Fundraising
The League of Friends aims to provide help and equipment for the comfort and well-being of patients, their relatives, and staff. They also contribute towards buying needed technical apparatus for professional use in the hospital.
One recent project the Friends supported at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust was an X-ray machine that cost £150,000.
The Friends raise funds with the help of many local organisations and their team of dedicated collectors. They run events, such as Christmas and Easter Fairs, Quiz Nights, Street Collections, and regular Book and "Good as New Sales" to raise both funds and the Friends profile. Many local people have also been kind enough to leave the Friends a legacy in their Will. These, together with donations from grateful patients and relatives help to support the hospital’s major development projects.
The Friends is a Registered Charity, No. 274855.
Ways to donate
Setting up a Direct Debit/Standing Order
If you’d like to set up a direct debit or standing order to make a monthly donation to the League of Friends of Crawley Hospital, please contact your bank/building society.
Send a donation in the post
If you’d like to send a donation in the post, please address it to:
The Treasurer
League of Friends of Crawley Hospital
West Green Drive
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 7DH
Leaving a Legacy
If you’d like to leave a legacy in your Will to the League of Friends, we recommend that you speak to your solicitor.
Paypal
Please contact the Treasurer at
Donate a gift in kind
The League of Friends collect books, wool and other items to sell on stalls at fairs across Crawley, as well as in Crawley Hospital. Please contact
Become a member of the Friends
The Friends have a short application form to complete if you wish to become a member; please contact
Recent gifts/events
The Friends have worked closely with Squires Garden Centre in Crawley who chose the Friends as their charity of the year for 2022–23.
How to apply for a grant
If the Trust is not able to meet your request, then the Friends may be able to help. Any staff based in Crawley Hospital or supporting Horsham patients are able to apply for funding for projects as described within the Friends’ constitution. Please contact
Once discussed with the League of Friends Support team, staff are requested to complete an application form which can be provided either by the League of Friends Support team or from the Friends directly at
Get in touch
If you'd like to contact our Treasurer Mark Putland or Procurement Liaison Celia Putland, please email
Keep up to date by liking our Facebook page.
AGM/other meetings
The Friends host a stall at the hospital every Wednesday and Thursday.
The Friends normally hold their AGM on the second Monday of March. It's advertised locally and is open to all members to attend.
The Friends is run by an Executive Committee which meets on Monday on the second week of the month (excluding August and December).
Charity Commission
View the annual accounts of the Friends for the past five years including annual income and expenditure.
