Rampion Fund Report 2020
Introduction The Rampion Fund at Sussex Community Foundation is a community benefit fund, worth £3.1 million over ten years. It supports organisations working for the benefit of the people of Sussex within an area stretching from Littlehampton Harbour in the west to Beachy Head in the east and up to the A272 near Twineham in the north. Funded projects serve the wider community, with particular interest in environment, ecology, climate change, energy and improved community facilities. The Fund has given out over £1.6 million in grants since 2017.
AMOUNTS AWARDED BY YEAR 2017 - 18
£404,364
2018 - 19
£609,111
2019 - 20
£355,201
2020 - 21
£256,107
The fund has awarded 137 grants totalling £1.6 million to 114 supported projects* Community Transport Sussex’s grant funded a fully electric, wheelchair accessible minibus. * Some projects have been funded more than once.
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Funded projects in your area RH17 7
Value of funding to projects in your area
109 110 111 112
RH13 1
113 114
108
Hickstead Sayers Common
BN5 3
Pulborough
47
48
Burgess Hill
Worthing £251,235 Mid Sussex
49
Lewes £117,664
Albourne
Henfield
Horsham £111,937
BN44 6
Brighton & Hove BN3 10
102 103 104 105 106 107
Fulking
Steyning
BN14 4 71
72
73
Findon
74
Arundel
Clapham
BN13 1 70
Angmering
Littlehampton
North Lancing
East Preston
Shorehamby-Sea Portslade
Sompting
Worthing
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
Hove
Brighton
Newhaven
Goringby-Sea
Seaford BN15 12
BN43 8
BN41 2
BN1 16
BN2 20
87
55
69
75
78
94
95
92
1
4
17
18
98
99 100 101
58
£1,624,784
Woodingdean Saltdean Peacehaven
BN12 1
57
TOTAL
Patcham Coldean
BN11 14 56
Adur £295,086
Lewes
BN17 2 88
£565,376
Arun £48,269
37
Southwick
Lancing
£235,215
76
77
59
60
61
62
79
80
81
82
63
64
65
66
83
84
85
86
67
68
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96
97
93
2
3
19
BN9 5
BN25 3 89
20
21
50
51
53
54
5
6
7
8
22
23
24
25
26
9
10
11
12
27
28
29
30
31
13
14
15
16
32
33
34
35
36
52
90
Eastbourne
91
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Index of funded projects 1 1st Henfield Scouts
New energy efficient community centre 2 Brighton & Hove Fair Trade
School uniforms recycling project 3 Brighton & Hove Food Partnership
Management of Stanmer Wellbeing Garden 4 Brighton & Hove’s Wildlife Forum -
House Sparrows Project Nesting boxes, etc for schools
5 Brighton Dome and Festival
Upgrading building sustainability and accessibility 6 Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove
Young Carers’ Our World project 7 Feedback
Volunteer gleaning at local farms 8 Green Centre
One Planet Living website, exhibition and workshops 9 Grow Project
Mental health courses on the Downs 10 Low Carbon Trust
Education programme for local schools 11 Moulsecoomb Forest Garden &
Wildlife Project Supported internships and outreach
12 One Church Brighton
Developments at Rock Farm market garden including solar pv installation
13 Refugee Radio
Weekly walking group 14 Smarter Uniforms
Recycling and reselling school uniforms 15 StepUpTech
STEM workshops for young people 16 Synergy Creative Community
Climate change and mental health events 17 15th Brighton Scouts
Repair of scout hut roof 18 Actors of Dionysus
An adaptation of the classic play ‘Antigone’, tackling climate change 19 Brighton & Hove Energy Services
Co-operative Electric van for outreach sessions
20 Brighton Permaculture
To develop Racehill Community Orchard and volunteer hub including solar lighting and rain water collection 21 Brighton Sailing Club
Refurbish fleet of pool boats 22 Centre for Ecotherapy
Social and therapeutic horticulture places 23 Fareshare
Food redistribution – core costs 24 Lewes Road for Clean Air
Sustainable transport group – core costs
25 ONCA Trust
Art and science school workshops 26 ORPS (Ovingdean Residents &
Preservation Society) Ovingdean Green Festival
27 Portslade Green Gym
Core and volunteer costs 28 Sail Boat Project
Activity taster days and volunteer costs 29 Saltdean Lido
Double-glazing heritage windows and lift installation 30 South East Dance
The Dance Space arts centre build 31 Tarner Community Project
Community kitchen garden 32 The Appreciation Society
Community design seafront installation 33 The Future is Unwritten
Theatre production in community centres 34 The Real Junk Food Project
Brighton Stores manager for food waste hub
35 The Spire Arts
Lighting upgrade at St Mark’s Chapel 36 World Cetacean Alliance
Brighton Dolphin Project visitor centre
37 Benfield Wildlife and
Conservation Group Costs of dormouse habitat project
38 Brighton & Hove CAB
Warmth for Wellbeing project 39 Brighton Surf Life Saving Club
Arancia inshore rescue boat and engine 40 CPRE Sussex
Plant Your Postcode project 41 Cycling Without Age
Battery-powered trishaw 42 Friends of Hove Lagoon
Gardens with sensory plants and raised beds 43 Friends of Hove Park
Environmentally focused art trail 44 Friends of St Ann’s Well Gardens
Hove Installation of power and water supplies
45 Pedal People
Cycle rides for care home residents – operational costs 46 Weald Allotment Gardeners
Association Equipment and volunteer training
47 Community Transport Sussex CIO
New fully electric, wheelchair accessible minibus and two electric vehicles
48 Shermanbury Parish Council
Heritage finger posts 49 Shine for Life
Equine assisted therapy 50 Age UK East Sussex
Electric gardening vans 51 Association Cybele (UK)
Newhaven schools’ project and exhibition 52 KP-Projects
Living Coast Undersea Experience 53 Newhaven Gig Rowing Club
Overhaul and purchase of boats 54 Sussex Community Development
Association Newhaven youth centre and Downs activities
55 Blueprint 22
Youth Power, renewable energy workshops 56 Care for Veterans
Solar power system and electric ambulance 57 Creative Waves Community Arts
Giant fish head recycling bin 58 Cycall Ltd
Assisted cycling side-by-side trike 59 Davison Youth University
Community youth learning programme 60 East Beach Artist Collective
Worthing Light Festival
CONTINUED
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Index of funded projects CONTINUED 61 Heene Community Association
Workshops for excluded young people 62 Hut 34
Sustainable power for seafront therapy space 63 Marine Conservation Society
Kingmere Marine Conservation Zone website and interactive seafront signs 64 Tide of Light
Schools and community recycling project 65 Transition Town Worthing
Volunteer-led community energy service 66 Victoria Park Volunteer Group
Memorial garden to beach fishermen 67 We Are FoodPioneers
Community food events and projects 68 Worthing Rowing Club
Schools’ indoor rowing clubs 69 Worthing Thunder Basketball Club
Programmes for schools and people with disabilities 70 South Downs Leisure
Green Dreams community festival 71 3rd Worthing (Broadwater) Scouts
Rock-climbing training and equipment
72 Breathing Spaces
Work experience for disadvantaged young people 73 Dial-a-Ride Southern Service
Replace minibus and two electric vehicles 74 The EYE (Eco Young & Engaged)
Project Schools’ Worthing & Adur Eco-Summit
84 Surf Solace
Wetsuits, gloves and boots for participants 85 Sussex Green Living
School workshops on water and carbon systems 86 Sustainable Sussex & South Downs
Leisure Trust Real-work experience, education and employment
75 3rd / 5th Lancing Sea Scout Group
87 Arun & Chichester CAB
Refit of sail yacht for training
Fuel poverty advisor
76 Armada Trust
Schools’ tour with workshops 77 Brooklands Park
Redevelopment including visitor hub 78 Lancing Kitesurfing Club
Schools’ powerkite and beach awareness training 79 Lancing Parish Council
Monks Rec improvement project 80 Lancing Parkrun
Free weekly community run 81 Lancing Sailing Club
Durable sailboats for training beginners 82 Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
Harvest mice and chalk stream projects 83 Ropetackle Arts Centre
88 Littlehampton Sea Cadets
(TS Sussex) New accessible jetty
89 Cycling Without Age –
Seaford Chapter Specially adapted battery-powered trishaw
90 Seaford Lifeguards
Life-saving equipment for volunteers 91 St James’ Trust (Seaford)
New staircase, lift adaptations and eco-friendly insulation 92 Bee in the Woods Community
Forest School Creation of community woodland and garden
93 Hove & Adur Sea Cadets
(TS King Alfred) New rigid inflatable boat
94 1440 (Shoreham-by-Sea) ATC
Expedition equipment 95 2nd Southwick Scout Group
Fruit trees, vegetables and garden equipment 96 Esteem
Part-time youth project worker 97 Friends of Shoreham Beach
Insect survey on nature reserve 98 Shoreham Rowing Club
New coastal rowing four boat 99 Shoreham Sailing Club
New safety boat 100 Shoreham Wordfest
Environmental Sustainability weekend 101 Sussex Sailability
Equip and maintain new safety boat 102 Ashurst Village Hall
Solar roof panels
107 Steyning Downland Scheme
Outdoor classroom, art installation and landscaping 108 Cowfold Memorial Swimming Pool
Fund/Friends of St Peters School Essential energy efficient upgrades to heating system
109 Bolney CE Primary School
LED lighting across whole school 110 Bolney Horticultural Society
Tables for horticultural society 111 Bolney Parish Council
Play equipment and grit spreader 112 The Rawson Hall
Installation of overhead projector 113 Twineham & Wineham
Cricket Club Part-fund of new cricket pavilion
114 Twineham Parish Council
New finger posts and picnic benches
103 Bramber Brooks
Creation of a new nature reserve 104 Steyning and District Partnership
LED lighting in community centre 105 Steyning Community Hub
New LED floodlights for the facility 106 Steyning Community Orchard
Gazebos, fruit picking pole and strimmer
Seas, Shoots & Shores project
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Making an impact
Almost 1 million people across Sussex have benefited from a Rampion-funded project (979,084) What kind of projects were funded? Community benefit
£263,716
Community building and sporting facility
£484,140
Ecology and conservation including marine life Renewable energy and energy conservation
£107,826
Environmental engagement and education
£192,340
Food and sustainability
£68,208
Marine ecology, nature conservation and environmental improvements
£20,900
Onshore and offshore sports and recreation Sustainability/awareness raising Sustainable transport TOTAL
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£69,318
£194.339 £96,653 £127,342 £1,624,783
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Making an impact 1
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Smarter Uniforms
2
Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust
3
Care for Veterans
  Each person in Britain sends 1.7kg of fashion waste to landfill every year i and textile waste is expected to increase by 60% by 2030.ii
The good news is that extending the life of clothes by just nine months’ of active use would reduce carbon, water and waste footprints by 20-30% each year.iii
Smarter Uniforms is one group funded by the Rampion Fund that tackles the issue of textile waste head-on. The group collects unwanted school uniforms and resells them to families at low cost. Therefore, good quality, clean uniforms are enjoyed for longer, benefiting both families and the environment.
i Labfresh, Fashion Waste Index, 2020 / ii Global Fashion Agenda, 2017 / iii Waste and Resources Action Programme
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England has 85% of the world’s 200 chalk rivers. These precious and unique freshwater ecosystems are at risk.
Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust has received funding from the Rampion Fund (and the Heritage Fund) to improve the natural environment at Sompting Estate. They have re-routed the chalk stream away from its underground course, installed sediment traps to capture pollutants from the surrounding urban environment, and planted 7,000 hedgerow trees of 14 different varieties, including hazel, dogwood and hawthorn. They are creating a high quality accessible area of green space, with hand sown wildflower meadows and a new river trail.
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Solar is one of the world’s fastest growing energy technologies – with energy cost savings repurposed for social good.
Care for Veterans
provides long-term nursing care, rehabilitation, respite and end-of-life care to disabled ex-Service personnel. Grants from the Rampion Fund have played a major role in the charity’s sustainability plans with an initial grant to help install solar power. The charity is now saving around £2,000 on monthly electricity bills and 10.5 tonnes CO2 annually.
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