Volunteering, fundraising and outreach have always been a central component to college life at Trevelyan. Trevelyan is extremely community-minded. Our students do lots of excellent work in outreach, volunteering, and fundraising. We have an elected student Outreach Officer, who coordinates volunteering opportunities, and an elected Charities Officer, who heads our Charities Committee.
Over 80 student and staff volunteers from Trevelyan College visited the Durham Coast to take part in a beach cleaning activity. The group helped the local economy by picking up litter making the beach a safer environment, and saving the marine animals from potential danger.
In November 2022 we launched our Christmas donation drive for the food bank charity Feeding Families. This is now part of our annual activities.
The Christmas Wish Tree was set up on The Cobbles which had tickets with items from the charity's 'wish list', and students could take a tag and make a donation in the box provided. We filled two large boxes which totalled over 100 individual items donated.
Every year students get together to make various Christmas crafts, including hot chocolate sachets, sweet cones, and reindeer food, for local charities to sell to raise funds.
In December students have the opportunity to make and write our Christmas cards to bring festive joy to elderly residents in local care homes.
Charity work is a key priority for Trevs. Our Charities Committee coordinates our charitable efforts, organising an impressive range of events including an annual Charity Ball. Whether your interests lie in fundraising, event organising, or something else, we’d love to have you involved.
The college jazz band, 'The Manglers', organised their annual charity gig in March 2025 to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, an organisation that offers free, confidential support to people living with cancer and their loved ones. This year The Manglers celebrated their most successful charity gig, raising over £500 in one night.
Manglers Charity Gig 2025
The JCR Environment Officer coordinates a litter pick around the college grounds and local community, to improve our environment and reduce litter.
College Litter Pick Michaelmas Term 2024
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