Every year, the festival supports one or two charities.
Please support them by visiting their stands and chatting to the volunteers there or donating to them.
- Blesma
Blesma, The Limbless VeteransBlesma, The Limbless Veterans, is dedicated to assisting serving and ex-Service men and women who have suffered life-changing limb loss or the loss of use of a limb, an eye or loss of sight. We support these men and women in their communities throughout the UK.
We work tirelessly for our Members when the conflicts that have affected their lives are no longer a focal point in the nation’s media. Since 1932, we have been the only national Service charity that specialises in supporting limbless veterans for the duration of their lives. Our Members range from the youngest amputee veterans to those who fought in WWII, some having lived with limb loss for more than half a century. Modern medicine transforms the physical injury, but it is a complicated process to treat the emotional trauma and related lifelong health problems.
Blesma provides a network where Members not only enjoy support from our professional Welfare Team, but where they have the opportunity to engage with others who have similar injuries and backgrounds to themselves, building an important fellowship with each other to overcome everyday battles.
WebsiteBlesma, The Limbless Veterans
Charity Registered Number: 1084189
Registered Address: 115 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0QT. - Helen Rollason
Helen Rollason Cancer CharityHelen Rollason Cancer Charity is a crucial provider of support to adults across Essex living with cancer. This is delivered through our Support Centres as well as virtually. We do so at all stages of our client’s journey – whether newly diagnosed or longer-term, throughout treatment and after treatment is completed. Within our centres people are not defined by their diagnosis, they are an individual, not a clinical file. We provide a safe and calming space for our clients and their loved ones. Not only do we support those facing the diagnosis, but we also offer support to their main carer. All of which are provided with no charge, although gratefully receive donations.
We want to enable a positive quality of life for those living with cancer, whilst providing high quality, accessible and inclusive support. The services we offer have been described as a ‘lifeline’ for so many.
“Helen Rollason Cancer Charity is the missing piece of the puzzle within the hospital setting. They have the human touch and the time to be able to look after the person as a person rather than their medical diagnosis, that is something I really appreciate. The love and care that exude from those who work there is truly unique. It is a haven amongst the rollercoaster you are going through. A very special place.”
Website
https://www.helenrollason.org.uk/
Helen Rollason Cancer Charity
Charity Registered Number: 3144906
Registered Address: Yvonne Stewart House, The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Essex, CM3 2EH