On 17th November 2006, a sponsored ALL NIGHT VIGIL took place in haunted Chillingham Castle, near Alnwick, Northumberland when seven brave folks sat through the wee small hours from 11pm to 3am. Over £500 was raised for the charity from this event and we would like to thank those intrepid souls who took part and all those who were so generous in their sponsorship. Continue reading
The Fashion Show at the Hilton, Gateshead was a resounding success with more than £13,000 being raised. Guests ate, drank, spent lots of money and the band played on.
Oh dear – the surprise wasn’t quite what he expected!About CHIN-UP
Registered in 1994 we are a local charity established to relieve children and young people (0-18 years) suffering from a progressive or terminal illness by the provision of facilities for family breaks or respite care in the North-East & Cumbria.
Thanks to the generosity of thousands of people, we have been able to purchase and operate a holiday home in the Seahouses area of Northumberland. This half-way house, which opened in March 2006, now provides much needed, free holiday breaks to families with a child/young person suffering from a progressive or terminal illness. Photographs of the house can be seen on the Holiday Home page.
Owing to its success we are now endeavouring to raise the funds to open a second holiday home somewhere on the West Coast of Cumbria in order to make our service accessible to more families. We need all the help we can get to achieve this aim.