# MENDIP COMMUNITY GARDEN FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1207763
- **Other names:** MCGF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 8, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1207763


## Contact

- **Address:** 40 - 42 DUNSTER AVENUE, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
- **Postcode:** SS0 0HQ
- **Phone:** 07397 796269
- **Email:** info.mendipcommunitygarden@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(I) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY PROVIDING AN AREA FOR USE AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTHEND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(II) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT NATURE, HORTICULTURE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND CONNECTIONS TO HEALTHY LIVING AND EATING, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

**Activities:** Mendip Community Garden Foundation is developing an inclusive &amp; accessible growing &amp; community engagement programme, utilising a key community asset i.e. an allotment and garden resource.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Essex





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Iwona Kalisz** | Chair | April 11, 2024 |
| Bear Walsh |  | June 26, 2025 |
| Craig Matthews |  | June 26, 2025 |
| Damon Starky |  | June 26, 2025 |
| Keith Evans |  | April 11, 2024 |
| Sirajun-Nessa Motin |  | Oct. 1, 2024 |
| Tricia North |  | May 26, 2025 |




