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Royal Parks Half Marathon: Alex Hirons

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! First up this week is Alex Hirons, a University Teaching Lab Technician from Cambridge. What is your relationship with CHICKS and how did you hear about us? I've known […]

Air Marketing reign victorious at 2019 Superstar Games

Last week, we challenged local Exeter businesses to compete in the inaugural CHICKS Superstar Games. The event was sponsored by Ashley House Printing Company and held at Princesshay in Exeter City Centre on Tuesday 17th September. Teams were headed up by Smart Estate Agents, Attention Media, KTA, Air Marketing, plus a mixed team of people from various businesses across the city. […]

Andrew raises over �1,000 at the Bacchus Half Marathon

The marathon results continue to come in thick and fast! Today, we’re saying a huge congratulations and thank you to Andrew Wheatley. Andrew completed the Bacchus Half Marathon this weekend (Sunday, 8 September) dressed as a pirate, raising over £1,000 for CHICKS! Taking place at Denbies Vineyard near Dorking, Surrey, the unique event sees up […]

Help us win up to �100,000 this September

Cast your vote to change a vulnerable young person’s childhood forever If you follow us on social media, you'll know already that we have been shortlisted to win a share of Persimmon Homes’ £1 million Building Futures fund, and we are calling on you to help us win a prize up to £100,000. Here at CHICKS, we […]

Exeter businesses gear up for CHICKS charity sports day

On Tuesday 17 September, members of the local business community will be battling it out in the inaugural CHICKS Superstar Games, hosted in Exeter's Princesshay shopping centre to help raise awareness and funds for CHICKS. The mock sports day will see the likes of Grow Magazine, Air Marketing, Attention Media, Burrington Estates and KTA go head-to-head, competing […]

Look out for the chicken at the Great North Run!

CHICKS volunteer Ed Briars is taking his commitment to helping the charity even further this year, having signed up to complete this weekend’s Simplyhealth Great North Run in a full chicken costume! A student at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, where the event is being held on Sunday 8 September, Ed has previously worked […]

Limited spaces available on October Cornish Coast Path Walk

A limited number of spaces are still available on the second CHICKS Cornish Coast Path Walk of the year, which is set to take place in October. Now in its eighth year, the walk remains a staple of the local events calendar, raising around £10,000 each year for CHICKS. 2019 marks the first year in […]

Preventing children going hungry in Plymouth this summer

We are preventing children going hungry in Plymouth this summer with a new programme of activities provided from our retreat in Tywardreath, Cornwall. Known as CHICKS Holiday Club, the activities are being provided in conjunction with Plymouth City Council as part of its Fit and Fed programme, specifically designed to ensure children eligible for free […]

Summer Series – Meet Volunteer Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman has been a volunteer on many CHICKS breaks and is a fierce supporter of the charity's work. Earlier this year, to celebrate his 65th birthday, Edward decided to complete the ultimate running challenge. Running an extra mile every day of the month of June, starting with one, all the way up to 30. […]

Michael Caines opens CHICKS new shop in Newton Abbot

Exeter chef Michael Caines opened our new shop in Newton Abbot last Friday 2 August. Michael Caines, MBE, one of Britain’s most popular and well-known chefs, opened the new shop, which is located in Newton Abbot's Queen Street. The chef said he was thrilled to join CHICKS and celebrate the opening: “I believe in the work of […]

Summer Series – Meet Volunteer Caitlin Bucher- Flynn

Meet Caitlin Bucher- Flynn, who is in her last year of university and volunteered on a CHICKS break in March. Read on to find out why she chose CHICKS, what volunteering means to her and how you could make a difference to a child's life by volunteering on a CHICKS break. Why did you want to […]

Summer Series – Meet Volunteer Izzy James

In the first of our summer Volunteer Series, meet Izzy James, one of the super fundraising volunteers at our Daleside Retreat in Fenny Bentley, Derbyshire. Izzy talks about her role as a volunteer and how she came to know and love CHICKS. What made you want to become a CHICKS volunteer? "I started volunteering at CHICKS three […]