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Easingwold District Community Care Association
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EDCCA is a registered charity which seeks to improve the quality of life in the local community. The EDCCA objectives are to promote any charitable purpose in the Easingwold district and in particular help those in need.
Volunteers are always needed - tel 01347 822875
Services offered include:
- a volunteer bureau
- information on local services
- a voluntary car scheme
- a voluntary visiting scheme
- Kurt's club day centre for adults with mental health problems
- Paradise day centre for older people
- Easingwold and District Stroke club
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St Monica’s Hospital, Easingwold
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St Monica's Hospital has a special place in the hearts of many people living in and around the Easingwold area - both as a local provider of emergency services, and as a hospice, where many friends and relations have spent their last days being comforted by the loving and dedicated staff.
The hospital was founded in 1893 by Mrs Katherine Love, a member of a family of generous local benefactors living on the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold. At first it was known as Easingwold Cottage Hospital but later renamed St Monica's after the remarkable 4th century mother of the great St Augustus.
Taken over by the state in 1948, the hospital is now designated a Community Hospital. It is administered by the York Health Services NHS Trust, providing nursing and medical care for the acutely ill, chronically ill and convalescent as well as respite care, day care, minor casualty treatment, physiotherapy and, since 1993, occupational therapy.
The 2005 festival raised more than £2000 for St Monica's, funding the purchase of a special orthopaedic bed for the hospital's new wing, and subsequent Festivals have resulted in substantial additional donations, including £750 in 2008 to the Friends of St Monica's.
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Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital, Brandsby
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Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital was set up in early 2006 to rescue, rehabilitate and release sick and injured swans and water birds in Yorkshire and the surrounding counties.
We cover East, North, South and West Yorkshire. We also cover parts of Cleveland, County Durham, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, the North East and Teeside.
We are a registered charity and our rescue centre is based in Brandsby near York, North Yorkshire. We rely totally upon donations from members of the public, businesses and other charitable organisations.
We respect the rights as wild sentient creatures of all the animals who we rescue and care for.
We work with other animal welfare organisations, local and national authorities, businesses, organisations and members of the public to help sick and injured swans and wildlife.
Although we specialise in the rehabilitation and release of swans and water birds we aim to help all forms of wildlife and if we can not we aim to pass rescue calls and general enquiries on to those who can.
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Guardian Angels Appeal, York District Hospital
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The Evening Press Guardian Angels appeal aims to raise £300,000 to create a new high-dependency care unit for sick children at York Hospital's children's ward.
The money will fund two life-saving high dependency rooms with new, specialised equipment. It will mean more youngsters will be able to stay in York for their treatment rather than being transferred to Leeds or even further away.
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Yorkshire Air Ambulance
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It costs about £1 million each year to keep the Yorkshire Air Ambulance in the air, but they get no NHS funding - so we hope a few of your pints today will help. The helicopter has flown literally hundreds of life saving missions and has attended several serious road traffic accidents and major incidents, including the Selby rail crash. The Air Ambulance can often access areas that are difficult or impossible for road ambulances to reach quickly and smoothly, such as coastal, rural or mountainous areas.
The Air Ambulance can also deliver a fast inter-hospital transfer of seriously ill or injured patients and a high level of patient comfort, especially to patients with relevant head, neck, back and spinal injuries.
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Sutton Playing Fields Association
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Sutton on the Forest Playing Field Association (SPFA) is responsible for the development of facilities and activities on the Sutton Playing Field. Over the last two years we have replaced the play equipment and goal posts, run two fun days, organised the Sutton 7 run and started the restoration of the orchard area as a community resource. The SPFA is a voluntary group dependant on donations and fund raising activities.
Possible uses for funds raised through the Galtres Festival might include:
- Replacement of climbing frame structure
- Provision of small hard-court and basketball hoop
- Provision of sport equipment and 'tool safe'
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Sutton on the Forest Playgroup and Toddlers
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Sutton on the Forest Playgroup and Toddlers is a registered charity, providing a stimulating and fun environment for pre-school children from the local area, and prepares them for school. They meet in the Village Hall, and are desperately seeking funding to revamp all the outside play area and equipment. Funds raised through the Galtres Festival would be used to purchase a secure store for outdoor play equipment.
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