News

An evening with Jenny Agutter

We were absolutely delighted when our patron Jenny Agutter joined us on Saturday for a screening of her film, The Eagle has Landed, at RAF St Mawgan.  The Eagle has Landed turns... Read more

The Vintners’ Foundation supporting CHICKS

The Vintners' Foundation has generously granted CHICKS the incredible sum of £3,608, which will be used to provide four children from London, who have been affected by alcohol abuse, with... Read more

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Spring has sprung!

The clocks have gone forward, the weather is starting to pick up and the fields around the retreats are full of lambs, so we're feeling full of the joys of spring!  We're... Read more

Rock Solid Racers raise hundreds!

A team from NL Fitness in Tavistock completed the incredibly tough Rock Solid Race 10k course in Exeter on Saturday 19th March. 17 brave team members battled through A LOT of mud,... Read more

Delicious Dart Trail raises over �6000!

The Delicious Dart Trail on the 5th March raised an amazing £6,580.29! The money was raised through a combination of entry fees, sponsorship, a collection on the day and a... Read more

Mother’s Day

Respite break leader Toni reflects on what Mother's Day means to her... Mother’s Day. This day can be a huge juxtaposition of emotions – for some this day is a... Read more

Sharing skills!

Today at Moorland, our volunteers have been sharing skills with the children. Some tried their hand at origami, while others played with the diabolo! We wanted to share some pictures with... Read more

A year at CHICKS

Respite break leader Steve has now worked with us for almost exactly a year. Here, he reflects on his first year being part of the CHICKS family... “It was the... Read more

First breaks of the year!

On Monday, we welcomed the first children of the year to our Moorland and Coastal retreats. This is always a very exciting week for us, as the retreats seem almost... Read more

Santander shows support for CHICKS

We want to say a big thank you to the Plymouth branch of Santander Bank which has been supporting us for the last two years. Our annual winter ball in... Read more

Shh! It’s time for a story…

This week is National Storytelling Week in the UK, celebrating imagination and the importance of a good story. You might not know this, but we often end an evening at... Read more