Two Ridings Community Foundation grants to charities and community groups in the area. The Two Ridings Community Foundation was established in October 2000 as the York and North Yorkshire Community Foundation (YNYCF). In 2010 the Foundation changed its name to the Two Ridings Community Foundation when it extended its area of work to include the East Ridings of Yorkshire and Hull. Funds are raised from private donations, businesses, philanthropists, trusts and statutory bodies. Funds are distributed to local charities and community projects in York, North Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull, supporting projects to benefit: A full list of all the grant
Richard Ridings Richard Ridings Richard Ridings (born 19 September 1958) is a British actor, and is best known for his portrayal of Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama "Fat Friends", and for playing Bernard Green in the BBC1 comedy-drama "Common as Muck". He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings. Ridings was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. He has had roles in a series of other television series and feature films, among them "Clockwise", "The Ink Thief", "Red Dwarf", "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "Fierce Creatures" and