EVENTS

KB Hancock Exhibition - 16th June - 1st July 2012

K B Hancock is one of the great living impressionist painters of our time but with a large bank of intertional collectors it is rare to see his work exhibited outside Paris of (if invited) in his studio. He is the only British member of La Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris since Henry Moore in the 1950s and exhibits every year with them at the Paris Salon and 'Art en Captial' at the Grand Palais.

This exhibtion is an incredible opportunity to see a selection of some of his finest works.

Open from June 16th to 1st July 2012, 11.00am to 5.00pm at Holcombe Mill, near Avening and Nailsworth, Stroud, Glos. Please view the flyer

KB Hancock 'Meet the Charity' - 29th June 2012

Also, an invitation to 'meet the charity' - Drinks and Canapes held on Friday 29th June.

RSVP by Visiting www.holcombemill.co.uk/artsaid or email [email protected] or telephone 01453 799270

Founded in 1990 by the BTHA, the Toy Trust exists to raise money predominantly from the toy industry, its suppliers and friends; and distribute the money raised to young disadvantaged and disabled children's charities within the UK and abroad.  The Toy Trust is the industry's charity and members are encouraged to put forward their suggestions for likely recipients of Toy Trust Funds. Money raised through fundraising events and other initiatives is distributed by the Toy Trust committee that meets five or six times each year to allocate grants to children's causes in need of support. All projects and charities, whether local, national or international, will receive consideration from the committee.

Hop Skip and Jump Foundation would like to thank the Toy Trust for their generous donation of £2,000 which will be spent on Hop Skip and Jump’s Inter-Sport Challenge between Centre’s this coming Summer School Holidays

Get Kitted Out
Our current fundraiser consists of a raffle for complete football kits donated to us by the Swindon Football Club. View the "Get Kitted Out" poster for further details.

NEWS

Well, the Easter Bunny has come and gone for another year, we've had a break from school and it's back to the daily routines. Here at the Swindon Centre we've raffled off some Easter eggs, (thanks to the Addisson family for donating them) and distributed other eggs (thanks to kind donations from the folk at Zurich and Bnymellon) to the children who stayed with us for respite care. 

We welcome our new employee,  Hollie Smart who brings with her, a number of years of experience and qualifications from the former Tantivy program.

Out in the yard, our bike track is presently being improved with a new layer of turf; with further renovations planned, in readiness for a special cycle day with support from one of our local cycle shops. I've been issued a challenge from the Cotswold Supervisor Marc Johnson, so we'll be honing our cycling skills on the playground in the coming weeks.

SPECIAL EVENTS IN 2011

Quiz Night at The County Ground 15th September 2011
A massive vote of thanks to Rev. David Gray for an enjoyable and brain taxing Quiz Night at STFC.  The venue at the County Ground Swindon was packed, with more tables and chairs needed to accommodate the extra teams.  Much fun was had as our brains were challenged by increasingly intellectual and tricky questions!  Refreshments were plentiful and the atmosphere electric as David announced the team results.  Sadly, team Hop Skip and Jump came last, winning the booby prize!  But in reality we actually came out top, when David sent a cheque to HSJ Swindon for £656:05!!!  Thank you so much David and Team for supporting our charity and for organizing such a lovely evening too!

 

Ladies Health and Beauty Day at Steam
On Saturday 17th September 2011, ladies (and some men!) were treated to a marvellous day of pampering, hosted by Mrs Tina Mason and colleagues.  Over two hundred people attended the special fundraising event for Hop Skip and Jump Swindon.  Tina, who is a parent of one of our children, had spent months organizing what turned out to be a truly wonderful occasion.  Those visiting enjoyed the many therapies and beauty treatments made available by skilled staff who had joined Tina to help raise funds for the charity. (See the photos!)
As a result, a massive £1460:92 was raised!!  A HUGE THANK YOU to Tina and Team for all your hard work!  The proceeds will be used to equip a much needed new sensory space for the children and young people who come to our centre.

 

A huge thank you to all volunteers who helped make HSJ Swindon what it is today.
- BP Volunteers
- Zurich volunteer group
- Jo Brooke
 
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Thank you - Syd Jackson

Syd Jackson completed the 50 mile race in 10 hours and 12minutes.  He has raised £1000 for Hop Skip and Jump Swindon and all of this money will be going towards the building costs of our new centre.

A huge thank you to the Brunel Brass Band and St. Andrew’s Methodist Church
for an amazing concert on Friday 28th January, 2011.  £668 was raised in total which will be divided equally between the church and Hop Skip and Jump.  It was lovely evening, and if you would like to learn more about the Brunel Brass band or St. Andrews Methodist Church please visit their websites www.brunelbrass.co.uk  or www.standrewsmethodistchurchswindon.btck.co.uk

Afternoon Tea with Elizabeth Hurley and Robert Buckland

Thank you to all who attended Afternoon Tea with Elizabeth Hurley and Robert Buckland on Monday 15th November at the House of Commons. 

There was an overwhelming support for our new centre in Swindon and many MP’s have asked for us to open new centers in their constituency. 

Elizabeth Hurley identified the need through quoting different friends of hers and she was followed by 3 fathers giving their own case histories. 

The fact that each one of them wept as they recalled the lack of help and Day Care available made Hop Skip and Jump are more determined than ever to increase Flexible, Immediate, Sustainable and Cost affect Day Care to the whole of the UK.

Many thanks to all those who raised £2,807.20 and donated raffle prizes at the Saltway Summer Fete.

Hop Skip & Jump would like to thank the following companies for supporting the
Saltway Summer Fete on 1st August which will be raising lots of money for the centre:

Advanced Printing Services Ltd, Aldi, Arkells, Asda, Batleys Wholesalers,
Book People, Blunsdon House Hotel, Studley Grange Butterfly World,
Cerney Wick - Riding school, Cineworld - Shawridge,
Cricklade Hotel & Country Club, Cross Keys Public House -  Wanborough,
David Lloyd, Don Rogers Sports Shop, General Giftology - Brunel Plaza,
Haine & Smith Opticians, Halfords, Hilton Swindon, Holiday Inn Swindon,
Spirit Health Club Kidz Aloud Link Centre, Swindon Borough Council,
McDonalds (Great Western Way), Oasis  Centre - Swindon Borough Council,
Oasis Art & Craft products (Snazaroo), Precious Moments,
Riddlers Cottage Flowers, Steam, Tesco - Shaw, Tesco - Octal,
Thameswater, Unilever Food Solutions, Wateringwell

Thanks to everyone who is getting involved!
Robins Star Visits Hop Skip & Jump

The Hop Skip & Jump Swindon Appeal has received a boost in the form of a visit from Swindon Town FC Captain Jonathan Douglas.

The Robins midfielder paid a visit to Hop Skip & Jump’s sister centre near Cheltenham to see meet children, volunteers and staff, and to find out more about how the centres operate.

Hop Skip & Jump, Swindon, Town FC’s Charity of the Year, has a big appeal underway to build a new centre for children with special needs in the town’s Lydiard Park. The new centre will offer flexible, immediate and sustained day care for the children, and support for their families.

During his visit, Jonathan Douglas took time out to play football with some of the children at the centre, and to launch the new Hop Skip & Jump orange wristbands which the Club will be selling at upcoming matches for £2 each to help raise money for the new play centre.

Development manager for Hop Skip & Jump, Lynne Godwin said “We are absolutely delighted to have the support of Swindon Town Football Club in our efforts to raise funds for a new Hop Skip and Jump centre in Swindon.  Jonathan’s visit to our existing centre in Gloucestershire was a great success and the children were delighted to meet him.”

“Hop Skip and Jump has been successfully working with children with special needs and their families to provide care and respite since 1981.  Both our Cheltenham centre and our one in Bristol are extremely popular and we have people travelling to them from all over the country which is why we are now raising money to build a new centre. 

“We’re also really pleased that the Club will be lending a hand by selling Hop Skip and Jump wristbands to help us reach our fundraising target.”

Swindon resident Bobby Faull has raised hundreds of pounds for the appeal by doing a sponsored bike ride from John o’ Groats to Land’s End! She was welcomed in Swindon by the Mayor and his wife, and Clarissa Mitchell (founder of Hop Skip & Jump).

Thanks Bobby!

During the World Cup, a group of dedicated volunteers from Swindon organised a charity pub crawl around the town, visiting as many establishments as they could and raising lots of money for the centre! World class fundraising!

Thanks girls!

In June Alex Kininmonth, his Godson and his dog walked 12 miles with a canoe from the source of the Thames to its first navigable point at Cricklade and then canoed the 160 miles to the Thames Barrier, camping each night on the river bank.

An amazing effort which raised us hundreds of pounds!

Esso Garages around Swindon kindly raised cash for Hop Skip & Jump through collections in their service stations. They raised £1,500!

Thanks Esso!