Other Including Charities

The 1st Mortimer Scout Group was founded here in the village of Mortimer in 1910 making the group one of the oldest in the country. We provide traditional scouting with a modern approach for boys and girls from Year 1 upwards with the emphasis on fun for all in a safe environment.
Beavers are for Years 1 and 2 and meet on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:45 pm
Cubs are for Years 3 to 6 and meet on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:15 pm
Scouts are for Year 7 upwards and meet on Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 pm
The Group Scoutmaster is Neil Johnson. For more information visit our website or phone or email as below. See 1st Mortimer 1st Mortimer June newsletter.doc  for our latest newsletter.

Activities centre run by A2Dominion Group, offering activities for Older People just off the Burghfield Road, Activities include Craft Workshop, Cake Decorating, Bingo, Reminiscence, Exercise Classes, Gardening club and many more. Full programme of structured activities every Tuesday and Friday, managed by Qualified Staff including Support Workers.…

Chairman: Tina Tomlinson

Age Concern is an independent registered charity working to support the ageing journey for the over-50s.

Local support for the elderly with practical help and information. For more information contact Sarah Cuff Hon. Secretary

The Alfred Palmer Memorial Field is held in trust "as a public ground for the resort and recreation of and as playgrounds for or otherwise for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parishes of Mortimer and Wokefield."

The Trust are keen to ensure as many of its beneficiaries as possible are able to utilise the field as per the original bequest. See our contact page if you are interested in using it for organised events, either regular or one off. Otherwise just feel free to come and enjoy the space.

Promotes creativity and supports the work of local artists in Mortimer and the surrounding villages. Donations to Artistic Mortimer will be used to provide small grants to student artists who wish to purchase arts materials for specific projects.

Contact for Mortimer - Tom Maynard

thomas.maynard@sca-charity.org.uk

 A local Charity providing transport for the elderly and less able members
of our local community. Operating a special minibus adapted for
wheelchair use and easy passenger access, providing shopping and
Social Club trips for residents of Burghfield, Mortimer, Sulhampstead
and surrounding villages.


 

Provides transport by car to anyone who is unable to use other means, in particular for medical appointments. It serves the parishes of Burghfield, Mortimer West End, Stratfield Mortimer, Silchester, Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet. Volunteers use their own cars to take people in need (many of them elderly and infirm) to and from local hospitals, surgeries, dentists, opticians etc. In addition the Bureau organises transport to local day centres for some elderly residents. Passengers are encouraged to make a donation towards the cost of the service.

 If you or anyone you know needs such a service, phone the office on 0118 983 1814 between 9:30 and 11:30 Monday to Friday. A driver will then phone you to confirm all details including collection time. If you would like to volunteer as a driver please contact bureauvolunteer@gmail.com 

If you are in need of help from the Foodbank, please ring the Crisis Foodline on  01635 750560. They are open 9 am  - 5 pm  Mon-Fri. Further help can be food on West Berks Foodbank website https://westberks.foodbank.org.uk/ 

Once you have been accepted and given a voucher number come to the local Foodbank Centre for Burghfield & Mortimer which is held in St. Oswald's Church Hall (The Leonard Rooms) RG7 3HQ each Friday afternoon between 1:30 pm and 3 pm

For more than 17 years the intrepid Santas have ridden the streets of Mortimer, Theale, Burghfield Common and Burghfield Village at Christmas time on their annual Santa Cruise. Raising money for the  The Thames Valley  Air Ambulance and other local causes, they also organise the Burghfest Beer and Music Festival in September and The Burghfield Boxkart Bash in June as well as a number of pop-up pub events in Burghfield throughout the year.

The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust is a charity which receives no funding from the NHS or from the National Lottery, but relies entirely on Sponsorship, donations and fundraising activities such as this.

Gareth Green

Feed The Children (UK) is a totally independent charity supported entirely by voluntary donations of not only money but also life saving goods and fund raising activities. We work with vulnerable children and their families in communities across the world, in situations of poverty, conflict and famine.
Contact Mrs Jean Garrett for details

A group of local residents have worked together to form the Friends of Mortimer Library (FoML).

We aim to promote our library, to encourage use by local people and groups. It’s a wonderful facility in the centre of the village which we should all be proud of. It’s a place where local people of all ages can come together to enjoy themselves, meet new people and learn. We are an independently constituted body who will work closely with West Berkshire Library Service and the Parish Council, but we want you to come on board with us.

We look forward to hosting a variety of events.

If you would like to help, offer your support or have any ideas and suggestions of setting up interest groups for adults or children, or events involving local speakers, please get in touch by email.

A group for people with dementia and their carers
Every other Friday, 10.30am - 12 noon.
For more information contact Pauline Ball

Greening Mortimer is our local community group formed as a result of the nationwide Greening Campaign (see https://greening-campaign.org ).  The primary focus of the Greening Campaign is helping us, as individuals and a Community, to reduce our daily carbon footprint by making small and simple changes to the way we live; and to move forward with Community Projects through which we work together to protect our local environment, retrofit our homes, and support human health.  From this we will have the building blocks for a sustainable community. 

Living Painting is a Kingsclere-based charity which provides a free library of Touch to See books, bringing to life the visual world for blind and partially-sighted people.

Mortimer 2012 WI was founded in October 2012 in response to local residents who wanted a branch of the WI to be run within the village. Mortimer 2012 WI is a member of the Berkshire Federation of Women's Institute and the wider National Federation of Women's Institutes. 
We hold monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 30pm in Mortimer Community Hall on The Fairground. Our Calendar of monthly speakers for the coming year will be posted on this website as soon as it is available. They will include talks on Antiques, Jewellery Making, Pottery, Travel, Wine tasting and a range of Crafts. Please look out for our posters advertising monthly speakers round the village. 
We would be delighted to welcome new members to our Mortimer 2012 WI. Each WI is unique as it offers a range of activities for the needs of those who join. Activities may include traditional crafts, games, poetry, arts, cookery, walking, days out and many more and will take place outside the monthly meetings.

For further information please contact:
mortimer2012wi@berkshirewi.co.uk

The Mortimer Conservatives Branch of the Wokingham Constituency promotes the Conservative cause in Mortimer and the surrounding area. They organise occasional social events such as Bar-B-Qs and dinners which are addressed by the local MP when available.
Contact Graham & Joan Bridgeman for further details

Mortimer Liberal Democrats exist to support the principles of Liberal Democracy, to reform and bring more fairness into our Political System and to support Candidates at Parliamentary level for the Wokingham Constituency and at local level for the West Berkshire Council.
Contact Mollie Lock for more details

Mortimer Methodist Church Update Spring 2022:

Mortimer Methodist Church is now meeting regularly for Sunday morning worship services each week, usually commencing at 10:30 am.  Note we are still observing some COVID safeguards, even though the requirements for social distancing and face mask wearing have recently been relaxed nationally.  Note also, the Basingstoke & Reading Methodist Circuit is continuing to provide a weekly pre-recorded service online for those who wish to continue worshiping in the safety of their own homes.

Our regular Sunday Worship Service takes place in the Methodist Church at 10:30 am each week, usually for around an hour.  We hope in the near future to be able to offer a time for coffee and a chat after the service, but are currently waiting for the numbers of COVID cases in West Berkshire to decline to a safer level.  We offer Junior church for younger members once a month, and also a crèche corner in the church for our family services, including all age worship.

Weekly church services are also posted on Facebook @Mortimer Methodist Church.  We welcome friends, both old and new, to join us week by week, or to just come and visit and see what we’re like!

 Donald Fraser, Church Steward

The purpose of Mortimer Village Partnership (MVP) is to involve people and groups in the life of the village, to improve communications, to connect people together and facilitate activities and events in order to enhance the lives of those who live and work in Mortimer and nearby.

Mortimer West End & District Annual Show is held on the Saturday of August Bank Holiday Weekend at Mortimer West End Village Hall.
Entry categories are Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Handicrafts, Photography, Art, Home-made Wine and Domestic. There is also a Class for Children.
The Show attracts 4-500 entries which are judged by qualified independent judges.
For further details please contact Nick. Munson 

Nick can be contacted o 07905 617665 or by email ngmunson@yahoo.com

If you’re looking for somewhere to hold your party, meeting or a series of classes, Mortimer West End Village Hall could be the ideal venue. The flexible layout, with its spacious entry hall, large hall (6m x 9m) and small hall (6m x 3m) lends itself to many purposes. The kitchen is fully equipped and there are plenty of tables and chairs available to use. Fast and efficient heating makes it warm and cosy. The hall is also just 15 minutes from Junction 11 of the M4 and 20 minutes from Junction 6 of the M3 and has parking for about 20 cars. There is a recreation ground and children's playground across the road, and footpaths through the woodlands behind.  The small hall can be hired for as little as £3.50 per hour during the day. 

An informal group for the elderly people of our community that meets 12-1.30, twice a month (second and last Thursday), at the Community Centre. This is an opportunity to make new friends and reconnect with old ones over a light lunch provided by volunteers and sponsors.
Contact Cindy Kimber if you are interested in joining 07946585935
Contact Rebecca Barker if you are able to volunteer to help bbarkerdg11@gmail.com

The Royal British Legion is best known for the annual Poppy Appeal and provides financial, social and emotional care and support to members of the British Armed Forces - past and present and their families.
Membership is open to everyone. If you have an interest in the objectives of the Legion please come and join us. We welcome men and women of all ages, whether they have served in the Armed Forces or not.

Branch Chairman: Mrs Tina Tomlinson, Mortimer Branch Chairman

The Royal British Legion Women’s Section is a membership organisation for women which provides care and support to the Serving and ex-Service community.

For over 90 years, our distinct and specially tailored welfare schemes have helped thousands of men, women and children within the Armed Forces community, who are in financial hardship or in need of extra support. Formed in 1921 to safeguard the interests of wives, widows and children of men who served in the Great War, we continue today to support those in need 

Chair is Clare Downey

By choosing to donate to Save the Children you join us as we stand side by side with children in the toughest places to be a child. We do whatever it takes to make sure children survive, get protection when they’re in danger, and have the chance to learn.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StcKennetBranch

We are a registered charity that provides care to 16 young imdividuals with life limiting conditions. We are looking for a volunteer to join our growing team of volunteers. Contact Ivy Button using the details below.

The Benefice comprises Mortimer, Padworth and Mortimer West End: Mortimer St . Mary's, Mortimer St. John's, St. John's Padworth and St. Saviour's churches.

Vicar: Fr Paul Chaplin
Vicarage 01189 331 718

Please join and invite your family and friends to join to celebrate and give thanks at services scheduled as follows:

St. John's Mortimer
Sung Eucharist - Every Sunday at 10 am
Daily Eucharist - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9.15 am

St. Saviour's, Mortimer West End
Eucharist - 1st and 3rd Sundays at 9 am
Evensong (BCP) - 2nd and 4th Sundays at 6.30 p.m.

St. John the Baptist, Padworth
Eucharist - 2nd and 4th Sunday at 9 am
Evensong (BCP) - 1st and 3rd Sundays at 6.30 pm

Please see the benefice website - www.mortimerbenefice.org.uk for details of other services

There can be occasional changes to 6 pm Eucharist; this is displayed on the noticeboards outside the churches as are any other special services or events.

The Benefice Office is open 9 - 12 Mondays through Fridays

Administrator: Mrs. Sara Spratt

A small local charity, our aim is to help residents of Stratfield Mortimer who may be in need of extra support. We do this by using the rent we receive from the Fairground to make donations to local organisations that provide help to those in need.

The Stratfield Mortimer Fairground Charity owns the Fairground, which is to be used as a public recreation ground and events space for the village. The Parish Council lease the Fairground from the Charity, and do an excellent job of operating it in accordance with this purpose, managing and enhancing this valuable facility for the benefit of all.

Contact c/o The Parish Clerk 

A charity (covering the Parishes of Mortimer, Mortimer West End, Stratfield Mortimer and Wokefield) to provide Relief for those in need. Self-financing from income received from gravel extraction at Burnt Common. contact Mrs VJ Glanville

A small group of volunteers who run events to raise funds for equipment at Tadley Surgeries and St. Michael's Hospice. Contact Margaret Carter

The Oaks is a not-for-profit organisation (a Community Interest Company) providing wraparound and preschool care in Mortimer, Burghfield and Silchester. All of our clubs are a fun, safe place for children of different ages to play, relax and spend time together.  The Oaks was started nearly 20 years ago in Mortimer and has evolved from one club run by volunteer parents to a Community Interest Company running 9 clubs in 3 villages with over 250 children being looked after by a friendly, professional, and caring team of around 35 staff.

In Mortimer we run Early Little Oaks breakfast club at the Mortimer Community Centre (7.30-9.00am), and then accompany the children safely to their classroom at Mortimer St John’s school.  Our Little Oaks club provides after-school care on-site at Mortimer St John’s from the end of the school day until 6.00pm.

Down the hill at Mortimer St Mary’s, we run Early Big Oaks breakfast club (7.30-9.00am) and Big Oaks (3.30-6.30pm).  Children are able to use the extensive school playing fields, astroturf area, and playground equipment for outdoor play, and indoor play extends from the Oaks building into the school hall and classrooms on some days when these are available.

 Our staff are trained in ‘child-led play’, a method which develops children’s confidence and imagination as well as their friendships. We really get to know your child and love seeing them have fun. Often the biggest complaint we get from parents is that their child won’t come home because they’re having too much fun!

Together in Mission (TiM) is a local charity – our activities are focussed on the communities in Burghfield Common, Mortimer, Sulhamstead, Ufton Nervet and the surrounding villages. Our aim is meet the needs of our communities by providing friendship and a meeting place in the community where all are welcome.  We do this primarily through a befriending service, known as TiM Friends, and a community café, known as Café B.  TiM also runs ad hoc projects to support the community.