Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite.
An adapted Holiday Home for families with children with Cancer and Complex Needs. 2025 Bookings open.
11/12/2024
New matresses have gone into the Caravan of Courage today ready for the new season in 2025. The previous ones were from 2017 and some families had unfortunately taken off Protectors and accidents happened so they got stained and needed to be replaced. The new Minnie and Mickey theme will be in place in March as well ready for the 9th season and another 65 families and poorly children to visit. ⛱️
Bookings are now open to children with Cancer, end of life, wheelchair users. [email protected]
Tag anyone you are aware of. We prioritise those who have not visited and those who have not visited in the last few years.
Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow
10/12/2024
Thank you RGL Carpets for fitting the new Lino inside the bedrooms and kitchen and astro on the decking outside at the Caravan of Courage. Making it easier to keep clean with so many wheelchairs going inside. Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow Bookings now open for 2025. [email protected] ⛱️
22/11/2024
2025 Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. BOOKINGS NOW OPEN.
The 9th season arrives March 2025 and another 65 families will be visiting. ⛱️
A brand new Minnie & Mickey theme will taking shape before the start of the year ✨️
If anyone would like to make a donation to help generare the ground fees back and towards items for the makeover then this is the link and it is very much appreciated
You must have the child registered to Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow and you can register them here if they are not registered. www.portal.mattsmission.co.uk/myaccount/register
Send the enquiry to [email protected] and you will get a response and details sent to you once booked in, we can also send availability and all of the information needed.
The holiday home is based on Golden Palm Resort you will get WIFI, Bedding, Entertainment passes to Club Tropicana and a full clean before arrival.
*The holiday home is free to use but a fee does apply towards appliances and cleaning*
any families you are aware of that this may benefit. Priority will be given to families that have not visited before/not visited in the past 2 years/wheelchair users/end of life.
We look forward to seeing lots more photos and reading lots more messages in the guestbook.
13/11/2024
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. Paid off, this means another 65 families will be able to book into the Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat for the 9th season from March-November next year.
As well as the £4200 ground fees and insurance and Gas check and other checks, we will be adding lots of new bedding and cutlery and other items like we do at the start of every season.
If you are in a position to help Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow with the items that we will purchased ready for next year then it would be very much appreciated. You can give a donation by clicking the below link www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/matts-mission
Bookings for season 2025 are now open and priority will be given to those that have not visited before, end of life children, children that require adaptations/wheelchair access. You can apply if you have not visited in the past two years.
5 public bookings are available to book into the Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat to help generate funds back into the charity, they will go quickly and the breaks are from £220. Email interest and we will reply. ⛱️
Golden Palm Resort is where the holiday home is based. Passes are included into the entertainment at Club Tropicana and fresh bedding and clean for each visit. On site swimming facilities, Arcades, Kids Club, Characters and Tributes, Restaurant and Bars, Supermarket and the beach is 15 minutes from the site walking and 5 minutes in the car.
11/10/2024
The Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat is now available today if anyone is wanting to go and stay for the weekend. Open to the public £240 6 Berth, Central Heated, Club Entertainment passes included as well as cleaning and WIFI. Funds go to Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow if any charity families would like to go then drop an inbox. Based on Golden Palm Resort
18/09/2024
Availability in Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat.
We still have the remaining dates available for the charity families or for anyone in the public to hire.
Golden Palm Resort Club Tropicana
September
23rd-27th
27th-30th
30th-4th
October
7th-11th
11-14th
14th-18th
21st-25th
You can extend the break and have a full week for an extra charge.
🏊♂️ Swinming on site.
🎰 Arcades on site.
🍔🍺 Food/Drink Restaurant and bar on site.
🎤Entertainment club house with kids club.
⛱️ Walking distance to the beach.
🚌 Bus into and out of town to the site.
🛒Supermarket on site.
🛌 6 Berth with WIFI.
👨🦼Adapted inside the van and on site.
🚿Sensory Shower and Lighting.
📺 Cinema surround TV.
Drop a message or [email protected]
All funds help to Make Smiles Glow and grant wishes to children with Cancer and Special Needs.
16/09/2024
Just been tagged and found out that Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow has been nominated for an award. So lovely to know that so many people see the work the charity does and much of a difference it makes.
What started with inspiration of my Grandad and children on the oncology ward to 15 years later being in a position to Make Smiles Glow on the faces of thousands of sick children is the most priceless feeling.
Good Luck to all the other incredible charities nominated and thank you to all you families for allowing the charity to support you and to all of the company sponsors who get involved and support events or donate and to everyone that takes on a challenge to raise funds or puts on an event.
It's always about the children and families and that will never change. 💛
14/09/2024
It’s back and this time it’s two events in one for the price of one ticket 😲
Raising funds to support Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow granting wishes to seriously Ill children fighting Cancer and disabilities as well as end of life.
You do not want to miss this family friendly event that is 100% guaranteed to bring Excitement, Laughter, Fun and plenty of Screams. 😱
▶️Event of the year! Not to be missed!
What can I expect❓
🤡Scare walk “Field of Fear” Included in the ticket
Murder House Productions award winning performers (Separate field)
🎇Fireworks Show
🔥Bonfire to keep you all warm
💥Fire Breather and Stilts
🤹♂️Children’s Entertainment with
Shelly's Treats Ltd
🪩DJ Live music with
Events With Mirror Image Disco
🎡Rides Klassic kastles
🎰Softplay and Games Soft Play House
🍔🍺Food/Drink Highgate United FC Shirley
🍭Plenty of stalls
🎤Performers singing and dancing
🔦Torch light show - Remembering loved ones
🦸Storm Troopers and other characters
The Galactic Knights
🧟Guy Fawkes and Fancy Dress Competitions
🎨Facepainting and Glitter
🎗️Charity Gazebo with Games and Tombola and more.
🍩Deserts and sweets such as Doughnuts, Pancakes, Candy and more.
👻 🧟♂️ Over 15 Amatronics and Inflatables for photo opportunities as well as lots of decorations.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Last years event received glowing reviews from over 2000 people that attended and this year it's even bigger. Not to be missed and reasonably priced so that the whole family can enjoy it.
Once the ticket allocation sells out we wont be able to release more so I strongly suggest you grab them as soon as possible before it becomes a sell out.
Please all
*Scare performers are child friendly and use to seeing children but wont be walking around incase some are scared, performers will not touch or interact with anyone who does not want them to. Entering the separate scare walk with a child is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. Photo Opportunities will be available.
22/08/2024
Having made the decision to move the Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. to a new area and site for 2025 after 8 years of being in Skegness, we have got the site fee waived but still quoted between £1000-£5000 to move off the Holiday Home so I sent a few emails and this is the response I had back from Hanson European Caravan Transport Thank you so much.
''Good Afternoon Matt,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for reaching out to Hanson European Caravan Transport Ltd regarding assistance to move your Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat Holiday home.
We would without hesitation like to assist you with the re-location.
I would personally like to extend my thanks you all at Matts Mission Children’s Charity for the fantastic work you all do under the difficult situations the children find themselves in. Your team’s selfless commitment under these conditions is a true testament to you all.
We would like to arrange a meeting at your convenience to discuss what is entailed in such a move, but we WILL definitely play our part on ensuring this happens for you.
I look forward to catching up with you at your earliest opportunity to begin the movement planning.
Warm Regards''
22/08/2024
Quoted £1000-£5000 to move the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. to a new location so I decided to email around a few companies and this is the response I received back, what an incredible company.
''Good Afternoon Matt,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for reaching out to Hanson European Caravan Transport Ltd regarding assistance to move your Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat Holiday home.
We would without hesitation like to assist you with the re-location.
I would personally like to extend my thanks you all at Matts Mission Children’s Charity for the fantastic work you all do under the difficult situations the children find themselves in. Your team’s selfless commitment under these conditions is a true testament to you all.
We would like to arrange a meeting at your convenience to discuss what is entailed in such a move, but we WILL definitely play are part on ensuring this happens for you.
I look forward to catching up with you at your earliest opportunity to begin the movement planning.
Warm Regards''
Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow
21/08/2024
Any recommendations for family Caravan parks that allow static caravans? Needs to be accessible, close to a hospital, family friendly, easy access to the beach, kids club and on site swimming and supermarket ideally. It also needs to be straight forward to get to using a train or coach and no more than a few hours away by car. Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow are looking for a change of area for the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite.
20/08/2024
Another two wish requests in to Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow today for two children end of life, one family has been told there's only 10% chance he will survive the Cancer diagnosis. One is a family for Shimon to go to Cbeebies and the other is for Spencer to meet a horse which has been rushed through for tomorrow due to the progession of his Cancer.
It is these type of wishes that break my heart but it's also such a proud feeling knowing that we can make the wishes come true because of funds raised at events by you all attending, donations that you send as a one off or monthly, challenges you take part in or events you put on at work. Thank you to you all.
Funds are vital though because we get in so many requests and we do grant the majority of them so if anyone can support the charity by organising an event with colleagues, taking part in a challenge such as a Skydive or making a one off donation or monthly donation we would really appreciate it.
The charity Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. site have decided to put the fees up again by £1000 for season 2025 so it is now £4255, crazy! We will be running some scratch card games soon as raffle and potentially a fun day if anyone would like to support. I will also be setting up a donation page especially for the Caravan and applying for more grants. As soon as the council license arrives I will be promoting the Scratch cards with a chance of you winning a cash prize. Bookings for season 2025 will be available soon. Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow
12/08/2024
Hi all,
For the benefit of all families booked into the Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat and still to visit.
Please MAKE SURE you look at what we expect from you visiting and please treat the holiday home with the love and care that it deserves.
Unfortunately we are getting to many reports coming back to us from our cleaning team about stains and damages and dirty used bed protectors being put into clean bedding.
Bedding SHOULD NOT be touched unless an accident has happened in which case, please take the bedding to the on site laundry, the cleaners put on fresh bedding for when you arrive.
If you spill a cup of tea or food is dropped on the seating or sand has got into the shower tray then please do what you would hopefully do at home and clean it instead of leaving stains for the cleaning team to clean.
If families continue to not follow simple straight forward van rules that are sent out then we will be left with no choice but to ask for holding deposits and will need to start charging families if it is reported to us that the holiday home has not been looked after.
Thank you to the majority that do take time to clean as you go and look after the holiday home, after all, we do this for you all to have somewhere special to stay and have the best experience possible.
So far this season we have had breakages, nappies left opened, bins not taken out, missing items, spillages not cleaned and left, games missing parts or broken and not reported to us. A lot of love and time and funds are put in to the holiday home to make it a special place for you all to experience and all we ask for is for you to treat it with respect.
The post has been put up due to a number of families not following the few rules we have in place in order to keep the holiday home in the best possible condition and give the best possible experience for everyone that goes in when you depart.
Thank you.
Matt (Managing Director) 💛🦋🌈
Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow
05/08/2024
Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow very own mascot “Mr Smiles” will be joining the team soon to meet you all at events and meeting poorly children on visits.
He will be an animation on the new website and we are also looking to bring out a children’s book which will be a fun adventure book helping children to understand procedures they have to go through such as Chemotherapy. Lots happening behind the scenes. 🔜
If you would like to donate to the charity in a simple way without having to spend ages inputting details then simply text MISSION and the amount you wish to donate to 70460. All donations make a massive difference in granting wishes to seriously ill children.
26/07/2024
Last minute cancellation in the Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite. Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat if any Matts Mission Children's Charity - Making Smiles Glow would like to go or if anyone would like to hire it this weekend from the public £180.
6 berth
Central Heated
On suite
Wet Room
On site entertainment Club Tropicana
Fully cleaned
Fresh bedding
Passes to on site club and swimming
On site bar and restaurants
Walking distance to the beach.
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Send a message to Matts Mission Children's Charity Adapted Holiday Home Respite.:
In 2017 I (Matt) went to visit Skegness and I arranged a meeting before visiting and asked to speak about the possibility of purchasing a caravan. Having looked at quite a few vans, none really stood out as they were not adapted.
It was not until I asked to be shown the Holiday Homes that I fell in love with the one that we have, it did not take long for me to step inside and realise that it was the one. the walls had inspirational quotes and the van was open plan and adapted.
That day before leaving I put down a £1000 deposit but only had £10,000 in the bank, realistically it could take a good year to raise the funds considering we are a self funded charity and rely on events and donations, as well as that, we also have wishes to complete through out the year.
Off I went, determined to some how find the £34,000 needed to make the holiday home ours so that the families could start to use it for free respite which they desperately need. The ground fees would also come to £3200 a year plus maintenance and appliances. Was this to be a mission to far?
The answer was no because with in about 7 months, the funds were raised and the Holiday Home was ours. It took hours of standing on collections and putting on events as well as giving up my job in order to raise the funds but thanks to the public and the Mini Missioners involved in our Hair Donations events, this was made possible.
Going down to pay it all off and collect they keys and go inside and start to plan how the inside will be, it really was something I will never forget. It has made such a massive difference in the past two years and we have supported over 60 families with very poorly children so far going into 2020.
As you will see from the name, the adapted holiday home is now known as the Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat and the word “Courage” is exactly what the children show when they are going through such tough times with the illnesses and conditions that they have. The “Rainbow” is based on the children that we have sadly lost shinning over the families visiting and protecting the children, the Butterflies also represent the children that have passed so that they are always a part of the Holiday home.
I am really pleased with the inside and the outside of the home now and it is customised through out to make it a real home from home and the feedback from the families really has been over whelming and has made us all very proud. It has a sensory shower room and on suite as well as cinema surround tv and consoles and music and games for the children to enjoy. Central heating through out and an electric fire and double glazing.
The families also get passes to the pool and the club and are close to the lake and beach and on site arcades. The ducks also come to visit every morning so the children get to feed them. We also have amazing people Alison and John that keep it all lovely and clean and meet the families to take them to the van, a massive thank you to them for going above and beyond.
It has been a great two years so far and so many children have been supported, we have sadly lost some after using the Caravan of Courage Rainbow Retreat but they will always be a part of this magical place.
To support the charity with a donation or direct debit each month to help continue to make it free to the families, you can do so here www.goldengiving.com/charity/matts-missionwww.paypal.me/mattsmission
Thank you for the continued support.
Matt Denning - Managing Director
Matts Mission Children’s Charity.
