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Book Aid International

Address: 39-41 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, London SE5 9NR

Telephone: 020 7733 3577

Fax: 020 7978 8006

Email:

info@bookaid.org

Website:

www.bookaid.org

Charity number: 313869 (England & Wales)

At Book Aid International, we believe that books change lives. We are dedicated to increasing access to books to support literacy, education and development across sub-Saharan Africa, in some of the poorest countries of the world.

British Academy

Address: 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH

Telephone: 0207 969 5200

Fax:

Email:

chiefexec@britac.ac.uk

Website:

www.britac.ac.uk

Charity number: 233176 (England & Wales)

The British Academy, established by Royal Charter in 1902, is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It is an independent, self-governing Fellowship of 900 scholars, elected for distinction in research.

DaDa – Disability and Deaf Arts

Address: The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX

Telephone: 0151 707 1733

Fax: 0151 708 9355

Email:

ruth@dadahello.com

Website:

www.dadahello.com

Charity number: 1014390

DaDa – Disability and Deaf Arts is an innovative disability arts organisation based in Liverpool with over 25 years experience of working locally, nationally and internationally to develop and deliver a wide range of services with and for Disabled and Deaf people. You can help us influence society’s development into a more inclusive and supportive place to make and appreciate the arts. Our activity includes:
• DaDaFest – the largest disability and deaf arts festival in the UK that demonstrates artistic excellence from a unique cultural perspective for a mainstream audience.

Historic Royal Palaces

Address: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU

Telephone: 020 3166 6321

Fax:

Email:

development@hrp.org.uk

Website:

www.hrp.org.uk

Charity number: 1068852 (England & Wales)

Historic Royal Palaces is the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace and Kew Palace.

Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Address: Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7DQ

Telephone: 01952 435 900

Fax: 01952 435999

Email:

information@ironbridge.org.uk

Website:

www.ironbridge.org.uk

Charity number: 503717-R (England & Wales)

Founded in 1967, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity with the twin aims of education and heritage conservation. The Trust cares for 36 scheduled monuments and listed buildings within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site and operates 10 museums which collectively tell the story of the Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

Royal Academy of Music

Address: Carol McCormack, Director of Development, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT

Telephone: 020 78737332

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Email:

www.ram.ac.uk

Website:

http://www.ram.ac.uk

Charity number: 310007 (England & Wales)

The Royal Academy of Music trains its students to the highest of standards to enter a continually evolving music profession. Our students contribute to and develop the cultural landscape that surrounds us; our alumni fill every corner of the music world.

Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund

Address: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD

Telephone: 01273 626547

Fax:

Email:

info@rbbf.org.uk

Website:

www.rbbf.org.uk

Charity number: 207477 (England & Wales)

The Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund was founded over seventy years ago. Recognising the particular toll that the profession can take on dancers, the RBBF’s remit is to provide support to ex-members of all British major repertory ballet and contemporary dance companies as well as those individuals working as independent dancers.

Royal Ballet School

Address: Sarah Eliot-Cohen, Head of Development, 46 Floral Street, London WC2E 9DA

Telephone: 020 7845 7070

Fax:

Email:

legacies@royalballetschool.co.uk

Website:

http://www.royalballetschool.co.uk

Charity number: 214364 (England & Wales)

For generations, The Royal Ballet School has enriched the international dance world with some of its greatest artists: Margot Fonteyn, Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell, Anya Linden, Wayne Sleep and Darcey Bussell - not forgetting some of the most influential choreographers: Kenneth MacMillan, David Bintley and Christopher Wheeldon.

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)

Address: 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY

Telephone: 0207 377 1644

Fax: 0207 247 5296

Email:

info@spab.org.uk

Website:

http://www.spab.org.uk

Charity number: Company No: 5743962 Charity No: 1113753 Scottish Charity No: SCO39244

SPAB is Britain’s oldest, largest and most technically expert national society fighting to protect historic buildings from demolition, neglect and damaging repairs and alterations. If you care about historic buildings please join us or consider a donation or legacy to help us continue the work to protect and educate begun by William Morris 135 years ago.

The Holburne Museum - Bath’s Art Museum for Everyone

Address: Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB

Telephone: 01225 388569

Fax:

Email:

enquiries@holburne.org

Website:

www.holburne.org

Charity number: 310288 (England & Wales)

At the Holburne we take the enjoyment of art seriously. Engaging with and enjoying great works of art enriches lives. It is our aim to encourage as many people as possible to experience the pleasures art brings.

The Holburne’s collection was assembled for pleasure. It was shaped by the enthusiasms and tastes of Sir William Holburne, our founder, whom we have to thank for the collection’s strengths: Renaissance bronzes, mailoica, Dutch landscapes, silver and porcelain.

Vegan Society

Address: Donald Watson House, 21 Hylton Street, Birmingham, B18 6HJ

Telephone: 0121 523 1733

Fax:

Email:

legacy@vegansociety.com

Website:

www.vegansociety.com

Charity number: 279228

Veganism is a way of living that seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing and any other purpose.