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Latest news from the Sir Halley Stewart Trust.
Social Subcommittee Changing Focus Changing Lives workshop
Changing Focus - Changing Lives workshop (February 2026) Moving away from crime requires acceptance, employment and housing. Much good work is done to tackle that directly, but here at the Sir Halley Stewart Trust we have been struck by the ways in which other, more...
Grantee awarded OBE
Grantee awarded OBE for services to Palliative Care in Sierra Leone. Dr Mary Bunn was awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours 2025 for services to the Development of Palliative Care in Sierra Leone. This followed 2 small grants from the Sir Halley...
Two new trustees appointed
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust was delighted to welcome two new trustees at the recent Board meeting. Sophie Stewart is the daughter of Dr Duncan Stewart and a great-great-granddaughter of Sir Halley Stewart. She has worked in marketing and communications for over 30...
Andrew Graystone retires as Trustee
At the recent Board meeting, Andrew Graystone retired after nine years as a Trustee. David Wilkinson, Chair of the Religious subcommittee said: “I want to convey my thanks to Andrew for his service as part of the religious subcommittee and the Trustee Board. Andrew...
New strategic faith lead to strengthen role of churches in England’s social prescribing efforts.
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust and The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) announce a new two-year special initiative to strengthen the contribution of faith communities to social prescribing across England. Funded by the Sir Halley Stewart Trust and...
Our President retires
Dr Duncan Stewart retires as President and Trustee. At the recent Board meeting, our President, Duncan Stewart, retired after many years of service. As a great grandson of our founder, Sir Halley, he has done much to maintain links to the original ethos and has...
Natalie Collins – Centenary Event Blog
Natalie Collins of The Women’s Liberation Collective, shares this wonderful blog on her eventful journey to the Centenary event in October.
Centenary Celebrations
In October 2024 the Sir Halley Stewart Trust was proud to celebrate its 100th anniversary. To mark this special milestone, the Trust held a series of events and launched three publications to share findings from an independent outcomes and impact review. Over 150...
Celebrating 100 years of grant-making!
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust turns 100 in 2024 and we are celebrating this special milestone in a number of ways.
Foundations in Focus
The Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) has launched a new insight report “Foundations in Focus”.
