Who we are
Stoke Poges has looked after its own for centuries. Today that tradition continues through two independent "relief in need" charities, each holding assets whose income is given out as grants to local people who meet the relevant criteria.
Helps residents of the parish of Stoke Poges who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress — with grants for items, services or facilities, from essential furniture to stair lifts, school uniforms to breaks for carers.
About the Fund →Helps people in the village — and in adjoining parts of Slough such as Manor Park, Stoke Wards, Upton Lea and Wexham Court — with a wide range of grants to relieve hardship, from household essentials to respite care.
About the Charity →How to apply
Applying for a grant is as easy as filling in a simple form. Your application and circumstances remain confidential — only the trustees will know of it, and one or two of them may visit you to make sure your needs are properly understood.
Not sure which charity fits your situation? It doesn't matter — contact either one and the trustees will point you the right way.
Our history
The charities' roots reach back to the hospital and almshouse founded at Stoke Poges in 1557 by Lord Hastings of Loughborough — whose brick chapel still stands at St Giles' Church — and to the small parish charities of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that were later united to serve the village.