Sussex winners revealed for the Community Chest Awards 2021

The Sussex recipients of the Community Chest Eastern Awards2021havebeenrevealed.

Theawards,whichareintheir 20th year, are run by Hall and Woodhouse — a British family brewery founded in 1777 — with mediapartnersJPIMediaSussex, which was represented by editorial director Gary Shipton.

Business directors Mark Woodhouse and Lucinda Gray wereonhandtodistributenearly £25,000 to 18 Sussex charities at Goffs Manor, Crawley, on Thursday. Guest speaker Richard Curtis BEM passed on the big cheques.

Thecharitiestoreceivegrants were; Burgess Hill Shed (£1,666); Chichester Boys Club (£1,500); Chichester Down Syndrome Support Group (£1,000); Defiant Sports, based in Eastbourne (£1,500); Forward Facing, in Brighton(£1,500);HorshamDebt AdviceService(£1,500);LesAlden FoundationinWorthing(£1,500); Littlehampton Child Contact Centre (£500); Littlehampton Shopmobility (£2,500); Lorica Trust: East Clayton Farm, in Washington (£1,438); Nature Nurture Sussex, in Pease Pottage (£438); Pippa’s

Group in Lewes(£569); Mid Sussex RDA (£1,500); Rox Music and Arts, in Bognor Regis (£500); Sussex Prisoners’ Families, in Brighton (£1,500); TotRockinBeats / Dad La Soul, Worthing (£1,000); UK Harvest, near Chichester (£1,500) and You Raise Me Up, near Polegate (£1,000).

Mr Woodhouse said: “Tonight’s awards are really fantastic. It’s the culmination of months of judging. It’s fabulous to be able to give away money to such incredible voluntary organisationsinourcommunity.

“It’s a complete joy. It’s fabulous to see everybody again and get to do what we normally do.”

Mr Shipton added: “It’s been a fantastic evening, giving away large sums of money to great causes across East and West Sussex.SussexNewspapershave beenreallyproudtosupportHall and Woodhouse’s Community Chest since the very start. That will be 20 years next year.

“It’s been really terrific that Hall and Woodhouse still gives moneytogoodcauses,eveninthe depths of lockdown, when many of their own pubs were shut.

“Welookatgroups,thatapply to us, which have a real need and make a real difference in the Sussex communities that they serve.”

All attendees celebrate the generous donations from the Community Chest Awards and Hall & Woodhouse Brewery

ROX Music and Arts celebrate their £500 donation joyously

Nature Nurture Sussex were handed £438

Chichester Down Syndrome Support Group are granted £1,000

Sussex Prisoners Families received a donation of £1,500

Chichester based charity UK Harvest received £1,500

TotRockinBeats received £1,000 from the Charity Chest

You Raise Me Up — a family bereavement charity received £1,000

Littlehampton Shop Mobility were handed £2,500

Lorica Trust, East Clayton Farm, were donated £1438

Defiant Sports secured a £1,500 donation.

Chichester Boys Club collected a £1,500 contribution

Burgess Hill Shed acquire a £1,666 donation

Les Alden Foundation received £1,500

Littlehampton Child Conact Centre were gifted £500

Mark Woodhouse in conversation with Gary Shipton