Staffordshire Community Foundation, The Dudson Centre, Hope Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 5DD
Registered Charity
No: 1091628 Registered Company No: 04220563
High Sheriff Fund
The High Sheriff Fund for Staffordshire is a permanent endowment fund which was started in 2008. Before this, it had 2 former incarnations.
The first High Sheriff of Staffordshire to raise funds for the Staffordshire Community Foundation was the Countess of Shrewsbury and Talbot, who held the office from 2001-2002. This allowed the Foundation to begin, and to set about distributing grants to needy causes across the county.
Lord Stafford held the office of High Sheriff from 2005-2006 and walked the 'Staffordshire Way', a 92 mile walk that starts at Mow Cop on the Staffordshire/Cheshire boarder and takes in Churnet Valley and Rudyard before finishing at Kinver Edge near Wolverhampton. He donated all money raised to the Staffordshire Community Foundation, so that we were able to continue in the tradition of awarding small grants.
The High Sheriff for 2007-2008, Graham Stow, CBE, was also involved with the Foundation and served as our Chairman from 2008 until September 2011.
Mrs Catherine Evans, High Sheriff from 2008-2009, continued the trend of supporting the Foundation, setting up numerous meetings to garner support for the High Sheriff Endowment Fund, as it was now known.
Dick Haszard, High Sheriff from 2009-2010, chose to compete in marathons and runs in order to raise funds for the High Sheriff Fund, along with his own nominated charities for that year. When Dick's term as High Sheriff had ended, he joined the Staffordshire Communtiy Foundation as a trustee, and still maintains an active role on the High Sheriff fund grants panel, which chooses needy causes to benefit financially from the fund.
In 2010-2011, Ian Dudson CBE, Chairman of the Dudson Group, walked every mile of Staffordshire's canals to raise funds for the High Sheriff Fund, eventually contributing over £10,000.
Lady Shrewsbury
High Sheriff
2001-2002
Lord Stafford
High Sheriff
2005 - 2006
Graham Stow, CBE
High Sheriff
2007 - 2008
Dick Haszard
High Sheriff
2009 - 2010
Ian Dudson, CBE
High Sheriff
2010 - 2011