Invasion Colchester's Charities
Each year, Invasion Colchester proudly supports a selection of incredible local charities working to improve lives across our community. Through the generosity of our visitors, volunteers, and partners, we help raise vital funds and awareness for organisations providing care, comfort, and support to those who need it most. Below, you can learn more about the causes we champion and the life-changing work your contributions make possible.
St Helena Hospice
(Registered Charity No. 280919)
A share of the funds raised by Invasion Colchester supports St Helena Hospice.
St Helena Hospice provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care to local people across north east Essex who are facing incurable illness, as well as offering vital bereavement support to families, friends and carers.
Their care reaches beyond the hospice itself, supporting people in their own homes, through their Hospice in the Home service, their 24/7 SinglePoint advice line, and dedicated community support services.
St Helena focuses on helping people make their own choices, live with dignity, and receive compassionate care tailored to their physical, emotional and spiritual needs at some of life’s most difficult moments.
Every year, St Helena supports thousands of local people facing dying, death and bereavement — but this vital work depends heavily on donations, fundraising and community support.
Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity
(Registered Charity No. 1048827)
A share of the funds raised by Invasion Colchester supports Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity, helping to enhance care for patients, support NHS staff, and improve hospital environments across our local communities.
The charity funds projects and equipment that go above and beyond what the NHS can provide — from specialist medical technology and patient wellbeing initiatives to emotional support services and improved spaces for patients and families.
Working alongside the East Suffolk & North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, the charity helps make a real difference where it matters most, supporting people through some of life’s most challenging moments and improving care across Colchester, Ipswich and surrounding areas.
Mind (Mid & North East Essex)
(Registered Charity No. 1064309)
A share of the funds raised by Invasion Colchester supports Mind (Mid & North East Essex).
Mid and North East Essex Mind is an independent local mental health charity, working to ensure no one has to face a mental health problem alone.
They provide support, advice and practical services for both children and adults across our local communities — helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, crisis and bereavement.
As part of the wider Mind network, they work across Colchester, Chelmsford, Braintree, Maldon and Tendring, delivering local services shaped around the needs of the people they support.
By raising awareness, offering support and challenging stigma, Mid and North East Essex Mind helps people find understanding, build resilience and improve their mental wellbeing.
