The Seckford Foundation

THE RELIEF OF CHARITABLE NEEDS ARISING AS A RESULT OF AGE, YOUTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, OR OTHERWISE AS THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT; IN ADVANCING THIS OBJECT THE GOVERNORS MAY (WITHOUT LIMITATION) PROVIDE ALMSHOUSES FOR THE RESIDENCE OF PERSONS WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN 50 YEARS OF AGE AND WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT SAVE THAT THE GOVERNORS MAY, IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, PROVIDE ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS OUTSIDE THE AREA OF BENEFIT PROVIDED THAT THE NUMBER OF SUCH PERSONS DOES NOT EXCEED ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITING AT ANY ONE TIME; 2.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION) IN SUCH MANNER AS THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT AT WOODBRIDGE OF A DAY OR BOARDING SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRADITION AND VALUES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AT OTHER SCHOOLS; AND 2.1.3 THE MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES OF WORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRADITIONS AND VALUES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE ALMSHOUSE CHAPEL AND THE SCHOOL CHAPEL OF THE CHARITY.