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Date Posted : June 28th, 2018

We were all very pleased that despite the dubious weather the Open Day on the 16 June was a great success. £370 was raised towards the restoration of our fabulous chapel. A great big thank you to Burns the Bread, the Queen Street Deli and Waitrose who donated fantastic cheese and bread for our Ploughman’s lunches. Thank you also to our fabulous residents who baked delicious cakes and helped on the day.

We are holding another Open Day on Saturday 21 July 2018 from 11am to 4pm. Please come along and see our beautiful gardens, visit our chapel, enjoy a Ploughman’s lunch or simply to just eat yummy cake!

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ABOUT US

Originally the Almshouses in Wells were separate unincorporated trusts. In 2004 these charities were brought together and the five almshouses became one charity, the City of Wells Almshouses Trust (registered charity no: 1040554). In 2014 a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (registered charity no: 1159162) was set up and this now administers the original Trust. City of Wells Almshouses is also a registered housing association, regulated by the Charity Commission and by the Homes and Communities Agency.

The CIO is administered by a Board of Trustees. A number of the Trustees are appointed by the Chapter of Wells Cathedral and by Wells City Council. The Dean of Wells and the Mayor of Wells are both ex-officio members of the Board.

The Almshouses are managed on a day to day basis by 4 part-time staff: the Chief Executive; the Scheme Manager; the Finance Officer/Trust Secretary and the Handyman.