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Magdalen Farm Trip
17th September 2021 Categories: Mentoring, News
Kids on Track Visit to Magdalen Farm, Dorset 18th-20th August, 2021 In January 2021 the charity, Allegra’s Ambition, offered to fund a residential visit for 10 Kids on Track children to Magdalen Farm in Dorset. We gratefully accepted and began the process of choosing the lucky children. We agreed quite...
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Easter Camp 2021
21st April 2021 Categories: Camps, News
We were beyond excited at Kids on Track to be able to hold our Easter Activity Camp at Farleigh. Having missed too many last year, we were bursting with plans. When you start an activity camp with Sharky & George, you know it's going to be an absolute cracker. Camp...
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Half Term Hamper deliveries in lockdown
16th February 2021 Categories: News
We are halfway through our third national Covid-19 lockdown, and its been grey skies, homeschooling and monotony for a long time now. So we were absolutely delighted to receive the excellent news that we have been awarded a grant by Connect4Communities in association with Hampshire County Council. The money was...
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October Camp 2020
3rd November 2020 Categories: Camps, News
We were incredibly fortunate to have squeezed in our Autumn half term camp just before a second national lockdown was announced - and we really did make the most of it! This was one of our busiest camps ever, involving 42 children and our incredible team of enthusiastic, energetic volunteers....
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London Marathon Legend
9th October 2020 Categories: Fundraising, News
We have been truly humbled by the fundraising efforts of friends and family of KoT in recent months and this all culminated last week with the news that Jeremy McGivern, who braved hideous British weather to run the London Marathon, has raised an eyewatering £13,000! Jeremy took Storm Alex head...
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The launch of our Outreach Programme with help from the National Lottery
9th October 2020 Categories: News
Much excitement at KOT HQ with the news that we have received funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund. As a result we are now able to launch our brand new Outreach Programme which has been quietly developing in the background over...
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More amazing fundraising efforts
14th September 2020 Categories: Fundraising, News
Kids on Track were thrilled beyond belief to receive news about yet more amazingly intrepid fundraisers doing their bit for us. Local 17 year old/favourite KOT volunteer Ned Blackburn donned his lycra and cycled 100 miles up and down the very hilly roads of the South Downs Way, from Winchester...
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Summer Camp 2020
8th September 2020 Categories: Camps, News
We were so happy and relieved that Summer Camp could actually take place post lockdown; we hadn't seen many of the children for quite a while and it was truly fabulous to have everyone back in one place again for some much needed fun and games. A total of 45...
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Move over Murray!
18th August 2020 Categories: News
Twenty-three lucky wannabee Wimbledon stars took part in a 4 week tennis programme at Andover Lawn Tennis Club this July & August. Josh and his amazing team at the club encouraged even the most reluctant novices and the entire programme was a huge success. It has been truly wonderful to...
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Summer classes at The Art Room
14th August 2020 Categories: News
Kids on Track paid for 6 budding artists to have a one day watercolour lesson at The Art Room in Andover this August. The children learnt about different artists and a variety of techniques from John Ritchie, who runs this relatively new and brilliant set up, and subsequently produced some...
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