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Join us for an Open Day at our Cornish Retreat

We are holding an Open Day at our Coastal Retreat in Tywardreath on Friday 31 August from 2 – 6pm and would love to see you there! Our Regional Fundraiser, Mick Ryan, said: “We are thrilled to be opening the doors to CHICKS Tywardreath retreat for our August Open Day; giving everyone the chance to […]

Original Cottages supports Ice Cream Moments

Massive thanks to Original Cottages for supporting our Ice Cream Moments fundraising campaign this summer, helping us raise awareness of the special holiday memories CHICKS is able to create for children from disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK. We define Ice Cream Moments as those special summer holiday memories many of us are lucky enough to remember […]

Hello summer!

Today marks the start of our summer awareness raising campaign, Ice Cream Moments. The aim of this deliciously summery campaign is to celebrate the special holiday memories we enable hundreds of children to make while on a CHICKS break – memories we call Ice Cream Moments. Over the next few weeks we’re going to be […]

CHICKS Golf Day raises more than �8000

We held our annual golf day at Trethorne Golf Club, Launceston on Friday 22 June. The event raised an amazing £8,772, which will help fund free respite breaks for disadvantaged children at CHICKS retreat in Tywardreath, Cornwall, as well as the charity’s second retreat in Derbyshire. A total of 30 teams enjoyed a full day of […]

HERMES UK PLEDGES SUPPORT TO CHICKS

We are delighted that Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has signed a partnership agreement pledging its support to CHICKS. Hermes will support CHICKS as its chosen charity partner through fundraising events and swapping skills. Hugo Martin, legal director at Hermes and chair of Hermes’ CSR Committee, said: “We’re proud to be able to support such […]

Schillings complete the Three Peaks Challenge

Huge congratulations to Team Schillings who smashed the Three Peaks challenge in 24 hours between 18th and 19th May and raised an incredible £16,000 for CHICKS! This will make a huge difference, enabling 16 children to enjoy a CHICKS respite break this year – well done all! Schillings' team of 13 successfully scaled the UK’s highest mountains […]

Acronyms supports CHICKS’ volunteers

We are hugely grateful to Plymouth-based IT and unified comms company, Acronyms, for funding training sessions for volunteers helping on breaks at our Cornish retreat in Tywardreath this year. Acronyms is kindly working with the New Continental Hotel in Plymouth to supply rooms and refreshments for training sessions completely free of charge. The sessions take […]

Referring children for a CHICKS break

Jayne is Head of Pastoral Care at a primary school in Derbyshire and has been referring children from her school to our Derbyshire retreat for a respite break since it opened. She originally found out about CHICKS and our respite breaks via a colleague after the retreat was spoken about at a local event. Jayne’s role […]

National Express

CHICKS are delighted to have been chosen as National Express’s newest charity partner. As part of their package of support, National Express are donating 1,000 free return coach journeys in 2018 to be used by children accessing a CHICKS break. They are also providing a 25% discount on coach travel for all adults accompanying children […]

Why I volunteered for CHICKS

Most charities couldn’t do what they do if it wasn’t for their army of supportive volunteers, who freely give up their time, skills and experience to help their chosen cause. But why do people volunteer? The answer, is for all sorts of reasons, including, to: – give back – thank a charity that’s close to […]

Why volunteer?

Most charities rely heavily on, and are hugely grateful for, the team of volunteers who work so hard to support them. These are the army of people giving up some of their free time to support causes close to their heart. People volunteer for all sorts of reasons. For many, it’s about an opportunity to […]

Spring/Summer Magazine

Our Spring/Summer Magazine 2018 is available to read now! Inside, you'll find stories including: – a welcome from our new CEO, Andrew Dean – a welcome from one of our volunteers, Will – latest fundraising news – an article about our Christmas break 2017 – updates from our Coastal and Daleside retreats – why the […]