Haverhill charity The Joshua Tarrant Trust grateful to The EpiCentre as it takes up its new office space

A Haverhill charity set up in memory of a teenage boy who died from a brain tumour has thanked a business centre for helping it to secure a new office.

Children’s brain tumour charity the Joshua Tarrant Trust has taken space at The EpiCentre, at Haverhill Research Park, on supportive terms and furthers the centre’s continuing support for community organisations.

Denise Tarrant runs the trust with her husband Sean and a team of trustees and helpers, having set it up in memory of their son Joshua who died in 2012 at the age of 16.

“We are most grateful to The EpiCentre for making space available on terms that supported our charitable objectives and allowed us to continue,” said Denise.

“As we are a not-for-profit organisation, it helps us to maximise the funds we raise in supporting the rehabilitation of children who suffer from brain tumours.

“This was not something that was readily available to Joshua when he was little and coming out of treatment.”

Andrew Bell, centre manager, said: “We are very pleased to be able to help the Joshua Tarrant Trust with space at The EpiCentre.

“One of The EpiCentre’s core messages is that when a business sets up at The EpiCentre it becomes part of a community and we mean that in the broadest terms.

“We are not just an office building, we have lots of resources here to share, supporting both the local community and the wider business network.”

The EpiCentre’s support includes local charity REACH, the Citizens Advice Bureau and Withersfield Parish Council in whose district the centre lies.

The Joshua Tarrant Trust had its big fund-raising event of the year on August 2.

Its golf day at Stoke-by-Nayland golf course has raised over £90,000 in the 10 years that it has been held.

In overall terms the charity has raised over £250,000 through a variety of fund-raisers, including raffles, marathon runner support, a Fantasy American Football competition, cake stall sales and appearances at the Haverhill Show.

Denise, whose office had previously been at the Unity Schools Partnership headquarters building in Haverhill, added: “It is lovely to be at The EpiCentre.

“We had been at a different office in Haverhill for five years, but everyone had to vacate as it was going to be demolished.

“We spoke to Andrew and he offered us a tour that resulted in our partnership. We never visualised being somewhere like this. It is a really lovely space to work in.”