To mark Volunteers’ Week, we’re shining a light on some of the remarkable people who give their time to support the John Whitgift Foundation. When we asked colleagues to nominate volunteers who make a real difference to the Foundation, Jill…
To mark Volunteers’ Week, we’re shining a light on some of the remarkable people who give their time to support the John Whitgift Foundation. Ray Dunkley volunteers with the Cadet Force at Trinity School. If you were to list everything…
To mark Volunteers’ Week, we’re shining a light on some of the remarkable people who give their time to support the John Whitgift Foundation. Carlie Wilkie is one of the lost property volunteers at Trinity School. When Carlie Wilkie first…
To mark Volunteers’ Week, we’re shining a light on some of the remarkable people who give their time to support the John Whitgift Foundation. Bill Wood is a retired archivist-turned volunteer whose passion for history shows no sign of slowing…
This week (1-7 June 2026) is Volunteers’ Week, and we’re looking forward to introducing you to some of the people who volunteer across the Foundation. The volunteers we’re putting in the spotlight this week are: Bill Wood, a volunteer archivist…
To mark Local and Community History Month, we welcomed two groups of local people behind the gates of the Whitgift Almshouses for a guided tour. If you haven’t yet had the chance to visit, or if you want to know…
John Whitgift Foundation has received support from Croydon Council’s Planning Committee for a programme of work to expand and develop facilities at Trinity School. The Committee met last night (Thursday 30 April) and resolved to grant planning consent subject to the…
Local people are being invited to go behind the gates of one of Croydon’s oldest buildings for a rare glimpse into 400 years of history. Hundreds of people walk past the Whitgift Almshouses on the corner of North End and…
John Whitgift Foundation has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer. Becky Allison, currently Director of Finance and Operations at Trinity School, moves to the Foundation in June 2026. The John Whitgift Foundation runs two outstanding independent schools, Whitgift School and…
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…
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…
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…
