CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S PROJECT (UK)

TREKING EXPEDITION TO K2 BASE CAMP IN THE KARAKORUM MOUNTAINS – JUNE/JULY 2012

A trip is being organised to northern Pakistan by Chris Broome (Chernobyl Children Life Line coordinator for the Midlands and South Yorkshire) this coming summer (June/July) to trek into the Karakorum range (Concordia area) of the majestic … read more

Bag Pack – Booth’s Supermarket

Bag-pack at Booth’s Supermarket, Knutsford – Friday Jan 27th.
From 9am onwards

Ten Days ……that shook the Kitchen!

Saturday March 10th: 7.30 pm at Endon Village Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9DR

A performance by Ginny Davis, “Ten Days That Shook The Kitchen”. This is a one-woman show:  Very funny, recognisable, good entertainment.  Ginny Davis is a writer and performer who … read more

Specialists From Belarus Arrive

Specialists from Belarus arrive on Sunday 15th January and will spend the week visiting Special Schools and Centres for children with disabilities.

Christmas Joy for Mums and Children

A group of 6 mums and children have enjoyed a very special Christmas and New Year in Longnor.  The group have had a fabulous time staying altogether at High Ash Farm and a few days with host families.  Sadly … read more

UKBA’s Treatment of Chernobyl Children

A letter from CCP(UK)  was published in the Guardian on November 11th. It points to recent revelations about ineptitude and corruption within UKBA, and questions why Chernobyl Charities are being subjected to such heavy handed interference … read more

Aid Convoy

On November 25th a truck loaded with nappies and disability aids will set off for Belarus, and will be accommpanied by a minibus, equipped with a wheelchair  lift which we have been able to buy with a … read more

European Chernobyl Children’s Network

The second Annual Meeting of the European Chernobyl Children’s Network took place in Dortmund on November 5th and 6th. It was hosted by IBB, a German organisation which supports many social and environmental initiatives in Belarus. … read more

Evening of Christmas Crafts

On 23rd November we are having an EVENING OF CHRISTMAS CRAFTS when Fanticy Cake Emporium and Holly Red Crafts will be demonstrating cake decorating and card making. It will take place in St Andrew’s Hall in Newmarket … read more

‘Flea Market and Cafe’

On the 19th november the Craven group will hold a ‘Flea Market and Cafe’ in Skipton town Hall. Stalls hired out to local traders, and the group will sell bric a brac and books and home made food in the … read more

‘Community Market Day’

The Stafford Arms, Bagnall. To be held on Saturday 10th December from 12:00pm – 2:00pm.
We need plenty of homemade cakes, scones, biscuits etc.  If you can help with the stall we need to set up at 11:00am to be … read more

Back to the 80’s great success!

Last weekend Sanatorium volunteers raised £1100 for our home in Klimovka. They organised an 80’s theme Ball in Manchester to mark the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl.  Well done to all our volunteers and to all those who supported the … read more

September 2011 convoy returns

It was good to welcome home the September convoy led by Ian Lacey earlier this month after another successful journey to Belarus.
Three vehicles left on convoy Sunday 4th September from our base at Thorpe Willoughby near Selby Yorkshire taking almost … read more

Dark Skies – A Chernobyl Project

Robert Armstrong travelled to Ukraine to photograph the Chernobyl reactor and the city of Pripyat. He has since compiled a photo book of his trip, which you can read and buy online here:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2465623
He is now raising funds for CCP … read more

Leaving Care – Educational Visit

Last week we said goodbye to a group of Belarusian social work professionals, who had spent a week in the UK learning about our services for young disabled adults when leaving the care system. They visited many different places – … read more

Going the extra (13) miles for CCP!

Several of our Sanatorium volunteers (and their friends) are running in the upcoming half marathon – Birmingham on 23rd October – to raise much needed funds for CCP.
They are all training hard, one volunteer in particular is going the … read more

Creative Writing Competition – Results!

We had a fantastic response to our competition earlier this year, which asked students to put themselves in the shoes of children whose lives had been changed forever by the Chernobyl disaster.
We ran it to coincide with the 25th anniversary … read more