We help individuals in the Rochford and Southend-on-sea area
The Essex Community Foundation Charity holds Millions of pounds for thousands of Charities over the UK, a lot of Celebrities such as Jamie Carrager has his foundation under the umbrella of the Essex Community Foundation.
The benefit of this is we can give 99p out of every pound to the causes that we are raising money for. Many other charities take up to 37p, out of every pound that is received.
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Why I Started The Priest Foundation
In 2014 I entered a cycling event called the Tour of Dengie with five friends. We trained really hard through the winter months. The weather on the day of the event was horrendous with 35 mph winds and pouring rain. Everything told us not to ride in those conditions, but as we had trained so hard it wasn’t going to put us off.
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Richard’s Land’s End to John O’Groats Cycle page
I have always wanted to cycle the length of the UK while raising money for a cause which is very dear to my heart, Mental Health in the local area. The ride is 1000 miles over 12 d
Its Okay, Not To Feel Okay
I have known Aron now for a number of years and once we got talking about the Priest Foundation I knew I had to do something to help raise funds for such a wonderful cause. I had t
Essex500 – RIDE Challenge
We decided to enter this Competition as a three man team Richard Howlett, Rob Slowe , and myself we thought 50 miles a day would be sufficient, but after the firs
Something for the turbo – The world famous Beefeaters of Beefeater Bend
Since 2009 a group of friends from the UK have been lighting up the Tour de France and other cycling races with their ‘Beefeater Bend’ – throwing a party for cycling fans alo
We Believe In The Value Of Conversations About Mental Health
One of the ways we are doing this is through our grant programme, which allows approved applicants to receive counselling paid for via our foundation. We believe in the value of conversations about mental health and trauma and want to pave the way for recovery.
The mission of the Priest Foundation is to improve the lives of people with mental health issues and make counselling more assessible for everyone in the Rochford District and Southend area.
