News
October
Alex braves the elements to raise money for Camp Quality UK
After months of training and dedication, companion Alex Cornish braved the elements in the, now famous, Original Mountain Marathon.
In horrendous weather conditions, with waist-high water, driving rain and dropping temperatures, many competitors were unable to complete the first section. However, with his determination and drive, Alex continued to complete the first day of the competition. Whilst many were relieved to hear that the race had been cancelled, Alex was disappointed that he was unable to continue through to the next day of the event.
Generous sponsorship from friends and family enabled Alex to raise £800 for Camp Quality UK, helping us to ensure that we're able to continue to enhance the lives of the children who join us on camp. To Alex and his sponsors, we say a big thanks!
Camp Quality UK Recruits England International Rugby Player
It was announced today that England and Gloucester Rugby's George Chuter has become an ambassador of Camp Quality UK, the children's cancer charity.
This follows the recent announcement of another England rugby player, Russell Earnshaw, also becoming an ambassador for the charity.
Chuter played in all seven of England's Rugby World Cup 2007 matches, starting the pool matches against Samoa and Tonga and coming on as a replacement for Mark Regan in five others.
Chuter, who now plays for Leicester Tigers, was excited by the move, saying: "I'm delighted to strengthen the charity's links with the sporting community by becoming an ambassador for Camp Quality UK. I look forward to spreading the word about the fantastic work that the charity does and others will also support the charity in any way they can."
Marc Lawn, Chairman of Camp Quality, said: "We are delighted to welcome George as an ambassador for the charity and are honoured by his support. By expanding the charity's link with the sporting community in the UK, we hope to continue to grow in size and benefit of those families and children who need our help most."
September
Roger Durrans and friends continue to support Camp Quality UK
We have recently received yet another donation from Roger Durrans, his friends and business partners, to assist us to continue providing holidays. This is further to Le Premier Tree Viewing event in December 2007. The tree viewing event hosted by Romy Liversidge and Roger Durrans proved to be a great success raising £700 for Camp Quality UK. What started out as a simple Christmas party proved to be so popular that they decided to use the opportunity to present Camp Quality UK to their guests. They would like to thank all of their friends who helped out on the night as well as their guests for their generosity and donations to Camp Quality UK.
Camp Quality UK also would like to thank the aforementioned friends and family for all their time, effort and generosity!
Announcing a new weekend camp for October 2008!
Centre Parcs Sherwood Forest, Nottingham
24th - 27th October 2008
12-15 year olds
Centre Parcs is going to play host to the 2nd weekend camp this year! It is going to be a weekend of fun, laughter and adventure. A chance for the young people to make friends and create memories. Albeit a short space of time, we hope that the young people's confidence will grow, they will gain some valuble peer skills and just be free to be them!
If you are a parent of a child who would like to come on one of our holidays, please apply here!
Camp Quality UK Recruits England International Rugby Player
Camp Quality UK has struck gold by signing Ex-England international rugby player Russell Earnshaw as one of the charities ambassadors.
Earnshaw, who has had a successful topflight and international rugby career with Bath, Worcester and Rotherham - as well as representing England at 7's - will become a face of the charity and much needed sporting link for the charity.
Earnshaw also confirmed that he has donated a prize of him coaching a rugby team for a day for charity. The prize will be auctioned off at a prestigious event in London during December.
Earnshaw, who now coaches the Birmingham and Solihull Bees, and the England 7's side, was excited by the move, saying: "Camp Quality provides excellent support for children with life threatening illnesses. They do some amazing work and provide some extremely valuable support for children with terminal illnesses and the family and friends affected by these illnesses. I am delighted to become apart of this and am looking forward to helping them raise their profile over the coming years."
Marc Lawn, Chairman of Camp Quality, was elated by the move, saying: "Russell is a consummate professional who is an inspiration to many people. It is a real honour having him on board. I am sure with his support we will be able to drive against our vision of expanding the reach of Camp Quality in the UK, benefiting those families and children who need our help most."
Gwyn Rowe
It is with sadness that we announce that former Chair for Camp Quality UK, Gwyn Rowe, collapsed on Tuesday 26 August 2008 and passed away soon afterwards. Gwyn, alongside Marianne, dedicated countless amounts of his time and energy to Camp Quality UK over many many years, bringing the charity through to the 21st century. Gwyn's legacy lives on through all the children with cancer who have in the past, and will in future, enjoy a holiday of a lifetime at our camps.
Gwyn's funeral will take place at Sutton church on Saturday September 6th at 11.00 a.m. At the request of the family, any donations received, in lieu of flowers, are to go towards the International Youth Forum (IYF) fund.
Our thoughts are with Marianne and their two sons, Wayne and Andrew, at this sad and difficult time.
August
Chamonix holiday a big success!
On August 9 2008, Camp Quality UK took 9 young people aged 14-17 to Chamonix, France.
With a base at the luxurious Chalet Robert (kindly donated by Bob Camping), activities for the holiday included white water rafting, mountain biking, canyoning, rock climbing, ice skating and much, much more! Luckily, our cook Sue doubled up as a massuese so was able to tend to our aches and pains after such active days!
Great fun was had by all and there was a tremendous group spirit, with all of the young people getting actively involved in anything the volunteers threw at them. We've already received some very positive feedback from parents who are the ones that see the real benefits that the holidays give to these young people.
All of the photos will be placed in the photo gallery soon, but in the meantime check out blog here, our Facebook page (with plenty of photos) here, and also a very special video documentary made by one of our young people here.
Companion Alex raises money for Camp Quality UK!
Experienced companion, Alex Cornish, is embarking on a phenomenal challenge to raise money for Camp Quality UK's future holidays. Alex, a fourth year medical student at the Hull-York Medical School, will be not only running a marathon, but will be doing it up a mountain, in the OMM Mountain Challenge! Following all the cakes and sweets at our New Barn camp, Alex has started training in ernest.
We would like to thank Alex for all the effort and training he'll be putting in over the next few months. If you'd like to support Alex, please visit his JustGiving page.
July
Camp Quality UK welcomes our new chairman
On 19 July 2008 the board of trustess unanimously voted to welcome Marc as chairman of the board. Impressed by Marc's realistic, confident and ambitous approach to the charity the trustees look forward to him leading the truly amazing work that the charity undertakes.
Marc has a varied and successful corporate career having spent time with Honda, Britvic, Whitbread and EMI to name but a few. His career has spanned marketing, sales, operations and HR. Having lost his best friend whilst at school Marc had always vowed to 'give something back'. Marc has supported many charities over the last few years via The Media Trust and works closely with The Grief Encounter Project and Dr Shelley Gilbert.
Marc is a played senior competitive rugby in his youth and as a avid football fan has continued his quest to make sport more a part of everyday life. He is currently finishing writing his first book called 'Renaissance Management' and has another title in the pipeline for 2009. Marc is regularly asked to comment in the trade/national press on business issues and he is a Member of the Institute of Directors (The IOD) as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of the Arts and Commerce (The RSA),
June
Camp Quality UK in The Times
Camp Quality UK was recently featured in the Body & Soul supplement in The Times newspaper. The article focussed on the potential health benefits of children's camps. You can read the full article on The Times website.
May
Centre Parcs Weekend and Interim Chair
Camp Quality UK recently ran a pilot holiday in Centre Parcs, Nottingham Forest. Feedback from children and parents alike was very positive. "The difference in the children in such a short space of time was fantastic, their confidence was raised and they left us full of energy and self-esteem" said one volunteer, Alex Cornish. We are looking at running similar holidays in future. See the photos for this holiday in the photo gallery
As we say goodbye to our chair, Ben Matthews has undertaken the role of interim-chair.
January
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Thanks for all your help!
