Princess Alexandra opening Lingard House's new suite
In the year 2010/2011, Sutton Coldfield Municipal Charities made grants to individuals and organisations amounting to £972,883
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| The Charity was formally established in 1886 when Sutton Coldfield became a Borough. Its history can be traced back to 1528, when Bishop Vesey established a Corporation to govern the Town. This had responsibility for looking after needy people. Over the centuries, the Charity accumulated land and used rental income to help the poor and sick and provide education. Through the sale of land and sensible investment, the Charity now maintains 46 Almshouses for elderly local people, and makes grants of around £1 million annually to needy people and organisations within the boundaries of the former Borough of Sutton Coldfield. Over recent times, the Trustees identified several special projects for grants that were unusually high, in view of public benefit. These included £600,000 to renew the Angiography Suite at Good Hope Hospital in 2000 and £1.3million in 2005 towards building the St Giles Cancer Day Care Centre. |
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