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Shantelle recalls her life-changing CHICKS breaks

Shantelle-Marie Swabey attended eight consecutive CHICKS breaks as a child, and claims that she "wouldn't be who and where she is today" without those experiences. Now aged 22, Plymouth-based Shantelle... Read more

Bring light and happiness to the lives of hundreds of vulnerable children in 2020

One week can be gone in the blink of an eye. But one week when you're eight and braving the dizzying heights of a rock climbing wall, patting the horse... Read more

Meet the people making Christmas wishes come true in Fenny Bentley this year

"I just feel so loved right now. I feel like I'm an important person," said a little girl on a CHICKS break in Fenny Bentley back in October. CHICKS gives children... Read more

Volunteers wrap over 2,000 CHICKSmas presents

Every year, CHICKS provides respite breaks to hundreds of vulnerable children and young people from across the UK. As part of their "CHICKS experience", every single child who comes on... Read more

Packed-out Christmas lunch delivers for CHICKS

The East Midlands Chamber Christmas Lunch, a flagship event in the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire business calendar, took place on Friday 6 December 2019 at the Athena Leicester, as the great and... Read more

Hungry children will be spoiled with delicious Christmas food at CHICKS this year

CHICKS provides free week-long residential respite breaks for hundreds of children every year. This year, a lucky few will be able to come to our Daleside Retreat in Derbyshire for... Read more

Christmas wishes will come true this year

Most children in the UK couldn’t imagine a Christmas that wasn’t spent with their family in a warm home, with a stocking at the end of their bed and presents... Read more

Be a Good Cause Santa Claus this Christmas

You know what it's like... one day in early December, you come into work to be greeted by a box filled with slips of paper, out of which you are... Read more

Tavistock Santa Fun Run raises thousands

Our annual Santa Fun Run came to Tavistock last weekend (Sunday 1 December), raising £3,916 to enable more vulnerable children  and young people from Devon and across the UK to attend... Read more

Hannah to take on extreme triathlon for CHICKS

"Every time I get outside training, I have an adventure," says Hannah Saitch. "Whether it be for half an hour, all day or longer, this keeps me happy and soon wipes away... Read more

How victims of bullying are helped by a CHICKS break

Monday 11 to Friday 15 November 2019 is Anti-Bullying Week, an awareness event coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, a member group of the National Children's Bureau. This year's theme, "Change Starts... Read more

Meet our Chair of Trustees, Stephen Brearley

Monday 4 to Friday 8 November 2019 marks Trustees' Week, an annual event set up by the Charity Commission to "showcase the great work that Trustees do and highlight opportunities for... Read more