Recent recipients

To September 2026, The Geoffrey Watling Charity has distributed £11,351,572 across a total of 2,302 grants.

Recipients of grants approved in the past 6 months include:

• 1st Cromer Sea Scouts  Refurbish and modernise facilities at the Sea Scouts HQ.
• Autism Explorers CIC  Aspire: Alternative SEND/SEMH Education in Norfolk.
• Cley Village Hall and Recreation Ground  Improved disability access in Cley Village Hall
• Denton Parish Council  Rebuild the multiplay 'fort' at the village play area
• Ditchingham Parish Council  An accessible 'pump' cycle track for all ages.
• Food Cycle  Free healthy meals for local people in need
• Framtastics Gymnastics Club  Renovation of new premises including disabled facilities
• Friends of Gissing Church  St Mary's Church, Gissing replacement windows
• Happy Days Children's Charity  Residential activities for children from Norwich
• Holt Youth Project  North Norfolk Young Carers Project
• Honing with Crostwight Parochial Church Council  All Saints’ Church, Crostwight; urgent repairs and conservation work
• Horsford Primary PTA  Improved outdoor play equipment
• Iceni Partnership Ltd  Extension of Swaffham Community Fridge
• King's Lynn Night Shelter  King's Lynn Night Shelter 2026-27 season
• Ludham Methodist Church  Repairs to sub-floor, roof and drainage.
• Norwich Community Money Advice Connect Centre  Debt centre providing free face to face advice.
• Rescue Wooden Boats  Securing Dunkirk Little Ship and North Norfolk whelker BESSIE
• RSPCA Norwich  Purchase of another hybrid electric animal welfare vehicle.
• Shelfanger All Saints  All Saints Church: repairs to guttering and drainage system.
• SHINE  Support for people living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus in Norfolk.
• Silver Road Community Centre  New CCTV and security lights.
• Springs Dance Company  A creative arts project for children and families.
• St Michael's Church, Oulton  St Michael's Oulton: to upgrade the church audio system
• Stiffkey Village Hall   Improvements to the community space.
• Stoke Holy Cross Parish Council  To improve the well used local park.
• Suffolk Family Carers  Short local breaks for family carers in need.
• Swanton Abbott Parish Institute  Improving outside space, car parking and fencing
• Terrington St Clement Parish Church  St Clement Church: creation of the South West Corner Room
• Veterans Central  Improved Accessibility at Veterans Central.
• Wreningham Village Hall Committee  Install solar panels and a battery system.
• Yaxham Village Amenities Association  Replacement of emergency exit doors and wall cladding.
• Age Concern North Norfolk / Sheringham Day Services  Meals on Heels meal delivery service for those unable to attend Lunch Club in person.
• Alpington & Bergh Apton VA Primary School (Friends Assoc)  A pupil-led project to replace an ageing Trim Trail with a new, inclusive wooden play structure.
• Baby Basics Lowestoft  Relocation to larger premises in order to expand the service.
• Break  Volunteer mentoring: one-to-one practical and emotional support for young people in and leaving care
• Cloth of Kindness  Working with Norfolk Libraries in rural locations to deliver well-being sewing sessions.
• DanceEast  Dance Pathways: Widening Access to Dance Training for Disadvantaged Young People in Norfolk
• Dentaid - The dental charity  The provision of 6 dental clinics, delivering free of charge dentistry in Norfolk.
• Disability Advice North East Suffolk DANES   Supporting the disabled and elderly in Waveney
• Duffles Pond Volunteer Group  Construction of a new Wildlife Observation Hide to replace the existing shelter.
• Fakenham And District Light Operatic Society  Purchase of raised seating platforms and legs with safety railings
• INK (from pen to performance)  Teen Suicide Prevention Tour of The Drummer Boy in up to 20 schools in Norfolk.
• Inspire Suffolk Ltd  Positive youth activities and safe spaces for young people in Lowestoft
• Light Of Life Baptist Church  Replacing the roof on the Church Building
• Little Ouse Headwaters Project  Restoration of newly purchased reserve on the Norfolk bank of the Little Ouse river
• Margaret Harker Hall & Blofield Memorial Ground  Better Community Access Project - to encourage and facilitate more community access and use.
• Mid Norfolk Mencap  To replace furniture, appliances and refurbish the Tavern Lane Hub
• Nancy Oldfield Trust   To replace old quay heading and walkway decking which surround the slipway.
• NARS (Norfolk Accident Rescue Service)  To invest in improved facilities for the onsite medical training centre.
• Nelson's Journey  Support to deliver two Therapeutic Weekends for bereaved children.
• Pathways Care Farm  To create an accessible car park for wheelchair users who attend our services and café.
• PCC of Beccles with Worlingham, North Cove and Barnby  St Botolph's Church, North Cove: repairs and new lighting for mural paintings, plus new information boards.
• Playing for Cake  Singing for Health, Harmony & Happiness sessions in Aylsham & North Walsham.
• POP ARTS  Pop Arts - Music Technology Club, Lowestoft
• Rewild Wellbeing CIC  Regular wellbeing and nature-therapy activities
• Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association  Carnival of Cultures at the Royal Norfolk Show
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds  Safeguarding RSPB Titchwell by limiting the impact of climate change on Volunteer Marsh.
• Sewell Barn Theatre   Electrical improvements and rewiring of the theatre
• St Edmunds Society  Ventilation for a new basement classroom for Maths and English students.
• St Luke's Church, New Catton  St Luke's Church Centre - replace dangerous and broken slabs on drive/paths
• St Mary's Church, Holme-next-the-Sea  St. Mary's, Holme-next-the-Sea Tower Restoration and Repair Project
• St Mary's Church, Wimbotsham  Repair and replacement of the Chancel Roof.
• The Clare School (Care for Clare)  Operation Playground - Making our playground inclusive for us all
• The Feed Foundation  Support towards the delivery of our Social Supermarket and community hub
• The Salvation Army  East of England Divisional Summer School for children and young people aged 11-25.
• Voluntary Norfolk  Skilled, Safe, and Ready: Investing in training for Norfolk's volunteers
• Walsingham College Trust Association  2026 Youth Pilgrimage: residential event for young people, with subsidised access
• Warham Parish Council  Grant application for establishment of new village children's playground
• Woodton Village Hall  Replacing a leaking felt roof