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The Courtyard is Herefordshire’s cultural hub, offering live and participatory experiences and activities for everyone. But what exactly does this mean? Read on and find out!

Providing access to the arts for everyone is at the heart of what we do. Since opening in 1998, we have delivered hundreds if not thousands of inspirational and educational community focused projects. In 2025 alone, we saw over 5,000 attendances across our creative community programmes, with satellite Youth Theatres in three of our market towns: Bromyard, Ledbury and Ross on Wye.

Our Creative Ageing work continues to have a positive impact on older Herefordshire residents living with dementia, their carers and families. We’ve witnessed young people struggling in mainstream education grow in confidence through our Youth Theatre and go onto amazing careers in the creative industries and elsewhere. We work with 98% of schools in Herefordshire, on a range of projects including literacy and other aspects of the curriculum, mental health/wellbeing and music & movement. Our work is always growing and reaching new people.

As a registered charity, we rely on the generosity of donors, some of whom have been supporting us since we opened our doors in 1998. They help us sustain and develop our community projects, and often enjoy being part of these projects themselves. They also support our ongoing capital projects that improve our venue, including accessibility and upgrading the facilities for all to enjoy.

Are you inspired by what we manage to achieve for our communities, here at The Courtyard? If so, please consider a one-off or regular donation to support our work. Donations support our core mission to bring the arts to the whole community, our outreach programmes and the venue itself. Choose to give a one-off donation of your choice, above, or set up a direct debit for repeat donations, available from Box Office. And if you can gift aid your donation/s, we can claim an extra 25% from the Government, at no further cost to yourself. You can download our gift aid form, see Gift Aid tab above.

You might also want to consider leaving a gift to The Courtyard in your Will. More information is available on the Gifts and Legacies page.

Please contact Head of Fundraising Melanie Denning for further information about donating to The Courtyard via email [email protected]

Make Your Donations Go 25% Further

As a registered charity, The Courtyard Trust can claim 25% Gift Aid on donations from eligible donors. This is a vital income stream for The Courtyard, raising thousands of pounds in the 2024-25 tax year alone. If you are a UK tax payer, we can claim back an extra 25p for every £1 you donate, from the Government. The only condition is that the total value of your gift aided amounts in any one tax year doesn’t exceed the tax you pay in the same year.

If you are eligible for Gift Aid but haven’t filled in one of our declaration forms yet, please consider completing and returning a Gift Aid declaration form. Forms are downloadable here, see below, or available from the Box Office during opening hours.

Please tick all boxes that apply i.e. ‘in the past four years’, ‘now’ and ‘in the future’. This will help us in claiming all eligible donations. Don’t forget that if you pay income tax at the higher rate (40%), you can claim further tax relief on your own tax returns. For further information speak to your accountant or click here for Government advice on Gift Aid.

Please contact Box Office for further information about Gift Aid on 01432 340555 or [email protected].

Download a Gift Aid form here.