· Letter from the chair
Sunday Doors at ten: what we have learned, and what we got wrong
Ten years of fortnightly visits across the parish, in our own words. A short reckoning from the trustees.
News & stories
A quiet record of what we have done, lately, in the ancient parish of Arnold.
A trustee writes one short letter for the parish each quarter and we publish it here. Between dispatches we add short grant notes, partner updates, and the occasional thank-you. We do not break news. We try not to use the word 'launch'.
· Grants report
The winter we paid out 142 small fuel grants — and where they went
A short, plain map of every Winter Doorstep grant across the parish between November and the spring thaw.
· Partner news
A second plot at Bestwood: the parish pantry takes on a growing patch
A small grant of £1,200 to the Bestwood Village Allotment Society to take on a second plot for the parish food larder.
· Grants note
A January note from the winter casework desk
Thirty-eight Winter Doorstep grants in a single week — a cold snap, a parish welfare bulletin, and a long Tuesday evening at the desk.
· Wassail Fund
Ninety hampers, ninety doors, and a long quiet Sunday
A short note of thanks from the trustees to the thirty-two volunteers who packed and delivered the 2025 Wassail Fund.
· First Bell
A First Bell round of seventy-eight grants, before the term began
A short report from the trustees on this year's August school-uniform grant round across the parish primaries and secondaries.
· Quiet Repair
Twenty-two boiler call-outs and eight cookers in our first full year
A short letter from the trustees on the first full year of the Quiet Repair fund — what we got right, what we will adjust for 2026.
· Parish Pantry
The parish larders: what 142 households a month looks like
A short quarterly note from the larder volunteers at St Paul's, Daybrook, and the Arnot Hill community fridge.
· Trustee note
Filing the 2024 return on time, with a small smile
A short note from the honorary treasurer on the filing of the trust's 2024 annual return with the Charity Commission.