How you can help

There are three main areas in which the RAB Trust is looking for support or to further its aims:

Funding is needed so that grants can be directly awarded to students who display particular merit. We welcome individual donations as well as for long-term funding from corporate bodies. If you would like to make a regular donation to the Trust by standing order, please download this form and send to us.

Workshops both large and small are invited to offer work experience to students, who need to find out what life is like in the real world. Placements can be as short as one day, or as long as a fortnight, and can offer making, repairing, bow work; we try to ensure the best match between student and workshop.

Tools, materials, books, and instrument cases are always urgently needed by students. Donated items are distributed between the UK violin making schools. We gratefully accept all donations, from single tools to complete workshops, and can often arrange collection if required.

The RAB Trust gratefully acknowledges support from the following trusts and individuals:

The Radcliffe Trust
Education Services
Robinson Trust
In 2005 the family of the late Wilfred Saunders (who was a founder member of the Trust) set up a memorial fund in his name, the proceeds of which they generously donated to the Rowan-Armour Brown Trust

In addition to gifts of wood, tools and funding from individuals, the contents of seven complete workshops have been donated to date, including:

the workshop of Cyril Noble (2006)
the workshop of Yasuo Ichinose (2008)
the workshop of Don Tatem (2008)
tools from the workshop of John Miller (2009)
tools from the workshop of Dietrich Kessler (2009)

If you can help in any of these ways please contact:

Judith Blackwell
The Secretary
RAB Trust
The Old Manse
Ancroft North Moor
Berwick upon Tweed
TD15 2TD

phone 01289 387092

email info@rabtrust.org

an example of tools donated to the RAB Trust