Thanksgiving is almost upon us, do any of you celebrate it? We love the idea of taking a moment before the ‘busy-ness’ of Christmas overtakes us all, to stop and think about the things we really appreciate. We’ve done this with our children over the past couple of years and find it’s so good for …
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The Belfry Santa’s grotto and the big Redhill Christmas light switch on!
We are so excited to be a chosen charity for this year’s Christmas Grotto in The Belfry, Redhill. We’re going to be on hand on Saturday 18th November as “Strictly-Royalty” James and Ola Jordan switch the lights on! Stripey has his Strictly inspired outfit all ready to go and you’re sure to give him a …
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Bonfire night crafts and food
It’s almost Bonfire night and we’ve put together a Pinterest board with craft ideas for the children, and food to enjoy! We love the marble firework painting, it looks like great fun. We’re looking forward to trying out the muffin tin toad in the hole – such a great idea for children, and the slow …
Half term activities and places to go, October 2017
It’s half term! We’re taking a well earned break with the children for the next week, and we know they are thrilled to be off school but if you’re anything like we were earlier, you may just be scratching your head, wondering what you’re going to do to keep them entertained in Surrey over the …
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Our Run Reigate 2017 video
We loved being part of Run Reigate this year and are grateful to everyone who made it so successful for Stripey Stork. We raised over £10k which is just amazing, and these valuable funds will allow us to develop our service and help even more local families in need. We hope you enjoy this …
A successful Run Reigate for Team Stork!
Sunday 17th September and the scene was set in Reigate’s beautiful Priory Park for a very special day. Thousands of runners and their supporters gathered from early in the morning to take part in the Intersport Run Reigate half marathon, 10k, wheelchair race and the kids races. Stripey Stork were honoured to be a charity …
Run Reigate 2017
Join #TeamStork and Run Reigate on Sunday 17th September 2017.
Stripes4Stripey – Thursday 22nd June
Wear ‘Stripes 4 Stripey’ on Thursday 22nd June and help a local family in need! We are asking you to pull on your stripey socks, shirt, top or tights and support our ‘Stripes4Stripey’ appeal on Thursday 22nd June. Get your kids involved (is there a stripey babygrow in your baby’s wardrobe?) or arrange for …
Mum2Mum 2017
Back by popular demand: our Mum2Mum campaign for 2017. Now in its fourth year, our Mother’s Day campaign has really struck a chord with so many of you. We get great feedback from those who donate as well as those who receive. With that in mind we are sticking with the same simple format – show another Mum you …
Santa Stork 2016 – our giving day
Yesterday was the #SantaStork216 giving day. It is the third year we have ran the campaign and it just gets more special each year! As a result of all your help and support, we passed out gift bags filled to the brim with goodies for 767 children and 370 of their parents and carers – …