HOW IT ALL STARTED

“Our inspiration to form the charity came when the son of personal friends developed a terminall illness, he was given only months to live so both his parents gave up work to spend precious time with him. Their dream was to have one last holiday together and their wish was to go to Florida. We got involved in fundraising for them and decided to do a sponsored cycle ride Atlantic to the Mediterranean across France.  We cycled Bordeaux to Narbonne on a tandem and with our help the family got their dream.  We realized that many families with poorley children can’t afford holidays and this planted the idea, we decided that if we sent children on holiday in the UK we could help a lot more children and families.”  

Andrew & Louise  – founders of the charity and Trustee’s

Caring for a child with a disability or terminal illness can be a huge responsibility, not only physically and mentally but also financially. Many of these families are on a low income or benefits as they are forced to give up work to look after their sick or disabled child, and as such rarely, if ever, get the chance to enjoy a family holiday together.

Trewan Sands primarily offer holidays through Haven Holidays at 35 sites throughout the UK. We chose Haven as not only do they offer full disabled access and fully equipped disabled holiday homes but they also help us to provide entertainment by providing Free Fun Passes to the children’s clubs, which occupies the children throughout the day and family entertainment for the evenings.

We also use other specialized Holiday Centre’s and Holiday Homes with full disabled access for those families requiring a more peaceful location. In addition we are working with “Homes with Hearts”, another children’s charity specializing in offering families holidays in cottages in various locations throughout the UK. This enables us to give the families more choice over the type of holiday they require.

You’re continued Support allows us to make an enormous difference to the lives of the children and families that we help and gives them

“Memories to Cherish”

Across the UK, a child is diagnosed with a severe disability every 25 minutes. Although some children need hospital care, 98% of disabled children live at home with a parent or other family member who may not have expected to be in this position but who has quickly had to become an expert.

New For 2010

We are now offering day trips for up to 10 people and family breaks for up to 6 people on the “Margaret Kane”. 
The Margaret Kane is a wide beam Canal boat purpose built in 2007 providing easy wheelchair and disabled access. 

It is moored at Barton Grange Marina near Garstang on the Lancaster Canal.  For further information regarding the Canal Boat and how to enquire please see the Brochure on our downloads page..

We will be working with Special Needs Schools and Colleges, providing Outward Bound Activity Days through “Pink Adventures”. This will make it possible for children to participate in fun filled adventure days regardless of their disability. The activities will include: Abseiling, Archery, Canoeing and Rock Climbing amongst many more