Rochdale Children's Moorland Home has been providing holidays to disadvantaged children for over 125 years. Covid-19 put a temporary stop to this but we still have ongoing costs and our donations have reduced by around 90%. It costs around £5500 month to keep the charity going. We want to be prepared to start up straight away once safe to do so. We believe, from discussion with our referrers, demand for our service will surge over the next year and beyond. Covid-19 has put many families and children into crisis and they need you now more than ever.

Referrals are made by schools and social care. Referrals come to us for many reasons including but not limited to, children who have suffered loss, suffered abuse, family members with medical problems, death of a family member and poverty. Yes, poverty. Even in 2020 there is child poverty in the UK. 45.4% of children in the Greater Manchester area (63,427 children) live in poverty. YOU can help us to help them.

We can provide children with a free weeks holiday with a group of friends at our country retreat at Nab Farm to have a break from day to day life.

Children arrive on a Monday morning and stay until Friday afternoon. They often don't want to leave all their new friends. They have a fun activity packed week with access to our large play area, indoor barn, playroom and exploring our woodlands. Activities could be art and craft, sport, woodland skills and traditional games to name a few.

Take a look at our photos in the gallery to see how much fun the children have!