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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 with Us”, aims to inform schools, children and young people, parents and carers that it takes a collective responsibility to stop bullying. Change starts here. Change starts […]

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 people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference". To mark the occasion, we'd like to introduce you to Stephen Brearley, […]

8 top tips for increasing your sponsorship

So, you’ve decided to raise money to enable more young people to attend a much-needed respite break. Fantastic! But what’s next? How can you maximise the sponsorship money you raise? Today, our Fundraising Team would like to share a few top tips to help you secure as much support as possible from friends, family and coworkers. 1. Set […]

From the magazine: Making a world of difference

The following is an article from the latest issue of the CHICKS Magazine. In just one week, your support changes a childhood forever. "I can't sleep," whispered eight-year-old Lily* to CHICKS Respite Break Leader Alice, as she padded down the stairs of our Daleside retreat. Lily was spending her first night away from home ever, and her first […]

Three generations of Cornish Coast Path walkers

As one of our longest-running local events, the CHICKS Cornish Coast Path Walk has attracted many families and friends who want to take on the challenge together and raise money for children and young people living in difficult circumstances. This year, CHICKS Regional Fundraiser and Cornish Coast Path Walk organiser Mick Ryan welcomed three generations of one family […]

Second 2019 coast path walk raises over �3,500

The second CHICKS Cornish Coast Path Walk of the year took place last weekend (12-13 October), raising over £3,500 (and counting!) to enable more children and young people living in difficult circumstances in the UK to attend a CHICKS break. For the first time in its eight-year history, the flagship event was organised for a second time in 2019 due […]

#TeamCHICKS raises over �2,000 at Royal Parks Half Marathon

Last Sunday (13 October), three budding runners participated in London's Royal Parks Half Marathon for #TeamCHICKS, raising over £2,000 to enable more disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people in the UK to attend a CHICKS break. Alex Hirons, Jennifer Morton and Matt Hollings each completed the 13.1-mile run, which takes in many of Central London's most famous landmarks and four […]

From the magazine: Hitting the high street

The following is an article from the latest issue of the CHICKS Magazine. The UK's most vulnerable and deprived children are able to leave their worries and pressures behind because of the committed support of incredible people across the country – the people who climb mountains, hold bake-offs, cajole colleagues into Christmas jumper days and now, for […]

Royal Parks Half Marathon: Matt Hollings

In the run-up to the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 13 October 2019, we are shining the spotlight on three runners completing the race for #TeamCHICKS! Our final featured runner is Matt Hollings, who works as a Contract Executive for our corporate partner Oliver's Travels. What is your relationship with CHICKS and how did you […]

Scott Dunn conquers the peaks and raises �7,000

Seven employees of luxury travel provider Scott Dunn recently completed the National Three Peaks Challenge, taking on the task of climbing three of the highest mountains in the UK and raising over £7,000 for vulnerable and disadvantaged children. The Three Peaks Challenge sees participants climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales – Ben Nevis (4,413 ft.), […]

CHICKS wins �5,000 in Persimmon Homes giveaway

After almost two months of voting, the results of the 2019 Persimmon Homes Building Futures giveaway were announced yesterday (8 October) at a special gala dinner at York Racecourse, with £1 million awarded to various organisations. As finalists in the Health category, we were awarded £5,000 which will help to provide more respite breaks to vulnerable […]

CHICKS selected for Advent of Change advent calendar

We are thrilled to announce that CHICKS has joined Advent of Change for a second year running, as part of a unique children’s advent calendar for Christmas 2019 alongside 23 other charities. In 2018, the celebrity-endorsed social enterprise Advent of Change launched the first-of-its-kind charity advent calendar, which supported 24 charities including CHICKS. By the end of the year, […]