Evelyn Trust News

Read about some of the outstanding medical projects and local charities we have recently funded

New Honorary Patrons

The Evelyn Trust’s work in the region is recognised by prestigious new Honorary Patrons. ...

Helping vulnerable women in Cambridge

The Evelyn Trust celebrates success: Corona Community Extension Project delivers positive outcomes for women in Cambridge. ...

Helping homeless people in the city

Evelyn Trust grant enables Cambridge charity to transform mental health support for homeless individuals. ...

Funding pioneering Parkinson’s research

Evelyn Trust grant enables groundbreaking research into Parkinson's disease and gut health. ...

Treatment to tackle “zombie” cells in lung cancer

The Evelyn Trust was pleased to offer a Research Training Fellowship to Dr. Mary Denholm, Clinical Oncology Specialist at Cambridge ...

Funding bright futures

Cambridge infection research leads to new opportunities. ...

The Evelyn Trust pledges £1m Centenary funding for youth mental health and high-tech surgical scanning

The Evelyn Trust has earmarked £500,000 for a scheme to boost mental heath support for young people in Cambridge; and ...

Royal unveiling of Magpas new airbase

Several years ago, the Trustees agreed to provide £500,000 for the Training Centre within the ambitious new airbase for Magpas ...

The Two Chairs Exhibition

Jeremy Newsum and William Dawkins, the current and former chairs of the Evelyn Trust, are both enjoying ‘post-employment’ lives as ...

We welcome Helen Jones to the Trustee Board

Helen Jones is a great asset to the Trustee Board of The Evelyn Trust. ...

Peter Pemberton 1944-2023

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Peter Pemberton, a founding figure of The Evelyn Trust. ...

Royal unveiling of Magpas new airbase

Several years ago, the Trustees agreed to provide £500,000 for the Training Centre within the ambitious new airbase for Magpas ...

From surgical training to digital health and robotics

Support for capital projects has been a key theme in the work of the Evelyn Trust and these projects have ...

Sir Patrick Sissons’ studentship awarded

The Evelyn Trust and the Cambridge Trust, working closely with Darwin College, have come together to award the Sir Patrick ...

‘Mini brains’ hold clues to early changes in neurodegenerative diseases

Motor neurone disease is particularly cruel. Not only does it progress rapidly, depriving the individual of the use of their ...

Expert physiotherapy to rebuild lives

The Rooprai Spinal Trust works right across the UK helping individuals with spinal cord injuries to experience the benefits of ...

Bringing soulmates together for love and friendship

When the Cambridgeshire not-for-profit enterprise Safe Soulmates launched in 2019, they could not know that a worldwide pandemic was just ...

Small is beautiful – Evelyn Trust supports great health projects from local charities

Since the days of the Evelyn Hospital, the charity has been focussed on the health needs of the people of ...