The James Marshall Foundation will consider making
a grant to residents of Wheathampstead and Harpenden who are under
25, where costs involved in education, training or work opportunities
are beyond their resources or those of their family.
James Marshall was a far-sighted man. In 1719 he bequeathed
his estate of houses and land to assist "poor men's children ... as
apprentices in some trade."
Times have changed but the spirit of James Marshall's bequest lives
on.
The James Marshall Foundation has been helping young people from
Wheathampstead and Harpenden to achieve their dreams for over 275 years.