The Charities

Chestnut Tree Hospice

Opened in 2003, Chestnut Tree House provides expert palliative care, practical advice and support to children with life-limiting illnesses and their families right across Sussex.

The only children’s hospice in Sussex, Chestnut Tree House offers care for children in a variety of different ways. A team of skilled nurses and care support workers provide day care or respite care in the house. Families can choose to stay in the special family accommodation at the house or leave their children in the capable hands of the Care Team while they take a break for a few days. There are also activity days and outings during the holidays for the children and their siblings.

Chestnut Tree House is very much a home-from-home environment for the children and their families. It is also a place of love, understanding and caring, a place of fun, laughter, hope, friendship, and, yes, sometimes sadness.

Grafham Grange Special Educational Trust

Graham Grange Special Educational Trust is a charitable organization responsible for the maintenance of two schools that provide care and bespoke education for children from 6 to 17 years of age. These children suffer from severe emotional and social difficulties for a number of reasons; ranging from, a variety of mental illnesses including Asperges Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, to deprived and neglected upbringings. And each one desperately needs your help.

Quite simply, GGSET believes that through giving these children the opportunity to benefit from a secure and friendly environment, and allowing them to flourish and to take advantage of the social and educational standards that you and I more often than not take for granted, these children are given the opportunity to shine.