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Coast Path Walk with a difference!

Our popular Cornwall Coastal Path Walk was postponed in May because of the COVID-19 restrictions and we agreed a new date in October. Sadly, the continuing restrictions mean we won’t be able to meet safely as a group and so unfortunately we won’t be able to hold this year’s Coastal Path Walk in the normal way. But […]

Golf Day Cancelled for 2020

Our Charity Golf Day at Trethorne Golf Club in Launceston, Cornwall, was set to return for its 19th consecutive year in 2020 but was postponed in June because of the coronavirus pandemic. At the time we agreed a new date for the event to go ahead instead, which was due to be in October. However, it is with […]

Bethany’s Marathon Effort

There are many amazing people who have beaten all the odds in 2020 to continue fundraising for the children who will need a break more than ever after COVD-19. We’ve been wowed by the many ideas and the amount raised! One of these people is amazing Bethany Morgan who – despite having the perfect excuse […]

Send a message of hope and postivity

Ordinarily, CHICKS’ retreats would be filled with children and young people from far and wide, making happy memories with new friends, feeling a million miles away from the challenges they face at home. However as you know, in line with government advice, CHICKS breaks stopped on Friday 20 March. Since then, the retreats have sat waiting […]

Champions for Children Target Reached in 72 hours

You’ve done it! In just 72 hours you have raised £8,000 for children from London to escape the city for a CHICKS break as soon as it’s safe, as part of national fundraising effort Champions for Children. The Champions for Children campaign, which launched on Tuesday 23 June, saw every donation to CHICKS made via The Big Give website doubled up to £4,000 thanks […]

Double your donation to CHICKS from 23 – 30 June 2020

We are calling on supporters across the UK to support a unique fundraising opportunity that for one week only will see every pound donated to CHICKS doubled. We are joining The Big Give and The Childhood Trust in a nationwide fundraising effort called Champions for Children, which will see all donations made to CHICKS via […]

Adrian Edmondson to present BBC Radio 4 Appeal

We are excited and extremely proud to announce that long-term CHICKS supporter, comedian and actor Adrian Edmondson is to front an appeal for CHICKS on BBC Radio 4 this July. The BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal is a weekly programme highlighting the work of charities across the UK. CHICKS nationwide appeal invites Radio 4 listeners to consider their time in lockdown this year, and imagine what it must […]

New Board Members Appointed

We are pleased to announce the appointment of seven new trustees to our Board. The new members, who were formally ratified at their first meeting in April 2020, share a wealth of experience as leaders in a variety of professions. The new board has been appointed as interim CEO Victoria Aspinall has agreed a 12 […]

Start a Rainbow Walk this May!

This May we are inviting families across the county to stand beside children affected by the coronavirus outbreak by taking part in a Rainbow Walk. We're asking households across the nation to take their daily exercise dressed in rainbow coloured clothes as a mark of solidarity with children who are living in vulnerable situations across the UK, […]

Calling all Home Heroes! Here comes The 2.6 Challenge

Organisers of the UK's major mass-participation fundraising events including the Virgin London Marathon have teamed up to create a brand new fundraising campaign that will take place on the day of the now postponed London Marathon – Sunday 26 April. The campaign, named The 2.6 Challenge, tasks fundraisers with taking on their own 2.6 or 26 […]

Young carer turned top chef Omari McQueen to support CHICKS

The youngest award winning vegan chef in the UK, and the CEO and founder of Dipalicious, 11-year-old Omari McQueen has voiced his support for CHICKS coronavirus fundraising appeal. Omari, who has recently appeared on the BBC’s Blue Peter, says he feels a real affinity with CHICKS having been a young carer for his Mum, who […]

CHICKS launches Facebook Happy Place

After making the difficult decision to stop the provision of CHICKS breaks on Friday 20 March due to the coronavirus outbreak, we have been working hard on the best way to continue providing support for children and young people, at a time when they need it more than ever. Following a fortnight of planning we are […]