The Corsham 10K and 2K races in 2025 raised £17,000 for 30 local charities and groups. A big thank you to all the runners and sponsors for making a difference to the local community.
The race committee asked some of the groups what projects they were fundraising for.
Army Cadets – Our Cadets have a Community Engagement subject as part if their syllabus training which involves a set number of hours commented to helping local community events and your 2k and 10k event has allowed all those that attend to complete this section at their various training levels.
The Charitable Donation towards the Corsham Cadets, will be used towards our annual camp planning and admin phase of the year and are looking to use any donation towards giving our Cadets an enhanced reward this year.
Air Cadets – We will be using the funds to enhance our current IT suite. We will be purchasing Raspberry Pi’s and peripherals to facilitate upcoming STEM lessons with the cadets.
Samba Band – We use our event income to pay for our rehearsals. The project is the development of the members of the band all of whom come from community samba bands and we use Kaboozle to develop and play at a higher level.
Wind Band – The funding will be towards music for the bands.
Children’s Hospice South West – Nothing specific, but funding can be used to pay for Birthday cake ingredients, Paints and materials, Hydrotherapy pool access, Call centre support, Virtual music therapy, Scrubs, Hot Meals
The Corsham School – We will be looking to hopefully use the funds to purchase some Team Athletics kit!
Corsham Skate Park – The money will once again go towards building the new skatepark. We are working hard to raise £350,000 so we appreciate this very much.
Brunel (Men’s Shed) – We used part of your generous donation last year to cover the installation costs of a defibrillator that is now sited on an outside wall of the old Pockeridge & Potley Community Centre (our base) in Pockeridge Road, so that it is available to the community 24/7.
Brunel Shed was able to get grant funding for the actual apparatus from both Corsham Town Council and the Dept of Health & Social Care.
Friends of Neston School – We have recently tidied up the school grounds and planted new plants in the planters, so some money we have put towards this.
AFC Corsham U12 Pumas Girls Team – A fundraising project to raise funds for a new full sized 3G Astro pitch at Leafy Lane playing fields. This will benefit future generations of children and help the club to develop and grow further.
They have £250k to raise in circa 18 months (they have received a grant of £750k) but are relying on the wider community and teams to make up this difference in fundraising. Timeline for project about 20 months from now to completion.
Corsham Rangers Guides – We could do with some more tents and camping equipment
Corsham Regis – The money will go towards the children’s playground as we are going to be redecorating.
Coppershell Animal Sanctuary – We would love to put your donation towards funding a new aviary for the many wildlife rescues we have here at the rescue.
Park Lane Community Garden – We are in the process of creating a sign for our bench that we bought with your donation.
Our community team is growing rapidly and with it comes different challenges. One of our main goals is to provide a friendship community for people with life challenges, that in many cases can lead to loneliness and isolation. I have several emails and messages from members who tell me that the garden has changed their lives.
The age ranges are from school age up to eighty years old, having young people working together with people with additional life experiences has worked well for us.
We have people with ME, ADHD, Autism, physical impairment and mental health challenges, since COVID many people have forgotten how to socialize so loneliness is common place.
We recently received a grant from “The Kings Coronation Fund” for an Orchard of eighteen trees, this has been hugely popular with the team, only yesterday a supporter of our work delivered two bee hives and is offering Beekeeper training, The Cotswold Wardens are going to rebuild the drystone wall and will also be training members on the ancient skill. Brunel Shed are also helping by building Hedgehog houses and a 2metre high bug hotel.
Your kind Donation will go towards the materials for the hedgehog houses and the bug hotel.
Rudloe Community Centre – We are intending to have an area where the community can meet and chat over a coffee and your kind donation will contribute to the coffee machine
Corsham Hedgehog Rescue – We are saving for a microscope for one of the team
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