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Discover the stories of some of the fantastic charities and projects that we are proud to support.

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Small grants are now open

September 11, 2023

The Charles Plater Trust (CPT) has today opened it’s 2023 small grants programme.

15 new charity partnerships announced

June 22, 2023

The Charles Plater Trust (CPT) announced 15 new charity partnerships at its annual Grant Awards Celebration held at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral yesterday.

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Charles Plater Trust publishes its application statistics for the first time

March 6, 2024

To be accountable as a funder and to help applicants get a better sense of the pool of applicants that they find themselves competing against, the Trust published today the statistics that related to the 2024 large grants round that closed on 22nd February 2024.

‘A fellowship of support, care and love - not just at Christmas but all year round'

December 19, 2023

CPT Trustee, Matt Wall, reflects on his recent project visit to our charity partner the Caritas Carmel Care Centre, where he finds a type of Christmas fellowship, that operates all year round.

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Sound Potential Project

August 15, 2021

Soundabout have been working in partnership with Berkshire’s Music Education Hub, Berkshire Maestros, to deliver the Sound Potential project in Berkshire.

The Art of Dying Well

August 14, 2021

The mission of the Art of Dying Well at St Mary's University is to offer hope and companionship at the end of life by being close to the dying, those who care for the dying, and the bereaved.