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Grants for good causes fund sets a new record

IT WAS another amazing fundraising year for Chobham Carnival Association, which has again distributed a record amount in grants. Twenty-one good causes have received a total of £13,084 – an increase of more than £4,000 on 2025. Last year, the association distributed £8,641, which was £3,500 more than the 2024 total. The money donated is the proceeds of this year’s carnival fete and black-tie ball after expenses are deducted. “It was another spectacular year for our fundraising efforts,” said association chairman Tim Elwin. “Carnival-goers were amazingly generous with their donations on the gates, where we collected more than £6,000. “The ball tickets sold out a month before the day. The auctions and raffle brought in over £8,000, so many thanks to all those who donated items to encourage the ball-goers to keep bidding. “The demand for tickets is such that we are planning to increase the number of places for 2027. More people will be able to enjoy a night of dining and dancing at Chobham’s social event of the year.” Three organisations each received the top grant of £1,500 and the other wards ranged from £1,000 to £150. This is the full list of grants: Chobham Village Hall – £1,500 towards refurbishment of the hall’s toilets, including upgrading and repairing the plumbing and redecorating. Friends of Valley End Infant School – £1,500 to help make up the shortfall in government funding for sports and play activities. St Lawrence Primary School governors – £1,500 for refurbishment of the school wildlife pond, including new fencing and paving. Chobham Army Cadets – £1,000 to help fund another battlefield tour, this year to Arnhem in the Netherlands, where they will honour a Chobham soldier who died in Second World War fighting there. Quest Riding for the Disabled – £1,000 to buy a new saddle for one the ponies its base at Laris Farm in Windlesham Road, Chobham. Friends of St Lawrence School – £1,000 towards improving the school’s Key Stage 2 playground, including the installation of a trim trail. Chobham Agricultural and Horticultural Society – £600 to replace gazebos used at the annual Chobham Show. Chobham Scout Group – £600 towards raising the group’s profile through installing a sign at the scout hut showing the Scouting logo and leaders’ contact details. Chobham Parish Council – £534 to pay for signs that give advance notice on roads around the village of the annual Remembrance Parade taking place. Surrey Search and Rescue – £500 towards replacing the volunteer organisation’s ageing incident command unit. St Lawrence Church – £500 to help pay for refurbishing the oak-block floor in the church hall. Chobham Museum – £450 to refurbish the Grade II-listed telephone box next to the museum that it uses for mini-exhibitions. Chobham Tennis Club – £400 towards buying a bigger, more-secure shed for storing an increasing amount of equipment. Sheila Hancock Riding for the Disabled Association group – £400 to buying five replacement riding hats of varying sizes. Chobham Recreation Ground Charitable Trust – £300 towards buying cake ingredients, tea, coffee and milk for the fundraising Tea On The Green sessions on Friday afternoons at the Parish Pavilion. Chobham Players – £250 to support the amateur dramatics group planning and staging of a pantomime. RSPCA Woking branch – £250 to help pay for vet bills and medication for the animals the branch cares for. Woking and Sam Beare Hospice – £250 to help fund the hospice’s community services in the area. Woking and Sam Beare Hospice’s Chobham boutique – £200 towards buying an industrial clothes steamer. Chobham Country Market – £200 to buy a new bank card reader and cover printing and advertising costs. to pay their website costs and their insurance and registration fee with the Morris Federation. “We would not be able to give anything to good causes without the support of our many generous sponsors and donors, the stallholders and food vendors who pay to be at the fete, the ball-goers who dig deep into their pockets and, of course, the many thousands of people who enjoy the carnival,” said Tim Elwin. “Our grateful thanks to you all.”
Chobham Village Hall (above) has benefited from a £1,500 grant for refurbishment of its toilets. Chobham Museum has used its £450 to refurbishment the old telephone box used for mini-displays (right). Chobham Scouts will spend their 
£600 on a new sign at their 
HQ (below).