

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Oval’s East Midlands business makes commitment to local community

September 27th, 2010

Staff at the Leicester and Nottingham offices of Oval Insurance Broking have launched a new initiative to help people in their community while having fun and raising team morale.

Team leaders at the largest regional office of corporate insurance broker Oval have launched a Sports and Social Club, putting on events with an emphasis on raising money for Leicestershire charity the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation, which provides support, care and friendship to elderly people, as well as running projects with adults with disabilities and young people.

Events that have already taken place include dress down days and cake sales, and future events are set to include treasure hunts, quizzes, and even a proposed sky dive.

Alan Norman, CEO of the Shuttlewood Clark Foundation, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, recently visited staff at Oval’s Leicester and Nottingham offices to present information about the charity and the projects their activities will support.

The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation’s work with elderly people includes organising activities and events for the socially isolated and providing free wheelchairs and mobility aids. Their work with young people includes the Yew Trail outdoor classroom at Ulverscroft in Leicestershire, which provides an environment where children of all ages, abilities and diverse ethnic and social backgrounds can explore, enjoy and experience the natural world through practical involvement.

Larissa Murphy, Team Leader at Oval Insurance Broking said “We wanted to launch a Sports and Social club to give staff fun activities to take part in outside work and decided that it would be a good idea to have a charitable focus for the club. We were aware of the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation as they had been an Oval Leicester client for some years, and we were keen to do something to support them in their 20th anniversary year, and we’ve had a great time getting involved.”

Alan Norman, CEO of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation said “We’re delighted that Oval has decided to support the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation. The money raised by staff at their Leicester and Nottingham offices will be used to support our projects with elderly people, disabled adults and young people in the local area.”

The Leicester office is Oval’s largest regional Insurance Broking office employing in excess of 70 people. Combined with Nottingham, the wider East Midlands business employs in excess of 85 people.

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Over 1,200 people attend 20th Anniversary events

September 15th, 2010

Many thanks to Dressini, Bradgate Flower Club and friends and all of the companies and individuals who supported the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation’s wonderful three day September Crafts and Flowers fund raising event.

The event raised a magnificent £8,000 profit which will go towards the ongoing work of the Foundation, providing Support, Care and Friendship to the elderly, adults with disabilities and young people.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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Charity forms literary link to raise funds

August 16th, 2010

Leicestershire’s unique registered charity the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation has linked up with Bookchoice.co.uk to market rare, select and out-of-print books  on behalf of the charity. All funds raised through the sale of items on behalf of the Foundation will be used by the organisation to help continue its charitable work. The Foundation’s  Chief executive Alan Norman said “we are delighted to have linked up with Bookchoice.co.uk and hope that the association will bring in much needed funds to help support the work of this wonderful organisation”

So if you are a bibliophile or just someone who likes an interesting read visit www.bookchoice.co.uk and support one of Leicestershires hidden gems; the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation.

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PATRON’S PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR UNIQUE LEICESTERSHIRE CHARITY

June 21st, 2010

SHUTTLEWOOD CLARKE FOUNDATION WELCOMES ITS FIRST TWO PATRONS

The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation; Leicestershire’s unique registered charity is celebrating after world renowned watercolour artist and Emeritus Professor of Fine Art at De Montfort University Peter Welton and TV and Radio celebrity gardener Ady Dayman of Derry’s Nurseries and Charnwood Chillies agreed to become Patrons of the charity.

The Foundation which is based in Ulverscroft on the edge of the Charnwood Forest was established in 1989 by the late David Clarke and has since provided support, care and friendship to the elderly, adults with disabilities and young people. During the past 20 years over 100,000 residents of the county have benefitted from the wide variety of innovative projects and support services offered by the charity.

Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation Chief Executive Alan Norman said “We very grateful that Peter and Ady have agreed to become Patrons. The Foundation is one of Leicestershire’s hidden gems. Its dedicated staff team with the support of over 100 superb volunteers work for the benefit of all sections of society and to have Peter and Ady join us is fantastic. They are both wonderfully outgoing personalities who are committed to helping support and promote this unique organisation”

Having accepted their new roles with the Foundation Peter Welton stated “I was delighted to be approached to be a Patron of this fantastic charity. I freely confess I have never done anything like this before and I anticipate the challenge it presents to me with relish”

Whilst Ady Dayman said “how honoured, delighted and excited I am to become a patron for such a brilliant charity like The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation”

The Foundation entertains elderly visitors, adults with disabilities, carers and those who are housebound and socially isolated at its two country properties near Markfield. In addition it operates outside visiting and mobility aid loan schemes and an outdoor classroom and forest school facility for mainstream schools, special schools, youth groups and disadvantaged young people.

For more information please visit: www.shuttlewood-clarke.org www.yewtrail.org.uk www.peterwelton.com www.charnwoodchillis.co.uk

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A SPECIAL WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP IN A VERY SPECIAL PLACE

May 26th, 2010

The Yew Trail Yurt

If you have never painted in a YURT before now is the time to try it! I was recently invited to visit and look round Ulverscroft Manor near Markfield in Leicestershire where the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation is located.

This is a charitable organisation devoted to providing support, care and friendship to the people of Leicestershire. I was taken round the place in a golf buggy and visited their various buildings including the now-famous yurt. OK OK I’ll tell you! A yurt is a tent/marquee-like structure built of pre-fabricated steam-bent wooden poles and covered with a waterproof fabric. The whole thing is topped with large acrylic circular window and the spacious interior is very well lit. A wood-burning stove completes the facilities. It is based on a Central Asia Nomadic Tent and I just fell in love with it and the organisers agreed I could run a one-day workshop in it.

We can take only 20 people/artists/would-be artists so please book early if you would like to join me. So the day of this amazing experience is going to be Friday August 6th from 10am till 4pm. The cost will be £60.00 a head. All profits from the day will go towards the work of the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation, registered charity number 803525.

Your £60.00 will entitle you to coffee on arrival, excellent 2 course lunch with a glass of wine and tea or coffee with cake on departure. All materials will be provided for those of you without any. And of course, the teaching!

On these workshops I treat everybody as if they are beginners and devote the large part of the morning session to techniques. You will learn how to use the five basic methods of applying watercolour paint and after lunch we will move out into the grounds for you to start a landscape painting. You do not need any experience in watercolour painting to enrol and I love working with absolute beginners. We all learn a lot from each other. What magnificent grounds they are by the way…all 55 acres of them!

Have a look at the websites: www.shuttlewood-clarke.org and www.yewtrial.org.uk

Then let me or Linda Prime, Operations Director at the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation (linda@shuttlewood-clarke.org), know if you are interested in joining us. We will give you more information about getting there and so on. I promise you an exciting and memorable day.

I look forward to hearing from you

Best wishes

Peter Welton
www.peterwelton.com

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Caring Charity seeks Corporate Support

May 24th, 2010

The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation is one of Leicestershire’s hidden gems. This unique registered charity has, through the inspiration, foresight and selfless generosity of its founder, the late David Clarke, provided support care and friendship to over 100,000 socially isolated elderly people, adults with disabilities and disadvantaged youngsters since 1990.

The core services of the Foundation continue to bring much needed relief to many people in need and through the generous support of companies and individuals we have developed new schemes such as the Yew Trail outdoor classroom and craft clubs that provide great benefit to an even broader cross section of our community.

Over the next twelve months the Foundation is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and we will be;

Highlighting the past 20 years of achievement.

Looking forward to a further 20 years plus of charitable work.

Raising much needed funds through the Foundation’s ’20 Plus Appeal’

And paying tribute to David Clarke
All this will culminate on the 9th/ 10th & 11thSeptember 2010 when in conjunction with Bradgate Flower Club we will be holding ‘September Crafts and Flowers’ at UlverscroftManor along with two fashion shows by Dressini of Market Bosworth.

This showcase community event aims to bring together in excess of 2,000 people in the beautiful surroundings of the Manor, raising both the profile of our organisation and corporate sponsors as well as generating much needed funds for the Foundation.

Can you help? The Foundation is looking for the support in the following ways:

Sponsorship (full or part) of the ‘September Crafts and Flowers’ event at Ulverscroft Manor. (There are a variety of support options ranging from £600 to sponsor the 3,000 pencil tombola, £2,400 to sponsor the marquee to £10,000 for the whole event)

Staff volunteering opportunities throughout the September event

A donation in support of the Foundation’s ‘20 Plus Appeal’

Work with the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation as your Charity of the Year; create volunteering opportunities for your staff, encourage team building through fundraising activities and benefiting from year long promotional opportunities

We welcome support for any of the Foundation’s ongoing charitable work
We thank you for considering this request; your support for the Foundation would be invaluable and all sponsorship / donations will be gratefully acknowledged in our publicity material during the year.

To find out more please call 01530 244914.

For further information on the work of the Foundation visit are websites:

www.shuttlewood-clarke.org and www.yewtrail.org.uk

We look forward to hearing from you.

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