Ashwood Nurseries’ Charity of the Year

Every year, the Ashwood Charitable Trust nominates a different charity to be Ashwood Nurseries’ Charity of the Year.

Our Charity of the Year 2024 is Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children more

Up-to date fund-raising for Newlife: pending

FINAL TOTAL FOR CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2023 (ACTION HEART): £23,365.50

How does the Charitable Trust raise money for the Charity of the Year?

From January 2024, our main fundraising for the Charity of the Year will come from John’s Garden Open Days.  The Ashwood Charitable Trust will distribute £6.50 from each entrance charge equally between the Charity of the Year and the Adam Greathead Award. We are also fortunate to receive a number of individual private donations from our wonderful customers and friends.

About the Ashwood Charitable Trust:

The Ashwood Charitable Trust was set up in 2020 with the purpose of supporting our Charity of the Year as well as  for ‘the encouragement and improvement of the science, art and practice of horticulture in all its branches’ more

Apply to be our Charity of the Year 2025

If you would like your charity to be considered as our Charity of the Year 2025, please print the THE ASHWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST application form and return it before October 31st 2024.

Past Charity of the Year fund-raising:

2023: Action Heart: £23,365.50

2022: The Albrighton Trust: £26,895.10

2021: Alzheimer’s Society: £10,893.50

2020: Alzheimer’s Society: £10,508.00

2019: The Brain Tumour Charity: £41,482.15

2018: WINGS of Wombourne: £21,140.00

2017: Beacon Centre for the Blind: £24,859.16

2016: High Flyers: £24,318.92

2015: Macmillan Cancer Support: £21,810.00

2014: Stroke Support West Midlands: £15,400.00

2013: Cancer Support at The White House, Dudley, West Midlands: £23,764.73

2012: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association: £19,600

2011: Alzheimers Society: £26,030.60

2010: Mary Stevens Hospice and Compton Hospice: £23,942

2009: Action Heart: £26,341.00

2008: Renal Unit Fund at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton: £26,000

2007: County Air Ambulance: £20,648.00

Past National Garden Scheme fund-raising:

Every year one of the Garden Open Days supports the National Garden Scheme www.ngs.org.uk.

2023: £1404.oo

2022: £1,423.50

2018: £4,045.00

2017: £4,194.06

2016: £4,194.06

2015: £2,135.00

2014: £1,870.00

2013: £350

2012: £1372.50

2011: £1940.00

2010: £2,224.00