LIFE FOR A LIFE MEMORIAL FORESTS AND GARDENS

the Charity awards a limited number of small grants and gifts in kind annually across the UK for the planting of trees and the creation of memorial forests and gardens in memory of people.

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o Application deadline: none – the Charity may be contacted at any time.

o Funder: Life For A Life Memorial Forests and Gardens (founded 2003. Charity No: 1096422. Total charitable expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2023: £396,047).

o Who can apply: UK registered charities. Life For A Life Memorial Forests and Gardens is particularly active in the health sector, such as hospitals and hospices, where charities want to establish a memorial garden or commemorative area.

o Key words: Memorial Gardens, Memorial Forests, Outdoor Community Spaces, Health, Environment, Conservation, Trees, Mental, Physical and Spiritual Wellbeing, Bereavement, Relief of Sickness and Ill-Health, United Kingdom.

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Life For A Life Memorial Forests and Gardens plants trees in memory of people and/or events in woodland locations across the United Kingdom.

The Charity has 54 managed memorial forests throughout the UK which provide outdoor community spaces and has so far donated over £1.6 million to health-related organisations, assisted with the concept, design and installation of 15 permanent community memorials, working with many schools and community groups in conservation, protection, and environmental improvement activities.

The Charity’s objectives are:

o To relieve the mental, physical, and spiritual distress of people suffering from bereavement ­or loss, particularly through the provision of memorial forests and gardens in memory of their loved ones.
o To promote the conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical and natural environment by the creation of such forests and gardens,
 and
o The relief of sickness and suffering internationally by the provision of grants and/or equipment to other charities, hospitals, and hospices.

ln meeting these objectives, Life for a Life provides:

o A place to remember and scatter the ashes if required of a loved one.
o Woodlands for all to enjoy.
o Environmental and community engagement programmes.
o Donations to support local and national health related organisations, 
and
o Conservation, protection, and environmental improvement activities.

As more trees are dedicated to loved ones, Life For A Life is looking for more land to continue its work - if you are a landowner or know someone who may want to donate land to the Charity, please get in touch .

Further information about Life For A Life Memorial Forests and Gardens is available on the Charity's website.

Enquiries may be made at any time.

Where to find us

Llandrindod Wells Office

Unit 30
Ddole Road Industrial Estate
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 6DF

01597 822 191

Newtown Office

Plas Dolerw
Milford Road
Newtown
Powys
SY16 2EH

01686 626 220

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