Welcome to the Chopwell Regeneration Group Website

Proud of our past. Working together.

Innovating our future.

This is the website for Chopwell Regeneration Group, a registered charity, formed by residents who want to make Chopwell an even better place to live.

More than 200 people already volunteer with Chopwell Regeneration Group – that’s more than 5% of the people who live here. We want to encourage even more local people to get involved in working together to improve our village. On this website we share information about Chopwell Regeneration Group, Chopwell’s history, news and events and we hope to inspire you to get involved in changing the future of our village.

This website is for people who live here, people that visit and people that have moved away but want to keep in touch. Throughout the site you will find articles on the history and background of Chopwell, details of businesses and local organisations, regular activities, upcoming events, latest news including the Chopwell Regeneration Group newsletter and photos of our beautiful village. 

Support our work:

Donate to Chopwell Regeneration Group

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Supporting Chopwell Regeneration Group means… 

  • we can continue running projects such as The Bank, The Regeneration Shop and Village Tidy-Ups
  • we can offer more training and employment opportunities for local people
  • we can keep our Community Market stocked with fresh, nutritious food to help reduce food inequality
  • we can continue working with FareShare North East and other partners to reduce food waste in our region
  • we can continue to run our Pay-It-Forward initiative at The Bank, creating access to free meals & hot drinks for those who need them
  • we can keep running affordable social events to bring the community together
  • we can continue to run an amazing programme of activities and courses for Children and Adults 

Make a Donation

Supporting us with a one-off donation can help us towards projects like our Community Christmas Day Lunches or our Pay-It-Forward initiatives.

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Sign up to Donate monthly

If you prefer, you can choose to support Chopwell Regeneration Group on a regular basis by setting up monthly donation payments. Regular donations help to be able to run courses and activities for local people.

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Donate Food

We gratefully accept food donations that can support the running of our Community Cafe and Community Market at The Bank, ensuring that people in Chopwell have access to fresh, nutritious food at affordable prices.

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Corporate Donations

Both financial donations and donations of goods from Organisations and Companies are welcomed and could support our work. 

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Fundraise for CRG

In the past, community fundraising has supported us with sponsored virtual events such as ‘Little Moscow to Moscow’ walk & ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ challenge! 

Could you organise a fundraising activity to support Chopwell Regeneration Group or do something amazing sponsored activity to raise money? 

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Remember CRG in a Will

Can you help ensure that Chopwell Regeneration Group can continue supporting future generations?

 

Some people take it for granted that charities can only do their amazing work because of generous support from the public.

One of the most profound ways you can support charities long into the future is to leave them gift in your Will. Simply put, charities rely on gifts in Wills to continue their work. If Chopwell Regeneration Group has touched your life, or someone you care about, then please consider saying thank you by leaving them a gift in your Will.

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What’s On

Weekly timetable of CRG activities:

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CRG Newsletter:

Check out our quarterly Chopwell Regeneration Group Newsletter which includes details of special events happening in the village:

Would you like to get involved?

Please keep sharing your ideas about what you would like to see change in Chopwell for the better.

 

  •  What can we do for kids, teenagers, young people, unemployed people, older people?
  • Can we do anything to make the residential areas better?
  • What about shops and businesses?
  • What about housing, empty buildings?
  • What ideas do people have for derelict areas of land/waste ground?
  • What would you like to see?
  • Would you like more activities – art, fitness, adult education?
  • How do you think the main areas of Chopwell could be brightened up or improved?
  • Should we do more to make sure the past isn’t forgotten?

There are lots of charities and organisations that we can apply to for grants for all sorts of things to try and bring your ideas to life so please do share them with us.

We would love you to be involved in trying to make things happen. Please come to our regular public meetings, call into The Bank or The Regeneration Shop or email your ideas to team@chopwell.org. We can talk about them and see if lots of local people agree they are good ideas and, if so, whether we might be able to apply for some money to make them happen. No promises but always worth a try and we have a lot of good people in Chopwell who can help give us the best chance of success.
The website has been designed, created and written by residents who are all volunteers. If you have any news, events, photographs or ideas you think might be of interest to include please do get in touch by email to team@chopwell.org.
If you are an organisation in Chopwell who would like to be mentioned on the website please email us at team@chopwell.org with a brief description, your contact details and a link to your website or facebook page.

Finally if you are interested in finding out more about Chopwell Regeneration Group, and perhaps joining as a member, volunteer or even trustee, you can find more information here:

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Our History

The Bank

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