We spent £23,000 last year.

The accounts of our Charitable Trust for the year to 30 June are currently being audited but we can say that we spent over £23,000 on charitable causes during the year.  This sum is made up by:

• £5,000 to Martlets Hospice;
• £3,660 running bingo sessions in retirement homes;
• £2,715 to pay for outings for disadvantaged children to a zoo park and a pantomime;
• £2,600 to Leo House at Home children's hospice service;
• £1,519 for a senior citizens' Christmas party and for Christmas gifts to senior citizens;
• £1,000 to Dogs for the Disabled to cover care costs for a year for Brighton-based dogs;
• £1,000 to Sussex Heart Charity;
• £1,000 to Brighton Table Tennis Club to pay for advanced training for disadvantaged youngsters;
• £1,000 to the Tuesday Club (for blind people);
• £704 to Hamilton Lodge School for the Deaf;
• £508 to the Sussex MS Treatment Centre;
• £500 to 9th Brighton Boys Brigade;
• £500 to St Asaph's flood appeal;
• £300 to the Mayor's charity;
• £275 to MedicAlert;
• plus numerous further small donations & purchases bringing the total for the year to over £23,000.