Sir James Herbert Hamilton Colyer-Fergusson

Sir James was born in 1917, the only child of Max Christian Hamilton Colyer-Fergusson and Edith Jane, née White Miller. As a boy Sir James lived at Ightham Mote and he was educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford. Sir James served in the 1939-45 war and was taken prisoner in 1940. He entered the service of former Great Western Railway Traffic Dept in 1947 and later the Operating Department of the Western Region of British Railways. He was Personal Assistant to the Chairman of British Transport Commission in 1957; Passenger Officer in SE Division of Southern Region of BR in1961; Parly and Public Correspondent BRB in 1967 and Deputy to Curator of Historical Relics, BRB, 1968.

After a short illness Sir James Colyer-Fergusson died on the 9th January 2004. Sir James took an active interest in the work of the Trust and the Trustees and staff are proud to carry on the work he started as a fitting and permanent memorial to his generosity and philanthropy.

April 2011 - REVIEW OF CHURCH FUNDING
The Trustees have decided to review their church funding programmes and consider how their funds can be best used to support Kent churches in the future. Only a few new church applications will be supported until further notice.
February 2011 - WEST FAVERSHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE RECEIVES A MAJOR AWARD FROM THE TRUST
West Faversham Community Association is to receive a major award of £2 million from the Colyer- Fergusson Charitable Trust for a new £3 million community centre building. The new Centre will act as a ‘Community Anchor’ for the West of Faversham, providing a full range of community facilities, services and activities.
January 2011 - Cyclopark receives major award from Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust
Cyclopark, located just south of Gravesend, has been awarded a major grant of £1,500,000 from the Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust.
October 2010 - C J Gallards's Almshouses to be renovated with the help of a major grant.
The charity situated in Southborough has been of service to the community for nearly 100 years. This grant will help them improve the homes of vulnerable, elderly people, enabling them to live independently in the way they choose.