Our 2026 Beneficaries
Friends of Herons Dale Primary School
A local special needs school catering for children ages 4-11 years old who have a wide range of additional learning, sensory and physical needs.
Since October 2015 it has become a Community Special School for pupils with a wide range of learning difficulties and associated special needs.
More information can be found at: https://heronsdale.co.uk/
RNLI Shoreham
RNLI Shoreham
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Powered primarily by kind donations, our search and rescue service has been saving lives for over 200 years. There are records of a lifeboat being stationed at Shoreham Harbour in 1845 by the Shoreham Harbour Commissioners, a boat 30ft by 8¾ft pulling 12 oars and costing £100. This lifeboat appears to have saved two lives.
The present station was established by the Institution in 1865 and it was closed in 1924 owing to lack of water due to silting. Five years later in 1929 the harbour bar which existed in 1924 having disappeared, it was decided to re-open the station and place a motor lifeboat there.
Duchenne Family Support Group
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive, muscle wasting, genetic condition affecting mainly boys although a small number of girls also have DMD. It is caused by an error in the gene which creates an important muscle protein called dystrophin. Without dystrophin, muscle cells become weaker and eventually stop working.
Most children with DMD appear physically normal at birth, but show signs of muscle weakness by about three to four years of age. Running, hopping, jumping and climbing become difficult and it becomes harder to walk as more muscle cells are lost.
Children usually lose the ability to walk and begin to use a powered wheelchair between the ages of nine and twelve. Some, but not all, children with Duchenne also have learning difficulties or autism. Everyone with DMD is an individual, so the condition will not progress at the same rate for all children.
At present there is, unfortunately, no cure for DMD. However, research into treatments and cures is making good progress. Very importantly, the quality of life and lifespan of people with Duchenne are both improving all the time.
The DFSG gives you emotional support, positive experiences and helping you to build friendship networks. We believe that nobody should be defined by Duchenne and that everyone deserves a good quality of life.
