The part-sponsorship I received from Bishop Laney for International Citizen Service, a volunteering programme, meant I could be part of the 10 week life changing experience with Voluntary Service Overseas.
During 1984 or 1985, Marcus was enrolled in an arts foundation course at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology.
"I was awarded a grant by Bishop Laney’s Trust to support me after leaving Soham Village College and starting as a young apprentice with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary..."
Mike Harvey trained as an apprentice in 1956 at W. Jefferson & Son which was based at 50 St Mary’s Street (now a chemist!). His employer, or master as they were known, was given a grant of £15 by Bishop Laney’s Charity at the beginning and at the end of the apprenticeship.
Bishop Laney’s Charity provides grants to help apprentices and students from Ely and Soham with their training and further education.
The charity has given these grants to assist school leavers aged under 25 living in Ely or Soham, for over 340 years.
The trust is managed by six trustees, three from Ely and three from Soham.
They meet six times a year to oversee the various aspects of the charity and to preserve the legacy of Bishop Benjamin Laney.
The Secretary
Bishop Laney’s Charity
George Court, Bartholomew’s Walk
Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4JW