Websites for Civic, Church and Charity

A fresh redesign for this ancient charity endowed by Sir Thomas Dunk during the turbulent 18th century. To this day, the charity continues to provide low-cost accomodation to the elderly, grants to the young and a meeting space for the citizens of Hawkhurst, Kent.

The new design is a collaborative effort with the trustees, marying historical materials with modern branding. There is plenty of room for a detailed history, information, news and a password-protected intranet, and plenty of photos.

Bring Back Euro Trains campaigns for the return of cross-Channel train services to Kent stations Ashford and Ebbsfleet, which were suspended during the pandemic and never reinstated.

The website is a focal point for up-to-date information, campaign news and contact between stakeholders and the community. It makes the petition accessible with one click.

There is an interactive “Your Story” page where visitors can vent their frustration at the lack of service.

The Abbot’s Mill project aims to reinstate a functioning water mill in the heart of Canterbury.

In a second phase, the project will install an education and research centre on a nearby piece of land owned by the project, to be powered by the water wheel. The centre will include a vegan community cafe and wildlife garden.

This is a very long-term project involving complex negociations with the council, residents, heritage bodies and other stake-holders. Not to mention the design of the wheel itself and its siting in Canterbury’s historic centre.

EDFRA serves two villages near the East Sussex Coast, East Dean and Friston.

The association is the voice of the community when dealing with local issues, and a hub for activities such as litter picking, social events, environmental action and more.

The website is a lively hub of local information and outreach.

FOMA exists to foster connections between the UK and the landlocked African country of Malawi. FOMA also handles small grants for targeted development projects.

The website required a complete rebuild. We took the opportunity to make it as user-friendly as possible, creating a dedicated area for showcasing past project work.

If you are mourning the damage caused to our world by human-induced climate change, you are not alone.

Here is a Christian charity for people who need to express their fears for the future and their grief at the changes they already observe happening around them. There are support programmes to help you get started on this journey.

This project is an offshoot of Green Christian, another Applegreen Websites for Churches and Charities project.

Walk Church is a new initiative aimed at people who want to express their Christian faith ouside the usual church buildings.

Here, they are offered worship in the context of a two-hour walk. The website gives news about latest and forthcoming walks, theological background and discussion of other walking projects. All enlivened by superb photography.

This was a redisign for a busy website run by a small but feisty charity. It was already a lively hub for news, resources, events and comments.

Our job was to create an engaging appearance, integrate design elements that were already being used by their print platforms, and retain existing functionality. We later added extra templates and a password-protected members-only page.

The mission for Cancer Watch is to raise awareness about preventable cancers, caused by smoking, alcohol abuse or the overeating of damaging foods.

Cancer Watch campaigns to improve legislation and encourage creative thinking to reduce cancer incidence in the UK.

Passionflower growing is a pursuit with a global reach, and enthusiasts are creating new cultivars all the time. Here they can join as members of the society to share their creations and buy unusual seeds.

The website, which came to us with many problems and bugs, was rescued by our colleagues at Waveney IT. We refreshed with a crisp new design and it was ready to go.

The Anglican benefice of Bromham groups together the churches of the Bedfordshire parishes of Bromham, Oakley and Stagsden.

The three churches share one vicar and parish administrator who manage the website in a unified manner for weddings and other special services, though each church has its own page. Service times are updated each week including, when appropriate, the Zoom links.

The Hackney Methodist Circuit comprises six churches across this intensely urban part of London.

The website has a page for each church showing its location, service times, hire facilities and activities. It also has a unified calendar across the circuit along with preaching plans and newsletters.

NVT supports conservation and environmental education in two reserves in northern Malawi: Nyika National Park and the Vwaza Marsh.

Our redesign has made their website mobile-responsive (and therefore accessible in Africa), user-friendly and attractive, with spectacular photos on every page. There is plenty of information on each reserve, its fauna and flora and on the research supported by the charity and updatable image galleries.

This is typical of Applegreen’s websites for churches and charities.

Biddenden Village Halls offer space for hire for functions such as weddings and birthday parties, as well as regular meetings and toddler clubs. The hire includes fully equipped kitchen, toilets, tables and chairs.