Exhibition Foundation - student bursary

Wed 23 Aug 2023, 15:16

For information, The Charlbury Exhibition Foundation (CEF) is a local charity whose purpose is, in general terms, to use its surplus income to support the education of young people resident in Charlbury. For a number of years the surplus income has been used to give grants to young people progressing to higher education, further education and apprenticeships.

The main source of the trust’s income is the Old Grammar School. This is a listed building and trust income must first  be used to maintain this asset, before the trustees can consider making grants.

Currently, the trustees are in the process of carrying out an upgrade of the building. We have been able to obtain some grant funding,  from SUSCHA, the Charlbury Beer Festival and some individuals, to help with the cost of necessary energy efficiency work. We have also raised some additional funds through the sale of greetings cards. But with further work still to be done, the trustees decided, with regret, both last year, and again this year, that there was insufficient surplus income to enable grants to be made.

The position is being kept under regular review.

Janet Burroughs, Chair of The Charlbury Exhibition Foundation. 

Tue 22 Aug 2023, 17:36

Ok. Thanks.

Tue 22 Aug 2023, 17:34

I am sorry to say we won’t be able to give any bursaries this year but hopefully intend to do so in 2024.  

Tue 22 Aug 2023, 17:20

The foundation was not making any student bursary payments last year. Does anybody know if 2023 will be back to normal?