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The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation
The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation supports—through awarding grants—charitable organisations which promote arts. the advance of education for the public benefit, Christian faith in accordance with the beliefs of the Church of England and urban or rural regeneration in areas of social/economic deprivation for the benefit of the public.
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Garfield Weston Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, grant-making charity which supports causes across the UK and gave over £88 million last year. It has donated more than £1 billion to charities since it was established in 1958.
From small community organisations to large national institutions, the Foundation supports a broad range of charities and activities that make a positive impact in the communities in which they work. Around 2,000 charities across the UK benefit each year from the Foundation's grants.
Major Sponsor
Eversholt UK Rails Group
Eversholt Rail owns UK passenger and freight rolling stock and has more than 25 years’ experience in the rail industry. Eversholt Rail has invested more than £3bn in new trains since privatisation and continually invests in existing fleets to maintain quality and reliability to deliver a better passenger experience.
Eversholt Rail has a proud history of innovation and plays an integral role in the growth and modernisation of the UK rail sector by introducing new products and technologies into the market.
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Friends of the National Railway Museum
The Friends of the National Railway Museum was formed in 1977 to support the National Railway Museum. An independent member-based charity, FNRM (or 'the Friends') help to fund the restoration of exhibits in the National Collection, the acquisition of new artefacts, and other projects that would otherwise not be possible.
The charity also undertakes and supports research and educational projects relating to the history and development of railways.
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Michael Wallace MBE
Michael Wallace joined the Friends of the National Railway Museum (the Friends) as a life member at its inception in 1977. He joined Ripon Grammar School as a physics teacher in 1958, becoming Head of Physics and Deputy Head. Immediately following retirement in 1992, Michael became active as a volunteer with the Friends serving the charity and the museum for over a quarter of a century, firstly as assistant secretary, and then secretary. He was also editor of Review, the Friends’ quarterly journal, and was still in office at the time of his death in 2018. Michael was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in 2011 for his services volunteering on behalf of the National Railway Museum and the Friends. He left a generous legacy to the Friends, which has enabled the ‘Wallace Learning Space’ to be funded in his memory.
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Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 was established to organise the Great Exhibition. The Exhibition made a significant surplus which the Commission, under the guidance of Prince Albert, used to purchase an estate in South Kensington. This estate has developed to become a unique centre of scientific, cultural and educational excellence which now houses the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the V&A Museum; Imperial College London; the Royal Colleges of Art and Music and the Royal Albert Hall, all of which the Commission continues to support in their work in education, research, science and the arts.
Today, it is focused predominantly on awarding postgraduate fellowships and scholarships, for advanced study and research in science, engineering, the built environment and design. It also awards grants to support projects consistent with its overall aims, many of which are focused on raising the awareness of the young to the opportunities presented by science and engineering.
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Holbeck Charitable Trust
The Holbeck Charitable Trust is a grant-making charity which supports charitable organisations on a wide variety of charitable aims for the benefit of the public.
Since it was established in 2006, it has supported hundreds of charities and projects undertaken by community and voluntary organisations.
