The Chailey Heritage Foundation, which was founded as the Chailey Heritage, is an English charity that owns and runs the
Chailey Heritage School
Chailey Heritage School is a special school located in North Chailey, East Sussex, England. It is owned and operated by the Chailey Heritage Foundation. The school is for children and young adults, aged between 3 and 19, with complex physical di ...
. It was founded out of the
Guild of the Poor Brave Things
The Guild of the Brave Poor Things was a British charity for disabled children. It was established in 1894 by Dame Grace Kimmins (1871–1954) ''et al.'' to provide resources for disabled boys to enable them to make a productive place for themselve ...
in 1903 by
Dame Grace Kimmins.
The foundation specialises in support of children and young people with complex physical disabilities and health needs - predominantly through the Chailey Heritage School.
At one time the Heritage also owned and ran the
Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital near to the village of
Tide Mills
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.
Tide tables c ...
.
History
See
Chailey Heritage School
Chailey Heritage School is a special school located in North Chailey, East Sussex, England. It is owned and operated by the Chailey Heritage Foundation. The school is for children and young adults, aged between 3 and 19, with complex physical di ...
and
Chailey Heritage Clinical Services
Trustees
The list of trustees at the close of 2014 is:
*
William Shelford DL (Chair)
*Mike Atkinson (School Governor)
*Keith Chaplin (Governor)
*David Crowther
*Dr Elizabeth Green (Governor)
*Lucinda Hanbury
*Verena Hanbury MBE, DL (President)
*Chris Jones
*Robin Meyer
*Jane Roberts
Linked organisations
* Futures@Chailey Heritage is the charity's new transition service for young adults with physical disabilities and includes a Life Skills Centre.
References
Further reading
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External links
Chailey Heritage Foundationofficial web site
Scroll to Heritage Craft School 1903
Charities based in East Sussex
Charities for disabled people based in the United Kingdom
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