Over the Wall 2018
With our residential weekends being in such high demand, we want to keep our community up to date with any opportunities that can help to make sure that the children and young people in the CLAPA Community have the chance to enjoy these kinds of experiences, even when there aren’t CLAPA-run residential weekends coming up in their local area.
Over the Wall Camps provide fun, inclusive experiences for children with serious health problems in the UK. Similarly to CLAPA’s residential weekends, they offer the chance for children to meet peers, make new friends, and enjoy themselves outside of a clinical environment.
Unlike CLAPA’s weekends, Over the Wall Camps are not cleft-exclusive, but the organisers have told the team at CLAPA that children with a cleft would be very welcome, even if they do not have additional health conditions.
You can apply for your child to take part at: http://www.otw.org.uk/
Below are the details of camps that may be of interest:
Midlands Family Camp – Saturday 5th May – Monday 7th May – Whitemoor Lakes, Lichfield, Staffordshire
This is for the whole family unit of a child with a health challenge. A family bedroom with en-suite bathroom is provided. No transport is available for this camp, so we ask families to make their own way to camp, or we can collect them from Lichfield train station by prior arrangement.
Deadline for applications 9th February
Midlands Health Challenge Camp – Week 1: Sunday 19th – Friday 24th August – Whitemoor Lakes, Lichfield, Staffordshire
This camp is just for children with health conditions. Parents are welcome to bring the child to camp or we have limited places on our transport pickups in Newcastle, Manchester, Cambridge & Birmingham (each transport place is subject to assessment and availability).
Deadline for applications 26th April
Midlands Health Challenge Camp – Week 2: Monday 27th August – Saturday 1st September – Whitemoor Lakes, Lichfield, Staffordshire
As above, this camp is just for children with health conditions. Parents are welcome to bring the child to camp or we have limited places on our transport pickups in Leeds, Nottingham & London (each transport place is subject to assessment and availability).
Deadline for applications 26th April
Midlands Sibling Camp: Monday 22nd – Friday 26th October – Whitemoor Lakes, Lichfield, Staffordshire
This camp is just for the healthy siblings of the child with the health conditions. Parents are welcome to bring the child to camp or we have limited places on our transport pickups in Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham & London (each transport place is subject to assessment and availability).
Deadline for applications 7th June
South Family Camp – Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd April – Liddington PGL , Wiltshire.
This is for the whole family unit of a child with a health challenge. No transport is available for this camp, so we ask families to make their own way to camp, or we can collect from Swindon station by prior arrangement.
Deadline for applications 9th February.
South Health Challenge Camp – Monday 30st July – Saturday 04th August – Bryanston School, Dorset.
This camp is just for the child with the health condition. Parents are welcome to bring the child to camp or we have limited places on our transport pickups in Cardiff, Bristol and London (each transport place is subject to assessment and availability).
Deadline for applications 26th April
South Siblings Camp – Monday 2nd April – Friday 6th April – Bryanston School, Dorset
This camp is just for the healthy siblings of the child with the health conditions. Parents are welcome to bring the child to camp or we have limited places on our transport pickups in Cardiff, Bristol and London (each transport place is subject to assessment and availability).
Deadline for applications 9th February.
Scotland Family Camp – Friday 18th May – Sunday 20th May – Tulliallan Police College, Fife
This is for the whole family unit of a child with a health challenge. A family bedroom or bedrooms with en-suite bathroom is provided. No transport is available for this camp, so we ask families to make their own way to camp, or we can collect them from Falkirk High train station by prior arrangement.
Deadline for applications 9th February.
Scotland Health Challenge Camp – Sunday 8th – Friday 13th July– Strathallan School, Perth
This camp is just for the child with the health condition. Parents are welcome to bring the child to camp or we have limited places on our transport pickups in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh & Glasgow (each transport place is subject to availability).
Deadline for applications 26th April.
Scotland Sibling Camp – Monday 16th – Friday 20st July – Strathallan School, Perth
This camp is just for the healthy siblings of the child with the health condition. Parents are welcome to bring the child to camp or we have limited places on our transport pickups in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh & Glasgow (each transport place is subject to availability).
Deadline for applications 26th April.
To apply, please go to: http://www.otw.org.uk/
