Matts Mission Children'S Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite.

Back in June 2017 after going down to view Caravans which were not adapted or suitable, before coming home I was shown Holiday Homes which were adapted, only one was adapted and suitable but would cost £39,000 + £4,000 Decking as well as the £3000 Ground fees. Only £10,000 was in the account at the time from fundraising/collections.
A deposit was put down and the Sales Rep took off £5000 so it would cost £34,000 and the Decking Rep took it down to £2500 so that was a big help... but still a long way off from making it ours for Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow (So I thought)
Fundraising started straight away and with in 7 months later, £34,000 was paid off, the Decking was paid off and then the £3000 ground fees for 2018. £2000 was also spent on customising the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. I spent the week doing it up to the best possible standards, Sensory lights in the wet room were added and lots of positive quotes and Butterflys and Rainbows which represent the children no longer with us.
Over 27 sick children and families have used the Holiday Home so far and all love it, families have been able to have free respite. The £3000 ground fees for 2019 have been paid as well and only a few limited available dates for 2019 left.
It has been an amazing year for the charity with so many children supported, many on Oxygen or Terminally Ill, Cancer, Meningitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Special Needs.
Available dates left for sick children with an illness or severe disability:
*AVAILABLE* 7th-14th SEPTEMBER. CANCER. *AVAILABLE* 29TH SEPTEMBER 5TH OCT. *AVAILABLE* 5TH-12TH OCTOBER.
2019: *AVAILABLE* 8-15TH SEPTEMBER. *AVAILABLE* 15-22ND SEPTEMBER.
October: *AVAILABLE* 1-8TH OCTOBER. *AVAILABLE* 8-15TH OCTOBER. *AVAILABLE* 15-22ND OCTOBER.
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Tommy who lost his Hands and Legs due to fighting Meningitis has had a lovely week in the Holiday Home with his family.

Both Tommy (Meningitis) and Jorja (Cancer) have had a lovely time in the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. last week and this week, the 27th family due in next week. 7th-14th has become available. Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow

*AVAILABLE* 7th-14th SEPTEMBER. CANCER. *AVAILABLE* 22ND-28TH SEPTEMBER. *AVAILABLE* 29TH SEPTEMBER 5TH OCTOBER. *AVAILABLE* 5TH-12TH OCTOBER.
... Some dates have become available for this year for the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. if any of Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow not already booked in or a family with an ill child would like to use for free respite. Children with Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis or severe disability, Wheel Chair users.
Dates are also available to anyone in the public to help raise funds £300 weekend £550 week and includes Gas/Electric/Water/Cleaning. Double Glazed, Central Heated, Electric Fire, Close to the Beach, 6 passes to the on site club and Swimming Pool.
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£3200 just paid off for the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. for 2019 which includes the Electric for this year from the 40+ poorly children booked in for this year, 25 have used it so far. 35 poorly children with illnesses and severe disabilities are so far booked in from March 2019 with September/October dates left for any families with sick children fighting Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, have been effected by Meningitis or has a severe disability. The dates are also open to members of the public priced £300 weekend £550 week for up to 6 family members as harder to fill with the kids at school part time. 100% funds helping the children of Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow Contact@mattsmission.co.uk if interested or are wanting to nominate someone. https://www.facebook.com/goldenpalmresort /

Our Competition winner has had a lovely week in the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. she is also disabled so she loved the Sensory wet room. The 25th poorly child and family is already on there way this morning. With the Holiday Home being paid off in June last year over 7 months £34,000 and Decking £2500 and ground fees £3000, this morning I have just paid off the ground fees for 2019 £3000 and electric for the year £170. Some dates left for 2019 for any child with an illness or disability. Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow

Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow hopes Frankie has a great break down at the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. His been fighting Cancer.

Another 7 children and families booked in for a free respite Holiday break in the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat in 2019. 35 now booked in so far for next year. 40 booked in this year and 22 have used it so far. The children are fighting an illness such as Cancer or have lost arms/legs because of Meningitis or have severe disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy and in wheel chairs. Just September/October dates available now. Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow

Remaining dates for 2019 if anyone knows of a child with a life threatening illness or disability. Holiday is free but a £50 fee is in place towards Electric, Gas, Water, Cleaner. Payable next year 2019.
6 passes included. Central Heated all the way through. Electric heated fire.... Sensory disabled Wet Room. Disability ramp. Open space and sliding doors. On suite. Meet and Greet. Close to Beach. Based on Lakes with Ducks. Smart Tv.
Terminally ill children and those on Oxygen or wheel chairs will take first priority.
DATES AVAILABLE 2019: March: 16-22ND AVAILABLE 29-31ST AVAILABLE *WEEKEND* April: FULLY BOOKED. May: 6-13TH AVAILABLE June: FULLY BOOKED. July: FULLY BOOKED. August: FULLY BOOKED September: 1-8TH AVAILABLE 8-15TH AVAILABLE 15-22ND AVAILABLE 22-29TH AVAILABLE October: 1-8TH AVAILABLE 8-15TH AVAILABLE 15-22ND AVAILABLE
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Another family have completed a holiday respite in the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. inspirational Freya our little buddy who is fighting Cancer and her brother also has autism. They have had a lovely time and loved the Sensory wet room, none of them wanted to leave. We already had another family check in today who have a son also fighting Cancer. Already the 22nd poorly child to use the Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat since March. To think... this time June 2017 it was all just a dream and idea, 7 months later £34,000 was paid off, £2000 spent inside to make it a home from home, £2200 on Decking for our disabled visitors and £3000 to pay off this years ground fees. £3000 already paid off for 2019, none of the funds raised were given from big grant awards or big cheques, #Hardwork #Determination #Belief #Passion The breaks are free of charge to all our families.
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Awww our little hero Harrison letting butterflys go at Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat which is for couragous children just like him. The Holiday Home is full of butterfly things and every butterfly represents one of the children we have sadly lost. Last photo is me and Harrison, his come on so well but still fighting Cancer and was poorly in hospital last week and here he is still smiling. Enjoy the rest of the Holiday Nikki Shaw and kids. 🦋🌈

As well as the many wishes/trips completed in 2018 so far and Lapland paid off for Christmas for 26 children and family £10,000, today £3000 has been paid off for the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. for 2019 so that we can keep it running and provide over 50 sick children with all kinds of illnesses with free respite in 2019. Over 17 sick children have so far used it this year since March in the first year of owning it. Thank you for the continu...ed support with donations, supporting events, donating change on collections. Anyone wishing to donate to Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow so that we can carry on granting wishes and supporting families in need, please click www.goldengiving.com/charity/matts-missio n www.paypal.me/mattsmission many of our families have children that are terminally ill and children needing Oxygen.
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James loved his week stay in Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. Karen Thompson our 19th family to use it.

☀️🏖👨‍👩‍👧‍👧Sensor y Adapted Holiday Home in Chapel St Leonards Golden Palms Resort near Skegness.
✔6 Birth ✔6 Club Entertainment and Swimming Pool passes ✔Close to the beach and arcades and food/shops... ✔Clean spacious and warm ✔Electric Fire and Central Heated through out ✔Double Glazed ✔Sensory wet room and disabled access through out ✔Decking with gate so the young ones can play ✔Smart TV ✔Princess Bedroom and Superhero Bedroom ✔On suite with shower and toilet ✔Lounge with large Sofa bed ✔Duck Lake on site so kids can feed the ducks ✔Gas and Electric provided ✔Kids Club and Wacky Warehouse ✔Greeted by two meet and greet.
We give free breaks to families with sick children, life threatening illnesses/wheel chair users. Fully booked for the year but ***ONE WEEK AVAILABLE SATURDAY 14TH-20TH JULY***
Usual price to the public is £550 but we are offering this break at £350 so it can be used and the charity can make some funds. £400 saving as passes included to.
GET IN TOUCH TO GRAB THIS BARGAIN.
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Hi all,
This year has been fully booked for months, over 50 are booked in to use the Caravan of Courage, many terminally ill children.
Proud feeling to have witnessed so many sick children benefiting from the respite holiday.
... Some months are booked for 2019 already so limited dates available now, get in touch if you know a family with a sick child with a life threatening condition or is in a wheel chair and severely ill, we can accept oxygen in the van to which can be delivered.
Everyone using the van will get a free pass to go swimming on site and into the kids club and Entertainment which is a saving of over £200. The holiday £550 usually, is FREE to you but we do have to put a £50 charge per family in place, this covers GAS, ELECTRIC, WATER, CLEANING. This is not payable until 2019.
Anyone that is not booked in due to limited places, try family fund, they are a large organisation with lots pf funds available through volunteers and grants given to them. Please remember that Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow is a self funding charity with out paid staff and lots of volunteers, the charity was set up by myself and only myself and a few trustees run it. We will always do our best to try and support as many as we possibly can.
We will be in touch with those booked in 2019 soon.
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DATES AVAILABLE 2019: March: 10-16TH AVAILABLE 16-22ND AVAILABLE 22-29TH AVAILABLE... 29-31ST AVAILABLE *WEEKEND* April: 20-22ND AVAILABLE *WEEKEND* 26-30TH AVAILABLE May: 30-6TH AVAILABLE 6-13TH AVAILABLE June: 16-23RD AVAILABLE 23-29TH AVAILABLE July: 1-8TH AVAILABLE August: FULLY BOOKED September: 1-8TH AVAILABLE 8-15TH AVAILABLE 15-22ND AVAILABLE 22-29TH AVAILABLE October: 1-8TH AVAILABLE 8-15TH AVAILABLE 15-22ND AVAILABLE
Available to families with a sick child with a life threatening condition or child with complex needs and in a wheel chair. Holiday free instead of £550 but £50 fee towards Gas Elec Water Cleaning.
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Nominate a family below or via email contact@mattsmission.co.uk
DATES AVAILABLE 2019: March: 10-16TH AVAILABLE... 16-22ND AVAILABLE 22-29TH AVAILABLE 29-31ST AVAILABLE *WEEKEND* April: 20-22ND AVAILABLE *WEEKEND* 26-30TH AVAILABLE May: 30-6TH AVAILABLE 6-13TH AVAILABLE June: 16-23RD AVAILABLE 23-29TH AVAILABLE July: 1-8TH AVAILABLE August: FULLY BOOKED September: 1-8TH AVAILABLE 8-15TH AVAILABLE 15-22ND AVAILABLE 22-29TH AVAILABLE October: 1-8TH AVAILABLE 8-15TH AVAILABLE 15-22ND AVAILABLE
Due to the requests, we are prioritising disabled children in wheel chairs with complex needs and children with a life threatening illness such as Cancer and Cystic Fibrosis.
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AVAILABILITY FOR 2019
Do you have or know a family with a sick child with a life threatening condition or a disabled child in a wheel chair and in need of an adapted holiday van for free respite. Wheel Chair users take priority. *August 2019 fully booked* other months filling up to. Our Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. is perfect and has sensory inside including wet room, 6 birth, central heated and double glazed, superhero and princess kids roo...m and on suite in master bed room. TV and Electric Fire. On site Lake next to van so kids can feed the ducks. 6 on site club and swimming pool passes included. Restaurants and kids club on site. Close to beach, beach buggies available for wheel chair users to access.
Nominate someone for a break by tagging them or email us contact@mattsmission.co.uk our holiday home cost £34,000 and also has disabled decking ramp that cost us £2200 and the ground fees of £3000 were paid for this year and £3000 paid off for 2019 which allows us to continue to give these free breaks. Over 60 sick children so far booked in with many having already stayed. Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow
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Another of our little inspirational children and family have arrived at Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat. Despite having to be on oxygen his all smiles and such a brave lad, have a lovely holiday Nate and family. Jo Williams Andy Gandy Williams Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow

The decor in the caravan is lovely down to the smallest detail it’s cosy and comfy , the caravan itself is near to attractions and facilities. The amusements and pool is great for families . We are a family of 6 and it suited everyone, me, hubby , 15yo 12yo 10yo and 5yo with 2 children’s parks on site. The local seal sanctuary and horse riding is worth it for anyone interested in animals . We loved it and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves !

So we have just returned from a fabulous long weekend in the rainbow retreat caravan of courage thanks to Matt's mission charity, the weather was glorious and the amenities were perfect for wheel chair access both in the caravan and around the complex itself everything was close at hand which made things so much easier you don't have to leave the complex if you don't want to venture out too far there is so much to see and do Nates words were " my best holiday everrrr " lol I recommend a stay 🖒🖒 a big Thank you to Matt Denning also Alison and John for being so welcoming xx

Matt you are Such an amazing person and you never want any praise or credit for doing what you do! But you should take it! What you do for so many poorly children IS amazing! You work all of the time to make things better and have achieved so much. We as a family are very proud of you xxxx

Matt has done a amazing job with raising enough funds to offer this rare and amazing opportunity!

The caravan is immaculate, homey, spacious, warm & welcoming!

We couldn’t of wanted to stay anywhere else!

Going to stay in the caravan of courageous was a dream!

A dream that will last forever!

It’s helped re build our strength to go on!

Xxxx

Just home from a fantastic weekend such a relaxing time with my family highly recommended such a great cause xx

Great caravan... has everything you could possibly need in it for your stay. Very spacious and a perfect getaway! We loved the swimming pool which was a hit with our 5 year old. Short drive away from skegness seafront where we had lots of fun on the beach, pier and arcades! The aquarium is definitely worth a Visit (Look out for vouchers on Google which will save you some money too)

We are excited to go back!!. Thank you Matt's mission x

The decor in the caravan is lovely down to the smallest detail it’s cosy and comfy , the caravan itself is near to attractions and facilities. The amusements and pool is great for families . We are a family of 6 and it suited everyone, me, hubby , 15yo 12yo 10yo and 5yo with 2 children’s parks on site. The local seal sanctuary and horse riding is worth it for anyone interested in animals . We loved it and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves !

So we have just returned from a fabulous long weekend in the rainbow retreat caravan of courage thanks to Matt's mission charity, the weather was glorious and the amenities were perfect for wheel chair access both in the caravan and around the complex itself everything was close at hand which made things so much easier you don't have to leave the complex if you don't want to venture out too far there is so much to see and do Nates words were " my best holiday everrrr " lol I recommend a stay 🖒🖒 a big Thank you to Matt Denning also Alison and John for being so welcoming xx

Matt you are Such an amazing person and you never want any praise or credit for doing what you do! But you should take it! What you do for so many poorly children IS amazing! You work all of the time to make things better and have achieved so much. We as a family are very proud of you xxxx

Matt has done a amazing job with raising enough funds to offer this rare and amazing opportunity!

The caravan is immaculate, homey, spacious, warm & welcoming!

We couldn’t of wanted to stay anywhere else!

Going to stay in the caravan of courageous was a dream!

A dream that will last forever!

It’s helped re build our strength to go on!

Xxxx

Just home from a fantastic weekend such a relaxing time with my family highly recommended such a great cause xx

Great caravan... has everything you could possibly need in it for your stay. Very spacious and a perfect getaway! We loved the swimming pool which was a hit with our 5 year old. Short drive away from skegness seafront where we had lots of fun on the beach, pier and arcades! The aquarium is definitely worth a Visit (Look out for vouchers on Google which will save you some money too)

We are excited to go back!!. Thank you Matt's mission x