Harrogate based police charity; St George’s Police Children Trust officially opened the doors on 15th September to its new holiday home located on Lascelles Road in Harrogate.
Pictured are Patrick Cairns, Trust Secretary for the St George's Police Children Trust and CEO of the Police Treatment Centres with Chair of the St George's Board of Trustees, Gordon Dixon.
About the Trust
The St George’s Police Children Trust provides financial support to children and young people throughout their school years and in many cases, further education. Support is given to children whose police officer parent has either lost their life or had an injury/illness preventing them from being able to work.
Whilst no amount of money can replace a parent, support from the Trust can make a real difference to the lives of police officer’s children.
The holiday home, with its official name; St George’s House will be an additional benefit offered by the Trust for new and current beneficiaries. A one week’s respite stay at the holiday home will be available to all current beneficiaries and can be taken anytime (subject to availability).
Nicola Ridgway, Fundraiser / PR at St George’s Police Children Trust said;
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It is hoped the holiday home will prove a useful place for families to come together and escape from the pressures at home; spending some much needed quality time together without the worries of any additional expense.”
Nicola Ridgway added:
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The holiday home is situated in a beautiful area of Harrogate, a stone’s throw from the Valley Gardens and is offered on a self-catering basis giving families the flexibility they require. The house can sleep up to 7 people and is fully equipped with kitchen and dining facilities. We are extremely grateful to Next for very kindly donating a considerable amount of the internal furnishings, the house is now most welcoming and we hope it will benefit from a great deal of use from those families in need of our support.”
Further information about the holiday home can be found by visiting the Charity's website at;
http://www.stgeorgespolicechildrentrust.org/how-we-can-help/holiday-home
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