The Sam Thorpe Trust Fund aims to provide small discretionary grants to young people from Penrith and the surrounding area (within a 10 mile radius), who are under the age of 18. The Trust looks to support projects that achieve one or more of the following:

• Enable young people to take part in educational opportunities as part of a school or youth group.
• Enable young people to participate in extra-curricular opportunities that support and inspire their ongoing engagement and development.
• Support additional costs related to ongoing educational, sporting and creative activity.

Previous projects that the Sam Thorpe Trust Fund has supported include:

• National Youth Theatre Summer Schools
• Volunteer work in Ugandan Schools
• Volunteer work in Madagascar
• School Field Trips in UK and overseas
• Sports Trips
• Purchase of T-shirts for a Youth Choir
• Operation Raleigh

For more examples of projects we’ve funded in the past, take a look at our blog.