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Frimley Fuel Allotments
Litter Pick – Saturday 23rd October
Most users of the Fuel Allotments take their rubbish home with them - but not all of them. Twice a year - in May and October - the trustees organise a Saturday morning litter pick where trustees, beneficiaries of FFA grants and local people help clear the area of...
2020 Trustees’ Report and Accounts
The Charity has published its 2020 Report and Accounts which can be viewed in full on this website and on the Charity Commission website www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission. Here are some highlights: Our main source of income was from Pine Ridge...
Woodland management on the Frimley Fuel estate
Tree surgeons will be at work on the Fuel Allotments on Thursday 3 June. This forms part of our management of the estate and the work has been cleared with the Council Arboricultural Officer. Walkers in the area are urged to watch out for warning notices and take care.
£52,000 for Laptops for Home Schooling during Lockdown
Frimley Fuel Allotments Charity has given £52,000 to schools in the GU15/16 post code areas to buy more laptops for children and students currently studying from home without basic IT equipment. With stories in the media about households sharing one laptop between...
Tree Work on Frimley Fuel Allotments
Next week tree surgeons will be clearing fallen and unstable trees in some areas of the Fuel Allotments. They have also been asked to remove a number of woodland structures made from fallen branches etc. We recognise that these have been constructed for children's...
Need help with debts, fuel bills or essential items?
At this particularly difficult time for families, single people, the chronically sick and elderly folk, remember that the Frimley Fuel Allotments Charity exists to help people in need, hardship and distress. Anyone living in the GU15 and GU16 postcode areas can ask...
Update on the Unauthorised BMX Trail
We reported earlier this year on damage to the estate caused by the unauthorised creation of a BMX track. Quite apart from the damage done to the trees and woodland floor, the trustees would be held liable in law for any damage to individuals caused directly or...
Update on the Unauthorised BMX Trail
We’ve reported the matter to the police and to date the people responsible have not come forward or been identified. We’ve also notified the Borough Council about the breach of Tree Preservation Orders and have called in specialists to advise on the safety...
Unauthorised BMX Trail
Residents of the Old Bisley Road and Fern Close have alerted us to work that's been going on in the Fuel Allotments woodland nearby. Mechanical diggers and chain saws have been used to create a 100m BMX trail, cutting down trees and damaging mature tree...
Over 200 individuals and families helped in 2019
In 2019 the charity gave grants to more than 200 people to help with heating, furniture, rent arrears, carpeting and other needs. And in addition, 11 organisations helping local people in need received grants. The charity has a history of helping local...