Edwin Pounds Community Fund £5,000 pledged to help our local communities

The Community Fund is now closed for applications – thank you for your interest, and stay tuned for further updates!

As a way of giving back to our local area, the Edwin Pounds Community Fund aims to provide funding support for community-based projects which improve the quality of life of people living within four miles of Edwin Pounds & Sons Funeral Directors’s branches in Bradford, Wibsey, Sandbeds and Keighley.

Local charities will be awarded funding toward the cost of a specific, community-focused project. We aim to fund projects that run for 3 months or longer, but we may consider shorter projects if ongoing community benefits can be demonstrated.

If you work with a charity in need of funding for community projects in Wibsey, Thorpe Edge, Shipley, Low Moor, Riddlesden, Long Lee, Bingley or surrounding areas, we encourage you to apply. We particularly welcome applications from small, local not-for-profit organisations embedded in their communities.

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  • Gillian Arnold MBE JP, Kings Deputy Lientenant

  • Kevin O’Hare

  • Reverend Graeme Dutton

  • Simon Broome

News

  • Edwin Pounds & Sons Community Fund Opens to Support Local Good Causes

    Community groups and charities across Bradford and Keighley are being invited to apply for funding...

  • Local charities share community funding from Bradford funeral directors

    Two well-deserving community projects making a positive impact on people’s quality of life in and...

  • Melia Powell Funeral Service supported Hainworth Wood Community Centre in July.

    Keighley funeral directors re-open community fund after donating hundreds to local causes

    We’re proud to be celebrating the impact of our community grants, having donated hundreds of...

  • Community Fund Re-Opens After Local Group Support

    Community groups and charities in Keighley and Sandbeds now have another opportunity to apply for...

  • Funeral Directors launches funding programme to support charities and not-for-profit organisations in Keighley and Sandbeds

    The Edwin Pounds (formerly Melia Powell Funeral Service) Community Assistance Programme is open for applications...

  • Edwin Pounds Community Fund Supports Three Local Causes Making a Difference

    Three community organisations helping people across Bradford have been awarded funding through the first round...

Featured Reviews

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Edwin Pounds, Steve Gibson in particular made the whole process of organising my Mums funeral a seamless one. From start to finish Steve was supportive, compassionate and extremely professional. He is a credit to the company.…

Justine Boulton

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We would like to give our heartfelt thanks to Jordan who was absolutely amazing from start to finish, when you are facing 1 of the hardest times of your life you need someone who knows what they are doing and to help you through as…

Lisa Portman

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The whole funeral, from the initial call, the home visit from Jordan, the guidance and help between the initial contact and the funeral itself was dealt with in a very timely, considerate, respectful and professional manor, as was the case in the other times we…

Roger Tandy

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Well what an amazing final journey my mum had yesterday with the amazing staff at Edwin pounds and sons, And that Horse and carriage was absolutely beautiful, A massive thank you to Jordan Firth you was amazing from the first day we met you 💜…

Margaret Greensmith

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What a beautiful funeral at a daunting time . I felt so supported all the way through the arrangements by Zoe

Suzanne Broadbent

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At a difficult time when someone you love is close to the end of their life, choosing a reliable funeral director is just one more challenge you have to face. Edwin Pounds have decades of experience looking after families like ours and we were fortunate…

Roger Corbett

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Very professional and caring.

Pete Stevens

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The service we recieved from Zoe was brilliant it was like talking to an old friend. Nothing was too much trouble. Everything was perfect for our mum/daughter!

Pauline Hulme

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The service we received felt extremely personal. The funeral director Michael Tindall was exceptional, we are all greatful to him for providing the best service. Also Kevin Mitchell who performed the service was superb, mum would have loved him as he was a fan of…

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