In 2024, Buxton Civic Association (BCA) was selected as a Weston Charity Awards winner. Founded in 1967, BCA is a Buxton environmental and heritage charity.
The award offered strategic planning support from a team of four business experts through Pilotlight, and a £6,500 core grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation, according to BCA’s 2024 announcement.
BCA was selected from over 180 applicants. Other charities named in the announcement included Accommodation Concern, Doddridge Centre Limited and Lincolnshire Action Trust.
BCA chief executive Dave Green said in 2024:
“As the Chief Executive of BCA I am delighted to have secured this opportunity for the charity, and I would like to thank the Pilotlight team and Garfield Weston Foundation for their support. When one considers that only twelve-percent of applications were successful, it really makes you appreciate how special the opportunity is [...]”
“In this challenging financial climate, it is vital that our trustees and I take the time to consider both our business positioning and how we further develop our work to serve the community we have worked within for over fifty years. Our selection for this programme is testament to how important Poole’s Cavern and the woodlands BCA manage are, both scientifically and as icons within the local landscape. [...]”
Green added: “We look forward to gaining further knowledge that will benefit our organisation and local residents in the longer term.”
In 2024, Sophia Weston, Deputy Chair of
Trustees at Garfield Weston Foundation said: “In today’s world, the challenges facing communities are more complex than ever. We’re proud to partner with Pilotlight to support the 24 outstanding charities selected, who are finding innovative ways to combat issues ranging from rising inequality to threats to our natural environment.”
Find out more about the work of Buxton Civic Association and how to join as a member: buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk
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