Deer House 50 Project
​& fundraising
In 2019, we are celebrating 50 years since the first ever camp at Deer Park. As part of the celebrations, we are hoping to give our Deer House an amazing makeover. But refurbishments do not come cheaply so we have been raising funds to make this dream a reality.

The Project

We are undertaking an ambitious project! As part of the refurbishment the Deer house will receive new toilets and shower facilities as well as a new, modern kitchen.

The cost of the project will be in the region of £50,000 and so we set about raising funds towards this.

To date, we have received in donations and grants £19,400. We have also allocated £20,000 of our own savings which brings our available funds to a grand total of £39,400. We still need your help to make the Deer House fabulously fit for the next 50 years of visitors.

Funds raised so far

Grant from the Honourable Company
We were delighted to be awarded with a grant of £1,000 from the Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Charitable Trust. Helen Lovett from the organisation came out to visit us at Deer Park. She met with 36th Cheltenham (St Nicholas) Brownies who were on Brownie Holiday in the Assembly Hall and presented a cheque to County Commissioner Karen.
Raffle
We held a grand raffle with tickets available across the county. It was drawn at our special Deer Park 50 Camp on 31st July 2019. We raised over £1,700 so thank you to everyone who supported us by buying a ticket or two.
Donation from the Round Table
We received a donation of £50 from Gloucester & District Round Table as part of their Cash for Communities project.
Patron Donations
We're very lucky to be supported by so many Patrons and many of them make a donation to us on a regular basis. All of these donations in 2019 will be put towards our Deer Park 50 Project. Donations so far this year (to May 2019) amount to £3,350.
Grant from Notgrove Trust
Our Deer House 50 Project team worked really hard to put together an application for the Notgrove Trust. We were delighted to be awarded £5,000 which they decided to fund through the Harry Acland Charitable Trust. We're very grateful for their support.
Friends of Deer Park
Our very own Friends of Deer Park have kindly donated £10,000 towards the Deer House 50 Project which is a fantastic amount to be receiving. The friends raise funds and collect donations all year round and every penny they raise always goes to Deer Park in some way.

Support the fundraising effort

Make a Donation
You can make a donation to our Deer House 50 Project in any of the following ways:
CAF Donate
CAF Donate is an online fundraising tool that let's donors make one off or regular payments from their CAF Charity Account or CAF Charitable Trust, via most major credit and debit cards or via Paypal. Click on the button to find out more.
LocalGiving
LocalGiving is another online fundraising tool that let's donors make donations online. Click on the button to find out more.
Cheque or Bank Transfer
You can make a donation by cheque or by bank transfer. If you would like to do this then please click on the button below to email our Treasurer who will send you further details on how you can do this.

Work carried out so far

In order to keep the project manageable, the work schedule has been broken down into smaller phases.
Phase One: Electrics
Phase one is all about the electrics. Anyone who has stayed in the Deer House will have noticed that there was a very random array of electrical circuit boards at the bottom of the stairs, some of these being as old as 40 years. In September 2019, we contracted an electrician to come in and bring this area up to modern standards. This has involved taking out all the old fuse boxes, etc and replacing it all with three modern fuse boards. We think you'll agree that this is not just more practical and complying with the current regulations but that it's much more pleasing to the eye now as well!
Phase Two: The Kitchen
Phase two is to replace the Deer House kitchen. We have contracted the kitchen company and work starts on 14th October 2019. Watch this space for an update coming very soon.