Blog

Thank you to the Community Foundation for Surrey

23rd May 2021

We are grateful to the Community Foundation for Surrey and Elmbridge Philanthropy for their grant towards the purchase of 3 laptops for the CHEER staff. Our staff have been working remotely during the pandemic and they are t ...

Walton Charity bring CHEER to the retired community

31st January 2021

We would like to thank Walton Charity for their generous grant to help us upgrade our IT system, which will enable staff to lay the foundations for expanding our befriending service. CHEER has been supporting retired people in El ...

CHEER's New Year Lunch

13th February 2020

We were delighted by a wonderful turnout of guests including the Mayor of Elmbridge, Councillor Mary Sheldon and her Consort, John Sheldon, CHEER trustees, volunteers, and clients for a lunch in the Chessington Safari Hotel. Th ...

Winter Warmer event

3rd December 2019

We were delighted to welcome more than 60 of our clients and volunteers to enjoy our Winter Warmer lunch at Chessington Garden Centre at the end of November. It was a lovely opportunity to get everyone together to share a hot me ...

Befriending referrals

6th June 2019

CHEER has been helping the local community and changing lives for over 65 years, providing help with benefits claims, one-to-one befriending visits by volunteers, events to promote social interaction and signposting to other ser ...

Spring tea party at Garson's Farm

10th April 2019

We welcomed around 50 people to our Spring Tea Party at Garson's Farm on Wednesday 3rd April. With the sun shining, tea and coffee, scones, jam and cream, it felt just like summer! There were a lot of smiling faces as old friend ...

Financial support from Walton Charity

21st February 2019

We are delighted to have received generous grants from Walton Charity to support our expansion into West Elmbridge and the continuation of the Parkinson’s Group.Our expansion into West Elmbridge will enable us to extend our unique ...

CHEER wins Approved Provider status

10th January 2019

We are pleased to report that our approval for certification under the NCVO’s Approved Provider Standard (APS) has now been confirmed.The process for approval is a demanding one, and many congratulations are due to the CHEER team ...

CHEER - reducing isolation amongst the elderly in Elmbridge

7th October 2018

We are pleased to announce that we are expanding our geographical scope to include the whole of Elmbridge. Until now befriending services in the borough have been shared with the Visiting Friends service run by Triangle Community ...

Invitation to tea!

24th July 2018

Enjoy a delicious tea with the Women's Wednesday Fellowship on Wednesday 25th July from 2:30 - 4:30pm in St Christopher's Church Hall, Claygate Lane, Hinchley Wood. The Fellowship have chosen CHEER as their charity for 2018, thei ...