The fund has given £250 to the Lincoln Friends of Anthony Nolan to help raise funds and awareness of the trust and to assist with patient care in Nettleham and other villages around Lincoln.
“Our local group holds coffee mornings, we have a ball coming up at Christmas and we attend village and school events where we hold tombolas, raffles and sell donated goods. We also do collections in supermarkets and people have done sponsored events for us such as the Lincoln 10k run and a 24-hour hockey match which was organised by a supporter.”
The Larkfleet Homes Community Fund supports groups which enhance or develop local communities. It makes grants to charities or voluntary organisations within ten miles (16 kilometres) of any housing development by Larkfleet Homes or Allison Homes, both part of The Larkfleet Group of Companies, which is based in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
We are currently building new homes at Deepdale Lane, Nettleham – a new development of 2, 3, 4 and 5-bedroom houses and bungalows. And we truly believe that a community is more than just houses. When we are building new homes, we want to support the local groups that our residents can participate in to help build a real community.
Anthony Nolan is a national charity that was set up in 1974 to match bone marrow and blood stem cell donors to those suffering from blood cancer, and other blood disorders, who need transplants.
The Lincoln Friends of Anthony Nolan helps local people going through treatment and recovery to access support from the charity, such as a grant and to a specialist post-transplant nurse funded by Anthony Nolan at Nottingham - which is where local patients have treatment.
Funds raised by the group also go towards recruiting new donors. It costs £40 to put each new donor on to the register and the more potential donors there are, the more lives can be saved.
People age 16-30 can join the Anthony Nolan register. Research has now proven that younger donors are preferred by transplant centres as they lead to better outcomes for patients.
Visit the Lincoln Friends of Anthony Nolan Facebook page to find out about the local group or about being a potential donor.
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation manages The Larkfleet Homes Community Fund on Larkfleet’s behalf. Any community or voluntary group wishing to find out more about the fund can visit www.tiny.cc/larkfleet-fund, telephone 01223 410535 or email info@cambscf.org.uk.
