AROUND THE TABLE
Community lunch
An informal lunch for local residents, with two courses and tea or coffee for £10. Advance booking is required.
Join a Rural Friends lunchTHE FRANKIE HOWERD OBE TRUST · SOMERSET
Honouring Frankie.
Helping our community.
Our work continues at the Community Hub & Café and Dame June Whitfield Centre in Loxton, Somerset.
memory
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Opening the Dame June Whitfield Centre
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Rural Friends Lunch
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Rural Friends Lunch
Please confirm when booking.
Rural Friends Lunch
Please confirm when booking.
Please call the café for the next dates.
What’s onABOUT THE TRUST
Supporting our community
The Frankie Howerd OBE Trust was set up in 2008 to support good causes in memory of one of Britain’s greatest comedians.
We honour Frankie’s life and work by supporting local groups and individuals, both with particular projects and their everyday activities.
Get to know the Trust
THE FRANKIE HOWERD HUB & CAFÉ
A warm welcome in Loxton
Visit our Community Hub & Café in Loxton. Breakfast and lunch are served, and Kieran also offers evening dinners by arrangement.
Café profits go to the Trust. Thank you to everyone who has supported the project.
Sevier Road, Loxton, SomersetOUR WORK IN SOMERSET
Rural Friends
Our lunch and transport services help local residents meet and make friends.
OPENED 21 APRIL 2026
The Dame June Whitfield Centre
An extension to the Hub & Café, intended for meetings, activities and learning.
Our President, Dame Joanna Lumley, and patron Suzy Aitchison opened the Centre on 21 April 2026. We thank everyone who helped make it possible.
THE TRUST’S STORY
From Wavering Down to Loxton
- 2003 onwards
Open days at Wavering Down
Dennis Heymer and his partner and carer, Chris Byrne, welcomed visitors to the house and gardens. Concerts and other charity events raised funds for local causes.
- 2008
The Trust is established
As the fundraising grew, a charitable Trust was formed. Dennis became its first President. Dame June Whitfield later took over, followed by Dame Joanna Lumley.
- Moving to Loxton
A new community base
After Dennis died and Wavering Down was sold, the Trust developed its work in Loxton. Chris died in September 2017.
- 2026
The Dame June Whitfield Centre
With a café and minibus supporting the community, the Centre opened officially on 21 April 2026.
GET INVOLVED
Support the Trust
We welcome offers of help at the café and with future Centre activities. Please let us know how and when you could assist.