


About us
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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Our Founder
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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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
Stolen Goat x Beefeater Bend
Who are the Beefeaters? The Beefeaters are a UK-based group of 6 cycling fans who are known for following the Tour de France and spreading joy along the way. Their greatest ‘Bend
A Tribute To Bobby Ball
Bobby Ball, one half of the comedy double act Cannon and Ball, has died at the age of 76, his manager has confirmed. His death comes after the actor and comedian tested positive fo
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.

