Palace for Life, the official charitable foundation of Crystal Palace Football Club, is taking part in this year’s Whitgift Community Summer School – with the club’s coaches running a soccer school as the week’s grand finale. The partnership marks an…
John Whitgift Foundation has sold its freehold ownership in the area currently known as the Whitgift Centre to The Croydon Project developer, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), to enable it to focus on its core charitable aims of education and care, and to…
The John Whitgift Foundation has published its Impact Report for 2024/25, setting out a year of strong educational outcomes, continued investment in care for older residents, and the operating context for the charity as it marks 430 years of service…
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…
