Partnerships
We are deliberately a small charity, and we work most usefully when we work with other small bodies. Below is the list of organisations the trust currently partners with, the year each partnership began, and the shape of the working relationship. If your organisation works in the ancient parish of Arnold and would like to be added, please write.
Our standing partners
Since 1964 · Ecclesiastical
Our ex officio trustee link. The PCC appoints one trustee to the board and is the source of our oldest constituent fund. St Mary's hall is the venue for the Wassail Fund packing weekend each December.
Trustee link · Wassail venue · Sunday Doors referrals
Since 1985 · Ecclesiastical
Hosts the parish food larder. Receives a quarterly £600 grant from the Parish Pantry programme and our annual Christmas Eve donation.
Larder host · Wassail delivery hub · First Bell drop-in
Since 1992 · Local authority
The route by which most Winter Doorstep referrals reach the trustees. The named referral point for households in arrears. Meets with the chair quarterly.
Welfare referrals · Quarterly liaison
Since 1996 · Education
Identifies First Bell families each July. Receives the consolidated August grant and pays through the school's bursary route.
First Bell delivery · Secondary referrals
Since 2001 · Education
The trust's secondary referral point for First Bell and for school-aged Winter Doorstep cases on the parish edge. Joint year-group welfare leads sit on our August grant call.
First Bell · School welfare referrals
Since 2018 · Voluntary
The community fridge run from the back of Arnot Hill House. Receives £200 a month and is staffed by a small rota of parish volunteers.
Monthly grant · Shared back-of-house
Since 2024 · Voluntary
A one-off £1,200 grant in 2026 to take on a second plot for the parish larder's fresh-produce supply. A first annual report from the plot is expected in October.
Fresh-produce supply · One-off grant
Informal · Health
An informal referral channel — the district nurses know our chair by sight and ring through the urgent cases on a Friday afternoon.
Quiet Repair · Sunday Doors flags
Become a partner
A trustee will write back to you within fifteen working days; the trustee panel reviews partnership enquiries at its next quarterly meeting. There is no formal application form.
