At the official opening of its new headquarters at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM) in Lympstone (13 July 2023), RMA – The Royal Marines Charity’s Chair of Trustees, Lynn Fordham, thanked most sincerely the generosity of the external sponsors who funded the majority of the £1.4M rebuild project, named The CHAMP Building.
The funding, to replace and demolish the former premises, was secured in the main from five funders – The CHAMP Trust; Greenwich Hospital; Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity; Bernard Sunley Foundation; a corporate donation from Peak Scientific, and from private donations.
This has met the Board’s intention that no charity funds that could be spent on welfare support to beneficiaries, should be used to finance a new office building nor the demolition of the former building.
Newly-finished and taking just thirteen weeks to complete from start to finish, The CHAMP Building marks the start of a new era for RMA – The Royal Marines Charity.
The 336 sq-metre modular unit is wheelchair and disability accessible and includes a 12-seat conference room, break-out spaces and counselling rooms, tipping its hat to its predecessor by being wooden clad, single storey and in the same location at Commando Training Centre. It will be the home to teams from Health & Wellbeing, Fundraising, Communications, Membership and Operations.
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