Help us with our funds

We rely on our local friends and supporters and visiting walkers to help fund our work. We mainly use individual donations to deal with problems reported by the general public.

Using Just Giving

The simplest way to donate to CROWS is to use JustGiving – an online platform for giving to charities. We are registered with the Charity Commission (RCN 1201645) and with HMRC (Ref EW21852).

For example with Gift Aid, a donation of £10 will be worth £12.50 to us at no extra cost to you. You can make one-off or regular donations.

Doing a bank transfer

You can to do a direct bank transfer, our bank details are Virgin Money, sort code 05-09-59, account no is 39334282. We do like people to tell us by sending an email but that is your choice.

Other ways you can make a donation

• Just email us and we will contact you and talk about how you might help or
• You can send money through Charity Aid Foundation or
• You can send a cheque to us at Unit 3, Mount Shed, Banksfield Road Mytholmroyd, HX7 5NW or

Collections in memory

We have been able to respond to several requests from friends and family of someone who was a walker, runner or rider or someone who just loved our local landscape. 

We are always happy to meet up with friends and family to work out a suitable arrangement, just send us an email and we will get in touch. 

But in the meantime here’s a few frequently asked questions: 

• What kind of waymark posts would you use? We use finger posts with ‘flags’ and plain low posts (sometimes with painted tops).

• Can we request where we want them to be placed? We will always try to accommodate a request for a specific locality, the necessity for a waymark post will always be our priority. 

• What is the cost of the different posts? The cost of posts varies a great deal. A four way finger post will cost about £250, whereas a simple low post with a dedication plaque costs about £20. How far the posts have to be carried can make a difference too!

• Can we request the wording on the plaques? Yes but we do limit the size of plaques so that they are unobtrusive in the landscape. We have collected some examples of wording that may make it easier to get started.

• How does the acknowledgement on Social media work? Every work party is posted on our blog, and the funder is part of the post. This is then transferred to our Facebook page (currently  3,600 followers) and shared on local community pages.

• Can we suggest alternative ideas for a memorial? Of course, we are always open to new ideas but there are limitations such as landowner’s permission etc

• How do we collect the money and get it to CROWS? CROWS is a registered charity, so most funeral directors will arrange this for you and send your kind donations to us. Or, if you’d prefer to organise the collection yourself, you may wish to set up a JustGiving page, make a bank transfer or send a cheque. CROWS will provide the information for your choice. 

• How will we know how the donations have been spent? We provide a detailed breakdown of how the money has been spent

If you would like to talk over anything about the possibilities, please do get in touch by email with a contact number.

Legacies

If you have enjoyed walking in our local landscape and are planning to make a will, can we ask you to consider leaving a small legacy for the maintenance and improvement of footpaths and bridleways in the a would like us to spend the money. Your will is personal and we will never ask you to tell us your decision (although we’d love to have the opportunity to say thank you).

If preferred, any donation through a legacy can be completely anonymous, i.e. not shared with the general public.

We can acknowledge the donation on our blog entries for work done through the funding. We can also produce a plaque as an acknowledgement.

We will always agree the wording and format of any acknowledgement with you or your family.

Donating in Kind

If you have any tools, equipment or materials that you think we may be able to use, please send us an email with the details, we are happy to collect. If you are aware of any sources of funding we might be eligible for, please drop us a line.

Going on a Ramblers Holiday?

Ramblers Holidays operate in the UK and all around the world. When you make a booking quote the name of CROWS and we will receive a contribution from Ramblers Holidays.