Posted on Wednsday 7 November

The Chronicle Sunshine Fund works to provide specialised equipment to children with learning and physical disabilities. These items help to improve their quality of life and enables them to lead a more active and inclusive life.

The Hays Travel Foundation made a £4,000 donation to the Chronicle Sunshine Fund to go towards the purchasing of specialised laptops for children in the local area. We recently attended an autism friendly fun day and met some of the children that are supported by the charity. These sessions are open to all family members and offer a safe environment for the children to relax and burn some energy.

During the session we had the pleasure of meeting Tom, a very positive young man who showed us his special phone app for speech and also taught us how to say thank you and you’re welcome in sign language. We are really happy we could help and wish the team at CSF all the best with their work.

Posted on Tuesday, Oct 2018

The Hays Travel Foundation has granted £17,230.50 over a three year period in order to enable the creation of a Youth Theatre Group.

Recently, the group held its first performance at The Customs House. All of the cast really loved performing and being at venue, with one member stating: “I have been so terrified to do this and before the show I was so scared, I know that it wasn’t perfect but I really enjoyed performing, and it’s something that I’ll never forget”.

The lead facilitator said: “it has been a huge achievement for these young people to perform at a professional theatre, with light and sound; it’s just something that they haven’t experience before. The improvement in their acting skills and confidence from last September to now is really remarkable. They have gone on a massive journey.”

We are really happy to learn that our grant is being used so successfully and look forward to hearing more great stories!

Posted on Tuesday Oct 18

Northallerton branch members Nicola, Leah, Kate, Laura and Sue from the Cockerton branch decided to use their Sunday to challenge themselves all for a good cause.

In order to raise money for the Cancer Centre based at Northallerton Friarage Hospital they conquered three of the Yorkshire Peaks. The day itself was a test of their physical and mental fortitude however, the experience was very rewarding.

Nicola, the branch manager had this to say: “25 miles, 3 peaks, 14 hours of walking, 50,000 steps and 5,000 calories burnt. It was fantastic teamwork and we have received an incredible amount of support from the people of Northallerton. However, it was the hardest thing we have ever done and was both physically and mentally challenging”

Throughout the year, the team have held various events for the Hospital and have managed to raise an amazing £2530. This amount was also successfully put forward for math funding at the last Foundation meeting resulting in a £5,060 donation for the Cancer Centre based at Northallerton Friarage Hospital.