Ben Batley Past DPrGM appointed as a Trustee of Educational Foundation

Ben has recently been appointed as a Trustee of an educational foundation to disburse small grants to assist boys and young men. This was recently advertised at a Taunton lodge resulting in an application from a local young musician. The skills section of the DoE Award can be supported in this way and grant availability will be launched this month with DoE leaders across Somerset.

Grants are available for boys and young men (aged 9-25) living in or from the North Riding of Yorkshire (including both North or East Yorkshire), or Somerset, who have an educational need which can be achieved through targetedhelp (grantees).

Schools, Parents, Guardians, social workers and other support workers, and young people over 16 may apply.

The Foundation aim to support all grantees and like to hear back from them overtime, in addition to encouraging applications from previous grantees.

The charity was set up in 1722 by the Rev Prowde of Oake to support the educational needs of boys and young men in the 2 counties where he lived, the North Riding of Yorkshire and Somerset. It is run by a small dedicated team of trustees, chaired by Fleur Butler, OBE, who work together to encourage applications and give grants to those in need. Small grants of between £100 to £500, on average, are disbursed for a range of educational purposes. 

Examples include:

• A grant to a 22 year old, previously incare, towards a swimming qualification and into a job.
• A grant for special clothing to enable aperson to take up a place at agricultural college.
• Help with travel expenses to education orwork experience. 
• A grant to help support a young man, previously in care, with academic books for his college course.
• A grant to a school to pay for counsellingto 3 young men at a school where violence from social media influence had been a concern.
• A grant to a young man leaving care for steel capped boots to enable them to take up a building apprenticeship.
• A grant towards a musical scholarship at a summer school.

If you would like to be considered, or have a grantee in mind please be in touch with Trustee for Somerset Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master VW.Bro. Ben Batley to take an application forward.

Prowde’s Educational Foundation

Registered Charity No. 310255