The charities which benefited from
Binsted's 2024 Strawberry Fair were:Friends of Binsted Church (repairs fund) (70%)
Sanctuary (10%) - Helping refugees in W Sussex
Bognor Food Bank (10%) - Helping people who need help to get enough food
Here is a list of all the Charities we have helped:
The first Binsted Fair held to raise money for the Friends of Binsted Church was a "Country Fair" in 1983. The cost of looking after our small community's 12th-century church, and the enjoyment of the community coming together to make this possible, grew, and we held the first themed "Strawberry Fair" in 1988. Whilst raising funds for the Village's needs, we have also raised funds for these other good causes over the years:
Aldingbourne Trust 2011
Alzheimers Society 2011
Arun Countryside Trust (MAVES) 2018
Binsted Millennium Book 2001
Bognor Food Bank 2024
British Red Cross 2003Chestnut Tree House 2002
Canine Partners 2008
CPRE Sussex 2016Doctors without Borders (MSF) 2016
Friends of Binsted Church - annually
Friends of Chichester Hospitals 2015
Just Different 2019
Macmillan Nurses 1993
Mercy Ships 2002, 2007, 2014
Motor Neurone Disease Association 2009, 2010
Parkinsons Disease Society 2008, Parkinsons UK 2019Riding for the Disabled 2005
St Wilfrid's Hospice 2000, 2003, 2012, 2017
Sanctuary in Chichester (Refugees) 2024
Save the Children 1991, 2013
Snowdrop Trust 1998, 2004, 2007, 2013
South Downs Society 2017
Sussex Search & Rescue 2014
Sussex Wildlife Trust 2015
Walberton Community Playcentre 2012
Walberton & Binsted School 2006, 2009, 2010
Walberton Village Hall 2006
Water Aid 2017