Talbot Village Trust, the local grant giving charity, has had to invest £10,000 into the restoration of the Georgina Talbot memorial at St. Mark’s Church in Talbot Village, Bournemouth, following graffiti and other environmental damage recently inflicted on the stone.
The Trust was founded in the 1850 by Georgina and Mary Talbot, and as a result of this legacy now gives away £1million per year to local causes.
Georgina Talbot’s memorial was erected following her death in 1860 to commemorate her philanthropic approach to life which benefitted the wider community. More than 150 years later, the Trust has invested £10,000 to restore and re-engrave the inscription on the memorial which still stands today in Talbot Village.
Sir Christopher Lees, chairman of Talbot Village Trust, explained: “We are deeply saddened by the vandalism of the monument, it is important for us to honour Georgina Talbot’s legacy in this way so that people in the community who have benefitted from the sisters’ incredible gift to the area, understand the history of the Trust.
“As a result of careful investment of the Talbot sisters’ legacy, the Trust has been able to maintain the value of the fund to ensure important causes across Dorset continue to receive financial support. No cause is too small and we look at every application individually to provide grants for local charities, schools and places of worship.”
Talbot Village Trust meets biannually, and will be accepting applications for funding from both previous and new applicants in the area before the Trustees meet in the autumn of this year. Previous applications have included Livability Holton Lee which received £100,000 to fund the construction of its new Spinal Injury Centre in Dorset. The centre is now able to provide respite and rehabilitation services to people suffering with a spinal cord injury.
The Sheiling Ringwood, a college for young people with disabilities in Dorset, was also awarded £120,000 to construct two new classrooms. This expansion has meant that the college is now able to increase its potential intake to 42 students.
Please go to www.talbotvillagetrust.org for more information.