1.    INTRODUCTION

The two Charities, Smith’s Cirencester Charity and the Cirencester Vicar and Churchwardens’ Charity, have operated in the town of Cirencester for more than 100 years, established to provide relief of need, either individually or generally, for persons resident either within the town or within a radius of 5 miles from Cirencester Parish Church thus includes the villages of the Ampneys (but not Down Ampney), Barnsley, Baunton, North and South Cerney, Coates, Daglingworth, Driffield, the Duntisbournes, Ewen, Harnhill, Kemble, Perrotts Brook, Preston, Sapperton, Shorncote, Siddington, Stratton, and Tarlton but excludes Colesbourne, Cricklade, Fairford, Northleach, Poulton, Stroud and Tetbury.  The Trustees currently receive applications from various local organisations but wish to increase awareness amongst the local community of the existence of the Charities.

2.    APPLICANTS

The Trustees will consider applications either on behalf of individuals or on behalf of organisations which support local people in need.

3.    TYPES OF SUPPORT

A.    Individuals

• School Uniform
• Homeless persons or families moving into a property requiring items such as washing machines, cookers, beds, carpets and curtains
• School trips
• Mobility scooters (the applicant must have permission of the landlord)
• Clothing and footwear.

B.    Community Support

The Trustees will support grants for the benefit of groups of individuals who would otherwise be unable to afford to participate.

Examples include: