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30 Years of Impact

2023 was a special milestone year for the Trust; 30 years since registration with the Charity Commission. Reflecting on what a difference we’ve made in these three decades, we did the sums and calculate that over £475,000 has been awarded in our three areas of activity. It has been very […]

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2023 COMMUNITY AWARDS

On 18th October, the Redruth Charity Trust Community Awards presentation evening took place in the majestic Forum Room of the Penventon Park Hotel, where a bumper total of £7319 was distributed to 29 groups and clubs in the district. The Community Awards is the third award programme to be presented […]

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30th Anniversary Gala Dinner

On Friday 29th September 2023, the RCT trustees gathered at the Penventon Park Hotel with guests from the charity’s beneficiary clubs, sponsor businesses and individual supporters to celebrate 30 years as a registered charity. 118 were booked in to our first ever charity dinner. Our 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner was […]

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Tribute to Clive Blake

Following his passing last month, the life of Clive Blake was celebrated at St Andrews Church in Redruth on Friday 8th September 2023, attended by RCT Trustees Chris, Nigel and Alan. Having served as a Trustee of RCT for twenty years, including ten as Chairman, current Chair of Trustees Chris […]

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SPONSORS REWARD DAY 2023

The first match of the season saw Redruth RFC meet Old Redcliffians at Redruth Recreation Ground on Saturday 2nd September and Redruth Charity Trust (RCT) hosted its annual Sponsors Reward Day; an afternoon of superb sport enjoyed in great company to celebrate the valuable support lent by local businesses. The RCT […]

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FRED HARRIS EDUCATION AWARDS 2023

Ten young students from Redruth’s primary schools have been rewarded for making a difference to their school and community by Redruth Charity Trust (RCT). The RCT Fred Harris Education Award Scheme has two facets; to reward students and support school libraries. The latter of these constitutes thousands of pounds and […]

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Join us to celebrate 30 years!

2023 marks 30 years since Redruth Charity Trust was first registered with the Charity Commission. To celebrate this special milestone and the hundreds of thousands of pounds that have been granted to clubs, groups and schools in the Redruth district during these three decades, we invite you to join us […]

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Youth Sports Awards 2023

‘Do one thing. If we all do one thing, what a difference we can make in our community’. That was the closing message from RNLI’s South West Water Safety Lead to Redruth’s young sportspeople in a speech at Redruth Charity Trust’s 18th Youth Sports Award presentation on Sunday 14th May. […]

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COULD YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Redruth Charity Trust is looking for a new volunteer trustee to complement the skills of our existing committee. We welcome applications from people who have expertise in administration, and would be particularly glad to hear from those who also have knowledge and experience in one or more of our award sectors: […]

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Author Ellie Jackson Visits Redruth

The purpose of our Fred Harris Education Award programme is to encourage reading and develop libraries. We achieve this by donating books and funding for libraries in the ten junior schools in our district. The books we choose each year are related to Cornwall; either about Cornish culture and history […]

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