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Camps Start Today

Camps Start Today


The start of the 2010 season is underway with children and volunteers arriving today at both our centres for the first two breaks, Accordion and Ash!



Waving their CHICKS Bookmarks

Waving their CHICKS Bookmarks


Plymouth University Event Management Students get a taste for fundraising!



QAS Masquerade Ball

QAS Masquerade Ball


QAS staff raise £6,000 at Masquerade Ball



Tavistock Golf Club Year of Fundraising Goes with a Swing!

Tavistock Golf Club Year of Fundraising Goes with a Swing!


Members tee off and raise £3,530 for CHICKS



CHICKS Launches its Silver & Gold Appeal

CHICKS Launches its Silver & Gold Appeal


CHICKS is collecting unwanted or broken silver or gold items via its Birmingham Office to help raise funds



From Pantos, Moustache Shaving & Dung Sale

From Pantos, Moustache Shaving & Dung Sale


The Cheriton Bishop & Tedburn St Mary Young Farmers Club's successful year of fundraising raises £2,535 for CHICKS



CHICKS Lottery

CHICKS Lottery


Join the new CHICKS Lottery for your chance to win and help disadvantaged children!



A special bag full of wonderful MEMORIES .......

A special bag full of wonderful MEMORIES .......


Can you sew? Can you embroider? Then you are just the person we are looking for! CHICKS appeals to all sewers to take part in their 'MAKE A MEMORY BAG' campaign



Commando Challenge

Commando Challenge


Why not join our Commando Challenge - in its third year this great fun event is ideal for colleagues or friends to try to come along and beat the Marines.



CHICKS Lottery.

CHICKS Lottery.


We have launched our own Lottery. This fabulous idea is a great way for you to support our charity whilst giving you the chance to win a cash prize.



A thumbs up for Alison Seabeck MP

A thumbs up for Alison Seabeck MP


As she successfully completes her 1,000 metre sponsored swim and raises over £1,000 for CHICKS



Plymouth Half Marathon 2010

Plymouth Half Marathon 2010


CHICKS is nominated charity for Plymouth Half Marathon 2010



St Austell Brewery donation to support a local child

St Austell Brewery donation to support a local child


St Austell Brewery Charitable Trust donation



CHICKS Christmas Appeal

CHICKS Christmas Appeal


With the holiday season now in full swing we have just launched the Give us a Smile Christmas Appeal.



CHICKS Celebrates its 7000th child

CHICKS Celebrates its 7000th child


Wrigley advertising gurus create a musical adventure for CHICKS including our 7000th child.



An evening at The Cleave...

An evening at The Cleave...


A huge thank you to James, Becky and Mark at The Cleave, Lustleigh, Devon.



CHICKS Winter Ball

CHICKS Winter Ball


The festive season has kick started in style at the CHICKS Winter Ball!



An excellent example of Schools Fundraising

An excellent example of Schools Fundraising


St John's School in Leatherhead raises a staggering £27,000 for CHICKS



CrossCountry employees cycle 900 miles in aid of CHICKS

CrossCountry employees cycle 900 miles in aid of CHICKS


Stopping off in Tavistock en route!



No fear of heights for Tony Playford

No fear of heights for Tony Playford


As he becomes a One & Other on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth



Crux Annual Craft Fair in Devon raising funds for CHICKS

Crux Annual Craft Fair in Devon raising funds for CHICKS


Why you wouldn't want to miss this event!



Trains Change Lives

Trains Change Lives


Kind-hearted train company CrossCountry has donated £2,500 to CHICKS by dressing down and jumping out of planes.



A Successful Day at CHICKS Teddy Bears Picnic

A Successful Day at CHICKS Teddy Bears Picnic


With live music, main arena of performers including street dancers "FLAVA" (pictured above), teddy bear games galore and lots of lovely food. All the right ingredients for a successful Summer Fayre!



 Ginsters CHICKS Promotion

Ginsters CHICKS Promotion


CHICKS corporate sponsors Ginsters have just launched their 'Are we there yet?' promotion.



CHICKS Scoop Childcare Team of the Year Award

CHICKS Scoop Childcare Team of the Year Award


CHICKS were presented with the prestigious ‘Childcare Team of the Year’ Award 2009 from children and young persons’ service 4Children last week.



Why CHICKS has gone bear mad!

Why CHICKS has gone bear mad!


CHICKS Chief Executive taken hostage by bears? CHICKS Patron Kate Winslet donates a teddy bear? Why this year's Teddy Bear Picnic coming up on Sunday 12th July should be an event not to be missed!



A perfect summer for Garden Opera

A perfect summer for Garden Opera


Rossini's comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville, to be performed in Chagford, Devon in aid of CHICKS on Sunday 19 July at 6.30pm



OSTAR Gets Underway...

OSTAR Gets Underway...


...with Rob Cumming, youngest participant, setting sail in support of CHICKS.



Thank You to All Runners

Thank You to All Runners


CHICKS would like to thank the 41 runners who entered the Plymouth Half Marathon last Sunday.



Recital for CHICKS

Recital for CHICKS


CHICKS ambassador, Milan Fernando, is holding a recital on 6th June in aid of CHICKS.



Trustee Trekking for CHICKS

Trustee Trekking for CHICKS


CHICKS trustee, Arpita Ghosal is trekking the awesome Mount Kilimjaro from 19th June in aid of CHICKS.



Focus Training enjoy their Camel Trail Challenge

Focus Training enjoy their Camel Trail Challenge


In celebration of 10 years as a work based training provider, the staff of Focus Training, based in Plymouth, took to their bikes to raise funds for CHICKS.



CHICKS Commando Challenge

CHICKS Commando Challenge


Teams from Liverpool and London joined many teams from the South West to take part in the CHICKS Commando Challenge on Sunday 26th April at Bickleigh Barracks in Plymouth.



National Family Week

National Family Week


CHICKS have always promoted strong family values which is why we were keen to get involved with Britain's first National Family Week. We will be hosting our own Family Fun Day on Wednesday 27th May at Plymouth Albion RFC.



Flava continue to spread their positive message through dance

Flava continue to spread their positive message through dance


Britain's Got Talent Finalists FLAVA to perform at CHICKS Summer Fayre on 12th July



CHICKS introduces its first Teddy Bears Picnic

CHICKS introduces its first Teddy Bears Picnic


Why Sunday 12th July should be a date placed firmly in your diary!!



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Imagine. .

Molly comes home to a cold house
There's no food for dinner
Her Dad has passed out drunk
Tomorrow will be the same
She's only 10 years old.

Don't you think Molly deserves a break?