Wish Granting and Special Holidays For Children
The following organisations help to make the wishes of children with life limiting illnesses come true...
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Barretstown |
Barretstown is a specially-designed camp for children with serious illnesses - primarily Barretstown also recognises the serious impact of serious illness on the rest of the family. That’s why they also run sessions for siblings, for the whole family and bereavement programmes.
Find out more about the different programmes and their effects by clicking below:
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The Barretstown Camp Fund Ltd, Tel: +353 45 864 115 |
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Calum's Cabin |
Calum and his family had decided that they would like to keep helping others by having a Holiday Cabin in Calum’s name to allow other families who are dealing with a child with cancer to have a wonderful holiday on the Isle of Bute. The cabin is available from 1pm on a Saturday until 1pm on a Friday. The cost of your ferry travel together with "spending money" when you arrive, will be met by Calums Cabin. The cabin is solely for use by families who have a child suffering from cancer or a cancer related disease |
Download the following pdf forms and send back by post to Calum’s Cabin, “Calenna”, 61 Mountstuart Road, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, PA20 9LD. If you have any problems, please email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Booking Application Form | ||||||||||||||
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Camp Quality UK |
We provide life-changing holidays for children with a potentially life-limiting condition that has a significant impact on their daily lives, including cancer the chance to be themselves and to have fun. We do this through a number of different projects and initiatives, including group holidays, where the children can enjoy activities like abseiling, sailing, archery, canoeing, rock climbing, swimming, horse riding, but also less strenuous pursuits including box games, crafts, entertainments, and visits to leisure parks. All these activities are supervised by properly trained and qualified staff. The holiday programme is structured to cater for all abilities and disabilities. We try to let children do what they and our medical team feel they can do. The care of children is our prime concern and it is with this is mind that we staff our holidays to ensure the appropriate level of expertise and experience. Every holiday is funded entirely by Camp Quality UK and is provided free of charge to each child. |
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Over the Wall |
We provide residential activity camps during the Easter and summer holidays to children aged 8-17, who are affected by serious illnesses. At camp we help children rebuild their confidence and self esteem by encouraging them to take part in a range of activities such as kayaking, climbing, horse riding, archery, arts & crafts, technology and media, as well as a weekly talent show and disco. Perhaps the most remarked on part of camp from all the children is the number of new friends they make. We also ensure that siblings are not forgotten; during Easter and Autumn school holidays we run camps that give siblings a break from the stresses of home life with a sick brother or sister. The activity programme is exactly the same for both sets of children. |
Over The Wall
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The Christian Lewis Trust Children's Cancer Charity |
In the UK we have luxury static caravans on specially chosen sites situated on the coast in Wales, where the family can get away from the pressures of hospital and treatment, once again becoming a proper family. Both Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris have linked up with the charity to provide a unique programme of supervised and special facilities. All our programmes ensure that the objectives of providing memories that last for a lifetime are reached.
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Donna's Dream House |
DONNA'S DREAM HOUSE offers free holidays to children and teenagers with serious or life-threatening illnesses, and also for the siblings of a child who has passed away in the last two years. Nominations can be made by anybody who knows the family concerned. The holidays are free - ie. there is no charge for accommodation, and daily meal vouchers are provided for a neighbouring cafe. There are kitchen facilities for you to prepare your own meals, and passes are provided to many of Blackpool's attractions. There is a special Teens' Centre with state-of-the-art facilities for those aged 14-24. | Donna's Dream House, 21 Chapel Street, Blackpool, FY1 5AW Telephone enquiries: 01253 752222 Fax: 01253 753450 To send an e-mail, please click one of the links below. (If you're not sure who you need to contact, please send it to Len). General enquiries: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Fundraising and visits: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Administration office: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Dreamflight |
Dreamflight is a registered UK charity whose purpose is to take seriously ill and disabled children on their 'Holiday of a Lifetime' to the theme parks of Central Florida. Lots of other charities do some wonderful things like funding research or purchasing medical equipment, but Dreamflight believes that fun and joy are just as important – especially for children who perhaps can't wait long enough for the breakthrough they need or whose illnesses and treatments have brought pain, distress and disruption to their lives. |
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The Joshua Foundation |
The Joshua Foundation is a charity which was created to provide holidays and experiences for children aged 0 - 19 and their families where the child is suffering from cancer. The holidays and experiences available are as follows:
To date, the Joshua Foundation has assisted over 250 terminally ill children and their families. We work with 15 of the Paediatric Oncology Units across the UK, as well as two overseas units - Melbourne Children's Hospital and Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem. |
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Josie's Dragonfly |
The Aim of Josie’s Dragonfly is two fold: 1. To provides a single Cash Gift of £500 to a child or young person where treatment is no longer considered curative. The money is for the child or young person to spend as they wish. 2. To provide crafts and activities for children on cancer wards. Josie also got a lot of pleasure purchasing Activities & Crafts for Children & Teenagers at the RVI in Newcastle where she was treated. She knew that having something to do could mean the difference between a good day in hospital or an unbearable day. We give a large Parcel of Activities & Crafts to all of the Children’s Specialist Cancer Hospitals two or three times a year. |
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Katie's Ski Tracks |
Katie's Ski Tracks exists to give to disadvantaged children and young persons with progressive diseases, poor prognoses, varying disabilities, even terminal illness the unthinkable. A therapeutic activity, adventure, snow and fun, respite sporting ski "holiday of a lifetime". These are the very children in our society who because of their illness are normally excluded from school and family holidays. This no longer needs to be the case, as we are now the only British organisation (voluntary charity) to have all the expertise to enable such groups of children to participate and succeed in the new challenges set before them. Giving respite along with 24-hour care they can experience travel and the unique Winter sport of skiing just the same as their able-bodied brothers, sisters and school friends. Thus enabling parents/guardians the opportunity to give more quality time to the rest of the family, or to even take a well-earned break or a holiday for themselves. |
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Make-A-Wish Foundation |
Make-A-Wish grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. |
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Rays of Sunshine |
Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity exists to grant the wishes of children who are living with serious or life-threatening illnesses between the ages of 3-18 who live in the United Kingdom. |
Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity Fax: 020 8782 1173 |
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Round Table Children's Wish |
A registered charity granting wishes to children under 18 with life-threatening illnesses in Great Britain and Ireland. |
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Starlight |
Starlight Children's Foundation brightens the lives of seriously and terminally ill children by granting their wishes and providing hospital entertainment to help take their minds off the pain, fear and isolation of their illness. | call: 020 7262 2881 email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it fax: 020 7402 7403 or write to: Starlight Children's Foundation Room PRW1 PO Box 4267 Goring Reading RG8 0WY |
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Tayside Children with Cancer and Leukaemia (TCCL) |
TCCL has been providing quality support of families with children who suffer from Cancer or Leukaemia since our founding in 1994. The diagnosis of Cancer and Leukaemia in a child causes tremendous stress for families who must struggle, physically, practically, emotionally, and financially with the intensive, intrusive treatment regime and the inevitable disruption it brings to family life. One partner may have to give up work to care for the child in hospital at a time when they are faced with significant extra expenditure for travel costs, childcare costs for siblings and subsistence in hospital. TCCL attempts to alleviate some of these stresses by organising group activities such as Panto Visits, Summer Outings and Parties. There is also a holiday fund which enables families to have weekend breaks at a location of their choice where they can spend time together, after perhaps protracted treatment regimes in hospital. Monetary assistance to families experiencing financial difficulties caused by the child’s illness, or to facilitate travel to hospital is also available. All applications are treated with the strictest of confidence and very little information is required by the committee. A speedy reply and provision of funds is the usual outcome. |
http://www.tccl.org.uk/contact.php | ||||||||||||||
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When you wish upon a star |
Our aim is to grant the 'Wishes' of children suffering from a life threatening illness, from the age of 2 to 16. |
Head Office Futurist House |
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Willow Foundation |
A charity dedicated to improving the  Quality of life of seriously ill adults aged 16 to 40 by organising and funding a special day of their choice. |
Willow House (t) 01707 259777 |
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Youth Cancer Trust |
The Youth Cancer Trust is a unique charity based in sunny Bournemouth. It provides free, fun activity based holidays for young people (aged 14 to 30) suffering with cancer or any Malignant disease from anywhere in the UK and the Irish Republic, or who are patients of any UK hospital. You can also come on a holiday if you have been in remission for up to five years. |
Tracy Ann House Telephone: 01202 763591 E This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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