Our Charities
Our Chosen Charities & Local Good Causes
After receiving a huge number of applicants, we are delighted to share our chosen charities and local good causes that we will be donating to in 2024! Every year members of the these groups do their bit to contribute towards the success of Swanage Carnival, by helping behind the bar or shaking a bucket – there’s so many ways to support the South’s Premier Carnival and we couldn’t do it without them!
How To Donate
Our bucketeers will be out and about all week during events so don’t forget to bring along those coins you’ve been saving all year for Swanage Carnival. If you’ve gone cashless, there’s still plenty of ways in which you can donate! Scan the QR code on the collection buckets or on Carnival signage around the Showground.
Donations are already open for this years Carnival both on our App and on our website here:
Charities and local causes benefiting from our 2024 Carnival
- Allsort’d.org
- Bespoke learning support for young adults
- Corfe Castle FC
- Purchasing of new equipment which is sorely needed
- Dementia Friendly Purbeck Community
- Our aim is to support those families with dementia in the Purbeck area.
- Friends of Dorset Carers
- Children aged between 6 and 18 who are helping care for or sometimes sole carer for a relative at home.
- Friends of St Mary’s Association
- One of our primary goals is to update our playground equipment,
- Friends of Swanage Primary School
- We are hoping to raise enough money to build a pond in the school grounds
- Greengage Community Garden
- We are in the process of raising funds to enable us to put up a social building on the
- site,
- Harlequin Care
- To enable the Carers’ Clinics to be run on a regular basis.
- Herston Village Hall
- To purchase new equipment for the hall and youth club
- Lewis-Manning Hospice Care
- To expand the care and services we offer to local people in Swanage and the Purbeck.
- Mount Scar Cygnets Pre-school
- To purchase some new construction toys/equipment.
- National Coastwatch Institution
- Replacement and repositioning of the access stairs to the Swanage lookout
- St George’s Preschool
- To buy/build some additional learning areas and improve the ones we currently have.
- St Marks Primary School
- To Purchase play equipment
- Swanage and Wareham Hockey Club
- Financial investment required for equipment and coaching
- Swanage Community Defibrillator Partnership
- Purchasing and maintaining life saving equipment
- Swanage Gymnastics
- Purchasing of new equipment
- Swanage Linking Lives
- Friendly support to people feeling isolated and lonely
- Swanage Musical Theatre Company
- To improve and upgrade current rehearsal facilities and replace old equipment
- Swanage Sea Rowing Club
- To purchase new equipment for junior rowers
Chairmans Charity : Forget Me Not (NHS Trust Dorchester)
This is a support group for women and their families who have lost a baby at any stage of their pregnancy or after birth. A safe environment for them to talk, get advice, meet new people and share experiences. We meet on the 2nd Monday of every month at the Quiet Space in Poundbury, Dorchester between 7-9pm
Annual Charity : Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is one of Swanage Carnival’s annual charities. The charity was established to provide relief from sickness and injury for the people of Dorset and Somerset, by the provision of an air ambulance. The charity receives no direct funding from the Government or the National Lottery and relies on the generosity of the public and organisation such as Swanage Carnival for support. With operational costs of over £3.5 million a year and the approximate cost per mission of £3,000, our annual support helps maintain a vital service in our community.
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Annual Charity: Swanage Stroke Club
The Swanage Stroke Club is an organisation supported annually by Swanage Carnival. Part of the Stroke Association the Swanage Stroke Club welcomes new and existing members to attend regular events, offering a range of activities including listening to guest speakers, outings and games. The Club provides both social and communication support to stroke survivors and their families. Swanage Carnival has a long-established relationship with this organisation and is proud to help provide help and support to stroke survivors in our community.
Raising thousands of pounds each year for our chosen charities and good causes
In 2024 Swanage Carnival celebrated another successful year, giving away a staggering £30,900 to 23 selected organisations. The donations were awarded at our annual presentation night and we have been delighted to learn how these hard raised funds have been put to great use in our community.
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