what we do

Greenham Common Trust is focused on the long-term goal of social progress and is committed to making a real difference to the fortunes and lives of the whole community.

funding for good causes

The Trust has become an important source of funding in West Berkshire and North Hampshire:

	Through its annual reactive grant awards, managed by its Distribution Committee, Greenham Common Trust distributes around £250,000 a year
	In 2006 the Trust announced a new community funding project - The Greenham Gift - which allows the public to choose a good cause from a short list of applicants for up to £50,000 funding.
	In 2005 the Trust constructed the Slater Centre on New Greenham Park, as a high quality facility for the local voluntary sector. It is home to a number of local organisations, including Link Up and the Community Furniture Project, and the Trust also subsidises these organisations' accommodation costs.
	The Trust has also provided significant funding for a variety of projects: £450,000 for a digital X-ray machine for Newbury Hospital £550,000 for equipment for the Pelican Cancer Foundation, Basingstoke £520,000 committed to funding for the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor £150,000 for Adventure Dolphin, Pangbourne

the environment

The Trust has committed a range of resources to improving the environment:

	£770,000 was spent by the Trust towards the restoration of Greenham Common
	The Trust is proactive in a range of green transport and green energy projects for New Greenham Park
	The Trust manages, in partnership with Natural England, a Site of Special Scientific Interest within New Greenham Park

the arts

The Trust also works on behalf of the arts and has established partnerships with various arts organisations in the local area:

	The Trust spends about £200,000 a year funding New Greenham Arts which is managed on the Trust's behalf by the Newbury Corn Exchange
	The Trust regularly supports Southern Sinfonia, Newbury Spring Festival, HADCAF and Newbury Fringe Festival
	Every year the Trust stages a high quality professional opera at a greatly subsidised admission cost for local people
	The Trust has established a comprehensive programme of music projects aimed at encouraging local talent