Bath charities that have benefited from grants and support from Quartet Community Foundation showcased some of their most inspirational work to the city’s business community at a spring drinks reception hosted by the local office of law firm Withy King.
Life-changing stories were shared with guests, including the Mayor of Bath Cherry Beath, to celebrate the role Quartet plays in supporting local charities.
One of the charities taking part in the event at St Michael’s Church was Southside Family Project, which supports families in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) dealing with issues such as physical disability, domestic abuse, sexual violence or long-term mental health problems.
Withy King partner Becky Ricards Small, who is also a trustee and chair of the B&NES Committee at Quartet, said: “I’m delighted that the evening was so well received. Our business and private clients were among those invited to find out first-hand what charitable giving can achieve.
“Withy King is a strong supporter of Quartet’s work, which includes setting up charitable funds on behalf of individuals and businesses and matching them with relevant beneficiaries, which are often little known and have very few resources.”
Quartet CEO Caroline Duckworth added: “Our research highlights that, while Bath is a beautiful heritage city, there are still many people in need here. We appreciated the opportunity to say thank you to our supporters and to meet lots of new businesses and individuals keen to come on board.”
Grants worth more than £2.9m have been awarded by Quartet to more than 1,400 projects in B&NES since 1997. These include a £1,000 grant to Bath Mind to enable members with mental health difficulties to participate in a therapeutic gardening course for beginners, £2,000 to Time Bank Plus, based in Twerton – one of Bath’s most disadvantaged areas – to help support the over 50s community café which aims to alleviate social isolation among older people, and £7,000 to Somerset and Avon Rape & Sexual Abuse Support group for therapeutic services for women and girls who have been sexually abused.
Pictured, from left: Caroline Duckworth, CEO of Quartet; Robert Bourns, chair; and Becky Ricards Small, chair of its B&NES committee
