You can now raise funds for Peaceful Place every time you shop online.

Choose from over 400 of the UK's best-known retailers including many popular names such as NEXT, Amazon, Debenhams, John Lewis and HMV, and when you shop using the links on easyfundraising.org.uk up to 15% from every purchase you make will be donated to Peaceful Place.

It doesn't cost anything extra to shop and raise funds in this way, and as many retailers now give extra discounts when you buy online you can even save money!

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Our Values:  We seek to provide a care environment which promotes independence and social inclusion, leading to tangible quality of life benefits for younger adults living with dementia and their Carers

You donation can really make a difference to our work, we are the only provider of help and support of any kind for this section of the community in the county of Essex.

 

 

 

Mini Bus Appeal

As public awareness of the unique service offered by Peaceful Place has increased, the demand to deliver this service has also grown and we are now at a point at which we have an increasing number of younger people living with dementia and their families widely dispersed across the county, who need our support.  In order to continue to work to our high quality standards we urgently need to purchase a second mini bus.

We need to raise £35,089 to purchase a 17 seat mini bus and cover tax, insurance and fuel.  The mini bus will need a tail lift for members who are less mobile.

There is no cure for people living with dementia.  However by giving us either time or money you can play a part in the service offered by Peaceful Place enabling younger people living with dementia to achieve an improved quality of life.

Your money will really make a difference to our Mini Bus Appeal.  Individual donations of £10.00 will cover fuel costs for a local day trip. £25.00 will take our members on a day trip to the coast.  A donation of £100.00 will replace a tyre and keep the mini bus on the road. 

Larger groups of families, friends and colleagues or local business could take up the opportunity to "Sponsor a Seat."

We only need 17 sponsors and all seats will be available to ensure our members can begin enjoying an enhanced quality of life.

 

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Building Project

Our Building Project is a Community Project and we are very keen to encourage local people to be involved. One very direct way to do this, is to 'buy a brick'.

Bricks can be purchased for £10.00 and can be bought in the name of a loved one or a memento of a very special memory shared with someone. Certificates are issued and all purchases will be recognised when the Building Project is complete.

Groups of people including families, friends, colleagues and local business may wish to discuss purchasing a whole wall and having this dedicated or sponsored. 

 

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Become a Friend

By forming or joining a 'Friends of Peaceful Place' Group you are raising awareness of the organisation in the local community and helping to raise vital funds to support our cause.

You may belong to a small luncheon or book club, where members like to organise one or two events a year for charity; you may know of a young person who is at college or university or undertaking something like the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme and who needs to participate in a community project for their award. You may be someone in a particularly sociable job role whose colleagues may be interested in 'adopting' Peaceful Place as friends. You may be a couple of friends or colleagues who have always dreamt of organising a glamorous Ball – here is your chance to do so for Peaceful Place. Again, the possibilities are endless and the timing is right, so please do think about how you can help. The Fundraising Team will be on hand to help, support and guide you.

Click below to download Friends of Peaceful Place Event Registration Form and a Guide and How you can make a difference.

 

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Charity Shop

All profits from Peaceful Place Charity Shop helps to fund our work so you really can make a difference.

Donate
You are welcome to donate goods directly to our shops during opening hours. Peaceful Place converts your gifts into cash to fund our hard work.

Volunteer
Spare an afternoon as a shop volunteer and you will get the chance to try a variety of tasks - you could serve customers, manage stock or design window displays. You will get plenty of support as well as meeting a great bunch of people.

Shop 'til you Drop
Have fun browsing through hundreds of interesting items and know that 100% of the profits from the shop go towards funding the work of Peaceful Place.

Peaceful Place Charity Shop
127 - 129 North Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
Essex

Open: Monday to Saturday 9.00am - 4.00pm

Contact Douglas on 01702 464663

 

 

Give a Regular Gift

Peaceful Place is a registered charity and relies strongly on the generosity and support of the community.  Regular gifts can play an essential part in allowing us to work more effectively.  Knowing that we have a regular amount of money coming in each month allows us to budget and plan.  Your regular gift can contribute to this and really make a difference.

 

 

How Your Company Can Help

We are in the early stages of developing our corporate fundraising programme.  We will be looking at working in partnership with local companies, especially where there is a link to past and present staff and their families living with dementia. 

We intend to develop this programme and should be pleased to hear from any local company who may be interested in becoming involved  through donating cash, staff time, sponsorship, participating in events etc.  Please contact the Fundraising Office – link to Fundraising Office.

We recently organised a Pamper Evening when local Beauticians and Therapists donated their time free of charge in return for a donation to Peaceful Place.  This was a great success in return for three hours of their time – so it can be something relatively small that makes a huge difference.

 

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Payroll Giving

We are currently developing an effective payroll giving strategy – news of this will follow shortly.

 

 

Legacy

We are currently developing an effective legacy giving programme.  This will be promoted soon.

 

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Gift Aid

If you are a UK taxpayer Peaceful Place can claim extra money from the Taxman without costing you a penny!

In order for us to claim this money you will need to complete a Gift Aid Declaration Form.  Once you have signed this form and returned it to us we can claim an extra 28% on top of your donation.

This means if you donate £10.00 to us, the Taxman adds £2.82 making your donation total £12.82

 

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Volunteer

Peaceful Place currently benefits greatly from the generosity of local volunteers giving their time freely.

We seek to involve volunteers to develop our project, bring a different perspective, reflecting the views of the local community and to bring credibility to our organisation – giving their time for free suggests that our work is of value.

We shall involve volunteers to enhance the services we currently offer, we will not use volunteers to replace paid staff.

There are currently several different volunteering roles and we are always developing new roles as we react to different situations within our voluntary organisation so please do contact us if you would like to know more.

 

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Contact the Fundraising Team

The Fundraising Office
Peaceful Place
The Community Link Centre
St.Lukes Place
Dalys Road
Rochford
SS4 1RA

 

01702 546476
07847379266
Deborah@peacefulplace.co.uk

 

 

OUR FUNDRAISING PROMISE

We are committed to high standards

We do all we can to ensure that fundraisers, volunteers and fundraising contractors working with us to raise funds comply with the Codes of this Promise.

We comply with the law including those that apply to data protection, health and safety and the environment.

We are honest and open

We tell the truth and do not exaggerate.
We do what we say we are going to do.
We answer all reasonable questions about our fundraising activities and costs.
Please contact us if you require further details.

We are clear

We are clear about who we are, what we do and how your gift is used.
Where we have a promotional agreement with a commercial company, we make clear how much of the purchase price we receive.
We give a clear explanation of how you can make a gift and amend a regular commitment.

We are respectful

We respect the rights, dignities and privacy of our supporters and beneficiaries.
We will not put undue pressure on you to make a gift and if you do not want to give or wish to cease giving, we will respect your decision.
If you tell us that you don’t want us to contact you in a particular way we will not do so.

We are fair and reasonable

We take care not to use any images or words that cause unjustifiable distress or offence.
We take care not to cause unreasonable nuisance or disruption.

We are accountable

If you are unhappy with anything we’ve done whilst fundraising, you can contact us to make a complaint. Please see our complaints procedure. If we cannot resolve your complaint, we accept the authority of the Fundraising Standards Board to make a final adjudication.

Further information

If you would like further information please visit the Fundraising Board Website www.frsb.org.uk

Contact Deborah on 01702 546476 or deborah@peacefulplace.co.uk

Fundraising complaints procedure

How do I complain?

Peaceful Place carries out a wide variety of fundraising activities. Some of these are organised by our Fundraising Manager in conjunction with our Fundraising Sub Group, others are organised by our Supporters and our Friends. If you have a complaint about any of our fundraising activities, then you should direct your complaint to:

Deborah Webb,
Fundraising Manager,
Peaceful Place,
The Community Link Centre,
Dalys Road, Rochford,
Essex SS4 1RA.

Telephone 01702 546476 or email deborah@peacefulplace.co.uk

When you contact us with a complaint, please remember to tell us what has happened, when it happened, and where it happened. If your complaint involves any of our printed material, then we would be grateful if you would send this to us, to enable us to better understand and investigate your complaint. Please note that we are only able to investigate a complaint if it is received by us within three months of the date of the incident to which the complaint refers.

What happens when I complain?

• Your complaint will be acknowledged within 14 days of us receiving it.
• Our Complaints Coordinator will pass your complaint to the most appropriate person for investigation - the identity of this person will depend on the particular fundraising activity that you have complained about, and who has responsibility for organising it.
• Your complaint will be investigated, and the outcome of our investigation will be sent to you in writing within 30 days of your complaint being received by us.
• If we are unable to complete our investigation within 30 days (e.g. for reasons of absence of a key staff member), we will contact you to outline the situation and will also inform the Fundraising Standards Board.

What happens if I am not satisfied with the outcome of your investigation into my complaint?

If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of our investigation, you have the opportunity to refer your complaint to the Fundraising Standards Board, provided that you do this within two months of receiving our response. We will provide you with the necessary details when we contact you with the outcome of our investigation.