The annual ‘Dougie’s Grant’, issued in memory of a local entrepreneur, is open for applications again.
The £10,000 gift will be awarded for a fourth year running to a Guernsey-based charitable project in memory of Dougie Le Huquet, who died in 2021 aged 99.
He was a grower, who also owned a chain of chip shops and developed commercial and residential property in Guernsey, Jersey, and the United States.
It was his wish that ‘Dougie’s Grant’ should be established to benefit local causes.
In its inaugural year the grant was awarded to Mill Street Community Café, whilst in 2023 it went to the Guille-Allès Library.
The Library used it to fund six new, top-of-the-range desktop PCs, providing IT and Internet access to hundreds of islanders who may otherwise be digitally excluded.
Last year’s grant went to Grow Limited which used the money to purchase equipment to enable more efficient and effective watering of plants.
Any applications must come from registered charities who can clearly demonstrate a specific named Guernsey-based project that the funding will benefit.
The successful applicant will be announced on 19 December which was Dougie’s birthday.
“I am very much looking forward to reading this year’s applications,” said Dougie’s daughter Michelle Knowles.
Further information about the grant, and how charities should apply is available on their website HERE. Applications are invited from now until 31 October for the 2025 grant.