Cheshire's Children
‘Instead of trying to repair broken men, help build stronger children’
Dedicated to forging links between Cheshire and all of its children
‘Show them we care; guide and inspire them to a better tomorrow’
‘Instead of trying to repair broken men, help build stronger children’
‘Show them we care; guide and inspire them to a better tomorrow’
The founder of the charity, is a man whose father died when he was one, leaving his single parent mother to bring up two boys on what some might say to be the most underprivileged Council Estates in Stockport.
He now lives in Alderley Edge and owns several very successful businesses. His children are in the best private schools and completely unaware of where their father lived and went to school: they just think their world is normal and that everyone else lives like them.
Due to his background he knows, there are a lot of underprivileged children who are under no such illusion; on one analysis
they have it rubbed in their faces on a daily basis that they are the ‘have not’s’ and that the ‘haves’ live just up the road…
‘Teenagers have choices to make; those from council estates may perceive theirs to be simple...So if we know all of the above and know it is all true what are we going to do about it?'
Our aim is to ensure that Cheshire’s children make the right decisions flowing from the right mindset.
With your help we’re going to show them that Cheshire does care about its children; and just as importantly, Cheshire is willing to take the time to help and inspire them to achieve their goals in the right way.
READ MOREArranging two very different days, that are intrinsically linked; one of inspiration with a foundation of education; and the other of fun with a foundation of caring.
The children’s attendance at the educational day is their ticket to the fun days out; such as to a theme park and adventure getaways.
Educational days involve subjects such as healthy eating, fitness and also inspirational speeches by people who can share their rags to riches stories; inspiring the children in a way that means they understand that it can be done; and that they can do it; and just as importantly, to help them nurture a new found respect, for those who have already done well and who now want to help them to follow suit.
Following on from the simple start and the foundations made there; next is to forge links with local businesses and sports facilities, to find those relevant to each child’s development; and where necessary sponsoring them to achieve placements.
We have designed a ‘Cheshire’s Children’ charm bracelet; when someone buys a bracelet/charm, an identical bracelet/charm is given to an underprivileged child. They will know that somewhere across town someone is wearing the same bracelet as them, thinking about them; and that they are cared about.
We believe in being proactive not reactive. By this we mean attempting to inspire the children before they fall into the mind set of criminality.