Residents, staff and visitors at Wilhelmina House in Croydon have raised more than £1,500 for Cancer Research UK. Staff at the care home signed up to the charity’s Walk All Over Cancer challenge and committed to walking at least a mile every day in March. Residents joined in, making gentle laps of the grounds of…
Local primary students learning computer coding at Whitgift School have shared their skills with the CEO of the John Whitgift Foundation. Roisha Hughes’ visit marked six months since the Foundation assumed full funding responsibility for a programme between Whitgift School and local primary schools, which aims to increase access to Whitgift’s facilities and raise attainment…
Generations have come together to mark a significant milestone in the life of the John Whitgift Foundation. On 22nd March 1596, Archbishop John Whitgift laid the first two Foundation Stones of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity, the building we now know as the Whitgift Almshouses. Every year, we pause on this date to remember…
John Whitgift Foundation is supporting a free day of bookish fun for young readers in Croydon. We have sponsored a day of talks and activities on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at the Ashcroft Theatre, as part of the annual London Schools Literature Festival. The Festival is organised by the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival. It’s the…
John Whitgift Foundation has completed the sale of two buildings on the site of the former Old Palace of John Whitgift School in Croydon. RISE School of Excellence, an independent educational charity, has bought the Swimming Pool and Jubilee Buildings on Church Road for £750,000. A spokesperson for RISE said, “The RISE team are thrilled…
Trinity School has submitted a planning application to Croydon Council for new teaching, Sixth Form, and fitness facilities. These developments will support the school’s expansion as it moves towards becoming fully co-educational by 2031. The proposals include new high-quality classrooms, a purpose-built Sixth Form Centre, a new fitness suite and landscaped outdoor spaces designed for…
Apprenticeships are transforming the way people start and build their careers. During National Apprenticeships Week, we’re celebrating the real-life experiences of five of our current and former apprentices who have built successful careers in a range of roles. Apprenticeships offer opportunities to develop industry-specific skills in a busy work environment while receiving structured training and…
Four properties in Croydon owned by the John Whitgift Foundation have been let to new tenants, generating income that will support the Foundation’s bursary programme and sheltered accommodation for older people in the community. Properties on North End and George Street have been leased to three businesses: Holland and Barrett, Tooth Club, Shah’s Halal Foodstalls,…
Residents and staff from Whitgift House in Croydon have taken part in a service to mark 40 years of the care home’s chapel. The chapel, on Brighton Road in South Croydon, opened in 1985, having been dedicated by the then Archbishop of Canterbury in the previous year. The chapel was built as a new facility…