The Comforts Fund
The Montagu Cup has generated over £70,000 for the Montagu Hospital Comforts Fund over the last 70 years (The Comforts Fund was established in 1948, upon the setting up of the NHS).
This has enabled the Trustees of the Comforts Fund to provide items not available through the NHS for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors to the Montagu Hospital.
Bernard Fletcher (Trustee & former Treasurer) standing in the corridor that the Comforts Fund provided for Montagu hospital. Bernard is also a keen football supporter.
The hospital was originally funded by donations from local industries , churches and various charitable organisations as well as wealthy local residents. The trade unions especially the local coal mines were important funders in the 20th Century. A Ladies' Committee existed to organise extra funding.
This would have continued from 1890 until 1948 with the formation of the National Health Service.
The Comforts Fund took over the work of the Ladies' Committee with the aim of providing relief in the form of amenities for the patients, staff and visitors.
The funding comes largely from the profits of the Tea Shop run by volunteers and from legacies left by individuals. Donations from individuals and local chartitable organisations also help.
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The money raised is spent on improving the Montagu Hospital. In the last decade an indoor corridor was funded, which linked the main building to the Rehabilitation Centre. Previously, this short distance would have involved an outdoor route.
Other expenditure goes towards providing newspapers for patients. At Christmas time, gifts for patients and decorations are provided.
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For more information visit : https://montaguhospitalcomfortsfund.org.uk/
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10 year spending reports. 1958 (left) & 2002 (right)
Accounts book - 1927 to 2002
Donations received from the Montagu Cup Committee since 1948.
1948 100
1949 140
1950 70
1951 100
1952 100
1953 120
1954 150
1955 120 900 8 years
1956 100
1957 100
1958 120
1959 100
1960 100
1961 100
1962 100
1963 100
1964 50
1965 50 920 10 years
1966 75
1967 100
1968 200
1969 200
1970 100
1971 200
1972 100
1973 150
1974
1975 1125 10 years
1976 300
1977 400
1978 500
1979 500
1980 300
1981 750
1982 1,000
1983 1,000
1984 750
1985 850 6350 10 years
1986 750
1987 1,000
1988 1,000
1989 900
1990 1,400
1991 1,000
1992 1,000
1993 1,200
1994 1,500
1995 1,000 10750 10 years
1996 1,200
1997 1,200
1998 1,200
1999 900
2000 2,000
2001 1,000
2002 1,300
2003 1,600
2004 1,100
2005 2,500 12920 10 years
2006 1,500
2007 2,200
2008 1,500
2009* 1,500
2010
2011 2,500
2012 1,500
2013 1,250
2014 1,250
2015 2,500 15450 10 years
2016 1750
2017 1750
2018 1750
2019 1750
2020 1750
2021 1000
2022 5000 14750 7 yesrs
Total donated £63,165