Welcome to The Frankie Howerd OBE Trust, officially known as The Up Frankie Howerd OBE Carry On Wavering Down House Trust. Registered Charity No. 1122850.
The Trust is based at Wavering Down House – part of the Wavering Down Estate – in Cross, near Cheddar, Somerset, UK.
Our aim is to honour the life and work of this great British comic by raising money for deserving causes, primarily in the South West of England.
If you would like to support our work, please take a few minutes to look around our website – and, like Frankie, do your bit to help a good cause and make others smile.
The Frankie Howerd OBE Trust was set up in 2008 to support good causes in memory of one of Britain’s greatest comedians.
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WAVERING DOWN HOUSEFrankie Howerd OBE may have left the stage but his spirit lives on at Wavering Down House, which has remained virtually unchanged since his death in 1992. |
CHARITY LETTERS‘The Prince of Wales has asked me to thank you for your letter of 17th July in connection with your stunning house and garden...’ SUPPORT THE TRUST A little can go such a long way, so we ask you to donate whatever you can afford to The Frankie Howerd OBE Trust. |
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Regrettably, following the recent death of the Trust's President Dennis Heymer, Chris Byrne has decided not to hold any more open days and concerts at Wavering Down House, as a mark of respect.
"Thank you" to all the people who have visited the house, attended our events and supported our open days over the last six years, to all the wonderful performers, and to all the helpers and volunteers who have made these events flow without a hitch.
The Trust will, however, continue and has several exciting projects coming up.
Trust chairman Chris Byrne owns the copyright of the work of Frankie Howerd. He is happy to give TV, radio and press interviews about life at the Wavering Down House. For more details, please call
+44 (0)1934 732013