Leamington-based charity wins £1,000 share of £120k pot in Christmas giving campaign

The Cross Teach Trust was nominated to win a share of £120,000 as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical's annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign.

The charity, which aims to help pupils develop spiritually through understanding, engaging with and responding to the Christian faith, is set to benefit from the money following overwhelming public support.

3,014 Warwickshire residents nominated a cause close to their hearts, with 29 charitable causes in the area receiving votes.

The 120 winning charities across the UK were picked at random from those nominated.

The full list of the 120 charity winners is available to view online at www.movementforgood.com/12days

Thanking supporters, Mark Hews the Group CEO at Ecclesiastical, said: “Owned by a charity, here at Ecclesiastical our core purpose is to contribute to the greater good of society, so charitable giving is at the heart of our business.

"We know that £1,000 can make a huge difference to the incredible work that charities do, and we’re looking forward to seeing how this financial boost will change lives for the better. We hope these donations can bring a positive end to a difficult year and a promising start to 2021.”

A representative from The Cross Teach Trust said “At the end of a challenging year, it has been a great encouragement to receive one of the Ecclesiastical 12 Days of Christmas £1,000 prizes.

"As an educational charity, our work has been directly affected with reduced access to schools.

"One of the ways we have been trying to adapt is to provide an online library of digital resources for schools and parents to make use of.

"This money will help us develop this work further and improve the quality of the resources we are providing and make them available to more schools.”

Last year, Ecclesiastical launched its latest Impact Report to celebrate some of the many good causes it has helped.