What A Huge Success It Was!!

Special thanks to Louise Kaiser and her team in the kitchen who did an amazing job and sent out 560 orders of pancakes, raising an incredible amount of £3581 for charity. They money raised will be shared equally between the 3 nominated charities. These are: PDCCA Lunch and Social Club, Macmillan Palliative Care unit, and Education West Africa.

Special thanks also to all the volunteers who helped on the day, taking orders, serving drinks and pancakes, selling tombola tickets and generally having a cheery disposition.

We had some very generous sponsors; they include LMC Auto Services, Charlie’s Farm Shop, Coombelands Equestrian, Laker Builders Merchant, Comyn & James, The Old Forge in Storrington, The Rising Sun, Southdowns Patisserie, The Amberley Tea Room and Tesco Pulborough. These fabulous local businesses covered all of our expenses, meaning that all money raised will be going to charity.

Thank you to all the people who came and supported this event.

"An absolutely brilliant event, huge thanks to Louise and the rest of the team."

"The pancakes were so delicious that I had 2!"

"It was a lovely atmosphere with people meeting new folk at the tables and chatting away merrily."

A huge thank you to all our volunteers for all that they do throughout the year, come rain or shine!!

We have an amazing team of volunteers who give up their free time for others in need and who have an abundance of patience and empathy.

Let's hope that 2026 will bring happiness to everyone in need and a spring in our step as we move forwards.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

In January we held a welcome party for the Pulborough Pantry Volunteers. We had lots of cake, savoury snacks and hot beverages.

During the party, it gave us the chance to get to know some of the volunteers in person and to reassure them of our commitment to the scheme. It also gave us a chance to tell them about our other schemes, which benefit Pulborough residents and surrounding villages.

With the joint support of all our volunteers, new and old, we will have a significantly positive impact on our community. Thank you to our amazing team of volunteers who give up their free time for others in need, and who have an abundance of patience and empathy.

PDCCA is hosting a frightfully fun Halloween Party on the 31st October 2025, from 4.30pm - 6pm at Pulborough Village Hall.

Entry: £5 per child (ages 3-12)

Free for under 3's!

Come in costume, bring friends, and enjoy a family-friendly Halloween in Pulborough!

Tickets are available by scanning the QR code below.

During his year as High Sheriff, Dr. Fooks is focusing on supporting people who suffer from isolation and mental health issues.

Throughout his 30 and more years as a GP in Pulborough, Dr. Fooks has admired the Pulborough and District Community Care Association (PDCCA) and the way it has continued to grow and develop more services for local residents – while remaining a volunteer-run charity.

PDCCA has been helping and supporting people in Pulborough and the surrounding villages since 1966. As such, PDCCA plays a vital role in the life of the local community. They provide a weekly Lunch and Social Club, a weekly Pop-In for parents and babies, a Befriending Service and a Community Transport scheme. They have also recently started a new community cooking initiative.

At his summer reception, Dr. Fooks supported PDCCA’s fundraising through an auction of tremendous prizes. The auction prizes included ‘A Day at Nutbourne Vineyard’, dinner and accommodation at The Swan Inn, Cream Tea at Bailiffscourt, membership at Goodwood Kennels Private Club, seats in the Chairman’s Private Box at Glyndebourne, a Cowdray Picnic Hamper, Wiston’s Sundowner Vineyard Safari Tour and dinner, and a day’s sailing and lunch with the High Sheriff himself!

Among the guests, we had Deputy Lieutenants, Lords and Ladies, Judges, Local MP and district counsellors, GP’s, representatives of local charities, members of the police service and regular donators to PDCCA. It was a wonderful evening for all to get to know each other and build relationships.

Both Dr. Fooks and PDCCA are deeply grateful to Mary Bowerman for hosting the reception at Champs Hill, to Rupert Toovey for being the auctioneer and to all those who contributed their time and gifts so generously to this event. 

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We would also like to thank the David Hunt Foundation for their generous donation in November 2023, which enabled us to have our website and logo designed.