Enjoy a visit to an “open garden” event? Why not take a
virtual trip around the UK and help the NSPCC still be here for children.
Submit a photo, donate and delight in how gardens up and down the country are still looking glorious.

We are calling on all green thumb enthusiasts, window box fanatics and garden shoe box creators to get involved and enter the NSPCC’s first Virtual Open Garden event

To enter your garden send us a photo: virtualopengardens@nspcc.org.uk

Donate your £5 entry (suggested donation) Don't forget to let your friends and family know, them to join in with their very own gardens too!

Then take the tour through the UK's virtual NSPCC open gardens by visiting www.facebook.com/NSPCCVOG/

The NSPCC is still here for the children who need us – and we’re needed more than ever. More children are reaching out to Childline worried about the coronavirus. With schools closed, many vulnerable children are at risk. And across the country, families are struggling to adapt to lockdown. That’s why we’re adapting to make sure we can be here.

The coronavirus crisis is tough for all of us right now – and we’ve had
a huge surge in calls from children to Childline struggling to cope with the situation.

Our counsellors have spoken to children who feel anxious and are
experiencing panic attacks – many miss the support of school, and feel scared about what’s happening. They’ve answered calls from children trapped in homes that just aren’t safe. And worst of all, they have spoken to children with suicidal thoughts and feelings, who feel they have no one else to turn to.

·       It costs £4 for one of our trained volunteer counsellors to answer a child's call for help to Childline

·       £27 could pay for a Childline supervisor for one hour, supporting our volunteer counsellors.

·       £190 could pay for one Childline supervisor shift, supporting our volunteer counsellors.

·       £1,250 could pay to run Childline for an average of one hour.

Sadly, home isn’t a safe place for every child.

We need your support to make sure we can still be here for children at risk of abuse.

Family life has changed overnight. But we’re still here for families – and that includes yours. If you need support, we have a range of resources available at https://www.nspcc.org.uk/coronavirus

Thank you for your support

By submitting my images to virtualopengardens@nspcc.org.uk
I hereby give the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (registered charity numbers 216401 and SC037717) and its subsidiary,NSPCC Trading Company Limited (company number 890446), (together the “NSPCC”) permission to store and use these images  and identify me by my first name and home town only beside the images. 

Full disclaimer can be issued on request, This consent lasts
for a period of up to 5 years from the date submission.  Should you
wish to withdraw your consent at any time, please contact the NSPCC at: Fundraising Support, NSPCC Diane Engelhardt House,
Unit 2, Treglown Court, Dowlais Road, Cardiff CF24 5LQ’