The Jempson Foundation recently made a donation to St Thomas’ C of E Primary School, for construction of an outdoor classroom.

Carol Gardiner said, ‘We would like to thank The Jempson Foundation for their support. This donation will be used to provide the children with a new outdoor classroom with construction beginning over the Summer holidays’.

Stephen Jempson said ‘The Foundation was established in 2010, Jempson’s 75th Anniversary, with the principle to support local projects and charities’ he continued ‘We are delighted to be able to offer our support and we hope that our contribution will make a difference to the village of Winchelsea.’

Pictured Carol Gardiner, Dominic from Jempson’s and three year 6 pupils.

The Jempson Foundation recently made a donation to Carillon Cottage, for their annual fundraising event ‘Wadhurst Open Gardens’.

Wadhurst Open Gardens is an annual fundraising event which gives the opportunity to reach out to the whole community by providing  a very enjoyable afternoon involving the whole village. From small beginnings the event has grown and now attracts visitors from near and far. This event for the village is their main fundraiser and helps support all the local services they provide for the local community including a volunteer driving scheme to take people to local and hospital appointments.

Pictured Michael Bradford and Wadhurst store manager Lucy Gardener.

The Jempson Foundation recently made a donation to the Rye Street Pastors.

The Street Pastors assist those within the community who may be in a vulnerable situation, they cover Rye, Rye Harbour and Camber using a vehicle which was donated by Sussex Police and insured by Jempson’s.

Stephen Jempson said, ‘We are absolutely delighted to offer our support to Nizam and his team’ he continued, ‘These trained volunteers offer invaluable support to the residents of Rye as well as other local communities for which we are very grateful’.

Pictured with Nizam Mohammed and his team are Rye store manager Neil Sheppard and deputy manager Bowie Senior.

The Jempson Foundation recently made a £500 donation to Rye Christmas Festival as a contribution towards the towns annual Festival.

Liz PenDennis said ‘We would like to thank The Jempson Foundation for their support, this donation will be used to provide street entertainment within the town during this year’s Christmas Festival’

Stephen Jempson said ‘The Foundation was established in 2010, Jempson’s 75th Anniversary, with the principle to support local projects and charities’ he continued ‘We are delighted to be able to offer our support and we hope that our contribution will make a difference to the local community which we are proud to serve.’

Pictured with Liz PenDennis and Jen Sinclair from Rye Christmas Festival are new Rye deputy manager Francis Walker and store manager Neil Sheppard

Jempsons Foundation donation to Peasmarsh Recreation Ground to help with their project to improve the facilities and create a modern up to date play space with adult fitness.

Stephen Jempson said ‘We are delighted to be able to offer our support for this local project. Many of Peasmarsh residents are our customers and some supply our stores, we hope that our contribution will make a difference to the villages Recreation Ground’.

Jempsons Foundation donation to The Beckley Fund to help with their project to update the village playground.

Beckley parish council in collaboration with the Beckley Fund, a local charity group are working together to install new play equipment and update some of the existing play facilities in the village playing field.

Stephen Jempson said ‘We are delighted to be able to offer our support for this local project. Beckley is a neighbouring village, many of its residents are our customers and some supply our stores, we hope that our contribution will make a difference to the villages new play area’.

Some of this year’s support to date…

St. Mary’s Nursery Battle

Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival

St. Mary’s Church Northiam

and Wadhurst Culture

The Jempson Foundation has made a donation to Rye Community Centre.

The period buildings main hall ceiling required urgent replacement, which now nearing completion, was necessary for the continuing use by many volunteer organisations, who are the main users of the hall.

Geoff Boudreau Chairman of the Community Centre Association said ‘We would like to thank the Jempson Foundation for its donation’ he continued ‘We need to raise £10,000 for this essential repair work to be undertaken, so far we have raised over £8,000’.

Stephen Jempson said ‘The Jempson Foundation was established to extend our support to the local community where we operate our Supermarkets and Cafe’s, it gives us tremendous pleasure to make this donation’.

Throughout 2013, the Foundation donated thousands of pounds worth of support by way of donations, as well as continuing sponsorship of local events such as Rye’s Christmas Festival.

Over the Festive Season, in the region of 400 grocery bags were also gifted to members of the community that have been affected by the economic downturn. Rye Lions, Rye Rotary, Rye Partnership, Amicus Horizon and The Salvation Army assisted with the distribution of those donations in the lead-up to Christmas.

Photographed is Community Centre Chairman Geoff Boudreau with Jempson’s Peasmarsh Greeter Nick Double.

Founded in June 2010 to coincide with our 75th Anniversary, The Jempson Foundation has offered a considerable amount of support by way of donations to good causes & local charities within the communities that we are proud to serve.

Below is just a selection of those causes it has given us immense pleasure to have been able to support over the past year:

B.A.C.E.

Battle Area Community Transport

Creative Bexhill

Hawkhurst U3A

Northiam Bonfire Society

Playden Community Friends

Rother Responders

Sandhurst Sportsreach

As well as… Bexhill Philatelic Society, Christian Resources for Developing Countries, Flipflops Pre-School, Friends of Sussex Hospices, Hawkhurst Friendship Club, Hawkhurst Primary School, Iden Players, North Street Centre, Ore Church Mice Pre-School, Parish Church of St. Laurence, Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival, Pett Older Peoples Project, Rye Arts Festival, Rye Bonfire Society, Rye Christmas Festival, Rye College, Rye Community Centre, Rye Town Boxing Club, Wadhurst Christmas Lights and Wadhurst Parish Church amongst others.

Also, in the run up to Christmas 2013, The Foundation donated 400 bags of groceries to local organisations, churches and other charities within our community for distribution to those they in turn deemed in most need over the Christmas period.

We would like to offer our sincere appreciation to the many suppliers that had offered their goodwill and wholehearted support of these donations.

It is wonderful to see the positive impact these donations have made locally, if you would like to apply for a donation, please complete an application form.

The Foundation has made a £100 donation to Battle Area Community Transport.

Battle Area Community Transport (BACT) is a charity serving the local transport needs of people living in rural Rother, from the Battle area in the south to Ticehurst in the north of the district.

Lyn Bollen said ‘We would like to thank the Jempson Foundation for its donation’ she continued ‘BACT is looking to expanding its services to rural communities and we currently require more volunteer drivers. Our fleet of modern minibuses are easy to drive and training is given, so please call us for more details of volunteering opportunities’.

Stephen Jempson said ‘The Jempson Foundation was established to extend our support to the local community where we operate our supermarkets and cafe’s, it gives us tremendous pleasure to make this donation’.

Photographed are Bryn Newman, Lyn Bollen, Jempson’s Greeter James, Colin Harmer and Will Reeves.