DONATIONS

All money received goes directly to serve the residents of Headcorn through activities and services provided via the Heart of Headcorn Cultural and Community Hub, charity number: 1198117.

Cheques should be payable to The Heart of Headcorn and posted to The Heart of Headcorn Cultural and Community Hub, The Old Methodist Church, 2 High Street, Headcorn, Nr Ashford, Kent TN27 9NE.

Wills and Legacies

Leaving a gift in your will to the Heart of Headcorn ensures that you leave your money to a genuine organisation which you have seen supporting local people.

There are three types of gift that you can leave in your will:

Residuary Gift

This is a percentage of your estate once any specified gifts have been made to friends and family. The benefit of this type of gift because it does not lose value over time and it ensures that loved ones are taken care of first and foremost.

Pecuniary Gift

This is a specific amount of money. It’s worth bearing in mind that the effects of inflation mean that this type of gift is likely to lose value over time and may end up being less than you initially intended.

Specific Gift

This is a gift of a specified item – such as a personal possession, land, buildings or stocks and shares. Some people believe that leaving such items to charity may save family members from the burden of having to sell or manage them and may prevent ownership disputes.

It is recommended that anybody wishing to leave any of the above gifts obtains independent legal advice beforehand.

If you wish to amend an existing will in order to leave a gift to the Heart of Headcorn, the easiest way is to ask your solicitor to draft an amendment called a codicil.

The following wording is recommended:

For a residuary gift:

‘I give the residue of my estate to the Heart of Headcorn CIO, 23 Brooklands, Headcorn, Kent TN27 9QS (Registered Charity Number – 1198117) for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of the Chairman or other proper officer of the said charity for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift’.

For a pecuniary / specific gift:

‘I give the sum of £….. (or the item specified) to the Heart of Headcorn CIO, 23 Brooklands, Headcorn, Kent TN27 9QS (Registered Charity Number – 1198117) for its general charitable purposes. I further direct that the receipt of the Chairman or other proper officer of the said charity for the time being shall be a full and sufficient discharge for the said gift’.

For professional advice about leaving a bequest to the Heart of Headcorn, you may wish to contact Kelly at Argo Life and Legacy in Maidstone via email kelly@argolifeandlegacy.co.uk or telephone 01622 843729. For more details visit https://www.argolifeandlegacy.co.uk/kellys-story

Thank You

Thank you to over 350 individuals and local businesses who generously donated more than £20,000 to the Heart of Headcorn Community Project, and above all, to Headcorn Parish Council, whose support enabled us to campaign for and eventually purchase the former Methodist Church to use as a Culltural and Community Hub.

Special thanks go to everyone involved in giving their time and raising money through “The Headcorn Silly Walk”, “The Heart of Headcorn Singathon”, and “The Headcorn History Show”.

Thank you to the following local businesses for their cash donations towards the purchase of the building:

MTC Taxis

Lee’s Garden Chinese TakeawayHeadcorn

Tesco Tenterden & Groundwork

The White Horse

Smiles Dental Care

Headcorn Eye Centre

Hemmens Financial Ltd

The Family Funeral Service

GoCruise & Travel

Megadraw

Beanies Nursery

Tap17

Oldfields Newsagents

Staplehurst Parish Council

Whitehead Monckton Solicitors, Tenterden

Thank you to the following local businesses who donated raffle prizes:

Sainsbury’s

Foodies

Hush Heath Vineyard

Bill’s Tea Rooms

The George and Dragon

The Headcorn Charcoal Grill

Enhance Hair and Beauty

Headcorn Airfield

The Weald of Kent Golf Club

McCoy’s Fish and Shop shop

Thanks to the following artisans who contributed to the building free of charge:

Thanks to Phil Tassell fencing and McVeigh fencing for supplying and fitting the gate and handrail, in memory of Phil’s great-grandmother, Elizabeth Hall and the late Philip Tassell Snr.

Thanks to His Worship, the Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr Gordon Newton and his wife Carol Newton for restoring our war memorial inside the Church.

Thanks to Paul Newman for repairing the very top of the roof.

Thanks to Mick Mannerings and Bab for numerous DIY and decorating jobs.

Thanks to James Ferguson for unblocking the drains on several occasions, fixing the table and maintaining the beautiful flower beds.

Thanks to Daryl of Kent Tilers for tiling some wall sections for free.

Thanks to Ozzie Aziz for help and advice regarding the insulation and eco-boiler.

Thanks to Nick Broom for his huge work cleaning the headstones and keeping the graveyard nice.

Thanks to Ron Haggerty for the Bric-A-Brac which we sell at events to help cover the upkeep of the building.

GRANTS:

Thank you to Headcorn Parish Council, for their generous grant which enabled us to buy and renovate the building.

Thank you to Tesco’s in Tenterden for their Groundwork grant to support our community activities.

Thank you to Kent County Council in partnership with INVOLVE carers, for their funding for well-being activities for the Over 55’s.

Thank you to Cllr Martin Round of Maidstone Borough Council, for organising a substantial donation to Headcorn Youth Club.

Thank you to the Kent Community Foundation for their recent donation towards the renovation of the balcony area and a safety rail, ready for the creation of a Children’s museum area.

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Finally, thank you to all the many people (too many to list!) who have contributed furniture, curtains, crockery, glassware, tech items, cutlery, cushions and stationery items to the project free of charge.