HopScotch Respite Breaks

Brief description:

We provide free weekly breaks for 12 vulnerable children aged 7-11 years living in Scotland, who have no other chance of a holiday. User organisations can apply to HopScotch for a respite break if they know of up to 12 children who fit our criteria. Our service is open to all user organisations in Scotland working with vulnerable children aged between 7-11 years.

Organisation name:

HopScotch Children's Charity

Type of break:

Supported Leisure & Activity Holidays

Care needs catered for:

Drug or Alcohol Misuse, Learning Disability, Mental Health

Ages catered for:

Children

How do people access your service:

The main criteria is that children should have no other chance of a holiday or respite break in the year the user organisation are applying for a HopScotch break. HopScotch provides free transport, accommodation and activities during its breaks. To apply for a HopScotch break please contact us on info@hopscotch-charity.org for an application form.

Type of accommodation:

Self Catering - our respite centre consists of: 2 x children's bunk bedrooms (each sleeping 6) 2 x 3 single bedded rooms (each sleeping 3) and one has en-suite facilities. 2 x shower rooms (with a total of 5 showers) 2 x WC's 1 x play room with arts and craft materials 1 x large living room with air hockey table, football table and lots of comfy seats 1 x large fully kitted kitchen/diner with seating for 18

Cultural needs catered for:

All cultural needs are catered for and all our breaks are self catering.

Full service description:

Our breaks take place at our respite centre, Ardvullin based in Ardgour, near Fort William. We transport children and their carers to and from Ardvullin and provide a programme of daily activities tailored to suit their needs. Our annual programme runs from March to October each year providing around 350 children with a free holiday. Our Project Worker collects the group on a Monday and returns them home on the Friday. During the week the children experience activities such as visits to the beach, horse-riding, indoor climbing, canoeing, visit to a local Sea Life Centre, boat trips, gondola trip to the top of Aonach Mor, cycling and woodland walks. Good childhood memories last a lifetime.

Price information:

Our respite breaks are free. The only cost to applying organisations is their own staffing costs and money for food as all our breaks are self catering. We can offer advice on catering but the advice is to keep it simple.

What is included/not included in the price of the break:

Transport, accommodation, activities and the services of our Project Worker are all included free of charge. We do not cover the cost of user organisations staffing costs or money for food.

Any other information you think people might find helpful:

Ardvullin, our respite centre, sits in 5 acres of grounds overlooking Loch Linnhe. We have a large adventure playground within the grounds which includes an aerial runway, swings, slide, trim trail, football nets and BBQ. The grounds are safe and secure giving the children the freedom to play and have fun.

Organisation providing this information:

HopScotch Children's Charity

Quality Assurance Accreditation:

OSCR

General accessibility:

Parking available by premises, Level entry to gardens or ramp available

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