BACK 2 LIFE Community Fund

15/09/2025

Hi everyone. This page will be closing shortly once we have updated our new page and completed the publicity for our new premises for Skratch the Kat.

Please feel free to follow the link and join us

Exciting times ahead

♥️

14/05/2024

SKRATCH THE KAT UPDATE

We have reduced the number of containers to just 6, in order to reduce our running costs. These we use for checking, preparing and sorting any items that are kindly gifted to our community project.

We have an excellent opportunity, long term, to move to a nearby yard with our own entrance and a large plot, thanks to the help/support of Gary James Bennett

In the meantime, whilst we are working towards that we are focussed with on-line sales to help raise money, pay the rent, and keep us moving forward.

We hope in a short while to re-open one of our double containers selling a wide range of items.

The team of volunteers are doing a fantastic job in supporting our project; no one gets any reward, financially or otherwise, we are just committed to helping our community.

We receive no grants, awards of exterior funding, etc so are 100% reliant on being supported by the community with gifting of items to sell.

We can now take more or less anything except furnishings and children's toys, due to lack of space. Clothing, shoes, bags, etc are particularly good for us, also books etc.

We are at the main site every Wednesday if you wish to drop anything up to us, otherwise, we can arrange a pickup if that suits you better.

Please support this wonderful project that is for the benefit of our community and ten+ local charitable enterprises.

Skratch the Kat is currently a registered Community Fund. However, we do plan, long term, to become a fully-fledged registered charity.

Thank you so much

Paul, Suzie, Debbie, Geoff, Gav, Adam and the rest of the team.

Skratch the Kat

27/01/2024

25/01/2024

PREVIOUSLY WITH SKRATCH THE KAT
Skratch the Kat

Originally created five years ago as a self-funded community-driven ‘upcycling / second-hand business that utilised recycled shipping containers as mini ‘shops’ to sell anything and everything to raise money for ten local community charitable organisations.

The finished project took three years to create and was more like a work of art.

Every penny of the cost was donated by two individuals who put the community first. No expenses or income were taken from the business.

It raised hundreds of pounds for the likes of TOPCATS, BRAINWAVE INDEPENDENCE, WARREN SCHOOL TRUST, INVOLVE ACTIVE, ROYAL ANGLIAN REGT (SUFFOLK), ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (SUFFOLK) and many others.

Sadly the project was forced to close last Summer due to rising costs, lack of support funding, and poor personal health.

21/01/2024

THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY WITH OUR 2024/205 CAMPAIGN AND COMMUNITIES SELECTED. THANK YOU X

29/11/2023

CHRISTMAS GARDEN update
It's finished !!!
Lights on every night for the next six weeks, 4 30pm to 9.30pm. Kilbourn Road, Pakefield.

This year we are donating all funds to the Royal Anglian Regiment (Suffolk) and the Royal British Legion (Suffolk)

Please come visit us, share, like and help us spread the word.

Paul and Suzie

25/11/2022

SKRATCH THE KAT ... A unique community project.

One of 15 converted shipping containers, painted, waterproofed, with lighting, heating, etc this is our fabulous book unit holding over 20,000 titles, fictional and non-fictional all sorted in genre and alphabetical order.

With other units selling DVDs, BLU-RAYS, GAMING DISCS, CDS, MEMORABILIA, CLOTHING, BAGS, SHOES, CHINA, BRIC A BRAC, JEWELLERY, HOMEWARE, TOYS, GAMES, JIGSAWS, ETC and with three more units opening early next year (vinyl records, arts/crafts, comics/100 years of media, we have loads more coming your way.

ALL PROFIT GOES TO SUPPORT 12 COMMUNITY CHARITABLE PROJECTS.

Open WED / THURS / SAT 9-3PM

Please support us.

Thank you.

11/11/2022

On the 11th day at the 11th hour, we always remember them.
The next presentations were made today from the BACK2LIFE COMMUNITY FUND and SKRATCH THE KAT.
Thank you for all your support.
Paul, Suzie, Debbie, Geoff, Gav, Adam, and all of the team

14/10/2022

BACK 2 LIFE COMMUNITY FUND UPDATE

Our next two awards will be £300 each to the Royal Anglian Regiment (Suffolk), and the Royal British Legion (Suffolk)